Season 12

1. Season Premiere

1961-10-15 · 30m

2. Waukegan Show

1961-10-22 · 30m

3. Jack on Trial for Murder

1961-11-05 · 30m

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 !"

4. Jack Takes the Stewarts to a Play

1961-11-12 · 30m

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.

5. Tennessee Ernie Ford Show

1961-11-19 · 30m

6. Jack Plays Golf

1961-11-26 · 30m

Jack demonstrates why he's an insufferable golf partner.

7. Jack Is Followed Home

1961-12-03 · 30m

8. Jack Goes to the Cafeteria

1961-12-10 · 30m

Jack treats Jane Morgan to lunch.

9. Jack Writes a Song

1961-12-17 · 30m

Jack asks Dmitri Tiomkin to polish an song he wrote.

10. Christmas Party

1961-12-24 · 30m

11. New Year's Eve

1961-12-31 · 30m

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.

12. Jack Does Opera

1962-01-07 · 30m

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

13. Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party

1962-01-14 · 30m

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.

14. Jack Gets a Passport

1962-01-21 · 30m

15. How Jack Met Rochester

1962-01-28 · 30m

16. Police Station Show

1962-02-04 · 30m

17. Ghost Town Western

1962-02-11 · 30m

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

18. Rock Hudson Show

1962-02-18 · 30m

19. Julie London Show

1962-03-04 · 30m

20. Alexander Hamilton Show

1962-03-11 · 30m

21. Shari Lewis Show

1962-03-18 · 30m

22. Crazy Airport

1962-03-25 · 30m

23. Jack Goes Back Into Pictures

1962-04-01 · 30m

24. Jack Is a Violin Teacher

1962-04-08 · 30m

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.

25. Modern Prison

1962-04-15 · 30m

26. Jack Takes in a Boarder

1962-04-22 · 30m