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Season 15, Episode 15 – Aired: 1/8/1965
Jack Jones Show
Guest Jack Jones sings "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" and "I Need a Girl." In the sketch, Benny is the principal of Benedict Arnold High School. Because of the lousy salary he pays his teacher, Mr. Jones works four other jobs to pay the bills, Phys Ed teacher Wilson drives a cab and Miss Collins moonlights as a burlesque dancer. Cops show up to arrest Principal Benny for running a bookie operation out of his office.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Don Wilson - Himself
Guest Cast
Victoria Carroll - Miss Collins / Bill Dungan - Policeman / Jack Jones - Himself
Secretary - Lee Meriwether / Set Decorator - John McCarthy Jr. / Set Decorator - Ralph Sylos / Associate Producer - Hal Burke
Art Director - Alexander A. Mayer / Film Editor - John A. DeLong / Editorial Dept. Head - David O'Commell / Costume Supervisor - Vincent Dee
Make-Up Artist - Bud Westmore / Hairstylist - Virginia Darcy / Music Supervisor - Stanley Wilson / Sound Supervisor - Harry M. Leonard
Assistant Director - Ronnie Rondell Jr. / Producer - Norman Abbott / Musical director - Mahlon Merrick / Director Of Photography - Nick Musuraca

Season 15, Episode 16 – Aired: 1/22/1965
Jack Adopts a Son
In his monologue, Jack demonstrates why his Stradivarius is worth $30,000. He introduces Milton Berle and they exchange insults. Don introduces Miss Carmelita Montoya, a dancer from Madrid who uses One-a-Day Brand Vitamins for castanets. In the sketch, Jack plays Jonathan Goodheart, a rich do-gooder who believes there is no such thing as a bad boy. As he "auditions" several young boys to adopt, he encounters one real stinker who makes him rethink his position: Milton, a brat who only wants to inherit Jack's money.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Don Wilson - Himself
Guest Cast
Milton Berle - Himself / Joan Swift - The Governess / Patrick Thompson - 1st Little Boy / Keith Peters - 2nd Little Boy / Scott Elliott The Butler
Joyce Van Patten - The Wife / Pitt Herbert - Orphanage Man
Executive Producer - Irving Fein / Editorial Dept. Head - David O'Connell / Film Editor - John A. DeLong / Make-Up Artist - Bud Westmore
Costume Supervisor - Vincent Dee / Art Director - Alexander A. Mayer / Associate Producer - Hal Burke / Assistant Director - Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Director Of Photography - Nick Musuraca / Set Decorators - George Milo / John McCarthy Jr. / Music Supervisor - Stanley Wilson
Hairstylist - Virginia Darcy / Producer - Norman Abbott / Musical Director - Mahlon Merrick

Season 15, Episode 17 – Aired: 1/29/1965
Kingston Trio Show
The Kingston Trio performs "I'm Going Home" and "Tijuana Jail." In the sketch, Jack shares a cell with the Trio in a Tijuana jail. Things become quite crowded when Jack's orchestra is also tossed into the hoosegow, along with the Mexican police captain and his two assistants.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Don Wilson - Himself
Guest Cast
The Kingston Trio - Themselves / Vito Scotti - Mexican Captain / Don Keefer - Social Worker
Recurring Roles
Benny Rubin - Mexican Policeman / Mel Blanc - Sy
Make-Up Artist - Bud Westmore / Hairstylist - Virginia Darcy / Costume Supervisor - Vincent Dee
Writers - Sam Perrin George Balzer Al Gordon Hal Goldman
Director - Norman Abbott / Sound Supervisor - Harry M. Leonard / Music Supervisor - Stanley Wilson / Film Editor - John A. DeLong
Editorial Dept. Head - David O'Connell / Art Director - Alexander A. Mayer

Season 15, Episode 18 – Aired: 2/5/1965
Jack Visits House of Monkeys
The various audience members in line discuss how they got their tickets to the show. Jack's monologue is about his trip to Australia. He introduces Australian singer Lorrae Desmond who performs "Wouldn't It Be Lovely." Don asks Lorrae if you gain or lose a day when you cross the International Date Line because he doesn't want to miss a One-a-Day Vitamin. In the sketch, Jack recalls his first meeting with the Marquis Chimps after seeing them perform in Las Vegas. He goes to the monkey's home to meet their owner, Gene Getroy, and discuss having the act on his TV show. Jack ends up negotiating with the chimps themselves.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Don Wilson - Himself
Guest Cast
The Marquis Chimps - Themselves / Gene Detroy - Himself / Bud Abbott Jr. - Usher / Jack Pepper - 1st Man / Hoke Howell - 3rd Man
Joan Swift - 2nd Woman / Maxine Semon - 3rd Woman / Lorrae Desmond - Herself
Recurring Roles
Jeanette Eymann - 1st Woman / Ned Miller - 2nd Man
Director Of PhotographysNick Musuraca / Writers - Sam Perrin George Balzer Hal Goldman Al Gordon / Director - Norman Abbott
Film Editor - John A. DeLong / Editorial Dept. Head - David O'Connell / Assistant Director - Ronnie Rondell Jr. / Art Director - Alexander A. Mayer
Associate Producer - Hal Burke / Costume Supervisor - Vincent Dee / Musical Director - Mahlon Merrick

