The Jack Benny Program (old-time radio): every episode, 1932-1955

The Jack Benny Program is an old-time radio comedy series that aired on NBC / CBS Radio from 1932 to 1955, starring Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson. Stupid Potato carries 699 episodes, listed here in the order they first aired, each with its air date. Every episode is free to listen to, live around the clock on its own channel, and as a podcast: no sign-up, no app.

Series: The Jack Benny Program
Network: NBC / CBS Radio
Years aired: 1932-1955
Stars: Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc
Genre: Comedy
Episodes on Stupid Potato: 699
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Episode list: 1 to 250 of 699

1–250 251–500 501–699

First show
May 2, 1932 · 30 min
Mary does She Done Him Wrong
March 31, 1933 · 30 min
Guest Edward G. Robinson
April 21, 1933 · 30 min
Sherlock Holmes and King Kong - Part 2
June 2, 1933 · 30 min
Who Killed Mr. X
June 9, 1933 · 30 min
Last show of the season - Mary's birthday - all-star party
June 23, 1933 · 30 min
Uncle Tom's Cabin
December 10, 1933 · 30 min
Miniature Women
February 11, 1934 · 21 min
First show for General Tire - Frank Parker's music store
April 6, 1934 · 27 min
The Hills of Kentucky
May 4, 1934 · 21 min
The House of Rawchild
August 24, 1934 · 22 min
The House of Benny
August 31, 1934 · 30 min
Last show of season - Rise of the House of Rawchild
September 28, 1934 · 20 min
Grocery Store Owner - part 2 - Jack receives a Service Award from Radio Stars
October 21, 1934 · 22 min
The Bennys of Wimpole Street - Jack is a political commentator
October 28, 1934 · 20 min
A romantic Hawaiian setting
November 4, 1934 · 22 min
Guests The Marx Brothers - Charlie Chan in Radio City
November 11, 1934 · 22 min
Guest Mitzi Green - Mrs. Wiggs of the Onion Patch
November 18, 1934 · 22 min
Rose of the Rio Grande
December 2, 1934 · 21 min
Open Up That Golden Gate - Kenny Baker's first show
November 3, 1935 · 30 min
and Johnny Green in jail
January 19, 1936 · 29 min
Jack's birthday in New York - Benny of the North-West Mounted
February 9, 1936 · 30 min
The Eternal Triangle
February 23, 1936 · 30 min
Washington Benny-Go-Round - Jack is guest of honor at the French Embassy dinne
March 15, 1936 · 20 min
Cinderallen
March 29, 1936 · 29 min
Clown Hall Tonight
April 5, 1936 · 29 min
From Cleveland - Ah, Wilderness
April 12, 1936 · 26 min
Professor Benny teaches about the Boston Tea party
April 26, 1936 · 30 min
Guests Frank Parker and Don Bestor - Code of the Hills
May 3, 1936 · 30 min
Mary phones her mother in Los Angeles - Jack test drives a car
May 10, 1936 · 30 min
First show of season - Phil Harris's first show
October 4, 1936 · 30 min
Anthony Adverse - part 1
October 11, 1936 · 30 min
Anthony Adverse - part 2
October 18, 1936 · 30 min
Romeo and Juliet preview
October 25, 1936 · 30 min
Romeo and Juliet - Doc Benny's Minstrels
November 1, 1936 · 30 min
Buck Benny Rides Again One
November 15, 1936 · 28 min
Buck Benny Part 2 - Thanksgiving Plans
November 22, 1936 · 30 min
Buck Benny Rides Again
November 29, 1936 · 30 min
Money Ain't Everything
December 6, 1936 · 30 min
Buck Shot
December 13, 1936 · 30 min
An Old Fashioned Christmas
December 20, 1936 · 30 min
Letter From Mary's Mother
December 27, 1936 · 30 min
Buck Benny Rides Again - episode 10
January 10, 1937 · 30 min
Buck Benny in Ensenada, Mexico
January 17, 1937 · 30 min
practices The Bee
January 24, 1937 · 30 min
plans to play The Bee next Sunday
January 31, 1937 · 30 min
Jack's Violin Is Stolen
February 7, 1937 · 30 min
Jack's Birthday
February 14, 1937 · 30 min
Buck Benny Rides Again - episode 12
