The CBS Comedy Four: Benny, Burns, Smothers Brothers-02/19/67

[@MaxineHuebner-p4i]

And now Dick Smothers lived as almost as long as George Burns. Such beautiful talent they all had together ❣️❣️❣️❣️.

[@MrsRosencranz1]

He's aiming for 100.

[@annbush1826]

The brilliant team of Tom and Dick Smothers and the stuff they had to go through!

[@orbyfan]

It's interesting to see Mason Williams credited as one of the writers; and Hal Goldman wrote for Jack Benny's show before moving on to the Smothers Brothers.

[@MrsRosencranz1]

I love how the 2 straightmen are trying to keep the sketch on track.

[@Gods2ndFavoriteBassPlyr]

These clips are like walking back through a time portal to visit with old friends.

[@gregoryclemen1870]

it is just as "FUNNY" today as it was then. I still bust a gut laughing!!!!!!!

[@firstptr3and10_]

Goes to show you.... some things never get old. hahaha

[@jonathanclary3992]

Rip Jack Benny and George Burns

[@scottmiller6495]

Television the way it used to be with icons like these guys nobody will ever replace them NOBODY !!!!!

[@joeracerable]

George Benny and Jack Burns.

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

The beginning of the bell bottoms age!

[@leemertolee]

Do You have The Smothers Brothers & Jack Benny doing A Christmas Carol skit from 1967 ?

[@mikesmith3397]

It's clear in this clip and the other from this episode that Jack Benny doesn't want to sing.

[@sardu55]

It took onions for an established actor to appear on the Smothers Brothers in 1967. They were under fire from the usual sources, mostly for their anti-war stance and challenging the status quo. CBS was under pressure to cancel their show, which they eventually did (but brought them back later). Burns and Benny both caught crap for appearing on the show, with some right wingers calling them anti-American and bad Jews. When the brothers were under serious fire in 1968 Benny called them and said he'd come on their show, anytime. Burns said he would join Benny. Burns said many years later, when asked, that he'd do the show again in a heartbeat.

[@SuperWolsey]

sardu55 and this was S1 & a few episodes before the first BTS clash between Tom and CBS over the TV censors skit w/ Elaine May, IIRC

[@strong4865]

full of shit was b4 all that went on On March 8, 1965, the first American combat troops - the 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade - waded ashore at China Beach north of Da Nang. Gracie: Frank, I just sent a telegram to my campaign chairman in the Middle West. Frank: Oh, good. Gracie: He told me he couldn’t get any support from the farm belt. George: So what? Gracie: So I told him to wear suspenders. Geroge: What if the county seat has two pairs of pants. Gracie: Oh, George, you’re just trying to say stuff to get me to say silly things so people will laugh at me. George: That’s bad, huh? Truman: Gracie, what is going to be the name of your party? Gracie: Well, Truman, you’ve hear of the Democratic party and the Republican party? Truman: Yes. Gracie: Well, mine is going to be the Surprise party. George: The what? Gracie: The Surprise party. Surprise: S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E George: S for screwy. U for useless. Gracie: Yeah, and R for reading, writing and arithmatic. George: P for penhead. Gracie: And R for oysters are in season. And I for eye for an eye. George: And tooth for a tooth. Gracie: And S for some fun and E for pencil. George: E for pencil? Gracie: Eversharp? George: Well, that all de-pencil on how you look at it. Truman: Surprise Party is a swell name. How did you come to call it that, Gracie? Gracie: Well, my daddy’s a Democrat and my mother is a Republican and when I was born I was a surprise! Frank, I just sent a telegram to my campaign chairman in the Middle West. George: So was the panic of 1907 and what did it prove false cries from hippes DDT is bad now millions die a month as a result to day ? China pushing foward taking over land south china sea , bippes being thives deopping lsd rolling in the mud having sex , to college.teacher hippes destroying our ypu with safe spaces to there 52 genders ?

[@David53D]

Right Wingers? LBJ was president at the time and Democrats were pressing America into Vietnam at the time. Get your history correct before making false comments.

[@gregoryclemen1870]

you look at what they did back then was "MILD" compared to what we have today. in my estimation "MIKE DANN" and "FRED SILVERMAN" of "CBS" were "IDIOTS"!!!!!. they cancelled a lot of "GOOD" shows, that they later admitted that they made a mistake!!!!!

[@san5sparkle]

omg-

[@jcc2c22]

The Brothers are fantastic. Benny and Burns, a waste of space.

[@gregwatson8219]

George hip. Benny abit out of place

[@danithompson8743]

My guess is Tom and Dick were happy to have those two legends on their show.

[@firstptr3and10_]

@@danithompson8743 They seemed genuinely honored.