The Stub Story

Childhood must have been a pleasant time for Jack Benny.

Read about one of his boyhood friends here.

Farewell, Hugh and Rudy — Again

Twice in four years, Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising found themselves without a contract and looking for someone to release (and fund) their cartoons.

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You Can Meet Huckleberry Hound

Everyone wants to meet celebrities. It’s a little difficult when the celebrities are cartoon characters but someone figured out a way around that, probably in the silent days of Felix the cat—get people to dress up as the characters.

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Kenny Baker's Farewell to Footlights

Kenny Baker was supposed to appear on the final Jack Benny Show of the season on June 25, 1939. He never made it.

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