Jack Benny Thanksgiving Dinner 1953

[@roxieburgess6584]

"Smokers in those colleges..." LOL what a difference 60 years can make. Thank you OTR for the program.

[@UglyMannheim]

Happy Thanksgiving 2024

[@fromthesidelines]

Mel Blanc (who actually made his first appearance on Jack's radio show in 1939 as "Carmichael the Bear") makes a rare appearance as "himself"- not only was he under a long-term contact, he was also one of Benny's closest friends. Artie Auerbach is "Mr. Kitzel". Dorothy Collins, one of the stars of "YOUR HIT PARADE" (and also known as "The Sweetheart of Lucky Strike"), sings the jingle in the sponsor's commercials.

[@Concetta20]

Mel’s English horse makes me cry with laughter every time.

[@nancyfoster4417]

Surprised to hear Idaho potatoes in the skit.😊

[@fromthesidelines]

By the way, the gag at 23:54 was originally done on Jack's Thanksgiving episode exactly ten years before.....

[@mmitchellhouston]

That olive gag has been used before, too! And it's still funny.

[@fromthesidelines]

29:09- "'THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM' was brought to you by Lucky Strike- product of The American Tobacco Company, America's leading manufacturer of cigarettes....this is the CBS Radio Network."

[@mmitchellhouston]

The part of Mary must have been played by her stand-in.

[@stevemain3354]

I believe its her