JACK BENNY HOUR, THE {BOB HOPE; ELKE SOMMER; THE BEACH BOYS} (TV)

Summary

A comedy/variety special hosted by Jack Benny. Program highlights include the following: Benny with a monologue; a spoof of the current television season; The Beach Boys sing "California Girls," and aging beachcombers Benny and Bob Hope surf; Elke Sommer sings "He's a Clown"; The Beach Boys sing "Barbara Ann"; a skit with Benny asking Walt Disney for free tickets to Disneyland; and an Italian movie version of "Mary Poppins" with Sommer, Benny, Hope, and Naomi Stevens. Includes commercials. (This is a black-and-white copy of a color telecast.)

Details

• NETWORK: NBC
• DATE: November 3, 1965 9:00 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:58:54
• COLOR/B&W: B&W copy of a color telecast
• CATALOG ID: T82:0302
• GENRE: Comedy/Variety
• SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy/Variety; Parody; Rock music; Music, popular (songs, etc.)
• SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1965
• COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

• Irving Fein … Executive Producer
• Ralph Levy … Director, Producer
• Brad Jayson … Associate Producer
• Sam Perrin … Writer
• George Balzer … Writer
• Hal Goldman … Writer
• Al Gordon … Writer
• Beach Boys, The … Music Group
• Jack Benny … Host, Cast
• Bob Hope … Cast
• Elke Sommer … Cast
• Naomi Stevens … Cast
• Lee Patterson … Cast
• Bill Baldwin … Cast
• John Ireland … Cast
• Walt Disney