The Jack Benny Program S12E06 - Jack Plays Golf (26 Nov 1961)

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[@rodkinney654]

If you have never seen the episode where Jack referees a professional wrestling match, it is a must watch. He is one of the best comics ever born.

[@s.f.x.r]

Seen it many times. The wrestlers were Judo Gene LeBell vs. Count Billy Varga. Very very humorous.

[@Jack-ms3so]

Funny man, has self deprecating humor down to a science.

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Like Bob Hope the way he says things is funny

[@stevenartascos2918]

Now that is comedy!! 3 cheers for the hilarious jack Benny program!!!

[@nm202]

TOO funny🤣🤣🤣 Eric Monty taught Jack Benny and many stars how to play golf. Great episode

[@donkeypiggy3]

So hilarious when he opened up his pocket to catch the on coming ball! :D

[@robertbowman984]

One of the funniest shows on television ever! Well written, great acting, well cast. No other compares. And Jack Benny continues to influence comedian's to this day, 47 years after his death.

[@kennylevitt1050]

I agree 100%. Plus it caught just about every nuance of weekend golf at a private club. Loved it.

[@donc-m4900]

Mr. Benny died too young at the age of 39...

[@danielvain]

@@donc-m4900 😄 for sure. (I'm, of course, laughing at the "39" bit; Jack's eternal age after passing 38)

[@danielvain]

I've always noted how much comedian Conan O'Brien emulates a lot of Jack Benny's nuances such as long stares to the audience as well as his encouraging of staff's comedic "disrespect" of their boss.

[@royb2251]

First class writers and Jack Benny and co are also First class . This is how comedy is done ✅.. in 3023 it will still be funny 👍🏻👍🏻

[@nm202]

Look at how young Silas (Big Valley) is. I love Jack Benny and so many good shows that were way before my time (born 1977) thanks to my grandparents parents and others I'd heard about these great stars but never knew who they were. Thanks to KZbin antenna tv I'm blessed with laughs good clean fun good shows

[@DavidRice111]

That 'talking squirrel' was voiced by Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, a regular on the Jack Benny Show.

[@David-yw2lv]

I was a big fan of Sy,his Mexican character.

[@michaelrutledge7048]

He was brilliant... a legendary voice artist!!

[@darrelldurley9204]

Yeah it is good funny stuff.i enjoy this more than anything nowadays.

[@dariowiter3078]

The golfer with the mustache played Wilbur Post's father-in-law on Mr. Ed(1961-66) in a couple of episodes(he usually called Wilbur "a kook" 😆), while the guy with the flat top was a judge in a few episodes of Perry Mason(1957-66).

[@robertsprouse9282]

Both were fine character actors..

[@sabrinafair35]

Way before my time but funny as all get out. Hilarious. RIP J. Benny.

[@bobbyromance6685]

I remember watching as a kid, this is good stuff!

[@philbertuglia2203]

This episode is always one of my personal favorites, Jack playing golf, in an on location, shot at his country club. Very funny, with Mel Blanc with squirrels ' voice"",!!!

[@A-FrameWedge]

The golf pro in this is Eric Monti and he played the PGA Tour in the 1940’s to 60’s, finished 6th in 1961 US Open, so he could really play.

[@Ncharlestun]

Good acting too.

[@MrMistrEnigma]

He was also the golf Pro at Hillcrest C.C. (where they are playing) and gave lessons to Jack Benny who was a member there…they seemed very natural with each other in the show. Hillcrest was formed to provide a Golf and Country Club for Jewish people who weren’t allowed at almost all other clubs.

[@Ncharlestun]

You can hear the ball hit a mat on some indoor shots. This episode was great. Be sure to check out the Jimmy and Gloria Stewart episode having dinner with Jack. @@MrMistrEnigma

[@janbolton7305]

So funny. I'm in the UK and had heard of Jack Benny but never seen him on tv. Love all the videos. Very good scripwriting that have stood the test of time.

[@happydayz7857]

They started out with writers from the 1940’s and 50’s radio show.

