The Jack Benny Program

1. Premiere Show

Oct 28, 1950 · 30 min

2. Faye Emerson and Frank Sinatra Show

Jan 28, 1951 · 30 min

3. Claudette Colbert and Basil Rathbone Show

Apr 1, 1951 · 30 min

4. Ben Hogan Show

May 20, 1951 · 30 min

1. Dorothy Shay

Nov 4, 1951 · 30 min

2. Hélène Françoise Show

Dec 16, 1951 · 30 min

3. Gaslight

Jan 7, 1952 · 30 min

4. Gracie Bit

Mar 9, 1952 · 30 min

5. Isaac Stern Show

Apr 20, 1952 · 30 min

6. Jack Prepares a Trip to England

Jun 1, 1952 · 30 min

1. Bob Crosby's Contract

Oct 5, 1952 · 30 min

2. Buck Benny Rides Again

Nov 2, 1952 · 30 min

3. Jack Gets Robbed

Nov 30, 1952 · 30 min

At home, Jack falls asleep and two men try to rob him, encountering many booby traps in his bedroom.

4. Cafe Skit

Dec 28, 1952 · 30 min

5. 60 Piece Orchestra Skit

Jan 25, 1953 · 30 min

6. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Mar 22, 1953 · 30 min

7. Fred Allen Show

Apr 19, 1953 · 30 min

8. Visit to the Vault

May 17, 1953 · 30 min

1. Honolulu Trip

Sep 13, 1953 · 30 min

Jack talks about his cruise to Hawaii with Rochester, where they encounter a series of characters on the ship. When Jack takes a nap, he dreams Marilyn Monroe is on board with him.

2. Jack as a Child

Oct 4, 1953 · 30 min

Jack recalls his childhood for his biography.

3. Humphrey Bogart Show

Oct 25, 1953 · 30 min

A detective tries to get a confession out of Baby Face Bogart.

4. Johnnie Ray Show

Nov 15, 1953 · 30 min

It is Rochester's day off, and Jack has to make his own lunch. A messenger arrives with Johnnie Ray's contract for a guest appearance, and Jack is horrified to see that Ray wants $10,000.

5. Irene Dunne Show

Dec 6, 1953 · 30 min

Jack reads that Gregory Ratoff is planning a new production starring Irene Dunne and Vincent Price. Since he has always wanted to play against Irene Dunne, he tries to get first Ratoff and then Dunne to give him Price's part.

6. Reminiscing About Last New Year's

Dec 27, 1953 · 30 min

Jack remembers last New Year's Eve: Mary is giving a party, but Jack is not planning to go because he has a date with Gloria.

7. Liberace Show

Jan 17, 1954 · 30 min

Jack tries to call Liberace. Two operators, Gertrude and Mabel, talk about Jack. Jack finally decides to go to Liberace's home. The house is filled with candelabra. Liberace asks Jack to appear with him in concert. After Liberace performs solo, the two play 'September song' together, Jack on his violin.

8. Jack Dreams He's Married to Mary

Feb 7, 1954 · 30 min

When Mary calls to say she is coming over because she has something delicate to discuss, Jack thinks she is going to agree to marry him at last. So daydreams about what their twenty-first anniversary would be like.

9. Helen Hayes Show

Feb 28, 1954 · 30 min

10. Goldie, Fields and Glide

Mar 21, 1954 · 30 min

Jack recalls his old vaudeville days and the tours he made with his two partners Bing Crosby and George Burns in their act billed as Goldie, Fields and Glide.

11. Burns and Allen Show

Apr 11, 1954 · 30 min

It's ten minutes before showtime, and Gracie is nowhere to be found. Jack winds up letting George talk him into posing as Gracie for the show.

12. David Niven Show

May 2, 1954 · 30 min

13. The Road to Nairobi

May 23, 1954 · 30 min

1. Entire Cast Show

Oct 3, 1954 · 30 min

2. Jam Session at Jack's

Oct 17, 1954 · 30 min

Jack is anxious to get home because some friends are coming over for their weekly jam session.

