The Jack Benny Program - Season 8

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First Show of the Season

1 - First Show of the Season

Air Date: 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

2 - The Airport

Air Date: October 6, 1957

Hal March Show

3 - Hal March Show

Air Date: 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

4 - Ginger Rogers Show

Air Date: November 3, 1957

John Forsythe Show

5 - John Forsythe Show

Air Date: November 17, 1957

Jack's Life Story

6 - Jack's Life Story

Air Date: 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

7 - Christmas Shopping

Air Date: December 15, 1957

Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl

8 - Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl

Air Date: December 29, 1957

Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist

9 - Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist

Air Date: January 12, 1958

Honeymooners Show

10 - Honeymooners Show

Air Date: 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

11 - Jack at the Races

Air Date: February 9, 1958

Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie

12 - Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie

Air Date: February 23, 1958

Academy Awards

13 - Academy Awards

Air Date: March 9, 1958

Railroad Station Show

14 - Railroad Station Show

Air Date: March 23, 1958

Ronnie Burns Show

15 - Ronnie Burns Show

Air Date: April 6, 1958

Hillbilly Act

16 - Hillbilly Act

Air Date: April 20, 1958