Episodes
- 1
1. Uncle Daddy
29 Sept 1953 · 30 min · 8.0/10
- 2
2. Party Dress
6 Oct 1953 · 30 min
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
3. Second Honeymoon
13 Oct 1953 · 30 min
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
4. Mother-in-Law
20 Oct 1953 · 30 min
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
5. Anniversary
27 Oct 1953 · 30 min
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
6. Margaret, Non-Pro
3 Nov 1953 · 30 min
- 7
7. The Visiting Englishman
10 Nov 1953 · 30 min
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
8. The Sea Captain
17 Nov 1953 · 30 min
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
9. Thanksgiving Story
24 Nov 1953 · 30 min
- 10
10. Last Dollar
1 Dec 1953 · 30 min
- 11
11. Margaret's Job
8 Dec 1953 · 30 min
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
12. Wonderland
15 Dec 1953 · 30 min
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
13. Christmas
22 Dec 1953 · 30 min
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
14. Toledo
29 Dec 1953 · 30 min
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
15. Margaret's Jealousy
5 Jan 1954 · 30 min
Margaret unnecessarily works herself up to be jealous of Danny and an old girlfriend of his.
- 16
16. Terry for President
12 Jan 1954 · 30 min
- 17
17. True Blue Benny
19 Jan 1954 · 30 min
- 18
18. Rusty Runs Away
26 Jan 1954 · 30 min
- 19
19. The Professor
2 Feb 1954 · 30 min
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
20. Burlesque
9 Feb 1954 · 30 min
- 21
21. Black Eyes
16 Feb 1954 · 30 min
- 22
22. Margaret's Birthday
23 Feb 1954 · 30 min
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
23. The Matchmaker
2 Mar 1954 · 30 min
- 24
24. Night Club
9 Mar 1954 · 30 min
- 25
25. Terry's Career
16 Mar 1954 · 30 min
- 26
26. School Festival
23 Mar 1954 · 30 min
- 27
27. Rusty's Pal
30 Mar 1954 · 30 min
- 28
28. Julia's Birthday
6 Apr 1954 · 30 min
- 29
29. Pittsburgh
13 Apr 1954 · 30 min
- 30
30. Danny's Vacation
20 Apr 1954 · 30 min
The Danny Thomas Show Season 1: quick answers
How many episodes are in The Danny Thomas Show Season 1?
Season 1 of The Danny Thomas Show has 30 episodes, about 15 hours in total.
When did The Danny Thomas Show Season 1 come out?
Season 1 premiered on 29 Sept 1953.