3. How Jack Found Mary

Oct 31, 1954 · 30 min

Jack tells an interviewer how he met Mary Livingstone years before when she worked at The May Co.

4. The Giant Mutiny

Nov 14, 1954 · 30 min

5. The Life of Jack Benny

Nov 28, 1954 · 30 min

6. Jack Does Christmas Shopping

Dec 12, 1954 · 30 min

Jack loses to Rochester at gin rummy and has to do Rochester's chores for the day while Rochester plays golf. Jack goes to the market to buy groceries for Christmas dinner.

7. San Diego Naval Training Center

Dec 26, 1954 · 30 min

8. Bedroom Burglar

Jan 9, 1955 · 30 min

9. Jack and Gisele MacKenzie's Violin Duet

Jan 23, 1955 · 30 min

10. Four O'Clock In The Morning Show

Feb 6, 1955 · 30 min

Jack, awakened by a phone call at 4 a.m., cannot get back to sleep. After he decides to go for an early morning walk, he comes home exhausted, but Mary comes over and reminds him that they were to go shopping for a new suit for Jack.

11. Jack's Lunch Counter

Feb 20, 1955 · 30 min

12. Jack Takes Beavers to the Fair

Mar 6, 1955 · 30 min

13. Gary Crosby

Mar 20, 1955 · 30 min

14. You Bet Your Life

Apr 3, 1955 · 30 min

15. Preparing for New York Trip

Apr 17, 1955 · 30 min

16. Jackie Gleason Show

May 1, 1955 · 30 min

1. Jack Goes to Dennis' House

Sep 25, 1955 · 30 min

2. Massage and Date with Gertrude

Oct 9, 1955 · 30 min

3. Peggy King and Art Linkletter

Oct 23, 1955 · 30 min

Jack is featured in Look! Magazine. Mel Blanc heckles Jack from the audience. Guest stars Peggy King and Art Linkletter.

4. Isaac Stern Boosts Jack's Morale

Nov 6, 1955 · 30 min

5. Jack Gives Johnny Carson Advice

Nov 20, 1955 · 30 min

6. Jack Hunts for Uranium

Dec 4, 1955 · 30 min

7. Frances and Edgar Bergen

Dec 18, 1955 · 30 min

8. New Year's Day Show

Jan 1, 1956 · 30 min

Essentially a filmed radio show, a few chairs and a microphone on a stage, Jack and company re-create what was a tradition on his radio show, a skit where "Old Year" packs up and moves out and "New Year" moves in.

9. Don Invites Gang to Dinner

Jan 15, 1956 · 30 min

Jack is sick with a bad cold and Rochester is his nurse and Mary is fixing him something to eat. Jack is waiting for his lawyer to show up as Jack wants him to break Don Wilson's contract as Jack is blaming him for his cold. In a flashback, we learn that after a show rehearsal, Don Wilson invites them to his house to see some anniversary gifts and Jack repeatedly warns Don to check with his wife, Lois, Don always declines. After arriving at Don's house and after Jack is told by Mary to pay the $1.85 taxi bill and Jack gives the driver a 15 cent tip., Don is now worried that he should have checked with his wife first. Don has them wait at the corner of the house while he checks with Lois. Lois informs Don that she just opened a can of tuna as she didn't have time to go shopping. Don decides to have the gang show up

10. How Jack Met Rochester

Jan 29, 1956 · 30 min

11. William Holden & Frances Bergen Show

Feb 12, 1956 · 30 min

12. Rochester Sleeps Through Jack's Show

Feb 26, 1956 · 30 min

Jack relies on Rochester, his toughest critic, to give him an honest evaluation of the show, but when Rochester accidentally sleeps through the program, he tries to cover up with evasive answers to Jack's questions. At first Jack is angry when he discovers the truth, but later he sees Rochester packing and is afraid that he's leaving (unaware that Rochester is simply getting ready for a camping trip). Jack offers him extra days off — even Labor Day — and makes him a steak dinner, and Rochester milks the situation for all it's worth.

