Jack Benny and Mel Blanc - The Man of a Thousand Voices | Carson Tonight Show

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  • Опубликовано: 17 ноя 2022
  • Original Airdate: 01/23/1974
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  • @FlyinBrian777
    @FlyinBrian777 Год назад +749

    When Mel Blanc passed away, Warner Bros. released a tribute print with the characters Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester the cat, Tweety, Pepe Le Pew, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, and Daffy Duck bowing their heads with their eyes closed while facing an empty microphone in a spotlight with the word "Speechless" at the top. A very poignant and genius tribute.

    • @trekkiejunk
      @trekkiejunk Год назад +44

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

    • @robertbrownlee1754
      @robertbrownlee1754 Год назад +27

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

    • @falvo244
      @falvo244 Год назад +26

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

    • @CruiseMan1
      @CruiseMan1 Год назад +15

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

    • @truthmatters-jt5up
      @truthmatters-jt5up Год назад +26

      That actually put a lump in my throat.

  • @annemontanaro3795
    @annemontanaro3795 2 месяца назад +20

    AI ain't never going replace this wonderful, one of a kind talent.

  • @NHRebelsthoughts
    @NHRebelsthoughts Год назад +1047

    Mel Blanc brought zillions of smiles to countless children's faces

    • @joshuabrooks4907
      @joshuabrooks4907 Год назад +41

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

    • @dennismclaurin1487
      @dennismclaurin1487 Год назад +15

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

    • @starbellak5154
      @starbellak5154 Год назад +8

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

    • @normvw4053
      @normvw4053 Год назад +21

      Us adults too.

    • @bonnielucas3244
      @bonnielucas3244 Год назад +8

      And adults!

  • @randybailin4902
    @randybailin4902 Год назад +516

    Johnny Carson, Jack Benny, Mel Blanc. You don't find talent remotely close to them anymore. 3 absolute legends.

    • @marlenenurse2714
      @marlenenurse2714 Год назад +27

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

    • @bluebagger1262
      @bluebagger1262 Год назад +13

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

    • @marlenenurse2714
      @marlenenurse2714 Год назад +2

      @@bluebagger1262 🤣

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 Год назад

      Humanity will destroy itself, see why 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👀

    • @FlyinBrian777
      @FlyinBrian777 Год назад +7

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

  • @LaughingLion4Ever
    @LaughingLion4Ever Год назад +687

    Mel Blanc....talent off the charts.

  • @zekelucente9702
    @zekelucente9702 Год назад +672

    The affection between Jack and Mel was so genuine and heartwarming.

    • @MarkWilliams-dt1ty
      @MarkWilliams-dt1ty Год назад +44

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

    • @andrewgraulich6602
      @andrewgraulich6602 Год назад +19

      Sweet and moving indeed.

    • @TheReal1953
      @TheReal1953 Год назад +23

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

    • @willschlemmer5611
      @willschlemmer5611 Год назад +23

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

    • @markblix6880
      @markblix6880 Год назад +23

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

  • @charlieheckman
    @charlieheckman Год назад +210

    My goodness, 95 years after Mel’s start on radio, and an interview reflecting on his life from almost a half a century ago is trending number 19 on RUclips today 11/19/2022. Mind boggling.

    • @OneOffization
      @OneOffization Год назад +26

      People are starving for real entertainment.

    • @lowcountryantiques3696
      @lowcountryantiques3696 Год назад +7

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

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 Год назад

      Dominion (2018)

    • @jeanpreston8009
      @jeanpreston8009 Год назад

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

    • @jeanpreston8009
      @jeanpreston8009 Год назад +1

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

  • @rustybearden1800
    @rustybearden1800 Год назад +342

    One cannot overestimate the effect of Mel Blanc's genius on pop culture - we all grew up listening to his wonderful voice characters in radio, movies and TV. He was loved and admired by all who knew him and worked with him.

