Jack has a violin duel with Gisele McKenzie. To primp for the show, Jack visits a swank Hollywood barber shop where the skinflint throws around nickels like manhole covers. Will he need Novocaine for his manicure this time?

THE JACK BENNY PROGRAM appeared infrequently during its first two years on CBSTV. In his first season (1950–1951), Jack only performed on four shows, but by the 1951-1952 season, he was ready to do one show approximately every six weeks. During the 19531954 season, The Jack Benny Program aired every three weeks. From 1954 to 1960, the program aired every other week, rotating with such shows as Private Secretary and Bachelor Father.

After the radio show ended in 1955, Benny took on another biweekly series, becoming a regular on Shower of Stars, CBS's hourlong comedy/variety anthology series, effectively appearing almost every week on one of the two series; it was on Shower of Stars that Benny's character finally turned 40, throwing a large birthday party for the occasion. Beginning in the 1960–1961 season, The Jack Benny Program began airing every week. The show moved from CBS to NBC prior to the 196465 season. During the 195354 season, a handful of episodes were filmed during the summer and the others were live, a schedule which allowed Benny to continue doing his radio show.

Directed by Frederick De Cordova, Ralph Levy, Norman Abbott, Seymour Berns

Starring Jack Benny, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Don Wilson

Cast

Jack Benny as Jack Benny

Don Wilson as Don Wilson

Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson as Rochester Van Jones

Dennis Day as Dennis Day

Mary Livingstone as Mary Livingstone

Mel Blanc as Polly

Benny Rubin as Bandit

The Sportsmen Quartet as Themselves

Frank Nelson as Clerk

Ned Miller as 2nd Man

Herb Vigran as 2nd Policeman

Jeanette Eymann as Nurse

Dale White as Harlow Wilson

Charles Cantor as Lingerie Salesman

Lois Corbett as Lois Wilson