[@opera93]

Thanks for commenting.. interestingly, I seen him in person in “APPEARANCE “1967 (?? ,)@ & , walking by before His Show, @PURDUE UNIVERSITY / HALL OF MUSIC….and out back Before the Show having a “ Smoke”, as I was walking by::sort of tempted to run over to Him & welcome Him to Indiana, etc, Anyways, impeccable timing, great Comedian… PROGRAM…..good Violinist too. Ps: mostly, all by Himself on Stage: True art…..

[@davidamble5375]

I’m 70 yrs old. Remember his shows well. They were weekly, every Saturday night as I recall. His facial expressions were classic. Agree, very well written scripts.

[@michaelrutledge7048]

Yes, Benny was one of the greats of comedy. He came out of Vaudeville, where many of the old comedy greats honed their craft. And not to forget one of the funniest comics ever... Benny Hill!! Thank you, England!!

[@towandanation]

A true classic in every sense of the word! Thank you!

[@towandavision2290]

Hey Greg, Thanks for reaching out. Not sure if you're asking if Im a Yankees fan or Jack Benny fan? I'll make it easy and tell you, it's both! @@gregnormal55.

[@towandavision2290]

@@gregnormal55. Hey Greg, I think you mixed me up with another JB fan. I'm the JB/Yankees fan. What's the song/artist you're referring to in your reply?

[@randytelway57]

Jack Benny has great idea driving range balls 50 cents a bucket

[@liwanagbautista8780]

I never knew Jack cheated!! Love it! Hey! The caddy was on Green Acres!

[@CBrolley]

Bill McClean. He also played Les Nessman’s biological father on an episode of WKRP in Cincinnati in 1980.

[@juanitadaleslusher9628]

Yep! Thought I recognized him from that show. Couldn't remember his name on the show, though.

[@robertsprouse9282]

​@@juanitadaleslusher9628, no, that is not ALVY MOORE who played HANK KIMBALL on G. ACRES, instead, its BILL MCLEAN. Yes, they looked a lot alike.

[@juanitadaleslusher9628]

@@robertsprouse9282 Hey, thanks! Let me look it up!

[@robertsprouse9282]

@@juanitadaleslusher9628 ,no thanks necessary... ooops, I'm too late...

[@ZoraCatone]

Mel's talking squirrel at 15:17 never fails to crack me up.

[@paul-u2y9y]

sounded just like bugs bunny

[@djmcnerney]

Priceless. 😀

[@theIzzyfurreal]

Jack Benny never even made me smile! "No - ten cents!" I knew that one was coming!

[@Markbeb3]

the Golf course they are playing on is a old golf course in San berdoo calif remember playing there in 67.

[@happydayz7857]

San Berdoo. You mean San Bernardino? That’s a big county. Where in San Bernardino?

[@A-FrameWedge]

Could be Redlands CC, it was founded in 1896, so it certainly is old, one of the oldest in Ca. right along with Del Monte GC in San Francisco which was started just about the same time

[@OrangeTabbyCat]

Nobody shakes hands anymore. Sounds about right....April 5th 2010...

[@paintinganimalsonrocks7633]

What about now, 2020. Pandemic.

[@lrn_news9171]

@@paintinganimalsonrocks7633 They meant 2020 11 months ago was april during "pandemic"

[@juanitadaleslusher9628]

I love the second guy who comes into talk to Don! He played in an episode of Father Knows Best ("The Persistent Guest").

[@eenusch9512]

The hole-in-one premise, minus the talking squirrel, of course, actually happened in real life. Notorious cheapskate Fred MacMurray hit a hole-in-one and paid off his partner and caddies while marking a '2' on the scorecard. He figured it would be less expensive than paying for free drinks for the entire clubhouse. Freddie De Cordova, the director on 'My Three Sons' knew about the story and brought it to the writers of the Benny show when he directed Jack's program.

[@gregorywhite9095]

That is amazing! Thank you!!

[@lindamcfadden5522]

Used. To watch his show every week. He really wasn't very funny. Made lots of money though.

