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Speaking of Radio: The Jack Benny Program
$29.95
#DSOR39
(6 hours on 6 CDs)
JACK BENNY AUDIO-BIOGRAPHY – The history of one of radio’s most popular programs as told by the people who made it great! Features personal recollections by Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Frank Nelson, Mel Blanc, Sheldon Leonard, Elliott Lewis, writers George Balzer and Milt Josefsberg, Manager/Author Irving Fein, and Joan Benny. Conversations recorded between 1970-1993 by Radio Hall of Fame broadcaster/historian Chuck Schaden. INCLUDES hilarious highlights from 23 years of the Jack Benny Program.
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Jack Benny: 39 again... yet... still... Forever!
$29.95
#DBF039
(6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)
JACK BENNY – 39 (or so) FOREVER! Jack’s age takes the stage in a dozen vintage broadcasts spotlighting his birthday. Laugh the years away with Jack and the whole gang – Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Don Wilson, Kenny Baker, Andy Devine, Larry Stevens, Artie Auerbach, Frank Nelson, Mel Blanc, Elliott Lewis, the Sportsmen and many others, including special guest stars -- in these 12 classic and hilarious Jack Benny broadcasts on NBC and CBS.
(2-14-37) Jack claims that he’s “around 35.” Guest star is band leader Ben Bernie.
(2-13-38) 50 candles on a birthday cake for Jack. Guest star is actor Robert Taylor.
(2-15-42) Jack tries to figure out what to do on his birthday while the gang plans a surprise party.
(2-13-44) The gang sings “Happy Birthday” to Jack and tries to guess his age.
(2-11-45) Jack celebrates his birthday, but won’t tell his right age.
(2-9-47) Jack’s Guardian Angel tells him to stop telling people that he’s 38. Guest star is Victor Moore.
(2-16-47) Guest stars Ronald and Benita Colman and Isaac Stern turn up at Jack’s birthday party.
(2-23-47) Mr. Kitzel reads a birthday poem he wrote for Jack.
(2-15-48) Jack is 39 and the Beverly Hills Beavers decide to have a surprise party for him.
(2-13-49) Jack’s 40th birthday is tomorrow, but his sister claims he’s going to be 39.
(2-11-51) Everyone in Jack’s gang gets an invitation to his birthday party -- each with a gift suggestion.
(2-12-53) Jack, as a guest star on Bing Crosby’s radio show, gets an unusual 39th birthday gift from Bing.
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Jack Benny Program
$29.95
#DJ1015
(6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)
JACK BENNY PROGRAM– Jack and the gang in 12 great shows, complete with commercials. (2-20-44) The Gilroy Murder Case with guest Groucho Marx; (2-27-44) From the Hollywood Canteen with guest Eddie Cantor; (3-10-46) “The Lost Weekend” with guest Ray Milland; (5-25-47) Guests are Fred Allen and Jack Parr; (2-17-46) Jack’s birthday; (2-24-46) A “Life Can be Beautiful” program; (5-11-47) Jack is appearing at the Chicago Theatre; (5-18-47) From New York with guest Al Jolson; (4-8-51) Jack has income tax problems; (4-15-51) More tax problems with guests Ronald and Benita Colman; (4-1-51) Preparing for a trip to New York; (2-13-44) From Marsh Field, California, Jack offers a prize to anyone who guesses his age.
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Best of Jack Benny
$12.95
#DJB902
(2 hours on 2 Compact Discs)
BEST OF JACK BENNY- 21 classic comedy scenes from Jack’s radio broadcasts. Includes: Drugstore lunch; Do Wah Ditty; Si, Sy; Doctor’s office; Railroad station; Violin lesson; Sportsmen LS/MFT; Beverly Hills Beavers; Cimmaron Rolls; Dennis and the Doc; At the races; Ronald Colman’s dream; Chief radio engineer; Benny’s birthday, and more.
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Jack Benny Special Edition
$12.95
#DJS201
(2 hours on 2 Compact Discs)
JACK BENNY SPECIAL EDITION features a complete broadcast from (1-7-45) which contains three Benny “firsts: his first visit to his vault, the first time he meets the race track tout, and the first time the announcer at the railroad station calls “Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga. Also broadcast excerpts featuring highlights of Jack’s visits to his vault over the years and sequences from his many encounters with the Sportsmen Quartet.
