Born in 1911, Lucille Ball was nearly 60 years old when this Jack Benny special was broadcast originally on NBC. And even at 59, her body was fantastic---just look at her legs.
Even her last public appearance, a few weeks before she died, when she was on the Oscars with Bob Hope, she wore a gown slit almost up to her waist, and her legs were still spectacular, even at 77.
Sure there are. Theres so many talented people.... Would it be safe to say these were the stars from when you were growing up? People always associate the shows, and the stars from their own childhood as being the best. Doesn't matter the persons age, I always read comments like this claiming how things were so much better "back then", I think its called nostalgia.... millennial think the 90's were best, boomers the 70's, etc.
@@brett6905 I’m part of gen z, and Pontiac is exactly right. There’s a miniature dark age going. The days of great books, tv, and movies is long over, and all the Hollywood stars have burnt out. The celebrities we have now are shallow, and lifeless. It’s not just nostalgia as I look back I can see how much was lost. As it was once put “The screen was big then but it’s little now!”
@@thespanishinquisition8617 That's such a subjective statement to begin with. I grew up watching Victorious and that show was hilarious... I've seen all the classics, Lucy was a cute enough show, the Andy Griffith show kind of sucked, the Brady Bunch is a mystery to me.... If I compared Harry Potter to Bewitched I would take Harry Potter any day. I think the more logical explanation is the shows from your childhood make up a part of your identity... so of course you think they are special.... I have never met anyone that said the shows they grew up with sucked.
The Great days of real talent, no doubt, they were real talent. Now, we have big mouths. I wonder if this was recorded on the same day in 71, where she was a guest on Dick Cavett, because Lucy has the same outfit on.
Goldwyn Girl, she's a little too old to be one but it was really funny, busting all those balloons but JW was really great and hilarious, all three were really great and very funny RIP for all three of them
I wonder, is the actor playing the director at 2:40, 3:20, 4:17 and 9:07 Tommy Farrell? Among other rolls he played "Riff" the record store owner and coffee shop owner on Dobie Gillis.
You know I have to say at this time I never new that these two would have played something like this. This is now 2021 and I'm just disgusted with this show. Because since I can remember this has been a tool for men and women to use to take advantage of someone. Talk about Deception and motives here.
A lot has changed since 1971 when they made this show. Luckily, 50 years later, we can see the terrible and destructive misogyny depicted in theses clips. This is not something you would ever see on tv today presented in this causal way meant to get laughs. But you can't hold 1970s actors (and earlier) to today's standards. History doesn't work that way. By that standard, you wouldn't watch 'I Love Lucy' because it doesn't depict a strong, indepedent career women. We should know our history, learn from our mistakes, and move on.
When Jack was on The Lucy Show she would push Jack Into place and yell at him saying he missed his mark and was not really nice to a lot of guest stars. Jack should have turned an walked out he was a big star. Lucy was not a nice person you can see her attitude when she's on Password Plus.
You have a good point! This special was called 'Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Jack Benny and Were Afraid to Ask.' It is a take-off (parody) of the famous 1969 book title called 'Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)' by U.S. physician David Reuben. It was one of the first sex manuals that entered mainstream culture in the 1960s, and had a profound effect on sex education and in liberalizing attitudes towards sex. The book was also turned into a movie by Woody Allen in 1971/72. This tv special here utilizes this theme of sex and sexual prowess as a topic of their show....handled of course in a 1971 kinda way. Obviously, this wouldn't be made today in this way.
In Comedy amazingly lucy shows that Men with power in their industry were given tooo much advantage to be sexual predators Young woman in this industry got F....d for a part in a scene Young men whom loved Men Became the Icon's of Masculinity to young women. I feel in love with Camp romance
Born in 1911, Lucille Ball was nearly 60 years old when this Jack Benny special was broadcast originally on NBC. And even at 59, her body was fantastic---just look at her legs.
Lucy was 60 yrs old here. She looked Amazing...
almost 60 her birthdate was august 6,1911
YES
Even her last public appearance, a few weeks before she died, when she was on the Oscars with Bob Hope, she wore a gown slit almost up to her waist, and her legs were still spectacular, even at 77.
