Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 - July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy radio programs, including those of Jack Benny, Abbott and Costello, Burns and Allen, and Judy Canova. Blanc became known worldwide for proving the voices for, among others, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, the Ta...

Bugs meets his old buddy, Elmer Fudd, and discovers Elmer is not the conductor of the City Orchestra. Bugs uses all his wit and tricks as he tries to become part of the orchestra.

Bugs visits the concert hall and interrupts the evening performance. As the conductor tries to get rid of Bugs and put on the concert he runs into a variety of problems, all caused by Bugs Bunny.

Bugs finds out his friend Porky Pig is going ,on a picnic and he didn’t invite Bugs. Bugs follows him and discovers the picnic is a birthday party—for Bugs. When Bugs asks how come they didn’t invite him to his own party, Porky says they knew he would show up anyway.

Bugs travels down to Cape Kennedy to watch the first launch of a rocket to the moon. At the last minute Bugs takes the place of another rabbit who was scheduled to go on the trip but came up sick.

For anyone who's ever nodded off in history class or gotten lost amidst a commotion of confusing names, dates, and other incidentals— it's Captain History to the rescue! Flanked by his two wise-cracking sidekicks, Elmo and Nero, Captain History makes learning United States history fun and entertaining. From the American Revolutionary origins of the modern-day potato chip to fascinating cultural facts and historic profiles of the famous and the infamous, this is a history class that the who...

"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...

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...

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...

"Oh, George! We've got company!"A favorite recurring feature of the Burns and Allen radio program involved George's fruitless efforts to defend himself against the schemes of the Beverly Hills Uplift Society, "an organization of women…for women…by women," led by the zaniest woman of them all: Gracie.This gathering of gossipy females embark on ill-advised escapades - from matchmaking to hijacking the show - all to George's dismay. The society sweethearts are played by Bea Benaderet and Elvi...

Logically illogical -- that's Gracie Allen! And you can imagine what that means for her long-suffering husband George Burns! Here are sixteen laugh-packed adventures with the People Who Live In The Burns House, co-starring announcer Bill Goodwin, musical director Meredith Willson, and Mel Blanc (as the Happy Postman)!Listen along as Gracie encourages George to get more romantic and discourages his singing. These digitally restored and remastered shows - many of which have not been heard si...

"Laugh a while…let a song be your style…" and enjoy radio's most outrageous comedy couple: Phil Harris and Alice Faye. They are off to a raucous start in these classic early episodes, co-starring Elliott Lewis as the unforgettable Frankie Remley!Stunts, gags, and over the top shenanigans are enabled by the diabolical delivery boy Julius Abbruzio (played by the delightful Walter Tetley). Cameo appearances are provided by Gale Gordon, Frank Nelson, Mel Blanc -- and the dashing Robert Taylor ...