Jack Benny and Mel Blanc, whats in a name.

Two of all time greats ,Mels dog impersonations and Jack is STILL 39 !

[@MichaelSHartman]

A biography revealed that Mel Blanc after a long hard day of work, voluntarily went to entertain children with burn injuries. The laughter made a big difference in their lives.

[@JF32304]

It wasn't work to him. He loves to make people laugh. He got more joy then they did actually.

[@gherieg.1091]

@@JF32304 And that’s the heart of a child of God. 💖✝️

[@burgermind802]

lovely!

[@joemasters2270]

Even when Mel Blanc was using his natural voice, I still hear any random Looney Tunes character XD

[@nealbradleigh5069]

I find myself NEVER LOOKING at Mel in TV appearances, from Benny here up to the Letterman show (really lousy interview, as the audience howls and screams with sheer joy and appreciation, Letterman acts really insensitive and bored). We have decades of his art to roll back in our imagination. In his book, THAT'S NOT ALL FOLKS you can read about his horrific auto accident, his months in a coma, and how a new intern at the hospital and BUGS and the gang worked to bring Mel back to consciousness (true story)!

[@jefolson6989]

Bugs bunny is Mel's natural voice! He was the best. Can you imagine Yosemite Sam or speedy Gonzales sounding any other way?

[@The22on]

Mel Blanc - possibly the greatest voice actor ever.

[@pauldonnelly910]

... possibly?

[@gerrieburke9693]

And according to Blanc, June Foray was the best...

[@kilohertzstudio3429]

Actually one of the finest American actors ever. Look at his commitment to the bit in this sequence. Amazing.

[@12121149]

Possibly?????????

[@siggylloyd3566]

Aritosthenes as artistic and creative as your posts are, they're completely incoherent. There's an edit button, if you've ever noticed.

[@cflo1386]

One of my childhood heroes, RIP Mel Blanc.

[@1aberbeeg]

I'm sure Jack would be so pleased he's still making people laugh in the 21st century.

[@deanpolen4447]

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[@fredericmartin7148]

Jack Benny is still the Greatest Comedian In America!

[@1aberbeeg]

@@fredericmartin7148 And he left us when he was only 39 ! ! As you said, the Greatest Comedian in America.

[@t-bo2734]

So long as he's getting paid residuals.

[@gherieg.1091]

@@1aberbeeg Yes ... that’s the saddest part is that he left us sooo young ! Just 39 ! 😁

[@thomaszaccone3960]

What a class act. A really decent human being who never was was nasty or foul. Rest in peace Mr Benny. You STILL are great!!

[@StanSwan]

Most of the people did dirty jokes and acts but the FCC did not allow it on TV. Looney Toons made photographic cartoons in the 1940s. They were stag films and funny as hell. Look them up.

[@fredericmartin7148]

Yes, and that goes for Mel Blanc, too. I have a DVD set of 39 episodes of the Jack Benny show and I play them over and over and over. I'd like to meet both men in Heaven!

[@thomaszaccone3960]

@@fredericmartin7148 Me too. Mel Blanc was also a great. Jonathan Winters was another great. Laurel and Hardy. There were so many. True professionals.

[@jdougal19]

Jack Benny, a star big enough to allow others to get the laughs.

[@AlfredHawthornBennyHill]

+Alan Douglas Everyone that knew him always said how kind and generous he was to people.

[@peterthayer6238]

Alan Douglas: my late friend Leonie Kinskey of Casablanca fame, told me the jack Benny show he did was his favorite experience in show business. Benny included you in writing sessions. Asked u to contribute.

[@peterthayer6238]

Leonid

[@mikecann3220]

Benny was almost always the straight man. He set up so many people for a promising career, and his cast remained almost the same since the early days with only minor changes. My favorite jokes were the cheap shots he received from his cast members (Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Don Wilson) who had 2 shows and took every chance to point that out.

[@loge10]

@@peterthayer6238 Maybe he was Leonie to Peter, being a friend and all...

[@ericinwisconsin]

Years later, Jack & Mel were both on the Tonight Show talking about that joke. Jack had his writers put the line in, thinking he would stump Mel with it, thinking Mel would say "What does an English horse sound like?" Mel ad-libbed the joke in rehersal and it stayed in the skit. Mel was an amazing talent.

