This is what happens when you pair the greatest character actor of all time, with the greatest straight man of all time!😂❤

Mel Blanc nothing short of genius.

@surferpam1

8 ай бұрын

And with that smile...

Mr.Blanc beyond comedic genius,thanks

Great comedy, and not one swear word or insulting innuendo.

Mel Blanc.....the sound(s) and voice(s) of my childhood.

My mom and dad loved Jack Benny and Mel Blanc. They often said how much fun the 1950s were. I so hope we get back to the decency of that time.

@StevenConstantine-fw2kn

9 ай бұрын

Clean comedy

@RaiynStorm

8 ай бұрын

Ahh yes. Back when you didn't have to hide the misogyny and bigotry. Don't romanticize the 50's.

@TruthSurge

8 ай бұрын

Sadly... we won't

@CommonContentArchive

2 ай бұрын

1930s "pre-Code" comedy was better, funnier, and more human, before censorship by moralizing blowhards came in, trying to preserve "decency" at the cost of humor. Jack Benny is fantastic, and of course got his start in radio much earlier than the 1950s, but 90% of 1950s "clean comedy" was soulless and forgettable. Be careful what you wish for, when you wish for censorship

Jack and Mel were best friends. This stuff is priceless.

@TheLolli84

Жыл бұрын

I haven't laugh like that for long time🤣🤣🤣🤣

@gertraba9806

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLolli84 for the ages

@gertraba9806

Жыл бұрын

Marvin the martian

@dancingdan1994

Жыл бұрын

That look they give each other in between bits shows this lol..

@jameshanold6545

Жыл бұрын

Indeed.

“I can’t do that one..” lol 2:38 they both get the giggles. So great those days!

They don’t make them like this anymore. ❤️

That is comedic gold! It's 2023, and I can't stop laughing!!

Two legends! It's fun watching Benny break up laughing.

@byronp2311

5 жыл бұрын

Considering that the Jack Benny Program was not in front of an audience and that Jack knew exactly how to time where the laughs would go, well it is even more amazing. Even I Love Lucy was done with an audience (somewhat to my surprise)

@ItIsJustJudy

3 жыл бұрын

byron p - Many of his programs were filmed in front of a live audience. It depended on whether Mary was on, or whether a guest demanded a filmed show. All of his opening and closing monologues were always done in front of a live audience.

@label1877

3 жыл бұрын

Two epic talents that found each other.

@christopherhelms7290

3 жыл бұрын

@@ItIsJustJudy I believe the early shows were done in front of actual audiences, but they went to a "canned" audience format around 1960.

@franceselam2479

2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherhelms7290 poo kid qq

i made my parents take me to see Jack Benny when i was 12 years old, and he had his whole TV cast with him, including Mel Blanc...i saw Bgs Bunny live

@chuckles1357

2 жыл бұрын

How lucky is that!! That's fantastic!!

I love jacks' deadpan expression when reacting to Mel Blanc on any skit they did.

@bcwest56

Ай бұрын

Si.

When I was a very young child, I watched Jack Benny on TV. I really liked his show and Mr Benny.

The both of them can’t help themselves from laughing 😂

The 25 people that thumbed this down (5/24/2021) are a pathetic lot, if they don't like this.

@mikelombardi8172

2 ай бұрын

They’re Democrats that’s why

Mel Blanc never failed to break Benny up. Same with George Burns. What a talent.

I don’t know what is better Mel or Jack Benny’s reaction to Mel’s act.

Comedic pioneers....The best of the best😊

May 30: Happy birthday Voice actor Mel Blanc (1909-1989) Thank you and God bless. RIP. Thanks for the upload, Kent Bernhardt. Blessings

Nothing compares today with TV of yesteryear! Need I say more?

@georgemaster9271

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Gross Thank goodness for Antenna TV,MeTV,and channels that you can get with an antenna.Pluto TV is an example.

@mmjhcb

4 жыл бұрын

No, you needn't. Today sucks.

@kevinmiller1763

3 жыл бұрын

@@mmjhcb Right. I love classic tv.

