For more than 20 years, Jack Benny reigned as the king of radio comedy. How he turned a self-absorbed cheapskate into a beloved icon ranks among the great achievements in entertainment history. Benny revolutionized the way humor was played on the radio by introducing the situation comedy - and giving most of the best lines to his brilliant supporting cast. Return to radio's golden age with Rochester, Mary Livingstone, Phil Harris, Don Wilson and the rest of the old gang for 40 episodes of Benny's best.Jack's First Radio Show 05-02-32; Phil Harris' Debut 10-04-36; Feuding with Fred Allen 03-14-37; Jack Hires Rochester 06-20-37; Snow White and the Seven Gangsters 04-24-38; Carmichael is Sick 03-12-39; Jack Donates the Maxwell to the Scrap Drive 10-18-42; Cracking Up Orson Welles 04-11-43; Mary's New Maid guest Barbara Stanwyck 11-28-43; First Lucky Strike Show guest Fred Allen 10-01-44; Debut of the Phone Operators 09-30-45; Jack's New Neighbors, the Colmans 12-09-45; The English Butler 12-23-45; The Rose Bowl (debut of Mr. Kitzel) 01-06-46; I Can't Stand Jack Benny Contest 02-03-46; Debut of the Sportsmen 09-29-46; The Fiddler 10-20-46; On Trial for Murder 10-27-46; Jack's 39th Birthday 02-15-48; Your Money or Your Life? 03-28-48; Your Money or Your Life? Part II 04-04-48; Charley's Aunt guest Dorothy Kirsten 04-25-48; Frank Sinatra Fills in for Dennis Day 05-02-48; Jack's First Show for CBS guests Amos 'n' Andy 01-02-49; Free Sightseeing Bus 09-11-49; Murder at Romanoff's guests Frank Sinatra, Rosalind Russell and Gene Kelly 01-08-50; Will TV Replace Radio? 02-12-50; Jack Gives 50 Cents to a Panhandler 04-09-50; A Violin Lesson with Professor LeBlanc 04-30-50; The Gold Rush of '49 09-24-50; Trip to New York for Jack's First TV Show 10-22-50; How Jack Met Rochester guests Amos 'n' Andy 12-03-50; A Visit from the IRS 04-15-51; When You Say I Beg Your Pardon guest Frank Sinatra, Danny Kaye, George Burns and Groucho Marx 03-02-52; Jack Goes to the Racetrack 01-25-53; Jack Buys Don Paints for Christmas 12-05-54; Palm Springs Polly 12-12-54; The Life of Jack Benny Movie 03-06-55; Trouble with the Sounds Effect Man (final episode) 05-22-55
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