    • @MichaelRei99
      @MichaelRei99 Год назад

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

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 Год назад

      Humanity will destroy itself, see why 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👀

    • @joelhunt1803
      @joelhunt1803 Год назад +1

      🥸🥳🗽🤪📺

    • @richardthelionheart5594
      @richardthelionheart5594 Год назад

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

  • @midwestdepressed
    @midwestdepressed Год назад +259

    Mel Blanc, the GOAT voice actor

    • @brianjones7660
      @brianjones7660 Год назад +6

      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.....

    • @Gratefulman1965
      @Gratefulman1965 Год назад +7

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

    • @rhyancoleman6462
      @rhyancoleman6462 Год назад +9

      JETSON YOU'RE FIRED!!!!

    • @brianjones7660
      @brianjones7660 Год назад +1

      @@rhyancoleman6462 ruh ROH....

    • @jonathanclary3992
      @jonathanclary3992 Год назад +8

      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.

  • @JazTrance
    @JazTrance Год назад +592

    I'm 65 and grew up on Looney Tunes. I still watch them even though I know a lot of the dialogs by heart. This is the first time I've heard how Mel got into the business. Mel Blanc, what a treasure.

    • @seanpaula8924
      @seanpaula8924 Год назад +17

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

    • @wallacegrommet9343
      @wallacegrommet9343 Год назад +22

      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!

    • @wallacegrommet9343
      @wallacegrommet9343 Год назад +25

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

    • @thejohnbeck
      @thejohnbeck Год назад +21

      And they were a great intro to classical music

    • @finddeniro
      @finddeniro Год назад +13

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

  • @robertaferugheli4114
    @robertaferugheli4114 Год назад +155

    Mel Blanc was a genius. He added so much to all our childhoods. Rest in Peace. You will always be loved and remembered.

    • @ImaCOTV
      @ImaCOTV Год назад +3

      Two geniuses being interviewed by a third.

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 Год назад

      Humanity will destroy itself, see why 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👀

  • @BUSTER.BRATAMUS
    @BUSTER.BRATAMUS Год назад +16

    I'm 63, was 14 when this aired...Thank God I knew who these Giants were...

  • @RyanHLee-nc7hg
    @RyanHLee-nc7hg Год назад +747

    I am 30 years old. It is no exaggeration to say that Jack Benny could do more with a look than most comedians can do with an hour of material. He was truthfully, as George Burns said, “a quiet riot.”

    • @bobkohl6779
      @bobkohl6779 Год назад +27

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

    • @bobkohl6779
      @bobkohl6779 Год назад +20

      And Jack used to drive a blue 64 Impala

    • @RyanHLee-nc7hg
      @RyanHLee-nc7hg Год назад +7

      @@bobkohl6779 Did you live in Beverly Hills?

    • @bobkohl6779
      @bobkohl6779 Год назад +8

      @@RyanHLee-nc7hg yep

    • @stacymoore9836
      @stacymoore9836 Год назад +4

      😂

  • @meijer78
    @meijer78 Год назад +493

    Miss these legends. They all brought so much joy to our lives.

    • @zokitchvlog
      @zokitchvlog Год назад +11

      Sweet comedy ❤

    • @normvw4053
      @normvw4053 Год назад +10

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

    • @donalddodson7365
      @donalddodson7365 Год назад +11

      Clean humor.

    • @drtidrow
      @drtidrow Год назад +5

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

    • @obertbrinley6541
      @obertbrinley6541 Год назад

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

  • @TheAutumnWind_RN4L
    @TheAutumnWind_RN4L Год назад +29

    I cannot overstate the importance and influence of this man's voice on my childhood.

  • @brianfitch9030
    @brianfitch9030 Год назад +134

    Mel Blanc is the voice of my Saturday morning cartoons. I’ll never forget, “ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn in Albuquerque.” Rest in power Mr. Blanc.

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 Год назад

      Humanity will destroy itself, see why 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👀

    • @rickb2267
      @rickb2267 Год назад +2

      RIP Frito Bandito!

    • @kleetus92
      @kleetus92 Год назад +8

      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!

    • @Locahaskatexu
      @Locahaskatexu 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@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.

