First Show of the Season

Name: First Show of the Season
Genre: Comedy
Released: September 22, 1957
Cast: Jack Benny, Eddie Anderson, Dennis Day, Don Wilson

The Jack Benny Program: Season 8: Episode 1

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CBS | Air Date: September 22, 1957

Starring: Jack Benny, Eddie Anderson, Dennis Day, Don Wilson

Summary: The eighth season opens with audience members in line discussing how tickets to the show were forced on them. Following Jack's monologue, Dennis Day sings "Around the World in 80 Days." Don starts performing his Lucky Strike commercial as a calypso number and Jack stops him, saying he doesn't want a middle commercial this week. Instead,The eighth season opens with audience members in line discussing how tickets to the show were forced on them. Following Jack's monologue, Dennis Day sings "Around the World in 80 Days." Don starts performing his Lucky Strike commercial as a calypso number and Jack stops him, saying he doesn't want a middle commercial this week. Instead, Benny brings out Mel Blanc as a novelty musician from Vienna; he plays bottles filled with alcohol and as he tunes them, he gets progressively soused. Don's wife forces Jack to call the sponsor and explain that cutting the commercial was not Don's idea. The sponsor is not pleased… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 15

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  Air Date: September 25, 1964
Season 14

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  Air Date: September 24, 1963
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  Air Date: September 25, 1962
Season 12

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  Air Date: October 15, 1961
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  Air Date: October 16, 1960
Season 10

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  Air Date: October 4, 1959
Season 9

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- Season 9 Overview
  Air Date: September 21, 1958
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: September 22, 1957
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  S8:E16. Hillbilly Act
  Air Date: April 20, 1958
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  S8:E15. Ronnie Burns Show
  Air Date: April 6, 1958
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  S8:E14. Railroad Station Show
  Air Date: March 23, 1958
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  S8:E13. Academy Awards
  Air Date: March 9, 1958
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  S8:E12. Violin Competition With Gisele MacKenzie
  Air Date: February 23, 1958
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  S8:E11. Jack At The Races
  Air Date: February 9, 1958
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  S8:E10. Honeymooners Show
  Air Date: January 26, 1958
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  S8:E9. Jack Takes a Beaver To The Dentist
  Air Date: January 12, 1958
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  S8:E8. Jack Goes To The Rose Bowl
  Air Date: December 29, 1957
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  S8:E7. Christmas Show
  Air Date: December 15, 1957
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  S8:E6. Jack's Life Story
  Air Date: December 1, 1957
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  S8:E5. John Forsythe Show
  Air Date: November 17, 1957
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  S8:E4. Ginger Rogers Show
  Air Date: November 3, 1957
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  S8:E3. Hal March Show
  Air Date: October 20, 1957
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  S8:E2. The Airport
  Air Date: October 6, 1957
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  S8:E1. First Show of the Season
  Air Date: September 22, 1957
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  Air Date: September 23, 1956
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  Air Date: September 25, 1955
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  Air Date: September 13, 1953
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  Air Date: October 5, 1952
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  Air Date: November 4, 1951
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