Raymond Burr on The Jack Benny Program

 I am writing this post for the World Television Day Blogathon hosted by 18 Cinema Lane.

 

 Raymond Burr made two appearances on "The Jack Benny Program" one in 1961 and the other in 1962.

 "Jack on Trial for Murder" (Nov. 5, 1961)

  This episode is a hilarious parody of "Perry Mason".

 After Jack Benny gets a summons to appear in court for disturbing the peace; (his rooster was crowing all night) he goes to a lawyer who didn't go to law school, but watched "Perry Mason" instead.

 Jack goes back home and falls asleep on his couch and starts dreaming that he was accused of murdering the rooster and Perry Mason is his lawyer.

 When Perry Mason walks in the jurors start clapping and the judge asks him for his autograph.

 To Jack's dismay Perry is terrible, while the prosecuting attorney is brilliant. When Jack asks him why he's doing so bad, when he wins all his cases on TV, Perry responds that his writers are better than Jack's.

 If you have ever seen "Perry Mason", I would definitely suggest watching this episode of Jack Benny, it has everything, including a hilarious dramatic ending confession. 

 

 "Air Force Sketch" (Oct. 16, 1962)

  In this episode Raymond Burr wants to be a comedian, so Jack Benny lets him introduce his show.

 After Jack tells him he's being to serious for a comedy, and show him how he sets the tone by giving a little skip when he walks out...

 so Raymond does an absolutely hilarious crazy walk on stage.

 Raymond isn't sure he's cut out to be a comedian, so Jack show's him how he can take a dramatic scene and by a couple small changes turn in into a comedy.

 This episode is maybe not as funny as the first one, but it's still pretty funny especially the beginning scene.

 


 

 


 

 

 

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