Jack Benny Quotes in The Final Countdown (1980)

Rochester: [radio episode of The Jack Benny Program] Boss, it's no use. I've tried and tried and I can't get Carmichael to go to sleep.

Jack Benny: Rochester, that poor bear's just got to go to sleep. He's supposed to have been in hibernation over ten days ago.

Commander Dan Thurman: [in disbelief] Jack Benny?

Rochester: Huh-huh!

Jack Benny: Where's he now?

Rochester: Sitting up in bed reading Esquire.

[audience laughter]

Jack Benny: Esquire? Well, take it away from him.

Rochester: Oh, come now, boss. He's been around!

[Jack is soaked]

Rochester: Is it rainin' outside?

Jack Benny: No, Rochester, I was eating a grapefruit and it got out of control.

Phil Harris: Going somewhere?

Jack Benny: Listen, Phil, there's a train leaving for the east tonight. I'm going to be on it if I have to sit on the engineer's lap.

Phil Harris: Well, we just got here. You know what Brenda said... this place grows on you.

Jack Benny: Well, it'll have to grow on somebody else!