Hit the road, Jack! Take a train, a plane, or even a ship! Wherever he goes, and however he gets there, Jack Benny is always good for a laugh. Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Dennis Day, and Don Wilson come along for the ride in sixteen travel themed adventures in this 8-CD collection.Climb aboard for coast to coast clowning, with special appearances by the infamous racetrack “tout” (Sheldon Leonard) and the reliable railway announcer (Mel Blanc). “Train leaving ...

Hilarious Hollywood spoofs were a beloved feature on many classic Jack Benny radio shows. Regular cast members and guest stars alike were recruited to send up cinema classics like Casablanca, High Noon, and Sunset Boulevard. Celebrities could count on large laughs and, looking good next to Jack’s lovably vainglorious and miserly self while poking fun at their most famous films.Even without guests, the movie mockery continued. Jack would simply announce a sketch and proclaim that he would b...

Rough, rugged, and ready for anything, Jack Benny braves the howling winds atop an icy mountain peak…until he falls down and drags himself back to the ski lodge. Get ready for the comic adventures of radio's favorite comedian as you've never heard him before. He's the manliest of men, the conqueror of every wilderness, the very personification of virile vigor!Jack heads off for sixteen rootin'-tootin' outdoor escapades, along with Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Bob Crosby, Eddie "Rochester...

It's mid-century madness as Jack Benny slides smoothly into the 1950s with great guests, hilarious running gags, and even a song or two!This classic collection features episodes from Jack's final years on radio, accompanied by his constant cohorts Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Bob Crosby, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Dennis Day, the Sportsmen Quartet, and Don Wilson.Episodes Include: To New York on the Train for the Heart Fund Benefit 01-29-50; Jack Tries to Buy Tickets to the USC-UCLA Gam...

Ronald and Benita Colman made 20 guest appearances on The Jack Benny Program, including some of the most hilarious entries in the series. The Colmans' refined personaes played an excellent "grand opera" to the "ragtime" of Jack's mercenary enterprises.In this set, you'll hear the dashing Ronald read the winning entry of the "I Can't Stand Jack Benny" contest and provide the Oscar that Jack was carrying when a robber demanded, "Your money or your life". You will also hear Benita receive the...

Here comes “This Week’s Play” with Jack Benny and all the gang! Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Dennis Day, and Don Wilson all play their parts in parodies of Hollywood movies, wild Westerns, murder mysteries, and more.Kick back with sixteen satirical skits in this collection of classics from the 1940s and 1950s, featuring guest appearances by Barbara Stanwyck, Oscar Levant, Charles Farrell, Sam Goldwyn, Frank Sinatra, and George Jessel!Episodes: Golden Boy 01-07...

Any comedian can be funny in the studio, but domestic comedy is usually considered the province of actors who happen to do comedy. Jack Benny straddled the two roles for most of his career -- the suave, witty master of ceremonies standing on stage in front of a curtain one moment; the put-upon householder tormented by a bumptious servant, eccentric friends, and troublesome neighbors the next. Jack, for all his high-flown show-biz pretensions, became everyone's favorite put-upon suburbanite...

Do you relish the ridiculous? Get ready for realms of absurdity only possible with radio comedy! Here's a selection of some of Jack's best sketches, parodies, and far-fetched fables -- with Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Dennis Day, Don Wilson, and a few surprise guests (including Humphrey Bogart)!The play's the thing! Whether it's a lush romance, a leather-pounding western drama, a hard-boiled detective thriller, or a tale of rip-roaring adventure, you can coun...

When you’re the country’s favorite radio comedian, you tend to have a lot of friends. And those friends can’t wait to have you stop by for a visit, crack a joke or two, play a fiddle solo, or even step out of character for a rare dramatic turn.Such was the case with Jack Benny. Consistently near the top of the rating charts with his own program, Jack was a popular guest artist on dozens of different series. We have collected fifteen of his greatest guest spots for this collection, includin...

Who's that bear? And what's he doing in Jack Benny's basement? It's the famous Carmichael - guarding the vault and getting laughs!Dish up the Jell-O for Mary Livingston, Phil Harris, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Dennis Day, and Don Wilson in twenty classic prewar episodes -- and be sure to leave a plate for you-know-who downstairs!Episodes include:Love Finds Annie Hardy 02-12-39; Carmichael, The Polar Bear 02-19-39; Jesse James (Part One) 02-26-39; Jesse James (Part Two) 03-05-39; Carmichae...

"Train leaving on track five for Anaheim, Azusa, and Cuc-amonga!"A woebegone old car, a harried department store clerk, a monosyllabic man in a sombrero, and a train announcer whose line ran somewhere between Orange County and the Twilight Zone are all memorable characters from The Jack Benny Program, and all the products of a single talented throat: Mel Blanc."The Man of a Thousand Voices" was Carmichael the Polar Bear, who lived improbably in Jack's cellar. He was Professor LeBlanc, Jack...

Jack Benny's on-location remote broadcasts always carried an edge of spontaneity. Each performance included plenty of references to a host city's local places, customs and dignitaries, which always brought vigorous cheers. Over the years, he made regular trips to both Palm Springs and New York—to raise money for charitable causes, and to spar with radio rival Fred Allen. During World War II, Benny and his gang made barnstorming broadcast tours, criss-crossing the country to perform at mili...