The Jack Benny Program
Season 12
1961 • 26 Episodes
Episodes
1. Season Premiere
October 15, 1961
No overview available.
2. Waukegan Show
October 22, 1961
No overview available.
3. Jack on Trial for Murder
November 5, 1961
No overview available.
4. Jack Takes the Stewarts to a Play
November 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. Tennessee Ernie Ford Show
November 19, 1961
No overview available.
6. Jack Plays Golf
November 26, 1961
Jack demonstrates why he's an insufferable golf partner.
7. Jack Is Followed Home
December 3, 1961
No overview available.
8. Jack Goes to the Cafeteria
December 10, 1961
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
December 17, 1961
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
December 24, 1961
No overview available.
11. New Year's Eve
December 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. Jack Does Opera
January 7, 1962
Jack develops aspirations when soprano Roberta Peters performs. Rochester: Eddie Anderson. Announcer: Don Wilson.
13. Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party
January 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. Jack Gets a Passport
January 21, 1962
No overview available.
15. How Jack Met Rochester
January 28, 1962
No overview available.
16. Police Station Show
February 4, 1962
No overview available.
17. Ghost Town Western
February 11, 1962
An Old West spoof featuring Gisele MacKenzie. Tombstone: Gerald Mohr. Don Wilson is the announcer.
18. Rock Hudson Show
February 18, 1962
No overview available.
19. Julie London Show
March 4, 1962
No overview available.
20. Alexander Hamilton Show
March 11, 1962
No overview available.
21. Shari Lewis Show
March 18, 1962
No overview available.
22. Crazy Airport
March 25, 1962
No overview available.
23. Jack Goes Back Into Pictures
April 1, 1962
No overview available.
24. Jack Is a Violin Teacher
April 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. Modern Prison
April 15, 1962
No overview available.
26. Jack Takes in a Boarder
April 22, 1962
No overview available.