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Season 12, Episode 12 – Aired: 1/7/1962
Jack Does Opera
The monologue is about TV make-up. Jack's guest is Metropolitan Opera star Roberta Peters, who sings "Shadow Song" from "Dinorah". Don threatens to quit after Jack's cuts the Lipton Tea commercial from the show. He reconsiders when Jack confiscates his teabag. Rochester makes a fried egg sandwich for Jack without leaving the living room using an extendable hand. Jack listens to a record Peters gave him and dreams he's singing La Traviata with her.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Eddie Anderson - Rochester Van Jones / Don Wilson - Himself
Guest Cast
Roberta Peters - Herself / Albert Sarno - (Singing Voice Only) / Katherine Hilgenberg - (Singing Voice Only) / John Harmon - Man
Art Directors - James Hulsey Rolland M. Brooks / Production Supervisor - Argyle Nelson / Production Management - James Paisley
Assistant Director - Maury Thompson / Editorial Supervisor - Bill Heath / Film Editor - J.R. Whittredge / Casting - Kerwin Coughlin / Sound Editor - Jack A. Finlay
Music Editor - Jack Hunsaker / Costumer - Paul McCardle / Sound Mixer - Eldon E. Campbell / Make-Up Artist - Norbert Miles
Set Decorator - Ross Dowd / Property Master - W. C. Hartman

Season 12, Episode 13 – Aired: 1/14/1962
Dennis Day's Surprise Birthday Party
Hiding in one of Benny's closets, Dennis overhears Jack's plans to throw a surprise costume birthday party for him. It's obvious it's not a secret when Dennis arrives at the party dressed as a leprechaun. Dennis' protective mother gives Jack the usual earful.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Dennis Day - Himself / Eddie Anderson - Rochester Van Jones / Don Wilson - Himself
Guest Cast
Verna Felton - Dennis' mother / Ann Doran - Lois Wilson / Russell Trent - Guest Star / Bill Walker - Henry
Art Directors - Rolland M. Brooks Pato Guzman / Set Decorator - Ross Dowd / Editorial Supervisor - Bill Heath / Film Editor - J. R. Whittredge
Sound Editor - Jack A. Finlay / Music Editor - Jack Hunsaker / Assistant Director - Jack Aldworth
Writers - Sam Perrin George Balzer Hal Goldman Al Gordon
Production Management - James Paisley / Costume Supervisor - Bob Christenson / Director Of Photography - Henry Cronjager

Season 12, Episode 14 – Aired: 1/21/1962
Jack Gets a Passport
In the monologue, Jack claims the musicians' union has given him a one-way ticket to Australia to play violin concerts there. Dennis sings "Make Someone Happy." Don enters with the messenger delivering Jack's passport. Jack recalls the trouble he had years earlier trying to get a permit to work in London. He was caught in endless red tape and his attempts at humor with the British bureaucrats only garnered blank stares.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Dennis Day - Himself / Don Wilson - Himself
Guest Cast
Guest Stars - Danny Welton Richard Deacon Frances Robinson Walter Burke John Harmon David Frankham
Editorial Supervisor - Bill Heath / Film Editor - J.R. Whittredge / Assistant Director - Jack Aldworth / Production Supervisor - Argyle Nelson
Production Management - James Paisley / Art Directors - Pato Guzman Rolland M. Brooks / Director Of Photography - Henry Cronjager
Writers - Al Gordon Hal Goldman Sam Perrin George Balzer
Recurring Roles
Frank Nelson - Recurring Role
Music Editor - Jack Hunsaker / Sound Editor - Jack A. Finlay