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>>>I have a boxed set of Jack Benny episodes. The train station skits are classics.
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>>He was required Sunday night radio listening in my house when we were kids.
>>That went over our heads then but he was so durable that we came to appreciate him when we saw him as adults.
>>One of the best ever.
>>His timing was exquisite.
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>I discovered him in college. I worked in a bookstore while going through school, and one day we started selling boxed sets of old radio show tapes. I don't even remember why, but I decided to buy one. Glad I did, it was hysterical.
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>Here was the first episode I ever listened to:
>http://otrrlibrary.org/OTRRLib/Library%20Files/J%20Series/Jack%20Benny/Jack%20Benny%20Program%2045-01-07%20%28534%29%20Leaving%20for%20New%20York%20City.mp3
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>The exchange at the end is priceless. I just listened to it a minute ago and can't stop laughing.

Thanks for that trip down memory lane.
He was a genius and his writers knew exactly what to give him.
I got a kick out the commercials, too.
I must have heard that auctioneer millions of times while growing up.