Jack Benny
Jack Benny
The Jack Benny Program (1950)
Season 8
Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.
Released Oct. 28, 1950
Episode 30 min
2+
Genres: Comedy
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Production Companies: Universal Television, J&M Entertainment, McCadden Productions, Revue Studios, NBCColumbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S8E1 - First Show of the Season
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.
Sept. 22, 1957, midnight
S8E2 - The Airport
Oct. 6, 1957, midnight
S8E3 - Hal March Show
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.
Oct. 20, 1957, midnight
S8E4 - Ginger Rogers Show
Nov. 3, 1957, midnight
S8E5 - John Forsythe Show
Nov. 17, 1957, midnight
S8E6 - Jack's Life Story
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.
Dec. 1, 1957, midnight
S8E7 - Christmas Shopping
Dec. 15, 1957, midnight
S8E8 - Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl
Dec. 29, 1957, midnight
S8E9 - Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist
Jan. 12, 1958, midnight
S8E10 - Honeymooners Show
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.
Jan. 26, 1958, midnight
S8E11 - Jack at the Races
Feb. 9, 1958, midnight
S8E12 - Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie
Feb. 23, 1958, midnight
S8E13 - Academy Awards
March 9, 1958, midnight
S8E14 - Railroad Station Show
March 23, 1958, midnight
S8E15 - Ronnie Burns Show
April 6, 1958, midnight
S8E16 - Hillbilly Act
April 20, 1958, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 7800 min.
Released: Oct. 28, 1950
Last Air Date: April 16, 1965, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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