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Audiobook Chapter 3
This Day in Jack Benny - June 26, 2023 23:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJACK BENNY and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy By Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley Read by Stephanie Henderson Chapter 3: Masculine Gender Identity in Jack Benny's Humor
Golden Memories of Radio - Disk 1
This Day in Jack Benny - June 21, 2023 07:24 - 33 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 - Remember Golden Radio? The Philco Radio Show with Bing Crosby, Jack Benny and Mary Livingston. George Burns and Gracie Allen...
Audiobook Chapter 2
This Day in Jack Benny - June 19, 2023 18:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJACK BENNY and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy By Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley Read by Stephanie Henderson Chapter Two: What Are You Laughing at, Mary?
"Over Here" Guest Jack Benny
This Day in Jack Benny - June 14, 2023 18:34 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsDecember 26, 1942 - In this war time episode of the radio show "Over Here" Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day and Don Wilson do a spoof of Cinderella. Plus the music of Benny Goodman, an interview with actress Janet Blair and a reading by Herbert Marshall.
Audiobook Chapter 1
This Day in Jack Benny - June 12, 2023 07:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJACK BENNY and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy By Kathryn H. Fuller-Seeley Read by Stephanie Henderson Chapter One: Becoming Benny
Jack Benny Audiobook Introduction
This Day in Jack Benny - June 11, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsThis is the introduction of the new audiobook of "Jack Benny and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy" by Kathryn H Fuller-Seeley. Thank you for the support of our Patrons who supported this project. The audiobook is now free for all to enjoy! Buy a hard copy of the book here: https://ww...
Hollywood Revue of 1929 (BONUS)
This Day in Jack Benny - June 07, 2023 07:21 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsThis episode is a look at Jack Benny before his radio career when he was a Master of Ceremonies on film. July 30, 1928 - Bright Moments (Short Film) January 6, 1929 - Song Writers Revue (clip of film short) November 23, 1929 - Hollywood Revue of 1929 (portions of film)
Maltin on Benny
This Day in Jack Benny - May 31, 2023 07:30 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsLeonard Maltin talks about Jack Benny at the 2023 International Jack Benny Fan Club convention. The well known film critic and historian wrote a book about old time radio in 1997 called "The Great American Broadcast". This interview is hosted by Zach Eastman (Yesteryear Ballyhoo Revue podcast) a...
Ready for London Trip
This Day in Jack Benny - May 24, 2023 19:30 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsMay 25, 1952 - Jack prepares for his trip to London, then Jack gets money from Ed in the vault, and a visit from Dennis' mother. They mention the ocean liner that Jack Benny will take to London, the RMS Queen Elizabeth. They also mention the old Bundles for Britain program, the presidential sl...
Generous Jack (Eddie Cantor)
This Day in Jack Benny - May 17, 2023 14:42 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsMay 8, 1949 - Jack is upset with the cast for flubbing so many lines last week. Eddie Cantor stops by and discusses the article he wrote about Jack in Cosmopolitan magazine. References include the Hooper Ratings, the fire at The Hollywood Park Race Track, the lifting of the Berlin Blockade, th...
Al Jolson Show Guest Dennis Day (Bonus)
This Day in Jack Benny - May 10, 2023 07:46 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsHere are Dennis Day's appearances on The Kraft Music Hall with Al Jolson. December 9, 1948 February 3, 1949 May 8, 1949
The Treasure of The Sierra Madre
This Day in Jack Benny - May 03, 2023 13:09 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsMay 1, 1949 - Jack Benny, Mel Blanc and the gang do their version of the Humphrey Bogart movie "The Treasure of The Sierra Madre". References include Arthur Murray Dance Studio, used car salesman Mad Man Muntz, the new Buick with side port holes, French bathing suits, Mermaids, Toni home perma...
In The Spring (Lion Tamer)
This Day in Jack Benny - April 26, 2023 07:13 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsApril 25, 1937 - In The Spring Tra-La. Phil Harris gets mad at Jack Benny for talking during the band number and the whole cast ends up walking off the set in anger. Then Jack visits Andy Devine at his parents house for supper. References include the phrase "too, too divine", the bandleader Ab...
English Drawing Room
This Day in Jack Benny - April 19, 2023 07:45 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsApril 18, 1937 - Lady Milicent's Husband is the name of the English drawing room drama that Jack Benny and the gang put on. References include Jeeves and Wooster, the actor Gary Cooper, casting for "Gone With The Wind", the movies "Lost Horizon", "Tarzan Escapes" and Jack Benny's movie "Colleg...
Buck Benny, Burns and Allen
This Day in Jack Benny - April 12, 2023 15:01 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsApril 11, 1937 - Guests Burns and Allen join Jack Benny for Buck Benny Rides Again (part 10). References include the comedy trio The Ritz Brothers, the actor Adolphe Menjou, Ben Bernie's catchphrase "Yowsa". Plus a joke about shoe trees.
Turn Off The Moon
This Day in Jack Benny - April 05, 2023 07:11 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsApril 4, 1937 - Back From New York where Jack Benny made up with Fred Allen and ended the feud...for now. Andy Devine visits and Phil Harris and Kenny Baker talk about their new movie "Turn Off The Moon".
The Train Porter (Rochester)
This Day in Jack Benny - March 29, 2023 07:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsMarch 28, 1937 - The Train Ride to Hollywood. This is the first episode with Eddie Anderson who would later become a regular on the show as Rochester. References include the singer Lily Pons and the movie San Fransisco with Clark Gable and Jeanette MacDonald.
