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  • The Jack Benny Program Massage and Date with Gertrude (Season 6, Episode 2)
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    TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

The Jack Benny Program

Massage and Date with Gertrude (Season 6, Episode 2)
Not Rated
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy

Jack illustrates how he relaxes after a show, but its more like La Vie en Cracked than La Vie en Rose. His masseur ties him in knots and rubs in rancid chicken fat, because Jack pays him only $3 a session. Rather than a swank Hollywood ...See moreJack illustrates how he relaxes after a show, but its more like La Vie en Cracked than La Vie en Rose. His masseur ties him in knots and rubs in rancid chicken fat, because Jack pays him only $3 a session. Rather than a swank Hollywood hot-spot, cheapskate Jack takes his chic date Gertrude, the switchboard operator, to an underground French restaurant crowded with sloshed Parisian sewer workers - who make Ed Norton look debonair. Written by David Stevens See less
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Director
Writers
Sam Perrin (written by) | George Balzer (written by) | Al Gordon (written by) | Hal Goldman (written by)
Producer
Cinematographer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 9, 1955

Release date
Oct 9, 1955 (United States)

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Jack Benny
Jack Benny Jack Benny   See fewer
Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson
Rochester Van Jones Rochester Van Jones   See fewer
Don Wilson
Don Wilson Don Wilson   See fewer
Bea Benaderet
Gertrude, switchboard operator (as Bea Benadaret) Gertrude, switchboard operator (as Bea Benadaret)   See fewer
Sara Berner
Mabel Flapsaddle Mabel Flapsaddle   See fewer
Mel Blanc
Monsieur Michel Monsieur Michel   See fewer
Louis Cameron
Actor (as Louie Cameron) Actor (as Louie Cameron)   See fewer
Dennis Patrick
Actor (as Pat Dennis) Actor (as Pat Dennis)   See fewer
Hallene Hill
Hallene Hallene   See fewer
Frank Nelson
Masseur Masseur   See fewer
Richard Reeves
Guy at Bar Guy at Bar   See fewer
Rolfe Sedan
Monsieur Poirot Monsieur Poirot   See fewer
The Sportsmen Quartet
Le Quartet Sportsmen Le Quartet Sportsmen   See fewer
Charles Bagby
Piano Player (uncredited) Piano Player (uncredited)   See fewer
Gurney Bell
College Student (uncredited) College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Days
College Student (uncredited) College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Garsen
College Student (uncredited) College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
Jay Meyer
College Student (uncredited) College Student (uncredited)   See fewer
'Snub' Pollard
(dancer in French restaurant) (uncredited) (dancer in French restaurant) (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Shearer
Young Writer (uncredited) Young Writer (uncredited)   See fewer
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