Theater of the Mind
The Jack Benny Program
665 episodes · 1932–1955 · NBC Red, NBC, CBS, NBC Blue · Comedy
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Jack Benny was on the air from May 2, 1932, to May 22, 1955. On the radio he played himself as vain, stingy, forever 39, and sure he could play the violin, and the joke was nearly always on Jack. His radio family delivered it: Mary Livingstone (his wife off the air too), bandleader Phil Harris, announcer Don Wilson, and Eddie Anderson as Rochester. Lucky Strike became the sponsor on October 1, 1944. His mock feud with Fred Allen, which began in 1936, lasted twenty years; off the air the two were close friends.
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Episodes
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19322 episodes
- The First Show
Jack Benny's first show as the star, on Canada Dry's program with George Olsen's orchestra, which got top billing. - Jacks 1st Paying Mc Job
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Contest Routine.”
19338 episodes
- Outstanding Achievements of 1932
A New Year's look back at 1932. Father Time runs out of steam until he gets a drink of Canada Dry. - Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl
The cast plays the old melodrama "Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl." - She Done Him Right
Jack reads the week's news, and the cast spoofs Mae West's "She Done Him Wrong." It's National Drive-a-Chevrolet Month. - Edward G. Robinson
Edward G. Robinson trades jokes with Jack, and the cast does a skit called "Why Gals Leave Home." Mary is announced to sing but never does. - Sherlock Holmes and King Kong, Part Two
The "Who Killed Mr. X?" mystery goes on: Sherlock Holmes takes the case to the new Empire State Building and runs into King Kong. The Shadow drops by too. - Who Killed Mr. X?
Jack calls the Schmeling-Baer fight, and Sherlock Holmes keeps working on the Mr. X case. - Mary's Birthday
Celebrities, all done by one impressionist, come to Mary's birthday party. One is Fred Allen, the earliest known start of the famous feud. The last show of the season. - Uncle Tom's Cabin
The cast does "Uncle Tom's Cabin" with Marie Dressler as Little Eva, and Jack starts a feud with bandleader Frank Black.
193427 episodes
- Miniature Women
The cast's version of "Little Women." - Don't Live Right
The cast does "The Green Room Murder Mystery." Mary is said to be in Miami. - My Life as a Floorwalker
Jack remembers his days as a department-store floorwalker in Omaha. - Duel in the Graveyard
Jack and Frank Black plan to settle their feud with a duel in a graveyard. Most of the music is cut from this copy. - Haunted House
Jack has to spend a night alone in a haunted house. Most of the music is cut from this copy. - An Arizona Western
Coyote Jack goes after Rattlesnake Black in the cast's Arizona western. Most of the music is cut from this copy. - The Eternal Triangle
A blackout drama, a cameo by Eddie Cantor, and the last show for Chevrolet, Frank Black's orchestra and announcer Alois Havrilla. - Frank Parker's Music Store
The first show for General Tire and Don Wilson's first as the regular announcer. Jack and Mary help out at Frank Parker's music store. - Bridge Game
Don Wilson talks about his home town, and the gang plays a very strange game of bridge at Don Bestor's. - The Hills of Kentucky
Jack bets on the Kentucky Derby, and the cast does "The Hills of Old Kentucky." - Home Cooking at Don's
Jack and Don Wilson argue, and Jack pays a visit to Don's home in the Bronx. - Jack Is Taking a Taxi to the Show
Jack and Mary visit Frank Parker's very musical family. Most of the music is cut from this copy. - Who Killed Mr. Stooge?, Part Five
Jack dishes Hollywood gossip, "The Stooge Murder Case" goes on with guest Phil Baker, and the two play "Humoresque" on violin and accordion. - To New York on the Twentieth Century Limited
On a train to New York, the gang solves "The Stooge Murder Case." Sam Hearn's first show as Shlepperman. - The House of Rawchild
The cast does "The Rise of the House of Rawchild." - The House of Benny
The cast acts out Jack's life story. - School Days, Part Two
A "School Days" show for the kids, with guest Bert Wheeler. - School Days, Part Three
Back to the old schoolhouse for a madcap lesson, with impressions of many stars. Most of the music is cut from this copy. - More House of Rawchild
The last General Tire show: Jack throws a farewell banquet for his friends, Shlepperman among them. - The Jack Benny Grocery Store
Jack's first show for Jell-O, and the first visit to the Jack Benny Grocery Store. Guests are the Three Chicken Sisters. - The Jack Benny Grocery Store, Part Two
Mary reads a poem, a guest plays violin and musical saw at the same time, and the gang is back at the grocery store. - The Bennys of Wimpole Street
Jack is back from a bankers' convention, and the cast does "The Bennys of Wimpole Street." - Through Romantic Hawaii
Jack tries to tell a traveling-salesman story, and the cast does a radio travelogue of Hawaii. - Charlie Chan in Radio City
The cast does "Charlie Chan in Radio City," with Sam Hearn as Ming Toy Shlepperman. - Mrs. Wiggs of the Onion Patch
The cast does "Mrs. Wiggs of the Onion Patch," and guest Mitzi Green does impressions. - Rose of the Rio Grande
Jack looks for new talent, and the cast does a drama of old Mexico. - Russia Through a Keyhole
Jack gets into the Christmas spirit, and the cast does "Russia Through a Keyhole."
19352 episodes
- The Count of Monte Jell-O
The cast's version of "The Count of Monte Cristo." - Kenny Baker's Debut
Jack gets a haircut, the gang does a Hollywood skit, and tenor Kenny Baker sings on his first show.
193630 episodes
- Jack and Johnny Are in Jail
Jack and bandleader Johnny Green are arrested for knocking over a telephone pole, so Jack does the show from jail. Mary has laryngitis. - Benny of the Northwest Mounted
From New York: the cast does "Sergeant Benny of the Northwest Mounted Police." - Drug Store
It's Jack's birthday. He's forty-two. - The Eternal Triangle (1936)
The cast does "The Eternal Triangle" twice: today, and fifty years later in 1986. The band plays "Love in Bloom," maybe for the first time on the show. - The Gang Visits the Central Park Zoo
The cast swap parts, Jack runs an income-tax office, and he takes Kenny and Mary to the Central Park Zoo. - Jack Is Guest of Honor at the French Embassy
From Washington, D.C.: the gang goes to an embassy dinner in Jack's honor. - Little Nell
From Baltimore: the cast does a rube drama, "Why Nell Left Home." - Cinderallen
From New York: Shlepperman visits as a famous violinist, and Jack stars in "Cinderallen," a modern fairy tale. - Clown Hall Tonight
The cast spoofs Fred Allen's show as "Clown Hall Tonight," with Mary as Portland Hoffa. The first show by writers Ed Beloin and Bill Morrow. - Ah, Wilderness!
From Cleveland: the cast's version of Eugene O'Neill's "Ah, Wilderness!" - I've Got a Heavy Date
Jack's birthday show, where he says on the air for the first time that he's thirty-nine. Don insists he's forty-two. - Boston Tea Party
From Boston: Jack isn't invited to Johnny Green's party, but he's the only one with a car, and the party turns out to be a tea party in Boston Harbor. - Code of the Hills
Jack's fourth anniversary on the air, with former regulars Don Bestor and Frank Parker as guests and a hillbilly comedy, "The Code of the Hills." - Jack Test-Drives a Car
From Detroit on Mother's Day: Mary calls her mother, and Jack test-drives a new car. - Everybody's Not So Hot
Jack admits he's forty-two, then "flies" to Hollywood to make "The Big Broadcast of 1937." - Travel Agent Pays a Visit
Jack leaves for California tomorrow, where the show will be based from now on. First, a visit to an Automat on Broadway. - Jack Forms Bennymount Pictures
Jack starts his own movie studio, Bennymount Pictures. Guests are Leo Robin and Ralph Rainger, who wrote "Love in Bloom." - Opening of Bennymount Pictures
Jack plays a Hollywood gossip reporter and hunts for a script for Bennymount's first picture. - Phil Harris Introduced
The first show of the season and Phil Harris's first. Mary has had her tonsils out. - Anthony Adverse, Part One
The first part of the cast's version of "Anthony Adverse." - Anthony Adverse, Part Two
The second part of the cast's "Anthony Adverse." - Previews Romeo and Juliet
The cast plans to do "Romeo and Juliet," but the head of General Foods objects. - Doc Benny's Minstrels: Romeo and Juliet
Doc Benny's minstrels end up doing "Romeo and Juliet." - Buck Benny Rides Again, Part One
Kenny Baker's first anniversary on the show, and the start of the cast's western, "Buck Benny Rides Again." - Buck Benny Rides Again, Part Two
Mary reads a Thanksgiving poem, and "Buck Benny Rides Again" continues. - Buck Benny Rides Again (November 29)
Kenny Baker sings, and the cast does more "Buck Benny Rides Again." - Money Ain't Everything
Jack cracks up announcing his part, J. Stuyvesant Schnorer, in what turns out to be more of the Buck Benny western. - Buck Benny Rides Again (December 13)
More Buck Benny, with Andy Devine as a fellow sheriff, possibly his first time on the show. - An Old-Fashioned Christmas
The gang trades Christmas gifts, and Jack and Phil Harris end their feud. - Buck Benny Rides Again and Again
Kenny's voice cracks in his song, and the cast does more Buck Benny, subtitled "Boy Meets Horse."
