Honolulu Trip

S04 E01 • Sunday, Sep 13, 1953 • Sep 13 • 30m

After Jack's monologue he tells about his cruise to Hawaii with Rochester, where they encounter a series of characters on the ship Jack takes a nap and dreams that Marilyn Monroe is on board with him. Marilyn sings to Jack and tells him she is crazy about him.

Jack as a Child

S04 E02 • Sunday, Oct 4, 1953 • Oct 4 • 30m

Jack recalls his childhood for his biography.

Humphrey Bogart Show

S04 E03 • Sunday, Oct 25, 1953 • Oct 25 • 30m

Bob Crosby gets angry at Jack for cutting his song, and Don is upset because his commercial is to be cut. In the sketch, Jack plays a detective trying to get a confession out of 'Baby Face,' the killer, played by Bogart. Bogart is promoting his new picture Beat the Devil.

Johnnie Ray Show

S04 E04 • Sunday, Nov 15, 1953 • Nov 15 • 30m

It is Rochester's day off, and Jack has to make his own lunch. Don arrives, and Rochester sings the commercial to him; they do a soft-shoe routine together. A messenger arrives with Johnnie Ray's contract for a guest appearance, and Jack is horrified to see that Ray wants $10,000. Jack goes to Ray's home to tell him off, and have him sing to see if he is worth the money. Ray sings 'Please don't talk about me when I'm gone,' and 'Cry.' Jack is devastated and agrees to Ray's price. At the end of the show, Danny Thomas makes a guest appearance to plug Make Room for Daddy.

Irene Dunne Show

S04 E05 • Sunday, Dec 6, 1953 • Dec 6 • 30m

While Benny is getting a haircut, he reads that Gregory Ratoff is planning a new production starring Irene Dunne and Vincent Price. Since he has always wanted to play against Irene Dunne, he goes to first Ratoff and then Dunne to try to get them to give him Price's part. He then invites himself to Dunne's house for the first rehearsal, which he disrupts by cracking walnuts and bungling lines.

Reminiscing About Last New Year's

S04 E06 • Sunday, Dec 27, 1953 • Dec 27 • 30m

Benny does a monologue on his Christmas gifts, then remembers last New Year's Eve: Mary is giving a party, but Jack is not planning to go because he has a date with Gloria. After the show, the cast gathers in Jack's dressing room. Crosby sings 'Let's start the new year right,' with the Sportsmen Quartet. Jack gets a call from Gloria cancelling their date. He refuses to go to the party, and instead wanders the streets alone, finally stopping for coffee at Nick's Cafe, where the waitress turns out to be Gloria. He goes home, where he and Rochester ring in the new year together. English

Liberace Show

S04 E07 • Sunday, Jan 17, 1954 • Jan 17 • 30m

Jack tries to call Liberace. Two operators, Gertrude and Mabel, talk about Jack. Jack finally decides to go to Liberace's home. The house is filled with candelabra. Liberace asks Jack to appear with him in concert. After Liberace performs solo, the two play 'September song' together, Jack on his violin.

Jack Dreams He's Married To Mary

S04 E08 • Sunday, Feb 7, 1954 • Feb 7 • 30m

Mary calls and says she is coming over because she has something delicate to discuss; Jack thinks she is going to agree to marry him at last, but she just wants him to stop being so cheap. He daydreams about what their 21st anniversary would be like if she would marry him: in the dream, he is a would-be radio actor who keeps house while his wife works; his daughter Joan plays herself.

Helen Hayes Show

S04 E09 • Sunday, Feb 28, 1954 • Feb 28 • 30m

Goldie, Fields and Glide

S04 E10 • Sunday, Mar 21, 1954 • Mar 21 • 30m

Jack starts recalling his old vaudeville days and the tours he made with his two partners--Bing Crosby and George Burns--in their act billed as "Goldie, Fields and Glide". Includes backyard hammock scene.

Burns and Allen Show

S04 E11 • Sunday, Apr 11, 1954 • Apr 11 • 30m

It's ten minutes before showtime, and Gracie is nowhere to be found. Jack winds up letting George talk him into posing as Gracie for the show.

David Niven Show

S04 E12 • Sunday, May 2, 1954 • May 2 • 30m

The Road to Nairobi

S04 E13 • Sunday, May 23, 1954 • May 23 • 30m

Bob steals Jack's pants in order to precede him onstage. Jack wears Don's pants, and Bob gives Jack's pants to Don. The sketch is entitled 'On the road to Nairobi.' The Sportsmen Quartet, in African costume, sings the Lucky commercial to the tune of 'Digga digga doo.' Jack and Bob enter and are eventually placed in a pot by natives, who have trouble lighting the fire. Martin and Lewis, in the audience, offer to supply a match