The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio-TV comedy series that ran for more than three decades and is generally regarded as a high-water mark in 20th century American comedy.[1] He played one role throughout his radio and television careers, a caricature of himself as a minimally talented musician and penny pincher who was the butt of all the jokes. Producer Hilliard Marks was the brother of Benny's wife Mary Livingstone.
In the early days of radio and in the early television era, airtime was owned by the sponsor, and Benny incorporated the commercials into the body of the show. Sometimes, the sponsors were the butt of jokes, though Benny did not use this device as frequently as his friend and "rival" Fred Allen did then, or as cast member Phil Harris later did on his successful radio sitcom. Nevertheless, for years, Benny insisted in contract negotiations that his writers pen the sponsor's commercial in the middle of the program (leaving the sponsor to provide the opening and closing spots) and the resulting ads were cleverly and wittily worked into the storyline of the show. For example, on one program, Don Wilson accidentally misread Lucky Strike's slogan ("Be happy, go Lucky") as "Be Lucky, go happy", prompting a story arc over several weeks that had Wilson unable to appear on the show due to being traumatized by the error.
In fact, the radio show was generally not announced as The Jack Benny Program. Instead, the primary name of the show tied to the sponsor. Benny's first sponsor was Canada Dry Ginger Ale from 1932 to 1933. Benny's sponsors included Chevrolet from 1933 to 1934, General Tire in 1934, and Jell-O from 1934 to 1942.
The Jell-O Program Starring Jack Benny was so successful in selling Jell-O, that General Foods could not manufacture it quickly enough when sugar shortages arose in the early years of World War II, and the company stopped advertising the dessert mix. General Foods switched the Benny program from Jell-O to Grape-Nuts from 1942 to 1944, and it was The Grape Nuts Program Starring Jack Benny. Benny's longest-running sponsor, was the American Tobacco Company's Lucky Strike cigarettes, from 1944 to 1955, when the show was usually announced as The Lucky Strike Program starring Jack Benny.
On both television and radio, The Jack Benny Program used a loose show-within-a-show format,[2] wherein the main characters were playing versions of themselves.[3] The show often broke the fourth wall, with the characters interacting with the audience and commenting on the program and its advertisements.[4]
In his first years on radio (c. 1932–1935), Jack Benny followed the format of many other radio comedians, standing at the microphone, telling jokes and stories, and introducing band numbers. As the characters of Jack and his cast became more defined, the show took on a "variety show" format, blending sketch comedy and musical interludes.
The show usually opened with announcer Don Wilson doing a commercial for the sponsor (e.g. Jell-O or Grape Nuts Flakes), accompanied by a musical number from the orchestra. Wilson would then introduce Jack Benny as the "Master of Ceremonies," and banter with him. Gradually, the rest of the cast members – including Mary Livingstone, bandleader Phil Harris, and tenor Kenny Baker or Dennis Day – would "walk on" to join the conversation. The banter between Benny and the regulars generally covered the news of the day, Jack's latest exchange in his ongoing feud with Fred Allen, or one of the running jokes on the program, such as Jack's stinginess, his age, or his vanity, Phil's habitual drunkenness, egotism, or illiteracy, Don's obesity, Dennis' stupidity, or Mary's letters from her mother.[1]
As the show progressed, Jack might be interrupted by a phone call from his valet, Rochester (Eddie Anderson), reporting some problem at Benny's home (e.g. with Jack's pet polar bear, Carmichael, or with his crazy wartime boarder, Mr. Billingsley). Occasionally, Andy Devine or the Jewish character, Schlepperman (Sam Hearn), would make an appearance. At some point, Jack would tell the tenor it was time for their singing number ("Sing, Kenny!" or "Dennis, let's have your song."). Don Wilson would insert another commercial for the sponsor, and the band would do a "Big Band" number (ostensibly led by Phil Harris, although conductor Mahlon Merrick actually led the band).
The second half of the show would be devoted to a comedy sketch. Jack might leave the studio and go home to handle some problem (e.g. getting Carmichael to take his medicine). Or there would be a miniplay (e.g. "Buck Benny Rides Again," or a murder mystery starring Jack as Police Captain O'Benny), or a satire of a current movie (e.g. "Snow White and the Seven Gangsters"). In some episodes, Jack closed the show with brief instructions to his band leader ("Play, Phil."), and the band would play a final musical number, as Don Wilson did a final commercial.
Over the years, The Jack Benny Program evolved into the modern domestic situation comedy form, crafting particular situations and scenarios from the fictionalized life of Jack Benny, the radio star. The sitcom shows often took place in Jack's house in Beverly Hills, with the story revolving around some aspect of Benny's life. For example, an entire show might be devoted to Jack taking a violin lesson, instructed by his harried violin teacher, Professor LeBlanc (played by Mel Blanc). Common situations included hosting parties, income-tax time, nights on the town, "backstage" interactions between Jack and his cast during show rehearsals at the radio studio, contract negotiations, traveling in the Maxwell, or traveling by train or plane to and from Jack's many personal appearances throughout the country (hence the "Train leaving on track five" running gag).
The sitcom shows usually opened with Jack handling some common domestic task (e.g. Spring cleaning or organizing the pantry), with help from Rochester. As the show progressed, Jack would receive visits or phone calls from Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris or Bob Crosby (who replaced Harris as the radio show's "band leader" in 1952), and Dennis Day. Following an exchange with Day, Benny would order him to "rehearse" a song ("Let's hear the song that you're going to sing on my show tomorrow night."), and Dennis would sing a number. Don Wilson would bring the Sportsmen Quartet over to Jack's house, to sing a new commercial for the sponsor, Lucky Strike Cigarettes, to Benny's consternation.[1]
Later in the show, Jack might step out to handle some common errand, such as going to the dentist, or visiting a store to buy a new suit, where the dentist or store clerk would inevitably turn out to be Frank Nelson. While on these errands, he might encounter Mr. Kitzel (Artie Auerbach), the race track tout (Sheldon Leonard) or John L.C. Sivoney (Frankie Fontaine). In other shows, Jack might fall asleep while reading a book in his study (e.g. "I Stand Condemned" or "The Search for the Elephant's Graveyard"), and dream that he was the star of the story he was reading.
In the 1950s, as The Jack Benny Program gravitated to television, the "domestic sitcom" became the show's standard format, often with Benny introducing the episode onstage. Scripts and storylines from radio show episodes were re-used and adapted for TV episodes, with the writers using visual gags and settings (e.g. Jack's underground vault) that had previously been described on air and left to the radio listeners' imaginations.
