JACK BENNY BIRTHDAY SPECIAL, THE (TV)

Summary

A comedy/variety special hosted by and celebrating Jack Benny on his birthday. Highlights include the following: Lawrence Welk imitates Benny, Edward G. Robinson and Cary Grant; live penguins cross the stage and Benny gives them his famous long, silent look; Rouvaun sings, shattering Benny's glasses; and Dan Blocker and Don Wilson endure Benny's "fat" jokes. Benny and the cast satirize the western film genre with Lucille Ball as a dance-hall girl, Welk as the sheriff, Benny as a cowboy, and Blocker as a gunman. Other highlights include the following: Jerry Lewis appears; "Valentine Girl" Ann-Margret pops out of a cake; Dennis Day sings, accompanied by Benny on violin; and the penguins eat the birthday cake. Includes commercials.

Details

• NETWORK: NBC
• DATE: February 17, 1969 10:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:59:04
• COLOR/B&W: Color
• CATALOG ID: T78:0123
• GENRE: Specials; Comedy/Variety
• SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Films - Parody; Music, popular (songs, etc.)
• SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1969
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Irving Fein … Executive Producer
• De Cordova, Fred … Producer, Director
• Francis Hones … Associate Producer
• Gerald Gardner … Writer
• Dee Caruso … Writer
• Hilliard Marks … Writer
• Sam Perrin … Writer
• George Balzer … Writer
• Rouvaun … Singer
• Dennis Day … Singer
• Jack Benny … Cast
• Ann-Margret … Cast
• Lucille Ball … Cast
• Dan Blocker … Cast
• Jerry Lewis … Cast
• Lawrence Welk … Cast
• Don Wilson … Cast