193736 episodes
- More Buck Benny
Mary reads a New Year's poem, the cast does more "Buck Benny Rides Again," and Jack answers Fred Allen's cracks about a boy violinist who played "The Bee." - Buck Benny Rides Again, Chapter Ten
The feud with Fred Allen goes on, and Andy Devine is the sheriff in chapter ten of "Buck Benny Rides Again." - Buck Benny in Ensenada, Mexico
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Practices the Bee
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Philzie Lamb and Stinky Pie.” - Next Sunday, Jack Will Play The Bee
Jack promises to play "The Bee" next week, then dreams about Fred Allen. Radio writers have voted Jack America's favorite comedian. - The Stolen Violin
Jack gets ready to play "The Bee" and answer Fred Allen, but someone has stolen his violin. - Jack's Birthday (1937)
Jack's birthday, and he's somewhere around thirty-five. Mary reads a poem, and the cast does a very short skit on the life of Fred Allen. - Buck Benny Rides Again, Chapter Twelve
Chapter twelve of the Buck Benny western: "The Capture of Cactus-Face." - Jack's Violin Is Returned
Mary writes from New York, Kenny brings his girlfriend, and Jack finally plays "The Bee," and plays it well. - Fight of the Century
From the Waldorf-Astoria in New York, with Stuart Canin, the ten-year-old violinist who played "The Bee" on Fred Allen's show. Abe Lyman's first appearance. - From the Hotel Pierre
From New York: Shlepperman offers to fill in for Kenny, and Fred Allen himself interrupts Jack's sung Jell-O commercial. - From New York
From New York: the mayor of Waukegan visits, and the cast acts out a day in the life of young Jackie Benny. - The Train Porter
Jack takes the train home to Los Angeles. Eddie Anderson's first appearance, as a Pullman porter; he would become Rochester. - Back from New York
Jack decides to take up gardening. - Guests Burns and Allen
George Burns and Gracie Allen drop in to plug their new show, and the Buck Benny western returns with "Ready, Willing, and Lame." - Lady Millicent's Husband
Jack is his own guest star, and the cast does an English drawing-room drama, "Tea for Too Many." - In the Spring, Tra-La
The cast sets out to perform "In the Spring, Tra-La" and never quite does. Guests are the team of Block and Sully. - Buck Benny Party
On his fifth anniversary in radio, Jack remembers his first broadcast, and Buck Benny rides again. Mary and Andy sing a duet. - The Mother's Day Program
A Mother's Day show, with the gang putting on a schoolroom drama called "The Bump on Teacher's Head." - Ah, Wilderness! (1937)
Jack thinks about his summer vacation, and the cast does "Ah, Wilderness!" again. - Jack Is Sick: Phil, Kenny and Don Host
Jack is out sick, and the rest of the gang runs the show without him. - Death at Midnight, Part One
Jack is back after a week out sick, and the cast begins a mystery, "Death at Midnight." - Death at Midnight, Part Two
Jack has lost the watch Phil gave him, and Rochester claims the reward. The second part of "Death at Midnight." - Mary's Movie
Mary is a movie star. - Jack's Movie
A visit to the set where Jack is filming "Artists and Models." Rochester's first show as Jack's valet. - Last Show of the Season (1937)
Jack gets nostalgic, Mary sings, and Johnny Green plays "Body and Soul" on the piano with Jack on the violin. - Guest Abe Lyman
The first show of the season. Mary reads a poem about Paris, and Abe Lyman threatens Jack if he doesn't hire his band. - Starring Jack What's-His-Name
Abe Lyman comes back with more threats. - Jack Buys the Maxwell
Jack has bought a new car, a Maxwell: the first mention of his famous old car. The cast does "Wife, Doctor and Nurse." - The Devine Farm
Jack drives the gang out to Andy Devine's farm in the Maxwell for a Halloween barn party, and the Maxwell is heard for the first time. - Another Chapter in the Life of Buck Benny
Mary reads a letter from her mother, and Buck Benny rides again, this time running for re-election. - Lost Horizon
The cast's version of "Lost Horizon," with Shlepperman as the High Lama. - Jack Cooked the Turkey
The cast never gets around to "The Private Life of a Bumble Bee," and Shlepperman tries to talk his brother-in-law into buying the Maxwell. - The Big Game
A football drama, "The Big Game," with Jack playing two parts. - Christmas Shopping (1937)
Jack and Mary go Christmas shopping in a department store, the start of a yearly tradition. Shlepperman is a singing Santa Claus. - Little Red Riding Hood
The cast's "Little Red Riding Hood," with Andy Devine as Grandma.
193839 episodes
- Leaving for San Francisco Next Week
Jack is still getting over a disastrous blind date with Dolores Del Schmutz. - In San Francisco
From San Francisco: Jack plans to take the whole cast out to dinner in Chinatown. - Driving Back from San Francisco
Jack and Mary drive home in the Maxwell, and the cast imagines what the show will sound like in forty years. - Scoop Benny, Ace Reporter
A newspaper drama, "Behind the Front Page," or "Scoop, Benny, Scoop." - Hurricane
The cast's version of "Hurricane," a South Seas romance. - Jack Is Late
Mary reads a letter from her mother, and at the racetrack Jack meets a tout and nearly wins on a long shot. - Robert Taylor Plays the Cello
Guest Robert Taylor shows Jack how to play a love scene, kisses Mary, and plays a cello duet with Jack's violin. - Submarine D-1, Part One
The cast begins a naval drama, "Submarine D-1." - Submarine D-1, Part Two
The end of "Submarine D-1." Rochester is called Rochester Van Jones for the first time. - Don Wilson's Fifteenth Anniversary in Radio
The gang celebrates Don's fifteen years in radio, and Jack sets out to play "Thanks for the Memory." - Death in the Nightclub
The cast does "Death in the Nightclub," with Sam Hearn as Judge Shlepperman. - Preparing for New York
Jack gets ready for a trip to New York. - Harry Von Zell Subs for Don Wilson
From Radio City in New York: Benny versus Allen once again, Kate Smith sings, and Ripley gathers facts about Jack for "Believe It or Not." - Back from New York (1938)
Jack gets home from New York and finds nobody listened to his show while he was gone. - A Yank at Oxford
The cast's version of "A Yank at Oxford," and Jack's new house in Beverly Hills is going up. - At the Circus
An Easter show: Jack and the gang go to the circus. - Snow White and the Seven Gangsters
A parody of the Disney picture, with Shlepperman as Prince Charming. He and Mary sing "Some Day My Prince Will Come." - Beverly Hills Home Under Construction
Jack checks on his new house, which still isn't finished. - Mother's Day Show (1938)
Mary calls her mother, Don sings the commercial to the tune of "Mother," and the mayor of Waukegan takes a part in the play. - Murder in the Library
Jack has bought a racehorse, and the cast does "Murder in the Library," or "Book Marks the Spot." - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part One
The first part of the cast's "Tom Sawyer": Tom sets out for school. - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part Two
Part two of "Tom Sawyer," with Jack playing two parts. - The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Part Three
Part three of "Tom Sawyer": Tom and Becky are lost in the caves. - Artists and Models Abroad
Joan Bennett and director Mitchell Leisen visit Jack's dressing room on his first day on the set. - Back Home in Indiana
Kenny Baker's last show of the season before he leaves to make a movie in England. The cast does "Clem Benny Rides Again." - Last Show of the Season (1938)
Mary reads a farewell poem, and when Jack's cook won't cook, Jack takes the gang to the Trocadero. - Preparing to Return to Work
The first show of the season, with a preview of the cast's "Yellow Jack." - Yellow Jack
The cast's version of "Yellow Jack." - Farewell to the Old Studio
The last show from NBC's old Hollywood studios, with the movers carrying out the furniture while Jack is still on the air. - Algiers
The first show from NBC's new studios at Sunset and Vine. The cast does "Algiers." - Jack Throws a Halloween Party
Jack throws a Halloween party for the gang, and Phil brings Barbara Whitney. - The Crowd Roars
The cast's prizefight picture: Killer Benny against Kid Baker, the Glendale Assassin. - Jack Tries to Steal Phil's Girl
Jack is elected dogcatcher of Beverly Hills, argues with Phil over Barbara Whitney, and visits a fortune teller. - Too Hot to Handle
A jungle adventure, "Too Hot to Handle," and Jack tries for another date with Barbara Whitney. - Flash Benny, Football Coach
Jack has a cold, and the cast does a football drama, "Hold That Line." - Murder at the Movies (1938)
From New York: the cast does "Murder at the Movies," and the feud with Fred Allen goes on. - Christmas Shopping in New York
From New York: Jack won't buy an overcoat, and he and Mary go Christmas shopping in a New York department store. - Returning to Hollywood
The cast rides the train from Chicago back to Hollywood. - Jack's Christmas Open House
Jack throws a Christmas party and trims the tree.