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1 1932-05-02 - 001) First Show - 1 OTR - 30:00
2 1932-05-11 - 004) Jacks 1st Paying Mc Job - OTR Jack Benny (for Canada Dry) - 29:19
3 1933-01-01 - 070) Outstanding Achievements of 1932 Review - 1 OTR - 14:50
4 1933-01-22 - 076) Bertha The Sewing Machine Girl - 1 OTR - 15:22
5 1933-03-31 - 082) She Done Him Right - 1 OTR - 30:00
6 1933-04-21 - 085) Edward G Robinson - 1 OTR - 30:00
7 1933-06-02 - 091) Sherlock Holmes and King Kong Part Two - 1 OTR - 30:00
8 1933-06-09 - 092) Who Killed Mr. X - 1 OTR - 30:00
9 1933-06-23 - 094) Mary's Birthday - 1 OTR - 30:00
10 1933-12-10 - 104) Uncle Tom's Cabin - 1 OTR - 30:00
11 1934-02-11 - 113) Miniature Women - 1 OTR - 21:00
12 1934-02-18 - 114) Don't Live Right - 1 OTR - 19:13
13 1934-02-25 - 115) My Life as a Floorwalker - 1 OTR - 16:00
14 1934-03-04 - 116) Duel in the Graveyard - 1 OTR - 18:30
15 1934-03-11 - 117) Haunted House - 1 OTR - 19:10
16 1934-03-18 - 118) An Arizona Western - 1 OTR - 20:00
17 1934-04-01 - 120) The Eternal Triangle - 1 OTR - 19:20
18 1934-04-06 - 121) Frank Parkers Music Store - 1 OTR - 27:00
19 1934-04-13 - 122) Bridge Game - 1 OTR - 20:00
20 1934-04-27 - 124) New Hampshire Through a Keyhole -Or- Lord of the City - 1 OTR - 04:00
21 1934-05-04 - 125) The Hills of Kentucky - 1 OTR - 21:00
22 1934-05-11 - 126) Home Cooking at Don's - 1 OTR - 12:00
23 1934-05-18 - 127) Jack Is Taking a Taxi to the Show - 1 OTR - 19:00
24 1934-07-20 - 136) Who Killed Mr Stooge Part Five - 1 OTR - 28:02
25 1934-08-03 - 138) To New York on the Twentieth Century Limited - 1 OTR - 18:00
26 1934-08-24 - 141) The House of Rawchild - 1 OTR - 22:00
27 1934-08-31 - 142) The House of Benny - 1 OTR - 30:00
28 1934-09-14 - 144) School Days Part Two - 1 OTR - 10:00
29 1934-09-21 - 145) School Days Part Three - 1 OTR - 20:00
30 1934-09-28 - 146) More House of Rawchild - 1 OTR - 20:00
31 1934-10-14 - 147) The Jack Benny Grocery Store - Jack Benny Program, The - 18:24
32 1934-10-21 - 148) The Jack Benny Grocery Store Part Two - 1 OTR - 22:00
33 1934-10-28 - 149) The Bennys of Wimpole Street - 1 OTR - 20:12
34 1934-11-04 - 150) Through Romantic Hawaii - 1 OTR - 22:00
35 1934-11-11 - 151) Charlie Chan in Radio City - 1 OTR - 22:00
36 1934-11-18 - 152) Mrs Wiggs of the Onion Patch - 1 OTR - 22:00
37 1934-12-02 - 154) Rose of the Rio Grande - 1 OTR - 21:00
38 1934-12-16 - 156) Russia Through a Keyhole - 1 OTR - 20:00
39 1935-01-06 - 159) The Count of Monte Jell-O - 1 OTR - 23:00
40 1935-11-03 - 192) Kenny Bakers Debut - 1 OTR - 29:30
41 1936-01-19 - 203) Jack and Johnny Are in Jail - 1 OTR - 29:20
42 1936-02-09 - 206) Benny of the North West Mounted - 1 OTR - 29:30
43 1936-02-16 - 207) Drug Store - 1 OTR - 11:00
44 1936-02-23 - 208) Eternal Triangle - 1 OTR - 29:30
45 1936-03-08 - 210) The Gang Visits the Central Park Zoo - Jack Benny Program, The - 29:57
46 1936-03-15 - 211) Jack Is Guest of Honor at the French Embassy Dinner - 1 OTR - 20:00
47 1936-03-22 - 212) Little Nel - 1 OTR - 10:00
48 1936-03-29 - 213) Cinderallen - 1 OTR - 29:20
49 1936-04-05 - 214) Clown Hall Tonight - 1 OTR - 29:10
50 1936-04-12 - 215) Ah, Wilderness - 1 OTR - 26:00
51 1936-04-19 - 216) I Got a Heavy Date - 1 OTR - 10:00
52 1936-04-26 - 217) Boston Tea Party - 1 OTR - 29:30
53 1936-05-03 - 218) Code of the Hills - 1 OTR - 29:30
54 1936-05-10 - 219) Jack Test Drives a Car - 1 OTR - 29:30
55 1936-05-17 - 220) Everybody's Not So Hot - 1 OTR - 15:00
56 1936-05-24 - 221) Travel Agent Pays a Visit - 1 OTR - 16:30
57 1936-06-07 - 223) Jack Forms Bennymount Films - 1 OTR - 16:00
58 1936-06-14 - 224) Opening of Bennymount Films - 1 OTR - 20:00
59 JB 1936-06-21 Last show of the season - vacation plans - 1 OTR - 18:00
60 JB 1936-10-04 First show of season - Phil Harris's first show - 1 OTR - 29:30
61 JB 1936-10-11 Anthony Adverse - part 1 - 1 OTR - 29:30
62 JB 1936-10-18 Anthony Adverse - part 2 - 1 OTR - 29:30
63 JB 1936-10-25 Romeo and Juliet preview - 1 OTR - 29:30
64 JB 1936-11-01 Romeo and Juliet - Doc Benny's Minstrels - 1 OTR - 29:30
65 JB 1936-11-08 Girls dormitory (8 min only) - 1 OTR - 09:13
66 JB 1936-11-15 Buck Benny Rides Again One - 1 OTR - 28:00
67 JB 1936-11-22 Buck Benny Part 2 - Thanksgiving Plans - 1 OTR - 29:30
68 JB 1936-11-29 Buck Benny Rides Again - 1 OTR - 29:30
69 JB 1936-12-06 Money Ain't Everything - 1 OTR - 29:30
70 JB 1936-12-13 Buck Shot - 1 OTR - 29:30
71 JB 1936-12-20 An Old Fashioned Christmas - 1 OTR - 29:30
72 JB 1936-12-27 Letter From Mary's Mother - 1 OTR - 29:30
73 JB 1937-01-03 Mary's New Year Poem - 1 OTR - 29:30
74 JB 1937-01-10 Buck Benny Rides Again - episode 10 - 1 OTR - 30:00
75 JB 1937-01-17 Buck Benny in Ensenada, Mexico - 1 OTR - 30:00
76 JB 1937-01-24 Jack practices The Bee - 1 OTR - 30:00
77 JB 1937-01-31 Jack plans to play The Bee next Sunday - 1 OTR - 30:00
78 JB 1937-02-07 Jack's Violin Is Stolen - 1 OTR - 29:30
79 JB 1937-02-14 Jack's Birthday - 1 OTR - 29:30
80 JB 1937-02-21 Buck Benny Rides Again - episode 12 - 1 OTR - 27:00
81 JB 1937-02-28 Jack's violin is returned - Jack finally plays The Bee - 1 OTR - 30:30
82 JB 1937-03-07 Fight Of The Century w Fred Allen - 1 OTR - 29:30
83 JB 1937-03-14 JB Vs Fred Allen - 1 OTR - 29:30
84 JB 1937-03-21 Jack Plays His Father - 1 OTR - 29:30
85 JB 1937-03-28 The Train Ride To Hollywood - 1 OTR - 29:30
86 JB 1937-04-04 Back From New York - Andy Devine - 1 OTR - 29:30
87 JB 1937-04-11 Guests Burns & Allen - Buck Benny - 1 OTR - 29:30
88 JB 1937-04-18 Lady Millicent's Husband - 1 OTR - 29:30
89 JB 1937-04-25 In The Spring Tra-La - 1 OTR - 29:30
90 JB 1937-05-02 Buck Benny party - 1 OTR - 29:35
91 JB 1937-05-09 Mother's Day program - 1 OTR - 29:30
92 JB 1937-05-16 Ah,Wilderness - 1 OTR - 29:30
93 JB 1937-05-23 Jack is sick and does not appear - 1 OTR - 26:30
94 JB 1937-05-30 Death At Midnight Part 1 - 1 OTR - 29:30
95 JB 1937-06-06 Death At Midnight Part 2 - 1 OTR - 29:30
96 JB 1937-06-13 Mary's Movie - 1 OTR - 29:30
97 JB 1937-06-20 Jack's Movie - 1 OTR - 29:30
98 JB 1937-06-27 Last Show Of The Season - 1 OTR - 29:30
99 JB 1937-10-03 Beginning Of 4th Season for Jello (West) - 1 OTR - 29:30
100 JB 1937-10-03 Beginning Of 4th Season for Jello (East) - 1 OTR - 29:30
101 JB 1937-10-10 Starring Jack What's-His-Name - 1 OTR - 29:30
102 JB 1937-10-24 Jack Buys The Maxwell - 1 OTR - 29:30
103 JB 1937-10-31 Devine Farm - 1 OTR - 29:30
104 JB 1937-11-07 Another Chapter In Life Of Buck Benny - 1 OTR - 29:30
105 JB 1937-11-21 Lost Horizon - 1 OTR - 25:00
106 JB 1937-11-28 Jack Cooked The Turkey - 1 OTR - 29:30
