Yeah. I bought it from the Warner Bros catalogue in 1989. Still have it.

So wonderfull as a child remembering Saturday morning the greatness of Mel

I remember seeing that. It perfectly captured everyone's emotions.

I own this too. It’s one of my favorite possessions! Wonderful piece!

That actually put a lump in my throat.

True! And I love Johnny Carson's genuine laugh as opposed to Jimmy Fallon's forced laughter.

I love the way Johnny just nonchalantly lights up a cigarette 😀

@@bluebagger1262 🤣

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@@bluebagger1262 everybody and their uncle smoked back then lol... Johnny Carson on his deathbed: "Those damn cigarettes". Emphysema killed him, sadly.

His career lasted over 60 years, so I'd imagine he brought smiles to the faces of many adults as well.

Zillions of smiles?? Th-th-that's all???

@@joshuabrooks4907 Indeed he did. And not only...

Us adults too.

And adults!

I've read when Mel had his car accident in early 60s Jack was a constant visitor. The admiration was real.

Sweet and moving indeed.

Then he should have given up his chair...lol.

If Jack truly had affection he would have moved over a seat and let Mel sit next to Johnny

Any affection for Mel by Jack would have Jack move his ass over for Mel to sit in the first seat.

Absolute legend!

Si.

TY I was looking thru these "halls" as I was basically going to post the exact same thing.. - no need to now. Thank You.

@@mrabrasive51 Sigh.

Si.

indeed. I have done some voice over in radio, and it is a blast to watch him work. Characters are the icing on the cake. A rare gem indeed.....

He truly was the only one. His legend will stand the test of time!

JETSON YOU'RE FIRED!!!!

@@rhyancoleman6462 ruh ROH....

Mel Blanc's favorite was Bugs Bunny 🐰 At the same time Mel has achieved popularity for years and became very well known in America and all around However he needed a Successor who could Take over his roll as Bugs Bunny and he chose his son Noel Blanc and believe me he sounds just like him. Noel says that his father has done over 15 hundred voices including other characters like Daffy Duck, Porky pig, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, And countless others However Noel is lucky to have a Famous father.

Two geniuses being interviewed by a third.

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He was great on Halloween, you skipped Lucy's house and head straight to Jack's. Very generous

And Jack used to drive a blue 64 Impala

@@bobkohl6779 Did you live in Beverly Hills?

@@RyanHLee-nc7hg yep

😂

You could have, but it was past your bedtime!

People are starving for real entertainment.

@Vince V People are starving for life like it was back then, hard but so much easier and more fun......

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Not surprised. He was GREAT beyond words!🥰😂💕

It proves that when you're great, YOU'RE GREAT, and your work will last forever! Mel's certainly will!❤❣️

Right behind you. I cant remember the lines just sitting here, but put the cartoons on and i know them all.

Growing up watching Bugs Bunny, the Lil Rascals, Popeye, and many more as a child in the 60 ‘s was the best education in being American you could ever! I feel that children today are deprived of the sit and wisdom of that era!

west and wewaxation at wast! And no more scwewy wabbits!!!

And they were a great intro to classical music

1957...I as well.. Top Talent as opposed to 2022..Keep Smiling...

Oh there were innuendos back then. They had to be more subtle to get through broadcast standards and practices. Also, Vulgarity was just starting in stand up if you listen to comedy records. I don't see what the problem is

Indeed… well said.❤

Unfortunately woke culture says many of his voices are racist. Sad time we live in.

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🥸🥳🗽🤪📺

Also a great humanitarian. Would do a free show every Christmas time at Vista Del Mar ("orphanage ") in LA.

Sweet comedy ❤

And now, they bring laughter and happiness to those in heaven, may it always be so.

Clean humor.

Most of Jack's radio shows are online now, I think I've listened to them all at least twice.

I remember where I was when those three legends died. Each time I cried and said a prayer for them.

That's awesome. Too bad you don't have a copy of the letter or pictures when he was in the wedding. Thank you for sharing.

