Jack Benny Goes Christmas Shopping

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[Fai Mao]

Jack Benny goes Christmas Shopping

[Fai Mao]

Life isn't all politics and this is still really funny 60+ years later

[mrsmith]

Great one!
Lots of safe, legal Jack Benny here for his fans:
http://free-classic-tv-shows.com/Variety/The-Jack-Benny-Program/index.php

[Parley Baer]

Those shows were good.

[Ciexyz]

They don’t make shows like that anymore.

[Huskrrrr]

Poor Mel Blanc! One year Jack bought shoelaces for a gift, then asked the clerk to have them gift wrapped, then exchanged them four times.

[fatnotlazy]

I get a kick out of everyone in that skit being dressed up to go shopping. Women in their Sunday best with hats, gloves, high heels. The men in their suits. Go to the store today and shoppers look like bums.

And yes, I’m one of those bums. Haven’t worn a dress since I retired in 2008.

[stylecouncilor]

Thanks for the link!

[miss marmelstein]

This is a great episode. Hope people tune in.

[immadashell]

😆

[TruthWillWin]

I met Rochester a few times in the late 50’s, early 60’s. He used to stop at my grandparents cafe on the way to Vegas. Nice guy. Liked grandmothers southern cooking. Interesting, my grandfathers dad grew up in a home that owned a slave. He, gggf fought in the cival war, south.

[TruthWillWin]

Cival = civil.

[Fiddlstix]

One of the all time greats! I love Benny! Listened to him on the radio since I was a little kid.
Saw his movies. Then came TV.
He was the greatest on all three mediums.
There'll never be another Jack Benny!

[georgiegirl]

Did you notice the great big Merry Christmas banner in the store? Don’t see that anymore.

[NRx]

I think Jack Benny was the funniest man in show business. The only man who could reduce you to gales of laughter just by looking at you.

[Wissa]

I get a kick out of everyone in that skit being dressed up to go shopping. Women in their Sunday best with hats, gloves, high heels. The men in their suits. Go to the store today and shoppers look like bums.

There was a show on PBS here in Minnesota recently about buildings in the twin cities which are no longer standing. Torn down over the years. One thing that really jumped out at me when they were showing film of fans in the stands at Twins baseball, Vikings football, and Lakers basketball was that the men in the stands had on suit coats and ties.

[windcliff]

Thanks for posting this.

[Calpublican]

You can get all the old Jack Benny radio shows streaming on Old Time Radio. I have listened to all of them at least once.

Charming, funny, pleasant entertainment. Love it!

Oh, and he respected and honored the troops and had no problem saying “Merry Christmas.”

[TBP]

Funny.

[securityMama]

THANKS! We enjoyed seeing Jack again, outstanding comedy!

[Theodore R.]

Have they renamed Jack Benny High School in Waukegan yet? Plenty of IL liberals wanting schools named for them