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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 (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 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, 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.
This is a list of the 261 episodes for the television version of The Jack Benny Program, as opposed to the radio program of the same name. Series overview Season Episodes Originally released Rank Rating First released Last released Network 1 4 October 10, 1950 (1950-10-10) May 5, 1951 (1951-05-05) CBS — — 2 6 November 11, 1951 (1951-11-11) June 6, 1952 (1952-06-06) 9 42.8 3 8 October 10 ...
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 ...
Jack, Mary, and Rochester (as a caddy) go to play golf with Bob Crosby. Not recognizing golfing legend Ben Hogan, Jack starts giving Ben unsolicited advice on how to play the game. Later, Jack hits a ball into the woods; rather than lose it, he takes Rochester into the woods to search for it. They give up two days later.
Jack welcomes his guest Darla Hood, best known from the Our Gang / Little Rascals comedies. She sings "It's a Most Unusual Day" and tells Jack that his cast reminds her of her old co-stars. The sketch is a takeoff on her old films with "youngster" Jack as Alfie, Rochester as Oatmeal, Dennis as rich kid Rodney, Don as Spunky, and Darla as herself.