[@troyadamson8618]

Mel Blanc, the man of a thousand voices. It always intrigued me that he did all of the voices on the Looney Tunes show. My favorite Saturday morning cartoons.

[@socialdave99]

God in Heaven probably saying, "Come on, Mel, do it again, please, do it for ME, please." And Mel says, "Okay, here goes..." "Ehhh... What's up, God??"

[@thomasberman1023]

Sweet!

[@emgee44]

🤣 Nice

[@teresasugden466]

Good one!

[@RPMX4]

Amen to that! Hee hee.

[@SeabornChristian]

13 years after this aired I got to meet Mel Blanc when I was 14 years old. It was a private meeting in his office on Sunset Blvd. and even though it's been 46 years I still remember a lot of it. In the corner of his office - behind his desk - he had an eight foot replica of his most famous character, Bugs Bunny. I asked him why such a big character. He responded: "Because I always want to remind myself that he (Bugs) is the one paying the bills." Of course, he did a lot of our well known cartoon characters. It was fun (for a 14 year old kid) because just sitting there with him talking to me "normally" I could (in certain words) a little bit of Bugs and then there would be a little bit of Barney Rubble (from the Flintstones) and then a little bit of Yosemite Sam. It's a fun memory from my youth. (How did it come about? Blanc had spent part of his youth growing up in my hometown of Portland, Oregon. His mother had been friends with my grandmother and, consequently, had known my mother 20 years before I was born.)

[@johncronin9540]

Christian Seaborn Thanks for sharing that story.

[@orgami100]

Thank you for sharing an interesting experience for 14 year old boy... I was also about 14 when my brother and me... we bicycled over to CBS got to see Jack Benny live since Chucko the Birthday Clown was not airing at that time..

[@Magnetron33]

OMG! You were so lucky! Not just the most prolific animation voice over artist he was also a comedic genius Great story!

[@orgami100]

Realizing after all these years how fortunate we were able to see Jack Benny live, in fact twice, since the the nice lady who was giving out the tickets told us that Chucko Crown should be return for taping next week.. If only Jack Benny would have handed out toy presents it would have been perfect, all we had to do is listening to his screeching violin..lol P.S. I was also screeching the violin in the school orchestra....

[@charlenelove1852]

I remember that story. This past week I met someone who played viola with Jack when he was on tour. He said Jack's problem was his fingering. Jack was humble about it. He knew his limitation. May both Mr. Blanc and Mr. Kubulsky RIP. Thanks for the laughs yesterday, today and tomorrow.

[@stephaniesmith1431]

The only times I’ve ever seen Jack break character is with Mel. Love how they both lose it at about the 4 minute mark.

[@aidennewell4034]

Hello Stephanie, How are you doing?

[@realliveclaude]

Great routine. Mr Blanc was a great talent and his voice caracterizations were extraordinary !

[@BaarBear]

The beauty of Jack Benny is that he could turn the simplest things into comedy gold.."See...SI...SEW"...."Train leaving on track 5...Anaheim...Azuza..and.............................................................Cucamonga"..

[@erikhertzair8829]

Ya I remember that one!

[@donalddodson7365]

It is so rare that Jack Benny ever broke character and had to laugh. Well done Mel Blanc. Two great entertainers.

[@dharmaseed]

There are many times in this sketch where Jack was trying SO hard not to laugh.He was one of Mel's biggest fans,

[@2Brian]

and greatest friends.

[@weatherboi]

Got to love Mr. Mel Blanc..........man with a thousand voices.

[@togirl188]

just listening to Mel Blanc do those animal voices it reminds me of every voice I heard on Looney Tunes!! What a voice. LOL

[@blacbraun]

And Barney Rubble.

[@darthdmc]

@@blacbraun and Dino from the Flintstones too

[@glennso47]

Mel Blanc didn’t really do all the voices on the Looney Tunes. There were some other people who did some of the voices (Stan Freberg, Bea Benedaret. ) although Mr Blanc got the credit for the voices.

[@printolive5512]

Saw the original in 1957 and am still laughing !! What a pair!!

[@maya8443]

You been laughing at the same joke for 62 years? Well, I must say that you have a very good sense of humor, sir.

