The Tonight Show- January 23, 1974

Here is yet another classic episode of The Tonight Show from 1974, featuring the great Jack Benny, voice magician Mel Blanc, smooth singer-songwriter Maria Muldaur, and the one and only Jim Henson with Kermit the Frog.

[@jmzochsnrtr]

My favorite TV show. Wish it never ended

[@r3tr0actiongamer24]

Because you never wanted your childhood memories to end

[@JohnA-l4g]

One of mine too. I was 14 when this aired.

[@TheGlass50]

That episode should have won an Emmy. Amazing television. Aside from Jack Benny, Jim Henson, mel blanc and Maria Muldaur, the interlude music and the slides we’re top notch as well.

[@altfactor]

The interviews of Jack Benny and Mel Blanc were pure gold!

[@MartinSage]

He looks so healthy and alive here and yet....By the end of that year we Americans lost Jack Benny. We loved him. We cried at hearing the news in Dec.'74.

[@thomasdonlin5456]

I was thinking about this same thing.

[@p47thunderbolt68]

@@thomasdonlin5456 the special report announcing his death with Tom Snyder said he died of cancer . Must of had it for a while and didn't let anyone know or it was a quick type.

[@helbitkelbit1790]

Jack Benny will always be my favorite

[@aa697]

He was before my time but I watched the reruns of the Jack Benny Show and they are very funny. Mel Blanc was another great talent. Classic stuff unlike the total garbage of today.

[@brianoneill7186]

Jack died of stomach cancer, which was diagnosed a month or so before his death(after he'd had stomach pains off and on in October).

[@williamanthony9090]

Jack Benny was a GIANT in the entertainment world, from the 1930's through the early 1960's. He's well past his prime here, and less than a year from leaving the world. For a thirty year span, though, there was nobody bigger than Jack on the comedy scene. Arguably it can be said that Jack invented the sitcom as we know it today. For a brief time Jack Benny RULED, and the American entertainment industry was greatly enriched by his input!

[@dodger2829]

Totally agree; Jack Benny helped to form modern comedy. His radio show was revolutionary and created a blueprint for all others to follow. It's sad and dismaying that most people under the age of 40 have never heard of him. One day, he'll be barely remembered at all.

[@jnadle1]

Whoa! The legendary Jack Benny, the legendary voice Mel Blanc, Jim Henson with Kermit and Maria Muldaur singing her hit "Midnight at the Oasis." You couldn't ask for a better show from Burbank!

[@ninline2000]

Jack Benny's will arranged for a single long-stemmed red rose to be delivered to his widow, Mary Livingstone, every day for the rest of her life. The dude was romantic even after he died.

[@Sneakycat1971]

Johnny was the best. My generation might lean more towards Letterman but I enjoy watching old shows of him more than anybody else.

[@robertshanks3674]

even when johnny was tanking the mono log he was the greatest

[@cechristine2376]

Entertainment today can't compete with Carson. A master.

[@sherry-lynnbeardslee4288]

When I'm sad I love to watch them and they ready help.

[@RF-lq1jh]

Listen to the laughter from the audience, many of whom likely remembered all of the great comedy between Jack and Mel. And many who may have heard it for the first time. We watch this clip today and it takes many of us back looking at the radio and listening to this great comedy. Jack and Mel and many of their contemporaries got US through the war years. Great writing, great performances, and lasting classic impact. Wake up America. We need to get the junk off of TV and Radio and put back the genius of Jack, Mel , Johnny, et.al. For our health as a nation.

[@johnsjohnson448]

This was a great Era in Broadcast Late Night Television. Many of the early Pioneers in Vaudeville, Radio and Television were still around. Thank-you for sharing this wonderful gem.

[@leafyutube]

Incredible talent in this episode.

[@irontribeissues9104]

So wonderful to see Muldaur. And that drummer of hers, good. This is a world class line up of guests.

[@helbitkelbit1790]

Please take me back to this time...I will behave , I promise

[@ronflatter1235]

46:37 “Midnight At the Oasis,” truly live with Maria Muldaur.

