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The Jack Benny Program

Season 5

16 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 5 of The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965) on CBS/NBC as a mid listed season (5; 5 of 15) — 16 listed hours, 1954-10-03–1955-05-01 from “Entire Cast Show” (S05E01) to “Jackie Gleason Show” (S05E16). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S05E01 Entire Cast Show

    Entire Cast Show — mid-1950s ensemble as the sitcom engine: Rochester, the vault, silence as a punchline you can time.

  1. S05E01

    Entire Cast Show

    Entire Cast Show — Season 5, Episode 1 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1954-10-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S05E02

    Jam Session at Jack's

    Jam Session at Jack's — Season 5, Episode 2 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1954-10-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S05E03

    How Jack Met Mary

    How Jack Met Mary — Season 5, Episode 3 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1954-10-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S05E04

    The Giant Mutiny

    The Giant Mutiny — Season 5, Episode 4 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1954-11-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S05E05

    The Life of Jack Benny

    The Life of Jack Benny — Season 5, Episode 5 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1954-11-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S05E06

    Jack Does Christmas Shopping

    Jack Does Christmas Shopping — Season 5, Episode 6 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1954-12-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S05E07

    San Diego Naval Training Center Show

    San Diego Naval Training Center Show — Season 5, Episode 7 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1954-12-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S05E08

    Bedroom Burglar Show

    Bedroom Burglar Show — Season 5, Episode 8 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1955-01-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S05E09

    Jack and Gisele Mackenzie's Violin Duet

    Jack and Gisele Mackenzie's Violin Duet — Season 5, Episode 9 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1955-01-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S05E10

    Four O'Clock in the Morning Show

    Four O'Clock in the Morning Show — Season 5, Episode 10 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1955-02-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S05E11

    Jack's Lunch Counter (George Raft)

    Jack's Lunch Counter (George Raft) — Season 5, Episode 11 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1955-02-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S05E12

    Jack Takes Beavers to the Fair

    Jack Takes Beavers to the Fair — Season 5, Episode 12 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1955-03-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S05E13

    Gary Crosby Show

    Gary Crosby Show — Season 5, Episode 13 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1955-03-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S05E14

    You Bet Your Life

    You Bet Your Life — Season 5, Episode 14 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1955-04-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S05E15

    Preparing for New York Trip

    Preparing for New York Trip — Season 5, Episode 15 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1955-04-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S05E16

    Jackie Gleason Show

    Jackie Gleason Show — Season 5, Episode 16 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1955-05-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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