February 21, 1937 · 27 min
Jack's violin is returned - Jack finally plays The Bee
February 28, 1937 · 31 min
Fight Of The Century w Fred Allen
March 7, 1937 · 30 min
vs Fred Allen
March 14, 1937 · 30 min
Plays His Father
March 21, 1937 · 30 min
The Train Ride To Hollywood
March 28, 1937 · 30 min
Back From New York - Andy Devine
April 4, 1937 · 30 min
Guests Burns & Allen - Buck Benny
April 11, 1937 · 30 min
Lady Millicent's Husband
April 18, 1937 · 30 min
In The Spring Tra-La
April 25, 1937 · 30 min
Buck Benny party
May 2, 1937 · 30 min
Mother's Day program
May 9, 1937 · 30 min
Ah,Wilderness
May 16, 1937 · 30 min
is sick and does not appear
May 23, 1937 · 27 min
Death At Midnight Part 1
May 30, 1937 · 30 min
Death At Midnight Part 2
June 6, 1937 · 30 min
Mary's Movie
June 13, 1937 · 30 min
Jack's Movie
June 20, 1937 · 30 min
Last Show Of The Season
June 27, 1937 · 30 min
Beginning Of 4th Season for Jello (West)
October 3, 1937 · 30 min
Buys The Maxwell
October 24, 1937 · 30 min
Devine Farm
October 31, 1937 · 30 min
Another Chapter In Life Of Buck Benny
November 7, 1937 · 30 min
Lost Horizon
November 21, 1937 · 25 min
Cooked The Turkey
November 28, 1937 · 30 min
The Big Game
December 5, 1937 · 30 min
Christmas Shopping
December 12, 1937 · 30 min
Little Red Riding Hood
December 19, 1937 · 30 min
Preparing For San Francisco
January 2, 1938 · 30 min
Broadcast From San Francisco Women Club
January 9, 1938 · 30 min
Driving Back From San Francisco
January 16, 1938 · 30 min
The Hurricane
January 30, 1938 · 30 min
Oversleeps Through The Broadcast
February 6, 1938 · 30 min
Robert Taylor Plays Duet With Jack
February 13, 1938 · 30 min
Submarine D 1-2 - Jack's Age
February 20, 1938 · 30 min
Submarine D 1-2 Part 2
February 27, 1938 · 30 min
Don's Fifteenth Anniversary On Radio
March 6, 1938 · 30 min
Death In The Nightclub
March 13, 1938 · 30 min
Leaving For New York
March 20, 1938 · 30 min
Guests Fred Allen & Kate Smith (East)
March 27, 1938 · 30 min
Guests Fred Allen & Kate Smith (West)
March 27, 1938 · 28 min
Returning To Hollywood (East)
April 3, 1938 · 30 min
Returning To Hollywood (West)
April 3, 1938 · 30 min
A Yank At Oxford
April 10, 1938 · 30 min
Easter Show
April 17, 1938 · 30 min
Snow White And The Seven Gangsters
April 24, 1938 · 30 min
Mother's Day Show
May 8, 1938 · 30 min
Murder In The Library
May 15, 1938 · 30 min
Tom Sawyer Part 1
May 22, 1938 · 30 min
Adventures of Tom Sawyer - part 2
May 29, 1938 · 30 min
Adventures of Tom Sawyer - part 3
June 5, 1938 · 30 min
Guest Joan Bennett - Artists and Models Abroad
June 12, 1938 · 30 min
Back Home In Indiana
June 19, 1938 · 30 min
First show of season - preparing to return to work
October 2, 1938 · 30 min
Yellow Jack
October 9, 1938 · 30 min
Last Broadcast From the Old NBC Studio
October 16, 1938 · 30 min
Algiers
October 23, 1938 · 30 min
Halloween Party
October 30, 1938 · 30 min
The Crowd Roars
November 6, 1938 · 30 min
Steals A Girl From Phil Harris
November 13, 1938 · 30 min
Too Hot To Handle
November 20, 1938 · 30 min
Football With Coach 'Flash' Benny
November 27, 1938 · 30 min
Christmas Shopping New York
December 11, 1938 · 30 min
Returning To Hollywood By Train
December 18, 1938 · 30 min
Christmas Party With Joan Bennett
December 25, 1938 · 30 min
Goodbye 1938, Hello 1939
January 1, 1939 · 30 min
Snow White & The 7 Gangsters
January 8, 1939 · 29 min
The Lunch Counter
January 15, 1939 · 30 min
Encyclopedia Britannica - Jack tells how he saved Fred Allen's life
January 22, 1939 · 30 min
Training For A Fight With Fred Allen
January 29, 1939 · 30 min
Bodyguard - Jack Challenges Fred Allen
February 5, 1939 · 30 min
