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Back to SearchThe Blue Fairy
October 6, 1940 - Mary Kelley returns as The Blue Fairy (a spoof on Disney's Pinocchio). Plus they mention William Shakespeare's a "Midsummer Night's…
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Vacation Plans (Irene Ryan)
June 21, 1936 - Don Wilson talks about how he will be the host of the JELL-O Summer Show starring Tim and Irene. The episode is a little bit short be…
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Bennymount Studio (Love in Bloom Writers)
June 7 & 14, 1936 - Worried about his place at Paramount, Jack Benny decides to start his own studio called Bennymount. The guest stars are Ralph Rai…
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The Show Credits
June 3, 1951 - We all know Jack Benny with Mary Livingstone, Rochester, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. But do you know the rest of the peopl…
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Doctor Visit (Speedy Riggs)
May 27, 1951 - Jack goes for a doctor's check and runs into that Lucky Strike auctioneer Speedy Riggs. Plus writer Milt Josefsberg's story of the jok…
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Bob Crosby (Bing's Brother)
May 20, 1951 - This episode is a re-used script from May 2, 1948 with a few updates.
In this episode they mention the broadway musical Guys and Dolls…
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Best Dressed (Robert Taylor)
February 13, 1938 - Just before his birthday Jack Benny was named as one of the top ten best dressed men in America along with movie star Clark Gable…
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M-O-T-H-E-R (The Big Birdcast)
May 8, 1938 - It's Mother's Day and Jack Benny considers himself the mother hen of the cast. This is a day after the Kentucky Derby. Manuel Talcott, …
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Home Under Construction
May 1, 1938 - This week Jack Benny's Maxwell was in a race for old cars, the Fresno State College Hack Race. He lost to Fred Allen's entry.
In this e…
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Snow White and the Seven Gangsters
April 24, 1938 - Walt Disney's first feature film has just come out and Jack Benny is going to do his version of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" mi…
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