This is funnier than anything on TV in the last 20 years.
@colinwilliams5534 жыл бұрын
I love the banter between Jack Benny and Eddie "Rochester"Anderson.There are a riot!
@AstralPixie3 жыл бұрын
They are hysterical. I just watched the Hawaii episode, and poor Jack is sitting there alone with no laias, and Rochester comes in after having been toast-of-the-town at a banquet.
@jacklian18523 жыл бұрын
I know it's kinda off topic but do anyone know of a good site to watch newly released series online ?
@dovbarleib32562 жыл бұрын
Rochester and Mel Blanc. Mel Blanc was likely the busiest man in television for 25 years.
@ced11063 жыл бұрын
Three great talents. Mel also did the voice of Maxwell, the car. Thanks for the videos!!! 📺📺📺
@kaptainkanada436311 жыл бұрын
Rochester driving the Maxwell... Those were the days! And the reason that the gas station attendant sounds like a cross between Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig is because he's Mel Blanc, the famous voice of so many cartoon characters.
@wallymarcel17 жыл бұрын
Kaptain Kanada yes especially Bugs Bunny.
@Nyckname4 жыл бұрын
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@TheIgnatzz4 жыл бұрын
@rj zander Actually, Jack Benny treated everyone who worked on the show terrifically. He was one of the most well-loved people in the business. Eddie Anderson, who played Rochester, was given full rights to the character, and Ebony Magazine listed him as the 2nd richest African-American in the United States.
@scottwyatt16914 жыл бұрын
And the next time you pass this gas station please do. Lol funny line.
@Pro1er3 жыл бұрын
I started laughing the second I saw Jack and Rochester drive up in the Maxwell. What kind of Sad Sack would give this a thumbs down?
@davidpoole35703 жыл бұрын
Don't be offended. Down-votes are the way to tune your search algorithm. It doesn't mean "I don't like this;" it means "show me fewer suggestions like this."
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
What made me laugh MY butt off is when Rochester started that old Maxwell and how it ran. My father had a 1970 Chevy and by the 1980's it ran just like that Maxwell! 😂🤣The neighbors used to make fun of it just like people made fun of Benny's car!
@VSV6594 жыл бұрын
Classic - and Mel Blanc did the Maxwell engine noise and the parrot talking - and his own voice!
@johnzeszut31703 жыл бұрын
Jack had that a droll style that brought the house down. He didn't need profanity nor crude humor.
@randallbrown84956 жыл бұрын
Back when there was actual comedy on TV.
@vicepresidentmikepence8892 жыл бұрын
Yes, because Seinfeld was a Greek tragedy
@LaPotraBellaca5 жыл бұрын
I finally see them outside with the classic raggedy Maxwell
@dovbarleib32562 жыл бұрын
Rochester, Polly, and MEL BLANC!
@darrelldurley92043 жыл бұрын
Jack benny is one of the funniest comedians there ever was. His show is one of the best ever in history. I just discovered benny I always just thought he's old and probably not that good I have missed out on years of watching him. I was a teenager of 15yrs.old when he passed away so I never gave him a chance by just watching him not even one time. I missed out so now I'm trying to catch up. Never judge a book by its cover can be used on me here.
@dominicpiscopo44988 жыл бұрын
you can tell by the lite traffic how peacefull n tranquil everything was back in those days population was relatively low I sure do miss my childhood days back in the wonderful 50ies
@Lampshade515 жыл бұрын
"I sure do miss my childhood days back in the wonderful 50ies" Good thing you were a kid. If you were an adult in the 1950s, you would have found that the taxes were outrageous. Easy to have no federal deficit back then when taxes on major earnings were 70-80% !!
@vikkinicholson23005 жыл бұрын
the noise level now in big cities is deafening. LA is horrible. as is most of Calif.
@56squadron5 жыл бұрын
@@Lampshade51 - Right genius... that's why only the man had to work and everyone owned their own home, and now even 2 jobs aren't enough and home ownership is at an all time low... All you are is another leftist nutjob who believes everything your america hating commie teachers told you. Do everyone a favor and shut up.
