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Christmas Department Store (Shirley Temple doll)
This Day in Jack Benny - December 13, 2023 14:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsDecember 12, 1937 - The first Christmas shopping episode! Jack Benny says he is a gambler, then goes Christmas shopping at a department store with Mary. References include punchboards, the rado show "Lum and Abner", Popeye, and Shirley Temple dolls.
The Man Who Came to Dinner (Christmas)
This Day in Jack Benny - December 06, 2023 08:23 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsDecember 25, 1949 - Jack Benny is the guest star in this radio adaptation of the movie "The Man Who Came to Dinner". Merry Christmas and enjoy the show!
Tickets to the Game (USC-UCLA)
This Day in Jack Benny - November 29, 2023 13:55 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsNovember 26, 1950 - Jack tries to buy tickets to the USC-UCLA game. Phil Harris plays a part in an episode of the Lux Radio Theater. References include J Edgar Hoover, Albert Einstein, Ronald Colman, Skitch Henderson, Faye Emerson (and her wardrobe malfunction), the movie "King Solomon's Mines...
Ed Wynn
This Day in Jack Benny - November 22, 2023 08:32 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsNovember 20, 1949 - Jack goes to rehearsal and runs into TV comedian Ed Wynn and Dennis Day's replacement Larry Stevens. References include General Bradley, the coal strike, the song "Mule Train", the Crosley millions contest, the musical "South Pacific", Al Jolson, Buster Keaton, Margret O'Br...
Flubs and Mistakes (Richard Whorf)
This Day in Jack Benny - November 15, 2023 08:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsNovember 13, 1949 - Last week's mistakes. Jack visits Ronald Coleman on a movie set. The movie was "Champagne for Caesar", directed by Richard Whorf. References include the song "Mule Train", the Notre Dame college football team, comedian Red Skelton, and orchestra conductor Arturo Toscanini.
Yacht Ride (Amos & Andy)
This Day in Jack Benny - November 08, 2023 16:47 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsNovember 6, 1949 - Jack rides in a yacht and Rochester guest stars on the Amos & Andy program in the episode "Friendly Loan Company". References include the high price of coffee, True Confessions magazine, princess Margret, the song "Mule Train", Popeye cartoons, comedians Milton Berle and Fr...
Halloween (Basil Rathbone)
This Day in Jack Benny - November 02, 2023 04:21 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsNovember 2, 1941 - Halloween celebration with guest star Basil Rathbone as himself. Jack and the gang are making mischief on Halloween. References include the animal trapper Frank Buck, and movie stars Claudette Colbert, Charles Laughton, Ronald Colman, and Charles Boyer.
Wife, Doctor and Nurse (The Maxwell)
This Day in Jack Benny - October 25, 2023 07:48 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsOctober 24, 1937 - Jack Buys the Maxwell and they do thier version of the movie "Wife, Doctor and Nurse" starring Loretta Young, Waren Baxter, and Virginia Bruce. References include the steam-powered vehicle called The Stanley Steamer.
Jack Fixes Breakfast (Potatoes Are Cheaper)
This Day in Jack Benny - October 18, 2023 13:15 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsOctober 12, 1947 - Jack's Sponsor Buys Insurance On Him. This is a very funny episode! So funny that the script was reused May 24, 1953. References include the movie "Mother Wore Tights", the burlesque dance Gypsy Rose Lee, and the first televised presidential address in wich Truman asks the A...
Jack What's-His-Name
This Day in Jack Benny - October 11, 2023 07:17 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsOctober 10, 1937 - Jack Benny and the gang discuss the reviews of last week's opening broadcast. References include Lily Pons, Eddie Cantor, Fred Astaire, movies "Artists and Models", "This Way Please" and "High, Wide and Handsome". Plus Abe Lyman returns.
Bandleader Abe Lyman
This Day in Jack Benny - October 04, 2023 07:36 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsOctober 3, 1937 - Beginning Of 4th Season for Jello and we compair the east coast and west coast broadcasts. References include ocean liners, Dracula, actresses Loretta Young and Marline Deitrich, and boxer Jack Dempsey.
Jack Benny's Father (Waukegan Mayor)
This Day in Jack Benny - September 27, 2023 07:01 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsMarch 21, 1937 - From New York Jack Benny plays his own father in the story of his life. References include Kenny Baker and Phil Harris' upcoming movie "Turn off the Moon", Minsky's Burlesque nightclub, and old songs "(My) Pony Boy" and "In the Good Old Summertime".
Jack Benny's Life Story by Fred Allen
This Day in Jack Benny - September 20, 2023 07:18 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsFebruary 24, 1937 - The Fred Allen Show during the height of the Benny/Allen Feud featured a production all about Jack Benny.
Terry Phillips (1983 Mel Blanc)
This Day in Jack Benny - September 13, 2023 07:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsTerry Phillips is a former CBS reporter who, in 1983 had a chance to interview the great Mel Blanc. Terry is also the producer of a audio drama podcast called Imagine Air Theater, and his new play "Ronald Reagan Saves the World" premiered last week at the Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara, C...
