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This Day in Jack Benny

This Day in Jack Benny

25 Episodes • By John Henderson • thisdaybenny.com
The Jack Benny Show AKA The Jello Program AKA The Lucky Strike Program aired from the 1930's right through to the 1950's. Each week your host, John Henderson, brings an episode from that week 60-80 years ago. It's old, yet still as funny as ever. "The Jack Benny program, starring Jack Benny with Ma ...more
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This Day in Jack Benny
This Day in Jack Benny
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The Shooting of Dan McGrew
January 24, 1954 - After a look at the home life of ... more
Jan 25 2023 34m
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Parking Ticket
January 17, 1954 - This episode begins with Jack Ben... more
Jan 18 2023 33m
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All Music (Carole Lombard's Death)
January 18, 1942 - This episode was broadcast two da... more
Jan 11 2023 31m
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Pet Camel (Stan Freberg)
January 9, 1944 - Jack Benny picks up his new pet Ca... more
Jan 4 2023 32m
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Dennis Has a Cold (Cut Jokes)
December 26, 1954 - The day after Christmas and Jack... more
Dec 28 2022 33m
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Christmas Shopping for Dennis
December 14, 1941 - Horseradish, a ride in the Maxwe... more
Dec 21 2022 33m
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Christmas Eve 1942
December 24, 1942 - Command Performance featuring Bo... more
Dec 14 2022 1h 7m
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Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941 – The day of the Pearl Harbor attac... more
Dec 7 2022 34m
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Psychiatrist Office (Pinky Lee)
November 28, 1954 - Jack Takes Dennis to the Psychia... more
Nov 30 2022 32m
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Alice Faye (Thanksgiving)
November 23, 1941 - Thanksgiving Day Dinner. Jack Be... more
Nov 23 2022 32m
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Duck Hunt (NBC 15th Anniversary)
November 16, 1941 - He fumbled the ball. Jack Benny ... more
Nov 16 2022 35m
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Ernst Lubitsch (Leo Durocher)
November 9, 1941 - Football Game. Jack Benny is maki... more
Nov 9 2022 32m
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Behind the Scenes (September 1954)
September 1954 - This is a fascinating look behind ... more
Nov 2 2022 34m
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Drive-In Movie
October 24, 1954 - Jack, Dennis and Don got to The D... more
Oct 26 2022 32m
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Train to L.A. (Emily Post)
October 19, 1941 - On the train to Los Angeles. Refe... more
Oct 19 2022 32m
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Columbus Day
October 12, 1941 - Jack Benny and the gang read revi... more
Oct 12 2022 32m
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Brooklyn Dodgers (From New York)
October 4, 1941 - Jack is about to start the new sea... more
Oct 5 2022 32m
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Trading Places with Ronald Colman
January 16, 1949 - Jack's Scrapbook Ronald Colman dr... more
Sep 28 2022 36m
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A Double Life (Ciro's)
February 1, 1948 - Jack and Mary See Ronald Colman's... more
Sep 21 2022 34m
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Costume Party (Ronald Colman Prank)
November 9, 1947 - The Corner Drug Store, Denny Day ... more
Sep 14 2022 46m
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Tickets for the Colmans (Fred Allen Cut Off)
April 27, 1947 - Leaving for Chicago with the Colman... more
Sep 7 2022 34m
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USS Saratoga (Atomic Bomb Test)
April 21, 1946 - Aboard the U.S.S. Saratoga Navy air... more
Aug 31 2022 33m
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Violin Practice (Ronald Colman)
April 14, 1946 - Jack Benny's Violin Practice Interr... more
Aug 24 2022 33m
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Isaac Stern Concert (The Colmans)
February 3, 1946  - Jack Attends Isaac Stern Concert... more
Aug 17 2022 31m
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Contest Winners (One-zy Two-zy)
January 27, 1946 - Fred Allen Announces Contest Winn... more
Aug 10 2022 30m
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