Jack's birthday present - first show with Carmichael (the polar bear) - Love F
February 12, 1939 · 30 min
Thinks He'll Win An Oscar
February 19, 1939 · 30 min
Jesse James Part 1
February 26, 1939 · 30 min
Jesse James Part 2
March 5, 1939 · 30 min
Carmichael Has A Cold
March 12, 1939 · 30 min
Buck Harris - Jack has a cold so Phil and Kenny do the show
March 19, 1939 · 30 min
Guest Ed Sullivan - Is Jack really Jack
March 26, 1939 · 30 min
Sam Hearn returns - April Fool's gags
April 2, 1939 · 30 min
Easter Show - 'Four Girls In White
April 9, 1939 · 30 min
Phil Shoots 'Man About Town
April 16, 1939 · 30 min
Seventh Anniversary Show
April 30, 1939 · 30 min
The Kentucky Derby
May 7, 1939 · 30 min
Gunga Din Part 1
May 14, 1939 · 30 min
Gunga Din Part 2
May 21, 1939 · 30 min
Alexander Graham Bell
May 28, 1939 · 30 min
Preview Of Hound Of The Baskervilles
June 4, 1939 · 30 min
Hound of the Baskervilles
June 11, 1939 · 30 min
Father's Day
June 18, 1939 · 30 min
Last Show of Season - from Waukegan
June 25, 1939 · 30 min
Dennis Day's First Show (East)
October 8, 1939 · 30 min
Dennis Day's First Show (West)
October 8, 1939 · 30 min
Dennis's Mother Inteferes (East)
October 15, 1939 · 30 min
Dennis's Mother Inteferes (West)
October 15, 1939 · 30 min
Stanley And Livingston
October 22, 1939 · 30 min
The Halloween Masquerade Party
October 29, 1939 · 30 min
The Women
November 5, 1939 · 30 min
Jack's Toothache
November 12, 1939 · 30 min
Mary's Thanksgiving Poem
November 19, 1939 · 30 min
Duck Hunting
November 26, 1939 · 30 min
Football Murder Mystery Part 1
December 3, 1939 · 30 min
Football Murder Mystery Part 2
December 10, 1939 · 30 min
Christmas Shopping - Perfume, Necktie (East)
December 17, 1939 · 30 min
Hosts A Christmas Open House
December 24, 1939 · 30 min
No Date For Jack
December 31, 1939 · 30 min
Guest Barbara Stanwyck - rehearsal for Golden Boy (East)
January 7, 1940 · 30 min
Intermezzo
January 14, 1940 · 30 min
Gladys Zybisco Is Discussed
January 21, 1940 · 30 min
Murder On The Bridge
January 28, 1940 · 30 min
Yosemite Part 1
February 4, 1940 · 30 min
Yosemite Part 2
February 11, 1940 · 30 min
Yosemite Part 3
February 18, 1940 · 30 min
Yosemite Part 4
February 25, 1940 · 29 min
Guest Gracie Allen - Gracie for President
March 3, 1940 · 30 min
Mr Benny Goes To Washington
March 10, 1940 · 30 min
Hunchback Of Notre Dame W Orson Welles
March 17, 1940 · 29 min
Trailer Of Pinocchio
March 24, 1940 · 29 min
Pinocchio
March 31, 1940 · 30 min
Revives Buck Benny After 3 Years
April 7, 1940 · 30 min
Preparing For New York By Train
April 14, 1940 · 30 min
Clown Hall Tonight (East)
May 5, 1940 · 30 min
Clown Hall Tonight (West)
May 5, 1940 · 24 min
Returning From New York By Plane
May 12, 1940 · 30 min
Party For Mr Mortimer
May 26, 1940 · 30 min
Code Of The Hills
June 2, 1940 · 30 min
Vacation Plans
June 9, 1940 · 30 min
Last Show Of Season - Father's Day
June 16, 1940 · 30 min
Jack's Summer Vacation
October 6, 1940 · 30 min
Phil Tries To Collect World Series Bet
October 13, 1940 · 30 min
Tries To Trade In The Maxwell
October 20, 1940 · 30 min
Hold That Line
October 27, 1940 · 30 min
Jack's Halloween Party
November 3, 1940 · 30 min
Dog Catcher Of Beverly Hills
November 10, 1940 · 30 min
Waits To See The Head Of Paramount
November 17, 1940 · 26 min
Goes To Visit Don's New Wife
November 24, 1940 · 30 min
caught a cold at Don's house and is sick in bed
December 1, 1940 · 30 min
Don Is Mad And Walks Out
December 8, 1940 · 30 min
From Ritz In NYC - Rochester Is Missing
December 15, 1940 · 30 min
Father Time Rides Again
December 29, 1940 · 30 min
Christmas Gift Exchange
January 5, 1941 · 30 min
Is Late With No Script (East)
