The Jack Benny Program
Season 8
195716 episodes
Episode 1
First Show of the Season
Sep 22, 195730m
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.
Episode 2
The Airport
Oct 6, 195730m
Episode 3
Hal March Show
Oct 20, 195730m
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.
Episode 4
Ginger Rogers Show
Nov 3, 195730m
Episode 5
John Forsythe Show
Nov 17, 195730m
Episode 6
Jack's Life Story
Dec 1, 195730m
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.
Episode 7
Christmas Shopping
Dec 15, 195730m
Episode 8
Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl
Dec 29, 195730m
Episode 9
Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist
Jan 12, 195830m
Episode 10
Honeymooners Show
Jan 26, 195830m
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.
Episode 11
Jack at the Races
Feb 9, 195830m
Episode 12
Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie
Feb 23, 195830m
Episode 13
Academy Awards
Mar 9, 195830m
Episode 14
Railroad Station Show
Mar 23, 195830m
Episode 15
Ronnie Burns Show
Apr 6, 195830m
Episode 16
Hillbilly Act
Apr 20, 195830m