[@mehboobkm2018]

​@@lindamcfadden5522 ẘh̊o̊ d̊o̊ t̊h̊i̊n̊k̊ i̊s̊ f̊ůn̊n̊ẙ?̊

[@robertsprouse9282]

​@@lindamcfadden5522, jokes are over your head, huh? That's 5 inches in the air to get it over that cranium, huh?

[@whodidit99]

@@lindamcfadden5522 Hope you are talking about My Three Sons. Jack Benny show is brilliant.

[@phyllisanngodfrey6137]

Best comedian ever.

[@voyaristika5673]

Loved it. Thanks!

[@ThePretzelHead]

For a guy who stinks of the tee, he sure does well behind a hill

[@rodgreen6021]

Funny show , unfortunately (as far as I know) we never had it on TV in New Zealand.

[@Woytek101]

I thought the talking squirrel was funny, if they replaced the squirrel with a rabbit then it would really be Bugs Bunny, I mean it sounded like him. Thanks Mel Blanc!!

[@robertsprouse9282]

Close to Bugs, but not quite.. Yep, it was MEL BLANC..

[@David-yw2lv]

I hate golf,but this is a favorite episode of mine.

[@Djm8520]

A hole in one with a 3 iron?! Phenomenal!

[@canuck_gamer3359]

I love this stuff, I really do and I have nothing but affection for these actors, especially Jack Benny. But having said that, let me just mention that off all the styles and fashion trends that have come and gone over time, undoubtedly the one I am most grateful for having been spared from are those horrible high riding pants! Good Lord, I just can't imagine how uncomfortable it would be to wear pants that came up to my bellybutton lol.

[@jessewolf7649]

Hell of a lot better than ripped jeans

[@doowopmitzmitz]

Wonderful.....Thank you!!!!!

[@steveperry1344]

i actually remember the hole in one bit and think about it often. i always said to myself i would do the same if i ever got an ace.

[@Jamaicafunk]

No credit for Mel Blanc as the Squirrel??

[@bethr8756]

The dark blue or black shirt looks nice on Jack Benny.

[@janmcdonald3896]

Great stuff!

[@almostlivechannelkjlw-42pr4]

So funny master of comedy

[@DeadlyKiss000]

I played golf once but I hurt my foot. Great series here, thanks for posting.

[@knighttuttrupriprock9733]

Good, clean comedy. Where did it go?

[@robinfiveash1440]

Woke -ism killed it

[@knighttuttrupriprock9733]

@@robinfiveash1440 darn that wokeism, yup, it's killed comedy and just about everything else...

[@arthurallen8737]

Oldest golf shoes ever discovered

[@theresaholguin699]

Funny as ever love Jack. That is Jack's caddy from Green Acres

[@MrSteveb80]

you're thinking of Alvy Moore. he's Mr. Kimball from Green Acres. that's not who play's Jacks caddy.

[@Pro1er]

@@MrSteveb80 I thought it was Alvy Moore too at first but after a better look I doubted it was him. I even checked the credits just to be sure. Mr. Kimball was one of my favorite characters on Green Acres, I can't think of anyone who could have played that role better. I also think that Eva Gabor was hugely underappreciated in that show.

[@MrSteveb80]

@@Pro1er Alvy Moore's as Mr. Kimball was one of the all time great characters on tv. i would just wait for his parts on the show.

[@Pro1er]

@@MrSteveb80 Me too. 😆

[@MrSteveb80]

@@Pro1er that was a great time for television late 50's thru the 60's. am i showing my age? plus i own the dvd complete box set of Green Acres. can't get enough.

[@MrSpuzzz]

The format of the show varied a lot didn’t it? I thought it was a “tonite show” kind of format with a few short skits, interviews, and musical guests and a monologue here and there. But this looked more like a sitcom.

[@danceonskates]

Just hilarious!

[@smallcreep22]

love don's food locker.

[@jppitman1]

Good thing Gallagher didn`t get a hold of it!!

[@MrMenefrego1]

I forgot about that talking squirrel!

[@retrobilly1986]

Look who the Caddy is! Mr kimball the absent minded Land agent in Green Acres

[@A-FrameWedge]

Kind of looks like him but Bill McLean was the caddie in this show, Alvy Moore was Mr. Kimball in Green Acres.

