The Jack Benny Program

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15x1
NBC Premiere
Episode overview
Huntley and Brinkley open the show with a newscast on Benny's move to NBC, the network which used to carry his radio program, for this opening show of the season. Jack's monologue also .. show full overview
15x2
Lucille Ball Show
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Jack receives a visit from his next-door neighbor, Lucille Ball. Lucy recounts her version of Paul Revere's ride, and a sketch unfolds with Jack as a gallivanting Revere, Lucy as his jealous wife Rachel, and Don Wilson as Washington.
15x3
Andy Williams Show
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Jack and his guest Andy Williams perform at the gala grand opening of a meat market. Andy sings "On the street where you live."
15x4
Income Tax Show
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Two IRS agents visit Jack. They can't understand how he could have earned 375,000 dollars, and spent only 19 dollars on entertainment. Since one declared item was 3.90 (three dollars and .. show full overview
15x5
Jack Makes a Comedy Record
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When Bob Hope drops by, Jack comes up with what he's convinced is a great idea: The two should team up to cut a comedy record album.
15x6
Hillbilly Sketch
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In his monologue, Jack reveals that his producer has been using raffle tickets to get the audience to stay in their seats until the end of the program. He introduces Connie Francis, and .. show full overview
15x7
Jungle Sketch
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Don introduces the show by announcing that the show must go on; Jack is brought out in traction in a hospital bed. Abbe Lane sings 'I believe in you.' Don says he needs his glasses to do .. show full overview
15x8
Jack Loses a Raffle
Episode overview
Jack's guests play three women from the Beverly Hills Improvement Committee who conspire to rid the city of Benny's Maxwell auto by holding a raffle and selling Jack the only ticket, so that he will win a replacement auto.
15x9
The Cat Burglar
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At a poker game at Jack's house with members of the band, Don and Dennis, the talk is all of the cat burglar terrorizing Beverly Hills celebrities. The State Farm commercial is heard on .. show full overview
15x10
Jack Hires a Cook
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Rochester finally manages to get Jack to give him a week off by telling him how much he needs and deserves a vacation. While relaxing at the Palm Valley Inn with his friend Roy, he reads .. show full overview
15x11
Wayne Newton Show
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Jack's guests are comic Louis Nye and singer Wayne Newton, who describes how he was discovered at a benefit that was raising money to send "underprivileged" Beverly Hills children to .. show full overview
15x12
Jack Has a Sick Alligator
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One of the alligators that guards Jack's secret vault falls ill, so Jack calls in a veterinarian.
15x13
Amateur Night
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Jack's usual amateur show: Mel Blanc plays the drunken bottle-player; Dennis Day plays a Japanese in a Beatle outfit who sings 'I want to hold your hand;' The Guire Sisters do their singing act.
15x14
One Man Show
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Jack Does a solo show and while going out to the audience her asks Gisele Mackenzie To sing a song.
15x15
Jack Jones Show
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Guest Jack Jones sings 'Bewitched, bothered and bewildered,' and 'I need a girl.' In the sketch, Benny plays the principal of Benedict Arnold High School, and Jones is a moonlighting teacher working as a car washer.
15x16
Jack Adopts a Son (Milton Berle Show)
Episode overview
In the opening monologue, Jack shows the audience why his Stradivarius is worth $30,000. He introduces Milton Berle and they spar a bit. Don introduces Miss Carmelita Montoya, a dancer .. show full overview
15x17
Kingston Trio Show
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In the sketch, the Kingston Trio join prisoner Benny in the Tijuana jail. The Kingstons sing 'Tijuana Jail' and 'I'm going home.'
15x18
Jack Goes To The Monkey's House
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The show opens with the audience in line to see the show comparing notes on how they got their tickets. Jack's monologue is about his trip to Australia. He introduces Australian singer .. show full overview
15x19
The Stradivarius Story
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Jack introduces cameraman Charlie Summers and his new wife from the audience; she asks why Charlie has never had a raise. Jack's guest is Stuart Canin, who, as a 10-year-old violin .. show full overview
15x20
Jack Joins Acrobats
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Jack's monologue concerns TV ratings. He is interrupted by a member of the audience from Toledo who wants to take a picture of his family with Jack. Don does the One-A-Day Brand Vitamins .. show full overview
15x21
Rainy Day in Palm Springs
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Rochester explains the rules to the new housekeeper; the main one is that they must watch Benny's show. In Benny's monologue, he explains how he keeps fit, and announces that the .. show full overview
15x22
Jack Brings Ed Up From the Vault
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Jack brings his aging guard up from his underground vault for the first time in years.
15x23
Jack Finds a Double
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At the rehearsal for his show, Jack keeps making mistakes. Don does the State Farm commercial with a drum covered with paper: you can't beat State Farm. Because Jack has been complaining .. show full overview
15x24
Jack's Navy Buddy Returns
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Jack's first partner, who worked with Jack as a variety team in the Navy, is retiring. He wants to hold Jack to a promise made forty years ago that they would work together again when he .. show full overview
15x25
Dennis Opens a Bank Account
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The show opens with Jack's publicity agent and a photographer posing photos of Jack, first as a Beatle (for a younger image), and then as a frogman and as a surfer (to depict Benny as a .. show full overview
15x26
Jack Appears on a Panel Show
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Jack is berating his publicity agent for not getting him dignified publicity, when the agent gets a phone call informing him that Ronald Reagan won't be able to make his scheduled .. show full overview
15x27
Jack Has Dog Trouble
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Jack picks up his new, expensive, tailor-made suit in Beverly Hills. A State Farm claims person shows up in the store before an auto accident outside the store has even happened. Benny .. show full overview
15x28
Smothers Brothers Show
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The Smothers Brothers introduce the show trying to sing "Love in Bloom." Later, they sing "Boil that cabbage down" and "I never will marry." The sketch is set in London in 1944, after an .. show full overview

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