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Phil Harris and His Orchestra

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159 episodes in 2 shows · 1936–1943

Phil Harris led a band in Los Angeles after an earlier orchestra partnership with Carol Lofner ended by 1932. In 1936 he became musical director of The Jell-O Program Starring Jack Benny, and he went on to help pioneer radio situation comedy, co-hosting The Fitch Bandwagon with Alice Faye and then The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, which ran until 1954. Later he took supporting film roles and did voice work for Disney.

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The Jack Benny Program137 · Cast

About The Jack Benny Program

1936 12

Phil Harris Introduced October 4, 1936
Anthony Adverse, Part One October 11, 1936
Anthony Adverse, Part Two October 18, 1936
Previews Romeo and Juliet October 25, 1936
Doc Benny's Minstrels: Romeo and Juliet November 1, 1936
Buck Benny Rides Again, Part One November 15, 1936
Buck Benny Rides Again, Part Two November 22, 1936
Buck Benny Rides Again (November 29) November 29, 1936
Money Ain't Everything December 6, 1936
Buck Benny Rides Again (December 13) December 13, 1936
An Old-Fashioned Christmas December 20, 1936
Buck Benny Rides Again and Again December 27, 1936

1937 31

More Buck Benny January 3, 1937
Buck Benny Rides Again, Chapter Ten January 10, 1937
Next Sunday, Jack Will Play The Bee January 31, 1937
The Stolen Violin February 7, 1937
Jack's Birthday (1937) February 14, 1937
Buck Benny Rides Again, Chapter Twelve February 21, 1937
Jack's Violin Is Returned February 28, 1937
The Train Porter March 28, 1937
Back from New York April 4, 1937
Guests Burns and Allen April 11, 1937
Lady Millicent's Husband April 18, 1937
In the Spring, Tra-La April 25, 1937
Buck Benny Party May 2, 1937
The Mother's Day Program May 9, 1937
Ah, Wilderness! (1937) May 16, 1937
Jack Is Sick: Phil, Kenny and Don Host May 23, 1937
Death at Midnight, Part One May 30, 1937
Death at Midnight, Part Two June 6, 1937
Mary's Movie June 13, 1937
Jack's Movie June 20, 1937
Last Show of the Season (1937) June 27, 1937
Guest Abe Lyman October 3, 1937
Starring Jack What's-His-Name October 10, 1937
Jack Buys the Maxwell October 24, 1937
The Devine Farm October 31, 1937
Another Chapter in the Life of Buck Benny November 7, 1937
Lost Horizon November 21, 1937
Jack Cooked the Turkey November 28, 1937
The Big Game December 5, 1937
Christmas Shopping (1937) December 12, 1937
Little Red Riding Hood December 19, 1937

1938 36

Leaving for San Francisco Next Week January 2, 1938
In San Francisco January 9, 1938
Driving Back from San Francisco January 16, 1938
Scoop Benny, Ace Reporter January 23, 1938
Hurricane January 30, 1938
Jack Is Late February 6, 1938
Robert Taylor Plays the Cello February 13, 1938
Submarine D-1, Part One February 20, 1938
Submarine D-1, Part Two February 27, 1938
Don Wilson's Fifteenth Anniversary in Radio March 6, 1938
Death in the Nightclub March 13, 1938
Preparing for New York March 20, 1938
Back from New York (1938) April 3, 1938
A Yank at Oxford April 10, 1938
At the Circus April 17, 1938
Snow White and the Seven Gangsters April 24, 1938
Beverly Hills Home Under Construction May 1, 1938
Mother's Day Show (1938) May 8, 1938
Murder in the Library May 15, 1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part One May 22, 1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part Two May 29, 1938
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part Three June 5, 1938
Artists and Models Abroad June 12, 1938
Back Home in Indiana June 19, 1938
Last Show of the Season (1938) June 26, 1938
Preparing to Return to Work October 2, 1938
Yellow Jack October 9, 1938
Farewell to the Old Studio October 16, 1938
Algiers October 23, 1938
Jack Throws a Halloween Party October 30, 1938
The Crowd Roars November 6, 1938
Jack Tries to Steal Phil's Girl November 13, 1938
Too Hot to Handle November 20, 1938
Flash Benny, Football Coach November 27, 1938
Returning to Hollywood December 18, 1938
Jack's Christmas Open House December 25, 1938

1939 36

Goodbye 1938, Hello 1939 January 1, 1939
Snow White and the Seven Gangsters (1939) January 8, 1939 · "Sleepy"
Lunch at the Drugstore January 15, 1939
Jack Tells How He Saved Fred Allen's Life January 22, 1939
Jack Goes into Training January 29, 1939
Jack Challenges Fred Allen to a Boxing Match February 5, 1939
Love Finds Annie Hardy February 12, 1939
Carmichael, the Polar Bear February 19, 1939
Jesse James, Part One February 26, 1939
Jesse James, Part Two March 5, 1939
Carmichael Is Sick March 12, 1939
Jack Has a Cold March 19, 1939
Four Girls in White April 9, 1939
Man About Town April 16, 1939
Guests Binnie Barnes and Mark Sandrich April 23, 1939
Jack's Seventh Anniversary on the Radio April 30, 1939
Kentucky Derby Bet May 7, 1939
Gunga Din, Part One May 14, 1939
Gunga Din, Part Two May 21, 1939
Alexander Graham Bell May 28, 1939
Hound of the Baskervilles Preview June 4, 1939
The Hound of the Baskervilles June 11, 1939
Father's Day Show (1939) June 18, 1939
Introducing Dennis Day October 8, 1939
Dennis's Mother Interferes with the Show October 15, 1939
Stanley and Livingstone October 22, 1939
Masquerade Party October 29, 1939
The Women November 5, 1939
Jack Has a Toothache November 12, 1939
An Ostrich for Thanksgiving November 19, 1939
Jack Goes Duck Hunting November 26, 1939
Murder on the Gridiron, Part One December 3, 1939
Murder on the Gridiron, Part Two December 10, 1939
Christmas Shopping for Perfume and a Necktie December 17, 1939
Christmas Open House at Jack's December 24, 1939
Gladys Zybysko Stands Jack Up December 31, 1939

1940 18

Golden Boy January 7, 1940
Intermezzo January 14, 1940
Gladys Zybysko Is Discussed January 21, 1940
Murder on the Bay Bridge January 28, 1940
Leaving for Yosemite February 4, 1940
Arriving at Yosemite February 11, 1940
Skiing at Yosemite February 18, 1940
Jack's Birthday in Bed February 25, 1940
Gracie Allen for President March 3, 1940
Vacation Plans June 9, 1940
Father's Day (1940) June 16, 1940
Hold That Line (1940) October 27, 1940
Jack's Halloween Party November 3, 1940
Dogcatcher of Beverly Hills November 10, 1940
Jack Waits to See a Movie Producer November 17, 1940
Jack Is Held Up on His Way to Don's House November 24, 1940
Don Is Mad and Walks Out December 8, 1940
Jack Has a Bodyguard December 15, 1940

1941 1

Herbert Marshall Hosts the Show February 2, 1941

1942 1

George Washington Slept Here Premiere November 22, 1942

1943 2

Host Orson Welles March 14, 1943
Orson Welles Takes the Cast to His Movie Lot March 21, 1943

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