[@halborowiak9791]

...none better, ever

[@jonathanclary3992]

Rip Jack Benny

[@cardtrix1970]

If shack Benny wasn't available, there was Bennett Cerf!

[@BP-kx2ig]

I had an American in my office once and wondered why he wore his trousers so high. I can now see why!

[@Firebrand55]

How on earth did they film driving straight at the camera, 9.0?

[@badlobo2105]

Firebrand55 they must of had a net

[@dinojay8410]

Heck ... straight in front would have been the safest place! 😄😄

[@josephdragan7734]

The ball was attached to a string that was pulled to the side the moment the club got near. Look carefully 7:50

[@robertsprouse9282]

​@@josephdragan7734, even with real PGA'er ERIC MONTE's shot? I can see using a plastic ball, or real ball, and or a net.. I looked and did not see a string.

[@LondonWeekendTV]

No wonder no one in the club will play with Jack...

[@danarzechula3769]

Wow no nasty language or sexual innuendo and soooo funny!

[@montanamornings8526]

I was 10. My grandma watched it.

[@vogelfrau2425]

The caddy is it Donald O'Connor ?

[@obsoletebutneat]

I could've sworn the caddy was played by Alvy Moore, but there's no credit for him.

[@hobonickel]

I was thinking the same thing but the voice and mannerisms are not the same.

[@111jimi]

man, wish i could tee it up in the fairway.......

[@shivasirons6159]

Oddly enough I played early one morning in a light drizzle, i had this little 9 hole course to myself or so i thought, the 2nd hole is uphill par 3 135 yards, i hit an 8 iron just sweet, when i got to the top of the hill a man and his 11 year old son were walking toward the ajacent green and they asked me what club i used? I said 8 iron why? They said they saw it hit the green, take a couple hops and roll right into the cup! I insisted they take a couple bucks and get a soda , the dad said he could use a coffee and they told the guy at the counter they witnessed it.

[@ryangann5037]

Wonder which golf club they shot this on

[@Holly1960-]

Benny's caddy looks like Hank Kimball from Green Acres. 18:00

[@juanitadaleslusher9628]

Ha! That's what I thought. I am sure it is.

[@juanitadaleslusher9628]

It doesn't say on his IMDb page, but I still think it is him. That is really bugging me! But it says there are various reasons for not listing people. I think it is a mistake.

[@darbyzworld]

@@juanitadaleslusher9628 It's not hank....

[@lrn_news9171]

@@darbyzworld Doesn't sound like him

[@retrobilly1986]

It is Mr Kimball

[@williamstebbins7294]

Nice show , but too bad the very end of the closing credits were cut which would revealed what studio this was at.

[@allenjones3130]

At first, Jack's show originated live from CBS's Hollywood studios. When the show went to film, it was shot at Desilu and later at Universal.

[@joeoconnor5400]

Jack Benny was far more funny than Bob Hope and rare for a comedian one who who included his cast members in having the best funny lines. We had terrible comedians in the UK like Ted Ray who was compared to Benny and was not fit to restring his violin!

[@pappamojovchero9797]

Anything by Galton and Simpson beats this drivel ! You sound like the kind of person who would find "who's on first" amusing

[@boopah4365]

7:54.. you can hear the plastic ball bounce...lol.

[@robertsprouse9282]

They did not want to kill the live studio audience, perhaps?

[@boopah4365]

@@robertsprouse9282 .........perhaps.

[@mortalclown3812]

They don't even say please or thanks to the "help". Sometimes these were hard to watch.

[@laurahoward5426]

Jack Benny said THANK YOU for the drink

[@stevelambright411]

I wonder is jack benny really a good golfer

[@nathaniellathy6559]

Kind of like Bugs Bunny golfing in Scotland

[@paul-u2y9y]

kinda ironic, i was playing early once on a 9 hole course and it was drizzly and chilly , there was no one there but me , on the 5th hole , an uphill par 3 about 140 yards i hit a beautiful 9 iron but because it was uphill i couldn,t see the green , as i was walking up the hill a man and his 10 year old son were walking in from the other direction and asked me what club i used ?, i said a 9 why?, they said they saw it hit , bounce a couple times and go right in the cup, i gave them a couple bucks and said go get yourselves a couple sodas and be sure to tell the guy in the shop that you witnessed it .

