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The Best Episodes of The Jack Benny Program Season 5

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Every episode of The Jack Benny Program Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Jack Benny Program Season 5!

The Best Episodes of The Jack Benny Program Season 5

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. 9.1/10(79 votes)

    #1 - Jack Does Christmas Shopping

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    Jack looks for Christmas gifts in a department store, and encounters Nelson as the floor manager, Blanc and Pepper as salespeople, Rubin as a bandit. The Sportsmen Quartet sing the Lucky commercial in the elevator. English

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  2. 8.4/10(48 votes)

    #2 - Jack Takes Beavers to the Fair

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  3. 8.4/10(25 votes)

    #3 - Jackie Gleason Show

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  4. 8.3/10(68 votes)

    #4 - Jam Session at Jack's

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    Jack delivers a monologue on critics. He is anxious to get home because at 8 p.m. some friends are coming over for their weekly jam session. At home, the guests arrive: Tony Martin with his clarinet, Fred MacMurray with his saxophone, Dick Powell with his trumpet, Dan Dailey with his drums, and Kirk Douglas with his banjo. Guests must purchase food, drink or smokes from vending machines in Jack's closet. They play 'Basin Street.' Jack holds a contest for the most popular guest.

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  5. 8.3/10(44 votes)

    #5 - Jack's Lunch Counter

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  6. 8.3/10(44 votes)

    #6 - You Bet Your Life

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  7. 8.1/10(83 votes)

    #7 - How Jack Found Mary

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    Jack tells an interviewer how he met Mary Livingstone years before when she worked at The May Co. Rochester sings and dances with The Sportsmen Quartet.

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  8. 8.0/10(45 votes)

    #8 - Bedroom Burglar

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  9. 8.0/10(32 votes)

    #9 - Jack and Gisele MacKenzie's Violin Duet

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  10. 7.9/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Gary Crosby

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  11. 7.8/10(42 votes)

    #11 - The Life of Jack Benny

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  12. 7.7/10(66 votes)

    #12 - Four O'Clock In The Morning Show

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    Jack, awakened by a phone call at 4 a.m., cannot get back to sleep. After he decides to go for an early morning walk, he comes home exhausted, but Mary comes over and reminds him that they were to go shopping for a new suit for Jack.

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  13. 7.7/10(29 votes)

    #13 - Preparing for New York Trip

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  14. 7.3/10(15 votes)

    #14 - San Diego Naval Training Center

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    #15 - Entire Cast Show

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    #16 - The Giant Mutiny

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Jack Does Christmas Shopping" is the best rated episode of "The Jack Benny Program" season 5. It scored 9.1/10 based on 79 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/12/1954. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Jack Takes Beavers to the Fair".