13. Jack Drives to Palm Springs

Mar 11, 1956 · 30 min

14. Jack Opens Beverly Hills Office

Mar 25, 1956 · 30 min

15. Gisele MacKenzie Show

Apr 8, 1956 · 30 min

16. Jack Tries to Get a Passport

Apr 22, 1956 · 30 min

1. Alfred Wallenstein Show

Sep 23, 1956 · 30 min

2. George Burns & Spike Jones Show

Oct 7, 1956 · 30 min

3. George Gobel & Red Skelton Show

Oct 21, 1956 · 30 min

4. Jack Is Invited to the Ronald Colmans

Nov 4, 1956 · 30 min

5. Jack's Maxwell Is Stolen

Nov 18, 1956 · 30 min

Rochester calls Jack in the middle of his monologue to tell him his Maxwell has been stolen. While he goes to the Beverly Hills Police Station, the Sportsmen cover for him, singing 'Puttin' on my top hat' while they get dressed on stage. Jack is amazed at the sumptuousness of the police station. Eventually the car is found; it has been returned to Jack's house by the thieves.

6. Jack Locked in the Tower of London

Dec 2, 1956 · 30 min

7. The Mikado

Dec 16, 1956 · 30 min

8. Talent Show

Dec 30, 1956 · 30 min

During Jack's monologue about his Christmas gifts, Don comes out to announce a purse has been found. It turns out to belong to Jayne Mansfield, who was sitting in the audience when the usher grabbed her purse she considers this to be a pretty sneaky way to get a guest star. Jack mentions The Girl Can't Help It, her latest picture. The Sportsmen Quartet and Rochester perform New Year's in Trinidad for the Lucky Strike ad. In the sketch, Jack hosts a talent contest. Mel Blanc plays an animal impersonator. The Landrew Sisters trio sings Did you ever see a dream walking. Leon Salvadore, a judo champ, is beaten by the six big men he asserts he will beat.

9. Jack and Mary in Rome

Jan 13, 1957 · 30 min

10. The Fiddler

Jan 27, 1957 · 30 min

11. Goodwin Knight & George Jessel Show

Feb 10, 1957 · 30 min

12. Hope and Benny in Agent's Office

Feb 24, 1957 · 30 min

13. Jack Falls Into a Canal in Venice

Mar 10, 1957 · 30 min

14. Jack in Paris

Mar 24, 1957 · 30 min

Jack makes sure Parisians remember him: he boasts to anyone he can corner that he drives a garbage truck. That's how an under-tipped hotel employee translates "star of stage, screen and television" for Jack. A garbageman compatriot is delighted to give Jack & Mary a free ride in his truck, while Maurice Chevalier takes them nightclubbing.

15. Mary's May Company Reunion

Apr 7, 1957 · 30 min

16. Visit from the IRS

Apr 21, 1957 · 30 min

1. First Show of the Season

Sep 22, 1957 · 30 min

Show opens with the audience in line to see the show, telling each other how their tickets were forced on them. In his opening monologue, Jack analyzes his own humor. Dennis sings 'Around the world in 80 days.' Don does the Lucky Strike commercial as a calypso number; Jack won't let him finish it. He introduces Mel Blanc as Otto Ketzler, a novelty music act from Vienna; Ketzler plays bottles filled with alcohol--as he tunes them, he becomes more and more inebriated. Don's wife makes Jack call the sponsor to explain that the curtailed commercial was Jack's fault, not Don's.

2. The Airport

Oct 6, 1957 · 30 min

3. Hal March Show

Oct 20, 1957 · 30 min

During the monologue, the President and Secretary of the Jack Benny Fan Club, Pasadena Chapter, come onstage. Don and Harlow Wilson do a soft shoe to 'Me and my shadow' for the Lucky commercial. Hal March, host of The $64,000 Question quiz show, is the guest; Jack asks him questions, and he tries to answer them for prizes.

