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The Jack Benny Program

Season 8

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 8 of The Jack Benny Program (1950–1965) on CBS/NBC as a mid listed season (8; 8 of 15) — 16 listed hours, 1957-09-22–1958-04-20 from “First Show of the Season” (S08E01) to “Hillbilly Act” (S08E16). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

  1. S08E01

    First Show of the Season

    First Show of the Season — Season 8, Episode 1 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1957-09-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  2. S08E02

    The Airport

    The Airport — Season 8, Episode 2 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1957-10-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  3. S08E03

    Hal March Show

    Hal March Show — Season 8, Episode 3 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1957-10-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  4. S08E04

    Ginger Rogers Show

    Ginger Rogers Show — Season 8, Episode 4 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1957-11-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  5. S08E05

    John Forsythe Show

    John Forsythe Show — Season 8, Episode 5 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1957-11-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  6. S08E06

    Jack's Life Story

    Jack's Life Story — Season 8, Episode 6 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1957-12-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S08E07

    Christmas Shopping Show

    Christmas Shopping Show — Season 8, Episode 7 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1957-12-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S08E08

    Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl

    Jack Goes to the Rose Bowl — Season 8, Episode 8 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1957-12-29. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S08E09

    Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist

    Jack Takes a Beaver to the Dentist — Season 8, Episode 9 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1958-01-12. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S08E10

    Honeymooners Show

    Honeymooners Show — Season 8, Episode 10 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1958-01-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S08E11

    Jack at the Races

    Jack at the Races — Season 8, Episode 11 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1958-02-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S08E12

    Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie

    Violin Competition with Gisele MacKenzie — Season 8, Episode 12 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1958-02-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S08E13

    Academy Awards

    Academy Awards — Season 8, Episode 13 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1958-03-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S08E14

    Railroad Station Show

    Railroad Station Show — Season 8, Episode 14 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1958-03-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  15. S08E15

    Ronnie Burns Show

    Ronnie Burns Show — Season 8, Episode 15 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1958-04-06. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  16. S08E16

    Hillbilly Act

    Hillbilly Act — Season 8, Episode 16 of The Jack Benny Program. Aired 1958-04-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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