The Jack Benny Program S08E01 · First Show of the Season

Overview

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.

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Episodes

1. 1 1. First Show of the Season1957-09-22 · 30mShow 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
2. 2 2. The Airport1957-10-06 · 30m
3. 3 3. Hal March Show1957-10-20 · 30mDuring 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 Luc
4. 4 4. Ginger Rogers Show1957-11-03 · 30m
5. 5 5. John Forsythe Show1957-11-17 · 30m
6. 6 6. Jack's Life Story1957-12-01 · 30mJack 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
7. 7 7. Christmas Shopping1957-12-15 · 30m
8. 8 8. Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl1957-12-29 · 30m
9. 9 9. Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist1958-01-12 · 30m
10. 10 10. Honeymooners Show1958-01-26 · 30mDennis 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.
11. 11 11. Jack at the Races1958-02-09 · 30m
12. 12 12. Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie1958-02-23 · 30m
13. 13 13. Academy Awards1958-03-09 · 30m
14. 14 14. Railroad Station Show1958-03-23 · 30m
15. 15 15. Ronnie Burns Show1958-04-06 · 30m
16. 16 16. Hillbilly Act1958-04-20 · 30m