S3 E1 • Bob Crosby's Contract

Jack introduces new cast member, Bob Crosby, who won't sing until his contract is signed. They discuss the situation while Don does the commercial for Lucky Strike. Bob agrees to sing when Jack tells him to come over after the show and they will sign it then. Crosby sings ""You belong to me."" After the show, Jack and Rochester rearrange the house to make it look shabby so Bob will feel guilty about taking more than $50 a week, but Bob has a trick of his own, and gets Jack to sign it for $500.

Première diffusion : 5 octobre 1952

S3 E2 • Buck Benny Rides Again

Western skit. Good girl Dinah is forced to sing in a saloon because she must raise $2000 to pay off the mortgage to bad guy Leonard, or marry him. After Dinah sings 'My Momma done told me,' Benny challenges Leonard to poker, in order to raise money for Dinah, but loses. Back in the saloon, Dinah tries to shoot Benny because he couldn't help her, but Benny's gun, which always hits the wrong person, kills Leonard. Dinah and Benny embrace. Benny introduces Alan Hale, Jr. and Randy Stuart to promote Biff Baker U.S.A. Dinah Shore and the Sportsmen Quartet do a singing commercial for Lucky Strike.

Première diffusion : 2 novembre 1952

S3 E3 • Jack Gets Robbed

Bob Crosby sings 'Peter Pan.' Jack signs an autograph for a little girl from Washington named Margaret Truman. At home, Jack falls asleep and two men try to rob him, encountering many booby traps in his bedroom.

Première diffusion : 30 novembre 1952

S3 E4 • Cafe Skit

It is New Year's Eve and the Stewarts plan to spend a quiet, romantic evening in a restaurant, but Jack appears with Mabel Flapsaddle, a loud telephone operator at CBS who is bowled over by Stewart. The Stewarts' evening is spoiled.

Première diffusion : 28 décembre 1952

S3 E5 • 60 Piece Orchestra Skit

Jack explains to an interviewer in his dressing room that he would rather have been a concert violinist than a comedian. In a flash-back, we see him practicing as a small boy, and as a 17-year-old. Don Wilson does the Lucky commercial as a ballet, in tobacco-leaf costume. Jack imagines that he is playing with a large orchestra. At the end of the show, Ann Sothern comes on to plug Private secretary.

Première diffusion : 25 janvier 1953

S3 E6 • Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Bob Crosby sings 'A Foggy day in London Town.' Jack plays both Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the sketch.

Première diffusion : 22 mars 1953

S3 E7 • Fred Allen Show

While rehearsing for his show, the producers give him a two hour break and Jack decides to visit his sponsor to renew his option. While waiting in the lobby, Fred Allen is inside talking with Mr. Lewis, President and sponsor. Allen is trying to convince Mr. Lewis not to renew Jack's option and hire him instead. Mr. Lewis says he needs some time to think about it and Allen starts to leave. Seeing Jack in the lobby, he races back in to Mr. Lewis' office and Mr. Lewis hides him in the closet. Mr. Lewis asks for Jack to come in and they discuss his option. What is normally a formality affair becomes increasingly evident to Jack that this time, it is not so. He eventually finds his option in the trash can and is shocked. Mr. Lewis convinces him that the wind blew it off his desk but that he does want just a few days to think about it. Jack, seemingly appeased, starts to leave but chooses the wrong door, thereby exposing Allen. Jack hits the roof but quickly forgives Allen and they leave tog

Première diffusion : 19 avril 1953

S3 E8 • Visit To The Vault

Jack prepares a dinner party to celebrate the end of the TV season. Bob and Gisele arrive before the other guests and sing a Lucky commercial. Jack takes Gisele down to the vault to get the money he owes her for previous appearances on his show.

Première diffusion : 17 mai 1953