193939 episodes
- Goodbye 1938, Hello 1939
Jack blows a line six minutes in and stops the show. Mary reads a New Year's poem, and the cast does "The New Tenant" for the first time; it became a yearly New Year's fantasy. - Snow White and the Seven Gangsters (1939)
The cast's Disney satire again. Jack leaves early for another broadcast, and Mary closes the show. - Lunch at the Drugstore
The gang has lunch at the drugstore, Kenny misreads a line and stops the show, and Phil calls Jack "Jackson" on the air for the first time. - Jack Tells How He Saved Fred Allen's Life
Jack remembers how he saved Fred Allen's life in Altoona, Pennsylvania. - Jack Goes into Training
Jack trains at Andy Devine's farm for a possible fight with Fred Allen. - Jack Challenges Fred Allen to a Boxing Match
Jack challenges Fred Allen to a fight and hires a bodyguard, who turns out to be a holdup man. - Love Finds Annie Hardy
Jack's birthday present is a polar bear, the first mention of the bear who became Carmichael. The cast does "Love Finds Annie Hardy." - Carmichael, the Polar Bear
Jack is sure he'll win an Academy Award, Carmichael the bear appears for the first time, and the cast previews "Jesse James." - Jesse James, Part One
The first part of the cast's "Jesse James." - Jesse James, Part Two
The cast finishes "Jesse James." - Carmichael Is Sick
Carmichael the bear catches cold on Don Wilson's sixteenth anniversary in radio. - Jack Has a Cold
Jack and Carmichael are both in bed with colds. - Guest Ed Sullivan
The cast does a hotel mystery with swipes at Fred Allen. The guest is Ed Sullivan, on whose show Jack first went on the radio. - April Fools Gags
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Four Girls in White
A nursing drama, "Four Girls in White," and the patient turns out to be Shlepperman. - Man About Town
Jack is back from Palm Springs with a tan, and he, Mary and Rochester drive the Maxwell to Paramount to complain about his part in "Man About Town." - Guests Binnie Barnes and Mark Sandrich
The gang visits Jack's dressing room on the set of "Man About Town." - Jack's Seventh Anniversary on the Radio
Jack's seventh anniversary as star of his own show, with a visit to Shlepperman's Hawaiian nightclub. - Kentucky Derby Bet
A Kentucky Derby drama, "Weather Clear, Track Fast," with Shlepperman as the horse. - Gunga Din, Part One
The cast begins its version of "Gunga Din." - Gunga Din, Part Two
The end of the cast's "Gunga Din," and Mary reads a letter from her mother. - Alexander Graham Bell
The cast's version of "Alexander Graham Bell." - Hound of the Baskervilles Preview
The cast tries to convince Jack he's as good an actor as Paul Muni, and previews next week's play. - The Hound of the Baskervilles
The cast does "The Hound of the Baskervilles." - Father's Day Show (1939)
The gang heads to the train station for Waukegan, Carmichael too. Kenny Baker's last show. - From Waukegan, Illinois
The last show of the season, from the Genesee Theatre in Jack's home town, just before the premiere of "Man About Town." - Introducing Dennis Day
The first show of the season and Dennis Day's first. Mary blows the last line of the show. - Dennis's Mother Interferes with the Show
The gang reads the reviews of last week's show, Dennis's mother has her own ideas about running things, and Carmichael has a toothache. - Stanley and Livingstone
Guest Kay Kyser looks for the cigarette case he left in the studio, and the cast does "Stanley and Livingstone." - Masquerade Party
Jack throws a Halloween masquerade party and goes as Romeo. - The Women
The cast does "The Women," with the men playing all the women's parts. - Jack Has a Toothache
Under gas at the dentist's, Jack dreams he has become Carmichael the bear, and Fred Allen haunts him. - An Ostrich for Thanksgiving
Mary reads a Thanksgiving poem, and Jack plans a Thanksgiving party with an ostrich. - Jack Goes Duck Hunting
Jack reads the newspaper story of his Thanksgiving dinner and goes duck hunting with Andy Devine. - Murder on the Gridiron, Part One
The first part of a football mystery, "Who Killed Dynamite Dugan?" - Murder on the Gridiron, Part Two
The end of the Dynamite Dugan mystery, and Mary reads a letter from her mother. - Christmas Shopping for Perfume and a Necktie
Jack is about to make the movie "Buck Benny Rides Again," and he and Mary go Christmas shopping. The script was later used on Jack's TV show. - Christmas Open House at Jack's
A Jell-O commercial in the style of "The Night Before Christmas," then Jack's open house, with his pet ostrich loose in the house. - Gladys Zybysko Stands Jack Up
Jack's girlfriend Gladys Zybysko, heard for the first time, stands him up on New Year's Eve. A bittersweet ending.
194037 episodes
- Golden Boy
Jack wins a Rose Bowl bet from Phil, and Barbara Stanwyck comes to Jack's house to rehearse a scene from "Golden Boy." - Intermezzo
Jack campaigns for Gladys Zybysko as Miss Vine Street, and the cast does "Intermezzo." - Gladys Zybysko Is Discussed
Jack keeps trying to get Gladys on the phone, and the gang plans next week's show in Oakland. - Murder on the Bay Bridge
From Oakland, a March of Dimes benefit: Jack tells about driving there in the Maxwell, and the cast does "Murder on the Bay Bridge." - Leaving for Yosemite
Jack and the gang plan a winter trip to Yosemite. - Arriving at Yosemite
The gang travels on to Yosemite. - Skiing at Yosemite
Jack's first downhill run ends in disaster. - Jack's Birthday in Bed
Jack spends his birthday in bed recovering from his skiing accident, and gets a singing telegram. - Gracie Allen for President
Jack has lost six races in a row at Santa Anita, and Gracie Allen drops by to campaign for president. - Mr. Benny Goes to Washington
Don Wilson's seventeenth anniversary in radio, and the cast does "Mr. Benny Goes to Washington." - The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Orson Welles gives Jack acting lessons, starting with "The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Mary is out sick. - Trailer on Pinocchio
A dramatized Jell-O commercial and a preview of next week's "Pinocchio." Jack leaves early for another show, and Mary finishes. - Pinocchio
The cast's "Pinocchio," with songs from the Disney picture and Burma-Shave signs inside the whale. - Buck Benny Rides Again, Episode 24
After three years, Jack brings back his Buck Benny western for episode twenty-four. - Leaving for New York by Train
The gang heads to the station for New York and the premiere of the movie "Buck Benny Rides Again." - In New York for the Premiere
From the Ritz Theatre in New York, where the gang is in town for the "Buck Benny" premiere. - Buck Benny at the Paramount Theater
From New York: Fred Allen's bandleader drops by, Jack imitates Fred, and Jack is named the most popular comedian on the air. - Clown Hall Tonight (1940)
From New York on Jack's anniversary: he remembers his "first" radio show, and the cast spoofs Fred Allen's program again. - Flying Home
The gang flies home to California on TWA in only eighteen hours. - Northwest Passage
Jack shows off his garden, the cast does "Northwest Passage," and Jack says "Now cut that out!" for the first time. - Dinner for the Sponsor
Jack has the president of General Foods to dinner and forgets to serve Jell-O. Will his option be renewed? - Hillbilly Feud
Jack's option is picked up, so he bargains with his cast, and the feud between the Bennys and the Allens becomes a hillbilly drama. - Vacation Plans
The cast does "Number, Please," and Jack plans a vacation in Honolulu. - Father's Day (1940)
The last show of the season. Jack is angry that Henry Aldrich will replace him for the summer. - Jack Tells His Childhood Story
The first show of the season: Jack tells Dennis about his poor boyhood in Waukegan, then tries to pick up a girl while out in the Maxwell. - Phil Tries to Collect a World Series Bet
Jack reads Ed Sullivan's review of last week's show and plays hot swing fiddle with Phil's band. - Jack Tries to Trade In the Maxwell
Jack tries to trade his old Maxwell for a new Packard. No deal. - Hold That Line (1940)
A football skit, "Hold That Line." Mary is out sick. - Jack's Halloween Party
Jack throws a Halloween costume party. - Dogcatcher of Beverly Hills
Jack argues over where "Love Thy Neighbor" will premiere, and he's just been elected dogcatcher of Beverly Hills. - Jack Waits to See a Movie Producer
Jack waits, with little luck, to see the producer of his last picture. - Jack Is Held Up on His Way to Don's House
Don invites the gang to meet his new bride, and Jack is robbed in the rain on the way. - Jack Catches Cold at Don's House
Jack is sick in bed with a vapor-rub omelet on his chest. - Don Is Mad and Walks Out
The gang is leaving for New York and the "Love Thy Neighbor" premiere, and Don storms out, more than once. - Jack Has a Bodyguard
From New York: Rochester is missing, and Jack has a bodyguard, Killer Hogan. - Christmas Shopping (1940)
From New York: Jack, Mary and Phil go Christmas shopping, and Rochester misreads a line and stops the show. - Father Time Rides Again
What happened on the train home on Christmas Eve, and the yearly New Year's fantasy, this time called "Father Time Rides Again."
