JACK BENNY'S 20TH TV ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL (TV)

Summary

A comedy/variety special celebrating Jack Benny's twentieth year on television. Benny jokes about his alleged tightfistedness and reminisces with Dinah Shore, who sings "All of a Sudden My Heart Sings." In other highlights, Bob Hope presents Benny with a plaque, Frank Sinatra sings "I Get a Kick Out of You," and clips from past Benny programs are shown. Also, Benny, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day, and Mary Livingstone perform in a sketch about themselves in the future. Includes commercials. (This is a black-and-white copy of a color program.)

Details

• NETWORK: NBC
• DATE: November 16, 1970 10:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 1:00:00
• COLOR/B&W: B&W
• CATALOG ID: T78:0402
• GENRE: Specials; Comedy/Variety
• SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Music, popular (songs, etc.)
• SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1970
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Irving Fein … Executive Producer
• Stan Harris … Producer, Director
• Hal Goldman … Writer
• Al Gordon … Writer
• Hilliard Marks … Writer
• Hugh Wedlock … Writer
• Don Wilson … Announcer
• Jack Benny … Host, Cast
• Bob Hope … Cast
• Dinah Shore … Cast
• Frank Sinatra … Cast
• Mary Livingstone … Cast
• Dennis Day … Cast
• Anderson, Eddie "Rochester" … Cast
• Mel Blanc … Cast
• Frank Nelson … Cast
• Benny Rubin … Cast
• Dean Martin … Cast, Cameo Appearance by
• Lucille Ball … Cast, Cameo Appearance by
• Red Skelton … Cast, Cameo Appearance by