List of The Jack Benny Program episodes
This is a list of the 260 episodes for the television version of The Jack Benny Program, as opposed to the radio program of the same name.
Series overview
[edit]| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Rating | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||||
| 1 | 4 | October 10, 1950 | May 5, 1951 | CBS | — | — | |
| 2 | 6 | November 11, 1951 | June 6, 1952 | 9 | 42.8 | ||
| 3 | 8 | October 10, 1952 | May 5, 1953 | 12 | 39.0 | ||
| 4 | 13 | September 9, 1953 | May 5, 1954 | 16 | 33.3 | ||
| 5 | 16 | October 10, 1954 | May 5, 1955 | 7 | 38.3 | ||
| 6 | 16 | September 9, 1955 | April 4, 1956 | 5 | 37.2 | ||
| 7 | 16 | September 9, 1956 | April 4, 1957 | 10 | 32.3 | ||
| 8 | 16 | September 9, 1957 | April 4, 1958 | 28 | 27.1 | ||
| 9 | 15 | September 9, 1958 | April 4, 1959 | — | — | ||
| 10 | 15 | October 10, 1959 | May 5, 1960 | — | — | ||
| 11 | 26 | October 10, 1960 | April 4, 1961 | 10 | 26.2 | ||
| 12 | 26 | October 10, 1961 | April 4, 1962 | — | — | ||
| 13 | 27 | September 9, 1962 | April 4, 1963 | 11 | 26.2[a] | ||
| 14 | 28 | September 9, 1963 | April 4, 1964 | 12 | 25.0[b] | ||
| 15 | 28 | September 9, 1964 | April 4, 1965 | NBC | — | — | |
- ^ Tied with Dr. Kildare
- ^ Tied with I've Got a Secret and Lassie
Episodes
[edit]Season 1 (1950–51)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Premiere Show" | October 28, 1950 |
| 2 | 2 | "Faye Emerson and Frank Sinatra Show" | January 28, 1951 |
| 3 | 3 | "Claudette Colbert and Basil Rathbone Show" | April 1, 1951 |
| 4 | 4 | "Ben Hogan Show" | May 20, 1951 |
Season 2 (1951–52)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | "Dorothy Shay" | November 4, 1951 |
| 6 | 2 | "Helene Francois Show" | December 16, 1951 |
| 7 | 3 | "Gaslight" | January 27, 1952 |
| 8 | 4 | "Gracie Bit" | March 9, 1952 |
| 9 | 5 | "Isaac Stern Show" | April 20, 1952 |
| 10 | 6 | "Jack Prepares for a Trip to England" | June 1, 1952 |
Season 3 (1952–53)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | "Bob Crosby's Contract" | October 5, 1952 |
| 12 | 2 | "Buck Benny Rides Again" | November 2, 1952 |
| 13 | 3 | "Jack Gets Robbed" | November 30, 1952 |
| 14 | 4 | "Cafe Skit" | December 28, 1952 |
| 15 | 5 | "60 Piece Orchestra Skit" | January 25, 1953 |
| 16 | 6 | "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" | March 22, 1953 |
| 17 | 7 | "Fred Allen Show" | April 19, 1953 |
| 18 | 8 | "Visit to the Vault" | May 17, 1953 |
Season 4 (1953–54)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 1 | "Honolulu Trip" | September 13, 1953 |
| 20 | 2 | "Jack as a Child" | October 4, 1953 |
| 21 | 3 | "Humphrey Bogart Show" | October 25, 1953 |
| 22 | 4 | "Johnny Ray Show" | November 15, 1953 |
| 23 | 5 | "Irene Dunne Show" | December 6, 1953 |
| 24 | 6 | "Reminiscing About Last New Year's" | December 27, 1953 |
| 25 | 7 | "Liberace Show" | January 17, 1954 |
