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The Best Episodes of The Jack Benny Program Season 8

Every episode of The Jack Benny Program Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Jack Benny Program Season 8!

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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. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 1 - First Show of the Season
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - First Show of the Season

    S8:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 2 - The Airport
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #2 - The Airport

    S8:E2

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 3 - Hal March Show
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #3 - Hal March Show

    S8:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 4 - Ginger Rogers Show
    8.2/10(48 votes)

    #4 - Ginger Rogers Show

    S8:E4

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 5 - John Forsythe Show
    8.3/10(11 votes)

    #5 - John Forsythe Show

    S8:E5

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 6 - Jack's Life Story
    7.8/10(36 votes)

    #6 - Jack's Life Story

    S8:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 7 - Christmas Shopping
    8.7/10(121 votes)

    #7 - Christmas Shopping

    S8:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 8 - Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl

    S8:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 9 - Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist
    7.5/10(41 votes)

    #9 - Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist

    S8:E9

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 10 - Honeymooners Show
    8.0/10(37 votes)

    #10 - Honeymooners Show

    S8:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 11 - Jack at the Races
    7.6/10(46 votes)

    #11 - Jack at the Races

    S8:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 12 - Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #12 - Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie

    S8:E12

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    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 13 - Academy Awards
    6.5/10(14 votes)

    #13 - Academy Awards

    S8:E13

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 14 - Railroad Station Show
    8.2/10(53 votes)

    #14 - Railroad Station Show

    S8:E14

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 15 - Ronnie Burns Show
    6.8/10(17 votes)

    #15 - Ronnie Burns Show

    S8:E15

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    Director:Unknown
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  16. The Jack Benny Program Season 8 Episode 16 - Hillbilly Act
    7.7/10(47 votes)

    #16 - Hillbilly Act

    S8:E16

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    Director:Unknown
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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"First Show of the Season" is the best rated episode of "The Jack Benny Program" season 8. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/22/1957. This episode is rated 8.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Airport".