Series · 1953 · 11 Seasons
The Danny Thomas Show
Danny Thomas, an entertainer, tries to balance his home life with the needs of his career, with hilarious results.
- Rating
- 6.2 / 10
- Status
- Ended
Episodes
Episode 1 · 30 min
Uncle Daddy
No synopsis available.
Episode 2 · 30 min
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.
Episode 3 · 30 min
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.
Episode 4 · 30 min
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.
Episode 5 · 30 min
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.
Episode 6 · 30 min
Margaret, Non-Pro
No synopsis available.
Episode 7 · 30 min
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.
Episode 8 · 30 min
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.
Episode 9 · 30 min
Thanksgiving Story
No synopsis available.
Episode 10 · 30 min
Last Dollar
No synopsis available.
Episode 11 · 30 min
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.
Episode 12 · 30 min
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.
Episode 13 · 30 min
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.
Episode 14 · 30 min
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.
Episode 15 · 30 min
Margaret's Jealousy
Margaret unnecessarily works herself up to be jealous of Danny and an old girlfriend of his.
Episode 16 · 30 min
Terry for President
No synopsis available.
Episode 17 · 30 min
True Blue Benny
No synopsis available.
Episode 18 · 30 min
Rusty Runs Away
No synopsis available.
Episode 19 · 30 min
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.
Episode 20 · 30 min
Burlesque
No synopsis available.
Episode 21 · 30 min
Black Eyes
No synopsis available.
Episode 22 · 30 min
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.
Episode 23 · 30 min
The Matchmaker
No synopsis available.
Episode 24 · 30 min
Night Club
No synopsis available.
Episode 25 · 30 min
Terry's Career
No synopsis available.
Episode 26 · 30 min
School Festival
No synopsis available.
Episode 27 · 30 min
Rusty's Pal
No synopsis available.
Episode 28 · 30 min
Julia's Birthday
No synopsis available.
Episode 29 · 30 min
Pittsburgh
No synopsis available.
Episode 30 · 30 min
Danny's Vacation
No synopsis available.
