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The Best Episodes of The Jack Benny Program

Every episode of The Jack Benny Program ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Jack Benny Program!

The Best Episodes of The Jack Benny Program

Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.

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  1. 8.6/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Helen Hayes Show

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  2. 8.6/10(12 votes)

    #2 - David Niven Show

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  3. 8.5/10(45 votes)

    #3 - Burns and Allen Show

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    It's ten minutes before showtime, and Gracie is nowhere to be found. Jack winds up letting George talk him into posing as Gracie for the show.

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  4. 8.5/10(57 votes)

    #4 - The Road to Nairobi

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    Bob steals Jack's pants in order to precede him onstage. Jack wears Don's pants, and Bob gives Jack's pants to Don. The sketch is entitled 'On the road to Nairobi.' The Sportsmen Quartet, in African costume, sings the Lucky commercial to the tune of 'Digga digga doo.' Jack and Bob enter and are eventually placed in a pot by natives, who have trouble lighting the fire. Martin and Lewis, in the audience, offer to supply a match

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  5. 8.4/10(19 votes)

    #5 - Christmas Gift Exchange

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  6. 8.4/10(84 votes)

    #6 - Jack on Trial for Murder

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  8. 8.2/10(20 votes)

    #7 - Visit to the Vault

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  9. 8.2/10(64 votes)

    #8 - Goldie, Fields and Glide

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    Jack starts recalling his old vaudeville days and the tours he made with his two partners--Bing Crosby and George Burns--in their act billed as "Goldie, Fields and Glide". Includes backyard hammock scene.

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  10. 8.1/10(67 votes)

    #9 - Irene Dunne Show

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    While Benny is getting a haircut, he reads that Gregory Ratoff is planning a new production starring Irene Dunne and Vincent Price. Since he has always wanted to play against Irene Dunne, he goes to first Ratoff and then Dunne to try to get them to give him Price's part. He then invites himself to Dunne's house for the first rehearsal, which he disrupts by cracking walnuts and bungling lines.

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  11. 8.1/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Airport Sketch

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  12. 8.1/10(50 votes)

    #11 - Ghost Town Western

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

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  13. 8.0/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Claudette Colbert and Basil Rathbone Show

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  14. 8.0/10(56 votes)

    #13 - Jack Dreams He's Married To Mary

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    Mary calls and says she is coming over because she has something delicate to discuss; Jack thinks she is going to agree to marry him at last, but she just wants him to stop being so cheap. He daydreams about what their 21st anniversary would be like if she would marry him: in the dream, he is a would-be radio actor who keeps house while his wife works; his daughter Joan plays herself.

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  15. 8.0/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Phil Harris Show

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  16. 8.0/10(51 votes)

    #15 - Jack Goes to the Doctor

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  17. 7.9/10(79 votes)

    #16 - Fred Allen Show

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    Monologue includes long-running mock feud with friend and fellow comedian Fred Allen. Also includes lunch cart skit with Rochester.

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  18. 7.9/10(22 votes)

    #17 - Christmas Party

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  19. 7.9/10(12 votes)

    #18 - How Jack Met Rochester

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  20. 7.9/10(12 votes)

    #19 - Crazy Airport

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  21. 7.8/10(23 votes)

    #20 - Bob Crosby's Contract

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  22. 7.8/10(77 votes)

    #21 - Jack Gets Robbed

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    Bob Crosby sings 'Peter Pan.' Jack signs an autograph for a little girl from Washington named Margaret Truman. At home, Jack falls asleep and two men try to rob him, encountering many booby traps in his bedroom.

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  23. 7.8/10(149 votes)

    #22 - Humphrey Bogart Show

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    Bob Crosby gets angry at Jack for cutting his song, and Don is upset because his commercial is to be cut. In the sketch, Jack plays a detective trying to get a confession out of 'Baby Face,' the killer, played by Bogart. Bogart is promoting his new picture Beat the Devil.

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  24. 7.8/10(36 votes)

    #23 - Ernie Kovacs Show

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    Ernie shows Jack his moustache collection, and Jack tries some of them on. Don, dressed as a Beatnik, does the commercial with the Beatniks, to the tune of 'Beat generation.' In the sketch, Jack and Ernie are in a posh prison on Nob Hill in San Francisco; it is 1970, and Ernie is due to be released, but he doesn't want to leave the cushy life

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  25. 7.8/10(42 votes)

    #24 - Edgar Bergen Show

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  26. 7.8/10(17 votes)

    #25 - Ed Sullivan & Genevieve Show

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Best Episodes Summary

"Helen Hayes Show" is the best rated episode of "The Jack Benny Program". It scored 8.6/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/28/1954. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "David Niven Show".