First heard on 03/19/32 with Ed Sullivan, Jack quickly had his own radio series until his final live show on 05/22/55.
NOTE: A few of the following early broadcasts contain audio that is less than perfect. To date, these are the only known audio examples. When, and if, better audio examples of these programs are found we will upgrade the programs. Until then, these programs are marked with, as example, a (VG). This will alert you to that fact that the audio is "very good" but not "excellent," or superior.
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Jack Benny Vol. 1
Jack Benny Vol. 1
05/02/32 # 1 Jack Benny's First Radio Program (VG)
01/01/33 # 70 Review Of 1932 Achievements (VG) (First 15
min. Only) (14:55)
01/22/33 # 76 Bertha The Sewing Machine Girl (VG-) (First
15 min. Only) (15:04)
03/31/33 # 82 She Done Him Wrong (No Close) (VG)
04/21/33 # 85 Gold Standard Routine (VG-)
06/02/33 # 91 Continuation Of Murder Mystery (VG)
06/09/33 # 92 Who Killed Mr. X (VG-)
06/23/33 # 94 Mary's Birthday (VG)
12/10/33 #104 Uncle Tom's Cabin (again) (VG-)
02/11/34 #113 Miniature Women (VG-) (Songs edited out) (21:05)
02/18/34 #114 The Green Room Murder (VG-) (Songs edited out)
(19:51)
02/25/34 #115 My Life As A Floorwalker (VG-) (No Open / Close)
(Songs edited out)(15:29)
03/04/34 #116 Duel In The Graveyard (VG-) (No Open) (17:55)
(Songs edited out)
03/11/34 #117 Haunted House Skit (VG-) (No Opening) (19:00)
(Songs edited out)
03/18/34 #118 Arizona Western (VG-) (No Opening) (20:35)
04/01/34 #120 The Eternal Triangle (VG) (Songs edited out)
(19:06)
04/06/34 #121 Frank Parker's Music Shop (VG-) (Bad Opening)
(25:48)
04/13/34 #122 Bridge Game (VG-) (No Opening) (19:07) (Songs
edited out)
04/27/34 #124 New Hampshire Through A Keyhole Or The Lord
Of The City
(Poor / VG) (only 3:57 long) (Many skips)
05/04/34 #125 The Hills Of Kentucky (VG-) (Many edits) (On
Drive) (20:33)
05/11/34 #126 Home Cooking At Don's (VG-) (Problem at 5:50)
(11:26)
(No Opening) (First 15 min. Only)
05/18/34 #127 A Visit To Frank Parker's Family (VG) (18:12)
(Songs Edited Out)
07/20/34 #136 Who Killed Mr. Stooge, Part 5 (VG-) (Skips)
08/03/34 #138 The Murderer Of Mr. Stooge Confesses, Part
6 (VG) (17:18)
(Songs Edited Out)
08/24/34 #141 The House Of Rawchild (VG) (Open Clipped) (21:48)
(Songs Edited Out)
08/31/34 #142 House Of Benny (VG)
09/14/34 #144 School Days, Part 2 (VG-) (11:02) (Songs Edited
Out)
09/21/34 #145 School Days, Part 3 (VG) (21:25) (Songs Edited
Out)
09/28/34 #146 Football Routine (VG) (20:21) (Songs Edited
Out)
10/14/34 #147 The Jack Benny Grocery Store, Part 1 (VG) (skips)
(18:37) (Songs Edited Out)
10/21/34 #148 The Jack Benny Grocery Store, Part 2 (VG) (21:59)
(Songs Edited Out)
Jack Benny Vol. 2
10/28/34 #149 Benny's Of Wimpole Street (VG) (19:56) (Songs
Edited Out)
11/04/34 #150 Through Romantic Hawaii (VG) (21:04) (Songs
Edited Out)
11/11/34 #151 Charlie In Radio City (VG) (22:52) (Songs Edited
Out)
11/18/34 #152 Mrs. Wiggs Of The Onion Patch (VG) (22:31)
(Songs Edited Out)
12/02/34 #154 Rose Of The Rio Grand (VG) (21:37) (Songs Edited
Out)
12/16/34 #156 Russia Through A Keyhole (VG) (20:58) (Songs
Edited Out)
01/06/35 #159 Count Of Monte JELL-O (VG-) (On Drive) (23:24)