194135 episodes
- At the Rose Bowl
The gang goes to the Rose Bowl, where Shlepperman runs a hot-dog stand and Jack's date, Gladys Zybysko, seems to know everyone in the stadium. - Jack Is Late, with No Script
Jack is late and the show has no script. The opening song is an unknown tune, because a music-licensing dispute kept the hit songs off the air. - City for Conquest
Jack's footprints go into the cement at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, and the cast does its prizefight picture, "City for Conquest." - Jack Packs for New York
Jack gets ready for a sudden plane trip to New York. - Herbert Marshall Hosts the Show
Jack is still in New York, so Herbert Marshall takes his place, and the cast does Somerset Maugham's "The Letter." - The Sponsor Likes Herbert Marshall
Jack is back, and jealous of how well Herbert Marshall did in his place. - Surprise Birthday Party
The gang throws Jack a surprise birthday party. "I'll never see thirty-six again!" Andy Devine and Herbert Marshall drop in. - Teepee Hotel
The first show from Palm Springs: Jack stays at the Teepee Motel, and Phil at a "dud ranch." - Climb to Tahquitz Falls
From Palm Springs: Jack hires a guide to lead the gang on a hike. - Murder at the Racquet Club
From Palm Springs: the Guadalajara Trio still want to be paid, and the cast does an original mystery, "Murder at the Racquet Club." - Palm Springs Prices
Back from Palm Springs in the Maxwell, Jack has developed a muscle, and the Guadalajara Trio still haven't been paid. - Tobacco Road
Don Wilson's eighth anniversary on the show, and the cast does "Tobacco Road." - Jack Works in His Garden
Jack walks into a drugstore with one of Ronald Colman's chickens under his arm. - Quiz Kids versus Jell-O Kids
Four of the Quiz Kids match wits with the Jell-O Kids, and the running gag that Carmichael ate the gas man begins. - Jack Prepares for The Quiz Kids
Jack crams for his appearance on "The Quiz Kids," with three of the Quiz Kids as guests. - Jack's Upset about The Quiz Kids
Jack still can't get over not answering a single question on "The Quiz Kids." - Murder at the Movies
The gang puts on its own crime drama, Murder at the Movies. - Jack's Tenth Anniversary on Radio
Jack's tenth anniversary in radio: he plays "Ida" on the violin, and Mary reads a poem. - NBC Tribute to Jack's Tenth Anniversary
Jack talks about making "Charley's Aunt," and Ken Carpenter narrates "The Life of Jack Benny in Music," with some liberties. - Charley's Aunt
A visit to the set of "Charley's Aunt," with Kay Francis and director Archie Mayo. - The Life of Philbert Harris
From March Field: a satire of newlywed Phil Harris's home life, and Thomas Dewey speaks for the U.S.O. - From San Diego Naval Base
The last show of the season, from the San Diego Naval Training Station with an audience of sailors. The gang visits a battleship. - From New York (1941)
The first show of the season, from New York: Jack and Mary go to Ebbets Field to see the Dodgers. - Columbus Day
Rochester needs fifty dollars from Jack in a hurry. - Returning to Hollywood (1941)
The gang takes the train back to California. - Dive Bomber
Phil's band swings the "Poet and Peasant Overture," and the cast does "Dive Bomber." - Halloween Celebration
It's Halloween, and Jack and the gang end up in costume at the home of guest Basil Rathbone. - Guest Leo Durocher
Leo Durocher visits, and Jack wants to know why the Dodgers lost the World Series. - He Fumbled the Ball
A football drama, "He Fumbled the Ball," or "Who Tickled the Tackle?" - Thanksgiving Dinner
Alice Faye joins the gang for Thanksgiving dinner at Jack's. - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Part One
The cast begins its version of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Part Two
December 7, 1941: the show goes on the day of Pearl Harbor, with news bulletins breaking in. The cast finishes "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." - Horseradish
The show opens with war bulletins, and Jack and Mary go Christmas shopping. - The Christmas Tree
Child star Carolyn Lee is the guest, and the gang trims the Christmas tree. - Goodbye '41, Hello '42
The cast does its New Year's fantasy, "The New Tenant."
194235 episodes
- New Year's Eve at the Biltmore Bowl
The story of Jack's New Year's Eve night out at the Biltmore Bowl. - From March Field
From March Field: Jack chats with a 407-pound army sergeant. - The Show Without Jack
An all-music program, with no Jack and no regulars and no explanation given on the air. Carole Lombard, who had just made a picture with Jack, was killed in a plane crash the day before. - The Frightwig Murder Case, Part One
The first part of a three-part mystery, "The Frightwig Murder Case." - The Frightwig Murder Case, Part Two
Part two of "The Frightwig Murder Case." - Fred Allen Moves to Sundays
Jack is so upset that Fred Allen's show is moving to Sundays that he blows a line for real and cracks up. - Jack's Birthday Party
Jack's friends throw him a surprise birthday party, and Sam Hearn drops in as Schlepperman. - At the San Francisco Presidio
From the Presidio in San Francisco, with the show heard around the world. - Jack Starts a Campaign for an Oscar
Jack didn't win an Academy Award for "Charley's Aunt," so he dreams that he did. Peter Lind Hayes does impressions. - From San Diego Marine Base
From the San Diego Marine Base: Mary reads a poem about the Marines. - Jack Lends Fred Allen Ten Dollars
"The Life of Jack Benny": the day Jack gave Fred Allen ten dollars, and how Fred became a comedian. - Jack Plays Golf with Phil
Jack plants a victory garden, then plays a round of golf with Phil. - Doc Benny's Minstrel Show
The whole show is a minstrel show. Jack sings "Asleep in the Deep," and Rochester sings a song made famous by Bert Williams. - Don's Commercial
Jack is kidded because his pants fell down in the Easter parade, and Don refuses to do a commercial. - Try and Get It
From Camp Haan: Jack's new quiz show, "Try and Get It." - Don's Play
A one-act play for Jell-O. - Jack Hawkins' Revenge
From San Francisco for the opening of NBC's new studios: a saga of old San Francisco that runs long and is cut off the air. - Visiting Jack at Warner Brothers
Jack visits the lot where he's making a picture with guest Ann Sheridan. - Jack's Last Season for Jell-O
From Mather Field: the head of General Foods tells Jack this is his last season for Jell-O. - I Am an American Day
From the Santa Ana Army Air Base: the cast celebrates I Am an American Day, and Jack imitates Fred Allen. - Phil Becomes a Father
From an army camp with an all-soldier audience: Phil has just become a father. - Cavalcade of Eight Years for Jell-O
The last show for Jell-O: a look back at great moments, including how Jack met Rochester and the first Buck Benny. - Jack Rounds Up the Gang in the Maxwell
The gang gets ready for the season's first show. The first show for Grape-Nuts Flakes. - Two Cadets at Barbara Stanwyck's House
From the Santa Ana Army Air Base: Jack takes two cadets to visit guest Barbara Stanwyck. Cadet Peter Lind Hayes appears. - Jack Gives the Maxwell for Scrap
From Williams Field, Arizona: Jack turns in the Maxwell for the scrap drive, then dreams it's a bomber he flies over Tokyo. - Tales of Manhattan
The cast does "Tales of Manhattan," and Jack tries to play "Meditation" from Thais and imitates Laughton, Robinson and Boyer. - Jack and Phil Go Target Shooting
From Camp Elliott, San Diego: Jack and Phil go to the rifle range, Jack with his trusty old flintlock. - The Twink Family, Part One
Andy Devine and Norris Goff sell Jack a horse to replace the Maxwell, and Jack says "Hello again" for the first time. - The Twink Family, Part Two
From Terminal Island Naval Air Station: Dennis's new girlfriend turns out to be guest Dorothy Lamour. - George Washington Slept Here Premiere
The gang goes to a preview of Jack's new picture in a horse and buggy. - Going After Rommel
From Palm Springs: an army drama, "Three Men in a Tank," about capturing General Rommel. - Liberty Ship
Phil and the band have joined the Merchant Marine, and Captain Benny captures an enemy submarine, with Dennis as its captain. - From New York (1942)
From New York: Jack and Gary Cooper go out on the town, and Rochester gets caught in a dim-out. - George Washington Slept Here
From Fort Devens: Jack sleeps in George Washington's bed and dreams George listened to him at Valley Forge. - New Year's Eve Skit
From New York: the yearly New Year's fantasy, "The New Tenant," with Dennis Day as Hitler and Hirohito.