@@erielighthousetheater5395 Yeah you're right. Hadn't thought about that. My great-grandfather passed when I was a tot. 1984 I believe. Great-grandma lived to 105 and passed around 2010. I should've asked her if she had wedding pictures. When Mel sent the letter to my grandma he included his home and work phone numbers. Also included a signed 8x10 photo of he surrounded by the Looney Tune characters he voices. Just a real nice guy.

Let's all go home now, Doc Kennedy won the internet

@@missyouwish88 Haha gracias

Oh, wow! So... what's up, Doc?

My Dad is also gone from this world. Boy, I sure wish I could spend time with him again.

To this day I still listen to OTR. I don't think in an age with the type of instant and 24 hour media just how huge radio was in the 30s and 40s. It was for most the only direct contact they had fir entertainment and information. 4 networks, but basically 2 that dominated nationally.

Si

I still listen to Jacks radio show almost every night.

@@MarkWilliams-dt1ty I got into OTR back in the late 1970's when I was a teenager. My mom and dad would buy me the cassette tapes for Christmas and I would listen to them at night when I went to bed. I still do it to this day. Jack Benny will always be my favorite show, hands down! The timing was genius and Jack was a such a professional at letting the other cast members have their time in the spotlight. He always said "I don't care who gets the laugh, as long as it's funny".

I would've LOVED to have been in the audience for this taping....too bad I wasn't born for another 14 years 😔

I'm Politely, Professionally Jealous.. . This is - an explicit assumption on my part but was that prior to his Horrific car accident (?)

@@drumbum3.142 After the accident. In the 1980s

It’d be more amazing if they also included Lucy Ball, George Burns, June Foray and Rochester on the same stage and bring out all kinds of crazy laughs!

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RIP Frito Bandito!

I was making a drive last year from California to Pennsylvania, and went through Phoenix. My route took my through Albuquerque and I had to turn right to get on the interstate, and as God as my witness, to myself, alone in the car, I said I guess I can't turn left in Albuquerque! And laughed about it for a few miles. Rest in peace Mel!

@@kleetus92 Good Gods... I think I'd have pissed meself laughing just driving into Alberquerque. I still use the whole "I knew I shoulda taken that left turn in Alberquerque!" line when I get lost some place.

I know. You are never going to get a show or cartoon series like Looney Tunes where the bulk of the cast are done by one man. Mel was exceptional, in more ways than one.

Yeah, that hour and a half of Bugs Bunny Road Runner cartoons on Saturday mornings back in the late 1970s was great! Watched every weekend while the rest of the family was still upstairs asleep.

Though he did no voices on the Road Runner cartoons, he did voice the coyote when he went up against Bugs.

@@DanJackson1977 "Wile . E. Coyote, Super Genius!"

Same with me! Great memories.

Every SATURDAY MORNING

I was impressed that Johnny knew and mentioned the other great cartoon voices of the time- June Foray. paul Frees Alan Reed. Carson knew his cartoons lol

So true

ABSOLUTELY AGREE

How many of us wish we could go back to these time's. Raise your hands!👏 METV plays all these old cartoons and shows. Occasionally I'll watch the bugs bunny hour on Saturday morning and I'm 56 , but it brings me back to a happy place!

Same here. 90 percent of my television viewing focuses on movies and tv shows from the 50s and 60s.

I second that !!!

Very grateful...

We are lucky to grow up during those years.

How true that is.

Yep! Even after all that time, he was still laughing!

Yes, and he was always good at keeping a straight face, and not breaking up, during an actual performance.

So

@@wmden1 usually...but listen to the old radio shows and a few could just make him break and it's hilarious. Mel, George Burns and Freb Allen were tops at this.

@@wmden1 One great story they didn't tell... There was one episode where Jack is wearing a new suit. They made a big deal of this because, why would a guy of Jack's thrift buy a NEW suit. So, Don Wilson compliments Jack's new suit. Jack asks how he heard that he got a new suit, and Don was supposed to say "I read it in Drew Pearson's column." but instead he said "I read it in Dreer Pooson's column." Later in the show, Frank Nelson was on. There was one line in the exchange between him and Jack that Jack didn't like... he didn't think it would get a big laugh. Jack asks Frank if he's the doorman, and he says "Who do I look like, Nelson Eddy?" Nelson recently played a Canadian mountie and that's the image they wanted the audience to vision. Moments after Don's flub, the writers had an idea and gave Frank Nelson a new line, without telling Jack or anyone else. So when Jack asked if he was the doorman, Frank says "Who do you think I am, DREER POOSON?" Huge laughter... Jack lost it... he laughed so hard he fell to the floor, then he had to crawl to the edge of the stage to pull himself back up!