  • @stevenmanchester2104
    @stevenmanchester2104 Год назад +120

    I love how Jack Benny is cracking himself up during the "Si,Sigh,sue" bit

    • @JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet
      @JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet Год назад +8

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

    • @wmden1
      @wmden1 Год назад +7

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

    • @cide3197
      @cide3197 Год назад +3

      So

    • @MarkWilliams-dt1ty
      @MarkWilliams-dt1ty Год назад +4

      @@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.

    • @whewfan
      @whewfan Год назад +13

      @@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!

  • @Chuck_Hooks
    @Chuck_Hooks Год назад +243

    Three legends all together.
    The Jack Benny radio show was a monster that dominated for years.
    Genius idea to put Mel and Jack together so they could do bits of the old routines
    Miss them all.

    • @MarkWilliams-dt1ty
      @MarkWilliams-dt1ty Год назад +14

      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.

    • @knowmusicman157
      @knowmusicman157 Год назад +8

      Si

    • @idontwantahandle
      @idontwantahandle Год назад +4

      I still listen to Jacks radio show almost every night.

    • @37silverstreak1
      @37silverstreak1 Год назад +6

      @@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".

    • @missyouwish88
      @missyouwish88 Год назад +4

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

  • @jacobdehaan4114
    @jacobdehaan4114 8 месяцев назад +9

    Mel Blanc: an absolute genius!

  • @Thekarlskorner
    @Thekarlskorner Год назад +21

    The pure clean comedy without a need for vulgarity or innuendo is lost to us today. It is pure pleasure to see these great talents together and having fun with their craft enjoying and respectful of each other.

    • @TheEman590
      @TheEman590 4 месяца назад +1

      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

    • @gstevens6948
      @gstevens6948 4 месяца назад +1

      Indeed… well said.❤

    • @user-sz1dk4tw2o
      @user-sz1dk4tw2o 8 дней назад

      @@TheEman590 The difference between Mel, Jack, and the rising crop of TV comedians is that they (Mel and Jack) didn't need to resort to vulgarity to get their comedy across. Of course, the criticism today is their use of stereotypes, which, while largely innocent then, served to undermine the very comedy that ushered in Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Richard Pryor, and others.

  • @dockennedy8091
    @dockennedy8091 Год назад +99

    Mel was Best Man in my great-grandparents wedding. I have a letter he sent my grandma when she was a kid. Written on Looney Tunes stationary. Such a treat. :)

    • @erielighthousetheater5395
      @erielighthousetheater5395 Год назад +4

      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.

    • @dockennedy8091
      @dockennedy8091 Год назад +13

      @@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.

    • @missyouwish88
      @missyouwish88 Год назад +5

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

    • @dockennedy8091
      @dockennedy8091 Год назад +2

      @@missyouwish88 Haha gracias

    • @groundsurvivalstudygracieg4034
      @groundsurvivalstudygracieg4034 Год назад +2

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

  • @mrabrasive51
    @mrabrasive51 Год назад +40

    You could always tell when Johnny was sincerely interested or amused by someone.

    • @Piggy-Oink-Oink
      @Piggy-Oink-Oink Год назад +6

      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

  • @robertbrown-qf8xy
    @robertbrown-qf8xy Год назад +118

    Comedic legends! To have Benny, Blanc and Carson in the same room -doesn't get any better than this in comedy Heaven.

    • @TPDManiacXC626
      @TPDManiacXC626 Год назад

      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!

  • @fiddleronthecube7835
    @fiddleronthecube7835 Год назад +51

    Jack was the master of timing. Mel was the master of voices. They're two of my favorite people of all time. There will never be another Mel, Jack, or Johnny. They are absolute legends.

  • @JohnQPublic345
    @JohnQPublic345 Год назад +22

    I'm only 57, but would love to go back and watch this live!

    • @suki757
      @suki757 Год назад

      You could have, but it was past your bedtime!

  • @TickleSalty
    @TickleSalty Год назад +12

    Jack Benny was Johnny Carson’s idol.