January 12, 1941 · 30 min
Is Late With No Script (West)
January 12, 1941 · 30 min
City For Conquest
January 19, 1941 · 30 min
Packs For New York
January 26, 1941 · 30 min
Herbert Marshall Hosts The Show
February 2, 1941 · 30 min
Back From NY - Herbert Marshall
February 9, 1941 · 30 min
Tee-Pee Hotel In Palm Springs
February 23, 1941 · 30 min
Climb To Tahquitz Falls (East)
March 2, 1941 · 30 min
Climb To Tahquitz Falls (West)
March 2, 1941 · 30 min
Murder At The Racquet Club
March 9, 1941 · 30 min
Palm Springs Prices
March 16, 1941 · 30 min
Tobacco Road
March 23, 1941 · 30 min
Working In The Garden
March 30, 1941 · 30 min
Quiz Kids Versus Jell-O Kids
April 6, 1941 · 30 min
Prepares For Appearance On The Quiz Kids
April 13, 1941 · 30 min
Jack's Upset About Appearance On The Quiz Kids
April 20, 1941 · 30 min
Murder At The Movies
April 27, 1941 · 30 min
Jack's 10th Anniversary Show
May 4, 1941 · 30 min
NBC Tribute - 10th Anniversary
May 11, 1941 · 30 min
Charley's Aunt
May 18, 1941 · 30 min
Guest Thomas Dewey - Jack needs a rest - the life of Philbert Harris
May 25, 1941 · 30 min
Last show of season - broadcast from San Diego Naval Base
June 1, 1941 · 30 min
First show of season - broadcast from Ebbett's Field, New York
October 5, 1941 · 30 min
Hollywood bound
October 12, 1941 · 30 min
On the train to Los Angeles
October 19, 1941 · 30 min
Dive Bomber
October 26, 1941 · 30 min
Halloween
November 2, 1941 · 30 min
Football Game
November 9, 1941 · 30 min
He Fumbled The Ball
November 16, 1941 · 30 min
Thanksgiving Day Dinner
November 23, 1941 · 30 min
Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde Part One
November 30, 1941 · 30 min
Mr. Hyde and Mr. Jekyl - part 2- program interrupted for news of Pearl Harbor
December 7, 1941 · 30 min
Horseradish - a ride in the Maxwell - Christmas shopping
December 14, 1941 · 29 min
The Christmas tree
December 21, 1941 · 30 min
Talks About His Christmas Party
December 28, 1941 · 24 min
celebrates New Year's eve at the Biltmore Bowl
January 4, 1942 · 30 min
From March Air Field (inc)
January 11, 1942 · 29 min
Carol Lombard Dies - All Music
January 18, 1942 · 29 min
The Frightwig Murder Case Part 1
January 25, 1942 · 29 min
The Frightwig Murder Case Part 2 - Humphrey Bogart
February 1, 1942 · 30 min
Fred Allen Moves To Sunday Nights
February 8, 1942 · 30 min
Goes To The Movies On Birthday
February 15, 1942 · 30 min
From The Presidio In San Francisco
February 22, 1942 · 30 min
From San Diego Marine Base
March 8, 1942 · 29 min
How Fred Allen became a comedian - Jack talks about lending Fred $10
March 15, 1942 · 30 min
and Phil play golf - Jack plants a Victory garden
March 22, 1942 · 30 min
Don Won't Read Jack's Jell-O Commercial
April 5, 1942 · 29 min
Try And Get It' Quiz Show
April 12, 1942 · 30 min
Don Writes A Jell-O Play
April 19, 1942 · 29 min
Hawkins Revenge
April 26, 1942 · 29 min
Cast visits Jack at Warner Brothers studio
May 3, 1942 · 30 min
thinks he's going to be fired - broadcast from Mather Field, San Francisco
May 10, 1942 · 30 min
imitates Fred Allen - broadcast from the Santa Ana Air Base, California
May 17, 1942 · 29 min
announces a new sponsor - Phil becomes a father
May 24, 1942 · 30 min
Last show of season - a cavalcade of 8 years with Jell-O
May 31, 1942 · 30 min
st Grape Nuts Flakes Show
October 4, 1942 · 29 min
At Barbara Stanwyck's House
October 11, 1942 · 29 min
Donates Maxwell To Scrap Drive
October 18, 1942 · 30 min
Tales Of Manhattan
October 25, 1942 · 30 min
And Phil Go Target Shooting
November 1, 1942 · 30 min
Twink Family Part 1
November 8, 1942 · 29 min
Twink Family Part 2
November 15, 1942 · 29 min