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Benny's Last Stand
$29.95
#DBL390
(6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)
BENNY’S LAST STAND –The Last 12 Programs of Jack Benny’s Final Season on Radio, complete with Lucky Strike Cigarette commercials. Warner Bros. wants to make “The Life of Jack Benny.” Special guest is Danny Kaye (3-6-55); At the golf course (3-13-55); Jack is called for Jury Duty (3-20-55); “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” (3-27-55); Jack brings his vault guard upstairs (4-3-55); Easter Sunday on Wilshire Boulevard (4-10-55); Jack and guest Bob Hope take the telephone operators on a picnic (4-17-55); Fox Studios want to rent Jack’s Maxwell (4-24-55); Jack should buy a baseball team (5-1-55); Picnic on the beach with the Beavers (5-8-55); Jack is having the living room painted (5-15-55); The sound man shows off on the final program of the 22-year series (5-22-55). Cast: Mary Livingstone, Dennis Day, Eddie” Rochester” Anderson, Bob Crosby, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc, Frank Nelson, Sportsmen, others. (Not available on cassette.)
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Jack Benny's Holiday Shows
$29.95
#DBH601
(6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)
JACK BENNY’S HOLIDAY SHOWS– A year’s worth of holidays with Jack and the gang: EASTER (4-10-55) Jack and Mary stroll down Wilshire Boulevard; THANKSGIVING (11-23-47) Jack buys a live turkey; (11-30-47) Jack on trial for Turkey-murder; CHRISTMAS SHOPPING SHOWS (12-21-47) Shoe laces for Don Wilson; (12-17-50) Golf tees for Don; (12-2-51) Cuff links for Don; (12-14-52) Gopher Trap for Don; (12-13-53) Palm Spring dates for Don; (12-5-54) Art supplies for Don; HAPPY NEW YEAR (1-2-44) Annual play, The New Tenant; (1-1-50) Jack has a date on New Year’s Eve.
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Jack Benny and World War II
$29.95
#DBW1008
(6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)
JACK BENNY AND WORLD WAR II–Specially selected remote broadcasts from military bases during WW II: (12-7-41) Program interrupted by civil defense and war bulletins; (10-11-42) From Army Air Base at Santa Ana, California, with guest Barbara Stanwyck; (10-18-42) Jack donates his Maxwell to the war effort; (11-15-42) Jack becomes a house-husband while Mary gets a job in a defense plant. Dorothy Lamour guests; (11-29-42) Three Men in a Tank; (10-10-43) Jack’s back from a three-month overseas tour; (1-23-44) Guest is Alexis Smith; (2-6-44) Jack recalls his WW I Navy duty; (3-14-44) Jack gives income tax advice to Dennis; (4-23-44) supporting Canada’s Sixth Victory Loan; (11-19-44) Larry Adler guests for show at Carona, California Naval Hospital; (4-8-44) From Tunney General Hospital in Palm Springs with guest William Powell.
