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Funny stuff
I started listening to old radio shows several years ago (I'm not old enough
to have heard them when first broadcast) and have found the Jack Benny Show
to be among the best. The format and cast of charactors were second to none. Some of the humor with Eddie Anerson's Rochester will make you cringe. Not as racist as Amos and Andy but still playing to a stereotype. I can't stand Irish tenors but Dennis Day's song only last 2 minutes. There are a lot of running gags and inside jokes, but the more shows you hear the more they
will make sense. This CD set is better than "SPOOFS" another Radio Spirits
set. Both are worth owning though.

Funny shows but not enough of them, and sound problems
On the first show, there are sound issues - some sort of background tinkling - that should've been cleaned up. It would have been nice to have more shows but I guess one hour is all that'll fit per CD. ... Read more

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Original program from 1981 Jack Benny Memorial Award Ceremony in honor of Carol Burnett with commentary, personal sentiment & autographs from many stars of stage and screen. ... Read more

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The Jack Benny Christmas Show of 1953 and The Red Skelton Christmas Show of 1951.1) Jack Benny:With Mary, Don, Bob Crosby and Sheldon Leonard.This time we find Jack on his annual Christmas shopping trip with Mary in Palm Springs.Jack decides to buy Don a Christmas gift of dates, but he is undecided...plain dates or dates with nuts.It is truly a hilarious sketch with Mel Blanc as the harried clerk going "nut".2)Red Skelton:"Deadeye" goes into the woods to cut Christmas trees to sell in the city.Clem Kadiddlehopper is a Christmas tree salesman, Red is also "Junior, the mean little kid", starring as "The Little Christmas Tree" in a holiday pageant, where he and Santa have quite a discussion. ... Read more

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This is an MP3 Audio CD of Jack Benny Disc 2, an oldtime radio show from the 1930's, 40's & 50's. If you love agood comedy, you'll love these. You get all these (and many more):1940-03-10 Mr Benny Goes To Washington1940-03-31 Pinocchio1940-05-05 Clown Hall Tonite1940-05-19 Northwest Passage1940-06-16 Fathers' Day1940-10-06 Childhood Story1940-10-27 Hold That Line1940-11-10 Dog Catcher1940-12-08 Don is Mad & Walks Out1940-12-22 Christmas Shopping1941-02-16 Jack's Birthday1941-03-16 Palm Springs1941-03-23 Tobacco Road1941-06-01 From San Diego Naval Base1941-10-26 Dive Bomber1941-11-02 Halloween1941-11-23 Thanksgiving 1941-11-30 Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde pt 1 & 21942-01-25 Frightwig Murder Case1942-03-22 Jack And Phil Play Golf1942-04-05 Don's Commercial1942-04-12 Try And Get It1942-04-19 Don's Play1942-05-17 447 Jack Imitates Fred Allen1942-10-04 1st Grape Nuts Flakes Show1942-10-11 At Barbara Stanwyck's House1942-11-08 Twink Family1942-11-15 Dennis Day's Girlfriend1942-11-29 Chasing Rommel through Lybia1942-12-13 Guests Gary Cooper1942-12-27 New Years Eve Skit1943-01-03 Bear Hunting1943-01-10 $64 Dollar Question1943-01-17 Information Please1943-01-31 From Quantico1943-02-07 Jack Is Late1943-02-28 Kit Carson Benny1943-03-07 Burns and Allen sub for Jack1943-03-14 Host Orson Welles1943-04-18 Loretta Young1943-04-25 Rochester's Horse1943-06-11 Stolen Dog1943-09-13 USO Show, Egypt1943-10-17 CasablancaPlus MANY more Jack Benny shows 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

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Chapters: Ray Bradbury, Jack Benny, Kim Stanley Robinson, Otto Graham, Jerry Orbach, Shawn Marion, Neil Flynn, Michael Turner, Richard L. Conolly, Gary Bennett, Rob Paravonian, Bill Krueger, Bob O'farrell, Justin Mentell, David Ogrin, Ward Just, Brian Van Holt, Diane Ackerman, Eleanor Taylor Bland, Mike Wagner, Steve Digiorgio, Terry Link, Derrick Jensen, Conni Marie Brazelton, Johnny Dickshot, Chris Thorpe, David Clennon, Corky Calhoun, Brian Traxler, Thaddeus Coleman, Christine Tamblyn, Jay Hook, Nick Browder, Vic Kohring, Billy Mckinney, Jigger Statz, Jerry Kutzler, Ed Sedar. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 168. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: 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 the comic penny-pinching miser, insisting on remaining 39 years old on stage 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 from the 1930s to the 1960s were a foundational influence on the situation comedy genre. Dean Martin, on the celebrity roast for Johnny Carson in November 1973, introduced Benny as "the Satchel Paige of the world of comedy." Jack was born February 14, 1894, in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in neighboring Waukegan, Illinois. He was the son of Meyer Kubelsky and Emma Sachs Kubelsky. Meyer was a Jewish saloon owner, later to become a haberdasher, who had emigrated to America from Poland. Emma had emigrated from Lithuania. Benny bega...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=82587 ... Read more

