The Jack Benny Program
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| The Jack Benny Program | |
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| Premiere | October 28, 1950 |
| Finale | April 16, 1965 |
| Airs | |
| Creator | |
| Network | CBS (seasons 1-14)
NBC (season 15) |
| Style | 30-minute comedy |
| Company | Revue Studios (seasons 1-13), Universal TV (seasons 14-15), J&M Entertainment, McCadden Productions |
| Episodes | 258 |
| Seasons | 15 |
| Origin | USA |
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The Jack Benny Program is a comedy that aired on CBS for fourteen seasons and NBC for one season.
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[edit] Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | ||||||||||||||||
| Jack Benny | Jack Benny | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Eddie "Rochester" Anderson | Rochester Van Jones | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Don Wilson | Don Wilson | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Dennis Day | Dennis Day | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Mary Livingstone | Mary Livingstone | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Mel Blanc | Professor Pierre LeBlanc | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Sy | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Maxwell | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Frank Nelson | various roles | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Artie Auerbach | Mr. Kitzel | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
| Dale White | Harlow Wilson | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |||||
[edit] Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBS | |||
| Season One | October 28, 1950 | May 20, 1951 | 4 |
| Season Two | November 4, 1951 | June 1, 1952 | 6 |
| Season Three | October 5, 1952 | May 17, 1953 | 8 |
| Season Four | September 13, 1953 | May 23, 1954 | 13 |
| Season Five | October 3, 1954 | May 1, 1955 | 16 |
| Season Six | September 25, 1955 | April 22, 1956 | 14 |
| Season Seven | September 23, 1956 | April 21, 1957 | 16 |
| Season Eight | September 22, 1957 | April 20, 1958 | 16 |
| Season Nine | September 21, 1958 | April 5, 1959 | 15 |
| Season Ten | October 4, 1959 | May 1, 1960 | 15 |
| Season Eleven | October 16, 1960 | April 16, 1961 | 26 |
| Season Twelve | October 15, 1961 | April 22, 1962 | 26 |
| Season Thirteen | September 25, 1962 | April 9, 1963 | 27 |
| Season Fourteen | September 24, 1963 | April 21, 1964 | 28 |
| NBC | |||
| Season Fifteen | September 25, 1964 | April 16, 1965 | 28 |
[edit] In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
[edit] DVD Releases
| Title | Release Date | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode Collections | |||
| The Best of Jack Benny | September 25, 2007 | 4 | purchase |
| Jack Benny: Laugh Out Loud | July 22, 2008 | 2 | purchase |
[edit] External Sites
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