194334 episodes
- Bear Hunting
From Dow Field in Bangor, Maine: Jack goes bear hunting in the North Woods. - The Sixty-Four Dollar Question
From New York, with Benny Goodman conducting: the gang visits Phil Baker in the hospital to collect sixty-four dollars from his quiz show. - Information Please Spoof
From New York, on the night Jack plays Carnegie Hall, the cast spoofs the quiz show Information Please, with Oscar Levant. - Mr. Benny Goes to Washington (1943)
From Fort Meade, Maryland: the cast does "Mr. Benny Goes to Washington" again. - From Quantico, Virginia
From the Marine base at Quantico: Jack tries out for a part in a movie about the South, and the band and the sound man both miss their cues. - Jack Is Late for the Program
From New York: guest George Jessel gets five hundred dollars out of Jack for appearing. - From Toronto
From Toronto on Jack's birthday: Mary reads a poem in honor of Canada. - A Monument for Jack
From Chicago, before an Army Air Forces audience: a giggly old friend from Waukegan visits, and Bob Crosby's orchestra plays. - Kit Carson Benny
From Fort Custer, Michigan: the cast does "Kit Carson Benny." - Hosts George Burns and Gracie Allen
Jack is out sick, so George Burns and Gracie Allen take over, once George convinces Gracie to do it. - Host Orson Welles
Jack is sick in Chicago, Orson Welles hosts, and Phil Harris and the band return after three months away. - Orson Welles Takes the Cast to His Movie Lot
With Jack still out sick, Orson Welles invites the gang to watch him make a picture. - Orson Welles: Death at Midnight
Orson Welles fills in again, and the cast does the mystery "Death at Midnight." - Orson Welles: Little Red Riding Hood
Orson Welles's last week filling in, with the cast's "Little Red Riding Hood." - Jack Returns after Illness
Jack is back after five weeks out sick. - Jack Opens His Swimming Pool
Jack opens his pool for the season, and Loretta Young sells war bonds. - Rochester's Horse in the Kentucky Derby
Jack sold Rochester a broken-down horse for four dollars, and now Rochester has entered him in the Kentucky Derby. - Renting Eddie Cantor's House
Guest Eddie Cantor rents Jack his Palm Springs house. - Jack Jams with Louis Armstrong
Rochester is on the lam, the gang heads for a burlesque show, and guest Louis Armstrong plays "Lazy River." - Rancho Benny
From Camp Pendleton: a drama of old California, "Rancho Bennay," and Rochester sings "Takin' a Chance on Love." - Parachute Jump
From Gardner Field, California: Jack makes his first parachute jump. - Guest Deanna Durbin
The last show of the season. Deanna Durbin sings "Say a Prayer for the Boys." - Jack Recalls His African Trip
The first show of the season, from New York: Jack is back from a U.S.O. tour of North Africa. - Casablanca
From New York: the cast does "Casablanca," with Rochester singing "As Time Goes By." - Algiers (1943)
The cast does "Algiers" again, with Jack as Pepe Le Moko. - Jack in Brazil
The head of General Foods can't get in to see the show, and Jack plays "Brazil" on the violin, with Grape-Nuts lyrics. - From the Mojave Desert
From the Marine Corps Air Station in the Mojave: Jack goes prospecting for gold while fighter planes buzz him. - The Lone Palm
From Palm Springs: the gang goes to a restaurant, and the cast does a western, "The Lone Palm." - Jack Dreams He Is a Turkey
Jack buys a live turkey for Thanksgiving, then dreams he's a turkey himself. - Dennis Wants a Raise
Barbara Stanwyck fills in for Mary, who has laryngitis, and Dennis asks Jack for a raise. - Jack Gets a Driver's License
Mary is still out sick, and Jack goes to renew his driver's license. - Dennis's Mother Visits
Jack asks listeners not to travel over the holidays, mocks Fred Allen's return to radio, and Dennis's mother makes her demands. - Jack and Mary Go Christmas Shopping
Mary is back after three weeks, Jack's new car turns out to be a taxicab, and Jack goes Christmas shopping. The first mention of Jack's vault. - Christmas at Jack's House
Jack throws a Christmas party, Don sings a commercial to "Jingle Bells," and Jack plays "Love in Bloom."
194436 episodes
- The New Tenant (1944)
The New Year's fantasy, plus a ballgame between the Axis Polecats and the Allied All-Stars, with Dennis as Hitler and Tojo. - Jack Has a Pet Camel
Jack picks up his pet camel at the freight office and rides her home. - From Camp El Toro
From the Marine Corps station at El Toro, with guest Alexis Smith. - From Muroc Army Air Base
From Muroc: Jack announces his new Warner Brothers picture with Alexis Smith, "The Horn Blows at Midnight." - The Horn Blows at Midnight
Jack and Mary drive to Warner Brothers to talk about his new picture. Jack won't let them cut the big love scene. - From Terminal Island
From the Navy base at Terminal Island: Jack remembers his days as a sailor in 1917. - From March Field (1944)
From March Field: Dennis sings "Bésame Mucho," and guest Larry Adler plays harmonica. - Guest Groucho Marx
Groucho's ad-libs crack Jack up within two minutes, and the cast does "The Gilroy Murder Case." - Hollywood Canteen
From the Hollywood Canteen, about a visit to the Hollywood Canteen. - From Lemoore Air Base
From Lemoore Army Air Field: Don complains about eleven years as Jack's announcer without a contract. - From Livermore Air Base
From the Naval Air Station at Livermore, California. - Dennis Dreams He Has a Radio Program
Dennis dreams he's rich and famous and that guest Barbara Stanwyck is madly in love with him. - Jack Throws A Swimming Party
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Repairing Jacks Sidewalk
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Bob Hope Parody
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Dennis Leaves for the Navy
From Vancouver, British Columbia: Dennis Day's last show before he joins the Navy. - Dick Haymes Subs for Dennis
From the Puget Sound Navy Yard: the gang rides the ferry from Vancouver to Seattle. - The Wright Brothers
From Whidbey Island Naval Air Station: the cast tells the story of the Wright Brothers. - Infantry
From Camp Adair, Oregon: Jack and the gang join the infantry for a twenty-mile hike and the infiltration course. - Split Personality
Jack hears his first commercial for Sympathy Soothing Syrup, then fights his split personality while buying a cigar. - The Life Story of Jack Benny
Warner Brothers plans a picture of Jack's life, and guest Danny Kaye sings "Stanislavsky." - Final Grape-Nuts Flakes Show
The last show of the season and the last for General Foods. Mary has laryngitis, and Jack reads a letter from Dennis in the Navy. - Jack Looks for a Replacement Singer
The first show for Lucky Strike: Jack is called to the office of the president of the company and finds Fred Allen waiting. - Frank Sinatra
Jack is looking for someone to replace Dennis Day. Could it be guest Frank Sinatra? - From Gardner Field (1944)
From Gardner Field: Jack tries to hire John Charles Thomas as the new singer. - Captain O'Benny
Cliff Nazarro tries out as the singer, and Captain O'Benny solves a murder. - Allen's Alley
Fred Allen helps Jack find a singer by asking around Allen's Alley. - Guests Amos 'n' Andy
Larry Stevens's first show as the new singer, Minerva Pious as Mrs. Nussbaum, and a cameo by Amos 'n' Andy. - Jack Hires Larry Stevens
From Muroc Army Air Base: Jack argues salary with his new singer. - From Corona Naval Hospital
From the Naval Hospital at Corona: who said "Don't give up the ship"? Jack and Don disagree. - How the Gang Spent Thanksgiving
There's going to be a Thanksgiving party at Mary's house. - Jack Gets Mad and Goes Home
Jack tells Esquire he's thirty-six, and Walter Winchell takes Don's side in the "Don't give up the ship" argument. The show runs long and is cut off. - From San Bernardino
From the San Bernardino Air Technical Command: Jack insists he's only thirty-six. - Jack Meets Frank Sinatra in A Drug Store
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Trimming the Tree
It's Christmas, and a string of tree lights keeps shocking Jack. - Jack Resolves to Be Friends with Fred Allen
Jack resolves to be friends with Fred Allen, and the New Year's fantasy has Hitler and Hirohito on the radio.
194535 episodes
- Leaving for New York City
The first trip to Jack's vault and its keeper, Ed, then the first of the train-station gags: "Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga!" - Mrs. Nussbaum's Restaurant
From New York: Mrs. Nussbaum invites the gang to her new restaurant, and Fred Allen drops in to read a commercial and trade insults. - Ice Skating in Central Park
From New York: the gang goes skating in Central Park, and their cab driver does Fred Allen impressions. - From Mitchell Field
From Mitchell Field: Phil has a date with Ann Sheridan, and Jack's date turns out to be Mrs. Nussbaum. - From St. Albans Naval Hospital
From St. Albans Naval Hospital: Jack takes the gang to see himself in "Hollywood Canteen" and runs into Fred Allen and Portland Hoffa. - From Glenview Naval Air Station
From Glenview, Illinois: a navy skit, "Boy, Was I Seasick." - From St. Joseph, Missouri
From St. Joseph: the mayor makes Jack honorary president of the Chamber of Commerce. - From Fitzsimons Hospital, Denver
From Denver: a sculptor is making a statue of Jack, and Jack plays "Accentuate the Positive" with Rochester singing. - The Train Station
Back in Hollywood: Jack visits the vault for the cast's pay, and he and Mary pick up her suitcase at the train station, with Mel Blanc as the announcer. - How Jack Found Rochester
Jack remembers how he first met Rochester, with Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll as Amos 'n' Andy. - How Jack Found Mary
How Jack met Mary at the May Company store. - The Woman in the Window
From the Santa Barbara Redistribution Station: guest Alan Ladd joins a mystery spoofing "The Woman in the Window." - How Jack Found Phil
An Easter show: Jack is an honorary admiral in the Nebraska Navy, and he tells how he found Phil Harris. - From Torney Hospital, Palm Springs
From Palm Springs: Jack runs a peanut route, fights with Phil and dreams guest William Powell is his butler. - From Twenty Nine Palms Naval Air Station
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Desert Sketch.” - Professor LeBlanc's First Lesson
Jack reads Rochester's diary and takes his first violin lesson from Professor LeBlanc. - How Jack Found Don
Jack and Rochester clean the pool, and Jack tells how he met Don Wilson. - Jack Is Going to San Francisco
A call from Mama, a trip to the vault, then the train to San Francisco. - From San Francisco
From the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Mary isn't heard. - How Jack Met Mary
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Steve Bradley Wants to Be Jack's Publicity Man
The first show of the season: Jack "misses" the opening, and press agent Steve Bradley and the NBC telephone operators appear for the first time. - Jack Listens to the World Series
Jack is afraid the sponsor will cancel him, and the cast does a murder mystery. - Gaslight
From Santa Barbara for freed prisoners of war: Jack remembers entertaining troops in Germany, and he and Ingrid Bergman do "Gaslight." - Texas Sandman
Jack at the racetrack. Phil's little girl is heard for the first time, and so is Polly the parrot. - The Robbery
Everyone thinks Jack won big at the Gold Cup race, and a robber forces him into the vault and takes ten thousand dollars. The show runs long and is cut off. - Jack Is Sick in Bed After Being Robbed of Ten Thousand Dollars
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Joe Louis, Bodyguard
Jack sends Rochester to hire Joe Louis as a bodyguard, and Joe wants to learn to be a radio comedian. - From Birmingham General Hospital
From Birmingham General Hospital: Joe Louis still wants to be a comedian, and Jack is in the hospital. - Tire Trouble
Jack and Rochester get a flat on the way to the studio, and the press agent confesses the robbery was staged. - The I Can't Stand Jack Benny Contest
Mary fluffs "Social Security," and the "I Can't Stand Jack Benny Because..." contest begins. - Dinner at the Colmans'
Jack is invited to dinner at the Colmans', their first appearance on the show. - Hello, Louella
Jack plugs his real listener contest, "I Can't Stand Jack Benny Because...," with Fred Allen, an authority on the subject, named as one of the judges. Hollywood columnist Louella Parsons is the guest. - The English Butler
Jack invites the Colmans to dinner and hires an English butler to impress them. - I Cant Stand Jack Benny Becauseguest-Louella Parsons
- End of the Contest
Jack goes to the vault for the ten-thousand-dollar contest prize, and Little 1945 visits a day early.
