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1932–1944

The Jack Benny Program

224 surviving broadcasts held in the archive

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

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The surviving run

Transmission

12 May

No. 1

1932

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack's 1st Paying MC Job

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

1 January

No. 2

1933

The Jack Benny Program

JB Outstanding Achievements of 1932 Review

Running time

16 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

22 January

No. 3

1933

The Jack Benny Program

JB Bertha the Sewing Machine Girl (Pr Snd)

Running time

14 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

31 March

No. 4

1933

The Jack Benny Program

JB Mae West Skit - She Done Him Right

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

21 April

No. 5

1933

The Jack Benny Program

JB Edward G Robinson

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

2 June

No. 6

1933

The Jack Benny Program

JB Who Killed Mr. X Pt 2 & Sherlock Holmes

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

9 June

No. 7

1933

The Jack Benny Program

JB Who Killed Mr. X Pt 3 & Sherlock Holmes

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

10 December

No. 8

1933

The Jack Benny Program

JB Uncle Tom's Cabin (Pr Snd Improves)

Running time

27 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

11 February

No. 9

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB Miniature Women

Running time

20 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

18 February

No. 10

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB Don't Live Right

Running time

17 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

25 February

No. 11

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB My Life As A Floorwalk

Running time

14 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

4 March

No. 12

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB Duel in the Graveyard

Running time

17 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

11 March

No. 13

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB Haunted House

Running time

18 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

18 March

No. 14

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB An Arizona Western

Running time

19 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

1 April

No. 15

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB The Eternal Triangle

Running time

18 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

6 April

No. 16

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB Frank Parker's Music Store (Pr Snd Improves)

Running time

25 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

13 April

No. 17

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB Bridge Game (Pr Snd)

Running time

18 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

27 April

No. 18

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB New Hampshire Through a Keyhole

Running time

3 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

4 May

No. 19

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB The Hills of Kentucky

Running time

20 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

11 May

No. 20

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB (INC) Home Cooking at Don's

Running time

11 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

18 May

No. 21

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB A Visit to the Parkers

Running time

16 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

20 July

No. 22

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB Who Killed Mr Stooge #5

Running time

27 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

3 August

No. 23

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB The Stooge Murder Case 1

Running time

16 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

24 August

No. 24

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB The House of Rothchild

Running time

20 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

31 August

No. 25

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB House of Benny

Running time

30 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

14 September

No. 26

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB School Days (Much Skipping)

Running time

11 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

21 September

No. 27

1934

The Jack Benny Program

JB School Days

Running time

18 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

29 March

No. 28

1936

The Jack Benny Program

Cinderallen

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

5 April

No. 29

1936

The Jack Benny Program

Clown Hall Tonight

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

12 April

No. 30

1936

The Jack Benny Program

Ah Wilderness

Running time

26 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

4 October

No. 31

1936

The Jack Benny Program

Phil Harris's first show

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

15 November

No. 32

1936

The Jack Benny Program

JB Buck Benny

Running time

27 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

22 November

No. 33

1936

The Jack Benny Program

JB Buck Benny

Running time

30 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

29 November

No. 34

1936

The Jack Benny Program

JB Buck Benny

Running time

26 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

6 December

No. 35

1936

The Jack Benny Program

JB Money Ain't Everything

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

13 December

No. 36

1936

The Jack Benny Program

JB Buck Benny

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

20 December

No. 37

1936

The Jack Benny Program

JB #237 Old-Fashioned Xmas Party

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

27 December

No. 38

1936

The Jack Benny Program

JB Buck Benny

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

3 January

No. 39

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB Buck Benny

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

10 January

No. 40

1937

The Jack Benny Program

Jack Benny Program 37-01-10 (240) Buck Benny Rides Again Ten

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

10 January

No. 41

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB Buckingham Benny (Complete)

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

17 January

No. 42

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB Buck Benny's Mexican Adventure

Running time

30 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

24 January

No. 43

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack Practices the Bee

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

31 January

No. 44

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB Nightmares of Fred Allen

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

7 February

No. 45

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack's Violin is Stolen

Running time

16 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

14 February

No. 46

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack's Birthday

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

21 February

No. 47

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB Buck Benny

Running time

26 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

28 February

No. 48

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB The Bee is Finally Played

Running time

30 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

7 March

No. 49

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB Stuart Canin

Running time

30 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

14 March

No. 50

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB End of Fued with Fred Allen

Running time

57 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

21 March

No. 51

1937

The Jack Benny Program

Jack Benny Program 37-03-21 From New York

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

21 March

No. 52

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB A Day In Our Lives

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

4 April

No. 53

1937

The Jack Benny Program

Jack Benny 1937-04-04 Back From New York - Andy Devine

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

11 April

No. 54

1937

The Jack Benny Program

Jack Benny Program 37-04-11 Guests Burns and Allen

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

11 April

No. 55

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB Guests are George Burns & Gracie Allen