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18 classic comedy programs from 1938 through early 1940. This collection features Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc and Don Wilson. In San Francisco 01-09-38Driving back from San Francisco 01-16-38The hurricane 01-30-38Jack is late for the show 02-06-38Play: "Murder in the Library" 05-15-38Guest: Joan Bennett 06-12-38In Chicago on his way to Los Angeles 12-18-38Christmas at Jack's house 12-25-38Play: "The New Tenant, or Good-bye 1938, Hello 1939" 01-01-39The lunch counter 01-15-39Everyone wants a raise! 03-12-39Play: "The Hound of the Baskervilles" 06-11-39Dennis Day's first show 10-18-39Guest: Barbara Stanwyck 01-07-40Trip to Yosemite, Part 1 of 4 02-04-40Yosemite, Part 2 of 4 02-11-40Yosemite, Part 3 of 4 02-18-40Yosemite, Part 4 of 4 02-25-40 ... Read more

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Great collection of Benny!
Though some of the episodes included on this set sound very primitive, compared to later Jack Benny episodes, the basic elements are there:Jack's stinginess, vanity, his Maxwell, and his cast puncturing his ego. The funniest episode on this set is the one in which Jack tries to getBarbara Stanwyck to do his show.It's an almost perfect show.No radiolover should be without this set! ... 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: 1930s American Television Series, 1930s British Television Series, the Jack Benny Program, Telecrime, the Disorderly Room, Wasp's Nest, Picture Page, for the Children, Sports Review, Starlight, Theatre Parade, the Television Ghost, Ann and Harold. Excerpt: 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 comedy. With Canada Dry Ginger Ale as a sponsor, Benny came to radio on The Canada Dry Program, beginning May 2, 1932, on the NBC Blue Network and continuing there for six months until October 26, moving the show to CBS on October 30. With Ted Weems leading the band, Benny stayed on CBS until January 26, 1933. Arriving at NBC on March 17, Benny did The Chevrolet Program until April 1, 1934. He continued with The General Tire Revue for the rest of that season, and in the fall of 1934, for General Foods as The Jell-O Program Starring Jack Benny (1934-42) and, when sales of Jell-O were affected by sugar rationing during World War II, The Grape Nuts Program Starring Jack Benny (1942-44). On October 1, 1944, the show became The Lucky Strike Program Starring Jack Benny, when American Tobacco's Lucky Strike cigarettes took over as his radio sponsor, through the mid-1950s. By that time, the practice of using the sponsor's name as the title began to fade. The show returned to CBS on January 2, 1949, as part of CBS president William S. Paley's notorious "raid" of NBC talent in 1948-49. There it stayed for the remainder of its radio run, which ended on May 22, 1955. CBS aired repeats of previous 1953-55 radio episodes from 1956 to 1958 as The Best of Benny for State Farm Insurance, who later sponsored his television program from 1... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=884473 ... 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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A compilation of The Jack Benny Times newsletter issues from 2000 to 2005, the thrice-yearly publication of the International Jack Benny Fan Club.Each issue features 20 pages packed with all sorts of information on Jack Benny and his associates, plus exclusive interviews with the people who knew and worked with him. ... Read more

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Chapters: 1965 Australian Television Series Endings, 1965 Canadian Television Series Endings, 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, the Littlest Hobo, My Living Doll, the Famous Adventures of Mr. Magoo, Mickey, Profiles in Courage, the Tycoon, the Forest Rangers, Kentucky Jones, the Rogues, Broadside, Sykes and A..., Seven Keys, Call My Bluff, World War One, Many Happy Returns, the Stranger, 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, Take a Chance, the Bill Dana Show, Shenanigans, Telepoll, I'll Bet, Kraft Suspense Theatre, 199 Park Lane, Hollywood a Go-Go, Rag, Tag and Bobtail, Our Private World, Frank's Bandstand, the Airbase, the Nurses, Valentine's Day, the Human Jungle, Paradise Bay, Galaxy Boy Troop, Time for Terry. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 298. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:The Stranger The Stranger (1964-65) was an Australian science fiction television series made for children and produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (then known as the Australian Broadcasting Commission). It is notable as Australia's first locally produced science fiction television series and one of the first Australian TV series to be sold overseas.Synopsis A schoolmaster finds an unconscious young man on his doorstep, takes him in and looks after him. A firm friendship develops between the stranger and the headmaster's children, Bernard and Jean and their friend Peter, and this leads to them discovering the stranger s secret - that he i... ... Read more