Podcast Episodes

Portable TV Set

May 23, 1954 - Jack's trip to Las Vegas is disscussed as well as Jack's last television show of the season featuring Bob Hope, as well as Dennis Day'…

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Rita Hayworth

May 20, 1945 - In San Francisco Jack Benny is joined by actress Rita Hayworth, Governer Earl Warren and harmonica player Larry Adler. 

This is just a…

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Victory in Europe (The Vault)

May 13, 1945 - Jack is going to San Francisco. It is Mother's Day, the Sunday after V-E Day and Jack Benny is getting ready for a trip, so he gets so…

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Test Drive (Grace Moore)

May 10, 1936 - Mary phones her mother in Los Angeles and Jack test drives a car. 

References inlcude singers Bing Crosby, actress Loretta Young and s…

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Love Letters (Jeanette Eymann)

May 1, 1955 - Jack buys a baseball team. Much of this episode recycled portions of scripts from previous episodes including May 9, 1948 and April 13,…

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How Jack Hired Don Wilson

May 6, 1945 - Continuing a series of episodes about Jack Meeting his cast, this episode is about Jack hiring his announcer Don Wilson. Jack also gets…

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Professor LaBlanc

April 29, 1945 - First episode with Jack Benny's violin teacher Professor LeBlanc, played by Mel Blanc.

References include Lena Horne, Ronald Colman,…

1 year, 11 months ago

29 Palms (Gravel Gertie)

April 22, 1945 - Broadcast from Twenty Nine Palms naval air station. The Jack Benny show is back after a week off due to the death of FDR.

Jack menti…

2 years ago

William Powell

April 8, 1945 - From Torney Hospital In Palm Springs, Jack Benny dreams (guest star) William Powell is his butler.

References inlcude the radio shows…

2 years ago

Cinderallen (Quintuplets)

March 29, 1936 - Jack Benny talks with the gang about the American East vs the West does his version of Cinderella with him as the title character "C…

2 years ago