The Jack Benny Program
This classic TV comedy follows a vain, tightfisted entertainer navigating everyday hassles, backstage mix-ups, and playful skits with a familiar group of regulars. Blending monologues, variety elements, and guest spots, it turns small annoyances and awkward moments into warm, steady laughs.
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Season 11
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E1
Nightbeat Takeoff
Oct 16, 1960 · 30m -
2
E2
Dick Clark Show
Oct 23, 1960 · 30m -
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E3
Milton Berle Show
Oct 30, 1960 · 30m -
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E4
Jack's Hong Kong Suit
Jack gets a haircut between the dress rehearsal and the show; none of the barbers want to do it because his tips are so small. Don and Oscar the seal do the State Farm commercial. Gisele sings 'Smile'. Jack asks her for a date, but she is busy giving a party to which she has not invited Jack. They do their violin duet, during which Jack's ten dollar suit from Hong Kong comes to pieces.
Nov 6, 1960 · 30m -
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E5
John Wayne Show
Nov 20, 1960 · 30m -
6
E6
Joey Bishop Show
Nov 27, 1960 · 30m -
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E7
Lunch Counter Murder
A heavy holds up a cafeteria where Jack is eating. Heavy: Dan Duryea. Announcer: Don Wilson.
Dec 4, 1960 · 30m -
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E8
Jack Goes to a Concert
Jack takes his girlfriend Mildred to a violin concert, even though she would prefer to go to the fights. Jack spots the Stewarts in the audience and tries to get their attention by tossing peanuts at them, eventually driving them out. When Mildred turns on her transistor radio to listen to the fight, the entire audience leaves.
Dec 11, 1960 · 30m -
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E9
Jack Goes Christmas Shopping
Jack goes Christmas shopping with Rochester and drives the staff of the department store crazy.
Dec 18, 1960 · 30m -
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E10
Amateur Show
Dec 25, 1960 · 30m -
11
E11
Jack Casting For Television Special
Jack has written his life story for television, and has his agent hire a child actor who is just as cheap as he is to play himself. Remake of the sketch originally done on November 20, 1954.
Jan 1, 1961 · 30m -
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E12
Jack Goes to the Vault
Jan 8, 1961 · 30m -
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E13
Don's 27th Anniversary With Jack
Jack honors Don Wilson on the occasion of his 27th year working with Jack. The sketch relates how Don and Jack met: Jack's radio sponsor, the Universal Corset Co., holds auditions for an announcer for Jack's program, and Don is the only one who laughs at Jack's bad jokes. John Daly presents Don with a plaque; Jack disagrees with Daly's statement that Don came to his show when it was "down," and ends by breaking the plaque over Don's head. The Sportsmen sing "Down Yonder"
Jan 15, 1961 · 30m -
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E14
Jack at the Supermarket
Jan 22, 1961 · 30m -
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E15
Jack Is Hypnotized
Jan 29, 1961 · 30m -
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E16
Jack Goes To a Gym
Jack goes to a gym so that he can improve his physique and impress a young lady; Don goes with him.
Feb 5, 1961 · 30m -
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E17
Death Row Sketch
Feb 12, 1961 · 30m -
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E18
Musicale
Jack tells how he developed his thrifty habits as a child in Waukegan, Ill. Eddie Anderson.
Feb 19, 1961 · 30m -
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E19
Jack Becomes a Surgeon
Rochester imagines that a crazy doctor is operating on him. Rochester: Eddie Anderson. Don Wilson is the announcer.
Feb 26, 1961 · 30m -
20
E20
Detective Story
Mar 5, 1961 · 30m -
21
E21
Children's Version of the Show
Mar 12, 1961 · 30m -
22
E22
Jack Goes to Las Vegas
Mar 19, 1961 · 30m -
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E23
Dance Contest
Mar 26, 1961 · 30m -
24
E24
Variety Show
'George Burns' crashes Jack's variety show, which features two songs sung by Ann-Margret and juggler extraordinaire, Francis Brunn.
Apr 2, 1961 · 30m -
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E25
Main Street Shelter
Rochester gives away Jack's old clothes, not knowing that money is hidden in a lining. Rochester: Eddie Anderson. Watson: Grandon Rhodes. Don Wilson is the announcer for the program.
Apr 9, 1961 · 30m -
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E26
English Sketch
Apr 16, 1961 · 30m