Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchJack is Recovering (Toot-Toot-Tootsie)
October 9, 1949 - Mel Blanc sings does his Al Jolson impression "Neyyyaa" singing along with the Sportsmen quartette. He also just made a record imit…
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Football Murder Mystery Part 2
December 10, 1939 - Jack finishes the Murder on the Gridiron episode which is less gridiron and more murder mystery. They have some great double-talk…
9 years, 4 months ago
Christmas Shopping for Paints
December 5, 1954 - This is the last of the great Christmas Shopping episodes on The Jack Benny radio show. Jack Buys oil paints for Don for Christmas…
9 years, 4 months ago
Football Murder Mystery Part 1
December 3, 1939 - Jack Benny AKA Buck Benny the cowboy joins other western stars for the Santa Claus Lane Parade. Meanwhile in cinema, Spencer Tracy…
9 years, 4 months ago
Playing Cards (Baby, It's Cold Outside)
November 27, 1949 - Dis you know Ricardo Montalban & Esther Williams sang the first recorded version of the holiday hit "Baby, It's Cold Outside"? Or…
9 years, 4 months ago
Duck Hunting (Strongman)
November 26, 1939 - References in this episode include Earle Liederman, a strongman on the vaudeville stage who sold a mail-in bodybuilding course. T…
9 years, 4 months ago
Jack Dreams He's a Turkey
November 21, 1943 - Happy Thanksgiving from the front lines! The war is on which means the rationing of meats, but Jack is still able to get turkey. …
9 years, 4 months ago
An Ostrich For Thanksgiving
November 19, 1939 - The year with two Thanksgivings. President Franklin D. Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving from the last Thursday of November one week e…
9 years, 4 months ago
Jack's Drivers License
November 16, 1947 - Cleaning Jack's Den before Jack goes to the DMV to get his Driver's License. Movies in '47 included "Forever Amber" and "The Egg …
9 years, 4 months ago
Jack Has a Toothache
November 12, 1939 - Jack Benny has a toothache and goes to the dentist. Dr.Frank Nelson. What could be more torture? Only Fred Allen and his sponsor …
9 years, 5 months ago