4. Ginger Rogers Show

Nov 3, 1957 · 30 min

5. John Forsythe Show

Nov 17, 1957 · 30 min

6. Jack's Life Story

Dec 1, 1957 · 30 min

Jack wants to star in the movie version of his life story, but producer Buddy Adler wants Van Johnson. Van Johnson and Buddy Adler play themselves. Announcer: Don Wilson. Rochester: Eddie Anderson.

7. Christmas Shopping

Dec 15, 1957 · 30 min

8. Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl

Dec 29, 1957 · 30 min

9. Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist

Jan 12, 1958 · 30 min

10. Honeymooners Show

Jan 26, 1958 · 30 min

Dennis sings 'The 12th of never.' In the sketch, Jack plays Ralph Kramden in a take-off of The Honeymooners, with Meadows as Alice and Dennis as Ed Norton.

11. Jack at the Races

Feb 9, 1958 · 30 min

12. Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie

Feb 23, 1958 · 30 min

13. Academy Awards

Mar 9, 1958 · 30 min

14. Railroad Station Show

Mar 23, 1958 · 30 min

15. Ronnie Burns Show

Apr 6, 1958 · 30 min

16. Hillbilly Act

Apr 20, 1958 · 30 min

1. Gary Cooper Show

Sep 21, 1958 · 30 min

2. Phil Harris Show

Oct 5, 1958 · 30 min

3. The Millionaire

Oct 19, 1958 · 30 min

4. Stars' Wives Show

Nov 2, 1958 · 30 min

5. Bachelor TV Lives

Nov 16, 1958 · 30 min

6. Jack Goes to the Doctor

Nov 30, 1958 · 30 min

7. Jack and Gisele MacKenzie

Dec 14, 1958 · 30 min

8. Christmas Gift Exchange

Dec 28, 1958 · 30 min

9. Autolight

Jan 11, 1959 · 30 min

10. Ernie Kovacs Show

Jan 25, 1959 · 30 min

Ernie shows Jack his moustache collection, and Jack tries some of them on. Don, dressed as a Beatnik, does the commercial with the Beatniks, to the tune of 'Beat generation.' In the sketch, Jack and Ernie are in a posh prison on Nob Hill in San Francisco; it is 1970, and Ernie is due to be released, but he doesn't want to leave the cushy life

11. Jack Goes to a Nightclub

Feb 8, 1959 · 30 min

12. Airport Sketch

Feb 22, 1959 · 30 min

13. Panel Discussion Show

Mar 8, 1959 · 30 min

14. Edgar Bergen Show

Mar 22, 1959 · 30 min

15. Ed Sullivan & Genevieve Show

Mar 22, 1959 · 30 min

1. The Jack Benny Program 30 Years in the Future

Oct 4, 1959 · 30 min

2. Harry Truman Show

Oct 18, 1959 · 30 min

3. Jack Webb Show

Nov 1, 1959 · 30 min

4. Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Stewart Show

Nov 15, 1959 · 30 min

5. Jack Paar Show

Nov 29, 1959 · 30 min

6. Jack Goes to a Pasadena Fan Club Meeting

Dec 13, 1959 · 30 min

7. George Burns Show

Dec 27, 1959 · 30 min

8. Ben Blue Show

Jan 10, 1960 · 30 min

9. Amateur Show

Jan 24, 1960 · 30 min

Dennis Day tries to horn in on Jack's talent show. Otto Kessler: Mel Blanc. Guire Sisters: Peggy Mondo, Iris Adrian and Jo Ann Val. Don Wilson is the announcer.

