The Jack Benny Program - Car Trip to Palm Springs

Early episode of Jack, Rochester, and Polly.

[@TheBluesJammer]

This is funnier than anything on TV in the last 20 years.

[@colinwilliams553]

I love the banter between Jack Benny and Eddie "Rochester"Anderson.There are a riot!

[@AstralPixie]

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.

[@jacklian1852]

I know it's kinda off topic but do anyone know of a good site to watch newly released series online ?

[@dovbarleib3256]

Rochester and Mel Blanc. Mel Blanc was likely the busiest man in television for 25 years.

[@ced1106]

Three great talents. Mel also did the voice of Maxwell, the car. Thanks for the videos!!! 📺📺📺

[@kaptainkanada4363]

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.

[@wallymarcel1]

Kaptain Kanada yes especially Bugs Bunny.

[@Nyckname]

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[@TheIgnatzz]

@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.

[@scottwyatt1691]

And the next time you pass this gas station please do. Lol funny line.

[@Pro1er]

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?

[@davidpoole3570]

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."

[@retroguy9494]

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!

[@VSV659]

Classic - and Mel Blanc did the Maxwell engine noise and the parrot talking - and his own voice!

[@johnzeszut3170]

Jack had that a droll style that brought the house down. He didn't need profanity nor crude humor.

[@randallbrown8495]

Back when there was actual comedy on TV.

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

Yes, because Seinfeld was a Greek tragedy

[@LaPotraBellaca]

I finally see them outside with the classic raggedy Maxwell

[@dovbarleib3256]

Rochester, Polly, and MEL BLANC!

[@darrelldurley9204]

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.

[@dominicpiscopo4498]

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

[@Lampshade51]

"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% !!

[@vikkinicholson2300]

the noise level now in big cities is deafening. LA is horrible. as is most of Calif.

[@56squadron]

@@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.

[@wiscgaloot]

@@Lampshade51 Oh BS. Those were the marginal tax rates above $1M.

[@tinastardust7793]

The 50s weren't wonderful for everyone!

[@robertbowman984]

Interesting to see Mel Blanc standing next to the Maxwell!

[@TheDejael]

Great fun from the 1950s!

[@DTittle]

Mel Blanc. A treasure. "We locked bumpers with a Greyhound bus!" This is comedy.

[@Lew5461]

A true legend

[@user-kp2zm7xg7z]

He will be missed

[@SpockvsMcCoy]

The newest cars driven in the background are a 1955 Plymouth and 1955 Chrysler. A 1923 Maxwell was ancient by that time.

[@retroguy9494]

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!

[@julianhermanubis6800]

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.

[@johnzeszut3170]

Rochester was more than a foil for Jack. He was something of a sage and usually told Jack what we all wanted to say.

[@julianhermanubis6800]

@@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.

[@johnzeszut3170]

@@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.

[@julianhermanubis6800]

@@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.

[@josephmilsark123]

My grandfather and I loved watching the episode that featured this clip.

[@npxmnpxm]

"Whaddaya want, gas or music?"

[@user-kp2zm7xg7z]

Lol!

[@lynnstervinou2530]

Mel Blanc was a great actor

[@Thursdaym2]

and...great to see a Jag.

[@billmcdonnell79]

"Ain't this a rocket ship?"

[@sr633]

That car is in better shape then that I always thought it was.

[@bsneed7150]

That is one Jalopy there!🤣

[@JimPigMuseumOfSound]

$2.80 for 10 gallons of gas ... I was expecting Jack to complain

[@56squadron]

Imagine if he put Ethyl in... it would have been $3.45

[@KevinDavis338]

He would freak out with today's gas prices..

[@cubey]

@@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.

[@retroguy9494]

@@cubey It isn't? Regular gas is like $3 a gallon today!

[@cubey]

@@retroguy9494 You can thank wall street for that.

[@LiltinMissTiltonFan1]

Thanks for sharing this great clip.

[@mikeschotte9480]

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.

[@vikkinicholson2300]

Poor Polly.....bouncing around in the back seat.

[@KameraShy]

I wonder if that old Maxwell has been preserved.

[@uncletomica]

Same dozen cars keep passing by. I would say this was filmed at Universal or Desilu back lot.

[@evanwilliams6388]

I think they were at Republic in 1954

[@evanwilliams6388]

It was shot at Republic Studio where Revue Prods. filmed until their move and MCA take over of Universal

[@jimvandemoter6961]

10 gallons, $2.80. Those were the days.

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

You CLEARLY have never grasped inflation..In 1956 minimum wage was $1 dollar an hour

[@AstralPixie]

*Check my battery... it looks fine to me* had me roaring ;) "I'm sorry, I thought you had a windshield" ** Mel Blanc **

[@johnzeszut3170]

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.