  • @berryhomchas
    @berryhomchas Год назад +258

    Mr. Blanc was also a very charming man in person. Back in the early 60s I met “The Man of a Thousand Voices” himself. My family were at a corporate childrens' Xmas party at Casa Loma in Toronto. Every ballroom, hallway and stairwell of this real live castle was filled with musicians, clowns, magicians and jugglers...and a quietly-smiling, unassuming man in a neat dark suit and a tiny moustache. He complimented my little sister, literally a "babe in arms", telling her "Ohhhh! What a tweet widdle girl you are!" She was unimpressed and a little shy but I was thunderstruck as he turned to me and offered his hand burbling (and slobbering) "And what's YOUR name young fella!" Tweety and Sylvester... in the flesh! My Mom says my mouth did not close for a whole week after! 🤔😱💛👍🏻🕰📆⌛️🎞🐥🐱

  • @JuniorFan08
    @JuniorFan08 Год назад +7

    Wow, almost 50 years ago. Comedy geniuses!

  • @jahquestanderson9471
    @jahquestanderson9471 Год назад +70

    Truly a once in a generation talent. There will never be another like Mel Blanc.

    • @matthwe3468
      @matthwe3468 9 месяцев назад +3

      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.

  • @landan333
    @landan333 Год назад +18

    I worked for Mel many, many yrs ago, Such a Class Act!

    • @drumbum3.142
      @drumbum3.142 Год назад +2

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

    • @landan333
      @landan333 Год назад +4

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

  • @rivaridge7211
    @rivaridge7211 Год назад +11

    What a great segment of the Carson Show! I visited the famous "Hollywood Forever Cemetery" in 2000 and Mr. Blanc rests there - his grave-stone inscription reads, "That's all Folks!." I laughed out loud when I saw it! Cheers to Jack Benny as well - his Life's candle was fast burning down and he would pass on in December of this very same year (1974).

  • @davidclay2339
    @davidclay2339 Год назад +4

    I remember as a kid watching Johnny honor jack after he died. He was in tears all night. So sad

  • @niknikktm
    @niknikktm Год назад +183

    Johnny could have done a full hour with just those two icons and every minute would have been entertaining. Most of those Jack Benny Program recordings are in the public domain now and can be found for free at the internet archive. That brand of humor never gets old.

    • @kevinmadden1645
      @kevinmadden1645 Год назад +2

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

    • @danwright1794
      @danwright1794 Год назад +1

      I’ll look thanks

    • @niknikktm
      @niknikktm Год назад +1

      @@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.

    • @bryduhbikeguy
      @bryduhbikeguy Год назад +2

      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.

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 Год назад

      Dominion (2018)

  • @littlejoe9381
    @littlejoe9381 Год назад +193

    I grew up listening to this man’s voices. Loved all the characters he did. Even now I still say “ That’s all folks” and a few other popular phrases that I got from watching all those looney tunes. 😁

    • @mikeg6666
      @mikeg6666 Год назад +4

      Same here he was amazingly talented!

    • @bravehome4276
      @bravehome4276 Год назад +5

      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".

    • @whiskeymonk4085
      @whiskeymonk4085 Год назад +4

      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.

    • @littlejoe9381
      @littlejoe9381 Год назад

      @@bravehome4276 : 😁

    • @monty4336
      @monty4336 Год назад +3

      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.

  • @the_lost_navigator
    @the_lost_navigator Год назад +5

    I'm sitting here with a rye in my hand wishing I was watching Carson again with my Father...
    Respect to the 'Old Guard' that is no longer with us.

    • @rosaoddin4338
      @rosaoddin4338 4 месяца назад +2

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

  • @kennyhanson7543
    @kennyhanson7543 Год назад +57

    Can't express how much Mel Blanc affected my life growing up with the Bugs Bunny Road Runner Show on Saturday mornings. I still react to situations with his voices and hear them clear as day in my head.

    • @AbandonedMines11
      @AbandonedMines11 Год назад +2

      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.

