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The Jack Benny Program

Season 2

6 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 2 of The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965) on CBS/NBC as a mid listed season (2; 2 of 15) — 6 listed hours, 1951-11-04–1952-06-01 from “Dorothy Shay” (S02E01) to “Jack Prepares for a Trip to England” (S02E06). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

  1. S02E01

    Dorothy Shay

    Dorothy Shay — Season 2, Episode 1 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1951-11-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S02E02

    Helen Francoise Show

    Helen Francoise Show — Season 2, Episode 2 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1951-12-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S02E03

    Gaslight

    Gaslight — Season 2, Episode 3 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1952-01-27. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S02E04

    Gracie Bit

    Gracie Bit — Season 2, Episode 4 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1952-03-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S02E05

    Isaac Stern Show

    Isaac Stern Show — Season 2, Episode 5 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1952-04-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S02E06

    Jack Prepares for a Trip to England

    Jack Prepares for a Trip to England — Season 2, Episode 6 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1952-06-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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