[@billlenderman3778]

Mel Blanc is the greatest actor of all time for sure. All the cartoon characters he played made for great childhood memories.

[@Fangirlbleach]

his happy dog impersonation was a character on looney tunes, even the facial expressions are on point.

[@RobJazzful]

selene miller Actually, every dog he did was in Looney Tunes, but especially happy dog. Almost every sound he did here I remember from cartoons. What a genius!

[@RoyEaton]

I was a commercial producer at Benton and Bowles when Mel had the automobile accident in 1959 and recorded him in his home in his bed. I had an identical accident in July 1957.His talent and sense of humor was undiminished!!!

[@heroesofhogan233]

Roy Eaton ; You're very modest about meeting someone so iconic, I wonder who else you got to meet.

[@SulliMike23]

You can tell that Jack Benny is trying to keep a straight face around Mel and failing.

[@johncronin9540]

SulliMike241 Well, Jack was aware of how good Mel was, and was trying desperately not to break up and ruin the performance. Mel, however, would just stay in character, and keep right on going. The two together played well off of each other.

[@ffggddss]

If you think THIS was hard for Jack, you should watch him playing straight man to Mel doing the "Si - Cy - Sue" routine. Fred

[@vwhite3055]

Benny is my favorite comedian of all time. A comic genius.

[@TOMsideways-nt6tx]

Hold on real homeade buddy.

[@2Brian]

This is pure comedy gold.

[@FaceForwardd]

What I wouldn't give for a time machine. The 21st century is "for da boyds".

[@koshersalaami]

I can’t tell how much was ad libbed, though clearly “I can’t do that one” about the cocker spaniel was because it cracked Jack up.

[@forrestcalkins93]

Mel blanc was an amazing and talented man no one will ever be as great as he was

[@johncronin9540]

Chris&forrest funvideos It’s something to think that Tweety and Yosemite Sam, or the Tasmanian Devil were all voiced by one man. One of the voice actors who does a few characters on the Simpsons related a story which really told what great talent Mel Blanc had. In one of the WB cartoons, Bugs and Daffy were dealing with Elmer Fudd, each trying to get the hapless hunter to shoot the other. Daffy always lost, of course. At one point, Bugs and Daffy each come out disguised as the other. Since Mel did both characters, he did Bugs imitating Daffy, and Daffy imitating Bugs. The voice actor said that they were amazed at this ability, because he said they tried to do this with some of the Simpson characters, and couldn’t pull it off. The voice would just land in the middle. He was in awe that Mel Blanc could pull that off, and make it believable. The English horse you see here was first thought of as a joke that Jack and his writers tried to pull on Mel Blanc. As they were writing the script, someone suggested writing “Mel does English horse.” They wondered how Mel would react when he saw this in the script, and would be asking them what they meant, and what was he supposed to do. But he never said a word, and when they were rehearsing, he did the English horse just like you saw him do it here, leaving Benny and the others laughing. That’s how the “English horse” started.

[@jessiejames7492]

yes he was amazingly talented.....

[@The22on]

I liked on Benny when he did the "si sue, sew" routine!

[@bigwille11]

Chris&forrest funvideos AMEN

[@bigwille11]

He was one of a kind 🥰

[@shadowwolf1762]

I like this better than regular TV of the present day.

[@greglaprade7507]

That's bc the left and their satanic agenda hadn't collapsed Western Culture yet.

[@LLYMYNT]

Love it, Jack Benny couldn’t even keep it together, even Mel started laughing.

[@johnz4412]

I miss that era of entertainment. Simple quality and joy.

[@masterpanther1]

I laughed so hard I started getting my abs back! LOL

[@jeffewell1809]

Some of the greatest comedy! Hollywood will never be this good again

[@olediharda.misfit6668]

These are the good memories of my childhood.

[@tangobango9653]

Though I was quite young, I always LUVED Jack Benny’s dry humor. Mel Blanc was a genius.

[@Tsubakiee]

thats the voice i grew up with watching cartoons! One of a kind!

[@windstorm1000]

the long stare meets the voice antics--perfect laugh combo!!!