    • @DanJackson1977
      @DanJackson1977 Год назад +2

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

    • @ispeakmytruth1549
      @ispeakmytruth1549 Год назад

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

    • @man-bagdammit2297
      @man-bagdammit2297 Год назад

      Same with me! Great memories.

    • @Chip-vq5eu
      @Chip-vq5eu Год назад

      Every SATURDAY MORNING

  • @baddazzriderturner3321
    @baddazzriderturner3321 Год назад +11

    Man such great people the majority of the world will never know, but should

  • @vozpit
    @vozpit Год назад +264

    No matter how many times I see the Mexican skit, I will always laugh out loud.

  • @Edie45
    @Edie45 Год назад +65

    Mel Blanc, a friend to millions, if not billions of children far and wide. My fifty year old son still sometimes watches some of the old cartoons and, in many cases, it’s because of the voices. Credit is due to the writers as well. Thank you to all.

    • @normvw4053
      @normvw4053 Год назад +7

      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.

    • @kevintotimeh6648
      @kevintotimeh6648 Год назад +4

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

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 Год назад

      Humanity will destroy itself, see why 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👀

  • @richardque4952
    @richardque4952 8 месяцев назад +3

    As a kid growing up in the 60s.looney tunes was also my english lesson.

  • @karenleemallonee684
    @karenleemallonee684 Год назад +97

    Nothing compares to the talent of the wonderful folks back then. I watch classic TV & films over the new stuff made today!!! 🌼

    • @sangeronimoband9018
      @sangeronimoband9018 Год назад +4

      So true

    • @January.
      @January. Год назад +3

      ABSOLUTELY AGREE

    • @mikeg6666
      @mikeg6666 Год назад +6

      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!

    • @davidpanetta6400
      @davidpanetta6400 Год назад +5

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

    • @starbellak5154
      @starbellak5154 Год назад +2

      I second that !!!

  • @sjoeld57
    @sjoeld57 Год назад +34

    We had so many national treasures that we grew up with back then. How fortunate for us to experience all of it.

  • @edzaslow
    @edzaslow Год назад +22

    Jack Benny and Mel Blanc were both wonderful men. They are missed. May their memories be for a blessing.

  • @MrPrincetrumpet
    @MrPrincetrumpet Год назад +12

    This clip has been up forever and people are STILL commenting about it. That's a real tribute to a couple of great artists.

  • @suziemills2201
    @suziemills2201 Год назад +3

    Kills me. I am 76 and remembers this quality type of show . Makes me cry

  • @sherry-lynnbeardslee4288
    @sherry-lynnbeardslee4288 Год назад +59

    Jack Benny was just the greatness and he is truly missed. I really appreciate and love him. He is my favorite and no one can match him.

  • @danawilkes6174
    @danawilkes6174 Год назад +3

    I am 73, and I remember all of this as though it was yesterday. Almost 49 years ago, and I laughed the same way as I did then. To think that this is all gone. Sad...

  • @kathrynmolesa1641
    @kathrynmolesa1641 Год назад +11

    I am a boomer and grew up with all the TV and movie greats. God how I miss them. Heaven must be the funniest place with all these guys.

    • @markclifford1857
      @markclifford1857 Год назад

      Hello 👋 Kathryn. How are you doing? Hope you are fine. I'm Mark Clifford and am from Denver Colorado, where are you from? You seem like a real country girl

  • @DashPar
    @DashPar Год назад +23

    I was pretty young for these but I remember and grew up on cartoons Mel did. I miss those days of true talent and grace!

  • @darrenpierson2650
    @darrenpierson2650 Год назад +99

    I love watching shows from their day. They are funny and not a bad word spoken to get a laugh!

    • @rickcrane5089
      @rickcrane5089 Год назад +5

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

    • @LinkRocks
      @LinkRocks Год назад

      Why do cussing trigger you?

    • @January.
      @January. Год назад +2

      @@LinkRocks *Why does

    • @darrenpierson2650
      @darrenpierson2650 Год назад +2

      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.