Season 15, Episode 19 – Aired: 2/12/1965
The Stradivarius Story
Jack introduces cameraman Charlie Summers and his new wife; she asks Jack why Charlie has never received a raise. During their "feud", Fred Allen presented a 10-year-old violinist on his radio show, Stuart Canin, who played violin better than Jack. He's now a 38-year-old professor of violin at Oberlin. He plays a selection from La vida breve by Manuel de Falla on a Stradivarius. Don Wilson introduces a man with a rocket pack and radar wants to be a State Farm agent. In the sketch, Jack plays the violin-maker Antonio Stradivari, lavishing great care on each instrument. His brother-in-law says customers only care about his signature on them. His wife whines that he could make a lot more money if he cranked out the violins mass production-style. Benny and Canin duet on "The Bee".
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Eddie Anderson - Rochester Van Jones / Dennis Day - Himself / Don Wilson - Himself
Guest Cast
Stuart Canin - Himself / Phil Arnold - Charlie / Randy Blick - 1st Boy / Keith Green - 2nd Boy / Happy Dernan - 3rd Boy / Danny Kulick - 4th Boy
Henry Beckman - Commercial Man / Claire Carleton - Selma / Naomi Stevens - Stradivarius' Wife
Recurring Roles
Benny Rubin - 1st Man / Ned Miller - 2nd Man
Writers - Sam Perrin George Balzer Al Gordon Hal Goldman / Director - Norman Abbott

Season 15, Episode 20 – Aired: 2/19/1965
Jack Joins Acrobats
Jack's monologue about TV ratings is interrupted by an audience member from Toledo who wants to take a picture of his family with Jack. Don does the One-A-Day Brand Vitamins commercial with a member of the family. Dennis performs "My Kind of Town (Chicago Is)." In the sketch, Jack plays a Sultan who visits one of his villages, expecting the natives to award him his weight in treasure; he's in for a disappointment. Sultan Jack is supposed to ride on a "flying carpet", but the crew can't get it to work. To cover, a troop of acrobats, The Tangiers, begin performing. Hating to be upstaged, Jack tries to stop them, but becomes part of their act.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Dennis Day - Himself / Don Wilson - Himself
Guest Cast
The Tangiers - Themselves / Hallene Hill - Grandmother / Forrest Lewis - Mr Lansing / Harold Gould - Director / Leo DeLyon - Technician / Ric Rondell - Terry
Jean Vachon - Martha / Orriel Smith - Lila / Shirley Anthony - Dorothy / Ralph Brooks - Sam
Recurring Roles

Ned Miller - Villager / Benny Rubin - Recurring Role
Executive Producer - Irving Fein / Director Of Photography - Nick Musuraca / Musical Director - Mahlon Merrick / Music Supervisor - Stanley Wilson
Hairstylist - Virginia Darcy / Associate Producer - Hal Burke / Assistant Director - Ronnie Rondell Jr. / Set Decorators - Robert C. Bradfield / John McCarthy Jr.
Editorial Dept. Head - David O'Connell / Film Editor - John A. DeLong / Art Director - Alexander A. Mayer / Costume Supervisor - Bud Westmore

Season 15, Episode 21 – Aired: 2/26/1965
Rainy Day in Palm Springs
In the monologue, Jack explains how he keeps fit. He also says the American Federation of Musicians has given him a one-way ticket to Australia. Rochester explains the rules to the house to their new housekeeper. Rule #1: you must must watch Benny's show. Dennis Day sings the State Farm Insurance jingle, and then "If Ever I Would Leave You" with running commentary from Rochester and the maid. Rochester fills her in on the time Jack fired Dennis Day. The story flashes back to their radio days; Dennis suggests they all drive to Palm Springs for the weekend and it rains the whole time.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Don Wilson - Himself / Eddie Anderson - Rochester Van Jones / Dennis Day - Himself
Guest Cast
Jane Dulo - Miss Dooley / Evelyn Dutton - 1st Dancer / Elaine Joyce - 2nd Dancer / Susan Shere - 3rd Dancer / Lysa D'Anjou - 4th Dancer
Pitt Herbert - Manager / Hairstylist - Larry Germain / Director - Norman Abbott / Musical Director - Mahlon Merrick / Producer - Norman Abbott
Set Decorator - Perry Murdock / John McCarthy Jr. / Assistant Director - Ronnie Rondell Jr. / Film Editor - J.R. Whittredge / Editorial Dept. Head - David O'Connell
Director Of Photography - Nick Musuraca / Art Director - John J. Lloyd / Writers - Hal Goldman Al Gordon George Balzer Sam Perrin