| 26 | 8 | "Jack Dreams He's Married to Mary" | February 7, 1954 |
| 27 | 9 | "Helen Hayes Show" | February 28, 1954 |
| 28 | 10 | "Goldie, Fields and Glide" | March 21, 1954 |
| 29 | 11 | "Burns and Allen Show" | April 11, 1954 |
| 30 | 12 | "David Niven Show" | May 2, 1954 |
| 31 | 13 | "Road to Nairobi" | May 23, 1954 |
Season 5 (1954–55)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 1 | "Entire Cast Show" | October 3, 1954 |
| 33 | 2 | "Jam Session at Jack's" | October 17, 1954 |
| 34 | 3 | "How Jack Found Mary" | October 31, 1954 |
| 35 | 4 | "The Giant Mutiny" | November 14, 1954 |
| 36 | 5 | "The Life of Jack Benny" | November 28, 1954 |
| 37 | 6 | "Jack Does Christmas Shopping Show" | December 12, 1954 |
| 38 | 7 | "San Diego Naval Training Center Show" | December 26, 1954 |
| 39 | 8 | "Bedroom Burglar" | January 9, 1955 |
| 40 | 9 | "Jack and Gisele MacKenzie's Violin Duet" | January 23, 1955 |
| 41 | 10 | "Four O'Clock in the Morning Show" | February 6, 1955 |
| 42 | 11 | "Jack's Lunch Counter" | February 20, 1955 |
| 43 | 12 | "Jack Takes Beavers to the Fair" | March 6, 1955 |
| 44 | 13 | "Gary Crosby Show" | March 20, 1955 |
| 45 | 14 | "You Bet Your Life" | April 3, 1955 |
| 46 | 15 | "Preparing for New York Trip" | April 17, 1955 |
| 47 | 16 | "Jackie Gleason Show" | May 1, 1955 |
Season 6 (1955–56)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 1 | "Jack Goes to Dennis' House" | September 25, 1955 |
| 49 | 2 | "Massage and Date with Gertrude" | October 9, 1955 |
| 50 | 3 | "Peggy King and Art Linkletter" | October 23, 1955 |
| 51 | 4 | "Isaac Stern Boosts Jack's Morale" | November 6, 1955 |
| 52 | 5 | "Jack Gives Johnny Carson Advice" | November 20, 1955 |
| 53 | 6 | "Jack Hunts for Uranium" | December 4, 1955 |
| 54 | 7 | "Frances and Edgar Bergen" | December 18, 1955 |
| 55 | 8 | "New Year's Day Show" | January 1, 1956 |
| 56 | 9 | "Don Invites Gang to Dinner" | January 15, 1956 |
| 57 | 10 | "How Jack Met Rochester" | January 29, 1956 |
| 58 | 11 | "William Holden / Frances Bergen Show" | February 12, 1956 |
| 59 | 12 | "Rochester Sleeps Through Jack's Show" | February 26, 1956 |
| 60 | 13 | "Jack Drives to Palm Springs" | March 11, 1956 |
| 61 | 14 | "Jack Opens Beverly Hills Office" | March 25, 1956 |
| 62 | 15 | "Gisele MacKenzie Show" | April 8, 1956 |
| 63 | 16 | "Jack Tries to Get a Passport" | April 22, 1956 |
Season 7 (1956–57)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 1 | "Alfred Wallenstein Show" | September 23, 1956 |
| 65 | 2 | "George Burns / Spike Jones Show" | October 7, 1956 |
| 66 | 3 | "George Gobel / Red Skelton Show" | October 21, 1956 |
| 67 | 4 | "Jack Is Invited to the Ronald Colmans" | November 4, 1956 |
| 68 | 5 | "Jack's Maxwell Is Stolen" | November 18, 1956 |
| 69 | 6 | "Jack Locked in the Tower of London" | December 2, 1956 |
| 70 | 7 | "The Mikado" | December 16, 1956 |
