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These Are the Days Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

16 Episodes 1974 - 1974

Episode 1

Sensible Ben

Sat, Sep 7, 197430 mins

Ben has a knack for saving money. But when his mother entrusted him to take two dollars to pay a piano teacher, he gets sidetracked at the fair to play a win your luck midway game and loses it.

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Episode 2

The Fire Brigade

Sat, Sep 14, 1974

Grandpa Day loses his job as a fireman when he is told he is too old to do the job.

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Episode 3

Danny's Musical Dilemma

Sat, Sep 21, 1974

Danny is torn between doing what he wants to do and what he should do. The Day family has their annual family reunion on the same day as the tryouts for a band that he wants to join. He only has a few hours left to make his decision.

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Episode 4

Danny Runs Away

Sat, Sep 28, 1974

Jeff tries to play peacemaker between Ben and Danny only to have it backfire on him. Danny gets so upset by the situation that he decides to run away from home.

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Episode 5

Ben for President

Sat, Oct 5, 1974

Ben decides to make a run for class President and hopes for the support of his family and friends. He finds himself disappointed when one of his supporters becomes a challenger for the job.

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Episode 6

The Good Luck Charm

Sat, Oct 12, 1974

After Danny gets two black eyes from the local bully, Judd Taylor, Ben gives him a piece of a lamp to use as a good luck charm.

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Episode 7

Kathy's Job

Sat, Oct 19, 1974

When Kathy gets a job at the ice cream parlor, jealous Nancy schemes to humiliate her.

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Episode 8

The Runaway Horse

Sat, Oct 26, 1974

Ben wants to keep a runaway horse he found, and names it Pegasus.

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Episode 9

How Ben Was Cowed

Sat, Nov 2, 1974

When Jeff's prize cow, Delilah, wanders off due to carelessness on Ben's part, he and his siblings set out to find her and bring her home before Martha and Jeff return from running errands in another town.

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Episode 10

Grandpa and the Great Cyclic Harmonium Swindle

Sat, Nov 9, 1974

Two con men convince Jeff to pay them $750 to promote his inventions. Ben, Kathy, and Danny concoct a plan to get the money back.

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Episode 11

The Visitor

Sat, Nov 16, 1974

Murdock the magician comes to town, and agrees to take part in a benefit show to raise money for a new bell at the town hall.

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Episode 12

The Most Precious Gift of All

Sat, Nov 23, 1974

Danny forgets to buy Jeff a birthday present. So when he finds a watch bob in the street, he decides to give it as a gift, only to discover it was lost by his coach.

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Episode 13

The Spa

Sat, Nov 30, 1974

The Days discover a hot spring on their property, and Jeff decides to use it as a spa. But Jeff's greed will cost's his friendship with his oldest friend Homer Gladfet.

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Episode 14

Hello Mrs. McGivern Goodbye

Sat, Dec 7, 1974

The woman Mrs. Day hires to look after the household turns out to be a terror to everyone but her dog, Poopsie.

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Episode 15

The Balloon

Sat, Dec 14, 1974

Jeff decides to use a hydrogen air balloon to facilitate hauling logs. Homer steals it after he and Jeff argue about a property line.

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Episode 16

The Feud

Sat, Dec 21, 1974

Jeff and his friend Rupert Bottomley begin feuding over a catfish, with Danny Day and Rupert's grandson, Butch, caught in the crosshairs.

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