194633 episodes
- The Rose Bowl Game
Jack goes to the Rose Bowl, and meets a hot dog vendor with a funny accent. It's the first appearance of Artie Auerbach's character, later known as Mr. Kitzel. - State Fair
The cast finishes its "State Fair," and Jack is named honorary mayor of Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga. - Contest Winners
Phil sings with his daughter, and Fred Allen, chief judge, announces the contest winners from New York. - The Winning Letter
Jack and Mary hear guest Isaac Stern, and the winning "I Can't Stand Jack Benny" letter is read. - From Palm Springs (1946)
From Palm Springs: Jack tries to get guest Eddie Cantor to lend him his house. - Rochester Lost at Sea
From Palm Springs on Jack's birthday, thirty-seven for the third year running: Rochester calls after being lost at sea. - Guest Gilbert Seldes
From Palm Springs: critic Gilbert Seldes wrote that radio comedy is harsh and insulting, so the cast answers him. - Murder at Lone Palm
From Palm Springs: Jack thinks about buying a house, and the cast does a mystery, "Murder at Lone Palm." - Lost Weekend
Ray Milland does a Lucky Strike commercial as Hamlet, then stars in the cast's "Lost Weekend." Larry Stevens's last show. - Dennis Returns from the Navy
Dennis Day is back after two years in the Navy, and the cast does a St. Patrick's Day spoof of Fred Allen's show, "Benny's Boulevard." - I Stand Condemned
Rehearsal is run like a trial, Mary stops the show with a joke about "The Horn Blows at Midnight," and Peter Lorre joins Jack in "I Stand Condemned." - A Sad Soldier Is Discharged
From March Field: Mel Blanc plays a soldier who doesn't want to be discharged. - Weekend at the Acme Plaza
Van Johnson meets Van Jackson, who shows him how to win women's hearts. - Jack Practices Next Door to Ronald Colman
Ronald Colman tries to rehearse while Jack practices the violin. - Aboard the Saratoga
From the aircraft carrier Saratoga in San Francisco Bay, a few months before it was sunk in an atomic-bomb test. - The Kid from Brooklyn
Danny Kaye sings "Concerto for Tongue and Orchestra," and Jack reads one of Dennis's lines by mistake and stops the show. - Leaving for Chicago on the Train
A trip to the vault, then the train for Chicago and New York, with a running gag about "I Stand Condemned." - Quiz Kids Contest
From the Chicago Opera House: the cast takes on the Quiz Kids. - Fred Allen Asks Jack to Be on His Show
From New York: Jack stays at the Acme Plaza, and Fred Allen asks him to guest on his program. - Ed Sullivan Gives Jack an Award
The last show of the season: Ed Sullivan interviews Jack, who credits his cast and crew, and Ed presents Jack an award from Modern Screen. - Phil and Dennis Have Their Own Shows
The first show of the season opens with a dream, and Jack is annoyed that Phil and Dennis each have their own shows. - Jack Listens to the World Series (1946)
Jack wants to listen to the World Series on the radio. - Jack and Mary Walk to the Studio
Jack and Mary walk to the studio, and Edgar Bergen introduces Charlie McCarthy. Jack tries to sell Edgar the Sportsmen Quartet. - Maryschiss Wheeze Sandwich Fluff
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Tries to Break His Contract with the Sportsmen
Jack teases Mary about last week's "Chiss Sweeze" fluff, and the photographer only wants the Sportsmen Quartet. - Rochester Gives Jack a Haircut
Rochester gives Jack a haircut and shave, and the Sportsmen sing the commercial. - Guests Ronald and Benita Colman
A bridge game at Jack's, and a list of things Jack has borrowed from the Colmans. - The Killers
The cast does "The Killers," with guest Edward G. Robinson as a Little Caesar type. The Sportsmen are named on the air for the first time. - Phil Baker Wants a Room
A violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc, a trip to the vault, and guest Phil Baker asks to rent a room. - Shoelaces for Don
Jack goes Christmas shopping for Don: shoelaces, but with metal tips or plastic? - Jack Exchanges Don's Gift
Jack learns Don already has metal-tip shoelaces and exchanges his gift. Mary is out, and her real-life sister Babe Marks appears. - Christmas Party at Birmingham General Hospital
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - A Night at the Nightclub
Jack has a date with Gladys Zybysko, and Rochester sings "Old Man Benny."
194734 episodes
- Guests Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
Jack and Lauren Bacall play a love scene from "To Have and Have Not," and in walks Humphrey Bogart. - Gracie Wants to Listen to Jack
Gracie Allen tries to listen to Jack's show, which isn't as easy as it sounds, then decides to take Lauren Bacall's place on it. - I Was Condemned
The cast's "I Stand Condemned" again: a rich stranger is giving money away. - Margie
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Its A Wonderful Life
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - What Happens After the Show Goes Off the Air
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jacks Birthday Party
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Fires the Sportsmen
A show full of flubs: Mary, Rochester, Don and Jack all blow lines, and Jack fires the Sportsmen Quartet. - Jack Tries to Rehire the Sportsmen
Jack is pressured to bring back the Sportsmen. - Jack Looks for a New Quartet
The sponsor says hire a quartet or be replaced by Al Pearce, and agent Frank Nelson tries to help. - The Sportsmen's Replacements
Jack's new quartet: Dennis Day, Andy Russell, Dick Haymes and Bing Crosby. Mary reads a poem about television. - The Sportsmen Are Hired Back
Jack hires the Sportsmen back, and the whole cast joins a commercial to "Old MacDonald." - From San Francisco (1947)
From San Francisco, with guest Jane Wyman. - Jack Wants Goldwyn to Film His Life
Jack goes to see Sam Goldwyn about a picture, and Hoagy Carmichael sings "Ole Buttermilk Sky" with Lucky Strike words. - Jack Buys a Baseball Team
Jack tries to fix his phonograph and thinks about buying a baseball team. - The Egg and I
The cast's version of "The Egg and I." - Leaving for Chicago
Jack drives the Colmans to the studio in the Maxwell, and Benita stops the show with a crack about Phil's band. - To the Train Station for Chicago
Down to the train station for Chicago. - From Chicago
From the Chicago Theatre. - From New York (1947)
From New York: Jack remembers how Al Jolson helped him get started, and Jolson sings "April Showers" and "You Made Me Love You." - Benny's Boulevard
The last show of the season: Jack strolls down "Benny's Boulevard" asking who's funnier, Fred Allen or Jack Benny. Fred is one of the residents. - Back from Sun Valley
The first show of the season: Jack is back from vacation, and telephone operator Mabel has an idea for a quiz show. - Jack Goes for a Physical
Jack goes to the doctor for a physical. The script was used again in 1953, 1955 and 1957. - Golf at Hillcrest
Jack and Phil play golf at the Hillcrest Country Club. - The Seventh Hole at Hillcrest
Jack loses his golf ball at Hillcrest. - Dark Passage
The cast's "Dark Passage," a spoof of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall's prison picture. - Corner Drugstore
Lunch at the drugstore counter, then Jack takes Gladys Zybysko to the Colmans', and Phil and Dennis trick them into arriving at bedtime. - Jack Renews His Driver's License
Jack goes to renew his driver's license, and a little puppy he cuddles turns out to be his toupee. - The Movie of Jack's Life
Who will play Jack in "The Life of Jack Benny"? Then Jack goes to buy a Thanksgiving turkey. - Turkey Dream
Jack dreams he's on trial for murdering a Thanksgiving turkey, with "Fred Allen" as a turkey at the trial. - Violin Lesson and the Vault
A violin lesson, a trip to the vault and a football game. - Jack Has A Sprained Ankle
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Last Moment Christmas Shopping
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The New Tenant (1947)
Jack forgets his wallet and hitchhikes to the studio, and Alice Faye fills in for Mary in the New Year's fantasy.
