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Make Room for Daddy Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 1953 - 1954
Episode 1
Uncle Daddy
Tue, Sep 29, 1953 30 mins
Margaret and the children plan a homecoming welcome for Danny. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Terry: Sherry Jackson. Rusty: Rusty Hamer.
Episode 2
Party Dress
Tue, Oct 6, 1953 30 mins
Terry's birthday request is for a grown-up party dress. Terry: Sherry Jackson. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Rusty: Rusty Hamer.
Episode 3
Second Honeymoon
Tue, Oct 13, 1953 30 mins
Danny and Margaret (Jean Hagen) plan a second honeymoon. Rusty: Rusty Hamer. Terry: Sherry Jackson.
Episode 4
Mother-in-Law
Tue, Oct 20, 1953 30 mins
Julia's furious when everyone goes nightclubbing, leaving her to baby-sit. Julia: Nana Bryant. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Terry: Sherry Jackson. Rusty: Rusty Hamer.
Episode 5
Anniversary 1
Tue, Oct 27, 1953 30 mins
Danny's forgotten his wedding anniversary. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Rusty: Rusty Hamer. Terry: Sherry Jackson. Danny: Danny Thomas.
Episode 6
Margaret, Non-Pro
Tue, Nov 3, 1953 30 mins
Danny tries to work Margaret (Jean Hagen) into his act. Benny: Benny Lessy. Terry: Sherry Jackson. Rusty: Rusty Hamer.
Episode 7
The Visiting Englishman
Tue, Nov 10, 1953 30 mins
The Williamses try to get rid of a guest who's overstayed his welcome. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Terry: Sherry Jackson.
Episode 8
The Sea Captain
Tue, Nov 17, 1953 30 mins
Danny is jealous of his children's attention to someone else. Terry: Sherry Jackson. Rusty: Rusty Hamer. Danny: Danny Thomas.
Episode 9
Thanksgiving Story
Tue, Nov 24, 1953 30 mins
It looks like a bleak Thanksgiving when Danny's stranded in Boston. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Rusty: Rusty Hamer.
Episode 10
The Lost Dollar
Tue, Dec 1, 1953 30 mins
Danny suspects Rusty (Rusty Hamer) of fibbing. Margaret: Jean Hagen.
Episode 11
Margaret's Job
Tue, Dec 8, 1953 30 mins
Margaret (Jean Hagen) takes a job as a cosmetics saleswoman. Terry: Sherry Jackson. Rusty: Rusty Hamer. Danny: Danny Thomas.
Episode 12
Wonderland
Tue, Dec 15, 1953 30 mins
Spring Byington appears in this episode. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Terry: Sherry Jackson.
Episode 13
Christmas
Tue, Dec 22, 1953 30 mins
Things look bleak for Danny, who may not spend Christmas at home. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Terry: Sherry Jackson.
Episode 14
Toledo
Tue, Dec 29, 1953 30 mins
The children are shocked to learn that Danny never graduated from high school. Terry: Sherry Jackson. Rusty: Rusty Hamer.
Episode 15
Margaret's Jealousy
Tue, Jan 5, 1954 30 mins
Margaret's blood boils when she finds a picture of Danny and an old girlfriend. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Rusty: Rusty Hamer.
Episode 16
Terry for President
Tue, Jan 12, 1954 30 mins
Danny runs Terry's campaign for class president. Terry: Sherry Jackson. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Rusty: Rusty Hamer.
Episode 17
True Blue Benny
Tue, Jan 19, 1954 30 mins
Danny plans a surprise party for Benny (Ben Lessy). Margaret: Jean Hagen.
Episode 18
Rusty Runs Away
Tue, Jan 26, 1954 30 mins
Ernest Borgnine appears as a policeman who tries to help runaway Rusty (Rusty Hamer). Terry: Sherry Jackson. Margaret: Jean Hagen.
Episode 19
The Professor
Tue, Feb 2, 1954 30 mins
Danny burns when one of Margaret's old flames comes for dinner. Professor: Glenn Langan. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Terry: Sherry Jackson. Danny: Danny Thomas.
Episode 20
Burlesque
Tue, Feb 9, 1954 30 mins
It's no joking matter when Danny pulls a burlesque gag on some VIPs. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Terry: Sherry Jackson.
Episode 21
Black Eyes
Tue, Feb 16, 1954 30 mins
Danny's teaching Rusty (Rusty Hamer) how to defend himself. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Terry: Sherry Jackson. Danny: Danny Thomas.
Episode 22
Margaret's Birthday
Tue, Feb 23, 1954 30 mins
Danny overhears Margaret's plan for conning him into buying her a ring. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Rusty: Rusty Hamer.
Episode 23
The Matchmakers
Tue, Mar 2, 1954 30 mins
Margaret (Jean Hagen) tries to sell Jesse (Jesse White) on matrimony.
Episode 24
Night Club
Tue, Mar 9, 1954 30 mins
Danny tries to find a hobby. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Terry: Sherry Jackson.
Episode 25
Terry's Career
Tue, Mar 16, 1954 30 mins
Trouble begins when Terry (Sherry Jackson) gets the acting itch. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Jesse: Jesse White. Rusty: Rusty Hamer.
Episode 26
School Festival
Tue, Mar 23, 1954 30 mins
Danny fears his decision to appear in a PTA show will influence Rusty's grades. Rusty: Rusty Hamer. Miss Anderson: Jan Clayton. Margaret: Jean Hagen.
Episode 27
Rusty's Pal
Tue, Mar 30, 1954 30 mins
Veteran character actor Tom Tully appears as a bedraggled hobo befriended by Rusty (Rusty Hamer). Margaret: Jean Hagen.
Episode 28
Julia's Birthday
Tue, Apr 6, 1954 30 mins
Danny's mother-in-law (Nana Bryant) is depressed about her birthday. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Rusty: Rusty Hamer.
Episode 29
Pittsburgh
Tue, Apr 13, 1954 30 mins
Rusty and Terry surprise Danny backstage---while he's rehearsing a love scene with Marie McDonald. Rusty: Rusty Hamer. Terry: Sherry Jackson. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Marie McDonald: Herself. Danny: Danny Thomas.
Episode 30
Danny's Vacation
Tue, Apr 20, 1954 30 mins
Danny's quiet vacation is disrupted by Margaret's college reunion. Margaret: Jean Hagen. Rusty: Rusty Hamer. Terry: Sherry Jackson.