11/03/35 #192 Open Up The Goldwyn Gates. Kenny Baker's 1st
show (VG-) (29:45)
01/19/36 #203 Jack And Johnny Green In Jail (VG) (29:49)
02/09/36 #206 Benny Of The North West Mounted (VG-) (29:45)
02/16/36 #207 Drug Store (VG) (First Half Only) (11:41)
02/23/36 #208 Eternal Triangle (again) (VG-) (29:17)
03/01/36 #209 Life With Diamond Jim (Missing – NOT HERE)
03/08/36 #210 Income Tax Office (VG) (many skips to remove)
(32:15)
03/15/36 #211 French Embassy Dinner (VG) (First Half Only)
(Opening Clipped) (18:30)
03/22/36 #212 Why Nell Left Home, Why Nell Came Back (VG-)
(Skips)
(First Half Only) (10:35)
03/29/36 #213 Cinderallen (VG)
04/05/36 #214 Clown Hall Tonight (VG-) (End clipped)
04/12/36 #215 Ah, Wilderness (WJZ – New York) (VG) (No Close)
(26:33)
04/19/36 #216 Biography Of Jack (VG-) (Skips) (Part 1 Only)
(12:23)
04/26/36 #217 Boston Tea Party (VG)
05/03/36 #218 Code Of The Hills (VG-)
05/10/36 #219 Jack Test Drives A Car (VG+)
05/17/36 #220 Jacks Talks About His New Picture (VG) (Opening
Clipped) (Part 1 Only)
05/24/36 #221 Travel Agent Pays A Visit (VG) (Part Of Opening
Clipped) (Part 1 Only)
06/07/36 #223 Jack Forms Bennymount Films (VG) (Opening Clipped)
(Part 1 Only) (15:38)
06/14/36 #224 Opening Of Bennymount Films (VG) (Opening Clipped)
(No Music) (19:27)
06/21/36 #225 Vacation Plans (VG-) (No Musical Numbers) (17:49)
Jack Benny Vol. 3
10/04/36 #226 Phil Harris' First Show
10/11/36 #227 Anthony Adverse, Part 1
10/18/36 #228 Anthony Adverse, Part 2
10/25/36 #229 Previews Romeo & Juliet
11/01/36 #230 The Minstrel Show
11/08/36 #231 Girls Dormitory (Only 9 Minutes Available)
11/15/36 #232 Buck Benny Rides Again, Part 1
11/22/36 #233 Buck Benny Rides Again, Part 2
11/29/36 #234 Buck Benny Rides Again, Part 3
12/06/36 #235 Money Ain't Everything. Buck Benny, Part 4
12/13/36 #236 Buck Benny Rides Again, Part 5. Andy Devine's
First Show
12/20/36 #237 Old Fashioned Christmas Party
12/27/36 #238 Buck Benny Rides Again, Part 6
01/03/37 #239 Buck Benny, Part 7 (Falls Off Horse)
01/10/37 #240 Buck Benny. Jack & Mary's 10th Anniversary
01/17/37 #241 Buck Benny In Ensenada, Mexico
01/24/37 #242 Jack Practices The Bee
01/31/37 #243 Dreams - Fred Allen And "The Bee"
02/07/37 #244 The Stolen Violin
02/14/37 #245 Jack's 21st Birthday
02/21/37 #246 Buck Benny Rides Again, Part 12
02/28/37 #247 The Bee Is Played. Buck Benny, Part 13
03/07/37 #248 w/Stewart Cannon Who Played The Bee For Fred
Allen
03/14/37 #249 w/Fred Allen From Hotel Pierre
03/21/37 #250 Days In Our Lives. Mayor Talcott Of Waukegan
03/28/37 #251 Back To Hollywood On The Train. Rochester's
1st (VG+) (End Clipped)
04/04/37 #252 Back From New York
04/11/37 #253 Buck Benny Rides Again. w/Burns & Allen
(VG+)
04/18/37 #254 Lady Millicent's Husband
04/25/37 #255 In The Spring Tra La. Jesse Block & Eve
Scully
Jack Benny Vol. 4
05/02/37 #256 Buck Benny Party. Jack's 5th Radio Anniversary
(VG+)
05/09/37 #257 Preview Of "Ah, Wilderness"
05/16/37 #258 Ah, Wilderness
05/23/37 #259 Jack Is Sick. Phil, Kenny And Don Host
05/30/37 #260 Death At Midnight, Part 1 (VG)
06/06/37 #261 Death At Midnight, Part 2 (VG)
06/13/37 #262 Mary's Movie. More Buck Benny
06/20/37 #263 Jack's Movie. "Artist & Models."
