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Audio Cassette containing episodes from each of the listed Authors. UPC = 051375050398 ... Read more

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Jack Benny
Jack Benny, his wife, Mary Livingston, George Burns, and his wife, Gracie Allen were all accused of smuggling jewelry into the United States from Europe. Both Burns and Benny were fined and given suspended sentences in regards to this matter. Mr. Benny was born on February 14,1894, in Waukegan, IL and was a well known comedienne who had his own television show.


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Eleven-year-old Jack Putnam and his eighth-year-old brother Benny are being dragged against their will on a summer-long vacation with their family. And not to somewhere cool like Disney World, but to a little port town in Maine named Chowder Bay, far away from anyplace fun. But what promises to be a very bleak summer quickly becomes a series of exciting adventures in one of the most mysterious places on earth!

Warring Seagulls! Giant Lobsters! Kleptomaniac Eagles! Ghosts from the Civil War! Chowder Bay has far more adventures and mysteries in store than these two boys could have ever imagined! ... Read more

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One Long, Exciting Summer
At first, Jack and his brother, Benny, aren't very excited about spending the summer in Chowder Bay, Maine. But their attitude changes when they arrive there. First, they meet fisherman Angus O'Neil, who tells them about Old Salty, the biggest lobster in the whole ocean. But it soon becomes apparent that Old Salty is not going to settle for just ruling the ocean. She has plans for taking over the world and she's starting with Chowder Bay. Then, on a hike, Jack and Benny must face down a gigantic eagle with a voracious appetite for hats. Surviving that, they discover the ghost of Dr. True, who is eager to set the record straight about the town's famous hero of the Civil War--a man he claims murdered him!

Anyone who has ever gone on a boring family trip will understand Jack and Benny's reluctance at the beginning of the Salt Water Taffy series. What makes this story magical is not that the boys learn some great lesson about entertaining themselves in the unplugged world, but that they have fun while still remaining believable eleven- and eight-year-old boys. They are open to new experiences, even if those experiences aren't quite what they expect: a talking wolf, a ghost, a giant sea monster. Loux's droll wit makes his story a fun read for more than just kids, though. Adult readers will appreciate little touches such as Jack and Benny's dad avoiding work by playing with a Game Boy discarded in favor of a treasure hunt.

Loux's art is another plus of the series. Using thick black lines and sharply pointed curves, he creates a scene that, like his plot, mimics reality, but makes it so much more appealing. His palette is a deceptively simple black-and-white, but the series loses nothing by not being in color. Each panel has tiny small details to bring alive the beach scenes, animal fur, building interiors, and so forth. At important dialogue scenes, Loux will often take a moment to just highlight the characters, leaving off background entirely and forcing the eye to focus. This is indicative of his strength with pacing, important in a humorous action series such as this.

The Salt Water Taffy series is as much of a treasure as anything Jack and Benny dig up on their excursions. Readers, especially those who are late elementary school through middle school age, looking for fun adventures set in a world just this side of realistic will laugh along with Jack, Benny, Angus, and the rest of the Cowder Bay inhabitants as they enjoy one long, exciting summer.

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This collection of 18 classic episodes draws from the years 1944 to 1949. Enjoy the banter and laughs of this lighthearted comedy. Featuring: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc and The Sportsmen Quartet. Guest: Eddie Cantor 02-27-44Jack has problems buying a cigar 05-21-44First show for singer Larry Stevens 11-05-44Guest: Isaac Stern 02-03-46Guest: Van Johnson 04-07-46Guest: Edward G. Robinson 11-24-46Guests: Dick Haymes and Bing Crosby 03-16-47Tries to get the Sportsmen Quartet back 03-23-47Guest: Jane Wyman 03-30-47Guests: Hoagy Carmichael and Samuel Goldwyn 04-06-47A ride in Jack's Maxwell. Guest: Ronald Colman 04-27-47How Jack and the gang spent Thanksgiving 11-28-48Jack's first show for CBS. Guests: Amos 'n' Andy 01-02-49Guest: James Stewart 01-09-49Guests: Fletcher Markle and Jack Warner 02-20-49Jack gets a violin lesson. Guest: Claude Rains 02-27-49Van and Jack double date. Guest: Van Johnson 03-20-49Guests: Edgar Bergen and Red Skelton 09-25-49 ... Read more