Season 15, Episode 22 – Aired: 3/5/1965
Jack Brings Ed Up From the Vault
Jack goes down to his vault to get $10 out and brings up his aging guard, Ed, to see what modern life is like. It's his first time out in years and he's unprepared for the fast pace of the world. When Ed disappears, Jack calls the police, but it's unnecessary; Ed returns, wanting to go back to the peace and quiet of the vault.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Eddie Anderson - Rochester Van Jones / Don Wilson - Himself
Guest Cast
Burt Mustin - Ed / Harvey Korman - 1st Sergeant / Milton Frome - 2nd Sergeant / Claire Carleton - Woman
Producer - Norman Abbott / Set Decorator - John McCarthy Jr. / Set Decorator - Perry Murdock / Film Editor - J.R. Whittredge
Editorial Dept. Head - David O'Connell / Art Director - John J. Lloyd / Writers - Sam Perrin George Balzer Al Gordon Hal Goldman
Director - Norman Abbott / Assistant Director - Ronnie Rondell Jr. / Executive Producer - Irving Fein / Musical Director - Mahlon Merrick
Director Of Photography - Nick Musuraca

Season 15, Episode 23 – Aired: 3/12/1965
Jack Finds a Double
At the show's rehearsal, Jack constantly makes mistakes. He complains of overwork. Network bigwigs have an idea to ease Jack's load: they've found a Benny look-alike (also played by Benny) who could fill in for the busy star. Before trying to pass the fake Jack off on the sponsor, it's decided the "double" must first past a test: he has to convince Rochester that he's the real man. Don does the State Farm commercial with a drum: you can't "beat" State Farm. The double moves into Benny's home, but Rochester is not fooled. He knows the real Jack isn't humble, kind, modest and generous with his cash.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Dennis Day - Himself / Eddie Anderson - Rochester Van Jones / Don Wilson - Himself
Guest Cast
Philip Ober - 1st Executive / Harold Gould - Director / Irwin Charone - 2nd Executive / Hoke Howell - Assistant Director / Phil Arnold - Slate Man
Sound Supervisor - Harry M. Leonard / Musical Director - Mahlon Merrick / Director Of Photography - Nick Musuraca / Art Director - Alexander A. Mayer
Associate Producer - Hal Burke / Film Editor - John A. DeLong / Editorial Dept. Head - David O'Connell / Set Decorators - Robert C. Bradfield / John McCarthy Jr.
Assistant Director - Ronnie Rondell Jr. / Costume Supervisor - Vincent Dee / Music Supervisor - Stanley Wilson
Hairstylist - Virginia Darcy / Make-Up Artist - Bud Westmore / Executive Producer - Irving Fein

Season 15, Episode 24 – Aired: 3/19/1965
Jack's Navy Buddy Returns
Jack's is reunited with his first vaudeville partner, old Navy buddy Stub Walker, who he hasn't seen in 40 years. Stub us retiring from the service and has come to take Jack up on his promise that they would work together again one day. Jack tries him out on the show (The two perform a medley of WWI hits.) but Stub can't deliver his lines, and his old routines are out of date.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Dennis Day - Himself / Eddie Anderson - Rochester Van Jones / Don Wilson - Himself
Guest Cast
Jack Pepper - Stub Walker / Harold Gould - Director
Music Supervisor - Stanley Wilson / Art Director - Alexander A. Mayer / Associate Producer - Hal Burke / Film Editor - John A. DeLong
Editorial Dept. Head - David O'Connell / Assistant Director - Ronnie Rondell Jr. / Costume Supervisor - Vincent Dee
Set Decorators - Robert C. Bradfield / John McCarthy Jr. / Sound Supervisor - Harry M. Leonard / Make-Up Artist - Bud Westmore
Hairstylist - Virginia Darcy / Musical Director - Mahlon Merrick / Director Of Photography - Nick Musuraca / Executive Producer - Irving Fein