    • @darrenpierson2650
      @darrenpierson2650 Год назад +2

      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. 😅

  • @johnlang1933
    @johnlang1933 6 месяцев назад +2

    I’m not sure the general public has ever realized what a great singer Mel Blanc was…each one of his characters delivered perfectly performed songs (even including operatic arias!!)Brilliant!!!

  • @kennethneece4838
    @kennethneece4838 Год назад +34

    I’m 61 years old and one of the voices that I liked( amongst all the other voices Mel Blanc did ) was “ Foghorn Leghorn “ the rooster! I always loved that character of Mel Blanc and even though Foghorn Leghorn was a loudmouth, that character was always funny!😆😆😆

    • @brianjones7660
      @brianjones7660 Год назад +6

      Doo dah, I say Doo dah that is!!

    • @Andrew-13579
      @Andrew-13579 Год назад

      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! 😀

    • @kennethneece4838
      @kennethneece4838 Год назад +1

      @@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😁😁

    • @kennethneece4838
      @kennethneece4838 Год назад

      @@brianjones7660 Exactly! 😁😁😁😂😅😂😅

    • @albertpeterson5585
      @albertpeterson5585 Год назад +4

      ...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?)

  • @midwestdepressed
    @midwestdepressed Год назад +13

    this makes me appreciate Phil Hartman's Jack Benny even more

  • @paanne1013
    @paanne1013 Год назад +15

    I remember watching the Jack Benny Show as a child and just loved it. They always made me laugh, loved Jack Benny, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson and Mel Blanc.

    • @markclifford1857
      @markclifford1857 Год назад

      Hello 👋 Anne. How are you doing? Hope you are fine. I'm Mark Clifford and am from Denver Colorado, where are you from? You seem like a real country girl

  • @rodniki14
    @rodniki14 Год назад +2

    Mel Blanc came to my high school in Portland, Oregon in 1970. He put on a great show, just for us kids.

  • @kelleymaxwell3875
    @kelleymaxwell3875 Год назад +17

    Strange...I was just texting my sister today when suddenly, "YIKES and AWAY!" was typed out. Daffy Duck was, is, and will forever be my favorite

  • @ohme1958
    @ohme1958 Год назад +7

    This segment of The Tonight Show was absolutely HILARIOUS!!! We do not television comedy like this today!!!

  • @armandocardona4478
    @armandocardona4478 Год назад +3

    Memories of a far simpler time with much less technology but much more wholesome entertainment in the US & I for one would trade all the gizmos & gadgets of today in a heartbeat for a chance to go back to that time.

  • @daveconleyportfolio5192
    @daveconleyportfolio5192 Год назад +31

    A great voice and also a good actor. In his recurring role as Jack Benny's violin teacher, he was so downtrodden and miserable at the thought of another failed lesson, it was hilarious.

  • @electrojones
    @electrojones Год назад +24

    Over the pandemic, I really got into audio entertainment and especially fell in love with old radio. Jack Benny's show is the gold standard. There are a number of them on RUclips, and podcasts, and available as audiobook selections through your library.

    • @mescko
      @mescko Год назад +2

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

    • @robyntrinemeyer543
      @robyntrinemeyer543 Год назад +2

      Benny and Burns & Allen. Such fantastic talents

    • @beatlessteve1010
      @beatlessteve1010 7 месяцев назад +1

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

  • @Andrew-13579
    @Andrew-13579 Год назад +15

    Three legendary masters of laughter! Mel, Jack and Johnny.

  • @missouriboy66
    @missouriboy66 Месяц назад +1

    I miss this era and quality of television. Such class, sharp wit, and genius, with no filthy talk.

  • @AnonymousAnonymous-he7re
    @AnonymousAnonymous-he7re Год назад +8

    Jack Benny died 10 months later...in the middle of filming the Sunshine Boys. George Burns took over for his longtime friend and won the Academy Award.

  • @rickpchris
    @rickpchris Год назад +37

    I was very fortunate to see Mel Blanc in person at the University of Tulsa during his college tour several years ago.. He did his English horse routine there, too, plus some other voices I had never heard before. He should have won an Oscar as Best Actor, he brought life and personality to painted images on film.

