Jack Benny in the 1950s

THE JACK BENNY SHOW IN THE 1950's

Welcome to the section of the “Jack Benny in the 1940s” website that is covering “Jack Benny in the 1950s”~!

If this seems like somewhat of an oxymoron, I’ll try to explain:

Firstly, I’m well aware of the fact that there remains a lot of work to be done for the 1940s section of my web site, such as filling in the missing episode descriptions, articles that need to be completed/written, listing each of Don Wilson’s program introductions, more credits, etc.

As I wrote elsewhere on this site, I first began my research into the Jack Benny radio program back in 1989/1990. At that time I planned to publish three different logs; “Jello Again: Jack Benny in the 1930s”, “Your Money or Your Life: Jack Benny in the 1940s”, and “We’re a Little Late, Folks: Jack Benny in the 1950’s”. When I began this website in 2008, in order to keep my work on the site at a somewhat manageable level I decided to focus solely on my personal favorite era of the Benny program: the 1940s.

But since starting the site, I have received a number of requests to upload episode logs of the earlier Jack Benny radio programs of the 1930’s era, and the later CBS-era shows of the 1950s, onto the website. While I did feel that it was a very good idea, I also felt that I wouldn’t be able to devote my full attention to those years yet, with so much still left to do for the 1940s section. Well, luckily, Graeme Cree has stepped up and offered to cover both the 1930s and the 1950s episodes, and he is doing a very wonderful job with ‘em. His work on the 1930s seasons being complete, he has now begun the 1950s seasons. You can read more about Mr. Cree on our site, on our "Contributors" page.

The episode logging of the 1950s Jack Benny seasons has begun. You can use the hyperlink below or the navigation panel on the left side of this page:

1950-1951 Season