Season 15, Episode 25 – Aired: 3/26/1965
Dennis Opens a Bank Account
Jack's publicity agent has him posing for ridiculous photos, as a Beatle (for a youthful image), a frogman and as a surfer (to show him as a man of action). Dennis sings "There'll Be Music" with Don on the piano. The photographer poses Don, leading into the State Farm Insurance commercial. Jack can't believe Dennis has never had a bank account, or even set foot inside of one. With piggy bank in hand, Benny takes him to the bank where they crack the pig open, count the change, and open an account.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Don Wilson - Himself / Dennis Day - Himself / Eddie Anderson - Rochester Van Jones
Guest Cast
Bill Dungan - 3rd Guard / Roy Roberts - Banker
Recurring Roles
Jeanette Eymann - Woman Customer / Benny Rubin - 2nd Guard / Ned Miller - 1st Guard / Charles Cantor - Photographer / Herb Vigran - Publicity Agent
Director - Norman Abbott / Hal Goldman - Director / Writers - Al Gordon George Balzer Sam Perrin

Season 15, Episode 26 – Aired: 4/2/1965
Jack Appears on a Panel Show
Jack is upset because his publicity man isn't getting him dignified press; he has Jack's posing for a photo with pancakes on his head. When there's a cancellation on the intellectual discussion show Impromptu, Jack jumps at the chance. Dennis thinks he's found a ruby he lost from his ring, but its a One-a-Day Brand Vitamin, leading to Don's commercial. On the show, panelists Angie Dickinson, Dr. Joyce Brothers, and Vincent Price make him look like he has an empty head. But when the topic of the American dollar comes up, Jack can't say enough. Jack is still talking about money after the show's end credits have rolled, and the cameras have been turned off.
Stars
Jack Benny - Himself / Dennis Day - Himself / Don Wilson - Himself
Guest Cast
John Willis - Moderator / Vincent Price - Himself / Angie Dickinson - Herself / Dr. Joyce Brothers - Herself
Producer - Norman Abbott / Writers - Al Gordon Sam Perrin George Balzer Hal Goldman / Musical Director - Mahlon Merrick / Director - Norman Abbott
Recurring Roles
Herb Vigran - Steve / Benny Rubin - Photographer
Director Of Photography - Nick Musuraca / Music Supervisor - Stanley Wilson / Costume Supervisor - Vincent Dee / Executive Producer - Irving Fein
Sound Supervisor - Harry M. Leonard / Hairstylist - Virginia Darcy

Season 15, Episode 27 – Aired: 4/9/1965
Jack Has Dog Trouble
Benny wears his new expensive, Beverly Hills tailor-made suit to his sponsor's home for dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have a huge dog, Henrietta, that they treat as a spoiled child. She takes to Jack and destroys his new suit. When Mr. Lewis says they're going on vacation, Jack regrets having said he loved their dog.
Stars
Don Wilson - Himself / Jack Benny - Himself / Eddie Anderson - Rochester Van Jones
Guest Cast
Harvey Korman - 2nd Salesman / Phil Arnold - 3rd Salesman / Eleanor Audley - Mrs. Lewis / Lois Corbet - Lois Wilson / Pitt Herbert - 1st Salesman
Ned Miller - Customer
Writers - Sam Perrin George Balzer Al Gordon Hal Goldman / Director - Norman Abbott / Director Of Photography - Nick Musuraca
Musical director - Mahlon Merrick / Associate Producer - Hal Burke
Recurring Roles
Benny Rubin - Otto / Art Director - Alexander A. Mayer
Film Editor - John A. DeLong / Editorial Dept. Head - David O'Connell
Set Decorators - Robert C. Bradfield / John McCarthy Jr.
Costume Supervisor - Vincent Dee

Season 15, Episode 28 – Aired: 4/16/1965
Smothers Brothers Show
The Smothers Brothers introduce the show trying to sing "Love in Bloom." Later, they perform "Boil That Cabbage Down," "I Don't Care," and "I Never Will Marry." The sketch is set after a 1944 air raid in London when Jack was entertaining troops at the Palladium. He's trapped under an unexploded bomb, and discovered by the Brothers, a demolition team. Rather than defusing the bomb, they make him listen to their audition.
Stars
Don Wilson - Himself / Jack Benny - Himself
Guest Cast
Tom Smothers - Himself
Dick Smothers - Himself
Donald Journeaux - 1st English Air Raid Warden
Mark Harris - 2nd English Air Raid Warden
Hairstylist - Larry Germain
Music Supervisor - Stanley Wilson
Sound Supervisor - Harry M. Leonard
Writers - Sam Perrin George Balzer Hal Goldman Al Gordon
Director - Norman Abbott
Make-Up Artist - Bud Westmore
Costume Supervisor - Vincent Dee
Set Decorators - John McCarthy Jr. / James Redd
Producer - Norman Abbott
Executive Producer - Irving Fein
Director Of Photography - Nick Musuraca