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Jack Benny's Rochester on Radio
$29.95
#DOR721
(6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)
ROCHESTER ON RADIO– a selection of hilarious Eddie Anderson appearances on the air featuring: JACK BENNY PROGRAM (11-24-46) Jack and Rochester have trouble getting the Maxwell started. Edward G. Robinson guests in a Benny version of the film, “The Killers.” JACK BENNY PROGRAM (3-28-37) Jack and the gang are on the train going to Hollywood after their stay in New York. The porter on the train is played by Eddie Anderson, making his first appearance on the Benny program. MAIL CALL #94 (6-2-44) Dinah Shore hosts a salute to GIs from the state of Georgia with Bob Hope, Maria Montez, Carlos Rameriz, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Pied Pipers, Mel Blanc. JACK BENNY PROGRAM (6-6-37) Jack is upset because he has lost the diamond wristwatch that he got from Phil Harris for Christmas Eddie Anderson makes his second appearance on the Benny program. FRED ALLEN SHOW (6-8-47) Eddie “Rochester” Anderson wants to be Fred’s summer replacement. They join to present a “One Long Pan” mystery, “I Stand Condemned.” JACK BENNY PROGRAM (6-20-37) The gang joins Jack at Paramount Pictures on the set of his new film, “Artists and Models.” Eddie Anderson is called Rochester for the first time on the Benny program. RADIO’S BIGGEST SHOW (1946) Bob Hope heads an all-star cast in this special hour-long program celebrating the 45th anniversary of Walgreen Drug Stores. Cast includes Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Frank Morgan, Ginny Simms, Andrews Sisters, Dennis Day, Vera Vague, Eddy Duchin, Harry Von Zell. JACK BENNY PROGRAM (2-17-46) Jack’s birthday was last week, his violin lesson is today, and Rochester turns up after being lost at sea for two days. GI JOURNAL #87 (4-23-45) Jack Benny is Editor in Chief. The “staff” includes Paulette Goddard, Ginny Simms, Mel Blanc, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, and Arthur Treacher who takes Rochester’s place as Benny’s butler. JACK BENNY PROGRAM (2-12-50) Jack is staying at the Acme Plaza while he’s doing his program from New York. In the absence of the Sportsmen Quartet, Rochester suggests the Ink Spots do the Lucky Strike commercial. JACK BENNY PROGRAM (12-3-50) Preparing for an interview, Jack remembers his version of how he met Rochester, who used to work for Amos ‘n’ Andy, who are guests on this program.
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Well! - Jack Benny Book
$19.95
#WJB
Reflections on the Life and career of JACK BENNY
Edited by Michael Leannah
Recommended reading for everyone who enjoys the work of radio’s favorite comedian. A well-written and well-researched collection of rare and delightful essays and personal memories, photos, illustrations and information by more than 20 different writers, including Mr. Benny himself.
Great and little-known stories about America’s Number One comedy star, including the dialog and banter between characters on the Benny show... his films... his Vaudeville days... the women in his life... his work during World War II... how a cheapskate could be so generous.... his feud with Fred Allen... Benny Show bloopers and flubs... the relationship between Jack and Johnny Carson... the births and deaths of the principal characters on the Benny show.... the comic voice of Mary Livingstone... the thousand voices of Mel Blanc... and Jack as an animated cartoon star. Jack himself writes about his adventures in Hollywood and his appearance in Chicago in 1935. Plus lots more, including how you can still find him when you visit today's Waukegan, Illinois.
160 pages, 6x9 soft cover book.
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I Can't Stand Jack Benny Because...
$29.95
#DCS45
(6 hours on 6 Compact Discs)
In the middle of the 1945-46 season, Jack Benny and his gang presented twelve programs dealing with the presumption that since 30 million people tune into the Benny Show each week, and since there are 130 million people in the country, there must be 100 million who don’t like the program or Jack!
The show’s press agent suggests a contest, Jack is mortified because he has to come up with the $10,000 prize for the best entry. Joining in the fun are Fred Allen and Ronald Colman.
Disc 1: (10-28-45) Jack dreams that he won big money by betting on a horse and finds himself the victim of a hold-up! (11-4-45) A week after being held up, Jack is sick in bed, where he gets a threatening call from the hold-up man. Disc 2: (11-11-45) Rochester tries to get Joe Louis to work as Jack’s bodyguard, but the boxer only wants to be a comedian. (11-25-45) Jack learns that the robbery was a publicity stunt cooked up by press agent Steve Bradley. Disc 3: (12-2-45) Steve Bradley comes by to explain his latest brainstorm: The “I Can’t Stand Jack Benny Because...” contest! (12-9-45) Jack and the gang receive the first batch of contest letters. Later, Jack dines at the Colmans. Disc 4: (12-16-45) A parade of mail carriers come to Jack’s house with more contest entries. Louella Parsons guest stars. (12-23-45) With the deadline for contest entries fast approaching, Jack invites the Colmans over for dinner. Disc 5: (12-30-45) The gang sort through the last batch of contest entries. (1-6-46) Mary recalls how Jack went to the Rose Bowl on New Year’s Day. Disc 6: (1-27-46) Fred Allen announces the winner of the contest. Jack must now give away $10,000! (2-3-46) Jack and Mary go to see violinist Isaac Stern. Ronald Colman reads the winning contest entry.
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