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The Jack Benny Program

Season 12

26 listed hours · 1950–1965 · CBS/NBC

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Filed by Tessa Quinn · Spoiler-Free (Mostly)

The Jack Benny Program is the cheapest violinist, the longest pause, and radio's stingy persona perfected for television. Rochester, the vault, age-39 vanity. Watch it now as character-comedy timing that still teaches silence — a multi-decade sitcom engine built on running gags instead of plot machinery.

TV Flash files Season 12 of The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965) on CBS/NBC as a mid listed season (12; 12 of 15) — 26 listed hours, 1961-10-15–1962-04-22 from “Season Premiere” (S12E01) to “Jack Takes in a Boarder” (S12E26). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S12E10 Christmas Party

    Christmas Party: holiday appointment as character comedy, the cheapskate brand doing warmth without dropping the pause.

  1. S12E01

    Season Premiere

    Season Premiere — Season 12, Episode 1 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1961-10-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S12E02

    Waukegan Show

    Waukegan Show — Season 12, Episode 2 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1961-10-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S12E03

    Jack on Trial for Murder

    Jack on Trial for Murder — Season 12, Episode 3 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1961-11-05. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S12E04

    Jack Takes the Stewarts to a Play

    Jack Takes the Stewarts to a Play — Season 12, Episode 4 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1961-11-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S12E05

    Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

    Tennessee Ernie Ford Show — Season 12, Episode 5 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1961-11-19. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S12E06

    Jack Plays Golf

    Jack Plays Golf — Season 12, Episode 6 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1961-11-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S12E07

    Jack is Followed Home (Bobby Rydell)

    Jack is Followed Home (Bobby Rydell) — Season 12, Episode 7 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1961-12-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S12E08

    Jack Goes to the Cafeteria

    Jack Goes to the Cafeteria — Season 12, Episode 8 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1961-12-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S12E09

    Jack Writes a Song

    Jack Writes a Song — Season 12, Episode 9 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1961-12-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S12E10

    Christmas Party

    Jack and Rochester give gifts to the cast. First TV appearance of Mel Blanc following his near fatal car accident in January of 1961.

  11. S12E11

    New Year's Eve

    New Year's Eve — Season 12, Episode 11 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1961-12-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S12E12

    Jack Does Opera

    Jack Does Opera — Season 12, Episode 12 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-01-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S12E13

    Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party

    Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party — Season 12, Episode 13 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-01-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S12E14

    Jack Gets a Passport

    Jack Gets a Passport — Season 12, Episode 14 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-01-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S12E15

    How Jack Met Rochester

    How Jack Met Rochester — Season 12, Episode 15 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-01-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S12E16

    Police Station Show

    Police Station Show — Season 12, Episode 16 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-02-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  17. S12E17

    Ghost Town Western

    Ghost Town Western — Season 12, Episode 17 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-02-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  18. S12E18

    Rock Hudson Show

    Jack debates sex appeal with Rock Hudson. Jack wants to do a show like the Tonight Show.

  19. S12E19

    Julie London Show

    Julie London Show — Season 12, Episode 19 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-03-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  20. S12E20

    Alexander Hamilton Show

    Alexander Hamilton Show — Season 12, Episode 20 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-03-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  21. S12E21

    Shari Lewis Show

    Shari Lewis Show — Season 12, Episode 21 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-03-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  22. S12E22

    Crazy Airport

    Crazy Airport — Season 12, Episode 22 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-03-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  23. S12E23

    Jack Goes Back Into Pictures (Billy Wilder)

    Jack Goes Back Into Pictures (Billy Wilder) — Season 12, Episode 23 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-04-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  24. S12E24

    Jack is a Violin Teacher

    Jack is a Violin Teacher — Season 12, Episode 24 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-04-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  25. S12E25

    Modern Prison Sketch

    Modern Prison Sketch — Season 12, Episode 25 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-04-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  26. S12E26

    Jack Takes in a Boarder

    Jack Takes in a Boarder — Season 12, Episode 26 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1962-04-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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