@wiscgaloot5 жыл бұрын
@@Lampshade51 Oh BS. Those were the marginal tax rates above $1M.
@tinastardust77935 жыл бұрын
The 50s weren't wonderful for everyone!
@robertbowman9842 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see Mel Blanc standing next to the Maxwell!
@TheDejael12 жыл бұрын
Great fun from the 1950s!
@DTittle9 жыл бұрын
Mel Blanc. A treasure. "We locked bumpers with a Greyhound bus!" This is comedy.
@Lew54613 жыл бұрын
A true legend
@user-kp2zm7xg7z28 күн бұрын
He will be missed
@SpockvsMcCoy4 жыл бұрын
The newest cars driven in the background are a 1955 Plymouth and 1955 Chrysler. A 1923 Maxwell was ancient by that time.
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
True! Picture it like driving a big old 1990 Cadillac Brougham on the road today with the tiny little boxed in rocket ship cockpit cars they make today!
@julianhermanubis68003 жыл бұрын
Although the Rochester character may seem a bit stereotyped to modern viewers, he's actually generally smarter and more attached to reality than his boss, Benny, and this is made plain if you watch several episodes of the TV show or listen to the radio program. Rochester often makes jokes at Benny's expense or otherwise deflates his ego.
@johnzeszut31703 жыл бұрын
Rochester was more than a foil for Jack. He was something of a sage and usually told Jack what we all wanted to say.
@julianhermanubis68003 жыл бұрын
@@johnzeszut3170 Rochester was actually a very advanced character for the time. It's very much like a Bertie Wooster/Jeeves situation, where Jeeves happens to be black. The servant is the more clever one of the pair.
@johnzeszut31703 жыл бұрын
@@julianhermanubis6800 Many years ago on our 8th Grade bus tour and stops of Chicago we drove by Eddie Andersens house and although we did not see Eddie this was as close to seeing a star as I ever got.
@julianhermanubis68003 жыл бұрын
@@johnzeszut3170 You can actually stay at Anderson's old home in Los Angeles these days, aka "the Rochester Mansion," although the rates are a bit high: giggster.com/listing/vintage-historic-mansion-available As of a few years back, his son was running the place, but I'm not sure what the status happens to be as of today.
@josephmilsark1235 жыл бұрын
My grandfather and I loved watching the episode that featured this clip.
@npxmnpxm4 жыл бұрын
"Whaddaya want, gas or music?"
@user-kp2zm7xg7z2 ай бұрын
Lol!
@lynnstervinou25303 жыл бұрын
Mel Blanc was a great actor
@Thursdaym24 жыл бұрын
and...great to see a Jag.
@billmcdonnell793 жыл бұрын
"Ain't this a rocket ship?"
@sr6333 жыл бұрын
That car is in better shape then that I always thought it was.
@bsneed71506 жыл бұрын
That is one Jalopy there!🤣
@JimPigMuseumOfSound6 жыл бұрын
$2.80 for 10 gallons of gas ... I was expecting Jack to complain
@56squadron5 жыл бұрын
Imagine if he put Ethyl in... it would have been $3.45
@KevinDavis3383 жыл бұрын
He would freak out with today's gas prices..
@cubey3 жыл бұрын
@@KevinDavis338 Assuming this was around 1958, the buying power of 28 cents is equal to $2.57 today. So, it's not much more, adjusted for inflation.
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
@@cubey It isn't? Regular gas is like $3 a gallon today!
@cubey3 жыл бұрын
@@retroguy9494 You can thank wall street for that.
@LiltinMissTiltonFan112 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this great clip.
@mikeschotte94804 жыл бұрын
I can’t remember where I saw it originally, but there was a great joke about Rochester “getting a flat tire” that I’d like to see again someday.
@vikkinicholson23005 жыл бұрын
Poor Polly.....bouncing around in the back seat.
@KameraShy3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if that old Maxwell has been preserved.