[@kamuelalee]

Nice live performance

[@jefferyobryan6351]

So much class back then, Kimmel and Colbert are boring haters, can't stand either one of them

[@lorenrobertson8039]

Oh this is just a priceless episode. Unbelievable to have so much talent on the show at once. I am so glad to have grown up in the 1960's. I used to sneak out of bed, down the hall, and under the Ethan Allen couch my parents would be snuggling on, just to get to watch The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. I loved him so, probably my first real crush truth told. He is still so cute to me. RIP all you dear souls

[@altfactor]

Too bad DVR's hadn't yet been invented. That way, you could have set the DVR to record Johnny Carson, and watch the show the next dsy.

[@Heres_Johnny.]

Loren, I would do the same thing! Thank God for KZbin so we can go back in time and watch these great shows.

[@lorenrobertson8039]

@@Heres_Johnny. Amen! Thanks for the kind comment! I can also stream it on my tablets through channels on Amazon Prime. There for a while I was watching it nightly at 10:30 pm...same time it always came on all my early life. It brings me comfort and a feeling of tranquility. Some wouldn't approve of a person that lives so much in the past. But I'm older and disabled...so I will do what I enjoy.

[@rgjerde53]

Jack is still my favorite old-time radio personality. I really hate this question, but for this one I will ask -- anyone listening in 2019? If so, check out some of the old Jack Benny shows - radio or tv.

[@ganderson158]

Yes!

[@f.j282]

May 16 2020

[@warmgunwarmgun3025]

Yes June 2024

[@shawni321]

Check out Sid Caesar and Red Skelton and Steve Allen and Jack Paar. Saw them as a kid peeking over the back of the couch

[@MyREDTAIL]

Maria's Song jumped to number one on the Radio for years etc.

[@jamesmack3314]

Midnight at the oasis Another one hit wonder

[@jamesmack3314]

Yes she was part of the Greenwich village scene but she'll be forever known for that one song.

[@GFunk4YoTrunk88]

Watching Mel Blanc and Jack Benny puts a smile on my face. Two comedy legends. Mel Blanc was my childhood and I adore everything he did from acting to cartoon voices.

[@jordyndisimone666]

I love bugs you Bunny

[@kenlieck7756]

Have you seen the previously lost interview with Blanc that I saved from being erased? Warner Bros recently included a short clip from it on the Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Special, but you can watch the entire 1/2-hour here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b2bIiXaJZbasaLs

[@georgealexander141]

When you could watch these kinds of shows to get away from all the problems in your life and in the world. Nowadays that is what these shows pretty much offer you.

[@RossM3838]

@@kensellers4082 yes. Do you have any idea what Johnny’s personal political views were? Nope. That’s the way he liked it. With Colbert and the rest it’s just the nightly hate. Orwell would be proud.

[@tdunph4250]

@@RossM3838 Johnny kept politics out of yhe show for the most part. He didn't push for any kind of agenda. People want to be engaged and entertained. They don't want things shoved down their throats. That's what Johnny believed!

[@georgejetson3702]

Nobody bigger than Jack Benny, and he stayed out there until the end. Celebrities today are afraid to get off script because they lack personalities.

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

Andre the Giant was bigger

[@vashna3799]

Exactly, celebrities back than had talent AND personality, now we’ve got the Kardashians...

[@JohnSmith-kz8yo]

One reason Benny stayed out until the end is because he was a very good friend of Johnny's..

[@mikemike8623]

Jack Benny was Carson's Idol

[@rosemariemann1719]

@Jeff Epstein Sweet tribute to his dear friend, he may have wanted to show that he didn't feel like cracking jokes just then. Lovely gesture. 💕😢🇬🇧💕😢

[@sherry-lynnbeardslee4288]

Jack Benny was just a class act and left way too soon. He will always be loved and missed. Mel blanc was great also. I'm so glad these video's are still around to watch over and over again.

