Podcast Episodes

Parking Ticket

January 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 cour…

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All Music (Carole Lombard's Death)

January 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 r…

3 years, 3 months ago

Pet Camel (Stan Freberg)

January 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. T…

3 years, 3 months ago

Dennis Has a Cold (Cut Jokes)

December 26, 1954 - The day after Christmas and Jack Benny visits Dennis Day who has a cold. Plus the unedited master recording for this episode surv…

3 years, 3 months ago

Christmas Shopping for Dennis

December 14, 1941 - Horseradish, a ride in the Maxwell, a bird on a stick. Jack Benny is Christmas shopping for Dennis Day. This is one week after Pe…

3 years, 3 months ago

Christmas Eve 1942

December 24, 1942 - Command Performance featuring Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Harriet Hilliard, The Andrews Sisters, Spike Jones, Bing Crosby, Kay Kaiser,…

3 years, 4 months ago

Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941 – The day of the Pearl Harbor attack that would lead to the United States' entry into WWII. This is a continuation of the previous e…

3 years, 4 months ago

Psychiatrist Office (Pinky Lee)

November 28, 1954 - Jack Takes Dennis to the Psychiatrist. Meanwhile it's the sportsman quartette's birthday.

References include the chidren's televi…

3 years, 4 months ago

Alice Faye (Thanksgiving)

November 23, 1941 - Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Jack Benny invites his cast to his house for dinner including Mary Livingstone, Don Wilson and his wife …

3 years, 4 months ago

Duck Hunt (NBC 15th Anniversary)

November 16, 1941 - He fumbled the ball. Jack Benny tells Don Wilson about his latest hunting trip, Phil Harris plans to be in a play of the pilgrim …

3 years, 5 months ago