American Inventory

{{Short description|1958 American TV program}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = Educational | creator = William Hodapp | screenplay = | director = | starring = | num_seasons = 5 | num_episodes = 165 | producer = William Hodapp (1951-1954)<br>Robert Wald (1954-1955) | cinematography = | editor = | location = | runtime = 30 minutes | company = Teleprograms, Inc. | country = United States | network = NBC | first_aired = {{start date|1951|7|1}} | last_aired = {{end date|1956|12|22}} }}

'''''American Inventory''''' is a thirty-minute weekly filmed educational series that first aired as a summer replacement Sunday nights during 1951 on NBC.<ref name="td070151">{{cite news |title=NBC to Launch New Experiment In Adult Education |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=July 1, 1951 |location=Richmond, Virginia |page=38 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> It was funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation with NBC donating the broadcast time and facilities.<ref>{{cite news |last=Franken |first=Jerry |title=An Education That's Painless |work=Daily News |date=February 8, 1953 |location=New York, New York |page=25 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> The series incorporated panel discussions, lectures from experts, film of activities and events taking place out of the studio, and occasional in-studio dramatic scenes. It was an ambitious project, the first educational series produced and broadcast by a network.<ref name="cjrt081251">{{cite news |last=Talley |first=Rhea |title=TV Scenery Goes Stylized |work=The Courier-Journal |date=August 12, 1951 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=62 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref>

==Premise== Described as "adult education",<ref name="cj070151">{{cite news |title=First in Hodapp Series Set for Tonight |work=The Courier-Journal |date=July 1, 1951 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=57 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> the goal was to provide information to Americans about their own history and resources and issues facing them as a society.<ref name="dr062351">{{cite news |title=Sporting Blood Making Audience Shows TV's Best |work=The Daily Record |date=June 23, 1951 |location=Long Branch, New Jersey |page=7 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> The first summer series would focus on social and economic questions.<ref name="dr062351" /> Later seasons would explore natural sciences and humanities.<ref name="dr062351" /> Many of the first episodes focused on contrasting life in authoritarian states, principally the Soviet Union, with the United States.<ref name="bgrm070251">{{cite news |last=McPartlin |first=R. F. |title=TV Diary |work=The Boston Globe |date=July 2, 1951 |location=Boston, Massachusetts |page=9 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> Many episodes had a one-time host or narrator; there was no continuing position. Opening titles and closing credits were subdued, amounting to little more than one title card for the former and four or five for the latter; there was no "credit crawl". Guests were introduced orally on camera at beginning and end; only the principal crew were in the end credits.

Beginning in the summer of 1952 a new type of episode was featured, in which various professions were examined in a dramatised setting, under the collective title of "American Gallery".<ref name="stwc062852">{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Wilbur D. |title=CBS Delays Research on Color Television |work=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph |date=June 28, 1952 |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |page=15 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> The following year NBC announced the show would now provide "Education and Entertainment", with an emphasis on dramas and musical performances. The musical emphasis trailed off in the spring of 1954; by the last season (1955) the series schedule was heavy with business-friendly anthology stories.

==Production== NBC was responsible for the content and supplied the production crew for creating the episodes. The NBC studio in Spanish Harlem was used,<ref name="cjrt081251" /> but episodes were also produced in other cities, such as Chicago where a mass Civil Defense exercise was recorded.<ref name="bg072351">{{cite news |title=TV Diary |work=The Boston Globe |date=July 23, 1951 |location=Boston, Massachusetts |page=21 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> The show's creator and producer was William "Bill" Hodapp from Louisville, Kentucky.<ref name="cjrt081251" /> He was executive producer at Teleprograms, Inc,<ref group=fn>A wholly-owned subsidiary of NBC, created for legal reasons.</ref> which produced the show for NBC.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bill Hodapp's TV Book Is Valuable |work=Courier-Post |date=May 31, 1953 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=87 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> According to one newspaper article, about 500 people were involved in staging each episode of the series.<ref name="cjrt081251" /> Visual effects more associated with movies than early television were created in the NBC studio.<ref name="cjrt081251" /> The production team was not concerned with smooth-flowing dialogue or actions, leading some to believe the show was aired live. There was often no film editor credited, and the show exhibited a feeling of having been shot once with minimal rehearsal.

The show began with an order for thirteen episodes, rather than the full 39 associated with season-driven series. Near the end of airing that first order the Sloan Foundation asked for more episodes.<ref name="bt092951">{{cite news |title=Television Topics |work=The Bridgeport Telegram |date=September 29, 1951 |location=Bridgeport, Connecticut |page=42 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> By late February 1952 the Sloan Foundation committed $140,000<ref group=fn>Roughly equivalent to $1,600,000 in 2022.</ref> for a second set of 39 episodes.<ref>{{cite news |last=Oliver |first=Wayne |title=Four Shows on Network Are Enjoying Long Lives |work=The Charlotte Observer |date=March 1952 |location=Charlotte, North Carolina |page=63 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> The network broadcast took long breaks during the summer of 1952 while producer Bill Hodapp travelled to Europe with three camera crews for research and footage for upcoming shows.<ref name="cjrt090752">{{cite news |last=Talley |first=Rhea |title=TV Audiences to Benefit from Bill Hodapp's Trip Abroad |work=The Courier-Journal |date=September 7, 1952 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=71 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> By the time the 75th episode aired during February 1953, the Sloan Foundation announced it had ordered another 39 episodes.<ref>{{cite news |title=39 Weeks Added to 'Inventory' Schedule |work=The Tampa Tribune |date=April 26, 1953 |location=Tampa, Florida |page=99 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref>

According to columnist John Crosby, one episode was filmed and broadcast in color on March 28, 1954.<ref name="djc040554">{{cite news |last=Crosby |first=John |title=Radio and Television |work=The Dispatch |date=April 5, 1954 |location=Moline, Illinois |page=16 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> New production of the show ceased in April 1954 for up to five months when Hodapp left as producer, leaving NBC still owing the Sloan Foundation thirty-two episodes for the fourth season. After the fourth season finished up in March 1955, production again ceased until the short fifth season resumed in late summer of that year.