10. George Gobel Show

Feb 7, 1960 · 30 min

11. Jack Is Arrested

Feb 21, 1960 · 30 min

12. Natalie Wood & Robert Wagner Show

Mar 6, 1960 · 30 min

13. Slogan Contest

Apr 3, 1960 · 30 min

14. Easter Show

Apr 17, 1960 · 30 min

15. Final Show of the Season

May 1, 1960 · 30 min

1. Nightbeat Takeoff

Oct 16, 1960 · 30 min

2. Dick Clark Show

Oct 23, 1960 · 30 min

3. Milton Berle Show

Oct 30, 1960 · 30 min

4. Jack's Hong Kong Suit

Nov 6, 1960 · 30 min

Jack gets a haircut between the dress rehearsal and the show; none of the barbers want to do it because his tips are so small. Don and Oscar the seal do the State Farm commercial. Gisele sings 'Smile'. Jack asks her for a date, but she is busy giving a party to which she has not invited Jack. They do their violin duet, during which Jack's ten dollar suit from Hong Kong comes to pieces.

5. John Wayne Show

Nov 20, 1960 · 30 min

6. Joey Bishop Show

Nov 27, 1960 · 30 min

7. Lunch Counter Murder

Dec 4, 1960 · 30 min

A heavy holds up a cafeteria where Jack is eating. Heavy: Dan Duryea. Announcer: Don Wilson.

8. Jack Goes to a Concert

Dec 11, 1960 · 30 min

Jack takes his girlfriend Mildred to a violin concert, even though she would prefer to go to the fights. Jack spots the Stewarts in the audience and tries to get their attention by tossing peanuts at them, eventually driving them out. When Mildred turns on her transistor radio to listen to the fight, the entire audience leaves.

9. Jack Goes Christmas Shopping

Dec 18, 1960 · 30 min

Jack goes Christmas shopping with Rochester and drives the staff of the department store crazy.

10. Amateur Show

Dec 25, 1960 · 30 min

11. Jack Casting For Television Special

Jan 1, 1961 · 30 min

Jack has written his life story for television, and has his agent hire a child actor who is just as cheap as he is to play himself. Remake of the sketch originally done on November 20, 1954.

12. Jack Goes to the Vault

Jan 8, 1961 · 30 min

13. Don's 27th Anniversary With Jack

Jan 15, 1961 · 30 min

Jack honors Don Wilson on the occasion of his 27th year working with Jack. The sketch relates how Don and Jack met: Jack's radio sponsor, the Universal Corset Co., holds auditions for an announcer for Jack's program, and Don is the only one who laughs at Jack's bad jokes. John Daly presents Don with a plaque; Jack disagrees with Daly's statement that Don came to his show when it was "down," and ends by breaking the plaque over Don's head. The Sportsmen sing "Down Yonder"

14. Jack at the Supermarket

Jan 22, 1961 · 30 min

15. Jack Is Hypnotized

Jan 29, 1961 · 30 min

16. Jack Goes To a Gym

Feb 5, 1961 · 30 min

Jack goes to a gym so that he can improve his physique and impress a young lady; Don goes with him.

17. Death Row Sketch

Feb 12, 1961 · 30 min

18. Musicale

Feb 19, 1961 · 30 min

Jack tells how he developed his thrifty habits as a child in Waukegan, Ill. Eddie Anderson.

19. Jack Becomes a Surgeon

Feb 26, 1961 · 30 min

Rochester imagines that a crazy doctor is operating on him. Rochester: Eddie Anderson. Don Wilson is the announcer.

20. Detective Story

Mar 5, 1961 · 30 min

21. Children's Version of the Show

Mar 12, 1961 · 30 min

22. Jack Goes to Las Vegas

Mar 19, 1961 · 30 min

23. Dance Contest

Mar 26, 1961 · 30 min

24. Variety Show

Apr 2, 1961 · 30 min

'George Burns' crashes Jack's variety show, which features two songs sung by Ann-Margret and juggler extraordinaire, Francis Brunn.

25. Main Street Shelter

Apr 9, 1961 · 30 min

Rochester gives away Jack's old clothes, not knowing that money is hidden in a lining. Rochester: Eddie Anderson. Watson: Grandon Rhodes. Don Wilson is the announcer for the program.

