Jack Benny Program Errors
32-05-12 First Program should be dated 32-05-02
32-09-21 Broadcasting from Jail was episode of Jerry of the Circus
32-11-24 Thanksgiving Day was episode of Jerry of the Circus
33-03-01 She Done Him Right should be dated 33-03-31
33-03-21 With Edward G. Robinson should be dated 33-04-21
33-05-23 Mary's Birthday should be dated 33-06-23
33-04-14 Kiddies Night was Edward G Robinson 4-21-33. It starts "Frank Black opens the program with "The Start of the Big Parade." Kiddies Night is thought not to exist.
33-05-05 Russian Sketch was Who Killed Mr. X 6-9-33. It starts "Frank Black opens the program with "Roll up the Carpet." Russian Sketch is thought not to exist.
33-06-23 Mary's Birthday Party often has the few minutes of 33-06-09 added on the end.
33-10-29 Election Day Opening. If it starts with a Jell-O open and the band playing "Taint No Use" it is 36-10-11 Anthony Adverse. Election Day Opening is thought not to exist.
33-12-17 Guest Mae West was 33-03-31 She Done Him Wrong (with Mary playing the part of Mae West in the play). 33-12-17 is thought not to exist.
33-12-31 Last Show of First Season was 33-02-23. Frank Black opens the program with "Tony's Wife(?)" "Over 20,000 Chevrolets were delivered in retail in the first ten days in June." 33-12-31 is thought not to exist.
34-04-08 Frank Parker's Music Store should be dated 34-04-06
34-07-13 Why Gals Live Home was 33-04-21 Guest Edward G Robinson. 33-04-21 opens with "The Start of the Big Parade" 34-07-13 is thought not to exist.
34-08-03 To New York On The Twentieth Century Limited is often really 34-07-20 Who Killed Mr Stooge Part 5. The correct 34-08-03 opens with: “Hello everybody, this is Don Bestor speaking. Jack Benny hasn’t arrived yet but we have, uh, finally located him on the Twentieth Century train, nearing New York ” 34-07-20 opens with: “Another half hour of music and entertainment, starring Jack Benny.”
34-08-10 The Stooge Murder Case is often a mislabel of 34-07-20 Who Killed Mr Stooge Part Five. 34-07-20 should open with: "The General Tire and Rubber company presents another half hour of music and entertainment starring Jack Benny." This is the correct show for that date as, at the end of the show, Jack says it is the last number of the 16th program in the General Tires series. Despite shorter cuts of this show circulating, it exists in its entirety of 28 minutes. 34-08-10 does not appear to exist.
35-11-17 Blue Room was Don't Live Right 34-2-18. It starts "And now for the winner of the World Telegram Radio Editors Poll, Jack Benny." The show opens with a discussion of living right and mentions Jack's birthday (which was Feb 14) and the previous week's show Little Women (34-02-11). Blue Room is thought not to exist.
37-10-03 Guest Abe Lyman was 37-01-03 Buck Benny Rides Again. 37-01-03 opens with the song "One In A Million". 37-10-03 opens with High Wide and Handsome
37-10-31 Devine Farm was 38-10-30 Jack Throws A Halloween Party. The correct version opens with "Love is On The Air Tonight". The 38-10-30 show opens with "Rainbow Round The Room"