| 71 | 8 | "Talent Show" | December 30, 1956 |
| 72 | 9 | "Jack and Mary in Rome" | January 13, 1957 |
| 73 | 10 | "The Fiddler" | January 27, 1957 |
| 74 | 11 | "Goodwin Knight / George Jessel Show" | February 10, 1957 |
| 75 | 12 | "Hope and Benny in Agent's Office" | February 24, 1957 |
| 76 | 13 | "Jack Falls Into a Canal in Venice" | March 10, 1957 |
| 77 | 14 | "Jack in Paris" | March 24, 1957 |
| 78 | 15 | "Mary's May Company Reunion" | April 7, 1957 |
| 79 | 16 | "Visit from the IRS" | April 21, 1957 |
Season 8 (1957–58)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 1 | "First Show of the Season" | September 22, 1957 |
| 81 | 2 | "The Airport" | October 6, 1957 |
| 82 | 3 | "Hal March Show" | October 20, 1957 |
| 83 | 4 | "Ginger Rogers Show" | November 3, 1957 |
| 84 | 5 | "John Forsythe Show" | November 17, 1957 |
| 85 | 6 | "Jack's Life Story" | December 1, 1957 |
| 86 | 7 | "Christmas Shopping Show" | December 15, 1957 |
| 87 | 8 | "Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl" | December 29, 1957 |
| 88 | 9 | "Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist" | January 12, 1958 |
| 89 | 10 | "Honeymooners Show" | January 26, 1958 |
| 90 | 11 | "Jack at the Races" | February 9, 1958 |
| 91 | 12 | "Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie" | February 23, 1958 |
| 92 | 13 | "Academy Awards" | March 9, 1958 |
| 93 | 14 | "Railroad Station Show" | March 23, 1958 |
| 94 | 15 | "Ronnie Burns Show" | April 6, 1958 |
| 95 | 16 | "Hillbilly Act" | April 20, 1958 |
Season 9 (1958–59)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 1 | "Gary Cooper Show" | September 21, 1958 |
| 97 | 2 | "Phil Harris Show" | October 5, 1958 |
| 98 | 3 | "The Millionaire" | October 19, 1958 |
| 99 | 4 | "Stars' Wives Show" | November 2, 1958 |
| 100 | 5 | "Bachelor TV Lives" | November 16, 1958 |
| 101 | 6 | "Jack Goes to the Doctor" | November 30, 1958 |
| 102 | 7 | "Jack and Gisele MacKenzie" | December 14, 1958 |
| 103 | 8 | "Christmas Gift Exchange" | December 28, 1958 |
| 104 | 9 | "Autolight" | January 11, 1959 |
| 105 | 10 | "Ernie Kovacs Show" | January 25, 1959 |
| 106 | 11 | "Jack Goes to a Nightclub" | February 8, 1959 |
| 107 | 12 | "Airport Sketch" | February 22, 1959 |
| 108 | 13 | "Panel Discussion Show" | March 8, 1959 |
| 109 | 14 | "Edgar Bergen Show" | March 22, 1959 |
| 110 | 15 | "Ed Sullivan / Genevieve Show" | April 5, 1959 |
Season 10 (1959–60)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 1 | "The Jack Benny Program 30 Years in the Future" | October 4, 1959 |
| 112 | 2 | "Harry Truman Show" | October 18, 1959 |
| 113 | 3 | "Jack Webb Show" | November 1, 1959 |
| 114 | 4 | "Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Stewart Show" | November 15, 1959 |
| 115 | 5 | "Jack Paar Show" | November 29, 1959 |
| 116 | 6 | "Jack Goes to a Pasadena Fan Club Meeting" | December 13, 1959 |
