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Wellll! We proudly present three complete Benny shows spanning twelve years of his TV career. These are live programs, shown only once, not seen on TV since they first aired. Guests on these shows are Bob Hope, Martin and Lewis, Bing Crosby, George Burns, Walt Disney, Elke Sommer, the Beach Boys, and of course, Don Wilson and Rochester. Sketches include a spoof of Hope's "road" pictures, a vaudeville act that teams Benny with Burns and Crosby, and a "Mary Poppins" spoof. TV was never funnier! Some commercials intact.--- 110 MINUTES --- $19.99 --- BLACK AND WHITE ---
1. OCTOBER 11, 1953: Guests are Fred MacMurray, Tony Martin, Dick Powell, Dan Dailey, and Kirk Douglas. Jack holds a jam session at his house. Complete with original commercials.
2. OCTOBER 25, 1953: Jack's guest is Humphrey Bogart, as he spoofs 1930s crime movies. Also complete with commercials.
3. NOVEMBER 8, 1953: Mary persuades Jack to buy a new suit.
4. NOVEMBER 22, 1953: Ronald Reagan introduces Jack as Tom Jones, a man whose face nobody can remember. Original commercials are intact.
1. APRIL 19, 1952: Jack's guest is Fred Allen. It's the final show of the 1951-52 season, so Jack goes to see his sponsor. He finds Fred Allen there trying to steal away the show. Eddie Cantor makes a cameo. (Note: The program is short at the end, skipping to credits while Benny thanks his guests.)
2. JANUARY 6, 1957: Jack's guest is Jayne Mansfield. Jack holds his annual talent competition to showcase the stars of tomorrow. Mel Blanc does a funny segment as an animal impersonator. All commercials are included.
3. NOVEMBER 15, 1953: Guest: Singer Johnnie Ray. Jack blows up after he books Ray on the show only to find that Ray requires $10,000 an appearance. Danny Thomas makes a cameo appearance. With original commercials.
4. JANUARY 17, 1954: Liberace guests, and tries to persuade Jack to appear at a benefit. Original commercials are included.
1. NOVEMBER 30, 1952: After a tough day doing his TV show, an exhausted Jack goes home to bed, only to be followed by burglars. With commercials.
2. JANUARY 1, 1956: Jack has college football coaches as his guests on this New Year's Day show, along with the re-creation of his famous "New Year's Eve" skit he used to do on his radio show in the 1940s. Commercials included.
3. APRIL 23, 1959: Jack and his guest Giselle Mackenzie get lost on their way back from a supermarket opening in a remote area of Arizona.
4. DECEMBER 22, 1956: A special Christmas episode finds Jack holiday shopping at a dept. store, and driving a hapless clerk (Mel Blanc) crazy. A comm. is intact.
1. "THE $64,000 SPOOF" (1957). Jack's guest is Hal March, who appears as himself. Jack gets Hal to appear on Jack's own version of the hit game.
2. "JACK MEETS MARY LIVINGSTONE" (1953). In a flashback episode, Jack tries to get Mary to go out with him on a date.
3. "ROCHESTER GETS THE BIRD" (1953). While watching Jack's TV show, Rochester vacuums up Jack's prize parrot. Later, Jack goes to bed and two burglars attempt to rob him. This part of the episode is a new filmed version of an earlier live show (in #249).
4. "JACK GOES TO THE CARNIVAL" (1953). In a classic episode, Jack takes the local boys' club to an amusement park, where he meets all his kooky friends.
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