[@sprague49]

That bewildered 'look' as Jack Benny scans the audience! So classic. I still remember where I was when I was told he had passed away...I was in a Thrifty Drugstore at Santa Monica and La Brea in LA. The clerk had just heard it on the radio. For a kid who grew up with TV in the 50'-60's it was truly the end of an era.

[@bankerguy66]

Made me tear up laughing...miss them.

[@jk3521]

Priceless!

[@kelf114]

Still funnier than anything on today. :)

[@shooter-mq5rp]

For someone who was in show business as long as Jack Benny Im sure it wasnt easy to make him laugh. He must have heard it all. This was the highest compliment to Mel.

[@dmkroslindale]

Jack found Mel genuinely funny and Mel sometimes would make a funny face or gesture that would set Jack off. You can see him loosing it in this bit. Occasionally he'd go off the page and break him up with something not planned as well.

[@johncronin9540]

shooter4287 Actually, it wasn’t as hard as you might think to get Jack laughing. His close friend George Burns could do it easily (which is why George was dubbed, “the comedian’s comedian.) I remember reading a story where the two were at some big Hollywood mogul’s house for a big dinner, and entertainment. The two were sitting next to each other, right in front of the stage. Just before the performance, George leaned over and said to Jack, “Now Jack, don’t start laughing and ruin this girl’s song.” Well, that was it. Jack started laughing and just could not stop. The two felt so bad about it that they went over after, and apologized to the singer, and Jack promised he would have her as a guest on his show (that kind of exposure was enough to launch a career). And he did keep that promise.

[@louisechacon9836]

I heard it was the tiniest things that set Jack off in a laughing fit. He was of gentle humor that is sorely missed today. I also heard, no comedian has been able to match his sense of timing. Those long pauses brought the audience to their knees. Oh, Mr. Benny, how you are missed.

[@glennso47]

One of Jack Benny’s favorite comics was Donald Red Blanchard who was a comic on the WLS National Barndance. Not as well known as Benny himself but very funny.

[@brittanydeane9826]

Absolutely love Mel Blanc, amazingly talented. He and Jack Benny are class acts

[@ced1106]

Back in the days when you'd put two great comedians on the same stage together. Thanks for the videos!!! 📺📺📺

[@evelynbell5288]

I was two when this aired now I'm three🤽

[@bonniebrauer3338]

You must be related to these two geniuses! lol ~

[@williamlaneve9236]

Love Mel Blanc. I grew up with his voice on my favorite cartoon's but also his brilliance on these shows as well. RIP Mel. thank you!

[@paulpelentay9337]

Jack Benny played a mizer in his show. In real life he was very generous and kind. I met Mel Blanc and what you see is what you get. He is a very kind and humble man. U bet God never gets tired of seeing them. Love them both. I grew up on these guys and Red Skelton

[@1unknowntalent]

Such A Simpler time ! Always , enjoyed watching these old shows with my folks growing up. Of course not the first runs . I caught the reruns but they held up.

[@davidgarber8116]

It's been said about Jack Benny, that in real life he was very generous. The only selfish thing he ever did was die. Can't remember who said that. My Dad use to love to watch his old reruns. From a by gone era by a son who still misses his Dad.

[@bonniebrauer3338]

I LOVE that ~ "The only selfish thing he ever did was die."

[@professorpatpending8731]

Wit, Humour, Intelligence and the love to entertain was what these great names from yesteryear had.

[@nobodyaskedbut]

One of the great comedy scenes in TV history, There were many like this one on this truly great show. Benny was one of the half dozen or so true comic geniuses. He allowed his supporting players like here the incomparable Mel Blanc (and others like Rochester, Frank Nelson & Don Wilson) to become legendary performers in there own right.

[@poetcomic1]

Everybody loved Mel. He was one of those special special people.

[@donaldhill42]

Great versatile entertainer with a million creatures voices such a brilliant person that is surely missed but not forgotten

[@pal6636]

It's like music and many other art forms. It's one thing to be able to physically pull off the voices or even imitate a bunch of them. But he created them too. That makes him really special among voice actors.

[@Brace67]

I imagine that someone may have already commented about what appears on Mel Blanc’s grave marker. Not too surprisingly it’s “That’s All Folks”.