| 117 | 7 | "George Burns Show" | December 27, 1959 |
| 118 | 8 | "Ben Blue Show" | January 10, 1960 |
| 119 | 9 | "Maurice Gosfield / Amateur Show" | January 24, 1960 |
| 120 | 10 | "George Gobel Show" | February 7, 1960 |
| 121 | 11 | "Jack Is Arrested" | February 21, 1960 |
| 122 | 12 | "Natalie Wood / Robert Wagner Show" | March 6, 1960 |
| 123 | 13 | "Slogan Contest" | April 3, 1960 |
| 124 | 14 | "Easter Show" | April 17, 1960 |
| 125 | 15 | "Final Show of the Season" | May 1, 1960 |
Season 11 (1960–61)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | 1 | "Nightbeat Takeoff" | October 16, 1960 |
| 127 | 2 | "Dick Clark Show" | October 23, 1960 |
| 128 | 3 | "Milton Berle Show" | October 30, 1960 |
| 129 | 4 | "Hong Kong Suit" | November 6, 1960 |
| 130 | 5 | "John Wayne Show" | November 20, 1960 |
| 131 | 6 | "Joey Bishop Show" | November 27, 1960 |
| 132 | 7 | "Lunch Counter Murder" | December 4, 1960 |
| 133 | 8 | "Jack Goes to a Concert" | December 11, 1960 |
| 134 | 9 | "Jack Goes Christmas Shopping" | December 18, 1960 |
| 135 | 10 | "Amateur Show" | December 25, 1960 |
| 136 | 11 | "Jack Casting for Television Special" | January 1, 1961 |
| 137 | 12 | "Jack Goes to the Vault" | January 8, 1961 |
| 138 | 13 | "Don's 27th Anniversary with Jack" | January 15, 1961 |
| 139 | 14 | "Jack at the Supermarket" | January 22, 1961 |
| 140 | 15 | "Jack Is Hypnotized" | January 29, 1961 |
| 141 | 16 | "Jack Goes to a Gym" | February 5, 1961 |
| 142 | 17 | "Death Row Sketch" | February 12, 1961 |
| 143 | 18 | "Musicale" | February 19, 1961 |
| 144 | 19 | "Jack Becomes a Surgeon" | February 26, 1961 |
| 145 | 20 | "Detective Story" | March 5, 1961 |
| 146 | 21 | "Children's Version of the Show" | March 12, 1961 |
| 147 | 22 | "Jack Goes to Las Vegas" | March 19, 1961 |
| 148 | 23 | "Dance Contest" | March 26, 1961 |
| 149 | 24 | "Variety Show" | April 2, 1961 |
| 150 | 25 | "Main Street Shelter" | April 9, 1961 |
| 151 | 26 | "English Sketch" | April 16, 1961 |
Season 12 (1961–62)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 152 | 1 | "Season Premiere" | October 15, 1961 |
| 153 | 2 | "Waukegan Show" | October 22, 1961 |
| 154 | 3 | "Jack on Trial for Murder" | November 5, 1961 |
| 155 | 4 | "Jack Takes the Stewarts to a Play" | November 12, 1961 |
| 156 | 5 | "Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" | November 19, 1961 |
| 157 | 6 | "Jack Plays Golf" | November 26, 1961 |
| 158 | 7 | "Jack Is Followed Home" | December 3, 1961 |
| 159 | 8 | "Jack Goes to the Cafeteria" | December 10, 1961 |
| 160 | 9 | "Jack Writes a Song" | December 17, 1961 |
| 161 | 10 | "Christmas Party" | December 24, 1961 |
| 162 | 11 | "New Year's Eve" | December 31, 1961 |
| 163 | 12 | "Jack Does Opera" | January 7, 1962 |
| 164 | 13 | "Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party" | January 14, 1962 |