26. English Sketch

Apr 16, 1961 · 30 min

1. Season Premiere

Oct 15, 1961 · 30 min

2. Waukegan Show

Oct 22, 1961 · 30 min

3. Jack on Trial for Murder

Nov 5, 1961 · 30 min

Jack goes on trial for murder, defended by superstar lawyer Perry Mason (Raymond Burr). The women in the courtroom swoon over Perry, but his defense of Jack is feeble. When Jack asks how Perry always wins on his own show, Perry Mason sneers "because my writers are better than yours !"

4. Jack Takes the Stewarts to a Play

Nov 12, 1961 · 30 min

Jack has four tickets to a new play. He and his new girlfriend were originally going to go with Don Wilson and his wife, but Don called to cancel. Jack's girlfriend gets him to call and invite Jimmy and Gloria Stewart. Jimmy accepts the invitation thinking he's talking to Jack Lemon. He and Gloria panic when they realize that it's Jack Benny instead.

5. Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

Nov 19, 1961 · 30 min

6. Jack Plays Golf

Nov 26, 1961 · 30 min

Jack demonstrates why he's an insufferable golf partner.

7. Jack Is Followed Home

Dec 3, 1961 · 30 min

8. Jack Goes to the Cafeteria

Dec 10, 1961 · 30 min

Jack treats Jane Morgan to lunch.

9. Jack Writes a Song

Dec 17, 1961 · 30 min

Jack asks Dmitri Tiomkin to polish an song he wrote.

10. Christmas Party

Dec 24, 1961 · 30 min

11. New Year's Eve

Dec 31, 1961 · 30 min

In a flashback, Jack remembers his last New Year's Eve. The sketch is very similar to the one done on December 27, 1953. In Jack's dressing room, Dennis sings "An Irishman will steal your heart away." Dennis and Don, playing the tuba, do the State Farm commercial.

12. Jack Does Opera

Jan 7, 1962 · 30 min

Jack develops aspirations when soprano Roberta Peters performs. Rochester: Eddie Anderson. Announcer: Don Wilson.

13. Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party

Jan 14, 1962 · 30 min

In planning a party for Dennis Day, Jack gets on the phone to find a cheap caterer, not realizing that Dennis is eavesdropping. Mrs. Day: Verna Felton. Mrs. Wilson: Ann Doran. Henry: Bill Walker. Caterer: Russell Trent.

14. Jack Gets a Passport

Jan 21, 1962 · 30 min

15. How Jack Met Rochester

Jan 28, 1962 · 30 min

16. Police Station Show

Feb 4, 1962 · 30 min

17. Ghost Town Western

Feb 11, 1962 · 30 min

An Old West spoof featuring Gisele MacKenzie. Tombstone: Gerald Mohr. Don Wilson is the announcer.

18. Rock Hudson Show

Feb 18, 1962 · 30 min

19. Julie London Show

Mar 4, 1962 · 30 min

20. Alexander Hamilton Show

Mar 11, 1962 · 30 min

21. Shari Lewis Show

Mar 18, 1962 · 30 min

22. Crazy Airport

Mar 25, 1962 · 30 min

23. Jack Goes Back Into Pictures

Apr 1, 1962 · 30 min

24. Jack Is a Violin Teacher

Apr 8, 1962 · 30 min

Dennis sings 'On the First Warm Day.' After being interviewed for an article on his life story, Jack daydreams about what he would have done had he not left home to go into show business: he would have given violin lessons.

25. Modern Prison

Apr 15, 1962 · 30 min

26. Jack Takes in a Boarder

Apr 22, 1962 · 30 min

1. Sammy Davis, Jr. Show

Sep 25, 1962 · 30 min

2. Frank Sinatra Jr. Show

Oct 2, 1962 · 30 min

3. Phil Silvers Show

Oct 9, 1962 · 30 min

4. Air Force Sketch

Oct 16, 1962 · 30 min

Raymond Burr wants to be a comedian, so Jack allows him to host the show.