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

2 May

No. 56

1937

The Jack Benny Program

Buck Benny Party

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

24 October

No. 57

1937

The Jack Benny Program

Jack Buys the Maxwell

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

31 October

No. 58

1937

The Jack Benny Program

Devine Farm

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

21 November

No. 59

1937

The Jack Benny Program

Lost Horizon

Running time

25 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

28 November

No. 60

1937

The Jack Benny Program

Jack Cooked The Turkey

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

19 December

No. 61

1937

The Jack Benny Program

JB Little Red Riding Hood

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

23 January

No. 62

1938

The Jack Benny Program

Scoop Benny, Ace Reporter

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

30 January

No. 63

1938

The Jack Benny Program

JB The Hurricane

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

20 March

No. 64

1938

The Jack Benny Program

JB Taking The Show To New York

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

27 March

No. 65

1938

The Jack Benny Program

JB Guests - Fred Allen, Kate Smith

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

10 April

No. 66

1938

The Jack Benny Program

A Yank at Oxford

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

10 April

No. 67

1938

The Jack Benny Program

JB A Yank at Oxford

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

17 April

No. 68

1938

The Jack Benny Program

At the Circus - Easter Show

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

17 April

No. 69

1938

The Jack Benny Program

JB At The Circus (Easter Show)

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

24 April

No. 70

1938

The Jack Benny Program

Show White and the Seven Gangsters

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

24 April

No. 71

1938

The Jack Benny Program

JB Snow White & the 7 Gangsters

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

8 May

No. 72

1938

The Jack Benny Program

Mother's Day Show

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

19 June

No. 73

1938

The Jack Benny Program

JB Back Home In Indiana

Running time

30 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

26 September

No. 74

1938

The Jack Benny Program

LUX Seven Keys To Baldplate (Benny LIvingstone)

Running time

1h 59m

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

24 October

No. 75

1938

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack Buys his Maxwell (his car)

Running time

23 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

30 October

No. 76

1938

The Jack Benny Program

Jack Throws a Halloween Party

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

30 October

No. 77

1938

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack Gives A Halloween Party

Running time

27 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

6 November

No. 78

1938

The Jack Benny Program

The Crowd Roars

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

13 November

No. 79

1938

The Jack Benny Program

JB (INC) Jack Steals A Girl From Phil Harris

Running time

6 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

25 December

No. 80

1938

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack's Christmas Open House

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

1 January

No. 81

1939

The Jack Benny Program

Goodbye 1938, Hello 1939

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

1 January

No. 82

1939

The Jack Benny Program

JB Goodbye 1938

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

5 February

No. 83

1939

The Jack Benny Program

Jack Challenges Fred Allen

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

2 April

No. 84

1939

The Jack Benny Program

JB April Fool's Day

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

30 April

No. 85

1939

The Jack Benny Program

Seventh Anniversary Show

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

21 May

No. 86

1939

The Jack Benny Program

JB (INC) More Gunga Din

Running time

2 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

28 May

No. 87

1939

The Jack Benny Program

JB Alexander Graham Bell

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

11 June

No. 88

1939

The Jack Benny Program

JB Hound Of The Baskervilles

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

29 October

No. 89

1939

The Jack Benny Program

The Halloween Masquerade Party

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

12 November

No. 90

1939

The Jack Benny Program

Jack Has a Toothache

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

19 November

No. 91

1939

The Jack Benny Program

JB Ostrich For Thanksgiving Dinner

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

17 December

No. 92

1939

The Jack Benny Program

JB East Coast Christmas Shopping

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

31 December

No. 93

1939

The Jack Benny Program

No Date for New Year's Eve

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

7 January

No. 94

1940

The Jack Benny Program

Golden Boy

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

18 February

No. 95

1940

The Jack Benny Program

JB Skiing at Yosemite

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

25 February

No. 96

1940

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack’s Birthday Party (after Ski Accident)

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

28 April

No. 97

1940

The Jack Benny Program

Buck Benny At The Paramont Theater

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

5 May

No. 98

1940

The Jack Benny Program

JB at the Ritz Theater - Clown Hall Tonight

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

12 May

No. 99

1940

The Jack Benny Program

JB Returning from New York By Air

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

2 June

No. 100

1940

The Jack Benny Program

Hillbilly Feud

Running time

30 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

2 June

No. 101

1940

The Jack Benny Program

JB Code Of The Hills

Running time

30 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

9 June

No. 102

1940

The Jack Benny Program

JB Vacation Plans

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

27 October

No. 103

1940

The Jack Benny Program

JB ''Hold That Line''

