The Danny Thomas Show

Season 111953

Danny Thomas, an entertainer, tries to balance his home life with the needs of his career, with hilarious results.

30 Episodes

E01 Uncle Daddy

September 29, 1953

E02 Party Dress

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.

October 6, 1953

E03 Second Honeymoon

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.

October 13, 1953

E04 Mother-in-Law

Margaret’s mother starts feeling like she’s forgotten, and taken for granted, when she’s called up time-after-time just to babysit.

October 20, 1953

E05 Anniversary

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.

October 27, 1953

E06 Margaret, Non-Pro

November 3, 1953

E07 The Visiting Englishman

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.

November 10, 1953

E08 The Sea Captain

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.

November 17, 1953

E09 Thanksgiving Story

November 24, 1953

E10 Last Dollar

December 1, 1953

E11 Margaret's Job

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.

December 8, 1953

E12 Wonderland

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.

December 15, 1953

E13 Christmas

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.

December 22, 1953

E14 Toledo

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.

December 29, 1953

E15 Margaret's Jealousy

Margaret unnecessarily works herself up to be jealous of Danny and an old girlfriend of his.

January 5, 1954

E16 Terry for President

January 12, 1954

E17 True Blue Benny

January 19, 1954

E18 Rusty Runs Away

January 26, 1954

E19 The Professor

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.

February 2, 1954

E20 Burlesque

February 9, 1954

E21 Black Eyes

February 16, 1954

E22 Margaret's Birthday

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.

February 23, 1954

E23 The Matchmaker

March 2, 1954

E24 Night Club

March 9, 1954

E25 Terry's Career

March 16, 1954

E26 School Festival

March 23, 1954

E27 Rusty's Pal

March 30, 1954

E28 Julia's Birthday

April 6, 1954

E29 Pittsburgh

April 13, 1954

E30 Danny's Vacation

April 20, 1954

The Danny Thomas Show

E01 Uncle Daddy

E02 Party Dress

E03 Second Honeymoon

E04 Mother-in-Law

E05 Anniversary

E06 Margaret, Non-Pro

E07 The Visiting Englishman

E08 The Sea Captain

E09 Thanksgiving Story

E10 Last Dollar

E11 Margaret's Job

E12 Wonderland

E13 Christmas

E14 Toledo

E15 Margaret's Jealousy

E16 Terry for President

E17 True Blue Benny

E18 Rusty Runs Away

E19 The Professor

E20 Burlesque

E21 Black Eyes

E22 Margaret's Birthday

E23 The Matchmaker

E24 Night Club

E25 Terry's Career

E26 School Festival

E27 Rusty's Pal

E28 Julia's Birthday

E29 Pittsburgh

E30 Danny's Vacation

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E01 Uncle Daddy

E02 Party Dress

E03 Second Honeymoon

E04 Mother-in-Law

E05 Anniversary

E06 Margaret, Non-Pro

E07 The Visiting Englishman

E08 The Sea Captain

E09 Thanksgiving Story

E10 Last Dollar

E11 Margaret's Job

E12 Wonderland

E13 Christmas

E14 Toledo

E15 Margaret's Jealousy

E16 Terry for President

E17 True Blue Benny

E18 Rusty Runs Away

E19 The Professor

E20 Burlesque

E21 Black Eyes

E22 Margaret's Birthday

E23 The Matchmaker

E24 Night Club

E25 Terry's Career

E26 School Festival

E27 Rusty's Pal

E28 Julia's Birthday

E29 Pittsburgh