Good morning I was thrilled to see this. My name is Jacki and that man was my father. He was a most wonderful man and he honestly cared for those, what I chose to call my brothers and sisters. As we were always treated the same. I could tell you stories that end in goose bumps. I live pretty much in seclusion theses days, I knew great love and kindness as a child and its people spreading malicious rumours, that sadden me.
Jacki I'm married to your Niece Samantha (Wood) now Withers. Sadly David Wood, her Dad die recently which has lead us to hunt out archives like this after finding some pictures in his belonging after he passed.
Dear Jacki -I loved watching your “brothers and sisters” for years when I was growing up. I think this routine with Jack Benny will live forever-and it should!! I’m sure your dad must have been a wonderful person and I will always be grateful for the joy he and the chimps brought to the world. Hope you are are happy and well. Thanks for your comments!!
I came here after watching an A&E Biography on Jack Benny. The part of the bio that stood out to me is when one of Jack's friends said that what made him unique is that he was the only entertainer to that time to always make himself the butt of the joke, but never his guests. This clip is ample evidence of that. I see a little of that in Conan O'Brien or Craig Ferguson and I'm sure there are others in that regard.
Of note is how simple the trick is by which he "becomes one of the chimps"! His pullover just have same stripes, and this is enough for the audience to recognize him optically as one of them