[@wemustconfrontrealitynow3205]

More than 30 years ago, on the way to work each morning in Melbourne, Australia, I would go past the Cricketers' Arms Hotel in Richmond, an inner suburb of Melbourne. There was a blackboard on a stand on the pavement outside the main entrance, on which the publican would write in chalk, a daily comment about a topical subject or news story. The day after Mel's death was reported, the comment on the board was, naturally, 'That's all, folks!'

[@Philippe1613]

Mel Blac (Portland,OR native) and Jack Benny were THE BEST!

[@papawdan3770]

in my opinion, there have been several good actors/comedians that teamed together that brought laughter to untold number of people. Such teams as Andy Griffith/Don Knotts, Harvey Korman/Tim Conway to name a couple. But nobody could match Jack Benny/Mel Blanc for Mr. Benny's deadpan look and delivery and Mr. Blanc's different voices. This clean family humor is still funny in 2021; more so than the "comedy" made for today's TV. Other comments on this page indicates that I'm not the only person with this opinion. Thank you for posting this video. May these two gentlemen RIP.

[@carmenfoote7999]

Two comedy legends in a great little skit. Thanks for post. Joe S

[@jimlavin1]

Brings back so many memories. I used to listen to Jack Benny on the Radio before TV. He was great either way as was Mel Blanc. If you were to see Mel's gravestone, you would see a small picture of Bugs Bunny and written on the stone it says, "That's All Folks!".

[@toddhuber8989]

Funny is funny no matter how old it is

[@victoriayebra4359]

There will never be another Mel Blanc!! Growing up I had to get up at 7:00 am every Saturday so I would not miss the Looney Tunes show because in the early 70's we didn't have a VCR yet. Giving up my day to sleep in from School was well worth it and I loved every minute of it. I still do!

[@billanthony7896]

During a time of entertainment giants, Jack Benny stood tallest of all!

[@glennso47]

Another great comic was Red Skelton.

[@bman560]

Mel Blanc is brilliant. Jack Benny could be a wonderful straight man when needed Priceless clip!

[@Fool3SufferingFools]

Later in the same episode, Jack gets out his glasses to read something, notices they’re dirty, says “Gropff,” and wipes them off. Great running gag.

[@mikeburkholder9153]

"Yesterday I chased my wife up a tree" oh, Mel

[@luisferc1970]

He was really great!!!

[@enriquevirdokolbe1]

Mel Blanc was a wonder man! He made the voices (and the character) of dozen of cartoon creations: Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, Elmer Fudd, Tweety and all you can watch in Warner Bros.Looney Tunes. Even Speedy Gonzalez, with a realistic mexican accent. And remember than in those days there were no special effects in sound: every voice was came from the genius throat of Mr. Blanc

[@dangraphic]

Enrique virdo kolbe Actually foley "sound effects" were around since the very first movies with sound. Decades before Mel Blanc did them as well.

[@enriquevirdokolbe1]

Yes, "sound effects" existed from the origins of movies, but Mel Blanc did not use them to create the voices of the Warner Bros.cartoons characters.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Actually, the character of Elmer Fudd was originally done by an actor named Arthur Q. Bryan. Mel took over after Bryan's death, but felt uncomfortable doing the voice.

[@Beautifulmusiclistnr]

+Enrique virdo kolbe I agree. Mel Blanc was a genius! He did a brilliant job doing the Looney Tunes voices and so many others including Barney Rubble from The Flintstones. Thank you for your post!

[@synthonaplinth5980]

Beautifulmusiclistnr Let's not forget Spacely Sprocket, either! :)

[@BBT609]

lol I am laughing too hard at this!

[@BarbaraMerryGeng]

Jack Benny - what a classy guy ✅

[@leung9401]

I love how Jack Benny is constantly on the brink of cracking up...

[@flash4nc]

The sound and face he makes doing a happy dog just kills me!!!

[@robertpatrick5188]

Half the fun's watching Jack trying to keep a straight face!

[@MsSmitty9]

I say I say , Saturday morning cartoons in my Childhood would not have been the the same without Mel Blanc. Bdee Bdee Bdee , That’s all Folks !!!!

[@spokev]

Mel Blanc was more than just a creator of funny voices, he created characters. That's what made him stand out. He would also visit children in hospitals and do their favorite cartoon voices. Someone in the comments here had the good fortune as a child, to meet him in person. I'm jealous. He was quite a man.