@uncletomica7 жыл бұрын
Same dozen cars keep passing by. I would say this was filmed at Universal or Desilu back lot.
@evanwilliams63887 жыл бұрын
I think they were at Republic in 1954
@evanwilliams63886 жыл бұрын
It was shot at Republic Studio where Revue Prods. filmed until their move and MCA take over of Universal
@jimvandemoter69615 жыл бұрын
10 gallons, $2.80. Those were the days.
@vicepresidentmikepence8892 жыл бұрын
You CLEARLY have never grasped inflation..In 1956 minimum wage was $1 dollar an hour
@AstralPixie3 жыл бұрын
*Check my battery... it looks fine to me* had me roaring ;) "I'm sorry, I thought you had a windshield" ** Mel Blanc **
@johnzeszut31703 жыл бұрын
Years and years ago I remember when the battery had screw caps on each of the cells they guy at the station would use a hydrometer to check how well it was doing - the more balls that went up the tube the better.
@battlejack18635 жыл бұрын
2.80 for 10 gallons of fuel!😆
@vicepresidentmikepence8892 жыл бұрын
You CLEARLY have never grasped inflation..In 1956 minimum wage was $1 dollar an hour
@retroguy9494 Жыл бұрын
One..........two..........three................................................................TEN! 😂🤣 Rochester starting that old Maxwell reminds me of my father starting his old 1970 Chevrolet Nova! They both ran the same way! 😂
@glentodd60642 жыл бұрын
Mel Blanc hell yeah
@bmw3842 Жыл бұрын
even the bird was holding on
@bishopaz4 жыл бұрын
2 dollars and 80 cents for 10 gallons of gas!!!. Lord have mercy
@vicepresidentmikepence8892 жыл бұрын
You CLEARLY have never grasped inflation..In 1956 minimum wage was $1 dollar an hour
@thomaskline7 ай бұрын
That’s Mel Blanc pumping gas!
@davidgottlieb5314 жыл бұрын
Jack asks for directions and ends up talking to Bugs Bunny1
@dmiller10003 жыл бұрын
It was either Mel or Frank Nelson. Benny didn't get much choice in attendants.
@MichaelSHartman4 жыл бұрын
Full service, and 28 cents a gallon, highway robbery.
@vicepresidentmikepence8892 жыл бұрын
You CLEARLY have never grasped inflation..In 1956 minimum wage was $1 dollar an hour
@wbheald5 жыл бұрын
Jack should be sainted.
@jasobresАй бұрын
Jack Benny and Rochester asked Bugs Bunny for directions!
@wiscgaloot5 жыл бұрын
That Maxwell sounds eerily like Mel Blanc.
@dwlopez573 жыл бұрын
He always did the sound effects of the car starting on the radio too
@sunnymtnboy3 жыл бұрын
the ol maxwell
@johnzeszut31703 жыл бұрын
I have always enjoyed the "Porter" from "My Mother The Car.".
@thomasscoot9046 жыл бұрын
Bugs Bunny!
@harrylangdon4915 жыл бұрын
First gas I bought was 23/gal (1959). The funny gas station man is the great Mel Blanc. You could not make this today -- why? Because the parrot was abused and goes into a panic. As for funny stuff at all today, just a bunch of endless sarcastic one-liners.
@papagen003 жыл бұрын
I remember $0.98 per gallon gas.
@retroguy94943 жыл бұрын
I can do ya one better! I remember $0.49! And when I started driving, it was around $0.82! $0.98 was in the mid 1990's!
@waynemarvin5661 Жыл бұрын
How about 25 cents a gallon for gas and 25 cents for a pack of cigarettes? Portland Oregon, 1970.
@slycat88925 жыл бұрын
Best ever. Lol
@Thursdaym24 жыл бұрын
Old maybe but still very funny.
@wallymarcel17 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one getting a hit of Phil Hartman when I watch Jack Benny?
@AtlantaTerry5 жыл бұрын
"hit" or "hint"?