[@depaola63]

WHAT A fantastic time !!! I was still 10 on this night ! Jack Benny would pass away on 12/26/74...* at 80. GOD bless his soul ..*

[@timothymcdonald6913]

Mr. Benny looked good and sounded good in this airing January of 74. According to Wikipedia he died of pancreatic cancer December of the same year. I know from a personal friend of mine passing by this that it is quick (as cancers go). Can see this happening! Long live your memory Mr. Jack Benny aka Benjamin Kubelsky. Long may your memory be!!!

[@rolfh]

That was unique to watch the Carson show and hear so much of the Tonight Show band. Fantastic.

[@janiyawest7023]

Jack Benny is a legend. the jokes were always on him and he always let his guest have the laughs. that's why nobody could steal from him.

[@DonaldGerbino]

Johnny stole that gaze jack Benny would do when insulted ,you can see him do that often

[@janiyawest7023]

@@DonaldGerbino There is an episode of the Jack Benny show where Johnny Carson was his guest early in Johnny's career. Jack helped Johnny break into Hollywood as he did with many of his guest.

[@Gary-tm1kx]

Johnny admitted in an interview once that he "borrowed liberally from Jack Benny" right after claiming that you can't actually steal from him.

[@dustinlang5135]

Tough crowd that night during the monologue. Johnny handled them with ease.

[@man-bagdammit2297]

Benny passed away less then year after this interview. Carson’s idol...

[@JakeMabe1]

Jack, Mel, Jim, Johnny and Ed -- I sure do miss 'em all. Thank you so much for this upload.

[@okiebrave1932]

Me too Mabe

[@shawni321]

And Doc!!!

[@orangepill8480]

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[@bestwishes5060]

The best show on earth. Johnny was and still is the king of late night t.v.

[@depaola63]

You can see Jack and Mel truly respected and loved each other here ! Classic, brings a tear to my 56 year old eyes knowing that they are all gone from this world......we all gotta go & we will all be memories for many, make sure you're a good one ! Also " Midnight at The Oasis " is great too !! ....one more thing , the Dr. here at the end passed away just one year after this at 79 from a heart attack ! We can do all we want to try and live long healthy lives, but when GOD calls, we go !!

[@lanceaugust]

It is amazing how life-like kermit the frog is: you really get the sense that green puppet is alive.

[@domino20]

Only one still alive is Maria still performing “Midnight at the Oasis” almost 50 years later.

[@tripjet999]

During Jack Benny's final day of his life, Johnny and a few other close friends sat around with Jack and told jokes until Jack took his final breath. A sincere tribute.

[@jpwjr1199]

lol

[@windstorm1000]

Johnny loved Jack. Pretty obvious.

[@icarusfx]

Talk about the one time you don’t wanna bomb

[@stevefowler5970]

sounds like a made up story...

[@sherri419]

I'd read Johnny's biography written in the 1970s and he was also a very close friend with Stan Laurel (who was very old by that time) too.

[@buckminsterfuller7252]

Carson, Benny, Blanc...nothing today can compete.

[@jnadle1]

Don't forget Jim Henson.

[@mariogiresi6792]

Buckminster Fuller Agreed. Just one innocuous starlet after another, rappers who can’t hold conversations, and hosts who compete with their guests. Just awful.

[@Mr300565]

Comedy giants...

[@House-Of-Dagda]

Nothing can touch this. This was humor at it's best. Kinda makes me wonder about other humor over the centuries.....what was the joke and the punch line with ...Vikings maybe....perhaps Victorian times....Roman Times...Mayan times.... The best punchline is the one that cripples the recipient into gales of laughter while the smiles and sounds are contagious. Definitely one of a kind. Pass it on.

[@kathleenking47]

Went downhill after the 80s

[@mikethomas5231]

Great uploads! To me,Johnny was tops.👍👍👍👍.

[@rcdyer]

I remember watching this on my 11th birthday. My grand parents let me stay up for it.

[@depaola63]

I was also born in 1963....GREAT TIMES to be young !!

[@coldwinter5710]

What great memories! 💗

[@ninline2000]

I was 14 when this aired. I used to stay up on Friday's and watch the Tonight Show and then the Star Spangled Banner then I'd go to bed.