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18 Installments Of "The Jack Benny Program" On 6 Cassette Tapes!
"Radio Spirits, Inc." has released several different volumes (on both Cassette and Compact Disc audio formats) that are chock-full of Jack Benny's unique style and humor.

This is Volume #2 in a Radio Spirits' series of Audio Cassette compilations of "The Jack Benny Program", which was one of radio's longest-running weekly series, running from 1932 through 1955.

This 6-Tape set features 18 full-length Benny radio shows, complete with original commercial advertisements (many of them integrated right into the shows themselves). Audio quality is very good for all programs.

There are three Jack Benny programs per 90-minute cassette. All of the shows found in this collection originally aired between 1944 and 1949. Jack's guest stars here include: Jimmy Stewart, Red Skelton, Eddie Cantor, Bing Crosby, Jane Wyman, Van Johnson, Ronald Colman, Edward G. Robinson, among others.

This whole series of Audio Tape packages put out by Radio Spirits is very nicely designed, IMO. The easy-to-carry, plastic-coated packaging that houses the six audio cassettes is very attractive, with inventive high-quality artwork. Plus, the easily-stored, "book-like" package is quite compact as well, measuring 5" x 9" (and just 1" thick).

"The Jack Benny Program" has stood the test of time (a lot of time, in fact). These shows are just as funny and fun to listen to today as they were when they originally crackled over the radio airwaves way back when. And you get nine full hours of Mr. Benny's antics right here in this excellent 18-episode collection from Radio Spirits. ... Read more

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Radio's most popular comedian stars in 18 classic broadcast that aired between 1939 and 1948. ... Read more

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For it's one... two... three CDs out at the old ballgame!
According to manufacturer Radio Spirits, Yogi himself selected the vintage shows that comprise this 3-hour, 3-CD collection.

Dubs are from original broadcast transcription discs. A certain amount of surface noise and crackle is inevitable from these 60 to 70-year old records, but it's not so obtrusive as to render listening unpleasant. Recommended for all old time radio and baseball fans.

CONTENTS:

Disc One--
THE ABBOTT & COSTELLO SHOW: Who's on First? (4/17/47)
THE BOB HOPE SHOW - guests: Jackie Robinson and Joe Page (10/11/49)

Disc Two--
LUX RADIO THEATRE: The Pride of the Yankees - Gary Cooper (10/4/43)

Disc Three--
THE EDDIE CANTOR SHOW - guest: Joe DiMaggio (2/12/41)
THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM: "Trip to Cleveland" - guests: Bob Feller and Bob Hope (6/20/48) ... Read more

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As a comic instrumentalist, sawing away week after week at his violin, Jack Benny stood as radio's reigning off-key virtuoso, producing more laughs per measure than any other comic before or since.

This seven hour set of 14 digitally remastered radio episodes finds Benny and his badly squeaking bow mangling the classics and infuriating the long-suffering Professor Andre LeBlanc (Mel Blanc). He also discovers his talent as a songwriter - a skill every bit as highly developed as his ability with the violin.

Mary Livingstone, Eddie Rochester Anderson, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, and Don Wilson are on hand - along with guest stars Louis Armstrong, Hoagy Carmichael, George Burns, Danny Kaye, Groucho Marx and Frank Sinatra - and, they're all ears!

Includes a Program Guide by radio historian Elizabeth McLeod featuring photographs and background information about the show.