107 JB 1937-12-05 The Big Game - 1 OTR - 29:30
108 JB 1937-12-12 Christmas Shopping - 1 OTR - 29:30
109 JB 1937-12-19 Little Red Riding Hood - 1 OTR - 29:30
110 JB 1938-01-02 Preparing For San Francisco - 1 OTR - 29:30
111 JB 1938-01-09 Broadcast From San Francisco Women Club - 1 OTR - 29:30
112 JB 1938-01-16 Driving Back From San Francisco - 1 OTR - 29:30
113 JB 1938-01-23 Scoop Benny - Ace Reporter - 1 OTR - 29:30
114 JB 1938-01-30 The Hurricane - 1 OTR - 29:30
115 JB 1938-02-06 Jack Oversleeps Through The Broadcast - 1 OTR - 29:30
116 JB 1938-02-13 Robert Taylor Plays Duet With Jack - 1 OTR - 30:00
117 JB 1938-02-20 Submarine D 1-2 - Jack's Age - 1 OTR - 29:30
118 JB 1938-02-27 Submarine D 1-2 Part 2 - 1 OTR - 29:30
119 JB 1938-03-06 Don's Fifteenth Anniversary On Radio - 1 OTR - 29:30
120 JB 1938-03-13 Death In The Nightclub - 1 OTR - 29:30
121 JB 1938-03-20 Leaving For New York - 1 OTR - 29:30
122 JB 1938-03-27 Guests Fred Allen & Kate Smith (West) - 1 OTR - 28:00
123 JB 1938-03-27 Guests Fred Allen & Kate Smith (East) - 1 OTR - 29:30
124 JB 1938-04-03 Returning To Hollywood (West) - 1 OTR - 29:30
125 JB 1938-04-03 Returning To Hollywood (East) - 1 OTR - 29:30
126 JB 1938-04-10 A Yank At Oxford. - 1 OTR - 29:30
127 JB 1938-04-17 Easter Show - 1 OTR - 29:30
128 JB 1938-04-24 Snow White And The Seven Gangsters - 1 OTR - 29:30
129 JB 1938-05-01 Building Jack's Beverly Hills Home - 1 OTR - 29:30
130 JB 1938-05-08 Mother's Day Show - 1 OTR - 29:30
131 JB 1938-05-15 Murder In The Library - 1 OTR - 29:30
132 JB 1938-05-22 Tom Sawyer Part 1 - 1 OTR - 29:30
133 JB 1938-05-29 Adventures of Tom Sawyer - part 2 - 1 OTR - 30:00
134 JB 1938-06-05 Adventures of Tom Sawyer - part 3 - 1 OTR - 29:44
135 JB 1938-06-12 Guest Joan Bennett - Artists and Models Abroad - 1 OTR - 30:00
136 JB 1938-06-19 Back Home In Indiana - 1 OTR - 29:30
137 JB 1938-06-26 Last Show Of The Season - 1 OTR - 29:30
138 JB 1938-10-02 First show of season - preparing to return to work - 1 OTR - 29:30
139 JB 1938-10-09 Yellow Jack - 1 OTR - 29:30
140 JB 1938-10-16 Last Broadcast From The Old NBC Studio - 1 OTR - 29:30
141 JB 1938-10-23 Algiers - 1 OTR - 29:30
142 JB 1938-10-30 Halloween Party - 1 OTR - 29:30
143 JB 1938-11-06 The Crowd Roars - 1 OTR - 29:30
144 JB 1938-11-13 Jack Steals A Girl From Phil Harris - 1 OTR - 29:30
145 JB 1938-11-20 Too Hot To Handle - 1 OTR - 29:30
146 JB 1938-11-27 Football With Coach 'Flash' Benny - 1 OTR - 29:30
147 JB 1938-12-04 Murder At The Movies - 1 OTR - 29:30
148 JB 1938-12-11 Christmas Shopping New York - 1 OTR - 29:30
149 JB 1938-12-18 Returning To Hollywood By Train - 1 OTR - 29:30
150 JB 1938-12-25 Christmas Party With Joan Bennett - 1 OTR - 29:30
151 JB 1939-01-01 Goodbye 1938, Hello 1939 - 1 OTR - 29:30
152 JB 1939-01-08 Snow White & The 7 Gangsters (Upgrade) - 1 OTR - 29:03
153 JB 1939-01-15 The Lunch Counter - 1 OTR - 29:30
154 JB 1939-01-22 Encyclopedia Britannica - Jack tells how he saved Fred Allen's life - 1 OTR - 29:30
155 JB 1939-01-29 Training For A Fight With Fred Allen - 1 OTR - 29:30
156 JB 1939-02-05 Bodyguard - Jack Challenges Fred Allen - 1 OTR - 29:30
157 JB 1939-02-12 Jack's birthday present - first show with Carmichael (the polar bear) - Love Finds... - 1 OTR - 29:30
158 JB 1939-02-19 Jack Thinks He'll Win An Oscar - 1 OTR - 29:30
159 JB 1939-02-26 Jesse James Part 1 - 1 OTR - 29:30
160 JB 1939-03-05 Jesse James Part 2 - 1 OTR - 29:30
161 JB 1939-03-12 Carmichael Has A Cold - 1 OTR - 29:30
162 JB 1939-03-19 Buck Harris - Jack has a cold so Phil and Kenny do the show - 1 OTR - 29:30
163 JB 1939-03-26 Guest Ed Sullivan - Is Jack really Jack - 1 OTR - 30:00
164 JB 1939-04-02 Sam Hearn returns - April Fool's gags - 1 OTR - 29:30
165 JB 1939-04-09 Easter Show - 'Four Girls In White' - 1 OTR - 29:30
166 JB 1939-04-16 Phil Shoots 'Man About Town' - 1 OTR - 29:30
167 JB 1939-04-23 Shooting The Movie 'Man About Town' - 1 OTR - 29:30
168 JB 1939-04-30 Seventh Anniversary Show - 1 OTR - 29:30
169 JB 1939-05-07 The Kentucky Derby - 1 OTR - 29:30
170 JB 1939-05-14 Gunga Din Part 1 - 1 OTR - 30:00
171 JB 1939-05-21 Gunga Din Part 2 - 1 OTR - 30:00
172 JB 1939-05-28 Alexander Graham Bell - 1 OTR - 29:30
173 1939-06-04 - 339) Hound of the Baskervilles Preview - 1 OTR - 30:00
174 1939-06-11 - 340) Hound of the Baskervilles - 1 OTR - 30:00
175 1939-06-18 - 341) Fathers Day Show - 1 OTR - 30:00
176 1939-06-25 - 342) From Waukegan, Illinois - 1 OTR - 29:30
177 1939-10-08 - 343) Introducing Dennis Day (West Coast) - 1 OTR - 29:30
178 1939-10-08 - 343) Introducing Dennis Day - 1 OTR - 29:30
179 1939-10-15 - 344) Dennis Mother Interferes with the Show (West Coast) - 1 OTR - 29:30
180 1939-10-15 - 344) Dennis Mother Interferes with the Show - 1 OTR - 29:30
181 1939-10-22 - 345) Stanley and Livingstone - 1 OTR - 29:30
182 1939-10-29 - 346) Masquerade Party - 1 OTR - 29:30
183 1939-11-05 - 347) The Women - 1 OTR - 30:00
184 1939-11-12 - 348) Jack Has a Toothache - 1 OTR - 29:30
185 1939-11-19 - 349) Jack Discovers He Bought an Ostrich for Thanksgiving Dinner - 1 OTR - 29:30
186 1939-11-26 - 350) Jack Goes Duck Hunting - 1 OTR - 29:30
187 1939-12-03 - 351) Murder on the Gridiron Part One - 1 OTR - 29:30
188 1939-12-10 - 352) Murder on the Gridiron Part Two - 1 OTR - 29:30
189 1939-12-17 - 353) Christmas Shopping for Perfume and a Necktie (East Coast) - 1 OTR - 29:30
190 1939-12-17 - 353) Christmas Shopping for Perfume and a Necktie (West Coast) - 1 OTR - 29:30
191 1939-12-24 - 354) Christmas Open House at Jacks - 1 OTR - 29:30
192 1939-12-31 - 355) Gladys Zybisco Disappoints Jack on New Years Eve - 1 OTR - 29:30
193 1940-01-07 - 356) Golden Boy - 1 OTR - 29:30
194 1940-01-07 - 356) Golden Boy (West Coast) - 1 OTR - 30:00
195 1940-01-14 - 357) Intermezzo - 1 OTR - 30:00
196 1940-01-21 - 358) Gladys Zybisco Is Discussed - 1 OTR - 29:30
197 1940-01-28 - 359) Murder on the Bay Bridge - 1 OTR - 29:30
198 1940-02-04 - 360) Leaving for Yosemite - 1 OTR - 29:30
199 1940-02-11 - 361) Arriving at Yosemite - 1 OTR - 30:00
200 1940-02-18 - 362) Skiing at Yosemite - 1 OTR - 30:00
201 1940-02-25 - 363) Birthday Party for Jack Whos Recovering from a Skiing Accident - 1 OTR - 29:00
202 1940-03-03 - 364) Gracie Allen for President - 1 OTR - 29:30
203 1940-03-10 - 365) Mr Benny Goes to Washington - 1 OTR - 29:30
204 1940-03-17 - 366) The Hunchback of Notre Dame - 1 OTR - 29:00
205 1940-03-24 - 367) Trailer on Pinocchio - 1 OTR - 29:00
206 1940-03-31 - 368) Pinocchio - 1 OTR - 29:30
207 1940-04-07 - 369) Jack Revives Buck Benny After Three Years - 1 OTR - 29:30