[@danialhowe9814]

Wasnt it great. Even though you were a kid an probably didnt get some of the humor you knew what you were watching was something special. And now in 2021 we truely know just how special it was

[@john81566]

Wow I was 13 when this aired. Johnny Carson was fun to watch. Really miss him.

[@Westsoid2009]

This one episode has more talent and class than the last 25 years of talks shows combined. Amazing how long the segments ran and those wonderful musical interludes were great. Why can't we go back to this? Oh that's right, everyone has the attention span of a gnat from Anaheim.

[@scottkeimig8571]

Unbelievable he was gone within the year Johnny was devastated

[@ApoloniaJones1976]

This show was exactly 31 years before he died on January 23, 2005.

[@jchow5966]

Nothing compares to Johnny.

[@jonathanclary3992]

RIP Jack Benny, Mel Blanc (The Man Of A Thousand Voices) and Johnny Carson God Rest Your Souls.

[@teddymski9668]

and ed mcmahon too he passed away in june 2009

[@jonathanclary3992]

@@teddymski9668 God Rest His Soul

[@randyhalsey9554]

Johnny, Jack & Mel 3 of the Greatest talents ever. R.I.P.

[@myfencingcenter6265]

Jim henson gone too

[@jonathanclary3992]

@@myfencingcenter6265 Yup The Original Kermit The Frog For The Muppets Show.

[@bigsky1970]

Thanks for the upload! I believe this was the last time Jack Benny was a guest on The Tonight Show before he passed away later in 1974.

[@irenelarocque8037]

Johnny Carson best last night show ever!

[@blodgettshouseofinsanity]

Well... woow Jack Benny, Mel Blanc and Jim Henson! 3 of my heroes together. It sad jack died about 11 months after this interview

[@kittycolburn9657]

Yes, definitely miss Johnny Carson. I still cry.

[@bocconom]

Mel Blanc was pure genius. If you ever get the chance to hear Benny's radio show or watch his TV show from yesteryear do it.

[@mwilliams1330]

Big fan (and user) of Old Time Radio Apps. Nothing like it, and Jack Benny and his crew certainly set the standard.

[@patrickbush9526]

I'm 81 years old it's the greatest comedy of all time. I hope that Generations will discover Mel Blanc Jack Benny

[@williamanthony9090]

When I was in my 20's, a local UHF station used to play repeats of The Jack Benny Show at eleven o'clock at night, followed by Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life at eleven thirty. That was one of the BEST hours of television in the 1980s as far as I'm concerned! I saw Jack and Mel do a bit once where Mel was a stagehand asking for Benny's autograph. Mel, whose father was an eye chart maker, had a strange last name. Oh my goodness... The two of them were hilarious in that skit!

[@cyndialver2130]

Big collector of classic radio shows. Nobody better than Jack and the gang but Fibber McGee and Molly also worthy of your love.♥️

[@vickreitner2405]

So sad to watch this knowing all these great talents are dead. Maria is still around, beautiful looking woman. Jack would die in Dec of that year at 80, and Dr Stillman the following August at 79. Jack one upped the doc.

[@rogerstill71]

I'm quite sure I saw this episode when it first aired. I was still living at home with my folks, and would leave in a week to start my life on my own.

[@dougbrowne9890]

Mel Blanc, the greatest character actor in history. Jack Benny loved him, very much, with Mel giving back just as much. What I would give, to go back and watch a radio show of Jack's, to see them both at work (along with all the others). I am grateful to hear/see anything with them.

[@colbykanter2000]

At 1:09:17, it's funny when the doctor tries to prove a point that Jack Benny keeps to his diet, then Jack Benny jokes that he eats everything, then the doctor gives up and raises his arms in the air, as if he said that's it, oh god, whatever! It would be even funnier if he flapped his arms everywhere.

[@rberka555]

Bugs Bunny and Kermit in one show, unbelievable

[@titostacos128]

seems like it couldn't ever exist but there they were

[@kathleenking47]

I think, whats weird.....our subconscious mind, may think of cartoon characters as (real) people

[@tdunph4250]

I can't believe that someone had the presence of mind to tape this back then! Absolutely astounding!!!

