May 17, 2021

OTR Comedies: The Jack Benny Show

Jack Benny Show -- Dennis Impersonates Movie Stars on the Phone

Dennis decides to get even with Jack for his paltry salary by phoning him and impersonating movie stars who comment on how his most recent TV show.  The practical joke has extended consequences.

This also episode has wonderful bits by Verna Felton as Dennis Day's mother and Mel Blanc as Jack's gardener. There is also a classic soliloquy by Jack about how he calculates his age as 39.  Very, very funny!

Also, watch for a special appearance by Jack Warner, then the head of Warner Brothers Studios.  Mr. Warner has yet more to say about the movie The Horn Blows at Midnight.

Featuring: Jack Benny, Dennis Day, Rochester, Mary Livingston, Don Wilson, Bob Crosby, Mel Blanc, Verna Felton

Original Air Date: November 22, 1953 on CBS

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