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JACK BENNY'S 20TH TV ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (TV)

Summary

A comedy/variety special celebrating Jack Benny's twentieth year on television. Benny jokes about his alleged tightfistedness and reminisces with Dinah Shore, who sings "All of a Sudden My Heart Sings." In other highlights, Bob Hope presents Benny with a plaque, Frank Sinatra sings "I Get a Kick Out of You," and clips from past Benny programs are shown. Also, Benny, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, and Mary Livingstone perform in a sketch about themselves in the future. Includes commercials. (This is a black-and-white copy of a color program.)

Details

  • NETWORK: NBC
  • DATE: November 16, 1970 Monday 10:00 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 1:00:00
  • COLOR/B&W: B&W
  • CATALOG ID: T78:0402
  • GENRE: Specials; Comedy/Variety
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Music, popular (songs, etc.)
  • SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1970
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Irving Fein … Executive Producer
  • Stan Harris … Producer, Director
  • Hal Goldman … Writer
  • Al Gordon … Writer
  • Hilliard Marks … Writer
  • Hugh Wedlock … Writer
  • Don Wilson … Announcer
  • Jack Benny … Host, Cast
  • Bob Hope … Cast
  • Dinah Shore … Cast
  • Frank Sinatra … Cast
  • Mary Livingstone … Cast
  • Dennis Day … Cast
  • Anderson, Eddie "Rochester" … Cast
  • Mel Blanc … Cast
  • Frank Nelson … Cast
  • Benny Rubin … Cast
  • Dean Martin … Cast, Cameo Appearance by
  • Lucille Ball … Cast, Cameo Appearance by
  • Red Skelton … Cast, Cameo Appearance by