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The Jack Benny Program

Season 12 · 26 episodes · Oct 15, 1961

  1. Episode 1

    Season Premiere

    Oct 15, 1961

  2. Episode 2

    Waukegan Show

    Oct 22, 1961

  3. Episode 3

    Jack on Trial for Murder

    Nov 5, 1961

    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. Episode 4

    Jack Takes the Stewarts to a Play

    Nov 12, 1961

    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. Episode 5

    Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

    Nov 19, 1961

  6. Episode 6

    Jack Plays Golf

    Nov 26, 1961

    Jack demonstrates why he's an insufferable golf partner.

  7. Episode 7

    Jack Is Followed Home

    Dec 3, 1961

  8. Episode 8

    Jack Goes to the Cafeteria

    Dec 10, 1961

    Jack treats Jane Morgan to lunch.

  9. Episode 9

    Jack Writes a Song

    Dec 17, 1961

    Jack asks Dmitri Tiomkin to polish an song he wrote.

  10. Episode 10

    Christmas Party

    Dec 24, 1961

  11. Episode 11

    New Year's Eve

    Dec 31, 1961

    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. Episode 12

    Jack Does Opera

    Jan 7, 1962

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

  13. Episode 13

    Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party

    Jan 14, 1962

    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. Episode 14

    Jack Gets a Passport

    Jan 21, 1962

  15. Episode 15

    How Jack Met Rochester

    Jan 28, 1962

  16. Episode 16

    Police Station Show

    Feb 4, 1962

  17. Episode 17

    Ghost Town Western

    Feb 11, 1962

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

  18. Episode 18

    Rock Hudson Show

    Feb 18, 1962

  19. Episode 19

    Julie London Show

    Mar 4, 1962

  20. Episode 20

    Alexander Hamilton Show

    Mar 11, 1962

  21. Episode 21

    Shari Lewis Show

    Mar 18, 1962

  22. Episode 22

    Crazy Airport

    Mar 25, 1962

  23. Episode 23

    Jack Goes Back Into Pictures

    Apr 1, 1962

  24. Episode 24

    Jack Is a Violin Teacher

    Apr 8, 1962

    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. Episode 25

    Modern Prison

    Apr 15, 1962

  26. Episode 26

    Jack Takes in a Boarder

    Apr 22, 1962