06/27/37 #264 Jack Refuses To Play "The Bee.”
10/03/37 #265 Back From Europe. Abe Lyman Is The Guest
10/10/37 #266 Sam Hearn Is A Lawyer For Jack (VG)
10/24/37 #268 Jack Buys The Maxwell (VG)
10/31/37 #269 Visit To Andy Devine's Farm (VG+)
11/07/37 #270 Buck Benny Revival (VG)
11/21/37 #272 Lost Horizon (Song not on disc)
11/28/37 #273 Jack Cooked The Turkey
12/05/37 #274 The Big Game
12/12/37 #275 Jack Goes Christmas Shopping
12/19/37 #276 Little Red Riding Hood
01/02/38 #278 w/Fred Allen. San Francisco Next Week
01/09/38 #279 In San Francisco (Phil Harris vocal)
01/16/38 #280 Driving Back From San Francisco
01/23/38 #281 Behind The Front Page
01/30/38 #282 The Hurricane
02/06/38 #283 Jack Is Late For The Show
02/13/38 #284 w/Robert Taylor (Taylor Plays The Cello)
02/20/38 #285 Submarine D-1, Part 1
02/27/38 #286 Submarine D-1, Part 2
Jack Benny Vol. 5
03/06/38 #287 Don Wilson's 15th Anniversary In Radio
03/13/38 #288 Death In The Nightclub
03/20/38 #289 Preparing For New York
03/27/38 #290 From New York w/Fred Allen, Bob Ripley &
Kate Smith
04/03/38 #291 w/George Jessell (VG)
04/10/38 #292 A Yank At Oxford
04/17/38 #293 The Easter Show (At The Circus) (VG)
04/24/38 #294 Snow White And The Seven Gangsters
05/01/38 #295 Beverly Hills Home Under Construction (VG)
05/08/38 #296 Mother's Day Show
05/15/38 #297 Murder In The Library
05/22/38 #298 The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, Part 1
05/29/38 #299 The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, Part 2
06/05/38 #300 The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer, Part 3
06/12/38 #301 Artists & Models Aboard w/Joan Bennett.
New Movie
06/19/38 #302 Back Home In Indiana
06/26/38 #303 Last Show Of The Season. Intro "Hobby Lobby"
10/02/38 #304 First Show Of The Season. Jack's Water Wings
10/09/38 #305 Yellow Jack
10/16/38 #306 Farewell To The Old NBC Studio
10/23/38 #307 Algiers
10/30/38 #308 The Halloween Party
11/06/38 #309 The Crowd Roars
11/13/38 #310 Madame Zombie
11/20/38 #311 Too Hot To Handle
11/27/38 #312 Hold That Line
12/04/38 #313 Murder At The Movies
12/11/38 #314 Christmas Shopping In New York
12/18/38 #315 In Chicago In Route To Los Angeles
12/25/38 #316 Christmas At Jack's (Has Linens From Hotel)