7.5/1079 votes#1 - Honolulu Trip
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1953
After Jack's monologue he tells about his cruise to Hawaii with Rochester, where they encounter a series of characters on the ship Jack takes a nap and dreams that Marilyn Monroe is on board with him. Marilyn sings to Jack and tells him she is crazy about him.
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- 6.4/1016 votes
#2 - Jack as a Child
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/1953
Jack recalls his childhood for his biography.
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- 7.8/10148 votes
#3 - Humphrey Bogart Show
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/1953
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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- 7.2/1057 votes
#4 - Johnnie Ray Show
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 11/15/1953
It is Rochester's day off, and Jack has to make his own lunch. Don arrives, and Rochester sings the commercial to him; they do a soft-shoe routine together. A messenger arrives with Johnnie Ray's contract for a guest appearance, and Jack is horrified to see that Ray wants $10,000. Jack goes to Ray's home to tell him off, and have him sing to see if he is worth the money. Ray sings 'Please don't talk about me when I'm gone,' and 'Cry.' Jack is devastated and agrees to Ray's price. At the end of the show, Danny Thomas makes a guest appearance to plug Make Room for Daddy.
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- 8.0/1064 votes
#5 - Irene Dunne Show
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/6/1953
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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- 7.3/1052 votes
#6 - Reminiscing About Last New Year's
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 12/27/1953
Benny does a monologue on his Christmas gifts, then remembers last New Year's Eve: Mary is giving a party, but Jack is not planning to go because he has a date with Gloria. After the show, the cast gathers in Jack's dressing room. Crosby sings 'Let's start the new year right,' with the Sportsmen Quartet. Jack gets a call from Gloria cancelling their date. He refuses to go to the party, and instead wanders the streets alone, finally stopping for coffee at Nick's Cafe, where the waitress turns out to be Gloria. He goes home, where he and Rochester ring in the new year together. English
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- 7.1/1062 votes
#7 - Liberace Show
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 1/17/1954
Jack tries to call Liberace. Two operators, Gertrude and Mabel, talk about Jack. Jack finally decides to go to Liberace's home. The house is filled with candelabra. Liberace asks Jack to appear with him in concert. After Liberace performs solo, the two play 'September song' together, Jack on his violin.
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- 8.0/1056 votes
#8 - Jack Dreams He's Married To Mary
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 2/7/1954
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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- 8.6/1010 votes
#9 - Helen Hayes Show
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 2/28/1954
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- 8.2/1064 votes
#10 - Goldie, Fields and Glide
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 3/21/1954
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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- 8.5/1045 votes
#11 - Burns and Allen Show
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 4/11/1954
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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- 8.6/1012 votes
#12 - David Niven Show
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 5/2/1954
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- 8.5/1055 votes
#13 - The Road to Nairobi
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 5/23/1954
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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The Best Episodes of The Jack Benny Program Season 4
Every episode of The Jack Benny Program Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Jack Benny Program Season 4!
Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.
Genre:Comedy
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Honolulu Trip" is the best rated episode of "The Jack Benny Program" season 4. It scored 7.5/10 based on 79 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/13/1953. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "Jack as a Child".