@mmjhcb

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinmiller1763 Thank you. When I think of the wonderful programs, live programs, plays, musicals, specials, with the greatest of stars, that we had, and then flip through today's program guide, it's appalling.

@CommonContentArchive

2 ай бұрын

Most programming of this era was awful, but Jack Benny would've been hilarious in any era. Benny started in the early 1930s and was influenced by earlier humor, which is what gives his work the sense of humanity that it has. That's why we remember him, but forget 99% of everything else from the 1950s

Mel Blanc would always push Benny to the brink of totally losing it.

He wasn’t kidding the least bit,when he said he has an extensive repertoire.I would say he had an almost inexhaustible repertoire. Pure comedy genius.🤣

Jack Benny and Mel Blanc tried to stay in character but couldn't stop laughing. It was hilarious 😂😂😂

@RalphSteinberg-ld2mt

Жыл бұрын

😈 4:43

Mel's sense of timing with Jack was impeccable; he knew exactly how and when to get under Jack's skin (Sy was the perfect example)

@franknew9001

Жыл бұрын

Si

@leegraves101

Жыл бұрын

And his sister Sue that sews.

@charlescovar7297

Жыл бұрын

​@@franknew9001 p

@ltcolumbo9708

10 ай бұрын

Si

in my opinion, there have been several good actors/comedians that teamed together that brought laughter to untold number of people. Such teams as Andy Griffith/Don Knotts, Harvey Korman/Tim Conway to name a couple. But nobody could match Jack Benny/Mel Blanc for Mr. Benny's deadpan look and delivery and Mr. Blanc's different voices. This clean family humor is still funny in 2021; more so than the "comedy" made for today's TV. Other comments on this page indicates that I'm not the only person with this opinion. Thank you for posting this video. May these two gentlemen RIP.

@kingairA100

Жыл бұрын

Very well said.

@npvuvuzela

Жыл бұрын

Just means that you're old my friend... A mind from a bygone era

@susanhambleton351

Жыл бұрын

I live in the UK. Only recently discovered these fantastic Jack Benny programmes on you tube. I remember watching Jack on tv, many years ago as a child. Mum and dad always watched him. I’m thrilled to be able to relive childhood memories. Seeing Mel Blanc in person, instead of just a name on the credits, now that’s a real bonus.

This was when radio and tv were the greatest.

The Gropff routine is an absolute classic.

Mel Blanc was a truly legendary, versatile, multi-talented voice artist-he voiced Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Porky Pig, Speedy Gonzales; Sylvester, Tweety-among many others.

@cylturner3116

Жыл бұрын

Barney Rubble, Foghorn Leghorn

@albertmarsh1796

Жыл бұрын

His wife did woody wood pecker

@ZOSO900

Жыл бұрын

Heathcliff

@philipclock

6 ай бұрын

The Tasmanian Devil

@barontaylor7139

5 ай бұрын

Woody Woodpecker

It's clear that Jack thought Mel was just funny...I love the way he always cracked Jack up.

We of my age (77) know how lucky we were growing up with the beginning of television and the history of what I just watched and so many more. We all got B&W movies from the beginning of that as standard fare.

The English horse 🐎 was a joke by Jack and the staff and Mel came up with the British dialect to create the distinctive sounds. Pure gold these two guys . Live free or Die 🇺🇸.

@GodsFavoriteBassPlyr

Жыл бұрын

The first time I heard the English Horse... I almost fell off my chair. Supreme Talent!

@lawrencedoliveiro9104

Жыл бұрын

Neeiiigghhh ... orroight. (Birmingham horse.)

@daltysmilth

8 ай бұрын

The writers loved trying to stump Mel. They never managed it.

@KevinMiller-xn5vu

Ай бұрын

​@@lawrencedoliveiro9104Mel did that routine during an appearance on The Tonight Show when he and Jack were guests.

Comedy genius that we shall not see again........

Jack Benny & Mel Blanc. Legends of comedy. 😁

My face literally hurts from smiling through this whole bit.

*Mel Blanc, the man of 1,000 voices including many Looney Tunes characters like Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Yosemite Sam, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat!*

@johnverley

Жыл бұрын

sadly when mel passed he took all these characters with him .