[@southtexasprepper1837]

Mel Blanc was an extremely talented man. No one could do voice overs like him.

[@Miatacrosser]

Jack Benny and Mel Blanc. Legends of all time. Of any era. But Mel will be known as long as there are childrens cartoons for eternity. They may not know his name but everyone knows, "Ehhh, What's Up Doc".

[@TheContessa52]

Loved this - real talent without anything vulgar or crude. Highly entertaining.

[@mjacobsable]

Mel Blanc's imitations of dogs came in handy later on when he voiced Dino on The Flintstones.

[@1JUSTGOTLUCKY1]

I always loved Jack Benny!!

[@philipclock]

Priceless! I play this over and over.

[@Nick-ty9us]

I love how we can see them break character especially Jack Benny. He can’t hold in his laughter

[@Beautifulmusiclistnr]

Well said! I've always loved Mel Blanc. He was also, as everyone I'm sure knows, the voice of Barney Rubble on The Flintstones. I still remember seeing him do a credit card commercial where he would say how he did voice impersonations, and then his name starts appearing on a credit card. Also, his and Jack's "Sí...Sy...sew...Sue" skit is hysterical! Thanks for sharing with us!

[@oldbladderhorn949]

still fresh and brilliantly funny without a doubt. and i guess it will always be. true humour ( is ) timed/timing , to perfection by master comedians Jack Benny and Mel Blanc.

[@vonlossberg]

There is a fantastic biography on Mel Blanc on here. Big Thumbs up! So much we didn't know about this great man.

[@jprincered]

No swearing, nothing to do with sex, this is perfect comedy. So very, very sad what TV has come to be in the last 20 years. I'd let my kids watch this stuff any day.

[@nealbradleigh5069]

From the days of Vaudeville up to today, it's the artist that appeals to the widest swath of the public that gets the recognition! Now, think of the past artistic greats great of old. See them attempting to, no... see ED SULLIVAN parading everyone in front of today's TV viewing audience, hmm?

[@perfectsoundforever4129]

Two comic geniuses. Best part- Jack cracks up during some of Mel's bits and even Mel cracks up a few times.

[@RUBYMUNRO]

Pure genius xx

[@postscript67]

There is so little to this, but in the hands of these masters it is absolutely hilarious.

[@MrPotomas]

I really appreciate you posting this, for the record. Hopefully it will never be taken down. We've got to preserve this old footage.

[@maya8443]

You're absolutely right!

[@mistergrandpasbakery9941]

Sounds like his Barney Rubble voice! 😂

[@c12croft]

How great is that? It doesn't get any better.

[@MrFrontrowkid]

Mel Blanc also did the train station announcer on JB's radio show. "Train leaving on Track Five for Anaheim, Azuza and Cucamonga." The inside joke was that these three towns were not on the same line. To get to all them would have been a very long trip. Mel did have that mechanical sound of the train announcer,

[@Deejayboy]

Mel Blanc's title was "The man of a thousand voices" and he was a genuine comedy legend. If you go to Google images and search "Mel Blanc's tombstone," you will see that on his headstone it says, "That's all Folks." RIP Mel.

[@bonniebrauer3338]

What an adorable inscription!

[@StarlightHaven]

The English horse kills me every time. 😂🤣

[@drwily95]

Now THIS is funny!

[@kenchovan5910]

ABSOLUTEY WONDERFUL. I LOVE MEL! ALL THE CARTOONS! THAT I LOVE! THANKS FOR POSTING! LOVE, LOVE IT KEN

[@fromthesidelines]

Yes- and every time he came over to Mel's house during that period, he asked Estelle {Mrs. Blanc}, "Is Mel in?".

[@dsdfsdfdsfsdfds3800]

Jack Benny is still funny. amazing

[@thomasryan5736]

2 of the funniest guys ever.

[@asmrpebbles8749]

Sad dog was great. In 1957, I was 11. Grew up on these folks. BUGS BUNNY! Love the ad libs, which lead to the actors laughing, which make the audience laugh more, which makes the TV audience hoot, too long.

[@Mszahnclass95]

I discovered jack Benny a few years ago .I find him very funny with Mel .so classy an talent his wife did a few voices and his son .