5. Lawrence Welk Show

Oct 23, 1962 · 30 min

Jack tries to take over Lawrence Welk's baton when the maestro and his orchestra appear. Don Wilson is the announcer.

6. My Gang Comedy

Oct 30, 1962 · 30 min

7. Jack Plays Tarzan

Nov 13, 1962 · 30 min

8. Jack Gives a Dinner Party

Nov 20, 1962 · 30 min

9. Jack Meets a Japanese Agent

Nov 27, 1962 · 30 min

10. Jack and Bob Hope in Vaudeville

Dec 4, 1962 · 30 min

Jack and Bob do a skit about the time they auditioned their vaudeville act.

11. Jack Referees a Wrestling Match

Dec 11, 1962 · 30 min

When Jack is omitted from the Ladies' Club's show, he confronts the entertainment committee: Mmes. Groucho Marx, Phil Silvers, Kirk Douglas and Milton Berle (who play themselves). Announcer: Don Wilson.

12. Jack and the Crying Cab Driver

Dec 18, 1962 · 30 min

Jack encounters nothing but headaches trying to make a flight to New York.

13. The Story of the New Talent Show

Dec 25, 1962 · 30 min

14. Jack Attends the Rose Bowl

Jan 1, 1963 · 30 min

15. Jack Meets Max Bygraves

Jan 8, 1963 · 30 min

16. Twilight Zone Sketch

Jan 15, 1963 · 30 min

17. Peter Lorre & Joanie Sommers Show

Jan 22, 1963 · 30 min

18. The Murder of Clayton Worthington

Jan 29, 1963 · 30 min

19. Jack Rents His House

Feb 5, 1963 · 30 min

Jack's opening monologue is interrupted by a picture taking family who join him onstage. In the sketch, Jack and Rochester are leaving on a personal appearance tour, so Jack rents his house while he is gone. The renters are suprised by some of Jack's conditions for rental. English

20. Spanish Sketch

Feb 12, 1963 · 30 min

21. Connie Francis Show

Feb 19, 1963 · 30 min

Connie Francis plays the wife of a composer. Announcer: Don Wilson.

22. Jack Does the USO Show

Feb 26, 1963 · 30 min

23. Frankie Avalon Show

Mar 5, 1963 · 30 min

Frankie Avalon appears with Jack, who signs him on for the show. Engineer: Frank Gerstle. Recording Manager: Cliff Norton. Don Wilson is the announcer.

24. Jack Is Kidnapped

Mar 12, 1963 · 30 min

Jack is held for ransom in this sketch with George Burns. Kidnapper: Merry Anders. Accomplice: Warren Kemmerling.

25. Jack Fires Don

Mar 19, 1963 · 30 min

Jack fires his announcer, Don Wilson, over a trivial argument.

26. The Mikado

Mar 26, 1963 · 30 min

27. A Dummy Replaces Jack

Apr 2, 1963 · 30 min

28. Jack Answers Request Letters

Apr 9, 1963 · 30 min

Jack devotes the program to answering request letters from his viewers. One viewer asks about sound effects on his radio program, so he asks Ray Erlenborn to demonstrate; he makes the sounds of horses' hooves, a parade of marching soldiers, the milking of a cow, and a fight between Jack and John Wayne. For the State Farm Car Insurance commercial, Jack invites a serviceman up from the audience, who claims State Farm insured his tank in the Battle of the Bulge. Dennis sings a country western song. Jack's sister Florence has written in asking why he never gives Dennis or Don a chance to work alone; they do a Laurel and Hardy imitation. The last request is that Jack play a piece of serious music. Unfortunately, the accompanist sent over at the last minute by the Musicians' Union completely upstages Jack with his comic antics.