@LuisHernandez-hw7dj5 жыл бұрын
More like that creep Kevin Spacey.
@56squadron5 жыл бұрын
@@Paul-vc8on = "Hi, I'm Troy McClure, you might remember me from impersonating Jack Benny...."
@professorpatpending87314 жыл бұрын
28 cents per Gallon. ✌
@vicepresidentmikepence8892 жыл бұрын
You CLEARLY have never grasped inflation..In 1956 minimum wage was $1 dollar an hour
@user-kp2zm7xg7z28 күн бұрын
Mel Blanc will be missed
@BVN-TEXASКүн бұрын
lol that’s Mel blanc
@rotunda57Ай бұрын
What model of car is Jack riding in? I see they took the name off it to save embarrassment.
@vmobile8908 күн бұрын
That’s .28 cents a gallon of gas
@DLEVANS655 жыл бұрын
Buggs bunny
@dcrockafella Жыл бұрын
I knew this man from Charleston sc 55 yo who cut crass and had a horrible habits he talked just like Rochester
@waynemarvin5661 Жыл бұрын
Cut crass what? Boors?
@coyotedelanube85723 жыл бұрын
Is that John Doehner at 4:21? Sure looks like him.
@johnturner6422 жыл бұрын
I think it's Frank Nelson.
@geraldhart76798 жыл бұрын
that car was something. question, was it real? an if so was it a Maxwell?
@GlennDavidMeyer8 жыл бұрын
I do believe it was a Maxwell
@anthonybrunotheodd Жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what make and model of the car?
@vonnii10134 жыл бұрын
Oh shit that's bugs bunny ie mel blanc
@carywest92563 жыл бұрын
Twert That Mel Blanc as a gas jockey?
@waynemarvin5661 Жыл бұрын
No! I refuse to twert anyone! Especially Mel Blanc.
@longfootbuddy3 жыл бұрын
directions? well first you go and make a left at the moon, and then you go straight to hell
@CatherineBurk5 жыл бұрын
10 gallons of gas cost $2.80 what high prices
@vicepresidentmikepence8892 жыл бұрын
You CLEARLY have never grasped inflation..In 1956 minimum wage was $1 dollar an hour
@madogblue3 жыл бұрын
What is up with Jacks index finger, the tip looks deformed 2:21?
@andrewx78064 жыл бұрын
Is that Jackie Mason as the gas attendant who checks the battery?
@keymusic3 жыл бұрын
No, it’s Johnny Silver. He played a main supporting character in Guys and Dolls, and lots of other appearances.
@tonyfreeman13394 жыл бұрын
Was the other automobile a Cord?
@craigmclean82603 жыл бұрын
Jaguar XK-120, I think...
@MisterDeSoto3 жыл бұрын
Ten gallons for $2.80
@civilwildman2 жыл бұрын
Wait, is that Mel Blanc at the start of this clip?
@abdullahibouraleh69192 ай бұрын
Yes.
@jacktorrance26333 жыл бұрын
Does anyone know what the sports car was? Was it an Austin-Healy?
@mitchmasterfix52922 жыл бұрын
Jaguar XK120
@JohnWasinger Жыл бұрын
10 gal for $2.80
@kathyfowler75115 жыл бұрын
3:10.lol
@kelvyquayo3 жыл бұрын
LOL
@marywilliams98582 жыл бұрын
Half my neighbours are black and I like it that way. The kids are the most polite and best dressed.
@ohh3384 жыл бұрын
Lolol
@4sername5 жыл бұрын
Damn right the chauffeur was a colored dude! Those were the good ol' days!
@RU-zm7wj5 жыл бұрын
What a dipstick.
@Lampshade515 жыл бұрын
"Those were the good ol' days!" For who?
@mikecann32205 жыл бұрын
You speak of Rochester. A great man, and best friend of Jack Benny. He was driving the Maxwell mostly because hes the only one that knew how lol
@anniefannycharles99515 жыл бұрын
Eddy Anderson was a beloved actor by all. He also was the highest paid african american then.