The Danny Thomas Show
The Danny Thomas Show: Season 2

Air Date

September 28, 1954

Episodes

30 episodes

The Danny Thomas Show

Season 2

Episodes

1. Family Trouble

September 28, 1954
30 min

Danny loses his confidence, so Margaret enlists the kids to help restore it.

2. Tonsillectomy

October 5, 1954
30 min

3. Terry Takes Charge

October 12, 1954
30 min

Margaret is away from home on jury duty, Louise is out with a cold, and Danny is having back issues, so Terry wants to take over her mother’s role in the house—but Danny thinks she’s still too young.

4. Danny Has a Baby

October 19, 1954
30 min

Margaret decides to teach Danny a lesson when he breaks another promise to the kids.

5. Military School

October 26, 1954
30 min

6. Danny Lands in Pictures

November 2, 1954
30 min

7. Hollywood Trip

November 9, 1954
30 min

Danny has to make a decision about whether to get a nose job to get a Hollywood contract.

8. Anniversary

November 16, 1954
30 min

9. Margaret's Aunt

November 23, 1954
30 min

Margaret’s curmudgeonly aunt comes to visit when Margaret invites her over to try to reconcile her and her mother.

10. Terry's Boyfriend

November 30, 1954
30 min

Terry is walking on a cloud when she is asked out by the president of the student council. Danny doesn't know what to do when he finds out the only reason he is dating Terry is so her father will perform at their school dance. After the news is broken to her, Terry is heartbroken.

11. Margaret Feels Neglected

December 7, 1954
30 min

Margaret feels as if she lives perpetually in the shadow of Danny and his fame.

12. Father of the Year

December 14, 1954
30 min

13. The Anna Maria Alberghetti Show

December 21, 1954
30 min

14. The New Year's Show

December 28, 1954
30 min

15. Jesse's Romance

January 4, 1955
30 min

16. Terry Gets Her Own Room

January 11, 1955
30 min

17. Danny Goes on TV

January 18, 1955
30 min

18. Terry's First Big Crush

January 25, 1955
30 min

19. The Children's Governess

February 1, 1955
30 min

Danny and Margaret are going on a trip to Boston and they hire a governess. Grandma shows up to take care of the care unexpectedly. Grandma and the governess have completely different ideas of how to handle the children.

20. Daddy's Biography

February 8, 1955
30 min

21. Danny Tries Real Estate

February 15, 1955
30 min

22. Rusty Gets a Haircut

February 22, 1955
30 min

Danny wants Rusty to cut all his curls off after he gets in a fight because of them.

23. Terry's Teen-Age Birthday

March 1, 1955
30 min

24. Peter Pan

March 8, 1955
30 min

25. The Piano Teacher

March 22, 1955
30 min

26. The Newpaper Man's Show

March 29, 1955
30 min

27. The Philosopher

April 5, 1955
30 min

28. Father-Son Show

April 12, 1955
30 min

29. The Benefit Show

April 19, 1955
30 min

30. A Trip to Wisconsin

April 26, 1955
30 min

The family takes a vacation to Baraboo, Wisc. to visit the couple that took care of Margaret when her parents were on the road. Danny has a hard time dealing with the quiet on the farm. Rusty goes to find arrowheads and gets lost.