Episodes Include: Phil Tries To Collect a World Series Bet 10-13-40, Jack Jams With Louis Armstrong 05-09-43, Rochester Lost at Sea - Briefly 02-17-46, Movie of Jack's Life - Thanksgiving Show 11-23-47, One Down, Three to Go 12-07-47, Professor LeBlanc Gives Jack a Violin Lesson 12-05-48, Mary is Sick 05-15-49, Jack Watches TV 02-18-51, Jack Takes His Song to the Publisher 10-14-51, Guadalajara Trio Sings Jack's Song 12-09-51, To New York to Publish Jack's Song 02-10-52, Song Rejected / Carnegie Hall Dream 02-17-52, Surprise Guests Sing Jack's Song 03-02-52, The IRS Interviews Professor LeBlanc About Jack's violin 03-16-52 ... Read more

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Really Two Autobiographies in One
I've been a Jack Benny fan ever since I was a child; I loved his humour, his style, his shows and just about everything else about him. Consequently, when I stumbled upon this book, I had to read it. Jack Benny's daughter Joan is the one who put it together. About ten years after Jack's death, and shortly after her mother passed away, she found an almost-four-hundred-page manuscript that Jack had written as his autobiography. Now, of the 300 or so pages in this book, just under half of them were taken from Jack's manuscript (presented in bold lettering); the fraction of the hundreds of pages of Jack's manuscript that are included here is unclear. The remainder of the book, just over half, was written (in plain lettering, interspersed throughout) by Joan. Some her prose contains quotes from several of Jack's friends and relatives, and some paragraphs are meant as clarification for part of what Jack wrote; however, most of it is about Joan's own life - her partial autobiography - prior to her father's death. Thus, a reader expecting this 300-page book to be entirely about Jack Benny's life may feel a bit disappointed. But on the plus side, through some of her text we can see aspects of Jack that we could not really appreciate just through reading his own words. The writing styles (since there are two separate writers) are clear, friendly, accessible and engaging. Rather than following a formal chronological development of Jack's life, most of Jack's part of the book is in the form of various anecdotes, memories, comedy skits, etc., told in more-or-less chronological order. Some of his stories brought tears of laughter to my eyes. This book can be enjoyed not only by avid Jack Benny fans like me, nor just by those wondering what Jack Benny was really like, but also by anyone interested in the evolution of show business from vaudeville to television. ... Read more

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A Real Score
Perfect new copy of an out-of-print book at a fantastic price.Sent promptly and packaged well.

Fun Family Reading
My family checks this book out from the library regularly. My children are 5 and 3 and they can't get enough of Jack Tractor, Benny the Breakdown truck and all the other wonderful characters. My husband and I enjoy the book as much as the children do. We all have our favorite story but we read them all several times a day. I would recommend this book to any parent with children who love cars and trucks or who just love a great story.

A great favorite
We have taken this book out from the library 17 times for our 4 year old he loves it. I am sadly disapointed to see it is no longer in print. A great book that can be read and reread by children and adults alike.

teriffic book for kids who love vehicles
Both my kids love this book--a 7-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy.The personalities of the vehicles are nicely done, and the tone isn't typical American pap.The only drawback is that all the main characters are male...The illustrations are modern and really well done without being too abstract.

3 year old son loves this book
This book contains 5 stories about cars and trucks that pass through Small Bill's garage.The pictures are big and fun for children to look at, the stories contain puns and witty names that make it fun for adults to read, and reinforce the importance of friendship and good behaiour for children listening. The stories are short, simple and pure fun. ... Read more

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STARS MANY OF THE GREATS OF THE ERA AND MANY POPULAR BENNY SKITS. 2 HOURS. ... Read more