==Response== Critical response to the first episode ranged from discouraging to equivalence. Larry Wolters from the ''Chicago Tribune'' felt it was too analytical and dry, lacked inspiration and a proper ending.<ref>{{cite news |last=Wolters |first=Larry |title=Levant Insults Drench Visitors To 'Guest House' |work=Chicago Tribune |date=July 2, 1951 |location=Chicago, Illinois |page=24 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> Ben Gross from the ''Daily News'' judged "although this promises to be a most interesting and worthwhile series, the opening episode was in no way superior to the average documentary".<ref name="dnbg070251">{{cite news |last=Gross |first=Ben |title=Televiewing and Listening In |work=Daily News |date=July 2, 1951 |location=New York, New York |page=294 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> ''The Boston Globe'' reviewer also thought the first episode was "too abstract".<ref name="bgrm070251" /> However, the fourth episode, a panel discussion among health and emergency workers, filmed amid a massive Civil Defense exercise simulating a nuclear strike in the Chicago area, provoked a re-evaluation from the ''Boston Globe'': "...the show was an excellent documentary, very well produced and guided by Clifton Utley".<ref name="bg072351" />

Critical appreciation grew as the series went on. The show won an award from the Institute of Education, an annual conference at Ohio State University, during June 1952.<ref>{{cite news |title=NBC Shows Take Institute Awards |work=The Daily Oklahoman |date=June 15, 1952 |location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |page=66 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> Reviewer Bill Coleman at ''The Tablet'' called it a "worthwhile program which didn't get all the publicity it should have" in its debut season.<ref name="tbc080252">{{cite news |last=Coleman |first=Bill |title=RadiOpinion and TelevisioNotes |work=The Tablet |date=August 2, 1952 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=11 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> ''The New York Times'' said ''American Inventory'' should be praised for its courage in devising new formats for presenting educational material almost every week, while acknowledging it sometimes didn't work.<ref name="nyt082552">{{cite news |title=Radio and Television |work=The New York Times |date=August 25, 1952 |location=New York, New York |page=2 |via = Nytimes.com}}</ref>

==Broadcast history== Broadcast of the show began Sunday, July 1, 1951, at 7 pm Eastern time.<ref name="td070151" /> Coverage was at first limited to the NBC network east of the Mississippi river. Some stations in Texas had a two-week delay in their viewing the premiere while AT&T technicians hooked broadcasting towers up to the private network lines.<ref name="stic071551">{{cite news |last=Cain |first=Ira |title=Tiny Beam from Dallas Brings Live TV Networks Closer to Reality Here |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=July 15, 1951 |location=Fort Worth, Texas |page=30 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> Gradually coverage expanded to the rest of the country, with subscribing stations not yet connected to the network receiving film reels. By October 1951 there were 63 stations receiving the series.<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Program in Sharp Expansion |work=Tampa Bay Times |date=October 4, 1951 |location=St. Petersburg, Florida |page=36 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> Because it was a filmed series, not live, stations had the option to run it at different times, rather than accept the network feed. During the summer of 1951, NBC switched the network broadcast to 1:30 pm Eastern time. At the end of March 1952 there was a two-week hiatus during which repeats of earlier programs were broadcast. There was a monthlong hiatus for the network broadcast during June 1952,<ref name="stwc062852" /> followed by two new episodes then another monthlong break until early August.<ref name="tbc080252" /> Meanwhile, the network kept moving the broadcast time every few months, from afternoons to evenings and back again.

A six-month hiatus of new broadcasts occurred from April through mid-September 1954 after creator-producer Bill Hodapp left the show. Another break occurred in April 1955 when NBC removed ''American Inventory'' from its Sunday schedule.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cotton |first=Paul |title=TV's Schedule Juggling Act Begins Today |work=The Des Moines Register |date=April 3, 1955 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=194 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> It was brought back for a single broadcast on May 22, 1955,<ref name="stic052255">{{cite news |last=Cain |first=Ira |title=Sloan Safety Award Winners To Be Announced on TV and Radio |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |date=May 22, 1955 |location=Fort Worth, Texas |page=40 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> but remained off the air until September 18, 1955.<ref name="cj091855">{{cite news |title=Sunday TV High Lights |work=The Courier-Journal |date=September 18, 1955 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=97 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref>

The final show of the series was first broadcast December 25, 1955.<ref name="et123155">{{cite news |title=Television Program |work=Alton Evening Telegraph |date=December 31, 1955 |location=Alton, Illinois |page=10 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> However, many stations hadn't yet run thru their inventory of episodes. There was a sharp fall-off of stations carrying the show in January 1956, followed by a long decrease thru May 1956. The last station that ran the show was KFAR-TV in Fairbanks, Alaska, where it aired thru December 1956.<ref>{{cite news |title=TV Log |work=Fairbanks Daily News-Miner |date=December 22, 1956 |location=Fairbanks, Alaska |page=9 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref>

==Episodes== The tables below are separated into "seasons" by either production orders from the Sloan Foundation (where known) or long breaks in the broadcasting schedule. Its unknown if there was any acknowledgement of seasonal debuts or distinctions on the show. Original air date is for the network feed; some stations were two weeks or more behind in their broadcasts. "Guests" is used in place of "Cast" except where the episode was known to be dramatised.

