About this season
Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.
Episodes (26)
1. Season Premiere
Aired 15 October 1961 • 30 min
2. Waukegan Show
Aired 22 October 1961 • 30 min
3. Jack on Trial for Murder
Aired 5 November 1961 • 30 min
4. Jack Takes the Stewarts to a Play
Aired 12 November 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
Aired 19 November 1961 • 30 min
6. Jack Plays Golf
Aired 26 November 1961 • 30 min
Jack demonstrates why he's an insufferable golf partner.
7. Jack Is Followed Home
Aired 3 December 1961 • 30 min
8. Jack Goes to the Cafeteria
Aired 10 December 1961 • 30 min
Jack treats Jane Morgan to lunch. Jane Morgan: Herself. Bus Driver: Benny Rubin. Passenger: Dave Willock. Waitress: Shirley Mitchell. Announcer: Don Wilson.
9. Jack Writes a Song
Aired 17 December 1961 • 30 min
The guest is composer Dmitri Tiomkin, whom Jack asks to polish an song he wrote. Rochester: Eddie Anderson. Workman: Benny Rubin. Don Wilson is the announcer.
10. Christmas Party
Aired 24 December 1961 • 30 min
11. New Year's Eve
Aired 31 December 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
Aired 7 January 1962 • 30 min
Jack develops aspirations when soprano Roberta Peters performs. Rochester: Eddie Anderson. Announcer: Don Wilson.
13. Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party
Aired 14 January 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
Aired 21 January 1962 • 30 min
15. How Jack Met Rochester
Aired 28 January 1962 • 30 min
16. Police Station Show
Aired 4 February 1962 • 30 min
17. Ghost Town Western
Aired 11 February 1962 • 30 min
An Old West spoof featuring Gisele MacKenzie. Tombstone: Gerald Mohr. Don Wilson is the announcer.
18. Rock Hudson Show
Aired 18 February 1962 • 30 min
19. Julie London Show
Aired 4 March 1962 • 30 min
20. Alexander Hamilton Show
Aired 11 March 1962 • 30 min
21. Shari Lewis Show
Aired 18 March 1962 • 30 min
22. Crazy Airport
Aired 25 March 1962 • 30 min
23. Jack Goes Back Into Pictures
Aired 1 April 1962 • 30 min
24. Jack Is a Violin Teacher
Aired 8 April 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
Aired 15 April 1962 • 30 min
26. Jack Takes in a Boarder
Aired 22 April 1962 • 30 min