Episodes
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.
The Airport
October 6, 1957
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
November 3, 1957
John Forsythe Show
November 17, 1957
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
December 15, 1957
Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl
December 29, 1957
Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist
January 12, 1958
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.
Jack at the Races
February 9, 1958
Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie
February 23, 1958
Academy Awards
March 9, 1958
Railroad Station Show
March 23, 1958
Ronnie Burns Show
April 6, 1958
Hillbilly Act
April 20, 1958
