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* The classic "Jack Benny Program" moment, supposedly the longest laugh ever recorded, came when Jack Benny, always known as a skinflint and cheapskate, is mugged:

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* The classic "Jack Benny Program" moment, prompting supposedly the longest laugh ever recorded, came when Jack Benny, always known as a skinflint and cheapskate, is mugged:

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** To top it all off, even ''The Sportsmen'' flubbed singing a supposed catchy tune with Benny going "that was the lousiest thing I've ever heard" and once more muttering "one rehearsal..."

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** To top it all off, even ''The Sportsmen'' flubbed singing a supposed catchy tune (in the end, you hear Mary and Dennis trying pathetically to do it) with Benny going "that was the lousiest thing I've ever heard" and once more muttering "one rehearsal...""
** A good portion of the first half of the episode the following week was devoted to taking affectionate shots at all the blunders that happened -- Jack has Rochester (who is doing the payroll for the cast) deduct fifty cents from Don's check with the notation "DP" for "Dreer Pooson", and the Sportsmen are locked in a closet where they are forced to do the flubbed music cue 500 times as punishment for their mistake.
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* The ChristmasEpisode where Jack goes shopping for gifts. His interactions with Mel Blanc (who goes into ever-increasing SanitySlippage) about the wallet and card for Don Wilson are just the tip of the iceberg. Along that we have:

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* The ChristmasEpisode where Jack goes shopping for gifts. His SanitySlippage-inducing [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Dw3vvXGUg interactions with Mel Blanc (who goes into ever-increasing SanitySlippage) Blanc]] about the wallet and card for Don Wilson are just the tip of the iceberg. Along that we have:
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-->'''Bert "The Mad Russian" Gordon: [[CatchPhrase How do you dooooooooo!]]

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-->'''Bert "The Mad Russian" Gordon: Gordon''': [[CatchPhrase How do you dooooooooo!]]
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** The same episode has Mary flubbing a line with "Carlton Quince was quilled...I mean killed!" As everyone laughed, Benny yelled "one lousy rehearsal, that's all I ask!"
** To top it all off, even ''The Sportsmen'' flubbed singing a supposed catchy tune with Benny going "that was the lousiest thing I've ever heard" and once more muttering "one rehearsal..."


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* Jack has managed to talk Eddie Cantor into letting the gang stay at Cantor's house. He rings the doorbell to be greeted by...
-->'''Jack''' Holy smoke, the house is haunted!
-->'''Bert "The Mad Russian" Gordon: [[CatchPhrase How do you dooooooooo!]]
-->'''Jack''': Are you the custodian?
-->'''Russian''': I beg your pardon?
-->'''Jack''': Are you the caretaker?
-->'''Russian''': No you didn't, you said "are the custodian?"
-->'''Jack''': Well, custodian and caretaker are the same thing. They're synonyms. they're synonymous.
-->'''Russian''': ...You'd save time by ignoring me.

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