Jack Benny TV Program – Marilyn Monroes TV Debut, Honolulu Trip. S04E01, 1953, (retro388).

To be clear, this is just the audio track from the TV show, and I edited it down to trim off some of the opening, closing, and a few moments where the audio didn’t have much going on due to the use of sight gags, and didn’t convey well to an audio format.

Fortunately, if you would like to see the entire, unedited version, just google the show title, or search for it directly on youtube.com. It’s free, and you’ll probably find a few dozen other of Jack’s shows from television there as well.

In the clips I offer, we find Rochester having to account for his whereabouts while he and Jack were vacationing on Hawaii. Then onboard ship, Jack has a run in with his fellow shipmates, thinking a celebrity is being interviewed onboard. Later he falls asleep to dream of Marilyn Monroe. She flirts with him, and even sings to him before reality sets in again.

Bonus tracks:
Bing Crosby. 1953. Changing Partners.
Cab Calloway. 1953. I’ll Get By.