208 1940-04-14 - 370) Preparing to Go to New York by Train - 1 OTR - 29:30
209 1940-04-21 - 371) In New York Preparing For The Premier Of Buck Benny Rides Again - 1 OTR - 29:30
210 1940-04-28 - 372) Buck Benny at the Paramount Theater - 1 OTR - 29:30
211 1940-05-05 - 373) Clown Hall Tonight (East Coast) - 1 OTR - 29:30
212 1940-05-05 - 373) Clown Hall Tonight (West Coast) - 1 OTR - 23:39
213 1940-05-12 - 374) Returns on a Twa Plane - 1 OTR - 29:30
214 1940-05-19 - 375) Northwest Passage - 1 OTR - 29:30
215 1940-05-26 - 376) Formal Dinner for the Sponsor Without Jell-O for Dessert - 1 OTR - 30:00
216 1940-06-02 - 377) Hillbilly Feud - 1 OTR - 30:00
217 1940-06-09 - 378) Vacation Plans - 1 OTR - 29:30
218 1940-06-16 - 379) Father's Day - 1 OTR - 29:30
219 1940-10-06 - 380) Jack Tell's His Childhood Story - 1 OTR - 29:30
220 1940-10-13 - 381) Phil Tries to Collect a World Series Bet - 1 OTR - 29:30
221 1940-10-20 - 382) Jack Tries to Trade in the Maxwell - 1 OTR - 29:30
222 1940-10-27 - 383) Hold That Line - 1 OTR - 29:30
223 1940-11-03 - 384) Jack's Halloween Party - 1 OTR - 29:30
224 1940-11-10 - 385) Dog Catcher of Beverly Hills - 1 OTR - 29:30
225 1940-11-17 - 386) Jack Waits to See a Movie Director - 1 OTR - 25:55
226 1940-11-24 - 387) Jack Is Held up on His Way to Dons House - 1 OTR - 29:30
227 1940-12-01 - 388) Jack Catches Cold at Dons House - 1 OTR - 29:30
228 1940-12-08 - 389) Don Is Mad and Walks Out - 1 OTR - 29:30
229 1940-12-15 - 390) Jack Has A Body Guard - 1 OTR - 29:30
230 1940-12-22 - 391) Christmas Shopping - 1 OTR - 29:30
231 1940-12-29 - 392) Father Time Rides Again - 1 OTR - 29:30
232 1941-01-05 - 393) Christmas Gift Exchange - 1 OTR - 29:30
233 1941-01-12 - 394) Jack Is Late - With No Script - 1 OTR - 29:30
234 1941-01-12 - 394) Jack Is Late - With No Script (West Coast) - 1 OTR - 29:30
235 1941-01-19 - 395) City of Conquest - 1 OTR - 29:30
236 1941-01-26 - 396) Jack Packs for New York - 1 OTR - 29:30
237 1941-02-02 - 397) Herbert Marshall Hosts the Show - 1 OTR - 29:30
238 1941-02-09 - 398) The Sponsor Likes Herbert Marshall - 1 OTR - 29:30
239 1941-02-16 - 399) Surprise Birthday Party - 1 OTR - 29:30
240 1941-02-23 - 400) Tee Pee Hotel - 1 OTR - 29:30
241 1941-03-02 - 401) Climb to Taquitz Falls - 1 OTR - 29:30
242 1941-03-02 - 401) Climb to Taquitz Falls (West Coast) - 1 OTR - 29:30
243 1941-03-09 - 402) Murder at the Racquet Club - 1 OTR - 29:30
244 1941-03-16 - 403) Palm Springs Prices - 1 OTR - 29:30
245 1941-03-23 - 404) Tobacco Road - 1 OTR - 29:30
246 1941-03-30 - 405) Jack Works in His Garden - 1 OTR - 29:30
247 1941-04-06 - 406) Quiz Kids Versus Jell-O Kids - 1 OTR - 29:30
248 1941-04-13 - 407) Jack Prepares for Appearance on the Quiz Kids - 1 OTR - 29:30
249 1941-04-20 - 408) Jacks Upset About His Appearance on the Quiz Kids - 1 OTR - 29:30
250 1941-04-27 - 409) Murder at the Movies - 1 OTR - 29:30
251 1941-05-04 - 410) Jacks Tenth Anniversary on Radio - 1 OTR - 29:30
252 1941-05-11 - 411) NBC Tribute to Jack Bennys Tenth Anniversary - 1 OTR - 29:30
253 1941-05-18 - 412) Charley's Aunt - 1 OTR - 29:30
254 1941-05-25 - 413) The Life of Philbert Harris - 1 OTR - 30:00
255 1941-06-01 - 414) From San Diego Naval Base - 1 OTR - 30:00
256 1941-10-05 - 415) From New York - 1 OTR - 29:30
257 1941-10-12 - 416) Columbus Day - 1 OTR - 29:30
258 1941-10-19 - 417) Returning to Hollywood - 1 OTR - 29:30
259 1941-10-26 - 418) Dive Bomber - 1 OTR - 29:30
260 1941-11-02 - 419) Halloween Celebration - 1 OTR - 30:00
261 1941-11-09 - 420) Football Game - 1 OTR - 29:30
262 1941-11-16 - 421) He Fumbled the Ball - 1 OTR - 30:00
263 1941-11-23 - 422) Thanksgiving Day Dinner - 1 OTR - 29:30
264 1941-11-30 - 423) Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde Part One - 1 OTR - 29:30
265 1941-12-07 - 424) Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde Part Two - 1 OTR - 30:00
266 1941-12-14 - 425) Horseradish - 1 OTR - 29:25
267 1941-12-21 - 426) The Christmas Tree - 1 OTR - 29:35
268 1941-12-28 - 427) Jack Talks About a Christmas Party He Gave - 1 OTR - 23:30
269 1942-01-04 - 428) New Years Eve Party at the Biltmore Bowl - 1 OTR - 29:30
270 1942-01-11 - 429) From March Field - 1 OTR - 28:30
271 1942-01-18 - 430) Carole Lombard's Death - Show Is Without Jack - 1 OTR - 28:30
272 1942-01-25 - 431) The Frightwig Murder Case Part One - 1 OTR - 28:30
273 1942-02-01 - 432) The Frightwig Murder Case Part Two - 1 OTR - 29:30
274 1942-02-08 - 433) Jack Is Upset Because Fred Allen Has Moved to Sundays - 1 OTR - 29:30
275 1942-02-15 - 434) Jack Can't Get a Date on His Birthday - 1 OTR - 29:30
276 1942-02-22 - 435) At the San Francisco Presidio - 1 OTR - 29:30
277 1942-03-01 - 436) Jack Starts a Campaign for an Oscar - 1 OTR - 29:30
278 1942-03-08 - 437) From San Diego Marine Base - 1 OTR - 28:30
279 1942-03-15 - 438) Jack Talks About Lending Fred Allen Ten Dollars - 1 OTR - 29:30
280 1942-03-22 - 439) Jack Plants a Victory Garden and Plays Golf with Phil - 1 OTR - 29:30
281 1942-03-29 - 440) Doc Bennys Minstrel Show - 1 OTR - 29:30
282 1942-04-05 - 441) Dons Commercial - 1 OTR - 28:30
283 1942-04-12 - 442) Try and Get It - 1 OTR - 29:30
284 1942-04-19 - 443) Don's Play - 1 OTR - 28:30
285 1942-04-26 - 444) Jack Hawkin's Revenge - 1 OTR - 28:30
286 1942-05-03 - 445) Cast Visits Jack at Warner Brothers - 1 OTR - 29:30
287 1942-05-10 - 446) Jack Learns This Will Be His Last Season for Jell-O - 1 OTR - 30:00
288 1942-05-17 - 447) Jack Imitates Fred Allen - 1 OTR - 28:30
289 1942-05-24 - 448) Phil Becomes a Father - 1 OTR - 29:30
290 1942-05-31 - 449) Cavalcade of Last Eight Years for Jell-O - 1 OTR - 29:30
291 1942-10-04 - 450) Jack Rounds up the Gang in the Maxwell - 1 OTR - 29:00
292 1942-10-11 - 451) Jack Takes Two Cadets to Barbara Stanwycks House - 1 OTR - 29:00
293 1942-10-18 - 452) Jack Gives the Maxwell for Scrap - 1 OTR - 29:30
294 1942-10-25 - 453) Tales of Manhattan - 1 OTR - 29:30
295 1942-11-01 - 454) Jack and Phil Go Target Shooting - 1 OTR - 29:30
296 1942-11-08 - 455) Twink Family Part One - 1 OTR - 29:00
297 1942-11-15 - 456) Twink Family Part Two - 1 OTR - 29:00
298 1942-11-22 - 457) George Washington Slept Here Premiere - 1 OTR - 29:00
299 1942-11-29 - 458) Going After Rommel - 1 OTR - 29:00
300 1942-12-06 - 459) Liberty Ship - 1 OTR - 29:00
301 1942-12-13 - 460) From New York - 1 OTR - 29:30
302 1942-12-20 - 461) George Washington Slept Here - 1 OTR - 29:30
303 1942-12-27 - 462) New Years Eve Skit - 1 OTR - 29:30
304 1943-01-03 - 463) Bear Hunting - 1 OTR - 29:30