1. Billy Graham Show

Sep 24, 1963 · 30 min

2. Robert Goulet Show

Oct 1, 1963 · 30 min

Jack tries to win a girl away from Robert Goulet. Goulet sings "This Is All I Ask." Girl: Joan Marshall. Don Wilson.

3. Riverboat Sketch

Oct 8, 1963 · 30 min

Carol Burnett is Jack's guest in this romp about a gambler (Jack) who's trying to fleece a rich plantation owner (Don Wilson) and his modest daughter (Carol).

4. Tall Cowboy Sketch

Oct 15, 1963 · 30 min

When Clint Walker hints that his movie requires a big man to portray his brother, a rebuilt Jack appears. Usher: Pat Colby. Man on Tour: Ned Miller.

5. Johnny Carson Show

Oct 22, 1963 · 30 min

6. Jack Directs a Film

Oct 29, 1963 · 30 min

7. Ed Sullivan Show

Nov 5, 1963 · 30 min

8. Robinson Crusoe Sketch

Nov 19, 1963 · 30 min

9. Jack Takes a Boat to Hawaii

Nov 26, 1963 · 30 min

Hawaiians are thrilled to sing Aloha to stingy Jack Benny, who gets only 1 lei, while a fellow passenger is covered with them. The romantic atmosphere of the Pacific cruise back to L.A. overwhelms Jack, who envisions a zoftig blonde passenger as Jayne Mansfield. Jayne breathes "You're Just Too Marvelous," to love-struck Jack.

10. Dennis Drives Jack to the Hospital

Dec 3, 1963 · 30 min

11. Three Musketeers Sketch

Dec 10, 1963 · 30 min

12. Amateur Show

Dec 24, 1963 · 30 min

13. Jack Alone on New Year's Eve

Dec 31, 1963 · 30 min

14. How Jack Met George Burns

Jan 7, 1964 · 30 min

15. Peter, Paul and Mary Show

Jan 14, 1964 · 30 min

16. Nat King Cole Show

Jan 21, 1964 · 30 min

17. Bobby Darin Show

Jan 28, 1964 · 30 min

18. Don Breaks His Leg

Feb 4, 1964 · 30 min

Jack has problems: Don Wilson's son has to pinch-hit for Dad; and Jack's "talent find" has turned exotic dancer. Harlow: Dale White. Mrs. Wilson: Lois Corbett. Lisa: Beverly Hills.

19. How Jack Found Dennis

Feb 11, 1964 · 30 min

How Jack first met Dennis Day. Agent: Jesse White. Restaurant Owner: Sammee Tong. Announcer: Don Wilson.

20. The Final LeBlanc Sketch

Feb 18, 1964 · 30 min

21. Jack and Dennis Do Impersonations

Feb 25, 1964 · 30 min

22. Jack Redecorates His House

Mar 3, 1964 · 30 min

23. Jack Is a Boxing Manager

Mar 17, 1964 · 30 min

24. Jack Renews His Driver's License

Mar 24, 1964 · 30 min

25. The Lettermen Show

Mar 31, 1964 · 30 min

26. Jack Goes to an Allergy Doctor

Apr 7, 1964 · 30 min

27. Harlow Gets a Date

Apr 14, 1964 · 30 min

Don's son becomes a playboy with Jack's help.

28. I Am the Fiddler

Apr 21, 1964 · 30 min

In a parody of a radio show Jack portrays "The Fiddler," a mysterious figure who stalks at night. Dennis Day: Himself. Victims: Mel Blanc and Eliza Ross Thorne. Radio Actors: Charles Cantor and Jessalyn Fax. Don Wilson is the announcer.

28. Smothers Brothers Show

Apr 16, 1965

The Smothers Brothers confound every attempt by Jack to force them into his straitjacket comedy formula while performing his theme song, but, even scarier to Jack, he is pinned under an unexploded bomb in a World War II London air raid. The UXB squad turns out to be the Smothers. Tom can't remember which wire to pull, while Dick uses the opportunity of Jack's being immobilized to lock in an appearance on Jack's final program.