The Danny Thomas Show
Season 1
1953 • 30 Episodes
Episodes
1. Uncle Daddy
September 29, 1953
No overview available.
2. Party Dress
October 6, 1953
Danny buys a new doll for Terry and brings it home, expecting her to be happy about it, but instead finds that Margaret is making her a new dress for a school dance—and Terry, at age eleven, is too old for dolls.
3. Second Honeymoon
October 13, 1953
Margaret finally gets her second honeymoon with Danny, but a friend needs him to open for him in Atlantic City, the same place where the honeymoon is taking place. A flashback occurs which tells what happened on their first honeymoon in 1941. In the end, the Williams' get their honeymoon.
4. Mother-in-Law
October 20, 1953
Margaret’s mother starts feeling like she’s forgotten, and taken for granted, when she’s called up time-after-time just to babysit.
5. Anniversary
October 27, 1953
When Danny forgets his and Margaret’s wedding anniversary and is stuck in the doghouse, he reminisces about a simpler time and their first anniversary, before his success in show business.
6. Margaret, Non-Pro
November 3, 1953
No overview available.
7. The Visiting Englishman
November 10, 1953
Margaret and Danny become exasperated by an unwanted guest who won’t leave and who causes all sorts of problems for the two—but the kids adore him, and, later, they become fond of him, as well.
8. The Sea Captain
November 17, 1953
Danny showers the children with money, and drops plenty of hints, for them to get a present for his birthday. But the children don't understand, and spend it on the custodian of the building, who was once a sailor.
9. Thanksgiving Story
November 24, 1953
No overview available.
10. Last Dollar
December 1, 1953
No overview available.
11. Margaret's Job
December 8, 1953
When an old college friend of Margaret’s comes to visit her, and she starts to compare her life with her successful friend’s, she becomes unhappy with her own life. Afterwards, Danny takes an unfortunate jab at her, and she decides to accept a job that the friend had previously offered her.
12. Wonderland
December 15, 1953
While about to start a relaxing vacation with just Margaret and himself, Danny finds himself stuck with a houseguest who’s the winner of a publicity stunt his agent submitted him for.
13. Christmas
December 22, 1953
Rusty becomes cynical about Santa Claus and Christmas, and Danny gets stuck, on Christmas Eve, in Detroit because of a small clause in his contract.
14. Toledo
December 29, 1953
Danny takes the kids with him to Toledo, and the stories he tells them about his childhood days and friends there, they discover, are off the mark when they meet several of his old acquaintances.
15. Margaret's Jealousy
January 5, 1954
Margaret unnecessarily works herself up to be jealous of Danny and an old girlfriend of his.
16. Terry for President
January 12, 1954
No overview available.
17. True Blue Benny
January 19, 1954
No overview available.
18. Rusty Runs Away
January 26, 1954
No overview available.
19. The Professor
February 2, 1954
After dispensing a lecture to the kids on unselfishness, Danny discovers that they have brought a bum, albeit an emeritis college professor, into the house without his knowledge.
20. Burlesque
February 9, 1954
No overview available.
21. Black Eyes
February 16, 1954
No overview available.
22. Margaret's Birthday
February 23, 1954
Margaret’s three friends in her Wednesday bridge club brag to her about the presents their husbands gave them for Valentine’s Day, and she feels the need to defend Danny for a simple tape recorder she ostensibly got. Later, he hears something on said tape recorder and decides to change up her birthday present.
23. The Matchmaker
March 2, 1954
No overview available.
24. Night Club
March 9, 1954
No overview available.
25. Terry's Career
March 16, 1954
No overview available.
26. School Festival
March 23, 1954
No overview available.
27. Rusty's Pal
March 30, 1954
No overview available.
28. Julia's Birthday
April 6, 1954
No overview available.
29. Pittsburgh
April 13, 1954
No overview available.
30. Danny's Vacation
April 20, 1954
No overview available.