305 1943-01-10 - 464) The Sixty-Four Dollar Question - 1 OTR - 29:30
306 1943-01-17 - 465) Spoof on Information Please - 1 OTR - 29:30
307 1943-01-24 - 466) Mr Benny Goes to Washington - 1 OTR - 29:30
308 1943-01-31 - 467) From Quantico, Virginia - 1 OTR - 30:00
309 1943-02-07 - 468) Jack Is Late for the Program - 1 OTR - 30:00
310 1943-02-14 - 469) From Ontario, Canada - 1 OTR - 29:30
311 1943-02-21 - 470) Chicago - Monument for Jack - 1 OTR - 30:00
312 1943-02-28 - 471) Kit Carson Benny - 1 OTR - 29:30
313 1943-03-07 - 472) Host George Burns and Gracie Allen - 1 OTR - 29:30
314 1943-03-14 - 473) Host Orson Welles - Return of Phil Harris - 1 OTR - 29:30
315 1943-03-21 - 474) Host Orson Welles - Takes Cast to His Movie Lot - 1 OTR - 29:30
316 1943-03-28 - 475) Host Orson Welles - Murder at Midnight - 1 OTR - 29:30
317 1943-04-04 - 476) Host Orson Welles - Little Red Riding Hood - 1 OTR - 29:30
318 1943-04-11 - 477) Jack Returns After Illness - 1 OTR - 29:30
319 1943-04-18 - 478) Jack Opens Swimming Pool for the Season - 1 OTR - 29:30
320 1943-04-25 - 479) Rochesters Horse Is in the Kentucky Derby - 1 OTR - 29:30
321 1943-05-02 - 480) Renting Eddie Cantors House - 1 OTR - 29:25
322 1943-05-09 - 481) Jack Jams with Louis Armstrong - 1 OTR - 30:00
323 1943-05-16 - 482) Rancho Benny - 1 OTR - 29:30
324 1943-05-23 - 483) Parachute Jump - 1 OTR - 29:30
325 1943-05-30 - 484) Guest Deanna Durbin - 1 OTR - 29:00
326 1943-10-10 - 485) Jack Recalls His African Trip - 1 OTR - 29:30
327 1943-10-17 - 486) Casablanca - 1 OTR - 29:30
328 1943-10-24 - 487) Algiers - 1 OTR - 29:30
329 1943-10-31 - 488) Jack Pretends He Is Going to Brazil - 1 OTR - 29:30
330 1943-11-07 - 489) From Marine Corps Air Station at Mojave, California - 1 OTR - 29:30
331 1943-11-14 - 490) The Lone Palm - 1 OTR - 29:30
332 1943-11-21 - 491) Jack Dreams He Is a Turkey - 1 OTR - 29:30
333 1943-11-28 - 492) Dennis Wants a Raise - 1 OTR - 29:30
334 1943-12-05 - 493) Jack Gets a Driver's License - 1 OTR - 29:30
335 1943-12-12 - 494) Dennis' Mother Visits - 1 OTR - 29:30
336 1943-12-19 - 495) Jack and Mary Go Christmas Shopping - 1 OTR - 29:30
337 1943-12-26 - 496) Christmas at Jacks House - 29:35
338 1944-01-02 - 497) Annual New Years Eve Show - 1 OTR - 29:30
339 1944-01-09 - 498) Jack Has a Pet Camel - 1 OTR - 29:30
340 1944-01-16 - 499) From Camp El Toro, California - 1 OTR - 29:30
341 1944-01-23 - 500) From Camp Muroc, California - 1 OTR - 29:30
342 1944-01-30 - 501) The Horns Blows at Midnight - 1 OTR - 29:30
343 1944-02-06 - 502) From Terminal Island - 1 OTR - 29:30
344 1944-02-13 - 503) From March Field - 1 OTR - 29:30
345 1944-02-20 - 504) Guest Groucho Marx - 1 OTR - 29:30
346 1944-02-27 - 505) Hollywood Canteen - 1 OTR - 29:30
347 1944-03-05 - 506) From Lemoore Air Force Base - 1 OTR - 29:30
348 1944-03-12 - 507) From Livermore Air Base - 1 OTR - 29:30
349 1944-03-19 - 508) Dennis Dreams He Has a Radio Program - 1 OTR - 29:30
350 1944-03-26 - 509) Jack Throws a Swimming Party - 1 OTR - 24:00
351 1944-04-02 - 510) Louella Parsons Interviews Jack About horn Blows at Midnight - 1 OTR - 30:00
352 1944-04-09 - 511) Repairing Jacks Sidewalk - 1 OTR - 26:45
353 1944-04-16 - 512) Bob Hope Parody - The Jack Benny Show - 28:49
354 1944-04-23 - 513) Dennis Leaves for the Navy - 1 OTR - 27:50
355 1944-04-30 - 514) Dick Haymes Subs for Dennis - 1 OTR - 29:30
356 1944-05-07 - 515) The Making of the Horn Blows at Midnight - 1 OTR - 28:30
357 1944-05-14 - 516) Infantry - 1 OTR - 30:00
358 1944-05-21 - 517) Split Personality - 1 OTR - 29:30
359 1944-05-28 - 518) The Life Story of Jack Benny - 1 OTR - 29:30
360 1944-06-04 - 519) Final Grape Nuts Flakes Sponsored Show - 1 OTR - 29:30
361 1944-10-01 - 520) Jack Looks for a Replacement Singer - 1 OTR - 30:00
362 1944-10-08 - 521) Jack Offers Frank Sinatra Dennis Job - 1 OTR - 29:30
363 1944-10-15 - 522) From Gardner Field, Taft, California - 1 OTR - 29:30
364 1944-10-22 - 523) Captain O'Benny - 1 OTR - 29:30
365 1944-10-29 - 524) Allen's Alley - 1 OTR - 29:30
366 1944-11-05 - 525) Guest - Amos And Andy - 1 OTR - 29:30
367 1944-11-12 - 526) Jack Hires Larry Stevens and Argues over His Salary - 1 OTR - 29:30
368 1944-11-19 - 527) From Corona Naval Hospital - 1 OTR - 29:30
369 1944-11-26 - 528) How Jack and the Gang Spent Thanksgiving Day - 1 OTR - 30:01
370 1944-12-03 - 529) Jack Gets Mad and Goes Home - 1 OTR - 29:30
371 1944-12-10 - 530) From San Bernardino, California - 1 OTR - 30:00
372 1944-12-17 - 531) Jack Meets Frank Sinatra in a Drug Store - Jack Benny Program, The - 29:20
373 1944-12-24 - 532) Trimming a Tree - 1 OTR - 30:00
374 1944-12-31 - 533) Jack Resolves to Be Friends with Fred Allen - 1 OTR - 29:30
375 1945-01-07 - 534) Leaving for New York City - 1 OTR - 29:30
376 1945-01-14 - 535) Mrs Nausbaum Invites Jack and the Cast to Her Restaurant - 1 OTR - 29:30
377 1945-01-21 - 536) Mary Tells About Jacks Visit to the Empire State Building - 1 OTR - 29:30
378 1945-01-28 - 537) From Mitchell Field - 1 OTR - 29:30
379 1945-02-04 - 538) From St Albans Naval Hospital in New York - 1 OTR - 29:30
380 1945-02-11 - 539) From Glen View Afb, Illinoisp3 - 1 OTR - 29:30
381 1945-02-18 - 540) From St Joseph, Missouri - 1 OTR - 29:30
382 1945-02-25 - 541) From Fitzsimmons Hospital in Denver, Colorado - 1 OTR - 29:30
383 1945-03-04 - 542) From Hollywood - The Train Station - 1 OTR - 29:30
384 1945-03-11 - 543) How Jack Found Rochester - 1 OTR - 26:30
385 1945-03-18 - 544) How Jack Found Mary - 1 OTR - 29:30
386 1945-03-25 - 545) Murder Mystery - 1 OTR - 23:00
387 1945-04-01 - 546) How Jack Found Phil - 1 OTR - 29:30
388 1945-04-08 - 547) From Torney Hospital in Palm Springs - 1 OTR - 29:30
389 1945-04-22 - 548) From Twenty Nine Palms Naval Air Station - 1 OTR - 24:00
390 1945-04-29 - 549) First Performance of Professor La Blanc - 1 OTR - 29:30
391 1945-05-06 - 550) How Jack Found Don - 1 OTR - 29:30
392 1945-05-13 - 551) Jack Is Going to San Francisco - Jack Benny Program, The - 29:57
393 1945-05-20 - 552) From San Francisco - 1 OTR - 30:00
394 1945-05-27 - 553) How Jack Met Mary - 1 OTR - 21:00
395 1945-09-30 - 554) Steve Bradley Wants to Be Jacks Publicity Man - 1 OTR - 29:30
396 1945-10-07 - 555) Jack Listens to the World Series on the Radio - 1 OTR - 22:00
397 1945-10-14 - 556) Gaslight - 1 OTR - 26:58
398 1945-10-21 - 557) Jack Dreams of the Race Horse Texas Sandman - 1 OTR - 29:30
399 1945-10-28 - 558) Eighty-Five Thousand Dollar Bet - Jack Gets Held-Up - 1 OTR - 29:30
400 1945-11-04 - 559) Jack Is Sick in Bed After Being Robbed of Ten Thousand Dollars - 1 OTR - 25:30
