This Day in Jack Benny

By John HendersonComedy Kids & Family

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This Day in Jack Benny episodes

July 15 Move to CBS Unbroadcast Specials (BONUS)
December 22, 1948 - CBS's Experimental Broadcast A preview episode of the Jack Benny show at the CBS studio.

December 23, 1948 - CBS Corporate Broadcast A Closed Circuit broadcast for CBS affiliate stations.
33 min
July 09 Bob Hope with guest Jack Benny (BONUS)
November 9, 1948 - Bob Hope tore a muscle on the set of his latest movie and Jack Benny stops by to wish him 'get well soon'. In his fast-talking style Bob hope references many songs both old and new.
34 min
July 01 G.I. Journal with Rochester and Mel Blanc (BONUS)
August 21, 1943 - Eddie "Rochester" Anderson is guest star on G.I. Journal radio program, with Kay Kyser and Mel Blanc.
27 min
June 17 The Charlie McCarthy Show with Jack Benny (BONUS)
October 6, 1946 - Jack Benny guest stars on ventriloquist Edgar Bergan's radio program. It's a fun episode with Jack trying to get some publicity from the dummy.
34 min
June 10 Heifetz and Benny 1942 (BONUS)
Summer of 1942 Jack Benny and Jascha Heifetz appear on Command Performance along with Ethel Waters, Richard Haydn and Edward Arnold.
32 min
June 03 Parachute Jump
May 23, 1943 - From Gardner Field, near Taft, California.

References include pin-up girl Betty Grable, the movie "Hello Frisco, Hello", Beeman's pepsin chewing gum, and rumble seats.
33 min
May 28 The Automat
May 17 and 24, 1936 - Everybody's not so hot. Jack leaves New York for California with a visit from the travel agent. Jack and the gang visit the automat. These are two partial episodes edited together for a better listening expirence.

References include Greta Garbo, James Cagney, Clark Gable, Fred MacMurray, Fred Atair, Ginger Rogers, Shirley Temple, Mae West, W.C. Fields, Fanny Brice, Walter Houston, George M. Cohen, Guy Lombardo. They also mention the Hindenburg Zeplin.
33 min
May 20 Rancho Benny (Basic 7 Foods)
May 16, 1943 - From the Marine training station at Camp Pendleton, California Jack Benny talks about being a lumberjack and the cast does a Mexican theme sketch.

References include Dennis Day's new movie "The Powers Girls" and Rochester's new movie "Cabin in the Sky".
34 min
May 14 Going to the Zoo
May 11, 1952 - Jack takes the Beavers to the zoo while Roy and Rochester clean on Mother's Day.

References include Johnny Ray, Ike Eisenhower and Senator Estes Kefauver, Tarzan, and animal trainer Clyde Beatty.
32 min
May 07 At the Ball Game (Jimmy Durante)
May 4, 1952 - Jack Fixes the Phonograph. Jack and Mary go to a Los Angeles vs Seattle baseball game.

References include president Truman's televised tour of the white house, Jimmy Durante, Bing Crosby, songs "Slow Poke", "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles", "Dardanella", "The Sheik of Araby", "Keep the Home Fires Burning", "K-k-k-Katy", and "After the Ball is Over".
35 min

About This Day in Jack Benny

From the publisher's feed

The Jack Benny Show AKA The Jello Program AKA The Lucky Strike Program aired from the 1930's right through to the 1950's. Each week your host, John Henderson, brings an episode from that week 60-80 years ago. It's old, yet still as funny as ever.