===Season 1 (1951-52)=== {{Episode table |background=#69AD88 |overall=4 |season=4 |title=23 |director=16 |writer=20 |airdate=14 |country=US |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 1 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = American Testament |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = Wade Arnold |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|7|1}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Hostess Gladys Swarthout performs ''Sing, America''. Guests speak about their faith in America to film accompaniment. Guests: Charles F. Kettering, Samuel Liebowitz, Gertrude Grover (housewife), Jackie Robinson<ref name="td070151" /><ref name="cj070151" /><ref name="stic071551" /> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 2 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = What Ever Happened to the Dollar? |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = Budd Fishel |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|7|8}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = A "living newspaper" and ballet dancer Dorothy Jarnac provide motion to sequences of speakers talking about inflation from 1930 through to 1951. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Programs for the Week |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=July 8, 1951 |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |page=71 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=NBC-TV Production to Show Dollar Value |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=July 8, 1951 |location=Richmond, Virginia |page=41 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 3 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = The Waste in Crime |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|7|15}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Labelled by NBC as a "Kefauver type investigation", it explored the role of everyone in crime and corruption. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Dorothy Kirsten Is Soloist on NBC Summer Concert |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=July 15, 1951 |location=Richmond, Virginia |page=38 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 4 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Would There Be Panic If Atom Bombs Fell on This Country? |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|7|22}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Clifton Utley narrates as guests discuss civil defense and medical emergency questions, amid a massive Civil Defense exercise in Chicago. Guests: J. V. Sidney, Dr. Ozro Woods, Dr. A. C. Ivy<ref>{{cite news |title=Summer Symphoney Series Features Soprano, Pianist |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=July 22, 1951 |location=Richmond, Virginia |page=42 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 5 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Behind the Iron Curtain |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|7|29}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Four Soviet refugees and four US citizens have a panel discussion. Guests: Yuri Glassov (teacher), Dr. Vasili Fursin, Lillia Bitak (librarian), Boris Tavolga (actor); Ada Siegel moderates and translates; Dr. Frederick S. Dick, Anne Seymour, Wycliffe McCracken (teacher)<ref>{{cite news |title=Robert Merrill to Sing Tonight with Symphony Orchestra |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=July 29, 1951 |location=Richmond, Virginia |page=40 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 6 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = The Early Years |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|8|5}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Examination of parent-child interactions. Guests: Dr. Myrtle McGraw<ref>{{cite news |title=The Week in Television |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=August 5, 1951 |location=St. Louis, Missouri |page=69 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 7 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = The Middle Years |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|8|12}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Parents adjust to the "empty nest". Guests: Dr. Lena Levine<ref>{{cite news |title=Today's High Lights |work=The Courier-Journal |date=August 12, 1951 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=55 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Week in Television |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=August 12, 1951 |location=St. Louis, Missouri |page=69 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 8 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = The Later Years |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|8|19}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Problems affecting people as they age. Guests: Dr. Louis I. Dublin<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, Aug. 19 |work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |date=August 19, 1951 |location=St. Louis, Missouri |page=63 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 9 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Opportunity Unlimited |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|8|26}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Achievements in science and industry drive opportunity for young Americans. Guests: Kenneth Nelson, John Reedy<ref>{{cite news |title=TV Show to Cite Scientific Developments |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=August 26, 1951 |location=Richmond, Virginia |page=43 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 10 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = U.S. Dieway Number One |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|9|2}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Ways to reduce auto accidents. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Resume |work=Akron Beacon Journal |date=September 2, 1951 |location=Akron, Ohio |page=6 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 11 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = That Men May Know |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|9|9}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = How authoritarian governments force confessions from the innocent. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Resume |work=Akron Beacon Journal |date=September 9, 1951 |location=Akron, Ohio |page=38 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 12 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Previews of Progress |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|9|16}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = A "scientific stage show" presented by General Motors is the subject.<ref group=fn>The Sloan Foundation, which financed this series, was created by longtime General Motors President and CEO Alfred P. Sloan.</ref> Guests: John Reedy<ref>{{cite news |last=Rich |first=Allen |title=Listening Post and TV Review |work=The Valley Times |date=September 15, 1951 |location=North Hollywood, California |page=5 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 13 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Honor in Our Colleges |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|9|23}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Panel discussion in the wake of a cheating scandal at West Point. Guests: Mildred McAfee Horton, Bo McMillin, John Daly<ref>{{cite news |title=Tribune's Television Timetable |work=Star Tribune |date=September 23, 1951 |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota |page=42 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 14 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = The Control of Climate |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|9|30}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Scientist from General Electric does lab demonstrations of climate control. Guests: Dr. Vincent Schaefer<ref name="bt092951" /> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 15 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|10|7}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 16 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Another American Revolution |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|10|14}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Story of Eli Whitney's mass production methods. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday TV Programs |work=Quad City Times |date=October 13, 1951 |location=Davenport, Iowa |page=12 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Television Schedule for Week |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=October 28, 1951 |location=St. Louis, Missouri |page=69 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 17 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = Drawing Conclusions |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|10|21}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Programs for the Week |work=Chicago Tribune |date=October 20, 1951 |location=Chicago, Illinois |page=38 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 18 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = The Greener Grass |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|10|28}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television and Radio Programs |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=October 28, 1951 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=31 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 19 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = Medical Education, 1951 |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|11|4}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Documents medical training including film of a heart operation. Guests: Hospital staff and patients<ref>{{cite news |title=Today's High Lights |work=The Courier-Journal |date=November 4, 1951 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=94 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Today's Television Resume |work=Akron Beacon Journal |date=November 4, 1951 |location=Akron, Ohio |page=53 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 20 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = The Peaceful Atom |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|11|11}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Peaceful use of atomic energy in farming, medicene, and industry. Guests:<ref name="On The Air Waves">{{cite news |title=On The Air Waves |work=Dayton Daily News |date=November 11, 1951 |location=Dayton, Ohio |page=30 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Today's Radio and Television Programs |work=Quad City Times |date=November 11, 1951 |location=Davenport, Iowa |page=25 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 21 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = Thanksgiving 1951 |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|11|18}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Documents refugees from other countries now in America. Guests:<ref name="On The Air Waves">{{cite news |title=On The Air Waves |work=Dayton Daily News |date=November 11, 1951 |location=Dayton, Ohio |page=30 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 22 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = One in Twelve |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|11|25}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Dramatized jury deliberation illustrates the justice system. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=Today's Television Resume |work=Akron Beacon Journal |date=November 25, 1951 |location=Akron, Ohio |page=58 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 23 |EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |Title = Aerial Railroad Tracks |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|12|2}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Today's Radio and Television Programs |work=Quad City Times |date=December 2, 1951 |location=Davenport, Iowa |page=27 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 24 |EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |Title = Leaders of Our Choice |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|12|9}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Dramatized story of union members voting out an unsuitable leader. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Programs for the Week |work=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |date=December 9, 1951 |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |page=115 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 25 |EpisodeNumber2 = 25 |Title = Economics of Gambling |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|12|16}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=On The Air Waves |work=Dayton Daily News |date=December 16, 1951 |location=Dayton, Ohio |page=34 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 26 |EpisodeNumber2 = 26 |Title = A Christmas Journey |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|12|23}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Dance fantasy of what people really want for Christmas, performed by Wisconsin dancers. Cast: Robin Gregory, Mary Hinkson, Matt Turney, Muriel Levinsohn Cole, Marion Lawrence, Sue Hackes<ref>{{cite news |title=On The Air Waves |work=Dayton Daily News |date=December 23, 1951 |location=Dayton, Ohio |page=50 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=U. Dance Graduates to Appear on TV Program |work=The Capital Times |date=December 15, 1951 |location=Madison, Wisconsin |page=6 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 27 |EpisodeNumber2 = 27 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1951|12|30}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 28 |EpisodeNumber2 = 28 |Title = The Eisenhower Mission<ref group=fn>Some sources have this episode titled as "Defense in the West".</ref> |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|1|6}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = The founding of SHAPE, NATO's military command headquarters. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Today's High Lights |work=The Courier-Journal |date=January 6, 1951 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=55 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 29 |EpisodeNumber2 = 29 |Title = The American Scene |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|1|13}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = The country as revealed through art. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=On the Air Today |work=Quad City Times |date=January 12, 1952 |location=Davenport, Iowa |page=6 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 30 |EpisodeNumber2 = 30 |Title = Present Danger |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|1|20}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Panel discussion on state of Korean War. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=TV-Programs-Radio |work=The Daily Times |date=January 19, 1952 |location=Davenport, Iowa |page=18 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 31 |EpisodeNumber2 = 31 |Title = The You in UNESCO |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|1|27}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Playwright reports on his world trip to highlight human rights thru drama. Guests: Paul Green<ref>{{cite news |title=Television and Radio Programs |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=January 27, 1951 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=26 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Spearman |first=Walter |title=Better International Relations Is Goal Of American Students |work=The Charlotte Observer |date=February 24, 1952 |location=Charlotte, North Carolina |page=61 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 32 |EpisodeNumber2 = 32 |Title = A Letter Home |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|2|3}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = G.I. stationed in Europe reports on his life there. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=TV-Programs-Radio |work=Quad City Times |date=February 3, 1952 |location=Davenport, Iowa |page=21 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Today's Radio and Television Programs |work=Daily Times |date=February 2, 1952 |location=Davenport, Iowa |page=18 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 33 |EpisodeNumber2 = 33 |Title = Postmark: USA |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|2|10}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Father writes to G.I. son stationed overseas. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=On the Air Today |work=Quad City Times |date=February 9, 1952 |location=Davenport, Iowa |page=6 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 34 |EpisodeNumber2 = 34 |Title = Saving |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|2|17}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Popular puppet act Kukla, Fran, and Ollie talk about the value of saving. Guests: Fran Allison, Burr Tillstrom (voice only)<ref>{{cite news |title=Today's Radio and Television Programs |work=Quad City Times |date=February 17, 1952 |location=Davenport, Iowa |page=21 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 35 |EpisodeNumber2 = 35 |Title = Every Man |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|2|24}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Program to highlight National Brotherhood Week. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Today's Radio and Television Programs |work=Quad City Times |date=February 24, 1952 |location=Davenport, Iowa |page=23 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 36 |EpisodeNumber2 = 36 |Title = The Truth about Science Fiction |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|3|2}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = This was about the possibility of space travel, not the literary genre. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television and Radio Programs |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=March 2, 1952 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=28 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, Mar. 16 |work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |date=March 16, 1952 |location=St. Louis, Missouri |page=63 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 37 |EpisodeNumber2 = 37 |Title = Our Stake in Europe |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|3|9}} |LineColor = 69AD88 |ShortSummary = Panel discussion about US commitment to Europe. Guests: John J. McCloy, Jean Monnet, John J. Sparkman, Henry Cassidy<ref>{{cite news |title=Television and Radio Programs |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=March 9, 1952 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=36 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} }}