401 1945-11-11 - 560) Joe Louis Acts as Jacks Bodyguard - 1 OTR - 29:30
402 1945-11-18 - 561) From Birmingham Hospital in Van Nuys, California - 1 OTR - 22:00
403 1945-11-25 - 562) Tire Trouble - 1 OTR - 29:30
404 1945-12-02 - 563) Steve Bradley Explains the I Can't Stand Jack Benny Contest - 1 OTR - 30:00
405 1945-12-09 - 564) Jack Is Invited to the Colmans for Dinner - 1 OTR - 29:30
406 1945-12-16 - 565) Hello Louella - 1 OTR - 29:30
407 1945-12-23 - 566) The English Butler - 1 OTR - 29:30
408 1945-12-25 - I Can't Stand Jack Benny Because (Guest - Louella Parsons) - 29:19
409 1945-12-30 - 567) End of the Contest - 1 OTR - 29:30
410 1946-01-06 - 568) Rose Bowl Game - 1 OTR - 29:30
411 1946-01-13 - 569) State Fair Rehearsal - 1 OTR - 29:30
412 1946-01-20 - 570) State Fair - 1 OTR - 29:30
413 1946-01-27 - 571) Contest Winners - 1 OTR - 29:00
414 1946-02-03 - 572) Contest Winners Names Announced - 1 OTR - 29:30
415 1946-02-10 - 573) From Palm Springs, California - 1 OTR - 29:30
416 1946-02-17 - 574) Rochester Lost at Sea - Briefly - 1 OTR - 29:30
417 1946-02-24 - 575) Palm Springs Shopping - 1 OTR - 29:30
418 1946-03-03 - 576) Murder at Lone Palm - 1 OTR - 21:00
419 1946-03-10 - 577) Lost Weekend - 1 OTR - 29:30
420 1946-03-17 - 578) Dennis Returns from the Navy - 1 OTR - 30:00
421 1946-03-24 - 579) I Stand Condemned - 1 OTR - 29:30
422 1946-03-31 - 580) A Sad Soldier Is Discharged - 1 OTR - 22:00
423 1946-04-07 - 581) Weekend at the Acme Plaza - 1 OTR - 29:30
424 1946-04-14 - 582) Violin Practice Interrupts Ronald Colmans Rehearsal - 1 OTR - 29:30
425 1946-04-21 - 583) Aboard the Saratoga Four Days Before It Sank - 1 OTR - 29:30
426 1946-04-28 - 584) The Kid from Brooklyn - The Jack Benny Program - 29:33
427 1946-05-05 - 585) Leaving for Chicago on the Train - 1 OTR - 23:31
428 1946-05-12 - 586) Quiz Kids Contest - 1 OTR - 30:01
429 1946-05-19 - 587) Fred Allen Asks Jack to Appear on His Program - 1 OTR - 30:00
430 1946-05-26 - 588) Ed Sullivan Gives Jack an Award - 1 OTR - 23:42
431 1946-09-29 - 589) Jack Is Upset Because Phil and Dennis Have Their Own Shows - 1 OTR - 29:30
432 1946-10-06 - 590) Jack Listens to the World Series - 1 OTR - 29:30
433 1946-10-13 - 591) Jack and Mary Walk to the Studio - 1 OTR - 29:30
434 1946-10-20 - 592) The Fiddler - 1 OTR - 29:30
435 1946-10-27 - 593) Mary's 'chiss Wheeze' Sandwich Fluff - 1 OTR - 29:30
436 1946-11-03 - 594) Jack Tries to Break His Contract with the Sportsmen - 1 OTR - 29:30
437 1946-11-10 - 595) Jack Gets a Haircut - More Trouble with the Sportsmen - 1 OTR - 29:30
438 1946-11-17 - 596) Guests - Ronald and Bonita Colman - 1 OTR - 29:30
439 1946-11-24 - 597) The Killers - 1 OTR - 29:30
440 1946-12-01 - 598) Jack Is to Appear on Phil Bakers Program - 1 OTR - 23:46
441 1946-12-08 - 599) Jack Buys Don Shoe Laces for Christmas - 1 OTR - 29:30
442 1946-12-15 - 600) Jack Learns Don Has Metal Tip Shoelaces, So He Exchanges Gift - 1 OTR - 29:30
443 1946-12-22 - 601) Christmas Party at Birmingham General Hospital - 1 OTR - 23:26
444 1946-12-29 - 602) Jack, Mary, Gladys and Dennis Go to a Nightclub - 1 OTR - 24:26
445 1947-01-05 - 603) Guests - Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall - 1 OTR - 29:30
446 1947-01-12 - 604) Gracie Wants to Listen to Jack on the Radio - 1 OTR - 29:30
447 1947-01-19 - 605) I Was Condemned - 1 OTR - 29:30
448 1947-01-26 - 606) Margie - 1 OTR - 23:31
449 1947-02-02 - 607) Its a Wonderful Life - 1 OTR - 29:30
450 1947-02-09 - 608) What Happens After the Show Goes off the Air - 1 OTR - 29:30
451 1947-02-16 - 609) Jacks Birthday Party - 1 OTR - 29:30
452 1947-02-23 - 610) Jack Fires the Sportsmen - 1 OTR - 29:30
453 1947-03-02 - 611) Jack Tries to Rehire the Sportsmen - 1 OTR - 29:30
454 1947-03-09 - 612) Jack Tries to Find Replacement for the Sportsmen - 1 OTR - 29:30
455 1947-03-16 - 613) The Sportsmen Replacement - 1 OTR - 29:30
456 1947-03-23 - 614) The Sportsmen Are Hired Back - 1 OTR - 29:30
457 1947-03-30 - 615) From San Francisco - 1 OTR - 29:30
458 1947-04-06 - 616) Jack Wants Goldwyn to Do the Life of Jack Benny - 1 OTR - 29:30
459 1947-04-13 - 617) Jack Fixes a Phonograph and Buys a Baseball Team - 1 OTR - 29:30
460 1947-04-20 - 618) The Egg and I - 1 OTR - 29:30
461 1947-04-27 - 619) Leaving for Chicago - 1 OTR - 29:30
462 1947-05-04 - 620) To the Train Station for Chicago - 1 OTR - 29:30
463 1947-05-11 - 621) From Chicago - 1 OTR - 29:30
464 1947-05-18 - 622) From New York - 1 OTR - 29:30
465 1947-05-25 - 623) Allens Alley - 1 OTR - 29:30
466 1947-10-05 - 624) Jack Is Back from Sun Valley Vacation - 30:29
467 1947-10-12 - 625) Jack Fixes Breakfast - 1 OTR - 29:30
468 1947-10-19 - 626) Golf Match at Hillcrest Country Club - 1 OTR - 29:30
469 1947-10-26 - 627) Seventh Hole at Hillcrest Country Club - 1 OTR - 29:30
470 1947-11-02 - 628) Dark Passage Movie Skit - 1 OTR - 29:30
471 1947-11-09 - 629) Corner Drug Store - 1 OTR - 29:30
472 1947-11-16 - 630) Cleaning Jacks Den - 1 OTR - 29:30
473 1947-11-23 - 631) Movie of Jacks Life - Thanksgiving Show - 1 OTR - 29:30
474 1947-11-30 - 632) Turkey Dream - 1 OTR - 29:30
475 1947-12-07 - 633) Jack Takes Violin Lessons and Goes to the Vault - 1 OTR - 29:30
476 1947-12-14 - 634) Jack Has a Sprained Ankle - 1 OTR - 30:00
477 1947-12-21 - 635) Last Moment Christmas Shopping - 1 OTR - 30:00
478 1947-12-28 - 636) New Tenant - 1 OTR - 29:30
479 1948-01-04 - 637) Jack Tries to Get Tickets for the Rose Bowl - 1 OTR - 29:30
480 1948-01-11 - 638) Going to Denver for March-Of-Dimes Benefit - 1 OTR - 29:30
481 1948-01-18 - 639) In Denver for March-Of-Dimes Benefit - 1 OTR - 29:30
482 1948-01-25 - 640) On the Train to Hollywood - 1 OTR - 29:30
483 1948-02-01 - 641) Jack and Mary See Colmans Movie - 1 OTR - 29:30
484 1948-02-08 - 642) Nightmare Alley - 1 OTR - 29:30
485 1948-02-15 - 643) Jacks Birthday Party - 1 OTR - 29:30
486 1948-02-22 - 644) From Palm Springs, California - 1 OTR - 29:30
487 1948-02-29 - 645) Jack's Girlfriend Gladys Comes to Rehearsal - 1 OTR - 29:30
488 1948-03-07 - 646) Jack Benny Is the Walking Man - 1 OTR - 29:30
489 1948-03-14 - 647) Winner of the Walking Man Contest - 1 OTR - 29:30
490 1948-03-21 - 648) Academy Awards Are Discussed - 1 OTR - 30:00
491 1948-03-28 - 649) Jack Is Robbed of Ronald Colmans Oscar - 1 OTR - 30:00
492 1948-04-04 - 650) Jack Wants to Borrow Bings Oscar - 1 OTR - 29:54
493 1948-04-11 - 651) From Palm Springs, California - 1 OTR - 30:00
494 1948-04-18 - 652) Murder at the Racquet Club - 1 OTR - 29:30
