JACK BENNY MONTH

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, February 4, 1989

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (11-15-36) Jack and the gang — Mary Livingstone, Kenny Baker, Don Wilson, Phil Harris — present, for the first time on the show, a western sketch entitled “Buck Benny Rides Again.” Also, Jack presents Kenny with a gift in honor of Kenny’s first year on the program. Jell-O, NBC. (9:05; 9:55; 9:00)

FRONTIER GENTLEMAN (5-4-58) John Dehner stars as J.B. Kendall, a journalist from England writing about the western United States. Kendall befriends “Daddy Warbucks,” an eccentric old millionaire. Cast includes Parley Baer, Harry Bartell, Virginia Gregg. Sustaining, CBS. (13:06; 10:17)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (4-27-52) Guest James Stewart joins Jack and the regulars, Mary Livingstone, Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Dennis Day, Phil Harris, Don Wilson, Mel Blanc, the Sportsmen. The cast presents a Benny version of Stewart’s film, “Bend of the River” in which Jack appears as Buck Benny! AFRS rebroadcast. (11:10; 13:25)

TALES OF THE TEXAS RANGERS (3-9-52) Joel McCrea stars as Ranger Jase Pearson in “Dream Farm,” an “authentic re-enactment of an actual Texas Rangers case history” about a double murder. Cast features Barbara Luddy, Tom Tully, Barney Phillips. Sustaining, NBC. (14:25; 15:05)

FORT LARAMIE (3-11-56) Raymond Burr stars as Capt. Lee Quince of the United States Cavalry, with Vic Perrin as Sgt. Goerss. Quince and Goerss find themselves at the mercy of a salty old woman, Hattie Pelfrey, who has a strong desire for rings and jewelry. Cast includes Virginia Gregg, John Dehner. Sustaining, CBS. (15:10; 11:40)

JACK BENNY PROGRAM (11-22-36) Jack and the regulars present a second “Buck Benny” sketch since last week’s skit was interrupted. Jell-0, NBC. (9:35; 10:35; 9:45)