===Season 2 (1952-53)=== {{Episode table |background=#C59A78 |overall=4 |season=4 |title=23 |director=16 |writer=20 |airdate=14 |country=US |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 38 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = The Road to Mental Health |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|3|30}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Millions of Americans were believed to be suffering from mental afflictions. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |last=Clark |first=Wilbur |title=Ken Lynch Sleuth You Do Not See |work=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph |date=March 30, 1952 |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |page=52 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 39 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = Your Insurance Dollar |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|4|6}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Dramatised presentation using puppets to highlight economic importance of insurance. Cast: Remo Bufano Marionettes<ref>{{cite news |title=Tele-Notes |work=Newsday (Suffolk Edition) |date=April 5, 1952 |location=Melville, New York |page=16 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 40 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = Biography Book |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|4|13}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Dramatised account of botanist George Washington Carver. Cast: Canada Lee (Carver),<ref group=fn>This was his last performance; he died of a heart attack less than a month later.</ref> Canada Lee Jr. (Tuskegee student)<ref>{{cite news |last=Lanigan |first=Bob |title=TV Review |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=April 13, 1952 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=30 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Canada Lee Plays Geo. Washington Carver on NBC-TV |work=The Gulf Informer |date=May 10, 1952 |location=Mobile, Alabama |page=1 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 41 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Star-Crossed |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|4|20}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = "Folk Opera" version of Romeo and Juliet, set in the Kentucky hills, composed by John Jacob Niles. Cast: Kenneth Nelson (Rome Morgan), Vera Massey (Julie Cunliff).<ref>{{cite news |title=Television and Radio |work=The Rock Island Argus |date=April 19, 1952 |location=Rock Island, Illinois |page=24 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Jane |title=Cherry Selected 'Guest Jockey' in Atlanta |work=The Tennessean |date=April 20, 1952 |location=Nashville, Tennessee |page=60 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=We the People Will depict Political Scene |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=May 4, 1952 |location=St. Louis, Missouri |page=81 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 42 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = The Whistle at Eaton Falls |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|4|27}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Adaption of The Whistle at Eaton Falls about labor and management issues. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=New Programs to Join List as Time Change Brings Shift |work=Kansas City Star |date=April 27, 1952 |location=Kansas City, Missouri |page=97 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 43 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|5|4}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Radioactive isotopes used in medicine are shown at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Today's Television and Radio Highlights |work=The Commercial Appeal |date=May 4, 1952 |location=Memphis, Tennessee |page=73 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Isotopes on WMCT |work=The Commercial Appeal |date=April 27, 1952 |location=Memphis, Tennessee |page=71 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 44 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = The College of Free Europe |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|5|11}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Film of the newly created Overseas University in Europe. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Radio and Television |work=The Plain Speaker |date=May 10, 1952 |location=Hazleton, Pennsylvania |page=12 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 45 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = The Election of Abraham Lincoln |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|5|18}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = A prospective pilot for a series on Lincoln compares elections of 1860 and 1952. Cast: Crahan Denton (Lincoln)<ref>{{cite news |title=Unique Telecast to Offer 'Sample' of Lincoln Series |work=Buffalo Evening News |date=May 17, 1952 |location=Buffalo, New York |page=29 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, June 1 |work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |date=June 1, 1952 |page=52 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 46 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = Safety in Numbers |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|5|25}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Musical comedy conveys ideas for staying safe on the highway. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Highlights |work=The Macon News |date=May 25, 1952 |location=Macon, Georgia |page=4 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 47 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = The Lawyer |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|6|29}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = The show returned from a four week break to feature a short play, the first in the "American Gallery". Cast: Michael Strong, Pat Englund, Robert Ludlum, Jon Richards<ref name="stwc062852" /> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 48 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|7|6}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Panel discussion about what goes on during American political conventions. Guests: Theodore Granik (moderator), Everett Dirksen, Paul Douglas<ref>{{cite news |title=On the Air Waves |work=Dayton Daily News |date=July 6, 1952 |location=Dayton, Ohio |page=22 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 49 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Cop on the Beat |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = Howard Whitman |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|8|10}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Dramatised story about beat cops being replaced by patrol cars leading to rise in local hoodlums. Cast: Howard Whitman (narrator)<ref>{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Peg |title=Europe to Glimpse American Video At Art Exhibition |work=Post-Standard |date=August 9, 1952 |location=Syracuse, New York |page=14 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 50 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Helping People Abroad |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|8|17}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = How the American Express Company works to help tourists in Europe. Guests:<ref name="cjrt090752" /> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 51 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = What Makes Us Tick? |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|8|24}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = An informal cocktail party setting allowed for a question and answer session on the New York Stock Exchange. Guests: John McCaffery (host), Mary Roebling, Harry Comer (stock broker), Leora Dana, Frank Gallop<ref>{{cite news |last=Bergman |first=Rudy |title=Televiewing and Listening In |work=Daily News |date=August 23, 1952 |location=New York, New York |page=202 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="nyt082552" /> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 52 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Friend of the Worker |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|8|31}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = How working conditions differ between East Berlin and West Berlin. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Video Highlights |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=August 30, 1952 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=11 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Highlights |work=Evening Star |date=August 30, 1952 |location=Washington, D.C. |page=34 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 53 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|9|7}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 54 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = Freedom for Information |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|9|14}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Panel discussion from National Press Club with editors and bureau chiefs. Guests: Lockwood Doty (moderator), Russell Wiggins, Clark Mollenhoff, Kenneth Dixon, Carroll Binder, Col. Edward M. Kirby, George Sandeffer<ref>{{cite news |title=What's Doing |work=The News and Observer |date=September 14, 1952 |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |page=10 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Elizabeth L. |title=Gertrude Lawrence Tributes |work=The Boston Globe |date=September 14, 1952 |location=Boston, Massachusetts |page=84 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 55 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = Foreign Students in the U.S. |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|9|21}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Poorly received episode was solely about foreign students at MIT. Guests: George Barnes (narrator)<ref>{{cite news |title=TV by Norman |work=The Morning Call |date=September 20, 1952 |location=Paterson, New Jersey |page=21 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ladd |first=Bill |title=Radio and Television Page |work=The Corier-Journal |date=September 28, 1952 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=85 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 56 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = Why Wait for a Million |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|9|28}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Programs |work=The Courier News |date=September 27, 1952 |location=Bridgewater, New Jersey |page=8 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 57 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|10|5}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 58 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = Unfinished Rainbows |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|10|12}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Story of a young inventor's perseverance. Cast: Alan Ladd<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Programs for the Week -- Oct. 12 to Oct. 18 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=October 11, 1952 |location=Chicago, Illinois |page=42 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, Oct. 26 |work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |date=October 26, 1952 |location=St. Louis, Missouri |page=56 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 59 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = The Opening of a Door |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|10|19}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Dramatised tale about the Community Chest Red Feather campaign. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=Video Highlights |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=October 19, 1952 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=30 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 60 |EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |Title = Another Look at the Atom |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|10|26}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = The show goes inside an atomic power plant. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, October 26 |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=October 26, 1952 |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |page=100 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 61 |EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |Title = Community Theater |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|11|2}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = A look at community theater thru the Cleveland Play House. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Resume |work=The Akron Beacon Journal |date=November 2, 1952 |location=Akron, Ohio |page=56 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 62 |EpisodeNumber2 = 25 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|11|9}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 63 |EpisodeNumber2 = 26 |Title = Let's Go, America |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|11|16}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Railroads in America, as seen by a young girl travelling 8500 miles by rail. Guests: Mary Lee Dearring<ref>{{cite news |title=Chatter! |work=Daily News |date=November 15, 1952 |location=New York, New York |page=45 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Ladd |first=Bill |title=Bill Ladd's Almanac |work=The Courier Journal |date=November 15, 1952 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=7 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 64 |EpisodeNumber2 = 27 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|11|23}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 65 |EpisodeNumber2 = 28 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|11|30}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 66 |EpisodeNumber2 = 29 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|12|7}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 67 |EpisodeNumber2 = 30 |Title = Joy in Singing |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|12|14}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = New methods for teaching singing are demonstrated at Town Hall in Manhattan. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television |work=The Central New Jersey Home News |date=December 14, 1952 |location=New Brunswick, New Jersey |page=30 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Waring to Present Christmas Stories |work=The Daily Oklahoman |date=December 14, 1952 |location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |page=82 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 68 |EpisodeNumber2 = 31 |Title = A Decision at Christmas |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|12|21}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Dramatised story. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television |work=The Central New Jersey Home News |date=December 21, 1952 |location=New Brunswick, New Jersey |page=34 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 69 |EpisodeNumber2 = 32 |Title = Social Security |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1952|12|28}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Program Schedule |work=The Windsor Star |date=December 27, 1952 |location=Windsor, Ontario |page=15 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 70 |EpisodeNumber2 = 33 |Title = Private American Investments Abroad |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|1|4}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, January 4 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=January 4, 1953 |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |page=92 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 71 |EpisodeNumber2 = 34 |Title = What Is It? |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|1|11}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Quiz show format is adopted for inventions that have changed the country. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=TV Calendar |work=The Des Moines Register |date=January 11, 1953 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=56 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, January 11 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=January 11, 1953 |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |page=98 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 72 |EpisodeNumber2 = 35 |Title = Council of Europe |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|1|18}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Panel discussion on what the Council of Europe means for Americans. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Complete Television Programs for This Week |work=The Morning Call |date=January 18, 1953 |location=Allentown, Pennsylvania |page=34 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, January 18 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=January 18, 1953 |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |page=80 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 73 |EpisodeNumber2 = 36 |Title = Your Credit's Good |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|1|25}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Development of monetary and credits systems up to current day. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday Television Program |work=Courier-Post |date=January 24, 1953 |location=Camden, New Jersey |page=11 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 74 |EpisodeNumber2 = 37 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|2|1}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 75 |EpisodeNumber2 = 38 |Title = The Schuman Plan |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|2|8}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = Footage filmed in Europe. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=TV Calendar |work=Des Moines Register |date=February 8, 1953 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=61 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 76 |EpisodeNumber2 = 39 |Title = The Michigan Heart |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|2|15}} |LineColor = C59A78 |ShortSummary = A mechanical heart kept sixteen year-old patient alive during valve repair surgery. Guests: Charles Moses (patient), Dr. F. D. Dodrill (inventor)<ref>{{cite news |title=Heart Gets Time Off for Repairs |work=Indianapolis Star |date=February 15, 1953 |location=Indianapolis, Indiana |page=5 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} }}