Sports Newsreel Show
This Day in Jack Benny - August 30, 2023 07:35 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsDecember 28, 1945 - Jack Benny is the guest on Bill Stern's Sports Newsreel. June 7, 1946 - Eddie "Rochester" Anderson is the guest on Bill Stern's Sports Newsreel. Bonus - Paul Harvey's Rest of the Story segment.
First TV Episode (TV Bonus)
This Day in Jack Benny - August 23, 2023 07:24 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsOctober 28, 1950 – Premiere Show The audio version of the very first episode of the Jack Benny Television Program with special guest Dinah Shore! With Mel Blac, Don Wilson, and comedian Ken Murray. References include Olsen & Johnson, and Bob Hope.
So This is Harris
This Day in Jack Benny - August 16, 2023 13:34 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsPhil Harris stars in the short comedy film "So This is Harris" from 1933.
Audiobook - Conclusion
This Day in Jack Benny - August 12, 2023 20:39 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJACK BENNY and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy By Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley Read by Stephanie Henderson Conclusion Download the full book at www.thisdaybenny.com/audiobook
Audiobook - Chapter 9
This Day in Jack Benny - August 07, 2023 07:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJACK BENNY and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy By Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley Read by Stephanie Henderson Chapter 9: Jack Bennys Turn Towards Television
Phil Harris Show guest Jack Benny
This Day in Jack Benny - August 03, 2023 04:02 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsMarch 9, 1947 - Jack Benny is the guest star on "The Fitch Bandwagon" starring Phil Harris and Alice Faye. In this episode they mention foxtails on old car radiator caps and more!
Audiobook - Chapter 8
This Day in Jack Benny - July 31, 2023 07:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJACK BENNY and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy By Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley Read by Stephanie Henderson Chapter 8: Benny At War With The Radio Critics
Golden Memories of Radio - Disk 6
This Day in Jack Benny - July 26, 2023 07:38 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsSide 1 - Great Moments of Humor and Pathos. Radio programs did not always follow script: Lowell Thomas program. Julian Anthony news broadcast. Radio "trivia": the first radio variety series. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig on their radio show. Babe Ruth's final message. Lou Gehrig says "Goodbye." Amo...
Audiobook - Chapter 7
This Day in Jack Benny - July 24, 2023 07:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJACK BENNY and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy By Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley Read by Stephanie Henderson Chapter 7: Jack Benny's Intermedia Juggling of Radio and Film
Golden Memories of Radio - Disk 5
This Day in Jack Benny - July 19, 2023 07:15 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsSide 1 - Radio Reports World War II. Pearl Harbor bulletin. Manila bombing. FDR "Day of Infamy." Last broadcast from Corregidor. Interview with radio operator. Side 2 - Radio Reports World War II. "D" Day to Final Victory. Dwight D. Eisenhower announces "D" Day. FDR on "D" Day. "Live" re...
Audiobook - Chapter 6
This Day in Jack Benny - July 17, 2023 07:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJACK BENNY and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy By Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley Read by Stephanie Henderson Chapter 6: The Commercial Imperative: Jack Benny, Advertising, and Radio Sponsors
Golden Memories of Radio - Disk 4
This Day in Jack Benny - July 12, 2023 07:56 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsSide 1 - The March Toward World War II. The King George V Funeral. Edward VIII abdicates. King George VI coronation. Prime Minister Chamberlain reports to the world. The U.S.S. Squalus Disaster. Hitler declares war on Poland. Chamberlain announces war. FDR: "America Hates War." and Winston Chu...
Audiobook - Chapter 5
This Day in Jack Benny - July 10, 2023 14:52 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJACK BENNY and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy By Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley Read by Stephanie Henderson Chapter 5: Rochester and the Revenge of Uncle Tom in the 1940s and 1950s
Golden Memories of Radio - Disk 3
This Day in Jack Benny - July 05, 2023 07:07 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsSide 1 - Radio Adventure and Drama. Jack Armstrong. The Lone Ranger. Sgt. Preston and Yukon King. Terry and The Pirates. Famous Jury Trials. Dangerous Assignment. Mr. Keene, Tracer of Lost Persons. Gang Busters. Suspense. The Shadow. Side 2 - The Classic Radio News Broadcasts. KDKA Electio...
Audiobook - Chapter 4
This Day in Jack Benny - July 03, 2023 07:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJACK BENNY and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy By Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley Read by Stephanie Henderson Chapter 4: Eddie Anderson, Rochester, and Race in 1930s Radio and Film
Golden Memories of Radio - Disk 2
This Day in Jack Benny - June 28, 2023 07:07 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsIn 1969 Jack Benny hosted a a box-set of records looking back at old time radio. It was titles "Jack Benny Presents the Treasury of Golden Memories of Radio". Side 1 - The Great Radio Comedians. "Allen's Alley" with Fred Allen, Senator Claghorn, Titus Moody and Mrs. Nusbaum. The Easy Aces ...
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