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- The comic misadventures of the "skinflint" comedian and his friends.
- Frank Boone and Johnny Miller are social directors at a summer resort which caters primarily to the wealthy. JW, Woodrow, and Dorothy are fellow employees with Dorothy dating Johnny. Activities and misadventures with the guests are chronicled.
- The Beach Boys appear in a skit with Benny and Hope as surfers. Jack trys to weasel Disneyland tickets from Walt Disney. Also, a skit with Benny, Hope and Sommer in a takeoff on Italian movies. This was Benny's first special after the demise of his regular series. Benny obviously trys to appeal to the younger viewers by booking the very popular Beach Boys.
- Benny and Burns play five-hundred-year-old Roman fountain statues.
- 19711h8.6 (24)TV SpecialThis special spoofs portions of Benny's career.
- Jack hosts a special to say so long - for the first time.
- Very funny special with Benny displaying his "groovy" new look. Burns, Benny, Peck perform a vaudeville act.
- Highlights include an extended parody of "The Graduate" with Benny and Diller.
- Very well structured and fun Benny show.
- Raymond Burr wants to be a comedian, so Jack allows him to host the show.
- 1950–196530mNot Rated7.3 (38)TV EpisodeJack imagines himself as Alexander Hamilton, the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
- Jack consents to an episode of the show to be opportunity for new acts to showcase their talents but then he starts to regret deciding to do it when things don't go as he thinks they should.
- Jack devotes the entire half-hour to an amateur talent contest - of sorts. George Jessel pays a surprise visit.
- Jack's guest is laid-back singer Andy Williams, which prompts a visit from Jack's Pasadena Fan Club President (Madge Blake, Aunt Harriett on "Batman"), who can't believe Really Old Blue Eyes would book another blue-eyed guest. Jack lectures Andy to work harder to promote his career, so Andy changes from a sweater to a tux to join Jack at a premiere - which turns out to be a meat market opening. When a customer (Lee Meriwether, Catwoman in the Batman: The Movie (1966) movie) gushes over Andy's crooning, he's too embarrassed to admit who he is.
- This show is a spoof of the famous Ingrid Bergman vehicle Gaslight, for which Bergman won her Academy Award, with Jack taking Charles Boyer's job trying to drive his wife crazy. There is also a very funny radio version with Ingrid herself in the role. It's a natural story to turn into the broad satire so welcome to see in early television.
- After the opening act goes missing, Jack fills in for Shandu the Magician.
- 1950–196530mNot Rated7.9 (41)TV EpisodeJack wants to play himself in an autobiographical movie, but the studio prefers younger star Bobby Darin for the role. Darin displays his many talents as he and Jack contend over the role.
- 1950–196530mNot Rated7.7 (11)TV Episode
- 1950–196530mNot Rated8.5 (18)TV EpisodeJack is Christmas shopping at a department store and can't decide on what to buy for his friends. Should the gifts be nice or cheap. He is driving the staff crazy with his choices.
- Jack and Rochester give gifts to the cast. First TV appearance of Mel Blanc following his near fatal car accident in January of 1961.
- 1950–196525mNot Rated8.8 (105)TV EpisodeJack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with constant changes to his order. Meanwhile, Dennis is having difficulty finding the right present for his mother.
- It's the week before Christmas and Jack drops by Edgar Bergen's house to go over the upcoming show's script with his guest star. When Edgar is detained rehearsing his radio show, his wife Frances entertains Jack. Jack is amazed when Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd walk into the room and are introduced. Jack always assumed they were merely ventriloquist's dummies. Edgar finally returns and is ready to present his ideas for a sketch to Jack, but insists on Jack sitting on his knee to hear them.
- In this episode, Jack becomes aware of the high cost of low cost traveling. Indeed Jack's stinginess made him opt for a cut-rate airline and ... for trouble! The pilot is crazy, the plane lands on a meadow instead of an airport, and the farmer owning the pasture end the baggage handler are pains in the neck! Of course, Jack arrives late for the show and Dennis has already taken it over!
- Mamie Van Doren and Dennis Day sing a duet of "You Make Me Feel so Young." Later, they play the roles of a condemned prisoner's wife and son. Of course, Jack plays the condemned man, who is about to be executed.
- 1950–196530mNot Rated7.4 (10)TV Episode
- 1950–196530mNot Rated7.4 (10)TV Episode
- 1950–196530mNot Rated7.7 (35)TV EpisodeJack plans to throw a surprise birthday masquerade party for Dennis Day.
- Jack consults "American Bandstand" host Dick Clark on how to get teens to watch his program. Dick's suggestion is to book rock and roll bands like The Sabres, who perform "Flip, Flop and Fly." Cheapskate Jack refuses to pay their fee of $5,000 fee and puts together his own band on the cheap. Dennis, Don and Jack dress like The Sabres and perform the same song on the show.
- Jack's announcer, Don Wilson, fakes a broken leg in order to give his son, Harlow, an opportunity to substitute announce for him on the show.
- 1950–196530mNot Rated7.7 (39)TV EpisodeA dinner invitation gone bad causes Jack to seek legal advice with regard to firing his announcer, Don Wilson.
- On the anniversary of Don Wilson's 27 years of service with Jack, he and Jack recall the first day they met, when Don showed up for an audition and Jack put him through dance and elocution classes to "whip him into shape".
- Jack strolls down Wilshire Boulevard with his girlfriend Mildred Meyerhouser. He hears comments about the white suit he's wearing and his "weigh yourself for a penny" machine in his front yard. Jack and Mildred sing "Happy Easter."
- 1950–196530mNot Rated7.8 (17)TV Episode
- Ernie shares his mustache collection with Jack; Don becomes a Beatnik to sing about Lucky Strikes; we see what prisons will be like in 1970.
- 1950–196530mNot Rated8.1 (14)TV EpisodeJack meets with network executives to sign his new contract.
- 1950–196530mNot Rated7.4 (8)TV Episode
- Jack welcomes superstar Gary Cooper, who makes his television debut. Cooper does an Elvis-like turn with a guitar and the Sportsmen quartet. Jack also wears huge-heeled boots, vying for a cowboy movie part as Cooper's twin brother.
- 1950–196530mNot Rated8.0 (30)TV EpisodeIn this parody of the Broadway musical "Damn Yankees," Jack Benny dreams he sells his soul to the Devil for a chance to play at Carnegie Hall. The orchestra conductor turns out to be Spike Jones who sabotages Jack's performances.