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The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program

Season 12

October 15, 1961

26 Episodes

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Episodes

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E1

Season Premiere

October 15, 1961

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E2

Waukegan Show

October 22, 1961

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E3

Jack on Trial for Murder

November 5, 1961

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E4

Jack Takes the Stewarts to a Play

November 12, 1961

Jack has four tickets to a new play. He and his new girlfriend were originally going to go with Don Wilson and his wife, but Don called to cancel. Jack's girlfriend gets him to call and invite Jimmy and Gloria Stewart. Jimmy accepts the invitation thinking he's talking to Jack Lemon. He and Gloria panic when they realize that it's Jack Benny instead.

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E5

Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

November 19, 1961

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E6

Jack Plays Golf

November 26, 1961

Jack demonstrates why he's an insufferable golf partner.

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E7

Jack Is Followed Home

December 3, 1961

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E8

Jack Goes to the Cafeteria

December 10, 1961

Jack treats Jane Morgan to lunch. Jane Morgan: Herself. Bus Driver: Benny Rubin. Passenger: Dave Willock. Waitress: Shirley Mitchell. Announcer: Don Wilson.

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E9

Jack Writes a Song

December 17, 1961

The guest is composer Dmitri Tiomkin, whom Jack asks to polish an song he wrote. Rochester: Eddie Anderson. Workman: Benny Rubin. Don Wilson is the announcer.

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E10

Christmas Party

December 24, 1961

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E11

New Year's Eve

December 31, 1961

In a flashback, Jack remembers his last New Year's Eve. The sketch is very similar to the one done on December 27, 1953. In Jack's dressing room, Dennis sings "An Irishman will steal your heart away." Dennis and Don, playing the tuba, do the State Farm commercial.

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E12

Jack Does Opera

January 7, 1962

Jack develops aspirations when soprano Roberta Peters performs. Rochester: Eddie Anderson. Announcer: Don Wilson.

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E13

Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party

January 14, 1962

In planning a party for Dennis Day, Jack gets on the phone to find a cheap caterer, not realizing that Dennis is eavesdropping. Mrs. Day: Verna Felton. Mrs. Wilson: Ann Doran. Henry: Bill Walker. Caterer: Russell Trent.

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E14

Jack Gets a Passport

January 21, 1962

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E15

How Jack Met Rochester

January 28, 1962

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E16

Police Station Show

February 4, 1962

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E17

Ghost Town Western

February 11, 1962

An Old West spoof featuring Gisele MacKenzie. Tombstone: Gerald Mohr. Don Wilson is the announcer.

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E18

Rock Hudson Show

February 18, 1962

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E19

Julie London Show

March 4, 1962

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E20

Alexander Hamilton Show

March 11, 1962

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E21

Shari Lewis Show

March 18, 1962

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E22

Crazy Airport

March 25, 1962

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E23

Jack Goes Back Into Pictures

April 1, 1962

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E24

Jack Is a Violin Teacher

April 8, 1962

Dennis sings 'On the First Warm Day.' After being interviewed for an article on his life story, Jack daydreams about what he would have done had he not left home to go into show business: he would have given violin lessons.

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E25

Modern Prison

April 15, 1962

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E26

Jack Takes in a Boarder

April 22, 1962