| 165 | 14 | "Jack Gets a Passport" | January 21, 1962 |
| 166 | 15 | "How Jack Met Rochester" | January 28, 1962 |
| 167 | 16 | "Police Station Show" | February 4, 1962 |
| 168 | 17 | "Ghost Town Western" | February 11, 1962 |
| 169 | 18 | "Rock Hudson Show" | February 18, 1962 |
| 170 | 19 | "Julie London Show" | March 4, 1962 |
| 171 | 20 | "Alexander Hamilton Show" | March 11, 1962 |
| 172 | 21 | "Shari Lewis Show" | March 18, 1962 |
| 173 | 22 | "Crazy Airport" | March 25, 1962 |
| 174 | 23 | "Jack Goes Back Into Pictures" | April 1, 1962 |
| 175 | 24 | "Jack Is a Violin Teacher" | April 8, 1962 |
| 176 | 25 | "Modern Prison Sketch" | April 15, 1962 |
| 177 | 26 | "Jack Takes in a Boarder" | April 22, 1962 |
Season 13 (1962–63)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 178 | 1 | "Sammy Davis, Jr. Show" | September 25, 1962 |
| 179 | 2 | "Frank Sinatra, Jr. Show" | October 2, 1962 |
| 180 | 3 | "Phil Silvers Show" | October 9, 1962 |
| 181 | 4 | "Air Force Sketch" | October 16, 1962 |
| 182 | 5 | "Lawrence Welk Show" | October 23, 1962 |
| 183 | 6 | "My Gang Comedy" | October 30, 1962 |
| 184 | 7 | "Jack Plays Tarzan" | November 13, 1962 |
| 185 | 8 | "Jack Gives a Dinner Party" | November 20, 1962 |
| 186 | 9 | "Jack Meets a Japanese Agent" | November 27, 1962 |
| 187 | 10 | "Jack and Bob Hope in Vaudeville" | December 4, 1962 |
| 188 | 11 | "Jack Referees a Wrestling Match" | December 11, 1962 |
| 189 | 12 | "Jack and the Crying Cab Driver" | December 18, 1962 |
| 190 | 13 | "The Story of the New Talent Show" | December 25, 1962 |
| 191 | 14 | "Jack Attends the Rose Bowl" | January 1, 1963 |
| 192 | 15 | "Jack Meets Max Bygraves" | January 8, 1963 |
| 193 | 16 | "Twilight Zone Sketch" | January 15, 1963 |
| 194 | 17 | "Peter Lorre / Joanie Sommers Show" | January 22, 1963 |
| ? | ? | "The Murder of Clayton Worthington" | January 29, 1963 |
| 195 | 18 | "Jack Rents His House" | February 5, 1963 |
| 196 | 19 | "Spanish Sketch" | February 12, 1963 |
| 197 | 20 | "Connie Francis Show" | February 19, 1963 |
| 198 | 21 | "Jack Does the U.S.O. Show" | February 26, 1963 |
| 199 | 22 | "Frankie Avalon Show" | March 5, 1963 |
| 200 | 23 | "Jack Is Kidnapped" | March 12, 1963 |
| 201 | 24 | "Jack Fires Don" | March 19, 1963 |
| 202 | 25 | "The Mikado" | March 26, 1963 |
| 203 | 26 | "A Dummy Replaces Jack" | April 2, 1963 |
| 204 | 27 | "Jack Answers Request Letters" | April 9, 1963 |
Season 14 (1963–64)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | 1 | "Billy Graham Show" | September 24, 1963 |
| 206 | 2 | "Robert Goulet Show" | October 1, 1963 |
| 207 | 3 | "Riverboat Sketch" | October 8, 1963 |
| 208 | 4 | "Tall Cowboy Sketch" | October 15, 1963 |
| 209 | 5 | "Johnny Carson Show" | October 22, 1963 |
| 210 | 6 | "Jack Directs a Film" | October 29, 1963 |
| 211 | 7 | "Ed Sullivan Show" | November 5, 1963 |
| 212 | 8 | "Robinson Crusoe Sketch" | November 19, 1963 |
