{"id":6607,"date":"1964-10-30T23:00:11","date_gmt":"1964-10-30T23:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lincon.com\/site\/?post_type=aiovg_videos&#038;p=6607"},"modified":"2024-09-10T18:00:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T18:00:59","slug":"watch-the-jack-benny-program-hillbilly-sketch-with-connie-francis","status":"publish","type":"aiovg_videos","link":"https:\/\/lincon.com\/site\/classic-tv\/watch-the-jack-benny-program-hillbilly-sketch-with-connie-francis\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH The Jack Benny Program &#8211; Hillbilly Sketch with Connie Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"linco-1985140060\" 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=\"Connie Francis\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Connie_Francis\">Connie Francis<\/a>.<br \/>\nIn his monologue, Jack confesses that his producer has been using raffle tickets to get the audience members to stay in their seats through the end of the show. Jack and guest Connie Francis argue about whether it&#8217;s harder to sing or to get laughs. Francis sings &#8220;I Was Born Too Late,&#8221; and a medley of <a title=\"Al Jolson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al_Jolson\">Al Jolson<\/a> tunes (&#8220;<a title=\"Swanee (song)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swanee_(song)\">Swanee<\/a>&#8220;, &#8220;<a title=\"My Mammy\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/My_Mammy\">My Mammy<\/a>&#8220;, and &#8220;<a title=\"April Showers (song)\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/April_Showers_(song)\">April Showers<\/a>&#8220;).<\/p>\n<p>In the sketch, Jack heads the hillbilly Skinner family who live in a cabin in the Ozarks. His wife (Connie) agrees that they should explain the facts of life to their son, 28-year-old Clem (Dale). Cousin Shem (Don) is in agreement. They perform a parody of &#8220;<a title=\"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/I%27m_Gonna_Sit_Right_Down_and_Write_Myself_a_Letter\">I&#8217;m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>October 30, 1964<\/p>\n<div id=\"linco-3472160812\" 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: Connie Francis. In his monologue, Jack confesses that his producer has been using raffle tickets to get the audience members to stay in their seats through the end of the show. Jack and guest Connie Francis argue about whether it&#8217;s harder to sing or to get laughs. Francis&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/lincon.com\/site\/classic-tv\/watch-the-jack-benny-program-hillbilly-sketch-with-connie-francis\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"aiovg_categories":[39],"aiovg_tags":[],"class_list":["post-6607","aiovg_videos","type-aiovg_videos","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","aiovg_categories-the-jack-benny-program"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>WATCH The Jack Benny Program - Hillbilly Sketch with Connie Francis - Classic TV - LincOn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Special guest: Connie Francis.In his monologue, Jack confesses that his producer has been using raffle tickets to get the audience members to stay in their seats through the end of the show. 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