She’s the Madonna of comedy ❤️
There's no stars left
Sure there are. Theres so many talented people.... Would it be safe to say these were the stars from when you were growing up? People always associate the shows, and the stars from their own childhood as being the best. Doesn't matter the persons age, I always read comments like this claiming how things were so much better "back then", I think its called nostalgia.... millennial think the 90's were best, boomers the 70's, etc.
@@brett6905 I’m part of gen z, and Pontiac is exactly right. There’s a miniature dark age going. The days of great books, tv, and movies is long over, and all the Hollywood stars have burnt out. The celebrities we have now are shallow, and lifeless. It’s not just nostalgia as I look back I can see how much was lost. As it was once put “The screen was big then but it’s little now!”
@@thespanishinquisition8617 That's such a subjective statement to begin with. I grew up watching Victorious and that show was hilarious... I've seen all the classics, Lucy was a cute enough show, the Andy Griffith show kind of sucked, the Brady Bunch is a mystery to me.... If I compared Harry Potter to Bewitched I would take Harry Potter any day. I think the more logical explanation is the shows from your childhood make up a part of your identity... so of course you think they are special.... I have never met anyone that said the shows they grew up with sucked.
Lucy was and always will be the best- along with the others- all one of a kind!
Three legends on stage!
The best comedy of all times
Memories.....thank you!
The year I was born 🎂
When Lucy wasn't playing in Hollywood, she was the Queen of England.
BROOKLYN NEW YORK, The Original Kings & Queen of Comedy, Rest in Paradise
The Great days of real talent, no doubt, they were real talent. Now, we have big mouths. I wonder if this was recorded on the same day in 71, where she was a guest on Dick Cavett, because Lucy has the same outfit on.
Jack does a great job of imitating Ted Healy when he first enters the scene.
And GB as well RIP for him
never cared for ball's hair/make up....but she had an impeccable sense style colors,style even going back to eye love lucy...
The last skit though 😬
this is so telling,
Goldwyn Girl, she's a little too old to be one but it was really funny, busting all those balloons but JW was really great and hilarious, all three were really great and very funny RIP for all three of them
john wayne is too old to be a chorus boy - this is comedy! Notice you mention the female as too old, not the male hmmm.
@@LJ-ht4zs moron
I wonder, is the actor playing the director at 2:40, 3:20, 4:17 and 9:07 Tommy Farrell? Among other rolls he played "Riff" the record store owner and coffee shop owner on Dobie Gillis.
Didn't she wear that green dress on the interview with Dick Cavett?
George didn't have a speaking part?
You know I have to say at this time I never new that these two would have played something like this. This is now 2021 and I'm just disgusted with this show. Because since I can remember this has been a tool for men and women to use to take advantage of someone. Talk about Deception and motives here.
A lot has changed since 1971 when they made this show. Luckily, 50 years later, we can see the terrible and destructive misogyny depicted in theses clips. This is not something you would ever see on tv today presented in this causal way meant to get laughs. But you can't hold 1970s actors (and earlier) to today's standards. History doesn't work that way. By that standard, you wouldn't watch 'I Love Lucy' because it doesn't depict a strong, indepedent career women. We should know our history, learn from our mistakes, and move on.
When Jack was on The Lucy Show she would push Jack Into place and yell at him saying he missed his mark and was not really nice to a lot of guest stars. Jack should have turned an walked out he was a big star. Lucy was not a nice person you can see her attitude when she's on Password Plus.
This is what the "Me,Too" movement was warning us about; lecherous men!
You have a good point! This special was called 'Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Jack Benny and Were Afraid to Ask.' It is a take-off (parody) of the famous 1969 book title called 'Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)' by U.S. physician David Reuben. It was one of the first sex manuals that entered mainstream culture in the 1960s, and had a profound effect on sex education and in liberalizing attitudes towards sex. The book was also turned into a movie by Woody Allen in 1971/72. This tv special here utilizes this theme of sex and sexual prowess as a topic of their show....handled of course in a 1971 kinda way. Obviously, this wouldn't be made today in this way.
Totally agree.
You’re an idiot.
In Comedy amazingly lucy shows that Men with power in their industry were given tooo much advantage to be sexual predators
Young woman in this industry got F....d for a part in a scene
Young men whom loved Men
Became the Icon's of Masculinity to young women.
I feel in love with Camp romance
Froot Loop
@@mjames4709 Follow your nose