[@diamonddave45]

That probably came from a master tape. When Johnny found out that NBC didn't keep any of the tapes, he had NBC do so from 1972 forward. Any Tonight Show prior to 1972 is very rare. You can see reruns of his show on TV now (forget the channel off hand).

[@manofmanyinterests]

What a knockout of an episode!! Bravo!! Thanks for posting this one.

[@ronflatter1235]

@@diamonddave45 Antenna TV. But the music is dubbed so that the channel can avoid paying Doc and the band and the songwriters what they worked hard to earn.

[@OikPoinFive]

@@ronflatter1235 Doc far Ted

[@MerkinMuffly]

Lol, Johnny's stage looks like a Tiki bar around this time.

[@michaelbill123]

@MerkinMuffly You’re right! Hahaha

[@jamesmack3314]

Damn Maria Muldar...what a sexy talent...great voice and such a cool tune!

[@BuckBenny]

Thank you so much for posting this! I've been looking for this full episode for a decade or so! Would you happen to have any other episodes with Jack Benny in them, or maybe the one form 02-16-1978 with Jack's wife Mary Livingstone as the guest?

[@glennstenbergkvist5971]

Jack Benny was a reliably great guest on any show he was on, what with his wit, story-telling ability, and his aura. The Benny and Blanc portion of the program splendidly documents how greatly enriching they were for America and how truly blessed America was to have them. And Carson was just so adept and unobtrusive in setting a respectful and encouraging tone for the program. It is depressing and a shame how America has nothing like this kind of entertainment anymore.

[@altfactor]

Whenever the producers of the Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, Merv Griffin, and Mike Douglas shows needed to give their shows a good comedy interview, they knew Jack Benny always delivered!

[@keithcook7277]

@@altfactor rivk

[@kathleenking47]

Everything went downhill after the 80s

[@echoecho3108]

Thanx again, pannoni, for sharing! Always a gift to find a post from you. So nice to see Johnny and the gang again. Still giggling at Jack and Mel, even tho I can recite their routines right along with them. Always fun to see Jim and Kermit, too. I remember watching them, back to the old Sam and Friends days. Thanx so much for sharing, dear pannoni. Keep 'em coming, please

[@writereducator]

My Dad would have watched this live, after getting off work at 11:00 p.m., drinking a cup of tea and smoking a cigarette.

[@dougg1075]

Johnnys wife said she only saw him cry twice and one was when Jack Benny died.. “ he cried like a baby for several hours” she said. He loved him

[@helbitkelbit1790]

Which wife ..?

[@OikPoinFive]

@@helbitkelbit1790 twice he cried. Twice wife

[@stevetolbert1674]

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[@stevetolbert1674]

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[@helbitkelbit1790]

@@stevetolbert1674 put the bottle down son......

[@rmelin13231]

Mel Blanc = pure genius

[@just4music687]

The English horse just kills me!

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

Jesus, to think of what America has turned into since the early 1970s - Mr. Johnny Carson, 110% First Class act.

[@kathleenking47]

Tge generation, was a product of their times They werent raised with TV but used it as a tool Midrrn entertainers were raised on screens and video games

[@MyREDTAIL]

God Bless George Burns lived till 100 may he now RIP

[@Teebone211]

I was 11 at the time of this broadcast, turning 12 in April, that song so reminds me of summer of '74, also Jack Benny w/Mel Blanc, thanks to Sirius/XM radio, I listened to the old Jack Benny radio shows from the late 30's thru the 50's, and I will admit many of them are hilarious...

[@rosemariemann1719]

Lido, we can still get lots of Jack Benny shows here on KZbin...I don't think we in England got these , when they were current ...?🤔. So if you listen to them, they seem just like new shows. Great stuff .😊💕😊 🇬🇧💕🇺🇲😊💕🇬🇧💕🇺🇲

[@sherry-lynnbeardslee4288]

jack benny always looked so young, he never looked his age. he left too soon. he will always be missed and loved. he was just the best. mel blanc was great too. so glad i still get to see them.

