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The Jack Benny Program
24 of her episodes: The Jack Benny Program (24)
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Old-time radio actor · 1912–1969
Sara Berner
Mabel Flapsaddle, telephone operator on The Jack Benny Program.
We have her in 32 episodes of 7 series, 1945 to 2015, and 5 of our live channels play them around the clock, free.
- 32episodes
- 7series
- 5live channels
- 1945–2015years on our shelves
About Sara Berner
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Join Potato PlusBorn Lillian Ann Herdan on January 12, 1912, in Albany, New York. Source: Wikipedia: Sara Berner
On The Jack Benny Program, from 1940 to 1955, she played the telephone operator Mabel Flapsaddle and Benny's girlfriend Gladys Zybisco. Source: Wikipedia: Sara Berner
She had recurring parts on Fibber McGee and Molly in 1939 and on The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show from 1940 to 1949. Source: Wikipedia: Sara Berner
On Life with Luigi, from 1950 to 1952, she played Mrs. Horowitz. Source: Wikipedia: Sara Berner
She played Helen Wilson on The Amos 'n' Andy Show from 1950 to 1955, Dreamboat Mulvany on Arthur's Place, and an Italian housekeeper on The Jimmy Durante Show. Source: Wikipedia: Sara Berner
In 1950 NBC gave her her own series, Sara's Private Caper, which was cancelled after eleven weeks. Source: Wikipedia: Sara Berner
In that show she played a police department stenographer who worked as an amateur detective on the side; it was billed as "a satire on private detective stories." Source: The Thrilling Detective Web Site: Sara
Her wartime and postwar radio credits also include Command Performance and Lux Radio Theatre (1942-1948), The Red Skelton Program (1944-1949) and The Baby Snooks Show (1946). Source: Wikipedia: Sara Berner
On film she voiced Mabel the Camel in Road to Morocco (1942) and appeared in Rear Window (1954). She died on December 19, 1969, in Van Nuys, California. Source: Wikipedia: Sara Berner
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Laugh Track
28 of her episodes: The Jack Benny Program (24), Life with Luigi (3), The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1)
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North Pole Radio: Holiday Specials
1 of her episodes: The Jack Benny Program (1)
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Sara Berner’s shows on Stupid Potato
| Series | Years | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| The Jack Benny Program | 1945 to 1955 | 24 |
| Life with Luigi | 1951 to 1952 | 3 |
| Dangerous Assignment - Single Episodes | 2015 | 1 |
| Dragnet | 1950 | 1 |
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet | 1952 | 1 |
| The Adventures of the Falcon | 1950 | 1 |
| The Roy Rogers Show | 1945 | 1 |
Sara Berner episodes: 5 free to hear
Each one names Sara Berner on the air, in its cast list or in the show itself, or has her character Mabel, the telephone operator (with Gertrude) named on the air. Each title opens the episode’s page: what happens, the transcript from the moment she is named, and listens from any line.
- The Case of the Amorous BookkeeperThe Adventures of the Falcon · May 14, 1950 · Whole and free in the podcast
- Guest - Sara BernerThe Roy Rogers Show · January 23, 1945 · Episode guide · Whole and free in the podcast
- Season Premiere - Steve BradleyThe Jack Benny Program · September 30, 1945 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line
- Cass Daly - Fixing the tireThe Jack Benny Program · November 25, 1945 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line
- The I Can't Stand Jack Benny Because ContestThe Jack Benny Program · December 2, 1945 · Episode guide · 60-second listens from any line
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The Jack Benny Program 24 episodes, 1945 to 1955
- Season Premiere - Steve BradleySeptember 30, 1945 · Episode guide · Free
- Cass Daly - Fixing the tireNovember 25, 1945 · Episode guide · Free
- The I Can't Stand Jack Benny Because ContestDecember 2, 1945 · Episode guide · Free
- Fred Allen announces contest winnersJanuary 27, 1946 · Potato Plus
- Dennis Day returns from the Navy - Allen's AlleyMarch 17, 1946 · Potato Plus
- The Fiddler - Parody Of The WhistlerOctober 20, 1946 · Potato Plus
- Seventh Hole At HillcrestOctober 26, 1947 · Potato Plus
- Jack's Birthday Is TomorrowFebruary 13, 1949 · Potato Plus
- Van Johnson And Jack Double DateMarch 20, 1949 · Potato Plus
- Last Show Of Season - Introducing CastMay 29, 1949 · Potato Plus
- Last show of season - Jack introduces the cast - everyone sings the commercialJune 3, 1951 · Potato Plus
- Guest Stanley Kramer - High NoonSeptember 28, 1952 · Potato Plus
- Scoop Benny - Ace ReporterOctober 5, 1952 · Potato Plus
- goes to an auction and ends up with an umbrella standJanuary 18, 1953 · Potato Plus
- buys Don dates for ChristmasDecember 13, 1953 · Potato Plus
- Dennis' mother tells him to quit the show AFRS #367February 7, 1954 · Potato Plus
- Jack's 39th birthday - againFebruary 14, 1954 · Potato Plus
- hasn't received his new contractApril 11, 1954 · Potato Plus
- Garden of EvilOctober 3, 1954 · Potato Plus
- takes Dennis to the psychiatristNovember 28, 1954 · Potato Plus
- visits a sick DennisDecember 26, 1954 · Potato Plus
- Guest Bob Hope - Bob and Jack double-dateApril 17, 1955 · Potato Plus
- Jack's love letters - Jack buys a baseball teamMay 1, 1955 · Potato Plus
- Last radio broadcast - Twombly, the sound effects man, has difficultyMay 22, 1955 · Potato Plus
Life with Luigi 3 episodes, 1951 to 1952
- Why Was My Face Red' ContestOctober 9, 1951 · Potato Plus
- Civil Defense JobFebruary 26, 1952 · Potato Plus
- Horowitz's 25th Wedding AnniversarySeptember 23, 1952 · Potato Plus
Dangerous Assignment - Single Episodes 1 episode, 2015
- DA22E6~12015 · Potato Plus
Dragnet 1 episode, 1950
- The Big DareAugust 3, 1950 · Potato Plus
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet 1 episode, 1952
- Too Much ChangeApril 25, 1952 · Potato Plus
The Adventures of the Falcon 1 episode, 1950
- The Case of the Amorous BookkeeperMay 14, 1950 · Free
The Roy Rogers Show 1 episode, 1945
- Guest - Sara BernerJanuary 23, 1945 · Episode guide · Free
Who Sara Berner worked with most
Named in the same cast lists, counted across the episodes above.
- Alan Reed3 episodes together