Oscar Night (The Continental)
This Day in Jack Benny - March 22, 2023 07:01 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsMarch 24, 1952 - Jack and Mary attend the Academy Awards and Jack tries to sing his song. References include the many celebrities at the Oscars - Host Danny Kaye, best actor nomonees Marlon Brando (A Streetcar Named Desire), Montgomery Clift (A Place in the Sun), Arthur Kennedy (Bright Victor...
Live at Air Base (Lt Robert Taylor)
This Day in Jack Benny - March 15, 2023 07:31 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsMarch 12, 1944 - From Livermore, CA near San Fransisco. Jack in the Navy. References include Red Skelton, Abbot and Costello, Fred Allen, Maxie Rosenbloom, Shirley Temple and Lt Robert Taylor.
Now Cut That Out! (Hubba Hubba Hubba)
This Day in Jack Benny - March 08, 2023 08:19 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsMarch 5, 1944 - From Lemoore Army Air Field, Don Wants to Get Paid. This is the first episode where Jack Benny says "Now Cut That Out!". References include George Burns' singing voice, Bob Hope, Fred Allen, Hedy Lamarr, Betty Grable and her husband Harry James, and the song from Oklahoma "A Su...
Surprise Guests (Tamarisk Country Club)
This Day in Jack Benny - March 01, 2023 08:11 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsMarch 2, 1952 - Guest Show in Palm Springs at the Tamarisk Country Club. The surprise guests will be Danny Kaye, George Burns, Frank Sinatra and Groucho Marx! References include Lord Calvert Whisky, conductor Dir Thomas Beecham, Eddie Cantor, Lana Turner and announcer Harry Von Zell.
Brewster's Millions starring Jack and Mary
This Day in Jack Benny - February 22, 2023 08:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsFebruary 15, 1937 - The Lux Radio Theater presents "Brewster's Millions" with Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone. There have been a few versions of the story including the 1945 movie (with Eddie "Rochester" Anderson in a supporting role) and the 1985 movie with Richard Pryor and John Candy. This pr...
Jack Benny Fiddles With The Classics (Bonus)
This Day in Jack Benny - February 16, 2023 02:58 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratings1956 - It’s a children’s record! Jack Benny tells the story of becoming a great violinist and how it all went wrong. Featuring the vocal talents of Mary Livingstone and Mel Blanc. Originally titled “Jack Benny Plays the Bee Ably Assisted by Isaac Stern” in 1956, it was re-released as “Jack Benny...
Dennis Day's Parents (Baa Baa Baa)
This Day in Jack Benny - February 08, 2023 08:38 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsFebruary 7, 1954 - Dennis is told to quit the show by his mother. Jack Benny is also visited by a ten-year-old Harry Shearer. Plus Mel Blanc's hillarious rendition on "The Whiffenpoof Song (Baa Baa Baa)". References include the actresses Ava Gardener, Lana Turner, Jane Russel and Marilyn Monro...
North-West Mounted (Winter Olympics)
This Day in Jack Benny - February 01, 2023 05:03 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsFebruary 9, 1936 - Jack Benny and the gang have returned home to New York after almost a year in California. They mention the Winter Olympics in Germany, and the actor Cary Grant. Mary Livingstone writes a play about The North-West Mounted Police.
The Shooting of Dan McGrew
This Day in Jack Benny - January 25, 2023 08:18 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJanuary 24, 1954 - After a look at the home life of Bob Crosby, Jack Benny and the gang dramatize the Robert W Service poem "The Shooting of Dan McGrew". References include "Santa Baby" by Ertha Kitt, the end of the Chlorophyll fad, and the game of Scrabble. Plus a Lucky Strike commercial by t...
Parking Ticket
This Day in Jack Benny - January 18, 2023 08:39 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJanuary 17, 1954 - This episode begins with Jack Benny and the gang have lunch at the drug store and ends with Jack fighting a parking ticket in court, References incule Terry Moore's ermine bathing suit, golfers Fred Wanpler, Lloyd Mangrum, Sam Sneed and Ben Hogen, musicians Bing Crosby, Libe...
All Music (Carole Lombard's Death)
This Day in Jack Benny - January 11, 2023 08:47 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJanuary 18, 1942 - This episode was broadcast two days after the sudden death of Jack Benny's co-star Carole Lombard. The episode is all music. "In respect to Carole Lombard, his co-star in "To Be Or Not Be", an Alexander Korda-Ernest Lubitsch film, to be released through United Artists, Jack ...
Pet Camel (Stan Freberg)
This Day in Jack Benny - January 04, 2023 08:25 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsJanuary 9, 1944 - Jack Benny picks up his new pet Camel. The camel is played by a young Stan Freberg in his only appearance on the Jack Benny show. This is also the last episode with Jack's pet polar bear. References include bodybuilder Charles Atlas, comedian Fred Allen, and the Draft cat...
Dennis Has a Cold (Cut Jokes)
This Day in Jack Benny - December 28, 2022 17:42 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 363 ratingsDecember 26, 1954 - The day after Christmas and Jack Benny visits Dennis Day who has a cold. Plus the unedited master recording for this episode survives and includes a couple of cut jokes and behind the scenes banter. References include "This is Your Life", "Robert Montgomery Presents", Louel...
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