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Jack Benny and Eddie Anderson disembark from a train in Los Angeles in 1943 with a camel.. Anderson's first appearance on The Jack Benny Program was on March 28, 1937. [9] [10] He was originally hired to play the one-time role of a redcap for a storyline in which the show traveled from Chicago to California by train, which coincided with the show's actual return to NBC's Radio City West in ...
Jack Benny made his TV debut in 1949 with a local appearance on Los Angeles station KTTV, then a CBS affiliate. [26] On October 28, 1950, he made his full network debut over CBS Television. [7] The regular and continuing Jack Benny Program was telecast on CBS from October 28, 1950, to September 15, 1964. Benny's television shows were occasional ...
Jack Benny (born Benjamin Kubelsky; February 14, 1894 – December 26, 1974) was an American entertainer who evolved from a modest success playing the violin on the vaudeville circuit to one of the leading entertainers of the twentieth century with a highly popular comedic career in radio, television, and film.
Jack, Rochester, and Polly the parrot head to Palm Springs for vacation. Upon arrival, Jack heads straight for the pool and jumps off the diving board, unaware that the pool's been drained for cleaning. Jack spends the rest of his vacation in bed, putting up with the hotel doctor (Frank Nelson) and comments from Rochester, Mary, and Don.
Don Wilson shows the construction of the brand new Jack Benny Junior High School; Dennis Day's not impressed, because there are "day schools" everywhere. The mayor of Waukegan presents Jack Benny items to be sealed into the school's cornerstone, including his first toy — a cash register — and a broken baton from his first violin lesson.
Jack Benny was a 20th-century American violinist and comedic entertainer who achieved success in vaudeville, radio, television and film.He played one role throughout his radio and television careers, a caricature of himself as a minimally talented musician and penny pincher who was the butt of all the jokes.
Rochester is typing the script for next week's show: Jack Benny's life story. Jack auditions people for the various roles, including a beautiful young woman (Leigh Snowden) to play his first girlfriend (who kisses him passionately), and his actual first girlfriend to play his mother. He passes on a young boy who auditions to play Jack as a boy ...
In a flashback, Rochester recalls the time Jack went to Ronald and Benita Colman's house for dinner; an invitation meant for the Colmans' friend Jack Wellington wound up on Jack Benny's doorstep. Mr. Benny showed up in gaudy white tie and tails; when Mr. Wellington showed up in a sweater and casual slacks, Benny thought that Wellington was an ...