The Jack Benny Program (Radio: 1932-1955), The Jack Benny Program (Television: 1950-1965)
Famous Jack Benny Quotes
“Clyde: Oh, we're not going to make that trip again, oh no.”
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“Jack Benny: Where's that big glass star I told you to pack away last Christmas?”
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“Bob: This is rather strange for me, I'm on the major network.”
mouths ABC
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“Jack Benny: That star has five points.”
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“Jack: Smell?… What do I want with smelling salts?”
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Jack Benny Quotes about hope
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“Bob Hope: Put your head back through there, or I'll start handing out baseballs to the audience.”
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“Bob Hope: [on being on a CBS show] I feel like Zsa Zsa Gabor at a P. T. A. meeting.”
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“Hope: You mean, Jack's actually wearing your pants?”
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Jack Benny Quotes about thinking
Broadcast on Jack Benny radio program, 28 March 1948. Sourced from audio recording.
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Variant: Jack Benny: I'm thinking I'm thinking!
“Rochester: I think I cut you.”
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“Jack: What do you mean, you think? Can't you tell?”
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Jack Benny: Trending quotes
“Cook: We have some breast of flamingo and gazelle steaks.”
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Variant: Jack: Breast of flamingo and gazelle steaks?
“Jack: [poking his head through the stage curtains] Bob, will you please give me my pants back?”
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Variant: Don Wilson: [Poking his head through the curtains] Bob, Bob, quick, give me Jack's pants!
“Jack: When another comedian has a lousy show, I'm the first one to admit it.”
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Jack Benny Quotes
“Clyde: I knew as soon as we got off the freeway, we'd run into trouble.”
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“Jack: These last 2 miles were rugged, weren't they?”
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“Rochester: Well, you said you wanted something to make you look nice and tanned.”
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“Jack: No, I just want to reach 40.”
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“Jack: [out of shot] Darn right I am.”
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“Don Wilson: Because I had to give him mine.”
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“Clyde:' Frightened. Why, you yellow-belly. Do you want to live forever?”
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“Rochester: It would've been hard to rhyme a dollar ninety-eight.”
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“Jack: What kind of tiger is that - Siberian or Bengal?”
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“Rochester: [checking his equipment] Shaving cream, brush, razor, smelling salts.”
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“Clyde: I wondered why he had his hand on his hip when I shot him.”
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“Jack: Well, only if you have enough. I'd hate for you to run out to the zoo just for me.”
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“Rochester: That's for me. I can't stand the sight of blood.”
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“Jack: Don, you're hanging yourself.”
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“Perry Mason: Maybe my writers are better than yours.”
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“Jack: Hey, wait a minute. What kind of make up is this?”
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“Thug: You're gonna give us $10,000, or we're gonna break both your legs.”
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“Jack: [Pointing to the tiger] He must have gone to a veterinarian in Denmark.”
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“Rochester: It would help if you bleed a little.”
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“Jack Benny: Does it have to be both?”
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“Jack: It's really dangerous, here in the jungle.”
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“Jack: When they laugh at one of my jokes… it just gets me right here. [Puts hand on heart]”
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“Bob Crosby: That's like keeping the smog and throwing away Los Angeles.”
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“Jack: Oh, it's not that big a difference. You're twenty-five and I'm thirty-nine.”
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“Liberace: Would you like to stay for dinner, Jack?”
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“Thug: This is a stickup! Now come on. Your money or your life.
[long pause]”
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“Thug: [repeating] Look, bud, I said 'Your money or your life.”
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Variant: Mugger: Look bud. I said, your money or your life.
“Liberace: What do we have for dinner?”
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“Jack: Yeah, then we ran out of water. For three weeks we couldn't even take a bath.”
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“Jack Benny: We're a little late, so good night, folks.”
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“Jack: I'm scared, I'm frightened.”
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“Clyde: Then the animals lit fires to keep us away.”
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“Mugger: Your money or your life.”
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“Rochester: You mean that shiny one with the three points on it?”
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“Bob Hope: Why do you want Jack's pants?”
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“Jack: I can't understand it. On your show you always win.”
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“Bob Hope: Let's not do any jokes we didn't plan on, eh.”
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“Jack: Gee, I never thought of that.”
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“Rochester: Well, it went down two points this last year.”
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“Jack: I want to look tanned, not lumpy.”
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“Jack: I know, but peanut butter?”
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“Marilyn Monroe: What about the difference in our ages?”
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