Rochester was the perfect foil for Benny. Great timing - and his voice was so rough! Loved the part where he says the whole neighbourhood pitched in to buy Benny's violin. And even some from the surrounding areas!
@wavoconqueso
4 жыл бұрын
That was great. Kirk Douglas is dead? Is that an announcement or a factoid cuz I think everyone else is too. Except Benny. He’s only 39.
@fromthesidelines
4 жыл бұрын
Yes. He passed away on February 5, 2020, at the age of 103.
@joeowens6180
4 жыл бұрын
The early shows with Jack were precious; he never engaged any but the very best stars of the time. Wonderful fun show!
@patsyjohnson3963
3 жыл бұрын
Hallelujah!!! Something to make us laugh and they did not talk politics. Yeah !!!!!!!!!!. Keep them coming. Jack Benny was greatest and most respected comedian of all time.
@jasonbeard4713
Жыл бұрын
Yes they did. It's amazing how Repubs always say "They didn't talk politics", as if they are apologizing (as they should) for being Repubs.
@carsonwyler4047
3 жыл бұрын
See his movie "To be or not to be." Actually "The horn blows at midnight" is worth seeing once but he plays a trumpet, not a horn.
@stockvaluedotcom
3 жыл бұрын
MacMurray is smothering a laugh every time Benny plays.
@humnmum
3 жыл бұрын
So wonderfully silly, so 4th wall absurd- and Jack just sailing through it...
@DavidRice111
2 жыл бұрын
This show with all these stars must have hit Jack's wallet pretty hard! I remember seeing Kirk Douglas play his banjo & sing in some western years ago.
@fromthesidelines
4 жыл бұрын
24:58- Jack is referring to Stanford University's defeat in their football game against UCLA the previous day (they lost, 72-0).
@mickeywoodcock6440
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading this it was great to see all those stars playing music "together" LOL
@katiezee2
3 жыл бұрын
Before he was an actor, Fred MacMurray made his living playing in bands, on trombone as well as sax
@vincentanguoni8938
Жыл бұрын
Wow!!! I can watch this stuff for the rest of my life!!! All hail the internet!!!!
@bloodgrss
4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful show. Somewhat grimly ironic that Dick Powell runs the gag that Benny made people pay for cigarettes' out of a vending machine in his house (a gag already seen in the movie 'It's in the Bag' starring Fred Allen); since his chain smoking is what finally killed him at age 58 in 1963...
@sandrafraser4759
Жыл бұрын
I so miss this sort of comedy.
@hishamlabban6308
4 жыл бұрын
I couldn't feel the time. And the entrance of kirk douglass is different. I saw all the stars entering. Except Kirk he was really different. He is a lesson in charcter.
@joyfilledmom32
4 жыл бұрын
Love, love, love Jack Benny. Thank you so so much for sharing this. (This particular episode was actually aired in 1954.)
@vincentanguoni8938
Жыл бұрын
Great episode...these people were enjoying themselves....there wasn't a lot of money in it...and not because it was Benny!!!
@fromthesidelines
4 жыл бұрын
Andre Baruch speaks for Luckies. Dorothy Collins, "The Sweetheart of Lucky Strike" (and one of the stars of "YOUR HIT PARADE"), sings their jingle at the end.
@tyronebrown9936
4 жыл бұрын
The greatest and most lovable of all comedians.
@PepperWilliams_songcovers
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahahaha those Lucky Strike commercials are seriously ridiculous! Other than that, Jack Benny was a true genius!
@R.U.1.2.
4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, sensitive title.
@susie2366
3 жыл бұрын
According to a biography I read, Jack was beloved by everyone in the industry. Mary? Not so much...
@vincentanguoni8938
Жыл бұрын
Some of the highest paid talent in showbiz!!!!!
@archhall986
4 жыл бұрын
I always like the great performers who use little bits of business as a trademark. One of Jack's favorites that rarely gets mentioned is his continual use of 'ya see?' here and there through just about every appearance I've seen. I find myself waiting anxiously to spot it every time and counting how many times he uses it. He's careful how often he uses it and it seems to be a punctuation or emphasis tool he carefully inserts. He's obviously very aware of it unlike people who say 'ya know' or similar at the end of every other sentence.
@fromthesidelines
4 жыл бұрын
He also used "Lookit....." from time to time.
@jameshutchins6077
4 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing contrary to his image Jack Benny was a quiet philanthropist.
@jasonplatt2228
3 жыл бұрын
Very true, he was a very generous, warm-hearted person in real life. He just portrayed an arrogant egotistical cheapskate persona for comic effect. He was also an excellent violinist in real life as well although he really didn't play professionally after becoming famous as a comedian on his radio and then tv show.
@vincentanguoni8938
Жыл бұрын
People always seem to be surprised that serious actors can do comedy...many of them were musicians and dancers and singers as well. That's why they were A list" ..they were workaholics!!! Many people can act...these people were driven!!!!
@Guvie
2 жыл бұрын
What do you mean by that ‘Kirk Douglas is dead’ comment?
@joshuaevans7614
Жыл бұрын
Kirk Douglas died a day before this premiere
@clydeholiday5907
Жыл бұрын
People back then used to worship these people the actors which was a big mistake cuz all they are is just actors
@vincentanguoni8938
Жыл бұрын
It's toasted!!! Be happy!!!! Gotta love it!!!!
@mikeyiniko
3 жыл бұрын
Jack was amazing, one of the best absurdist comics in mainstream television.
@vincentanguoni8938
Жыл бұрын
Wow...just wow!!!!! Lucky Strike!!!!
@1mespud
3 жыл бұрын
The ad reminds me of AMC's Mad Men "Lucky Strike" advertisement campaign. "It's toasted".
@lee-lee2418
4 жыл бұрын
😊👍💜
@jacksonjohnson9674
2 жыл бұрын
Oh gosh, how much fun was that, too bad we've de-evolved to the filth that's on TV today.
@WBT714
3 жыл бұрын
Much better than all of the crap today
@fromthesidelines
4 жыл бұрын
Originally telecast on October 17, 1954.
@larrysteimle2004
Жыл бұрын
Cigarette ads have changed from the old days. I wonder if fewer people smoke today.
@vincentanguoni8938
Жыл бұрын
Where have you been?? There are no more cigarette ads...and yes there are fewer smokers today..much fewer!!!
@amyexner
Жыл бұрын
The best …..ingenious
@wasnhas
Жыл бұрын
A great episode !!
@rogerwilco4397
2 жыл бұрын
What's really funny is that Benny, despite his schtick, was exceedingly generous, while Fred MacMurray was a legendary cheapskate.
@StevenTorrey
3 жыл бұрын
If people can be conned into smoking, they can be conned into voting for Der Trumspter.
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