Same here he was amazingly talented!

My grandson (8) is tasked with writing 75 word essays each day when he comes home from school. He always ends them with "That's all folks".

My nieces and nephews all watch Looney Tunes regularly. I turned them onto them a few years ago. Now amount of pokie mon can match up to the sheer hilarity of those cartoons. And they are funny for adults too! It's a shame that so many of the good ones have been wiped from this ailing platform in order to bow to the woke cult of political correctness.

@@bravehome4276 : 😁

Every Saturday morning from 9 am until noon our local tv station showed nothing but Bugs bunny and related toons. Would sit in front of the tv glued for those hours. Year after year, never got tired of them.

,He worshipped Jack...

Are all television. episodes available on the Internet? Only certain episodes are syndicated for television .

I’ll look thanks

@@kevinmadden1645 The radio program is available on the Internet Archive but not all episodes survive. There are many from the early years that are missing, but still there are a lot of episodes available for free there. Not sure about television episodes.

I watch The Jack Benny show most mornings on the 'Antenae TV network at 7am est.George Burns is on at 6am.The world laughed when they were on.

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My 7 year old grandson, was introduced to Looney Toons this year, he is a convert, whether he knows it or not. Three generations and counting.

I discovered Looney Tunes for the first time this year summer 2022, so wonderful the classic cartoons!

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After Jay Leno left, I stopped watching The Tonight Show. The Tonight Show was the best !

Si.

Those memories are so wonderful as we grow older

I probably would've passed out. 😱

Casa Loma, beautiful memory

What a great story!

Good story Sparty, if only it was real ROFLMAO

As Stan Freberg pointed out, the magic of radio is that it "Stretched the imagination."

Benny and Burns & Allen. Such fantastic talents

Me too I have been listening to old time radio a lot especially CBS radio mystery theater!

Si! 😂😂

Who Speedy Gonzales?

Si, Si, Sue! 😊

His timing is impeccable! 🤣

Me too.. It is funnier each time I see it.

He died 33 years ago it was a lot more than several years ago unless u met his zombie.

@@kevinburke6055 Exactly how many is several and at what point does it become 'many'?

Let's not forget Bea Benederet who voiced most of the female character toons! She voiced Betty Rubble!

@@TheAzmountaineer Perhaps I should have said "a long, long time ago", "ages and ages ago", or "eons ago", or "back in the Dark Ages". To be exact, it was 1978 when I was 29 years old.

@@tootired76: She voiced the Statue of Liberty in "Baseball Bugs."

Jack Benny’s Old Time Radio Program with Mel is even funnier than the TV show!

Why do cussing trigger you?

@@LinkRocks *Why does

I just grew up in a time where you could be funny with out four letter words. In my late teens through my 20’s four letter words seemed funny, now I think it’s just a every day occurrence where people are unable to communicate without words like that. Guess I’m showing my age.

That’s just my opinion though and what I would rather not hear. If others like it that’s fine with me. I think everyone hits that age where you say, “ back in my day…..” I never thought I would get to that point but yet here I am. 😅

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Frank Nelson... y-y-y-y-es? 🙂

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Doo dah, I say Doo dah that is!!

I didn’t believe you. I had to look it up. It’s such a different voice than what I’d have expected from Mel Blanc, wow! 😀

@@Andrew-13579 😁 Mel Blanc had many different voices and the first time that I ever heard Mel Blanc speak in his normal voice, I was kind of a little bit shocked too and I always thought that Mel Blanc was kind of a quiet man too, but, not so with all of his looney tune’s voices! lol😁😁

@@brianjones7660 Exactly! 😁😁😁😂😅😂😅

...it's based on the Senator claghorne character that used to be on Allen's Alley (the Fred Allen Show.)(remember him on what's my line?)

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If there was ever a good reason to allow cloning, this would be the one!

It’s Yoiks and away!