Running time

23 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

3 November

No. 104

1940

The Jack Benny Program

Jack's Halloween Party

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

10 November

No. 105

1940

The Jack Benny Program

JB Dog Catcher of Beverly Hills

Running time

27 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

17 November

No. 106

1940

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack & the Head of Paramount

Running time

25 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

24 November

No. 107

1940

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack Visits Don's New Wife

Running time

23 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

22 December

No. 108

1940

The Jack Benny Program

Christmas Shopping

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

29 December

No. 109

1940

The Jack Benny Program

Father Time Rides Again

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

5 January

No. 110

1941

The Jack Benny Program

Christmas Gift Exchange

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

5 January

No. 111

1941

The Jack Benny Program

JB Christmas Gift Exchange (at 1m 11s)

Running time

30 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

16 February

No. 112

1941

The Jack Benny Program

Surprise Birthday Party

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

30 March

No. 113

1941

The Jack Benny Program

Jack's Garden

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

19 October

No. 114

1941

The Jack Benny Program

JB Train to L.A

Running time

26 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

26 October

No. 115

1941

The Jack Benny Program

JB Dive Bomber

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

2 November

No. 116

1941

The Jack Benny Program

Halloween Celebration

Running time

30 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

2 November

No. 117

1941

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack's Halloween Story

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

23 November

No. 118

1941

The Jack Benny Program

Thanksgiving Day Dinner

Running time

26 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

28 December

No. 119

1941

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack Talks About His Christmas Party

Running time

22 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

11 January

No. 120

1942

The Jack Benny Program

JB Broadcast From March Air Field

Running time

26 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

1 March

No. 121

1942

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack Mad About Academy Awards

Running time

27 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

15 March

No. 122

1942

The Jack Benny Program

Jack Talks About Lending Fred Allen Ten Dollars

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

15 March

No. 123

1942

The Jack Benny Program

JB Talks about Lending $10.00 to Fred Allen

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

3 May

No. 124

1942

The Jack Benny Program

JB Cast Visits Jack At Warner Brothers

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

17 May

No. 125

1942

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack Imitates Fred Allen House

Running time

27 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

11 October

No. 126

1942

The Jack Benny Program

JB42-10-11 451 Jack Takes Two Cadets To Barbara Stanwyck%27s

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

1 November

No. 127

1942

The Jack Benny Program

Jack And Phil Go Target Shooting

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

15 November

No. 128

1942

The Jack Benny Program

JB42-11-15 456 Twink Family Part Two

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

29 November

No. 129

1942

The Jack Benny Program

42-11-29 Rommel sketch

Running time

27 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

27 December

No. 130

1942

The Jack Benny Program

New Years Eve Skit

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

3 January

No. 131

1943

The Jack Benny Program

Bear Hunting

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

3 January

No. 132

1943

The Jack Benny Program

JB #463 Bear Hunting (from Maine)

Running time

27 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

17 January

No. 133

1943

The Jack Benny Program

JB Information Please

Running time

27 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

14 February

No. 134

1943

The Jack Benny Program

From Toronto, Canada

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

7 March

No. 135

1943

The Jack Benny Program

Host George Burns and Gracie Allen

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

14 March

No. 136

1943

The Jack Benny Program

JB Orson Wells Hosts (Phil Harris Returns)

Running time

24 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

21 March

No. 137

1943

The Jack Benny Program

Host Orson Welles - Takes Cast to His Movie Lot

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

11 April

No. 138

1943

The Jack Benny Program

Jack Returns After Illness

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

18 April

No. 139

1943

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack Opens Pool

Running time

7 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

25 April

No. 140

1943

The Jack Benny Program

JB #030 Rochester's Horse is in the Kentucky Derby (Low Volume)

Running time

24 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

2 May

No. 141

1943

The Jack Benny Program

JB Rental of Eddie Cantor's House

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

9 May

No. 142

1943

The Jack Benny Program

JB Jack Jams With Louis Armstrong

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

30 May

No. 143

1943

The Jack Benny Program

JB #035 Guest is Deanna Durbin

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

31 October

No. 144

1943

The Jack Benny Program

Jack Pretends he is going to Brazil

Running time

27 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

26 December

No. 145

1943

The Jack Benny Program

Christmas at Jack's House

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

6 February

No. 146

1944

The Jack Benny Program

From Terminal Island

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

20 February

No. 147

1944

The Jack Benny Program

Guest Groucho Marx

Running time

29 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

16 April

No. 148

1944

The Jack Benny Program

Bob Hope Parody

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

23 April

No. 149

1944

The Jack Benny Program

JB Dennis Leaves for the Navy

Running time

28 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.

Transmission

14 May

No. 150

1944

The Jack Benny Program

JB Infantry (AFRS Re-Broadcast)

Running time

31 min

Radio's most durable comedy: Jack Benny (1894–1974) as the vain, penny-pinching thirty-nine-year-old, with Mary Livingstone, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day and Don Wilson. The programme began on NBC in May 1932 and moved to CBS in January 1949 after the Paramount talent raid; the radio series ended on 22 May 1955.