Johnnie Ray Show

Episode aired Nov 15, 1953
30m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

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Jack Benny and Johnnie Ray in The Jack Benny Program (1950)

Comedy

Johnnie Ray's contract to appear on Benny's TV show arrives and Jack is horrified by his $10,000 fee. He storms over to Ray's home and offers him $250 instead. Johnny sings "Please Don't Tal... Read allJohnnie Ray's contract to appear on Benny's TV show arrives and Jack is horrified by his $10,000 fee. He storms over to Ray's home and offers him $250 instead. Johnny sings "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone," and "Cry" for Jack and the performance is so devastating, Jack ... Read allJohnnie Ray's contract to appear on Benny's TV show arrives and Jack is horrified by his $10,000 fee. He storms over to Ray's home and offers him $250 instead. Johnny sings "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone," and "Cry" for Jack and the performance is so devastating, Jack is turned into a helpless bowl of jelly. Jack pays him $15,000. At the end of the show, Da... Read all

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Ralph Levy
Writers
- Sam Perrin(written for television by)
- George Balzer(written for television by)
- Milt Josefsberg(written for television by)
Stars

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Trivia
One of many episodes known to be in Public Domain.

Quotes
Jack Benny: [looking for eggs in refrigerator] Oh, yeah. Well, they couldn't have been in here very long. One of the eggs is still warm.
Rochester Van Jones: Put on your glasses. You've got the light bulb.

Connections
References Make Room for Daddy (1953)

Soundtracks
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
(uncredited)
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Lyrics by Dorothy Fields
Performed by Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson

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5/10

Not the best Benny

With weekly offerings in radio and television for twenty years at this point, and at this particular time doing BOTH radio and television, it would be fair to say Jack Benny was due his off weeks. Johnny Ray was an Elvis type of the day and very successful, and the premise of his skit was that he believed he was worth $10,000 for a television appearance. Well, not even Bing Crosby got that out of Jack, and one can imagine the reaction! But the skit was (in my opinion) pretty dumb, and the rest of the show was also largely forgettable--with one exception. The wonderful Danny Thomas was there to heckle Jack, from the audience. (That must have been quite a treat!) Young, lean and energetic, he comfortably fits in to Jack as his straight man for some very funny moments. Why can't guys be this funny any more?

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