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About The Jack Benny Program

When did The Jack Benny Program air?

The Jack Benny Program aired on NBC / CBS Radio from 1932 to 1955.

Who starred in The Jack Benny Program?

The Jack Benny Program starred Jack Benny, Mary Livingstone, Eddie Anderson, Phil Harris, Dennis Day, Mel Blanc.

How many episodes of The Jack Benny Program can I listen to?

Stupid Potato has 699 episodes of The Jack Benny Program, from 1932 to 1955, in the order they first aired; 13 play on this page right now, and the rest come out in the podcast on its schedule.

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The Jack Benny Program (old-time radio): every episode, 1932-1955

Episode list: 1 to 250 of 699

First show

Mary does She Done Him Wrong

Guest Edward G. Robinson

Sherlock Holmes and King Kong - Part 2

Who Killed Mr. X

Last show of the season - Mary's birthday - all-star party

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Miniature Women

First show for General Tire - Frank Parker's music store

The Hills of Kentucky

The House of Rawchild

The House of Benny

Last show of season - Rise of the House of Rawchild

Grocery Store Owner - part 2 - Jack receives a Service Award from Radio Stars

The Bennys of Wimpole Street - Jack is a political commentator

A romantic Hawaiian setting

Guests The Marx Brothers - Charlie Chan in Radio City

Guest Mitzi Green - Mrs. Wiggs of the Onion Patch

Rose of the Rio Grande

Open Up That Golden Gate - Kenny Baker's first show

and Johnny Green in jail

Jack's birthday in New York - Benny of the North-West Mounted

The Eternal Triangle

Washington Benny-Go-Round - Jack is guest of honor at the French Embassy dinne

Cinderallen

Clown Hall Tonight

From Cleveland - Ah, Wilderness

Professor Benny teaches about the Boston Tea party

Guests Frank Parker and Don Bestor - Code of the Hills

Mary phones her mother in Los Angeles - Jack test drives a car

First show of season - Phil Harris's first show

Anthony Adverse - part 1

Anthony Adverse - part 2

Romeo and Juliet preview

Romeo and Juliet - Doc Benny's Minstrels

Buck Benny Rides Again One

Buck Benny Part 2 - Thanksgiving Plans

Buck Benny Rides Again

Money Ain't Everything

Buck Shot

An Old Fashioned Christmas

Letter From Mary's Mother

Buck Benny Rides Again - episode 10

Buck Benny in Ensenada, Mexico

practices The Bee

plans to play The Bee next Sunday

Jack's Violin Is Stolen

Jack's Birthday

Buck Benny Rides Again - episode 12

Jack's violin is returned - Jack finally plays The Bee

Fight Of The Century w Fred Allen

vs Fred Allen

Plays His Father

The Train Ride To Hollywood

Back From New York - Andy Devine

Guests Burns & Allen - Buck Benny

Lady Millicent's Husband

In The Spring Tra-La

Buck Benny party

Mother's Day program

Ah,Wilderness

is sick and does not appear

Death At Midnight Part 1

Death At Midnight Part 2

Mary's Movie

Jack's Movie

Last Show Of The Season

Beginning Of 4th Season for Jello (West)

Buys The Maxwell

Devine Farm

Another Chapter In Life Of Buck Benny

Lost Horizon

Cooked The Turkey

The Big Game

Christmas Shopping

Little Red Riding Hood

Preparing For San Francisco

Broadcast From San Francisco Women Club