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44 Episodes 1953 - 1954
Episode 1
Fri, Sep 4, 1953
Katrin gets a well paying job and intends to support the family with her earnings.
Episode 2
Fri, Sep 11, 1953
Dagmar is jealous of a schoolmate who seems to have everything. The girl brags her father works throughout the world but Dagmar learns the dad is in prison. Mama counsels Dagmar on how to handle the information.
Episode 3
Fri, Sep 18, 1953
To impress a young lady Nels opens a charge account to buy a new set of clothes. When the bill comes due Nels is unable to pay and must turn to Mama for assistance.
Episode 4
Fri, Sep 25, 1953
Katrin enrolls in business school and is full of her importance. But after a few days Katrin decides she has m6ch to learn with Mama's many maxims being true.
Episode 5
Fri, Oct 2, 1953
The Hansen family find their lives turned upside down when Gunnar's Aunt Ingeborg is arriving from Norway. Her nephew has promised to take care of ingeborg, unaware of her demands.
Episode 6
Fri, Oct 9, 1953
Papa gets the mistaken idea that the family is ashamed of his job as a carpenter. It takes the wisdom of Mama to make Papa realize differently.
Episode 7
Fri, Oct 16, 1953
The Hansens join Dagmar in her excitement when the young girl attends her first military ball.
Episode 8
Fri, Oct 23, 1953
Aunt Jenny is convinced she is not long for this world. It's up to Mama and the rest of the Hansens to convince her otherwise.
Episode 9
Fri, Oct 30, 1953
An efficiency expert is hired at Papa's work to save money. Papa is worried his precise, methodical ways will get him fired from his job. Mama tries to ease his concern.
Episode 10
Fri, Nov 6, 1953
Mama give her ticket to Katrin so she and her aunts can go see their favorite actor. To cover her disappointment Mama goes shopping and encounters the perfomer and the two have a pleasant interlude.
Episode 11
Fri, Nov 13, 1953
Episode 12
Fri, Nov 20, 1953
Papa is chosen to give a talk at his his Sons of Norway lodge. He's nervous about it so it's up to Mams and the children to boost his confidence concerning public speaking.
Episode 13
Fri, Nov 27, 1953
Papa's friend Kelso stops by and is peddling his most recent get quick rich product. Kelso gets most of the Hansens excited but Mama has her reservations.
Episode 14
Fri, Dec 4, 1953
Dagmar takes up stamp collecting and becomes obsessed to the detriment of all else. Mama has to caution her youngest daughter about moderation.
Episode 15
Fri, Dec 11, 1953
Katrin has great ideas on how to make things run betting at work. She starts making changes much to the displeasure of her boss who fires Katrin. At the Hansen's home Mama offers practical advice.
Episode 16
Fri, Dec 18, 1953
Mama tells the story of a Norway Christmas to Dagmar.
Episode 17
Fri, Dec 25, 1953
Papa helps his lodge, Sons of Norway, put on a Christmas show.
Episode 18
Fri, Jan 1, 1954
Katrin is heartbroken when her first romance ends. The Hansen family rallies around Katrin and tries to think of things to make her feel better.
Episode 19
Fri, Jan 8, 1954
Ingeborg enters a contest and believes she won. But the young girl has difficulty collecting her prize so the Hansen family get involved to help Ingeborg out.
Episode 20
Fri, Jan 15, 1954
The teacher has cast T.R. as a buttercup in a school play much to the boy's disappointment. T.R. would rather play a zebra and continues to talk about getting a better part.
Episode 21
Fri, Jan 22, 1954
Nels has a big crush on an girl from a wealthier background. On the day of a Hansen family celebration Nels learn the lass is attending a ritzy gala and he decides to gate crash. The rest of the Hansens are disappointed at his absence.
Episode 22
Fri, Jan 29, 1954
Episode 23
Fri, Feb 5, 1954
Episode 24
Fri, Feb 12, 1954
Dagmar learns she has to get braces and is unhappy about the situation. The rest of the Hansen family try to cheer up the young girl.
Episode 25
Fri, Feb 19, 1954
In order to be part of the excitement of the San Francisco Exposition Katrin gets a job at the fair.
Episode 26
Fri, Feb 26, 1954
Dagmar falls for a man twice her age and imagines a future with him as her husband. But reality sets in leading to an upset young girl but Mama is there with comforting words.
Episode 27
Fri, Mar 5, 1954
Papa decides he needs to bring more money home so he takes a second job selling insurance. Despite the encouragement of Mama and the children Papa is not cut out to be a salesman.
Episode 28
Fri, Mar 12, 1954
Aunt Jenny and Mama have an argument with Jenny leaving in a huff. Mama is angry enough that she plans an elaborate retribution against her sister. But as the scheme progresses the kind Mama has second thoughts.
Episode 29
Fri, Mar 19, 1954
Episode 30
Fri, Mar 26, 1954
Episode 31
Fri, Apr 2, 1954
Episode 32
Fri, Apr 9, 1954
Nels watches a skilled surgeon at work then comes home , gushing about the man's excellence. Papa feels like he doesn't measure up so Mama reminds the children everyone is good as something including Papa as a carpenter.
Episode 33
Fri, Apr 16, 1954
Mama is asked to teach a Sunday school class and she reluctantly agrees. But her interpretation of a bible story raise some eyebrows including by close family members.
Episode 34
Fri, Apr 23, 1954
Episode 35
Fri, Apr 30, 1954
Episode 36
Fri, May 7, 1954
Episode 37
Fri, May 14, 1954
Nels is tutoring a woman in medical studies. Her father thinks Nels' attentions are romantic and when he learns the truth he's forbids Nels to come over. Mama intervenes on the young people's behalf.
Episode 38
Fri, May 21, 1954
Episode 39
Fri, May 28, 1954
The Hansens invite a man they believe to be homeless to a meal and are pleased when he's a magician. They persuade the stranger to perform fora church benefit not knowing the entertainer also is a petty thief.
Episode 40
Fri, Jun 4, 1954
Katrin is asked by her boss to model one of the newer, more daring swimsuits. Aunts Trina and Jenny see the show then report to Mama how shocked they are by their niece's risqué behavior. Mama is more reasonable.
Episode 41
Fri, Jun 11, 1954
T.R. 's father gets a job that will take him to South America and can't take his son along. The Hansens get involved in the welfare of the boy and getting him a good home to stay in.
Episode 42
Fri, Jun 18, 1954
T.R. borrows Dagmar's private journal to practice his reading and when Mama retrieves it she reads a bit. Mama learns Dagmar dislikes her English teacher and the mother wants to know why.
Episode 43
Fri, Jun 25, 1954
Katrin finds the life of few rules of new friends exciting. Chafing under the strict rules of her parents Katrin moves to Telegraph Hill with her pals. Katrin learns quickly there are a reason for rules.
Episode 44
Fri, Jul 2, 1954
Nels decides to running a summer camp for boys, thinking it would be easy. Nels didn't count on T.R. being one of the campers. Nels is finding his job interferes with his budding romance. Mama steps in to help.