{"id":6297,"date":"1964-01-07T16:17:13","date_gmt":"1964-01-07T16:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lincon.com\/site\/?post_type=aiovg_videos&#038;p=6297"},"modified":"2024-09-10T13:01:39","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T13:01:39","slug":"watch-the-jack-benny-program-how-jack-met-george-burns","status":"publish","type":"aiovg_videos","link":"https:\/\/lincon.com\/site\/classic-tv\/watch-the-jack-benny-program-how-jack-met-george-burns\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH The Jack Benny Program &#8211; How Jack met George Burns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"linco-1246457401\" class=\"linco-before-content linco-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7218081052625257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7218081052625257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2982622224\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/><p><i>Special guest:<\/i> <a title=\"George Burns\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Burns\">George Burns<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Old buddies Benny and Burns trade jokes and insults. George needles him about his pettiness in golfing before recalling their first meeting during the vaudeville days. In the flashback, they are each staying in a seedy boarding house when they decide to team up. Their act, full of awful jokes and ridiculous songs, is a flop. Jack, being Jack, demands a raise, even though they aren&#8217;t making a dime. George claims their problem is Benny; anyone could do Jack&#8217;s part better \u2014 even the landlord&#8217;s daughter. That girl&#8217;s name: <a title=\"Gracie Allen\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gracie_Allen\">Gracie Allen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>January 7, 1964<\/p>\n<div id=\"linco-3934676375\" class=\"linco-bottom linco-entity-placement\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7218081052625257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7218081052625257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2982622224\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special guest: George Burns. Old buddies Benny and Burns trade jokes and insults. George needles him about his pettiness in golfing before recalling their first meeting during the vaudeville days. In the flashback, they are each staying in a seedy boarding house when they decide to team up. 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