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Jack Benny (February 14, 1894 ? December 26, 1974), born Benjamin Kubelsky, was an American comedian, vaudevillian, and actor for radio, television, and film. Widely recognized as one of the leading American entertainers of the 20th century, Benny played the role of someone comically "tight" with his money, insisting on remaining 39 years old despite his actual age, and often playing the violin badly. Benny was known for his comic timing and his ability to get laughs with either a pregnant pause or a single expression, such as his signature exasperated "Well!" His radio and television programs, tremendously popular in the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s were a foundational influence on the situation comedy. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jack Benny, Noggin the Nog, Major League Baseball on Cbs, Major League Baseball on Abc, Jonny Quest, the Price Is Right, the Jack Benny Program, Stingray, the Outer Limits, Wagon Train, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, the Defenders, Watch Mr. Wizard, My Living Doll, the Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, Mickey, Profiles in Courage, the Tycoon, Kentucky Jones, the Rogues, Broadside, Sykes and A..., Seven Keys, Call My Bluff, World War One, Many Happy Returns, Wendy and Me, Operation Alphabet, the Bing Crosby Show, Karen, Compact, 90 Bristol Court, Say When!!, the Baileys of Balboa, the Joey Bishop Show, Not So Much a Programme, More a Way of Life, Convoy, Slattery's People, the Bill Dana Show, Shenanigans, I'll Bet, Kraft Suspense Theatre, 199 Park Lane, Hollywood a Go-Go, Rag, Tag and Bobtail, Our Private World, the Airbase, the Nurses, Valentine's Day, the Human Jungle, Paradise Bay, Galaxy Boy Troop. Excerpt:199 Park Lane is a British television soap opera produced by the BBC in 1965.The series was a consciously upper-class affair, based around the residents of an exclusive block of apartments in London , and dealt with the intrigues of the Chelsea/Kensington set.All of this short-lived soap opera's 18 episodes were wiped by the BBC in the 1970s; and none of them are known to survive in the archives as of 2009.Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at 90 Bristol Court is the umbrella title of a short-lived NBC experiment comprising three situation comedies set in a Southern California apartment complex located at the title address. The 90-minute block aired Monday nights and consisted of Karen (7:30-8:00pm), Harris Against the World (8:00-8:30pm), and Tom, Dick, and Mary (8:30-9:00pm).While they were promoted as a single programming block, the three compone... ... Read more

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This is an MP3 Audio CD of Jack Benny Disc 5, an oldtime radio show from the 30's, 40's, & 50's. If you love agood comedy, you'll love these. You get all these (and many more):1952-03-16 IRS Pays Jack a Visit1952-05-18 Down On The Farm1952-06-01 Phil's Last Show1952-09-21 Jack in Scotland1952-09-28 High Noon1952-10-05 Scoop Benny1952-12-14 Christmas Gopher Trap For Don1953-02-15 Life of Bing Crosby1953-03-08 The Snows Of Kilimanjarowaii1953-10-25 Jack Buys A G String1953-11-01 Four AM Walk1953-11-29 Jack Buys a Turkey1953-12-20 Cactus Christmas Tree1954-01-17 Parking Ticket1954-01-24 The Races1954-02-07 Dennis Is Told To Quit1954-02-14 Jack Turns 401954-03-28 Jack and the Beanstalk1954-04-18 Easter Parade1954-04-25 Seance at Jacks Home1954-05-02 Jack Loses $475 at Racetrack1954-05-16 The French Restaurant1954-07-04 George Jessel1954-10-03 Garden Of Evil1954-10-10 Polly at Psychiatrist1954-10-17 The Purple Pirate1954-10-24 The Drive-in Movie1954-11-07 Jack Sees A Doctor1954-11-14 Dinner At Don's1954-11-28 Jack takes Dennis to a psychiatrist1954-12-19 Christmas At Palm Springs1955-01-16 Jack Doesn't Have A Scrip1955-05-01 Love Letters, Jack Buys a Baseball Team1955-05-22 Last original broadcast1956-12-21 Christmas SpecialPlus many more Jack Benny shows & others from the same era. Relive the magic of oldtime radio! This is an mp3 audio CD, so it won't play on a standard cd player. You'll need to download the files to your ipod or other mp3 player or play them on your computer or use a mp3 CD player. This listing is in compliance with existing copyright laws and Amazon's policies. These are public domain oldtime radio shows legally produced by our company. ... Read more