When everything was done live, you had awesome shows like these. With real joy and laughter. Everything is so fake and manufactured now.

There's another You Tube clip from almost 20 years later with Jack Benny and Mel Blanc with Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show. Jack says the writers put the bit about an English horse in the script to play a joke on Mel. They thought he'd be stumped when he was asked to do an English horse. Instead, Mel said nothing and just went and did the English horse in the dress rehearsal as you see it here.

@katyr7513

2 жыл бұрын

Terrific!!! He was a class act!!🥰

I see Mel Blanc was not only good as Bugs Bunny but a very talented comedian!

@colinwilliams553

3 жыл бұрын

Yes....a very, VERY UNDERRATED comedic actor.

@josephmueller335

3 жыл бұрын

That's when true talent existed

@andersonbaylor8684

3 жыл бұрын

@Duke Jay Yea, been using flixzone} for years myself :)

@monoped8437

8 ай бұрын

underrated? not at all. he was all OVER the benny show....take a look. Polly, Sy, Self, Prof. Pierre LeBlanc, Announcer, Franque Finque, Mel, Plumber, Voice of Polly, Waiter, Wallet Salesman, 1st Gas Station Attendant, Airplane, Airport PA Announcer, Audience Member, Baby, Bickering Husband, Chuck, Derek, Dr. Heinzinger, Dr. Von Struneheimer, Drunk, First Locksmith, Harry - Jack's Writer, Harry Gilmore, Herman - Postman, Herman - Sales Clerk, Herman - Western Union Man, Herman Verdexiphlusjk, Herman the Parking Lot Attendant, Joe, Joe - Burglar Wearing Flat Cap, Magazine Reporter, Mars, Mel, 1st Writer, Mexican, Microphone Boom Man, Monsieur Michel, Mr. Brown, Otto Ketzler, Painter, Passerby, Polly the Parrot's Voice, Racetrack Announcer, Ring-the-Bell Carny, Salesman, Squirrel, Stanley Gropff, Sy - The Mexican, TV Technician, Taxi Driver, The Photographer, Tower Guard (dubbed voice, Turkey, uncreditied) those of us that are old enough, rated him highly.

I see many times and i still laugh, they are genius of comedy...

Much respect between these two.

'yesterday i chased my wife up a tree' LOL!!!!!!!

It was always so funny to see Benny or his guest try to hold it together, even more so than the skit itself

@edgarallanlovecraft5485

7 жыл бұрын

Jack just about loses it @ 3:25! lol

@johnkiljan7441

7 жыл бұрын

I agree. Seeing a professional like him struggling to stay in character when he was really breaking up was pretty amusing.

@edgarallanlovecraft5485

7 жыл бұрын

Harvey Korman and Tim Conway on the Carol Bunett Show

I love it when comedians break characters and have a good time

I love Jack Benny's looks. And of course Mel Blac is the best

What an honor for Mel to have the comedian's comedian, Jack Benny, trying to stifle his laughter at his performance. Happened just about every time they interacted on the show. You can tell Jack loved working with Mel. Jack was the quintessential straight man whose expertise was making other people get laughs at his expense.

Legends both. And yes, great friends and it shows in their laughter. Such fun to watch.

That was funny when Mr.Mel Blanc imitated the Saint Bernard, ending with a hiccup, and also the English horse😊.wado for putting this on here for other people to enjoy Good, Clean Family Comedy.wado,Ann Benson.

@briant7265

10 ай бұрын

The English horse was one of many "pranks" by the writers. They would regularly write in outlandish voices to see if they could trip him up.

Both had perfect timing.

These two gentlemen were just brilliant.

Legends both RIP

This never gets old.

Genius pure and simple!

I see Looney Tunes characters when Mel speaks..💕

@johnverley

Жыл бұрын

yes I think of bugs bunny whenever I hear or see Mel Blanc.

I should have known better than to drink while watching this. The English horse got me good!

Mel had such a great talent. I wish I could do voices like that

great bit - Mel was amazing and Benny's straight-man the perfect compliment.

