The Danny Thomas Show (Season 2)

Family Trouble (Episode 1)

Writer: Mac Benoff

Air date: 1954-09-28

Runtime: 30 min

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

Tonsillectomy (Episode 2)

Air date: 1954-10-05

Runtime: 30 min

Terry Takes Charge (Episode 3)

Writer: Jean Holloway

Air date: 1954-10-12

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

Danny Has a Baby (Episode 4)

Writer: Howard Snyder

Air date: 1954-10-19

Runtime: 30 min

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

Military School (Episode 5)

Air date: 1954-10-26

Runtime: 30 min

Danny Lands in Pictures (Episode 6)

Air date: 1954-11-02

Runtime: 30 min

Hollywood Trip (Episode 7)

Air date: 1954-11-09

Runtime: 30 min

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

Anniversary (Episode 8)

Air date: 1954-11-16

Runtime: 30 min

Margaret's Aunt (Episode 9)

Writer: Mac Benoff

Air date: 1954-11-23

Runtime: 30 min

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

Terry's Boyfriend (Episode 10)

Writer: Mac Benoff

Air date: 1954-11-30

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

Margaret Feels Neglected (Episode 11)

Writer: Irving Elinson

Air date: 1954-12-07

Runtime: 30 min

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

Father of the Year (Episode 12)

Air date: 1954-12-14

Runtime: 30 min

The Anna Maria Alberghetti Show (Episode 13)

Air date: 1954-12-21

Runtime: 30 min

The New Year's Show (Episode 14)

Air date: 1954-12-28

Runtime: 30 min

Jesse's Romance (Episode 15)

Air date: 1955-01-04

Runtime: 30 min

Terry Gets Her Own Room (Episode 16)

Air date: 1955-01-11

Runtime: 30 min

Danny Goes on TV (Episode 17)

Air date: 1955-01-18

Runtime: 30 min

Terry's First Big Crush (Episode 18)

Air date: 1955-01-25

Runtime: 30 min

The Children's Governess (Episode 19)

Air date: 1955-02-01

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

Daddy's Biography (Episode 20)

Air date: 1955-02-08

Runtime: 30 min

Danny Tries Real Estate (Episode 21)

Air date: 1955-02-15

Runtime: 30 min

Rusty Gets a Haircut (Episode 22)

Air date: 1955-02-22

Runtime: 30 min

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

Terry's Teen-Age Birthday (Episode 23)

Air date: 1955-03-01

Runtime: 30 min

Peter Pan (Episode 24)

Air date: 1955-03-08

Runtime: 30 min

The Piano Teacher (Episode 25)

Air date: 1955-03-22

Runtime: 30 min

The Newpaper Man's Show (Episode 26)

Air date: 1955-03-29

Runtime: 30 min

The Philosopher (Episode 27)

Air date: 1955-04-05

Runtime: 30 min

Father-Son Show (Episode 28)

Air date: 1955-04-12

Runtime: 30 min

The Benefit Show (Episode 29)

Air date: 1955-04-19

Runtime: 30 min

A Trip to Wisconsin (Episode 30)

Air date: 1955-04-26

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.