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United States
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Sharing family friendly entertainment through old time radio, and more.
Language:
English
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https://retro-otr.com
Episodes
Jack Benny – From San Francisco. ep615, 470330
3/30/2025
Jack talks with Don about their travelling arrangements to San Francisco. Mary enters to compare fashion updates to their attire. The hills and street cars are made fun of when…
Duration:00:29:30
Jack Benny – The Sportsmens Replacement. ep613, 470316
3/16/2025
It’s that time for the Academy Awards, and Jack talks to Don about the celebrities at the event that he was the MC. Mary shares a poem about television, and…
Duration:00:29:30
Jack Benny – Jack Tries to Find Replacement for the Sportsmen. ep612, 470309
3/9/2025
It’s tax season in OTR land, and Rochester tries to fill out his complicated tax forms. Can Jack do any better as he lends a hand? Mary changes the topic…
Duration:00:29:30
Jack Benny – Jack Tries to Rehire the Sportsmen. ep611, 470302
3/2/2025
At the end of last week’s show, Jack fired the Sportsmen. Can he justify himself to the sponsor on his decision? Will his contract with the quartet support Jack’s case…
Duration:00:29:30
Jack Benny – Jack Fires the Sportsmen. ep610, 470223
2/23/2025
With some of the cast missing, Phil takes charge in the studio. We join Jack as Rochester races him to work in the Maxwell. Or racing as fast as it…
Duration:00:29:41
Jack Benny – Jack’s Birthday Party. ep609, 470216
2/16/2025
Rolling back the clock to Jack’s birthday on February 14, we join Jack ND Mary as they get ready for his formal party. Mary reads out telegrams of top name…
Duration:00:28:52
Jack Benny – What Happens After the Show Goes off the Air. ep608, 470209
2/9/2025
Don rolls the clock back to share with the listeners what happens in the studio after the show ends. Mel Blanc is a disgruntled audience member who makes a complaint…
Duration:00:29:28
Jack Benny – It’s a Wonderful Life. ep607, 470202
2/2/2025
Mary and Jack talk about the movie they’ve just seen as they window shop. Martha and Emilie, 2 old biddies stand in the distance to gossip about Jack and Mary,…
Duration:00:29:10
Jack Benny – Margie. 470126
1/26/2025
Always striving for a serious career as a serious actor, Jack wants to change his name from Jack to John. How will Mary, Don, and Dennis handle the request? Maybe…
Duration:00:23:31
Jack Benny – I Stand Condemned. 470119
1/19/2025
In Jack’s house, he has a complaint about Phil’s band. Will Phil get the point after Jack reads him a few letters from annoyed fans? Mary arrives with wacky word…
Duration:00:29:30
Jack Benny – Gracie Wants to Listen to Jack on the Radio. 470112
1/12/2025
Tired of always setting the scene in Jack’s house, Don takes us to the home of George Burns and Gracie Allen instead. Gracie wouldn’t miss Jack’s program for the world,…
Duration:00:29:30
Jack Benny – Guests, Humphrey Bogart, and Lauren Bacall. 470105
1/5/2025
Don and Jack talk about the strings that had to be pulled to get tickets to the Rosebowl game. Phil arrives and is teased about his drinking, and the members…
Duration:00:29:30
Jack Benny – Jack, Mary, Gladys and Dennis Go to a Nightclub. ep602, 461229
12/29/2024
Rolling back the clock a little bit, we join Rochester singing in his sleep as Jack wakes him to talk about party preparations. Mary Livingston arrives and talks to Jack…
Duration:00:24:26
Jack Benny – Christmas Party at Birmingham General Hospital. ep601, 461222
12/22/2024
Audio is staticky, but generally OK. Rochester helps Jack plan on how to make his tiny Christmas tree appear bigger than it is. Afterward, Mary Livingston pops in, and talks…
Duration:00:23:26
Jack Benny – Christmas At Palm Springs. ep902, 541219
12/19/2024
Jack and Don talk about the hotels they’re staying in while at Palm Springs. Don has taken on a side line job as a life guard. Bob Crosby interrupts to…
Duration:00:28:23
Jack Benny – Jack Learns Don Has Metal Tip Shoelaces, So He Exchanges Gift. ep600, 461215
12/15/2024
As Christmas draws near, all is quiet in the house with Rochester and Jack, but it’s not what you might think. After some Christmas card fun, Jack gives a call…
Duration:00:29:30
Jack Benny – Jack Buys Don Shoelaces for Christmas. ep599, 461208
12/8/2024
Audio isn’t particularly clear, still good, but not the best. In the department store all week, Jack has had trouble making up his mind over what to buy Don for…
Duration:00:00:04
Jack Benny – Jack Is to Appear on Phil Baker’s Program. ep598, 461201
12/1/2024
We join Jack having a violin lesson from Professor LaBlanc. As Jack scratches and hesitates his way through the scales, Mel sings and comments on his agony at having to…
Duration:00:23:46
Jack Benny – The Killers. ep597, 461124
11/24/2024
Don takes us on a flashback to Jack Benny’s garage, where he and Rochester try to start the Maxwell. Phil arrives to drive Jack to the studio, and show off…
Duration:00:29:30
Jack Benny – Guests, Ronald and Bonita Colman. ep596, 461117
11/17/2024
Don talks to his wife as he leaves for the studio, and sets up the flashback scene. Rochester talks with Jack about the leftovers and the amazing way Rochester made…
Duration:00:29:30