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Missing Jack Benny Episodes

These are the episodes I have not been able to find to date. Most are missing, but there are some that are hopefully just elusive.

This list is split into the broadcast seasons. It does not include the Canada Dry episodes. The Canada Dry year started on 5/02/32 as a twice-a-week show until 1/26/32. I've only found 3 episodes so far, 5/02/32, 1/01/33, and 1/22/33.

The list does start with the Chevrolet sponsorship which started on 3/03/33 on Friday nights. The second season moved to Sunday night.

General Tire moved back to Friday nights.

For Jell-O the broadcast moved to 7PM on Sundays where it stayed (even thru a network change) until the show last show, the 5/22/55 broadcast for Lucky Strike. For the next couple years, reruns from the last few seasons were broadcast, keeping Jack and the gang on radio until 6/22/58

Chevrolet General Tire
   3/10/33   
   3/17/33   
   3/24/33   
   4/07/33   
   4/14/33   
   4/28/33   
   5/05/33   
   5/12/33   
   5/19/33   
   5/26/33   
   6/16/33   
   10/01/33   
   10/08/33   
   10/15/33   
   10/22/33   
   10/29/33   
   11/05/33   
   11/12/33   
   11/19/33   
   11/26/33   
   12/03/33   
   12/17/33   
   12/24/33   
   12/31/33   
   1/07/34   
   1/14/34   
   1/21/34   
   1/28/34   
   2/04/34   
   3/25/34   
   4/20/34   
   5/25/34   
   6/01/34   
   6/08/34   
   6/15/34   
   6/22/34   
   6/29/34   
   7/06/34   
   7/13/34   
   7/27/34   
   8/10/34   
   8/17/34   
   9/07/34   

Jell-O
   11/25/34   
   12/09/34   
   12/23/34   
   12/30/34   
   1/13/35   
   1/20/35   
   1/27/35   
   2/03/35   
   2/10/35   
   2/17/35   
   2/24/35   
   3/03/35   
   3/10/35   
   3/17/35   
   3/24/35   
   3/31/35   
   4/07/35   
   4/14/35   
   4/21/35   
   4/28/35   
   5/05/35   
   5/12/35   
   5/19/35   
   5/26/35   
   6/02/35   
   6/09/35   
   6/16/35   
   6/23/35   
   6/30/35   
   7/07/35   
   7/14/35   
   9/29/35   
   10/06/35   
   10/13/35   
   10/20/35   
   10/27/35   
   11/10/35   
   11/17/35   
   11/24/35   
   12/01/35   
   12/08/35   
   12/15/35   
   12/22/35   
   12/29/35   
   1/05/36   
   1/12/36   
   1/26/36   
   2/02/36   
   3/01/36   
   5/31/36   
   10/17/37   
   11/14/37   
   12/26/37   
   4/02/39   

Lucky Strike
   4/15/45   
   3/11/51   
   9/30/51   
   10/07/51   
   12/16/51   
   1/27/52   
   12/28/52   
   12/27/53   


Highlights from Jack Benny Episodes

05/02/32  First Radio show
04/13/34  Don Wilson is introduced
06/01/34  Frank Nelson's first performance
07/14/35  Fred Allen and Portland Hoffa - first appearance
11/03/35  Kenny Baker's Debut
10/04/36  First show with Phil Harris
12/13/36  Andy Devine's first appearance
01/10/37  Jack's Reply to Fred Allen's Violin Remarks -- start of the feud
03/28/37  Eddie Anderson's first appearance as train porter
02/12/39  Mel Blanc's first appearance
06/18/39  Kenny Baker's last show
10/08/39  Dennis Day's first appearance
05/31/42  Last show for Jell-O
10/04/42  First Show For Grape Nuts Flakes
12/06/42  Phil leaves for the Merchant Marines
03/14/43  Phil Harris Returns
01/02/44  Show sponsored by Lucky Strike
04/23/44  Dennis Leaves For The Navy
05/21/44  First mention of Yhtapmas
06/04/44  Final Grape Nuts Flakes Show
10/01/44  First show for Lucky Strike Cigarrettes
11/12/44  Larry Stevens first show
01/07/45  First appearance of: "The Vault", "Ed", "Anaheim", "The Racetrack", "Tout/Hey Bud" skits
09/30/45  First perfomance of the "Telephone Operators"
10/14/45  First mention of Jack's parrot, Polly
10/21/45  First appearance of "Phil's Girls" and "Polly" the parrot
12/09/45  First appearance of Ronald Colman, Bonita Colman
01/06/46  First appearance of "Hot Dog Man"
01/20/46  Jack is made mayor of Anaheim, Azusa and Cucamonga
09/29/46  First performance of The Sportsmen Quartet
10/20/46  "The Whistler" parody
10/27/46  'Chiss Wheeze' Sandwich Fluff
03/28/48  "Your Money or Your Life" routine.
12/26/48  Last Show For NBC -- Don Wilson is named "Announcer of the Year"
01/02/49  First Show For CBS
01/08/50  Drear Pooson Fluff
12/03/50  Grassreek Fluff
09/14/52  Phil Harris Is Replaced By Bob Crosby
10/11/53  ?? Kenny Baker in attic ??
05/22/55  Final Program Of The Radio Series.

So how old IS Jack Benny? 39? 78? [an error occurred while processing this directive]? 104?
Will we ever know?

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