[@jamesward6935]

Nice to see the NBC peacock at the start. Its first few seconds had been truncated by this point in time...NBC retired it in the fall of '75.

[@rouser301]

As much of a fan of Jack Benny as I am, I'm puzzled at his rudeness at not giving up his chair for Mel?

[@kevinfitzmaurice4072]

Perhaps the producers wanted it that way out of deference to Benny.

[@jetsgardner5490]

@@kevinfitzmaurice4072 Every single star no matter how big they were, even the vice president of the U.S. moved from the chair to the couch when a new guest came out for the entire run of Johnny's tenure there. It was protocol, and everyone knew it.

[@timothymcdonald6913]

I apologize for posting again, but just had to! Mr. Mel Blanc was so entertaining in this Carson Segment!!! Just have to appreciate Mel Blanc for his voice with Warner as to the iconic Bugs Bunny Cartoons!

[@jonathanclary3992]

I loved Jack Benny's Voice

[@shirleythompson6457]

Was Mel Blanc sick when he did this program? His eyes were just so black. Heart trouble? ?

[@markegan2480]

Everyone on the set and the people at home watching had so much fun, Johnny Carson it doesn’t get any better 👍

[@marytschida5756]

Mel Blanc was one of the kindest entertainers, I've heard.

[@standupstevie1314]

Wait.....Mel Blanc and Jim Henson in the same show?!? Two of the most legendary and iconic voice actors of all time who have influenced and entertained so many generations of all ages. How many different characters in those brains between the two of them! Wouldve loved to see an "interaction" between "Kermit" and "Bugs Bunny!!" Oh by the way we also have Jack Benny on too! Mindblowing!!

[@harryfox3139]

Oh, how i miss those days. Greats like Benny and Carson. To me, we have slop now.

[@williamthurston5904]

Carson really admired Benny a lot...it goes way back...sad..that Benny died not to long after this show...at 80...Red fox was something too...met the guy one time trying to get out of the holiday inn in holly wood way back when..he gave me a couple of tickets to see his fight in east LA that night....a time not to be forgotten...and a lot of water under the bridge.....

[@r.brookswilliams7476]

Love Jack! Saying "Sex isn't everything . . . . " , and then that irritable old man look, like "I remember when it WAS everything!"

[@rosemariemann1719]

13 min's 23 : " Feed the pigeons 🕊️ Alka Seltzer,🕊️ and watch them🕊️ FIZZ🕊️ on a statue".🕊️ L.O.L. ! 😊🇬🇧💕🇺🇲 Johnny's selection of ideas vs. January were better than the magazine's, IMHO.😊 🇬🇧💕🇺🇲😊⭐🌎🕊️🌿💕

[@MrJoeybabe25]

Is this a board dub rather than "off the air"? I ask because the quality is so good and the band coverage during the breaks seems to be longer than it would be if it came from a local station.

[@pannoni8449]

Yes it is. I don't have any more episodes from the '70s to post, but I recently found a bunch of '80s ones (full and partial) with their original commercials, dating as far back as November 1981, with a good number guest hosted by Joan Rivers, something that you won't see on Antenna. Look for them in the months ahead.

[@ganderson158]

I don't think people know how classical this is. I'd listen as a kid teenager of the old Benny radio show 1979, 80, 81. So awesome to see this on good old Carson. Mel & Jack together, what a privilege to see. Jack died about 11 months later.

[@Lawcoom]

Its a shame what Late Night has come too. This was good Tv not full of cock jokes and politics. If any late night show host said back then what they say now they would be kicked off tv

[@christinenewcomb3013]

Thanks for posting this, the sound and picture are great quality.

[@TheMidnightPhil]

The English horse bit gets me every time.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

Midnight Phil And CUC...... (Wait for it Wait for it)....... AMONGA!!!

[@rogervallecillo292]

I could listen to these guys swap stories all day long. Jack Benny, that's one movie role that was perfect for Kevin Spacey, who knows maybe. Mel Blanc can make you laugh by just looking at him and thinking what's he going to sound like next. Johnny as always was just perfect, he knew when to just sit back and listen, and the way he laughed was 100% genuine. Excellent show.