194839 episodes
- Rose Bowl Tickets
Jack and Mary wait in line all night for Rose Bowl tickets. - Going to Denver
Jack remembers meeting Rochester on a train ten years before, then it's the vault and the train to Denver. - In Denver for the March of Dimes
From the Denver Civic Auditorium, a March of Dimes benefit. - On the Train to Hollywood
The train ride home, and a long laugh from the sound of a whisk broom. - Jack and Mary See the Colmans' Movie
Jack wasn't invited to Ronald Colman's new picture, "A Double Life," but ends up at Ciro's with the Colmans after the show. - Nightmare Alley
The cast's "Nightmare Alley," a carnival drama with a dig at Allen's Alley. - Jack's Thirty-Ninth Birthday
Jack turns thirty-nine on the air for the first time, and the Beverly Hills Beavers appear for the first time. Jack isn't heard until sixteen minutes in. - Jack's New House in Palm Springs
From Palm Springs: Jack is building a house, Frank Sinatra drops in, and Dennis imitates Jerry Colonna. - Gladys Comes to Rehearsal
Jack makes Phil explain the lyrics of "That's What I Like About the South." - The Walking Man
Jack is revealed as the Walking Man in the "Truth or Consequences" contest. - Winner of the Walking Man Contest
Ralph Edwards brings on the winner of the Walking Man contest, and Mel Blanc imitates a chicken and an electric organ. - Jack Lectures the Beavers
On the first day of spring, Jack lectures the Beverly Hills Beavers on thrift. - Your Money or Your Life
Jack borrows Ronald Colman's Oscar and is held up on the way home. The first time a robber says "Your money or your life." - Jack Wants to Borrow Bing's Oscar
Jack tries to borrow Bing Crosby's Oscar to replace Ronald Colman's, and the Ink Spots fill in for the Sportsmen. - From Palm Springs (1948)
From Palm Springs: Jack stays at the Gitcheegoomee Motel, and the cast starts "Murder at the Racquet Club." - Murder at the Racquet Club (1948)
From Palm Springs: the mystery goes on, with Charles Farrell, Sam Goldwyn and Frank Sinatra, who blows his first line. - Charley's Aunt (1948)
Jack hides from Ronald Colman in his "Charley's Aunt" costume, and Mary gets what Jack called the longest laugh of the series. - Guest Frank Sinatra
Nobody likes their new contract, and Frank Sinatra wants five thousand dollars to sing on the show. - Ronald Colman's Oscar
Jack tells the Colmans their Oscar was stolen, and a flashback retells "Your money or your life." - Robert Taylor Subs for Jack
Robert Taylor takes Jack's place and plays cello in the commercial. - The Egg and I (1948)
The cast does "The Egg and I" again. - I Was Framed
The cast's version of "I Was Framed." - Jack Leaves for Detroit
Down to the train station for Detroit and Cleveland. - From Detroit
From Detroit, where Don Wilson carries a lot of weight. - From Cleveland
From Cleveland: Indians pitcher Bob Feller is the guest, and Bob Hope joins in. - From New York (1948)
The last show of the season, from New York. - Back from Europe
The first show of the season: the gang sails home from Europe on the Queen Mary, and Jack starts hearing a yodeling echo. - World Series at Jack's
Jack still hears the echo, and he has friends over to hear the World Series. - Sorry, Wrong Number
Barbara Stanwyck joins the cast's "Sorry, Wrong Number," and Jack overhears his sponsor planning to drop him. - The Colmans Have Dinner at Jack's
The Colmans come to dinner, and the yodeling echo goes on. - Jack Goes Trick-or-Treating
Jack and the Beavers go trick-or-treating on Halloween. - Jack Sees a Psychiatrist
Jack still hears the yodel and goes to a psychiatrist. - Mary Is Late
Mary is late for rehearsal, and guest Dorothy Kirsten takes her place. - Jack Calls the Ad Agency
Jack tries to phone the Lucky Strike advertising agency, and his four writers are heard as actors. - Thanksgiving at Mary's
The gang has Thanksgiving dinner at Mary's, a script first used in 1944. - Professor LeBlanc's Lesson
A violin lesson from Professor LeBlanc, then down to the vault to pay him. - Jack Tries to Relax at Home
Jack tries to relax at home, and Eddie Cantor drops by. - A Wallet for Don
Jack goes Christmas shopping and buys Don a wallet. - Last Show for NBC
Jack's last radio show on NBC, and Don, just named best announcer of 1948, misreads his lines.
194936 episodes
- First Show for CBS
Jack's first show after leaving NBC: before going on he insists on seeing CBS boss William Paley. Mr. Kitzel and Amos 'n' Andy drop in. - Lunch at the Brown Derby
Jack tries to talk guest Jimmy Stewart into making a picture with him. - Jack's Scrapbook
What if Jack Benny were Ronald Colman, and Ronald Colman were Jack Benny? - Don Won't Sign His Contract
Jack tries to starve Don into signing his new contract, then visits the dentist. - Don Still Won't Sign
Jack has locked Don in the den until he signs, Polly the parrot is sick, and the Beavers hold a meeting. - Don Signs a New Contract
Jack finally lets Don out once they agree on a contract, and Jack tries to get guest Vincent Price's part on a radio drama. - Jack's Birthday Is Tomorrow
Jack's birthday is tomorrow, and he's going to be forty. - The Horn Blows at Midnight (1949)
Fletcher Markle and Jack Warner try to talk Jack out of doing "The Horn Blows at Midnight" on radio. - Jack Has A Music Lesson
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - A Day at the Races
Jack loses four dollars and seventy-five cents at the racetrack. - After the Races
Jack has just done his first television show, and he's still suffering over the money he lost at Santa Anita. - Mary and Van Are Late
Jack and Van Johnson take the telephone operators, Mabel and Gertrude, out to Ciro's. - Spring Cleaning
Guests Ozzie and Harriet are moving to CBS, and Jack plans to take the Beavers camping. - Flying to New York
Jack gets ready to fly to New York. - Dennis Dreams Hes A Star
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Shops for a New Car
Jack goes out to buy a new car. - The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The cast's "Treasure of the Sierra Madre," with Jack as Humphrey Bogey. - Jack Is Upset with the Cast
Jack scolds the cast for sloppy work, then everyone goes to the drugstore for lunch. - Mary Is Sick
Phil wants to borrow two thousand dollars, Hoagy Carmichael tries to sell Jack a song, and Jack takes a violin lesson. - The Champion and the Set-up
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Cast Introduced
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Bus Tour of Beverly Hills
The first show of the season: a bus tour through Beverly Hills, and Jack has nothing to say until twenty-one minutes in. - Edward My Son
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Meets the Stars of CBS
Looking for his dressing room, Jack runs into all the CBS stars, and Mr. Paley has parked in Jack's space. - Jack Becomes Generous
Taking inventory of his pantry, Jack falls, hits his head and becomes generous. - Jack's Memory Is Lost and Found
Still generous, Jack gives Mel Blanc a raise and buys a fifty-thousand-dollar yacht. - Recovering from a Cold
Jack has a cold, and the yacht salesman is suing him. - Jack Is Recovering from Nose Surgery
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Don Wilsons Story of Twenty-five Years in Radio
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Rides in a Yacht
The gang takes a no-obligation yacht cruise to Catalina. - Last Week's Mistakes
Jack plays recordings of last week's mistakes for the cast, then visits the Colmans on a movie set. - Jack Spends an Evening at Home Playing Cards
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Guests: Tyrone Power
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Guest Show.” - Texas Benefit
Jack leaves for Houston, so it's down to the train station once again. - Mary Buys Jack A Pencil Sharpener for Christmas
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Rochester Is Shocked by an Electric Alarm Clock
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
195039 episodes
- Stood Up on New Year's Eve
Jack has a New Year's Eve date and can't make Mary's party, and Mel Blanc imitates Al Jolson in the commercial. - Drear Poosen
Don's famous "Drear Poosen" fluff, and the cast does "Murder at Romanoff's." Mary blows a line too. - How Jack and Fred Allen Met
How Jack and Fred Allen met: Jack's version and Fred's. - I Was Betrayed
A medical drama, "I Was Betrayed." - To New York for the Heart Fund
The gang leaves for New York, with the usual send-off at the train station. - From New York for the Heart Fund
From New York: Jack stays at the Acme Plaza and tries to phone Rochester. - Allen's Alley Spoof
From New York: Jack puts a clothespin on his nose and visits Allen's Alley to ask, "Will television replace radio?" - Gin Rummy on the Super Chief
Jack and Mary play gin rummy on the train home. - The Fiddler
Rochester sings a commercial, and the cast spoofs "The Whistler" as "The Fiddler." - Buck Benny Rides Again (1950)
Guest Sarah Churchill joins another chapter of "Buck Benny Rides Again." - Sagebrush Soap Contest
Rochester does his income tax, Jack's daughter Joan fills in for Mary, and Jack wins six weeks at Pismo Beach in a soap contest. - The Champion
A boxing drama, "The Champion," and Mary blows two lines. - From Palm Springs (1950)
From Palm Springs: Mary flubs a line, and guest Bob Hope is late. - From Palm Springs, with Al Jolson
From Palm Springs: Al Jolson sings "Remember Mother's Day," and the Guadalajara Trio still haven't been paid. - Fifty Cents to a Bum
Jack gives a panhandler fifty cents and gets a testimonial banquet for it. - Jack Gets the House Painted
Spring, and Jack's thoughts turn to having the house painted. - The Beavers Do the Show
Jack's young friends the Beavers play the whole cast. - Look Magazine Story
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Easter Show.” - Jack Buys a New Suit
Jack plans publicity for his tour and buys a new suit. - Mother's Day Gags
Jack gets ready for Kansas City, and Frank Fontaine stops the show with an error. - Jack Gets A Haircut to Look His Best for the Sponsor
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - How Jack Met His Cast