===Season 3 (1953-54)=== {{Episode table |background=#FF5F57 |overall=4 |season=4 |title=23 |director=16 |writer=20 |airdate=14 |country=US |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 77 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = American Tourist |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|2|22}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Travelogue of film shot in Western Europe by NBC camera crew. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |last=Scheuer |first=Steven H. |title=TV Key |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=February 22, 1953 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=24 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 78 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|3|1}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Another American Gallery story, this time about the family doctor. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |last=Scheuer |first=Steven H. |title=TV Key |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=March 1, 1953 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=27 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 79 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = The Atom in Industry |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|3|8}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Scientist from General Electric discusses uses of atomic energy. Guests: Dr. Kenneth Kingdon<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, March 8 |work=Des Moines Register |date=March 8, 1953 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=59 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Air Attractions |work=The Boston Globe |date=March 22, 1953 |location=Boston, Massachusetts |page=75 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 80 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Value of Art as Therapy |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|3|15}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Artists in several media discuss healing power of art. Guests: Milton Caniff<ref group=fn>The original air date is conjectural, as the only source was a station not on the network feed.</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gershwin Musical on TV Today |work=Oakland Tribune |date=March 29, 1953 |location=Oakland, California |page=62 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 81 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|3|22}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 82 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Cancer, A Research Story |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|3|29}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = State of cancer research with five experts; included child leukemia patient who died a week before show aired. Guests: Dr. Charles S. Cameron (narrator), Bruce H. Knight (patient), Dr. Louis Finkelstein<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, March 29 |work=Des Moines Register |date=March 29, 1953 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=27 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Buffalo Boy, 4, Dies of Leukemia on Eve of His TV Appearance |work=Buffalo Evening News |date=March 21, 1953 |location=Buffalo, New York |page=3 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday's Television Program |work=Newsday (Nassau edition) |date=March 28, 1953 |location=Hempstead, New York |page=14 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 83 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Linneaus |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|4|5}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = This was a drama about the 18th Century Swedish botanist, Carl von Linne. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=Radio and TV |work=Birmingham News |date=April 5, 1953 |location=Birmingham, Alabama |page=91 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Linneaus Is Subject of WNBQ Video Program |work=Chicago Tribune |date=April 11, 1953 |location=Chicago, Illinois |page=40 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 84 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|4|12}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 85 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = How to Get Rich |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|4|19}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = This was about how the country became wealthy compared to other nations. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, April 19 |work=Des Moines Register |date=April 19, 1953 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=59 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Abbe |first=James |title=You're Richer Than You Think |work=Oakland Tribune |date=May 3, 1953 |location=Oakland, California |page=92 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 86 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = Live and Let Live |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|4|26}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Human internal organs are shown in motion through a fluoroscope. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, April 26, 1953 |work=Des Moines Register |date=April 26, 1953 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=61 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 87 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = What Is It? |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|5|3}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = The second episode with this title and quiz show format on American inventions. Guests: Roland Young<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday's Television Program |work=Newsday (Nassau edition) |date=May 2, 1953 |location=Hempstead, New York |page=16 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, May 3, 1953 |work=Des Moines Register |date=May 3, 1953 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=62 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 88 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|5|10}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 89 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = Our Merchant Marine |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|5|17}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = How the service operates and its value for the country. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |last=Scheuer |first=Steven H. |title=TV Key |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=May 17, 1953 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=29 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 90 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Road to Television |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|5|24}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Students at Columbia University trace the development of television. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, May 24, 1953 |work=Des Moines Register |date=May 24, 1953 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=59 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 91 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Highway Safety |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|5|31}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = The Sloan Foundation presents awards for highway safety at its annual conference. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=TV and Radio To Promote Safe Highways |work=The Times-Mail |date=March 7, 1953 |location=Bedford, Indiana |page=7 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=TV Programs for May 31 - June 6 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=May 30, 1953 |location=Chicago, Illinois |page=40 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 92 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = Education by Television |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|6|7}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Panel discussion on using television for education. Guests: Gilbert Seldes (moderator), Justin Miller, Charles R. Farnsley, Sigmund Spaeth, Dr. I. Keith Tyler<ref>{{cite news |title=Complete Boston Sunday Globe Television Schedules for This Week |work=Boston Globe |date=June 7, 1953 |location=Boston, Massachusetts |page=76 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 93 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = Crossroads, U.S.A. |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|6|14}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Presentation advising young students to major in science and engineering. Guests: Charles F. Kettering, John Reedy, Bill Cobb<ref>{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Elizabeth L. |title=Ed Sullivan Song-and-Dance Man Next Season! |work=Boston Globe |date=June 14, 1953 |location=Boston, Massachusetts |page=123 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 94 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|6|21}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Highlights of the past season's episodes before long summer break. Guests: Bill Hodapp<ref>{{cite news |title=How Sunday's Top Shows Are Rated For Our Readers |work=Detroit Free Press |date=June 21, 1953 |location=Detroit, Michigan |page=23 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=T-V Tomorrow |work=Memphis Press-Scimitar |date=June 20, 1953 |location=Memphis, Tennessee |page=6 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 95 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = American Song |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|9|13}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Series resumed after summer break with a history of popular American songs. Guests: Sigmund Spaeth, Betty Johnson<ref>{{cite news |title=Song History of Nation |work=Chicago Tribune |date=September 13, 1953 |location=Chicago, Illinois |page=316 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 96 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = Your Auto I.Q. |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|9|20}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Another quiz show format episode, this time on old automaobiles. Guests: Faye Emerson<ref>{{cite news |title=Today's High Lights |work=Courier-Journal |date=September 20, 1953 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=93 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 97 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = Space Travel |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|9|27}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Inventor and author discusses the possibility of space travel. Guests: Will Jenkins<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, Sept. 27, 1953 |work=The Daily Oklahoman |date=September 27, 1953 |location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |page=91 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 98 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|10|4}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 99 |EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |Title = Report from Three Cities |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|10|11}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = How the Bronx, Chicago, and Baltimore each handled a civic emergency. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, October 11, 1953 |work=Des Moines Register |date=October 11, 1953 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=61 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 100 |EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|10|18}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 101 |EpisodeNumber2 = 25 |Title = The Story of Dorothy Sprague |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|10|25}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = The role of women's auxiliaries in hospitals is examined. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Auxiliary Role In Hospitals Is Subject On TV |work=Morning Sentinel |date=October 24, 1953 |location=Waterville, Maine |page=5 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 102 |EpisodeNumber2 = 26 |Title = American Song |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|11|1}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Spirituals, blues, and jazz songs with vocalist, piano, and an academic. Guests: Ethel Waters, Reginald Beane (pianist), Sigmund Spaeth <ref>{{cite news |title=TV Topics |work=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph |date=November 1, 1953 |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |page=56 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday Features |work=The Pittsburgh Press |date=November 1, 1953 |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |page=79 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Spaeth |first=Sigmund |title=Music for Everybody |work=Daily Press |date=November 15, 1953 |location=Newport News, Virginia |page=43 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 103 |EpisodeNumber2 = 27 |Title = From Out of Darkness |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|11|8}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Drama produced in Chicago, it examines failure of a marriage due to mental health issues. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=WNBQ Show to Trace Failure of a Marriage |work=Chicago Tribune |date=November 8, 1953 |location=Chicago, Illinois |page=98 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 104 |EpisodeNumber2 = 28 |Title = American Fair |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|11|15}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Film of the New York State Fair from August 1953. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, November 15, 1953 |work=Des Moines Register |date=November 15, 1953 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=82 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 105 |EpisodeNumber2 = 29 |Title = Some Things to Be Thankful for |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|11|22}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Thanksgiving with the actor and his family. Guests: Eddie Albert, Margo Albert, Edward Albert<ref>{{cite news |last=Scheuer |first=Steven H. |title=TV Key |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=November 22, 1953 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=33 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Coleman |first=Bill |title=RadiOpinion and TelevisioNotes |work=The Tablet |date=November 28, 1953 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=17 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 106 |EpisodeNumber2 = 30 |Title = The Social Worker |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|11|29}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Another in the series of American Gallery dramas. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |last=Scheuer |first=Steven H. |title=TV Key |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=November 29, 1953 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=32 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 107 |EpisodeNumber2 = 31 |Title = Those Extra Years |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|12|6}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = The individual problems arising from Americans living longer. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Program Highlights |work=The Rock Island Argus |date=December 5, 1953 |location=Rock Island, Illinois |page=12 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 108 |EpisodeNumber2 = 32 |Title = The Teacher |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|12|13}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Follows the training of an elementary school teacher. Guests: Frances Horwich (narrator) <ref>{{cite news |last=Scheuer |first=Steven H. |title=TV Key |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=December 13, 1953 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=35 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 109 |EpisodeNumber2 = 33 |Title = American Carols |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|12|20}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Christmas carols in America, from Colonial times on. Guests: Sigmund Spaeth, Chorus<ref>{{cite news |last=Zajicek |first=L. J. |title=Dickens 'Carol' on Christmas Programs |work=Lincoln Journal-Star |date=December 20, 1953 |location=Lincoln, Nebraska |page=44 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 110 |EpisodeNumber2 = 34 |Title = Highlights Show |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1953|12|27}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Highlights of three recent episodes: The Teacher, American Fair, and The Story of Dorothy Sprague. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Today |work=Baltimore Sun |date=December 27, 1953 |location=Baltimore, Maryland |page=76 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 111 |EpisodeNumber2 = 35 |Title = The Library |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|1|3}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Panel discussion of library services in American communities. Guests: Cornelia Otis Skinner, William S. Dix, Ralph Beals (NYPL), Florence Ludington (ALA President)<ref>{{cite news |title=Television Today |work=Baltimore Sun |date=January 3, 1954 |location=Baltimore, Maryland |page=62 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 112 |EpisodeNumber2 = 36 |Title = Time on Our Hands |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|1|10}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Modern leisure activities including hobbies, crafts, and arts. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Program Highlights |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=January 10, 1954 |location=Fort Lauderdale, Florida |page=22 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 113 |EpisodeNumber2 = 37 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|1|17}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = National Printing Week and Benjamin Franklin are celebrated. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Displays in Business Houses and Museum to Honor Printing Week |work=Stockton Record |date=January 16, 1954 |location=Stockton, California |page=11 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 114 |EpisodeNumber2 = 38 |Title = The Country Editor |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|1|24}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = American Gallery drama about small-town newspaper editor Ellsworth Coe. Cast: Russell Hardie (Coe)<ref>{{cite news |title=Today's High Lights |work=Courier-Journal |date=January 24, 1954 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=81 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Editor's Story on TV |work=The South Bend Tribune |date=January 24, 1954 |location=South Bend, Indiana |page=36 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 115 |EpisodeNumber2 = 39 |Title = American Folk Music |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|1|31}} |LineColor = FF5F57 |ShortSummary = Origins of American folk music is discussed and shown in performances. Guests: John Jacob Niles (host), Sonny Terry, Cisco Houston, Lolita Cuevas<ref>{{cite news |title=Kentuckians on Mike and Camera |work=Courier-Journal |date=January 31, 1954 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=73 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=This Week's Better Television |work=The Rock Island Argus |date=January 31, 1954 |location=Rock Island, Illinois |page=40 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} }}

