Jack Benny was a regular on his own radio program since 1932. He brought the program, with his underplayed humor, to television along with his radio regulars. Jack, who remained thirty-nine-years-old, kept his money in his basement and drove his old Maxwell car just as he had done on the radio.

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  • First Show of the Season
    D1
    First Show of the SeasonShow 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.
  • The Airport
    D2
    The Airport
  • Hal March Show
    D3
    Hal March ShowDuring 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.
  • Ginger Rogers Show
    D4
    Ginger Rogers Show
  • John Forsythe Show
    D5
    John Forsythe Show
  • Jack's Life Story
    D6
    Jack's Life StoryBig budget movie of Jack's life - starring Jack - it's a natural. When producer Buddy Adler summons him, Jack isn't reminded of Sunset Boulevard, he's envisioning himself as director too. Jack barely makes it to Adler's office alive, because Jack's last director, now a studio guard, opens fire on Jack's car. Hearthrob Van Johnson is in Adler's waiting room too, but the nicer Van is the fouler Jack's mood.
  • Christmas Shopping
    D7
    Christmas Shopping
  • Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl
    D8
    Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl
  • Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist
    D9
    Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist
  • Honeymooners Show
    D10
    Honeymooners ShowDennis 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.
  • Jack at the Races
    D11
    Jack at the Races
  • Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie
    D12
    Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie
  • Academy Awards
    D13
    Academy Awards
  • Railroad Station Show
    D14
    Railroad Station Show
  • Ronnie Burns Show
    D15
    Ronnie Burns Show
  • Hillbilly Act
    D16
    Hillbilly Act
  • Jack BennyJack Benny
  • Don WilsonAnnouncer

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