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- The Jack Benny Program, starring Jack Benny, is a radio and television comedy series. The show ran for over three decades, from 1932 to 1955 on radio, and from 1950 to 1965 on television.
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In the third season (1952–1953), the show was broadcast every four weeks. During the 1953–1954 season, the Jack Benny Program aired every three weeks. [27] From 1954 to 1960, the program aired every other week, rotating with such shows as Private Secretary and Bachelor Father.
Jack Benny was a regular on his own radio program since 1932. He brought the program, with his underplayed humor, to television along with his radio regulars. Jack, who remained thirty-nine-years-old, kept his money in his basement and drove his old Maxwell car just as he had done on the radio.
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This is a list of the 260 episodes for the television version of The Jack Benny Program, as opposed to the radio program of the same name.
Q: When was Jack Benny’s first and last radio show? A: Jack’s first radio show was "The Canada Dry Ginger Ale Program" on May 2, 1932. His last radio show was "The Jack Benny Program" (for Lucky Strike) May 22, 1955.
The show had thrived since 1932 on the radio before Benny finally made the transition to TV in October 1950 (for eight years, until 1958, his show was aired on both television and radio). In the first few years, before her retirement, Benny’s wife Mary Livingstone played herself on the show.
The first season of The Jack Benny Program consisted of four episodes, during 1950 and 1951. This premiere television season of The Jack Benny Program overlapped with his radio program of the same name, which would continue until 1955, whereas this television program would last until 1965.
May 1, 2022 · As 'The Jack Benny Program' turns 70, take a look back at the classic TV show with a 70-episode marathon and much more.
