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  • Season Finale: Meet the Whole Gang

    Season Finale: Meet the Whole Gang
    2026/08/28
    Aired: May 29th, 1949. It's the last broadcast of the 1948-49 season, and Jack Benny closes things out by breaking the fourth wall to introduce the people behind the show. Between Don Wilson's inflated ego, Phil Harris's boozy tall tales about Frankie Remley, and Mary Livingstone's needling one-liners, Jack finally brings out the Sportsmen Quartet and special guest singer Margaret Whiting for a rendition of "Baby, It's Cold Outside." A warm, gag-packed sendoff that doubles as a cast curtain call.
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    30 分
  • National Pickle Week and the Television Rehearsal

    National Pickle Week and the Television Rehearsal
    2026/08/27
    Aired: May 22nd, 1949. Jack declares National Pickle Week in full swing while Mary returns from her cold with a few choice words about the doctor Jack sent her way. When a cab driver wanders into the studio looking for a bigger tip, it sparks a debate about live ad-libbing versus scripted comedy, and Phil Harris insists on proving he's ready for the coming age of television with a golf story only he finds funny. A cozy slice of 1949 studio-audience comedy built on running gags, groan-worthy puns, and Jack's unshakable self-regard.
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    30 分
  • A Fifteen-Cent Movie Date (and a Guest Star Named Stanwyck)

    A Fifteen-Cent Movie Date (and a Guest Star Named Stanwyck)
    2026/08/26
    Aired: Apr 10th, 1949. Jack's big night out with Mary hits the usual snags — Rochester nicks him with the razor, Phil Harris shows off a locket with a surprise photo inside, and Mary's hairdresser dishes out some very Benny-esque bargain-hunting wisdom about sandpapered theater benches. Things get even funnier when glamorous guest star Barbara Stanwyck phones in to invite herself along to the cameo theater's fifteen-cent showing. Vintage ensemble comedy at its sharpest, with Jack's legendary cheapness driving every gag.
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    30 分
  • Jack Packs His Bags: New York or Bust

    Jack Packs His Bags: New York or Bust
    2026/08/25
    Aired: Apr 3rd, 1949. Jack's off to New York to emcee an American Heart Association benefit at the Copa Cabana, but not before Mary and Rochester turn his packing session into a minefield of jokes about baggage fees, vaudeville flops, and a long-lost pigeon named Natalie. Dennis Day drops by with a tale about his uncle, an executed-then-rehired hotel detective, before wandering off to rehearse a song. Vintage Benny at his stingiest and vainest, with the whole gang riffing on air travel, nightclub nostalgia, and Jack's questionable past as a Ceros waiter.
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    30 分
  • Spring Cleaning and the Cow on the Ceiling

    Spring Cleaning and the Cow on the Ceiling
    2026/08/24
    Aired: Mar 27th, 1949. Spring has arrived in Beverly Hills, and Rochester tackles the annual house-cleaning while dodging a feather duster-obsessed parrot and an unwilling Jack Benny as a human ladder. Mary Livingstone tops it off with a hilariously absurd letter from her mother back in Plainfield about a sick cow, an early American canopy bed, and a groundhog with a grudge. Classic Benny ensemble comedy with perfect comic timing and a healthy dose of small-town whimsy.
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    30 分
  • Van Johnson Crashes the Double Date

    Van Johnson Crashes the Double Date
    2026/08/23
    Aired: Mar 20th, 1949. Van Johnson joins the gang for a Saturday rehearsal that spirals into chaos when Rochester dials a fish market instead of the guest star, and Mary takes the scenic route from Beverly Hills by way of San Diego to pick Van up. Along the way, Jack gets ribbed for his cheapness, Don Wilson brags about his own fan mail, and the whole cast trades barbs before the show even starts. A classic slice of Benny ensemble comedy, built on wrong numbers, wounded egos, and impeccably timed insults.
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    30 分
  • Jack Bombs at Santa Anita

    Jack Bombs at Santa Anita
    2026/08/22
    Aired: Mar 13th, 1949. Fresh off his TV debut, Jack Benny gets ribbed by the whole gang for his less-than-flattering small-screen appearance — but the real fireworks start when the talk turns to Saturday's trip to Santa Anita. Mary, Dennis, and Rochester all cheerfully compare their winnings, needling Jack over his infamous $4.75 loss, which he insists doesn't bother him at all (it definitely does). A classic showcase of Benny's cheapskate persona and the ensemble's razor-sharp comic timing.
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    30 分
  • Jack Benny's Bumpy Road to Santa Anita

    Jack Benny's Bumpy Road to Santa Anita
    2026/08/21
    Aired: Mar 6th, 1949. Jack piles into his jalopy with Rochester and Mary Livingstone for his once-a-year trip to the races, and naturally nothing goes smoothly — dead brakes, a flooded engine, and a blowout on the way to the track. Phil Harris turns up roadside with a story almost as absurd as Jack's car trouble, setting the stage for a day at Santa Anita that's more chaos than clubhouse. Classic Benny deadpan and ensemble banter carry this vintage slice of radio comedy from the show's golden era.
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    30 分