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The Jack Benny Program Season 12 Episode release dates & where to watch

Premiered

Sunday, October 15, 1961

Ended: Sunday, April 22, 1962

When does The Jack Benny Program Season 12 come out?

The Jack Benny Program Season 12 premiered Sunday, October 15, 1961 on NBC and ended Sunday, April 22, 1962. The season has 26 episodes.

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The Jack Benny Program Season 12 release schedule

The Jack Benny Program Season 12 episode release dates
Episode Release date

1. Season Premiere

Sunday · 65 years ago

2. Waukegan Show

Sunday · 65 years ago

3. Jack on Trial for Murder

Jack goes on trial for murder, defended by superstar lawyer Perry Mason (Raymond Burr). The women in the courtroom swoon over Perry, but his defense of Jack is feeble. When Jack asks how Perry always wins on his own show, Perry Mason sneers "because my writers are better than yours !"

Sunday · 65 years ago

4. Jack Takes the Stewarts to a Play

Jack has four tickets to a new play. He and his new girlfriend were originally going to go with Don Wilson and his wife, but Don called to cancel. Jack's girlfriend gets him to call and invite Jimmy and Gloria Stewart. Jimmy accepts the invitation thinking he's talking to Jack Lemon. He and Gloria panic when they realize that it's Jack Benny instead.

Sunday · 65 years ago

5. Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

Sunday · 65 years ago

6. Jack Plays Golf

Jack demonstrates why he's an insufferable golf partner.

Sunday · 64 years ago

7. Jack Is Followed Home

Sunday · 64 years ago

8. Jack Goes to the Cafeteria

Jack treats Jane Morgan to lunch.

Sunday · 64 years ago

9. Jack Writes a Song

Jack asks Dmitri Tiomkin to polish an song he wrote.

Sunday · 64 years ago

10. Christmas Party

Sunday · 64 years ago

11. New Year's Eve

In a flashback, Jack remembers his last New Year's Eve. The sketch is very similar to the one done on December 27, 1953. In Jack's dressing room, Dennis sings "An Irishman will steal your heart away." Dennis and Don, playing the tuba, do the State Farm commercial.

Sunday · 64 years ago

12. Jack Does Opera

Jack develops aspirations when soprano Roberta Peters performs. Rochester: Eddie Anderson. Announcer: Don Wilson.

Sunday · 64 years ago

13. Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party

In planning a party for Dennis Day, Jack gets on the phone to find a cheap caterer, not realizing that Dennis is eavesdropping. Mrs. Day: Verna Felton. Mrs. Wilson: Ann Doran. Henry: Bill Walker. Caterer: Russell Trent.

Sunday · 64 years ago

14. Jack Gets a Passport

Sunday · 64 years ago

15. How Jack Met Rochester

Sunday · 64 years ago

16. Police Station Show

Sunday · 64 years ago

17. Ghost Town Western

An Old West spoof featuring Gisele MacKenzie. Tombstone: Gerald Mohr. Don Wilson is the announcer.

Sunday · 64 years ago

18. Rock Hudson Show

Sunday · 64 years ago

19. Julie London Show

Sunday · 64 years ago

20. Alexander Hamilton Show

Sunday · 64 years ago

21. Shari Lewis Show

Sunday · 64 years ago

22. Crazy Airport

Sunday · 64 years ago

23. Jack Goes Back Into Pictures

Sunday · 64 years ago

24. Jack Is a Violin Teacher

Dennis sings 'On the First Warm Day.' After being interviewed for an article on his life story, Jack daydreams about what he would have done had he not left home to go into show business: he would have given violin lessons.

Sunday · 64 years ago

25. Modern Prison

Sunday · 64 years ago

26. Jack Takes in a Boarder Finale

Sunday · 64 years ago

The Jack Benny Program Season 12 guest stars

  • Gloria Stewart

    Gloria Stewart

  • Tennessee Ernie Ford

    Tennessee Ernie Ford

    Ernie Ford

  • Rock Hudson

    Rock Hudson

    Rock Hudson

  • Julie London

    Julie London

    Julie London

  • Shari Lewis

    Shari Lewis

    Shari Lewis

  • Richard Deacon

    Richard Deacon

  • David Frankham

    David Frankham

  • John Harmon

    John Harmon

  • Frances Robinson

    Frances Robinson

  • Dave Willock

    Dave Willock

    Bus Passenger

  • Ginny Tyler

    Ginny Tyler

  • Victor Sen Yung

    Victor Sen Yung

    Chinese Cafeteria Employee

  • Fred Graham

    Fred Graham

  • Jean Willes

    Jean Willes

    Mamie / Elizabeth Hamilton

  • Lester Matthews

    Lester Matthews

    Referee

  • Nancy Kulp

    Nancy Kulp

    Jeanette

The Jack Benny Program Season 12 FAQ

When does The Jack Benny Program Season 12 come out?

The Jack Benny Program Season 12 premiered Sunday, October 15, 1961 on NBC.

How many episodes are in The Jack Benny Program Season 12?

The Jack Benny Program Season 12 has 26 episodes.

Are new episodes of The Jack Benny Program Season 12 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the The Jack Benny Program Season 12 finale?

The The Jack Benny Program Season 12 finale (Episode 26) aired Sunday, April 22, 1962.

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