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40. Cheap laughs

Reply to Roland99 (Reply #39)

Tue Oct 15, 2019, 06:24 PM

Oct 2019

That characteristic of Benny was played to perfection.

I also love Jack's show because of the contributions by Mel Blanc.

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Do any of these names ring a bell? [View all] Cartoonist Oct 2019 OP

So sad! redwitch Oct 2019 #1

Only The Shadow Sherman A1 Oct 2019 #2

I know of a number of people under 40 who have never seen any Godfather movies empedocles Oct 2019 #3

I had an Uber driver the other day who didn't know Heart. Arkansas Granny Oct 2019 #4

i know people who consider themselves "into music" but have never heard of led zeppelin unblock Oct 2019 #5

Tel them to sing, sing, sing! Ptah Oct 2019 #6

Here's a version someone put together Cartoonist Oct 2019 #19

I'm from so-called Gen. X. I do know each and every one of those names. Even Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2019 #7

I think a lot of UK Gen X-ers know how to read Roman numerals. mwooldri Oct 2019 #25

Betcha he never heard of Gershwin, either... TreasonousBastard Oct 2019 #8

The Nethercutt Museum MurrayDelph Oct 2019 #14

I wondered where that was! MuseRider Oct 2019 #20

My pleasure MurrayDelph Oct 2019 #21

Sounds great-- If I ever get to LA I'll try to check it out... TreasonousBastard Oct 2019 #22

I imagine our grandparents were gobsmacked that we're ignorant of Ada Brown LanternWaste Oct 2019 #9

I was born in 55 edhopper Oct 2019 #12

Music will endure. Radio shows will not. Sneederbunk Oct 2019 #10

There are exceptions... mwooldri Oct 2019 #23

Plenty of shows available Cartoonist Oct 2019 #30

"Remember Quasimodo..?".... albacore Oct 2019 #11

And Jack Benny was the punchline in a joke in Back to the Future Leith Oct 2019 #29

I don't even know what I don't know about contemporary music gratuitous Oct 2019 #13

I was watching a game show(America Says) ScratchCat Oct 2019 #15

Heard of all of them MurrayDelph Oct 2019 #16

As a GenX person, I know pretty much all of them. But, times have changed Blue_Adept Oct 2019 #17

I'm not so sure Cartoonist Oct 2019 #37

the other way 'round.... IcyPeas Oct 2019 #18

How old is this person? Mosby Oct 2019 #24

20's Cartoonist Oct 2019 #31

Anita Ward not_the_one Oct 2019 #26

takes a lot to cut through the fog of time qazplm135 Oct 2019 #27

No videos from the 800's survived. Cartoonist Oct 2019 #32

Every single one of them does. sdfernando Oct 2019 #28

John F. Kennedy Kid Berwyn Oct 2019 #33

We should name the moon after JFK Cartoonist Oct 2019 #34

*Rec* for Billie Holiday FakeNoose Oct 2019 #35

I know all of them lunatica Oct 2019 #36

The 40s SiriusXM channel is programmed on one of my car radio presets Roland99 Oct 2019 #38

Back when Napster was the thing, I downloaded TONs of old radio shows Roland99 Oct 2019 #39

Cheap laughs Cartoonist Oct 2019 #40