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Back from London
The first show of the season: Jack is back from London and finds CBS changed over for television. - In Venice
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Gold Rush of '49
For California's centennial, the cast does a gold rush drama, with a "Si, Cy?" routine. - The Maxwell Is Stolen
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Listens to the World Series and the Dempsey-tunney Fight
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Dreams He Is Married to Mary
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Dennis Tries to Borrow Fifty Thousand Dollars for A New Candy Business
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - How Jack Met the Colmans
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Coming Home on the Train and Playing Twenty Questions
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich and Murder
Don and Jack trade bloopers, and Mary reads a letter from Mama about Jack's first TV show. - Jack and Dinah in London
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - USC-UCLA Game
The gang goes to the USC-UCLA football game. - Grass Reek
Mary talks with her sister Babe, Phil sings "The Thing," and Jack retells how he met Rochester, with Amos 'n' Andy as guests. - Murder at the Racquet Club (1950)
Don kids Mary about last week's blooper and makes one of his own, and the cast does "Murder at the Racquet Club." - Christmas Shopping for Golf Tees
The annual Christmas shopping trip. Jack tries to buy Don a present of golf tees, and the clerk suffers. - Beavers Come Over to Jacks for Christmas
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - A New Years Fantasy
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
195131 episodes
- King Solomon's Mines, Part One
Rochester has another job offer and threatens to quit, and the cast begins its "King Solomon's Mines." - King Solomons Mines Part Two
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Goes to the Doctor
Jack goes to the doctor for a checkup. - Bank Robbery
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - How Palm Springs Was Founded
From Palm Springs: an invitation to Jack's birthday party, and the cast acts out how Palm Springs was founded. - Jack Watches TV
A violin lesson with Professor LeBlanc, then Jack drops in on the Colmans to watch one of his old movies on their television. - I Was Coerced
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Goes to the Dentist
Jack takes Butch, one of the Beavers, to have a tooth pulled, and Rochester cracks Jack up trying to say "Manischewitz." - Jack Is Sick in Bed
Jack is sick in bed. - Sunset Boulevard
Mary's sister Babe visits, and the cast does "Sunset Boulevard." - Jack Leaves for New York to Do a TV Show
The train to New York, with the train-announcer routine. - The Tax Men Visit Jack
The Internal Revenue men visit Jack because they can't believe he spent so little money. - The Tax Men Come Back
The tax men return, and the Colmans tell them how Jack took them to the Mocambo for three dollars and ninety cents. - The Tax Men and the Circus
The tax men visit again, then the cast goes to the circus, where Jack wrestles a gorilla. - From Nellis Air Force Base
From Nellis Air Force Base: Jack checks into the Flamingo in Las Vegas and hits a nickel jackpot. - I Was Shanghaied
The tax men again, and Jack reads a new book, "I Was Shanghaied." - Jack Plans to Drive to New York
Jack is going to New York for his fourth TV show, and he plans to drive. - The Cast Is Unhappy with Their Contracts
The whole cast is unhappy with their new contracts. - Speed Riggs at the Doctor's
At the doctor's office Jack meets tobacco auctioneer Speed Riggs, who sings. Bob Stevenson fills in for Don. - The Cast Sings the Commercial
The last show of the season: the Sportsmen are out, so the cast sings the commercial, and music director Mahlon Merrick is introduced. - Back from Korea
The first show of the season: Jack is back from entertaining the troops in Korea for the U.S.O. - Captain Horatio Hornblower
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - At a Nightclub to Hear the Sportsmen
Jack takes his friends to a nightclub to hear the Sportsmen. - Jack Loses His Song
Jack tries to give Polly a bath and loses the sheet music to his new song. - George Jessel Tells Jacks Life Story
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Saturday's Hero
A football story, "Saturday's Hero," and Mel Blanc imitates an electric organ. - Golden Girl
Jack and Mary see Dennis's new movie with Dennis's mother, and Mary's flub leaves Don laughing. - Cuff Links for Don
The Christmas shopping show: Jack decides to buy Don cuff links. - The Guadalajara Trio Sings Jack's Song
From Palm Springs: the "Palm Springs Murder Mystery," and the Guadalajara Trio sings Jack's new song. - Decorating the Christmas Tree
Jack and Rochester decorate the tree, and Jack gets a mysterious package at the vault. - New Years Eve Date with A French Girl
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
195233 episodes
- Suspense
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Gets A Haircut
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - George Burns Sings Jack's Song
George Burns sings Jack's song, "When You Say I Beg Your Pardon, Then I'll Come Back to You." - Wolfe Gilbert to Publish Jack's Song
Songwriter L. Wolfe Gilbert sings "Waitin' for the Robert E. Lee," and Don locks himself in a closet. - To New York to Publish Jacks Song
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Dreams the New York Symphony Plays His Song
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Tries to Buy A Car
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Sinatra, Kaye and Burns Sing Jack's Song
From Palm Springs: Frank Sinatra, Danny Kaye and George Burns sing Jack's song. - My Career as a Hospital Nurse
A hospital story with Mary as the nurse and Jack as the patient. - Trying to Lose Weight in Steam Cabinet
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Academy Awards
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - My Naval Career
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Easter Parade
Jack and Mary stroll down Wilshire Boulevard in the Easter Parade, and sing. - All Hands on Deck
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Bend in the River
Jack and guest Jimmy Stewart do a covered-wagon epic, and Jimmy gets the lyrics wrong. - Jack Fixes the Phonographrepeat of
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Takes the Beavers to the Zoo
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this date as “Roy Helps Rochester with House Work.” - Down on the Farm
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Prepares for London
The gang leaves for London, but first a trip to the vault. - Last Show with Phil Harris
The last show of the season and Phil Harris's last on the program. - Phil Harris Is Replaced by Bob Crosby
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - In Scotland, Jack Goes Shopping with Mary
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Scoop Benny
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Catches His Nose in a Gopher Trap
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Buys Twentieth Century Fox
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Gossip Article on Jack
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Goes Trick or Treating with the Beavers
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Jack Goes to the Doctor for a Vitamin Shot
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Purple Pirate
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Thanksgiving Pilgrims
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Happy Time
The cast does "The Happy Time," everyone in a French accent. - A Gopher Trap for Don
Jack goes Christmas shopping for a gopher trap, and even he can't keep a straight face. - Setting Up the Christmas Tree
From the Long Beach Veterans Hospital: Jack trims the tree and falls off the ladder.
195320 episodes
- The Dishwasher Is Broken
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Road to Bali
Jack and guest Bob Hope do "The Road to Bali," and Bob sings the commercial. - Jack Buys an Umbrella Stand
At an auction, Jack buys an elephant-leg umbrella stand. - Bets on Our Fancy
A trip to the vault, then off to the racetrack. - High Noon
The gang's "High Noon," with a "Sy? Si!" routine. - Steak Ride
From Palm Springs: the cast rides out into the desert, and Mel Blanc plays a horse with an English accent. - The Life of Bing Crosby
From Palm Springs: the cast's "Call Me Lucky," Bing Crosby's life story. - The Beavers Impersonate the Show
The Beavers play the whole cast. - Off to New York City
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The cast does "The Snows of Kilimanjaro," with Mel Blanc at his best. - A Walk Through Beverly Hills
Over the flu, Jack takes a walk, and a Danish bakery has no Napoleons, only "Josephines." - Mississippi Gambler
The cast does "Mississippi Gambler." - Missing Heir
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Bob Borrows Five Hundred Dollars from Jack
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - From San Francisco (1953)
From San Francisco: memories of the great vaudeville team of Benny and Allen, or was it Allen and Benny? - From San Francisco, Week Two
A second week from San Francisco. - I Flew to Mars
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Insurance Medical Exam
Jack sees the doctor for an insurance exam, a script first used in 1947. - Jack Listens to the Indy 500
After lunch at the drugstore, Jack tries to listen to the Indianapolis 500 on the radio. - Gondola in Venice
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
19542 episodes
- Jack's 39th birthday - again
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Show Not Being Broadcast
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
19553 episodes
- The Elephant's Graveyard Mystery
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Surprise Party for Jack
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date. - Renting the Maxwell to a Movie Studio
Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.