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 (16)
1. Entire Cast Show
Aired 3 October 1954 • 30 min
2. Jam Session at Jack's
Aired 17 October 1954 • 30 min
Jack delivers a monologue on critics. He is anxious to get home because at 8 p.m. some friends are coming over for their weekly jam session. At home, the guests arrive: Tony Martin with his clarinet, Fred MacMurray with his saxophone, Dick Powell with his trumpet, Dan Dailey with his drums, and Kirk Douglas with his banjo. Guests must purchase food, drink or smokes from vending machines in Jack's closet. They play 'Basin Street.' Jack holds a contest for the most popular guest.
3. How Jack Found Mary
Aired 31 October 1954 • 30 min
Jack tells an interviewer how he met Mary Livingstone years before when she worked at The May Co. Rochester sings and dances with The Sportsmen Quartet.
4. The Giant Mutiny
Aired 14 November 1954 • 30 min
5. The Life of Jack Benny
Aired 28 November 1954 • 30 min
6. Jack Does Christmas Shopping
Aired 12 December 1954 • 30 min
Jack looks for Christmas gifts in a department store, and encounters Nelson as the floor manager, Blanc and Pepper as salespeople, Rubin as a bandit. The Sportsmen Quartet sing the Lucky commercial in the elevator. English
7. San Diego Naval Training Center
Aired 26 December 1954 • 30 min
8. Bedroom Burglar
Aired 9 January 1955 • 30 min
9. Jack and Gisele MacKenzie's Violin Duet
Aired 23 January 1955 • 30 min
10. Four O'Clock In The Morning Show
Aired 6 February 1955 • 30 min
Jack, awakened by a phone call at 4 a.m., cannot get back to sleep. After he decides to go for an early morning walk, he comes home exhausted, but Mary comes over and reminds him that they were to go shopping for a new suit for Jack.
11. Jack's Lunch Counter
Aired 20 February 1955 • 30 min
12. Jack Takes Beavers to the Fair
Aired 6 March 1955 • 30 min
13. Gary Crosby
Aired 20 March 1955 • 30 min
14. You Bet Your Life
Aired 3 April 1955 • 30 min
15. Preparing for New York Trip
Aired 17 April 1955 • 30 min
16. Jackie Gleason Show
Aired 1 May 1955 • 30 min