The Jack Benny Show from September 15 (1953)

★★★★★ · Marilyn Monroe!! · Robin_1990 · 2008-03-05

Who cares that this is a syndication print with different theme music, This episode features...Marilyn Monroe! Yep, She guest stars on this episode, and even sings a song! No wonder this show was a hit! With such talented guest stars as this, it's not surprising this show is among the longest running sitcoms of all time.

★★★★★ · Fun show · IAmTheRedDragon · 2010-10-16

Yes, that is definitely Marilyn Monroe. Great fun show too - so many of these Jack Benny shows are still so fresh and funny after all these years. I remember Jack Benny being one of my very favorite shows as a small child in the late 50s - early 60s, and I can still see why!

Jack Benny TV Season Opener · Dodsworth the Cat · 2008-04-19

The surprise for me in watching this programme was the voice of Paul Frees as the narrator. Were this his radio show, he would have used Don Wilson or a supporting cast member. This television show is set up very differently than his radio show of the same era. Benny opened with a monologue, which he mainly did in his earliest radio days. By 1953, his radio opens consisted of the cast gathered around or Jack already into the premise of his show with a cast member trading dialogue. Here, Benny opens his monologue with a reference of the ubiquitousness of Arthur Godfrey on his network, CBS.…