[@mariogiresi6792]

2:50 Johnny brought back some great memories of The Exorcist. Does anyone remember waiting on lines that went around the corner-in the rain AND snow? All the mass hysteria? All the sleeping bags and blankets? Great time for movie history😊👍🏻

[@U3X6785]

You almost wish you could go back in time and tell him to get his stomach checked and tell Johnny to stop smoking. Did you notice that Jack Benny didn't move when Mel came out? Jack was Boss.

[@jimmystallcup4931]

Jack Benny would indeed celebrate his 80'th birthday. Sadly it was his last RIP

[@yochevedmenashe9089]

I never missed a Johnny Carson when he was on live in LA (I lived there at the time). I'm enjoying the shows more than I did then.

[@bethbartlett5692]

The respect they had for each other and *the respect they had for their craft.* I miss these Artists, and Frank, Dean, Don Rickles, Debbie Reynolds, Keeley Smith, Sam Buterra, Joe Williams, Frankie Randall, Olgeta DiCastro, several of these were friends, some aquaintences, and there's a host of of dear friends that were lesser known Artists and "Characters" - those one of a kind and one in a million individuals that are part of the friend group, part of the business, and part of that which I call - "Chosen Family" ... I know there's just a dimension veil that separates us and we will be all together again - with the soul energies we love... If I hadn't had the opportunity to study, research, and learn from an abundant variety of subjects, from Ancient History, the establishment of Religion and what those were originally based on, through Quantum Physics - I wouldn't have reached the level of understanding that offers both - logical human mind and intuitive soul knowing - the confidence I sought for greater conviction. Everyone can benefit from a secure perspective on this important subject. Thanks be to God/Source Energy. Peace be with you - 💚🍀💚

[@williamanthony9090]

Simply stated, eloquently shared. Thanks for your input!

[@freddyfurrah3789]

Jack died because he SMOKED. Johnny died because he SMOKED. HOW MANY OTHERS HAVE TO DIE?

[@Tre404]

I love how Doc begins playing Taps at the first station break.... lol

[@wally1452]

I love ack Benny, he was such a fine man, personally, and he was truly as affable as he appeared. I think George Burns was a lot like Benny and there very personal friendship makes it very possible.

[@NickL951]

Anyone else listening to the Johnny Carson channel 105 on Sirius xm?

[@rodgermorris8307]

Nick Leyva Johnny Carson is no longer on 105. Do you know what channel he moved to? Thank You

[@NickL951]

@@rodgermorris8307 it was only supposed to run for the month of October.

[@Someonesaidthis]

"And finally the guy died" I love you Mr. Blanc.. lol @36:20

[@rictrue6749]

At peace again, watching with a smile and a hearty chuckle.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

Was it me or was the applause for Jack Benny's entrance a little light? THIS IS JACK BENNY! He should get a standing ovation for EVERYTHING he does!

[@joeschizoid7762]

Jack had been such a presence for so many years, he was kind of taken for granted. Nobody knew how close he was to the end. We don't appreciate people until they're gone, unfortunately.

[@brianoneill7186]

Sometimes, it just depends on the crowd. Jack's appearance the previous year(with Rich Little) had a much more responsive/appreciative audience.

[@YouzTube99]

56:52 The Jim Henson segment is fascinating. Cannot imagine anything like that on any network now. And ya gotta love that one of the 'parents' that flash by is Dr. William Masters (58:02).

[@IImitateVince]

Amazing to think that Doc Severinsen is just now retiring at the age of 95 in August 2022.

[@Izeba]

Jack Benny died of pancreatic cancer December 1974. Freaky how the doctor told him he was healthy. During this show he had cancer but he didn’t know it

[@APOCALYPSE_X-MEN]

Pancreatic cancer is often asymptomatic until it's too late.

[@rhyancoleman6462]

Alex Trebek

[@ATOK_]

Even when he bombed he was great

[@tc3578]

Sadly, Jack Benny died 11 months later in December 1974.