Always one of my favorite programs and comedians

Not only the greatest ever Hollywood "voice", but Mel Blank was a great comedy actor

@rogerwakefield5949

11 ай бұрын

That was my thought watching this as well. "Stanley" comes out and he is getting laughs just by his very presence, before he ever uses his voice. That's talent, charisma, star power. RIP Mel and Jack

I love how Jack has to work so hard not to crack up!

Every time Mel describes what talents he does, he sounds like he's using the original voice of Barney Rubble.

@andrewmorrice9139

Жыл бұрын

He gives us a bit of Dino too.

@seed_drill7135

8 ай бұрын

The change in Barney's voice was due to Mel being in a coma following a severe car accident before the second season. Fortunately, he recovered.

" My name used to be Spritzer" love it

they worked together for years, but mel always cracked benny up was one of the few who could do that

Back when tv was live, clean and funny

@johnverley

Жыл бұрын

yes a better time now its all garbage not clean not funny.

When Mel was doing the dog imitations, I pictured the cartoons in which I heard them; like the dog with Foghorn Leghorn, and the puppy with Claude the cat.

Great to see him do all the dog "voices" you only hear on the LT's. Also love the "Rubber Band" he does here as "Electric Organ" and Jack's car. 😀😎🤓✌🏻✌🏻

Mel Blanc is such a legend!

As Larry the Cable Guy would say....."now that's funny right there" !! Two legends.

Where r these showman today? Outstanding....

So funny!

They didn't call Mel Blanc the man of a thousand voices for nothing!

The one and only Jack Benny

So much great TV through the 50's and 60's I'm glad I got to grow up with it, I don't know what happened from the 70's on up. They got raunchy I think.

Thanks so much for posting this. I had the episode on VHS years ago and lost it. The "electric organ" bit cracks me up every time. I don't remember seeing Mel do that anywhere else.

@disconer

Жыл бұрын

Looney Toons, with a tiny marching band scene

That English horse is spot on. 😂😂😂

that english horse is priceless

Greatest all time comedy

I always wondered what that "eh-eh-eh" sound effect was called, and now I know it's electric organ.

Notice how guest always dressed presentable, not half naked & like you just came from the dump😂

I’ve never seen them almost laugh so hard.

2:40 imagine mel doing improv, wiping out his face with his entire tie when jack break character & bursted out laughing

My two favorite people from this era!. My grandparents introduced me to them and their work and I love them so much for that!. I watched Looney Tunes growing up and now I'm introducing my nephew to it and he loves it. I pray that they're both resting in peace and making everyone in heaven laugh their a**es off. 🙏🙏

Thanks for this. A priceless clip. At the end, Jack Benny rightly describes Mel Blanc as a 'priceless talent'. He was the best, and most underrated, actor in Hollywood.

@jeanpreston8009

9 ай бұрын

And under paid as well!

It's like I just listened to a Hanna & Barbera cartoon.

@TheCaveman46

5 жыл бұрын

Warner Bros rule! 😎

Mel didn't like to be on television. He liked the radio, but he didn't want to disappoint his dearest friend, Jack Benny.❤

@KevinMiller-xn5vu

Ай бұрын

How do you know Mel hated being on TV?

The cartoon world when I was young

Mel Blanc in his early 1960s Barney Rubble voice./Dino bark.

pure talent.

@ETericET

7 жыл бұрын

No swearing .. no sex .. no controversy .. but they had me LMAO. Pure talent as you said.

Classic!!!

Mel walks out and smile and just started laughing.

OMG It's BARNEY RUBBLE & DINO!!

Mel Blanc, genius to be sure! Never be another like him!

@jeanpreston8009

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely NEVER!❤

MEL BLANC 30 DE MAYO DE 1908 10 DE JULIO DE 1989 81 AÑOS

On my monthly viewing list. Marvelous!

Love it!

Mel Blanc was so talented.

It's impossible to come up with a number of how many voices he's done.

@jeanpreston8009

2 жыл бұрын

I really don't want to hear about who's "great" (?) in voice acting today. NOBODY can come close to Mel.🥰😘❤❣

@enriqueiii9209

Жыл бұрын

@@jeanpreston8009 Agree

one of my favorite

Love jack and mel😅

Two of the greaty