Jack Benny Parodies An Entire TV Season

[frostfirei]

The Munsters an the Addams Family, came out in 1963.

[csideparknj]

jack benny was the greatest.

[HindiUrduDillagi]

Happy new year.

[fromthesidelines]

Jack's NBC specials WERE videotaped in color (and the orginal videotape of this one exists)- this is merely a black and white "kinescope" film copy. ORIGINAL AIRDATE: NOVEMBER 3, 1965.

[advancedatheist]

This goes to show how stupid TV shows in the 1960's looked.

[johnorydupont]

He did numerous specials after his series ended. I believe this one actually aired in color, and that we're looking at a kinescope (much like some of the pre-68 Carson shows). I say that because by 1965 -- and even for several years before that -- NBC was, with a couple of exceptions, offering a full-color TV schedule.

[MissHarpoMarx]

So what is this about?

XD

[slcanuck]

My Mother The Car aired only in the 1965-66 season. Medicare was signed into law July 1965. The Munsters was on CBS, but The Addams Family was on ABC (they competed against each other for the same 2 seasons, 64/65 and 65/66). The Fugitive ran on ABC from 63-67.

Bottom line, I'd put this special at 1965.

[fromthesidelines]

This was from the first of Jack's yearly NBC specials, after his weekly series was cancelled), from November 3, 1965 ["THE JACK BENNY HOUR"]. The voice of the lamp was Jack's script secretary, Jeanette Eymann, who occasiionally appeared in small roles on Jack's radio and TV programs over the years....

[ACcountryFan]

hahahaha...thanks for the upload. There was that glitch in the audio for several seconds. Hmmm...i would have to say 1965 as well because that is the year his TV series ended. He did come back with annual TV specials, though, but this is like the TV show and so 1965 seems to be right.

[ACcountryFan]

now that i think about it, Jack's show ran on NBC during his last season, 1964-1965...i believe those shows he's spoofing were all on CBS. So i will say 1964...his last year on CBS...because 1964 was the year BEWITCHED debuted as well as THE MUNSTERS and ADDAMS FAMILY. So 1964 is my new guess.

[infrogmation]

My Mother the Car was 1965-66, so it couldn't be '64. Looks like '65 is correct.

[ACcountryFan]

my original guess at 1965 was correct all the time, then...I should always stick with my gut instincts. anyway, at the end of the sketch they reference the teen pop show HULLABALOO which ran from January 1965 to August 1966.

[HoughsVideos]

Soory about the glitch. It was in the source material, so I couldn't get rid of it unless I cut the whole part out, which would have looked like a video glitch...

[HoughsVideos]

I did mention the glitch in the synopsis for the clip. Eventually I'll get a better copy. Preferably in color.

[arfies]

LOL! This is awesome! Also, there's Bewitched and Peyton Place, plus whatever number of spy/cop shows were parodied at once....

[Barefootlarry]

[LOL! This is awesome! Also, there's Bewitched and Peyton Place, plus whatever number of spy/cop shows were parodied at once.... ]

Yeah lots of them. The little spot with Dr. Kimble travelling from city to city is touching on David Janssen in "The Fugitive" (1963-1967).