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The Jack Benny Hour (1965)

The Beach Boys appear in a skit with Benny and Hope as surfers. Jack trys to weasel Disneyland tickets from Walt Disney. Also, a skit with Benny, Hope and Sommer in a takeoff on Italian ... See full summary »

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Ralph Levy
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Cast

Credited cast:
Jack Benny ... Jack Benny / Rosano
Bob Hope ... Bob Hope / Marcello
The Beach Boys ... Themselves
Elke Sommer ... Elke Sommer / Maria Poppenini
Walt Disney ... Walt Disney
Naomi Stevens ... Angelina
Lee Patterson
Bill Baldwin
Bob Garrett Bob Garrett
John Ireland John Ireland ... (as John Ireland Jr.)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jerry Lewis ... Self
Dean Martin ... Self
Jean-Michel Michenaud ... Rosano's son (as Gerard Michenaud)
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The Beach Boys appear in a skit with Benny and Hope as surfers. Jack trys to weasel Disneyland tickets from Walt Disney. Also, a skit with Benny, Hope and Sommer in a takeoff on Italian movies. This was Benny's first special after the demise of his regular series. Benny obviously trys to appeal to the younger viewers by booking the very popular Beach Boys. Written by Anonymous

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In the skit with Walt Disney the Bengal Tiger that walked into the office named Serang was owned and trained by exotic animal trainer Ralph Helfer. See more »

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Spoofs The Addams Family (1964) See more »

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Mozzarella, Provolone, Parmesan, Ricotta
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Performed by Elke Sommer, Jack Benny, Bob Hope, and Naomi Stevens
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Good entertainment from the 1960s
14 November 2004 | by susanj50See all my reviews

This is a good example of entertainment from this period. Benny is himself telling the same jokes and being the butt of the same jokes. The music of the Beach Boys is interesting as are the skits. But the screaming in the background while the Beach Boys were singing was a little over the top.

I always liked Benny but now looking back at his performances I see that all the jokes are the same and all the facial expressions are the same. His timing is perfect but it is all the same. Someone makes a comment about him being cheap and he places his hand on his cheek or turns his face towards the camera.

The treatment of women on his show is also worth noting. Women are viewed as sex objects in a manner one could never get away with today. If you are at all interested in looking back in time to a different period this is an excellent program to start with.


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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 November 1965 (USA) See more »

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Mono

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Color

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1.33 : 1
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