The Jack Benny Program - Season 4

The Jack Benny Program - Season 4

Season 4

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DatesSep 13, 1953 - May 23, 1954
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Episodes

Honolulu Trip
Season 4Episode 125 min

Honolulu Trip

After Jack's monologue he tells about his cruise to Hawaii with Rochester, where they encounter a series of characters on the ship Jack takes a nap and dreams that Marilyn Monroe is on board with him. Marilyn sings to Jack and tells him she is crazy about him.
Sep 13, 1953
Jack As a Child
Season 4Episode 225 min

Jack As a Child

Jack recalls his childhood for his biography.
Oct 4, 1953
Humphrey Bogart Show
Season 4Episode 325 min

Humphrey Bogart Show

Bob Crosby gets angry at Jack for cutting his song, and Don is upset because his commercial is to be cut. In the sketch, Jack plays a detective trying to get a confession out of 'Baby Face,' the killer, played by Bogart. Bogart is promoting his new picture Beat the Devil.
Oct 25, 1953
Johnnie Ray Show
Season 4Episode 425 min

Johnnie Ray Show

It is Rochester's day off, and Jack has to make his own lunch. Don arrives, and Rochester sings the commercial to him; they do a soft-shoe routine together. A messenger arrives with Johnnie Ray's contract for a guest appearance, and Jack is horrified to see that Ray wants $10,000. Jack goes to Ray's home to tell him off, and have him sing to see if he is worth the money. Ray sings 'Please don't talk about me when I'm gone,' and 'Cry.' Jack is devastated and agrees to Ray's price. At the end of the show, Danny Thomas makes a guest appearance to plug Make Room for Daddy.
Nov 15, 1953
Irene Dunne Show
Season 4Episode 525 min

Irene Dunne Show

While Benny is getting a haircut, he reads that Gregory Ratoff is planning a new production starring Irene Dunne and Vincent Price. Since he has always wanted to play against Irene Dunne, he goes to first Ratoff and then Dunne to try to get them to give him Price's part. He then invites himself to Dunne's house for the first rehearsal, which he disrupts by cracking walnuts and bungling lines.
Dec 6, 1953
Reminiscing About Last New Year's
Season 4Episode 625 min

Reminiscing About Last New Year's

Benny does a monologue on his Christmas gifts, then remembers last New Year's Eve: Mary is giving a party, but Jack is not planning to go because he has a date with Gloria. After the show, the cast gathers in Jack's dressing room. Crosby sings 'Let's start the new year right,' with the Sportsmen Quartet. Jack gets a call from Gloria cancelling their date. He refuses to go to the party, and instead wanders the streets alone, finally stopping for coffee at Nick's Cafe, where the waitress turns out to be Gloria. He goes home, where he and Rochester ring in the new year together. English
Dec 27, 1953
Liberace Show
Season 4Episode 725 min

Liberace Show

Jack tries to call Liberace. Two operators, Gertrude and Mabel, talk about Jack. Jack finally decides to go to Liberace's home. The house is filled with candelabra. Liberace asks Jack to appear with him in concert. After Liberace performs solo, the two play 'September song' together, Jack on his violin.
Jan 17, 1954
Jack Dreams He's Married to Mary
Season 4Episode 825 min

Jack Dreams He's Married to Mary

Mary calls and says she is coming over because she has something delicate to discuss; Jack thinks she is going to agree to marry him at last, but she just wants him to stop being so cheap. He daydreams about what their 21st anniversary would be like if she would marry him: in the dream, he is a would-be radio actor who keeps house while his wife works; his daughter Joan plays herself.
Feb 7, 1954
Helen Hayes Show
Season 4Episode 925 min

Helen Hayes Show

Feb 28, 1954
Goldie, Fields and Glide
Season 4Episode 1025 min

Goldie, Fields and Glide

Jack starts recalling his old vaudeville days and the tours he made with his two partners--Bing Crosby and George Burns--in their act billed as "Goldie, Fields and Glide".
Mar 21, 1954
Burns and Allen Show
Season 4Episode 1125 min

Burns and Allen Show

It's ten minutes before showtime, and Gracie is nowhere to be found. Jack winds up letting George talk him into posing as Gracie for the show.
Apr 11, 1954
David Niven Show
Season 4Episode 1225 min

David Niven Show

May 2, 1954
The Road to Nairobi
Season 4Episode 1325 min

The Road to Nairobi

Bob steals Jack's pants in order to precede him onstage. Jack wears Don's pants, and Bob gives Jack's pants to Don. The sketch is entitled 'On the road to Nairobi.' The Sportsmen Quartet, in African costume, sings the Lucky commercial to the tune of 'Digga digga doo.' Jack and Bob enter and are eventually placed in a pot by natives, who have trouble lighting the fire. Martin and Lewis, in the audience, offer to supply a match
May 23, 1954

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