    • @kevinburke6055
      @kevinburke6055 Год назад

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

    • @TheAzmountaineer
      @TheAzmountaineer Год назад +2

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

    • @tootired76
      @tootired76 Год назад +4

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

    • @rickpchris
      @rickpchris Год назад +4

      @@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.

    • @paulpinball9952
      @paulpinball9952 Год назад +3

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

  • @paulie609
    @paulie609 Год назад +14

    Mel Blanc was absolutely fantastic. True talent right there.

  • @mickpalmer9922
    @mickpalmer9922 Год назад +50

    I saw Mel Blanc give a talk probably 2-3 years after this broadcast. He did performed many of the voices live for which he is famous. Kinda freaky how he could morph from one character to the next. An amazing talent.

    • @missyouwish88
      @missyouwish88 Год назад +1

      It still blows my mind whenever I watch videos of voice actors. My poor brain can't figure out that cartoony sounds can come out of actual humans.

    • @VeganSemihCyprus33
      @VeganSemihCyprus33 Год назад

      Humanity will destroy itself, see why 👉 The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 👀

  • @k1mgy
    @k1mgy Год назад +17

    Pure sweet comedy.

  • @shush2000
    @shush2000 Год назад +23

    The respect and admiration between these three talented comedians and actors is an absolute pleasure to watch and rewatch

  • @ce9345
    @ce9345 Год назад +8

    Three great men in show business sitting together. Those were the days!

  • @davidbock8282
    @davidbock8282 Год назад +7

    The genuine affection between Jack and Mel after all those years was particularly heartwarming.

  • @marthawoodworth
    @marthawoodworth Год назад +3

    I forgot how sweet Johnny was with his guests.

  • @rogueldr642smiythe9
    @rogueldr642smiythe9 Год назад +36

    Far more entertaining than current hosts!

  • @FreedomRock44
    @FreedomRock44 Год назад +1

    Thank You Mel Blanc...You were the best!!!!!!!!! The Joy you brought Millions and millions of Children on Saturday Mornings!!!!!!!

  • @karaDee2363
    @karaDee2363 Год назад +7

    These are men from the great generation and every one of them was so talented in their own way... I miss them all..

  • @devingibson4463
    @devingibson4463 Год назад +17

    Wonderful footage of three legends. Sad to think Jack left us within a year.

  • @derekmyers3258
    @derekmyers3258 Год назад +7

    How enormously privileged we are to see these three epic legends of radio and TV together in this priceless moment. Thank your lucky stars.

  • @smugler
    @smugler Год назад +8

    I like how calm and more natural these old interviews sound compared to most of what we have today.

  • @wmden1
    @wmden1 Год назад +39

    This was Golden, and hilarious, and I have watched the Si routine many times. Thanks to Jack, Mel, and Johnny, and for the posting of this video, by whoever posted it.

  • @mtwain1674
    @mtwain1674 Год назад +4

    On just,what was then, an ordinary evening’s late night network program: three absolute geniuses and legends of a golden era of entertainment - Jack Benny, Mel Blanc and Johnny Carson.

  • @timringgenberg2844
    @timringgenberg2844 Год назад +13

    Mel Blanc was so talented as a voice art. And Jack Benny could be so funny with out saying a word. He had such amazing timing that worked so well for comedy.

  • @ontologicallysteve7765
    @ontologicallysteve7765 Год назад +8

    If this were recorded today, (when Benny was spontaneously trying to get Mel to reenact the bit from the cartoon), they'd just show a clip. But back then, they didn't have such things at their flippant disposal. They had to reenact it on the fly. Those were the days. I wasn't alive then, but my dad raised me on old time radio, Benny, Carson and so many other genius talents from yesteryear.

  • @psw4763
    @psw4763 Год назад +21

    Mel Blanc wonderful man making cartoons so much fun. Jack Benny so witty and hilarious. Of course, Johnny the best.

  • @massapower
    @massapower Год назад +6

    It never gets OLD...
    OLD School BaBy!!😇👍🏻👍🏻👊😎

  • @markdanielczyk944
    @markdanielczyk944 Год назад +17

    Four one of a kind legends, thanks Jack, Mel, Johnny, and Ed!

