This Day In Jack Benny

September 13, 1953 Television Episode (Audio Only) with Marilyn Monroe in her first ever television appearance.

September 11, 1949 - Deep sea diver sets world record in an iron ball. What does that have to do with Mary's sister Babe? Jack Benny has such great supporting players that Jack himself is able to appear in only 4 minutes of this whole EPISODE from 1949

September 13, 1953 - Jack Benny and the gang are back from vacation. They joke about Liberace's gleaming white teeth. And this is the radio episode that aired just before the Marilyn Monroe TV Episode.

September 10, 1950 - Alan Young was known in 1950 as the star of TVs "The Alan Young Show". Today He's known as the star of Mr.Ed and the voice of Scrooge McDuck on Duck Tales. He passed away in May of 2016 at the age of 96.

Jack Benny stars in Suspense. Also first episode of a new podcast called "Theater of Thrills", Subscribe here: http://theaterofthrills.libsyn.com/rss

August 31, 1934 - Jack Benny's old time radio show is really old this time. This is an early episode so it is quite interesting. References include the movie "The House of Rothschild", Mae West, Gretta Garbo and her big feet.

Tim Newell has played Jack Benny in a one man stage play called "Mr.Benny" for years. We talk about who Jack Benny was, why he was so funny and how to become the man on stage.

August 24, 1934 - The skit in this episode is a spoof on "The House of Rothschild", a 1934 movie about Jewish bankers. The episode also references singer Sofie Tucker, comedian Joe Penner and Hal Roach's "Our Gang" short film comedies, better known as "The Little Rascals".

I talk with my younger brother, Jeff Henderson, about playing the violin as a kid, getting scared out of our minds listening to Suspense, and Jack Benny Show.

Laura Leibowitz (formerly Laura Leff)  is the founder and president of the International Jack Benny Fan Club. In this interview we talk about meeting Phil Harris and interviewing Dennis Day, plus we talk about fans, and colorization.

Truth or Consequences was a quiz stunt radio show starring Ralph Edwards. In 1947 he had everyone asking "Who is the Walking Man?". Now, 70 years later, everyone knows the answer... Jack Benny.

We continue our conversation with Kathy Fuller-Seeley. Kathy is a professor of media history at UT Austen. She is writing a book called Jack Benny and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy and in the process has obtained and read nearly all of the scripts to the lost episodes. This is part 2 of 2.  

It's De-Lovely - Orchestra You Do The Darndest Things Baby - Mary Livingstone Good Night My Beautiful - Dennis Day Clancy Lowered The Boom - Dennis Day Make With The Kisses - Phil Harris and Mary Livingstone Night and Day - Kenny Baker Button Up Your Overcoat (Lucky Strike) - The Sportsmen One-sy, Two-sy - Phil Harris & Daughter April Showers - Dennis Day Love Love Love - Phil Harris and Mary Livingstone You Belong To My Heart - Larry Stevens I Was  Speaking of the Devil - Orchestra Love In Bloom - Bing Crosby

Kathy Fuller-Seeley is a media history professor at University of Texas at Austin and a Jack Benny fan club member. She is currently writing book called Jack Benny and the Golden Age of American Radio Comedy. This is Part 1 of 2.

July 20, 1934 - A real episode of the Jack Benny Program. A real early episode. Not the best sound quality. At least Mickey Mouse is mentioned in this episode. I can't wait for the new season in the fall. 

I talk to my Grandmother about listening to Jack Benny on the radio at age 5 and watching him on TV as a teenager. Plus Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Lux Theater, the vault, Guildersleve, smoking Lucky Strike, Jennifer Aniston, Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga.  

The Jack Benny / Fred Allen Feud started with an ad lib in 1936 and continued until Allen's death in 1956. These are some one the highlights!

Jim Bennie is the man behind the Tralfaz Blog. He is a very knowledgeable fan of Jack Benny along with many other old time media, especially the classic cartoons. 

Love in Bloom - Al Bowlly How Could You - Orchestra Never in a Million Years - Kenny Baker That's What I Like About The South - Phil Harris Too Romantic - Dennis Day An Irishman Will Steal Your Heart Away - Dennis Day Pickle In The Middle - Larry Stevens Girlfriend of the Whirling Dervish - Orchestra I've Got A Pocket Full of Dreams - Phil Harris Let's Call the Whole Thing Off - Andy Devine & Mary Livingstone Love Walked In - Kenny Baker Won't You Marry Me Now - Mary Livingstone & Phil Harris Mighty Like a Rose - Jack Benny & Robert Taylor

The Jack Benny Program took the summer off so here on the Podcast we will be doing special programs to fill the summer. This episode is a preview of what you can expect. Including the all music episodes, interviews with Blogger Jim Bannie, author Kathy Fuller-Seeley, and more!