| 213 | 9 | "Jack Takes a Boat to Hawaii" | November 26, 1963 |
| 214 | 10 | "Dennis Drives Jack to the Hospital" | December 3, 1963 |
| 215 | 11 | "Three Musketeers Sketch" | December 10, 1963 |
| 216 | 12 | "George Jessel / Amateur Show" | December 24, 1963 |
| 217 | 13 | "Jack Alone on New Year's Eve" | December 31, 1963 |
| 218 | 14 | "How Jack Met George Burns" | January 7, 1964 |
| 219 | 15 | "Peter, Paul and Mary Show" | January 14, 1964 |
| 220 | 16 | "Nat King Cole Show" | January 21, 1964 |
| 221 | 17 | "Bobby Darin Show" | January 28, 1964 |
| 222 | 18 | "Don Breaks His Leg" | February 4, 1964 |
| 223 | 19 | "How Jack Found Dennis" | February 11, 1964 |
| 224 | 20 | "The Final LeBlanc Sketch" | February 18, 1964 |
| 225 | 21 | "Jack and Dennis Do Impersonations" | February 25, 1964 |
| 226 | 22 | "Jack Redecorates His House" | March 3, 1964 |
| 227 | 23 | "Jack Is a Boxing Manager" | March 17, 1964 |
| 228 | 24 | "Jack Renews His Driver's License" | March 24, 1964 |
| 229 | 25 | "The Lettermen Show" | March 31, 1964 |
| 230 | 26 | "Jack Goes to an Allergy Doctor" | April 7, 1964 |
| 231 | 27 | "Harlow Gets a Date" | April 14, 1964 |
| 232 | 28 | "I Am the Fiddler" | April 21, 1964 |
Season 15 (1964–65)
[edit]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 233 | 1 | "NBC Premiere" | September 25, 1964 |
| 234 | 2 | "Lucille Ball Show" | October 2, 1964 |
| 235 | 3 | "Andy Williams Show" | October 9, 1964 |
| 236 | 4 | "Income Tax Show" | October 16, 1964 |
| 237 | 5 | "Jack Makes a Comedy Record" | October 23, 1964 |
| 238 | 6 | "Hillbilly Sketch" | October 30, 1964 |
| 239 | 7 | "Jungle Sketch" | November 6, 1964 |
| 240 | 8 | "Jack Loses a Raffle" | November 13, 1964 |
| 241 | 9 | "The Cat Burglar" | November 20, 1964 |
| 242 | 10 | "Jack Hires a Cook" | November 27, 1964 |
| 243 | 11 | "Wayne Newton / Louis Nye Show" | December 4, 1964 |
| 244 | 12 | "Jack Has a Sick Alligator" | December 11, 1964 |
| 245 | 13 | "Amateur Night" | December 18, 1964 |
| 246 | 14 | "One Man Show" | December 25, 1964 |
| 247 | 15 | "Jack Jones Show" | January 8, 1965 |
| 248 | 16 | "Jack Adopts a Son" | January 22, 1965 |
| 249 | 17 | "Kingston Trio Show" | January 29, 1965 |
| 250 | 18 | "Jack Visits House of Monkeys" | February 5, 1965 |
| 251 | 19 | "The Stradivarius Story" | February 12, 1965 |
| 252 | 20 | "Jack Joins Acrobats" | February 19, 1965 |
| 253 | 21 | "Rainy Day in Palm Springs" | February 26, 1965 |
| 254 | 22 | "Jack Brings Ed Up from the Vault" | March 5, 1965 |
| 255 | 23 | "Jack Finds a Double" | March 12, 1965 |
| 256 | 24 | "Jack's Navy Buddy Returns" | March 19, 1965 |
| 257 | 25 | "Dennis Opens a Bank Account" | March 26, 1965 |
| 258 | 26 | "Jack Appears on a Panel Show" | April 2, 1965 |
| 259 | 27 | "Jack Has Dog Trouble" | April 9, 1965 |
| 260 | 28 | "Smothers Brothers Show" | April 16, 1965 |