[@hansspa3892]

It’s a wonder no one has hit the camera.

[@mickeybitsko1676]

Tough caddy carry 2 bags

[@prowelderbill]

Is this country club still around in 2019.

[@moonlanding-69]

All props......but the idea was probably meant to be Bel-Aire........Dean Martin played there.

[@label1877]

Yes, still open today.

[@g.h.1472]

public domain how do you tell. unless it's marked for you.started with radio show but had to see a few TV shows.the first seems to be more script an even funnier. Benny had a real family for actors .Benny was an is a comedian. ten cents for the whole game golf . don't know much about the sport but every one's golfing.

[@robertsprouse9282]

Huh?

[@walkergillette3918]

Hank Kimball seems angry

[@kc0lif]

mr Kimball from green acres.

[@keithwarner6997]

I caddied at Hillcrest cc for a bit n one day pres Clinton shows up w Amy Alcott a woman's pro ..I got to see the pres a few xs as he wasn't far away maybe two holes behind us ... It was 1997 he talked to a crowd of us after he was finished on 18 the hole .He was something to watch , I say highly intelligent n very sensitive to everything..So hes also intuitive.... He was speaking n that voice was great to hear up close. ..I guess the secret service was there. I saw hundred or so m cycles But none put us threw a metal detector or u know checked us out. I was standing few feet from him ...I guess we were all employees or guests or members but still ........it shows you most people are harmless ....amen I did ask him how Monica was doing ***

[@A-FrameWedge]

And also a crook with his corrupt Clinton Foundation, selling influence when Hillary was Sec. of State.

[@andyward8062]

LOL Mel Blanc

[@georgemartinez9414]

He is cheap, he picks up a penny, and pays the caddy$5.00 to keep it a secret bout his holeinone.....hahaha

[@georgemartinez9414]

Was Jack Benny really that cheeeap?... Ten cents for a game...lol

[@laurahoward5426]

Of course not, he was extremely generous and kind

[@kennylevitt1050]

Benny was such a skinflint that in a skit, on the show one time, Benny was walking home one night when a guy in a mask jumped out of the bushes, sticks a gun in his back and says " your money or your life?" Benny says nothing for 2 whole minutes. The perp gets impatient and finally says, " well, which is it?" Benny says, " I'm thinking I'm thinking." Its his trademark.

[@DailyMotionBetter]

You can cheat when you own the course

[@nm202]

I didn't know Jack Benny owned the course but yes Eric Monty taugh him and many stars how to play golf

[@DylanStarr23]

Must be a Trump fan!

[@frankE91210]

14:05

[@TheRedDevil_NC]

cut...you need to pull your pants up higher.

[@paintinganimalsonrocks7633]

This must be like playing golf with Trump.

[@benjaminjohnson9276]

Painting Animals On Rocks 😂

[@TAYLORFAN50]

It could be much worse. Imagine playing with Obama or Biden! 😂

[@joekeirnan8530]

Cant feel difference between golf ball and egg? Comedy stretch

[@ChrisWhite-h1z]

Plays like trump😂

[@TNT-km2eg]

Soft ball humor .

[@TerryElrodAB]

Painful to watch.

[@alaminhussain5302]

Why?

[@BiffJackson-o4i]

There's nothing funny about cheating in golf.

[@barrygradert5222]

X CV cuz cv ziggurat

[@frankcabanski9409]

Golf is a stupid game.

[@A-FrameWedge]

Best game in the world, only a person that never really played the game or was just really bad at it would say it is a stupid game.

[@elviradonaghy6425]

What a boring show.

[@allenjones3130]

Golf is one of the most boring sports known to humankind.

[@TAYLORFAN50]

Elvira - Your missing "The View". Now go away! 🙄

[@David-yw2lv]

Golf is boring but this is a funny show.​@@allenjones3130

[@FelaciaBarrie]

Who wrote the title? You don't play golf, you golf!