The Jack Benny Program

Season 5

1954 • 16 Episodes

Episodes

Entire Cast Show - The Jack Benny Program

1. Entire Cast Show

October 3, 1954

No overview available.

Jam Session at Jack's - The Jack Benny Program

2. Jam Session at Jack's

October 17, 1954

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.

How Jack Found Mary - The Jack Benny Program

3. How Jack Found Mary

October 31, 1954

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.

The Giant Mutiny - The Jack Benny Program

4. The Giant Mutiny

November 14, 1954

No overview available.

The Life of Jack Benny - The Jack Benny Program

5. The Life of Jack Benny

November 28, 1954

No overview available.

Jack Does Christmas Shopping - The Jack Benny Program

6. Jack Does Christmas Shopping

December 12, 1954

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

San Diego Naval Training Center - The Jack Benny Program

7. San Diego Naval Training Center

December 26, 1954

No overview available.

Bedroom Burglar - The Jack Benny Program

8. Bedroom Burglar

January 9, 1955

No overview available.

Jack and Gisele MacKenzie's Violin Duet - The Jack Benny Program

9. Jack and Gisele MacKenzie's Violin Duet

January 23, 1955

No overview available.

Four O'Clock In The Morning Show - The Jack Benny Program

10. Four O'Clock In The Morning Show

February 6, 1955

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.