[@battlejack1863]

2.80 for 10 gallons of fuel!😆

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

You CLEARLY have never grasped inflation..In 1956 minimum wage was $1 dollar an hour

[@retroguy9494]

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! 😂

[@glentodd6064]

Mel Blanc hell yeah

[@bmw3842]

even the bird was holding on

[@bishopaz]

2 dollars and 80 cents for 10 gallons of gas!!!. Lord have mercy

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

You CLEARLY have never grasped inflation..In 1956 minimum wage was $1 dollar an hour

[@thomaskline]

That’s Mel Blanc pumping gas!

[@davidgottlieb531]

Jack asks for directions and ends up talking to Bugs Bunny1

[@dmiller1000]

It was either Mel or Frank Nelson. Benny didn't get much choice in attendants.

[@MichaelSHartman]

Full service, and 28 cents a gallon, highway robbery.

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

You CLEARLY have never grasped inflation..In 1956 minimum wage was $1 dollar an hour

[@wbheald]

Jack should be sainted.

[@jasobres]

Jack Benny and Rochester asked Bugs Bunny for directions!

[@wiscgaloot]

That Maxwell sounds eerily like Mel Blanc.

[@dwlopez57]

He always did the sound effects of the car starting on the radio too

[@sunnymtnboy]

the ol maxwell

[@johnzeszut3170]

I have always enjoyed the "Porter" from "My Mother The Car.".

[@thomasscoot904]

Bugs Bunny!

[@harrylangdon491]

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.

[@papagen00]

I remember $0.98 per gallon gas.

[@retroguy9494]

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]

How about 25 cents a gallon for gas and 25 cents for a pack of cigarettes? Portland Oregon, 1970.

[@slycat8892]

Best ever. Lol

[@Thursdaym2]

Old maybe but still very funny.

[@wallymarcel1]

Am I the only one getting a hit of Phil Hartman when I watch Jack Benny?

[@AtlantaTerry]

"hit" or "hint"?

[@LuisHernandez-hw7dj]

More like that creep Kevin Spacey.

[@56squadron]

@@Paul-vc8on = "Hi, I'm Troy McClure, you might remember me from impersonating Jack Benny...."

[@professorpatpending8731]

28 cents per Gallon. ✌

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

You CLEARLY have never grasped inflation..In 1956 minimum wage was $1 dollar an hour

[@user-kp2zm7xg7z]

Mel Blanc will be missed

[@BVN-TEXAS]

lol that’s Mel blanc

[@rotunda57]

What model of car is Jack riding in? I see they took the name off it to save embarrassment.

[@vmobile890]

That’s .28 cents a gallon of gas

[@DLEVANS65]

Buggs bunny

[@dcrockafella]

I knew this man from Charleston sc 55 yo who cut crass and had a horrible habits he talked just like Rochester

[@waynemarvin5661]

Cut crass what? Boors?

[@coyotedelanube8572]

Is that John Doehner at 4:21? Sure looks like him.

[@johnturner642]

I think it's Frank Nelson.

[@geraldhart7679]

that car was something. question, was it real? an if so was it a Maxwell?

[@GlennDavidMeyer]

I do believe it was a Maxwell

[@anthonybrunotheodd]

Does anyone know what make and model of the car?

[@vonnii1013]

Oh shit that's bugs bunny ie mel blanc

[@carywest9256]

Twert That Mel Blanc as a gas jockey?

[@waynemarvin5661]

No! I refuse to twert anyone! Especially Mel Blanc.

[@longfootbuddy]

directions? well first you go and make a left at the moon, and then you go straight to hell

[@CatherineBurk]

10 gallons of gas cost $2.80 what high prices

[@vicepresidentmikepence889]

You CLEARLY have never grasped inflation..In 1956 minimum wage was $1 dollar an hour

[@madogblue]

What is up with Jacks index finger, the tip looks deformed 2:21?

[@andrewx7806]

Is that Jackie Mason as the gas attendant who checks the battery?

[@keymusic]

No, it’s Johnny Silver. He played a main supporting character in Guys and Dolls, and lots of other appearances.

[@tonyfreeman1339]

Was the other automobile a Cord?

[@craigmclean8260]

Jaguar XK-120, I think...

[@MisterDeSoto]

Ten gallons for $2.80

[@civilwildman]

Wait, is that Mel Blanc at the start of this clip?

[@abdullahibouraleh6919]

Yes.

[@jacktorrance2633]

Does anyone know what the sports car was? Was it an Austin-Healy?

[@mitchmasterfix5292]

Jaguar XK120

[@JohnWasinger]

10 gal for $2.80

[@kathyfowler7511]

3:10.lol

[@kelvyquayo]

LOL

[@marywilliams9858]

Half my neighbours are black and I like it that way. The kids are the most polite and best dressed.

[@ohh338]

Lolol

[@4sername]

Damn right the chauffeur was a colored dude! Those were the good ol' days!

[@RU-zm7wj]

What a dipstick.

[@Lampshade51]

"Those were the good ol' days!" For who?

[@mikecann3220]

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

[@anniefannycharles9951]

Eddy Anderson was a beloved actor by all. He also was the highest paid african american then.

[@harrylangdon491]

@@Lampshade51 For me, for one.