495 1948-04-25 - 653) Charlies Aunt - 1 OTR - 29:30
496 1948-05-02 - 654) Guest - Frank Sinatra - 1 OTR - 29:30
497 1948-05-09 - 655) Ronald Colmans Oscar Is Returned - 1 OTR - 29:30
498 1948-05-16 - 656) Robert Taylor Subs for Jack - 1 OTR - 29:30
499 1948-05-23 - 657) The Egg and I - 1 OTR - 29:30
500 1948-05-30 - 658) I Was Framed - 1 OTR - 29:30
501 1948-06-06 - 659) Jack Leaves for Detroit - 1 OTR - 29:30
502 1948-06-13 - 660) From Detroit - Dons Weight Is Discussed - 1 OTR - 29:30
503 1948-06-20 - 661) From Cleveland Palace Theater - 1 OTR - 29:30
504 1948-06-27 - 662) From New York - 1 OTR - 29:30
505 1948-10-03 - 663) Jack Returns to America by Ship and Hears an Echo - 1 OTR - 29:30
506 1948-10-10 - 664) Jack and the Gang Listen to the World Series - 1 OTR - 29:30
507 1948-10-17 - 665) Sorry, Wrong Number - 1 OTR - 29:30
508 1948-10-24 - 666) The Colmans Have Dinner at Jacks - 1 OTR - 29:30
509 1948-10-31 - 667) Jack Goes Trick or Treating - 1 OTR - 29:30
510 1948-11-07 - 668) Jack Hears an Echo - Sees Psychiatrist - 1 OTR - 29:30
511 1948-11-14 - 669) Jack Is Worried Because Mary Is Late - 1 OTR - 29:30
512 1948-11-21 - 670) Jack Tries to Reach His Advertising Agency - 1 OTR - 29:30
513 1948-11-28 - 671) How Jack and the Gang Spent Thanksgiving - 1 OTR - 29:30
514 1948-12-05 - 672) Professor La Blanc Gives Jack a Violin Lesson - 1 OTR - 29:30
515 1948-12-12 - 673) Jack Tries to Relax at Home - 1 OTR - 29:30
516 1948-12-19 - 674) Jack Buys a Wallet for Don as Christmas Gift - 1 OTR - 30:00
517 1948-12-26 - 675) Last Show for NBC - 1 OTR - 29:30
518 1949-01-02 - 676) First Show for CBS - 1 OTR - 30:00
519 1949-01-09 - 677) Lunch at the Brown Derby - 1 OTR - 29:30
520 1949-01-16 - 678) Jacks Scrapbook - 1 OTR - 29:30
521 1949-01-23 - 679) Don Wont Sign His Contract - 1 OTR - 29:30
522 1949-01-30 - 680) Don Still Wont Sign His Contract - 1 OTR - 29:30
523 1949-02-06 - 681) Don Signs a New Contract - 1 OTR - 29:30
524 1949-02-13 - 682) Jacks Birthday Is Tomorrow - 1 OTR - 29:30
525 1949-02-20 - 683) The Horn Blows at Midnight - 1 OTR - 29:30
526 1949-02-27 - 684) Jack Has a Music Lesson - 1 OTR - 29:30
527 1949-03-06 - 685) A Day at the Races - 1 OTR - 29:30
528 1949-03-13 - 686) After the Races - 1 OTR - 29:30
529 1949-03-20 - 687) Mary and Van Are Late - 1 OTR - 29:30
530 1949-03-27 - 688) Spring Cleaning - 1 OTR - 29:30
531 1949-04-03 - 689) American Heart Association - 1 OTR - 29:30
532 1949-04-10 - 690) Dennis Dreams Hes a Star - 1 OTR - 29:30
533 1949-04-17 - 691) Easter Parade - 1 OTR - 29:30
534 1949-04-24 - 692) Jack Decides to Trade in the Maxwell - 1 OTR - 29:30
535 1949-05-01 - 693) The Treasure of Sierra Madre - 1 OTR - 29:30
536 1949-05-08 - 694) Jack Is Upset with the Cast - 1 OTR - 30:00
537 1949-05-15 - 695) Mary Is Sick - 1 OTR - 29:30
538 1949-05-22 - 696) The Champion and the Set-Up - 1 OTR - 29:30
539 1949-05-29 - 697) Cast Introduced - 1 OTR - 29:30
540 1949-09-11 - 698) Bus Tour Introduces the Cast - 1 OTR - 29:30
541 1949-09-18 - 699) Edward My Son - 1 OTR - 29:30
542 1949-09-25 - 700) Guest - Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy, Red Skelton - 1 OTR - 29:30
543 1949-10-02 - 701) Jack Takes Inventory of His Pantry and Has a Memory Loss - 1 OTR - 29:30
544 1949-10-09 - 702) Jacks Memory Is Lost and Found - 1 OTR - 29:30
545 1949-10-16 - 703) Recovering from a Cold - 1 OTR - 29:30
546 1949-10-23 - 704) Jack Is Recovering from Nose Surgery - 1 OTR - 29:30
547 1949-10-30 - 705) Don Wilsons Story of Twenty-Five Years in Radio - 1 OTR - 29:30
548 1949-11-06 - 706) Jack Rides in a Yacht - 1 OTR - 29:30
549 1949-11-13 - 707) Last Weeks Mistakes - 1 OTR - 30:04
550 1949-11-20 - 708) Jack Goes to Rehearsal - 1 OTR - 29:30
551 1949-11-27 - 709) Jack Spends an Evening at Home Playing Cards - 1 OTR - 29:30
552 1949-12-04 - 710) Guest - Tyrone Power - 1 OTR - 29:30
553 1949-12-11 - 711) Texas Benefit - 1 OTR - 29:30
554 1949-12-18 - 712) Mary Buys Jack a Pencil Sharpener for Christmas - 1 OTR - 30:00
555 1949-12-25 - 713) Rochester Is Shocked by an Electric Alarm Clock - Jack Benny Program, The - 29:17
556 1950-01-01 - 714) Jack Can't Make Mary's Party and Is Stood up by His Date - 1 OTR - 29:30
557 1950-01-08 - 715) Drear Pooson Fluff - 1 OTR - 29:30
558 1950-01-15 - 716) How Jack and Fred Allen Met - 1 OTR - 29:30
559 1950-01-22 - 717) I Was Betrayed - 1 OTR - 29:30
560 1950-01-29 - 718) To New York on the Train for the Heart Fund Benefit - 1 OTR - 29:30
561 1950-02-05 - 719) Heart Fund Broadcast from New York - 1 OTR - 30:00
562 1950-02-12 - 720) Allen's Alley Spoof - 1 OTR - 30:00
563 1950-02-19 - 721) Jack Returns on the Train to Los Angeles and Plays Cards - 1 OTR - 29:30
564 1950-02-26 - 722) The Whistler - 1 OTR - 30:00
565 1950-03-05 - 723) Buck Benny Rides Again - 1 OTR - 30:00
566 1950-03-12 - 724) Sagebrush Soap Contest - 1 OTR - 30:00
567 1950-03-19 - 725) The Champion - 1 OTR - 30:00
568 1950-03-26 - 726) From Palm Springs - 1 OTR - 30:00
569 1950-04-02 - 727) From Palm Springs - 1 OTR - 30:00
570 1950-04-09 - 728) Fifty Cents to a Bum - The Jack Benny Program - 30:00
571 1950-04-16 - 729) Jack Gets the House Painted - 1 OTR - 30:00
572 1950-04-23 - 730) The Beavers Do the Show - 1 OTR - 30:00
573 1950-04-30 - 731) Look Magazine Story - The Jack Benny Program - 29:40
574 1950-05-07 - 732) Jack Buys a New Suit for His Publicity Tour - 1 OTR - 30:00
575 1950-05-12 - 00) Private Life of Rochester (Audition Part 1) - Jack Benny - 14:17
576 1950-05-12 - 00) Private Life of Rochester (Audition Part 2) - Jack Benny - 15:34
577 1950-05-14 - 733) Mother's Day Gags - 1 OTR - 30:00
578 1950-05-21 - 734) Jack Gets a Haircut to Look His Best for the Sponsor - 1 OTR - 30:00
579 1950-05-28 - 735) How Jack Met His Cast - 1 OTR - 30:00
580 1950-09-10 - 736) Back from London - 1 OTR - 29:30
581 1950-09-17 - 737) In Venice - 1 OTR - 29:30
582 1950-09-24 - 738) The Gold Rush of 49 - 1 OTR - 30:00
583 1950-10-01 - 739) The Maxwell Is Stolen - 1 OTR - 30:00
584 1950-10-08 - 740) Jack Listens to the World Series and the Dempsey-Tunney Fight - Jack Benny Program, The - 29:27
585 1950-10-15 - 741) Jack Dreams He Is Married to Mary - Jack Benny Program, The - 28:53
586 1950-10-22 - 742) Dennis Tries to Borrow Fifty Thousand Dollars for a New Candy Business - 1 OTR - 30:00
587 1950-10-29 - 743) How Jack Met the Colmans - 1 OTR - 30:00
588 1950-11-05 - 744) Coming Home on the Train and Playing Twenty Questions - Jack Benny Program, The - 29:08
589 1950-11-12 - 745) A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and Murder - 1 OTR - 30:00
