The Jack Benny Program

Season 8

1957 • 16 Episodes

Episodes

First Show of the Season - The Jack Benny Program

1. First Show of the Season

September 22, 1957

Show 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.

2. The Airport

October 6, 1957

No overview available.

3. Hal March Show

October 20, 1957

During 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 - The Jack Benny Program

4. Ginger Rogers Show

November 3, 1957

No overview available.

John Forsythe Show - The Jack Benny Program

5. John Forsythe Show

November 17, 1957

No overview available.

Jack's Life Story - The Jack Benny Program

6. Jack's Life Story

December 1, 1957

Jack wants to star in the movie version of his life story, but producer Buddy Adler wants Van Johnson. Van Johnson and Buddy Adler play themselves. Announcer: Don Wilson. Rochester: Eddie Anderson.

Christmas Shopping - The Jack Benny Program

7. Christmas Shopping

December 15, 1957

No overview available.

Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl - The Jack Benny Program

8. Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl

December 29, 1957

No overview available.

Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist - The Jack Benny Program

9. Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist

January 12, 1958

No overview available.

Honeymooners Show - The Jack Benny Program

10. Honeymooners Show

January 26, 1958

Dennis 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.