Episode guide
The Danny Thomas Show: Season 1
30 episodes · premiered Sep 29, 1953
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- Episode 1: Uncle Daddy Sep 29, 1953 · 30m
- Episode 2: Party Dress Oct 6, 1953 · 30m 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…
- Episode 3: Second Honeymoon Oct 13, 1953 · 30m 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…
- Episode 4: Mother-in-Law Oct 20, 1953 · 30m Margaret’s mother starts feeling like she’s forgotten, and taken for granted, when she’s called up time-after-time just to babysit.
- Episode 5: Anniversary Oct 27, 1953 · 30m 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.
- Episode 6: Margaret, Non-Pro Nov 3, 1953 · 30m
- Episode 7: The Visiting Englishman Nov 10, 1953 · 30m 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…
- Episode 8: The Sea Captain Nov 17, 1953 · 30m 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…
- Episode 9: Thanksgiving Story Nov 24, 1953 · 30m
- Episode 10: Last Dollar Dec 1, 1953 · 30m
- Episode 11: Margaret's Job Dec 8, 1953 · 30m 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…
- Episode 12: Wonderland Dec 15, 1953 · 30m 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.
- Episode 13: Christmas Dec 22, 1953 · 30m 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.
- Episode 14: Toledo Dec 29, 1953 · 30m 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…
- Episode 15: Margaret's Jealousy Jan 5, 1954 · 30m Margaret unnecessarily works herself up to be jealous of Danny and an old girlfriend of his.
- Episode 16: Terry for President Jan 12, 1954 · 30m
- Episode 17: True Blue Benny Jan 19, 1954 · 30m
- Episode 18: Rusty Runs Away Jan 26, 1954 · 30m
- Episode 19: The Professor Feb 2, 1954 · 30m 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.
- Episode 20: Burlesque Feb 9, 1954 · 30m
- Episode 21: Black Eyes Feb 16, 1954 · 30m
- Episode 22: Margaret's Birthday Feb 23, 1954 · 30m 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…
- Episode 23: The Matchmaker Mar 2, 1954 · 30m
- Episode 24: Night Club Mar 9, 1954 · 30m
- Episode 25: Terry's Career Mar 16, 1954 · 30m
- Episode 26: School Festival Mar 23, 1954 · 30m
- Episode 27: Rusty's Pal Mar 30, 1954 · 30m
- Episode 28: Julia's Birthday Apr 6, 1954 · 30m
- Episode 29: Pittsburgh Apr 13, 1954 · 30m
- Episode 30: Danny's Vacation Apr 20, 1954 · 30m