590 1950-11-19 - 746) Jack and Dinah in London - Jack Benny Program, The - 29:26
591 1950-11-26 - 747) Jack Tries to Buy Tickets to the Usc-Ucla Game - 1 OTR - 30:00
592 1950-12-03 - 748) Grassreek Fluff - 1 OTR - 29:29
593 1950-12-10 - 749) Murder at the Racquet Club - 1 OTR - 30:00
594 1950-12-17 - 750) Jack Buys Don Golf Tees for Christmas - 1 OTR - 30:00
595 1950-12-24 - 751) Beavers Come over to Jacks for Christmas - 1 OTR - 24:44
596 1950-12-31 - 752) A New Years Fantasy - 1 OTR - 30:00
597 1951-01-07 - 753) King Solomon's Mines Part One - 1 OTR - 29:30
598 1951-01-14 - 754) King Solomon's Mines Part Two - 1 OTR - 25:56
599 1951-01-21 - 755) Jack Goes to the Doctor for a Check-Up - 1 OTR - 29:30
600 1951-02-04 - 757) Bank Robbery - 1 OTR - 24:00
601 1951-02-11 - 758) How Palm Springs Was Founded - 1 OTR - 29:30
602 1951-02-18 - 759) Jack Watches TV - 1 OTR - 29:30
603 1951-02-25 - 760) I Was Coerced - 1 OTR - 26:00
604 1951-03-04 - 761) Jack Goes to the Dentist - 1 OTR - 29:30
605 1951-03-18 - 762) Jack Talks About His Illness the Previous Week - 1 OTR - 29:30
606 1951-03-25 - 763) Sunset Boulevard - 1 OTR - 29:30
607 1951-04-01 - 764) Jack Leaves for New York to Do a TV Show - 1 OTR - 29:30
608 1951-04-08 - 765) The Irs Visits Jack - 1 OTR - 29:30
609 1951-04-15 - 766) The Irs Visits Jack Because He Spent Seventeen Dollars on Entertainment - 1 OTR - 29:30
610 1951-04-22 - 767) The Irs Visits Jack - He and the Cast Go to the Circus - 1 OTR - 29:30
611 1951-04-29 - 768) From Nellis Air Force Base - 1 OTR - 29:30
612 1951-05-06 - 769) I Was Shanghaid - 1 OTR - 29:30
613 1951-05-13 - 770) Jack Prepares to Go to New York to Do His 4th TV Show - 1 OTR - 29:30
614 1951-05-20 - 771) The Cast Is Dissatisfied with Their New Contracts - 1 OTR - 29:30
615 1951-05-27 - 772) Jack Meets Speed Rigs at the Doctor's Office - 1 OTR - 29:30
616 1951-06-03 - 773) The Cast Sings the Commercial - 1 OTR - 29:30
617 1951-09-16 - 774) Jack Returns from a Korean Uso Trip - 1 OTR - 26:30
618 1951-09-23 - 775) Captain Horatio Hornblower - 1 OTR - 29:30
619 1951-10-21 - 779) At a Nightclub to Hear the Sportsmen - 1 OTR - 29:25
620 1951-10-28 - 780) Jack Loses His Song - 1 OTR - 28:00
621 1951-11-04 - 781) George Jessel Tells Jack's Life Story - 1 OTR - 30:00
622 1951-11-18 - 783) Saturday's Hero - 1 OTR - 30:00
623 1951-11-25 - 784) Jack and Mary See 'golden Girl' with Dennis' Mother - 1 OTR - 30:00
624 1951-12-02 - 785) Jack Buys Don Cuff Links for Christmas - 1 OTR - 30:00
625 1951-12-09 - 786) Quadalajara Trio Sings Jack's Song - 1 OTR - 30:00
626 1951-12-23 - 788) Christmas Tree Decoration - 1 OTR - 30:20
627 1951-12-30 - 789) New Year's Eve Date with a French Girl - 1 OTR - 29:30
628 1952-01-06 - 790) Suspense - 1 OTR - 29:30
629 1952-01-13 - 791) Jack Gets a Haircut - 1 OTR - 29:30
630 1952-01-20 - 792) George Burns Sings Jack's Song - 1 OTR - 25:00
631 1952-02-03 - 794) Wolfe Gilbert to Publish Jack's Song - 1 OTR - 30:00
632 1952-02-10 - 795) To New York to Publish Jack's Song - 1 OTR - 30:00
633 1952-02-17 - 796) Jack Dreams the New York Symphony Plays His Song - 1 OTR - 30:00
634 1952-02-24 - 797) Jack Tries to Buy a Car - 1 OTR - 29:30
635 1952-03-02 - 798) Guests - Frank Sinatra, Danny Kaye, George Burns - 1 OTR - 29:30
636 1952-03-09 - 799) Fourth TV Show of the Season - 1 OTR - 29:30
637 1952-03-16 - 800) Trying to Lose Weight in Steam Cabinet - 1 OTR - 29:30
638 1952-03-23 - 801) The Academy Awards - 1 OTR - 29:30
639 1952-03-30 - 802) My Naval Career - 1 OTR - 29:30
640 1952-04-06 - 803) Jack Opens His Swimming Pool - 1 OTR - 29:30
641 1952-04-13 - 804) Jack and Mary Walk in the Easter Parade - 1 OTR - 29:30
642 1952-04-20 - 805) All Hands on Deck - 1 OTR - 29:30
643 1952-04-27 - 806) Bend in the River - 1 OTR - 29:30
644 1952-05-04 - 807) Jack Fixes the Phonograph (Repeat of 47-04-13) - 1 OTR - 29:30
645 1952-05-11 - 808) Jack Takes the Beavers to the Zoo - 1 OTR - 29:30
646 1952-05-18 - 809) Down on the Farm - 1 OTR - 29:30
647 1952-05-25 - 810) Jack Prepares for London Trip - 1 OTR - 29:30
648 1952-06-01 - 811) Jack Prepares for Houston and London - 1 OTR - 29:30
649 1952-09-14 - 812) Phil Harris Is Replaced by Bob Crosby - 1 OTR - 29:30
650 1952-09-21 - 813) In Scotland, Jack Goes Shopping with Mary - 1 OTR - 29:30
651 1952-09-28 - 814) High Noon - 1 OTR - 29:30
652 1952-10-05 - 815) Scoop Benny - 1 OTR - 29:30
653 1952-10-12 - 816) Jack Catches His Nose in a Gopher Trap - 1 OTR - 29:30
654 1952-10-19 - 817) Jack Buys Twentieth Century Fox - 1 OTR - 29:30
655 1952-10-26 - 818) Gossip Article on Jack - 1 OTR - 29:30
656 1952-11-02 - 819) Jack Goes Trick or Treating with the Beavers - 1 OTR - 29:30
657 1952-11-09 - 820) Jack Goes to the Doctor for a Vitamin Shot - 1 OTR - 29:30
658 1952-11-16 - 821) Purple Pirate - 1 OTR - 29:30
659 1952-11-23 - 822) USC-UCLA Game - 1 OTR - 29:30
660 1952-11-30 - 823) Thanksgiving Pilgrims - 1 OTR - 29:30
661 1952-12-07 - 824) Happy Time - 1 OTR - 30:00
662 1952-12-14 - 825) Jack Buys a Gopher Trap for Don - 1 OTR - 30:00
663 1952-12-21 - 826) Setting up Christmas Tree - 1 OTR - 30:00
664 1953-01-04 - 828) The Dishwasher Is Broken - 1 OTR - 30:00
665 1953-01-11 - 829) The Road to Bali - 1 OTR - 29:30
666 1953-01-18 - 830) Jack Buys an Umbrella Stand - 1 OTR - 29:30
667 1953-01-25 - 831) Bets on Our Fancy - 1 OTR - 29:30
668 1953-02-01 - 832) High Noon - 29:34
669 1953-02-08 - 833) Steak Ride - 1 OTR - 29:30
670 1953-02-15 - 834) The Life of Bing Crosby - 1 OTR - 29:30
671 1953-02-22 - 835) The Beavers Impersonate the Show - Jack Benny Program, The - 24:26
672 1953-03-01 - 836) Off to New York City - 1 OTR - 29:30
673 1953-03-08 - 837) The Snows of Kilimanjaro - Jack Benny Program, The - 26:01
674 1953-03-15 - 838) How Palm Springs Was Founded - 1 OTR - 29:30
675 1953-03-22 - 839) A Walk Through Beverly Hills - 1 OTR - 25:30
676 1953-03-29 - 840) Mississippi Gambler - 1 OTR - 26:01
677 1953-04-05 - 841) Easter Parade - 1 OTR - 27:00
678 1953-04-12 - 842) Missing Heir - 1 OTR - 30:00
679 1953-04-19 - 843) Bob Borrows Five Hundred Dollars from Jack - 1 OTR - 30:00
680 1953-04-26 - 844) From San Francisco - 1 OTR - 30:53
681 1953-05-03 - 845) From San Francisco - 1 OTR - 25:00
682 1953-05-10 - 846) From San Francisco - 1 OTR - 29:30
683 1953-05-17 - 847) I Flew to Mars - 1 OTR - 29:30
684 1953-05-24 - 848) Insurance Medical Exam - 1 OTR - 26:00
685 1953-05-31 - 849) Jack Listens to the Indy 500 on the Radio - 1 OTR - 29:30
686 1953-06-07 - 850) Gondola in Venice - 1 OTR - 29:30
