giveback2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i love jack benny :)

SIMPFANN (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ha! That totally surprised me when Cantor came out! And what a treat to see Allen, Benny and Cantor, three legends, all standing on the same stage together at the end.

fromthesidelines (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

This originally aired live on April 19, 1953; the Lucky Strike commercials, however, are missing from this kinescope print. Jack's reference to "MR. PEEPERS" at :50 was a nod to his NBC competition on Sundays at 7:30pm(et) at that time [but, even when he was on every three weeks or so, Jack always got higher ratings than Wally Cox ever did].

sayward12 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

To the hand-holding: This was Eddie's first TV appearance since his heart attack, and I think that was his friend Jack's way of saying "Don't scare me like that again."

byebyebirdie2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Not bad, but I think it would have been funnier if Fred got his job and Rochester took off with the cart, pocketed all the cover money he made and left Benny with a ham sandwich.

davidgriffen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Oh no, not at all, I think Rochester sounded wonderful.

wadyano (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i love rochester, but he sang like he gargled with gravel

wadyano (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

men were allowed to be close friends then without people speculating. guys do need friends to yaknow

ACcountryFan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the album often comes up for sale on eBay, that's where I bought my copy several years ago. it has a picture of Jack and Fred in a staged photo shoot...the two of them are standing with their hands out like they're boxing. the audio comment from Jack about Fred's death I think was recorded in his office in Hollywood...naturally, Jack sounds upset and depressed and all the other emotions one might expect.

ACcountryFan (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

oh I know it was a mock feud. a lot of people, according to research, believed the feud was real. i have a vinyl album featuring skits taken from various radio shows that feature both Fred and Jack...some skits are joint appearances while others are the spoofs of each others programs. It's on the vinyl album that "The Pinch Penny Program" is included. There's also a short message from Jack remarking on Fred's sudden death in 1956 and Jack admits then that the feud was did for laughs.