  • @johnroberts4806
    @johnroberts4806 Год назад +1

    I was only 8 years old when this episode aired , May , Johnny , Ed , Jack & Mel , R.I.P. !!! 😢🌷🌸💐🌺🌹🕊

  • @mikebodrazic1427
    @mikebodrazic1427 Год назад +4

    I get to watch back to back Jack Benny program’s and Jack Benny is one of my favorite comedians.Don Wilson Rochester,Dennis Day,Mary Livingstone,Mel Blanc and the most excellent Frank Carson.What a show,what a guy.My favorite 39 year old!!!!

  • @TheRiverPirate13
    @TheRiverPirate13 Год назад +5

    Masters of the art of getting laughter! They are so missed! The voices Mel Blanc could do is just incredible! Glad I was old enough to see the Tonight Show when Johnny Carson was at the helm.

  • @user-il5oq5df6l
    @user-il5oq5df6l 15 дней назад +1

    Three showbiz legends--Benny, Blanc and Carson!

  • @trevormiles5852
    @trevormiles5852 Год назад +1

    Nice to see Mr Benny work hard to have his friend shine.

  • @CK-eo9uh
    @CK-eo9uh Год назад +7

    Mel Blanc the greatest voice ever in character, my favorite, the master.
    Did ya see Johnny lighting up? Don't see that anymore.

    • @JohnKorvell
      @JohnKorvell Год назад +1

      I recall him smoking like a chimney. Then cigarettes were starting to fall out of favor. He'd try to "hide" his smoke inder his desk as he did in this clip.

    • @CK-eo9uh
      @CK-eo9uh Год назад

      @@JohnKorvell your right, its what killed him.

  • @ncnuggets
    @ncnuggets Год назад +5

    Those cartoons are timeless. They still hold their own and arguably are better than cartoons today.

    • @rflester53
      @rflester53 Год назад +2

      Nothing like the old Warner Bros. cartoons! Today's cartoons are garbage.

  • @maskedmarvyl4774
    @maskedmarvyl4774 Год назад +2

    What's great is that despite his age and apparent ill health, the Instant Jack Benny asked Mel to do a voice, he did it without taking a pause. His timing was also perfect, no matter how much time passed between doing these routines.

  • @_PrimetimePranks
    @_PrimetimePranks Год назад +2

    Jack Benny and Mel had some awesome comedy gold on Jack’s old radio shows. Many of those radio shows are on YT check them out they are brilliant !!

  • @JohnKorvell
    @JohnKorvell Год назад +29

    Some of the best comedy writers ever, matched with the genius of Mel, Dennis, Don, Phil, Rochester, Mary and Jack. Days like that are sorely missed.

  • @vernonpurdy8607
    @vernonpurdy8607 Год назад +16

    So great to see how much enjoyment Jack and Johnny get out of Mel.

  • @Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin
    @Le_Comte_de_Monte_Felin Год назад +2

    Mel helped raise me... I'm 61 now and hearing some of these 'voice overs' in this video helps me recall my 3 channel, rabbit ear-tv days and having friends sleep over after school Friday so we could watch cartoons and 'Mid-Atlantic Wrestiling'... and of course - 'Soullllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Train' (with Don Cornelius!) so we could watch those chicks shake their butts at the camera.
    All of that would get me a restraining order now. :/

  • @ZepG
    @ZepG Год назад +1

    I'm 55 so I watched all my Looney Tunes in the 70's on Saturday mornings. When Mel Blanc died my entire childhood of cartoon watching was suddenly saddened by the silence that I knew I would ever hear again.

  • @lilmike2710
    @lilmike2710 Год назад +5

    My childhood was so much better because of that man. To this day his voices soothe me

  • @bennoah1673
    @bennoah1673 Год назад +8

    A great pair from the time of real comedy, how I miss those days.

  • @genataylor460
    @genataylor460 Год назад +2

    My God, what a treasure these recordings are.