===Season 4 (1954-55)=== {{Episode table |background=#4096FF |overall=4 |season=4 |title=23 |director=16 |writer=20 |airdate=14 |country=US |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 116 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Schools |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|2|7}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Panel discussion on building new public schools. Guests: Henry Cassidy (moderator), Ralph W. Gwinn, Walter Cocking, Lawrence Perkins, Archibald D. Shaw, Donald V. Buttenheim<ref>{{cite news |title=Joan Benny To Make Debut On Dad's Show |work=The Knoxville Journal |date=February 7, 1954 |location=Knoxville, Tennessee |page=46 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 117 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|2|21}}<ref group=fn>The show was pre-empted on February 14, 1954</ref> |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Program focusing on the Chicago Field Museum. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television |work=The Sunday Times |date=February 21, 1954 |location=New Brunswick, New Jersey |page=6 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 118 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = A Look at the Future |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|2|28}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = New developments in science and industry are discussed. Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 119 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = America's Faith |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|3|7}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Prominent people discuss the importance of faith in their lives. Guests: Peggy Wood, Conrad Hilton<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, March 7, 1954 |work=Des Moines Register |date=March 7, 1954 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=30 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 120 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = Careers for Youth |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|3|14}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = High school students quiz guests about careers. Guests: Millicent C. McIntosh, Charles H. Sawyer, William Briston, Col. Oliver J. Troster<ref>{{cite news |title=TV Key |work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle |date=March 14, 1954 |location=Brooklyn, New York |page=28 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 121 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = The Public Health Officer |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|3|21}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = American Gallery drama about an officer in the PHSCC. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=Complete Listings of television Programs for Sunday |work=Miami Herald |date=March 21, 1954 |location=Miami, Florida |page=116 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 121 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Botanical Gardens |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|3|28}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Plant diversity and uses for gardening, farming, and aesthetics.<ref group=fn>This episode was filmed and broadcast in color.</ref> Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television |work=The Sunday Times |date=March 28, 1954 |location=New Brunswick, New Jersey |page=8 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref name="djc040554" /> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 122 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = The Small College |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|9|19}}<ref group=fn>The series returned to the air after a six-month break.</ref> |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = The importance of small liberal arts colleges to America. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Dallas Conductor Will Be Soloist Over WNOX |work=The Knoxville Journal |date=September 19, 1954 |location=Knoxville, Tennessee |page=60 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 123 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = The Modern Farmer |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|9|26}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Future Farmers of America and 4-H clubs contribution to the farming profession.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday TV High Lights |work=The Courier-Journal |date=September 26, 1954 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=93 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 124 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = The Convention Story |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|10|3}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Husband brings wife along to a business convention. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=New TV 'Spectacular' Today |work=Oakland Tribune |date=October 10, 1954 |location=Oakland, California |page=68 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 125 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|10|10}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = The ways in which local banks aid their communities. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=On Television Today |work=The Bridgeport Telegram |date=October 10, 1954 |location=Bridgeport, Connecticut |page=37 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 126 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = From Kitty Hawk |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|10|17}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = A history of American aviation. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday TV High Lights |work=The Courier-Journal |date=October 17, 1954 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=95 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 127 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = New Hope for Cancer Research |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|10|24}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday Television Programs |work=Chicago Tribune |date=October 24, 1954 |location=Chicago, Illinois |page=290 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 128 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Heaven on Earth |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|10|31}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Dramatised story of insurance scam preying on older men. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, Oct. 31 |work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |date=October 31, 1954 |location=St. Louis, Missouri |page=56 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 129 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = The Mousetrap |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|11|7}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Craftsman refuses to innovate until forced by competition. Cast: Elliott Reid, Cliff Carpenter, Russell Hicks<ref>{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=Johnny |title=Video Versions |work=Sun-Journal |date=November 6, 1954 |location=Lewiston, Maine |page=12 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 130 |EpisodeNumber2 = 16 |Title = City in Distress |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|11|14}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = A city suffers a financial crisis. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday TV High Lights |work=The Courier-Journal |date=November 14, 1954 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=114 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 131 |EpisodeNumber2 = 17 |Title = The Island of Langerhans<ref group=fn>This is the teleplay title as given in newspapers though obviously the Islets of Langerhans is meant.</ref> |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|11|21}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Frederick G. Banting and the discovery of insulin. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Television |work=The Sunday Times |date=November 21, 1954 |location=New Brunswick, New Jersey |page=26 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 132 |EpisodeNumber2 = 18 |Title = The Last Mail |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|11|28}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = A former soldier searches for a lost letter. Guests: Frank C. Baxter, Pat Harrington<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, November 28 |work=Miami News |date=November 28, 1954 |location=Miami, Florida |page=25 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 133 |EpisodeNumber2 = 19 |Title = Horizons of Hope |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|12|5}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = The first fully-animated episode is about progress in fighting Cancer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sonja Henie Stars in 'Spectacular' Tonight |work=The Greenville News |date=December 5, 1954 |location=Greenville, South Carolina |page=38 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 134 |EpisodeNumber2 = 20 |Title = Red Alert |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|12|12}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Role of ground spotters in early detection of hostile aircraft. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |last=Fischer |first=Bob |title=Dateline Show Tomorrow to Honor War Correspondents |work=Democrat and Chronicle |date=December 12, 1954 |location=Rochester, New York |page=93 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 135 |EpisodeNumber2 = 21 |Title = Men of the Forest |DirectedBy = Jackie Cooper |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|12|19}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Drama of dispute between cattle rancher and forest ranger. Cast: John O'Hara, Mary Lou Taylor, Joe Brown Jr.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday TV High Lights |work=The Courier-Journal |date=December 19, 1954 |location=Louisville, Kentucky |page=96 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Robinson |first=Johnny |title=Video Versions |work=Sun-Journal |date=December 18, 1954 |location=Lewiston, Maine |page=16 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 136 |EpisodeNumber2 = 22 |Title = In the Silent House |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1954|12|26}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Dramatised life of deaf-blind poet Laura Bridgman. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, December 26, 1954 |work=The Des Moines Register |date=December 26, 1954 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=35 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Studio News and Gossip |work=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=January 2, 1955 |location=St. Louis, Missouri |page=90 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 137 |EpisodeNumber2 = 23 |Title = The 13 Million |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|1|2}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = The increasing number of over 65 year-olds in America. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |last=Foster |first=Bob |title=First 'Medic' Show To Do Repeat Jan. 17 |work=The Press Democrat |date=January 9, 1955 |location=Santa Rosa, California |page=10 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 138 |EpisodeNumber2 = 24 |Title = Start Counting Slowly |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|1|9}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Dramatised story about artificial respiration during surgery. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=Discussion Programs |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=January 9, 1955 |location=Cincinnati, Ohio |page=58 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 139 |EpisodeNumber2 = 25 |Title = The Right Man |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|1|16}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, January 16, 1955 |work=The Des Moines Register |date=January 16, 1955 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=45 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 140 |EpisodeNumber2 = 26 |Title = The Willing and the Able |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|1|23}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Dramatised story of disabled man striving to earn a living. Cast: Martin Balsam, Donald Buka, Santos Ortega<ref>{{cite news |last=Kirby |first=Walter |title=This Week's Better Television |work=Herald and Review |date=January 30, 1955 |location=Decatur, Illinois |page=44 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 141 |EpisodeNumber2 = 27 |Title = Tilly, Get Down From Your Wagon |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|1|30}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Dramatised story of trying to make a living as a writer. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |last=Kirby |first=Walter |title=This Week's Better Television |work=Herald and Review |date=February 6, 1955 |location=Decatur, Illinois |page=44 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 142 |EpisodeNumber2 = 28 |Title = The Beautiful Endurance |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|2|6}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, February 6, 1955 |work=The Des Moines Register |date=February 6, 1955 |location=Des Moines, Iowa |page=43 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 143 |EpisodeNumber2 = 29 |Title = This Business of Living |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|2|13}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Dramatised story of student nurse reconsidering her profession. Cast: Lori March<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, February 13 |work=Miami News |date=February 13, 1955 |location=Miami, Florida |page=25 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 144 |EpisodeNumber2 = 30 |Title = The Doodlebrain |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|2|20}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Dramatised story of the value of creative innovation. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, February 20 |work=Miami News |date=February 20, 1955 |location=Miami, Florida |page=55 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 145 |EpisodeNumber2 = 31 |Title = Drop Out |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|2|27}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = How teachers can reach the problem student. Guests:<ref>{{cite news |last=Foster |first=Bob |title=Jackie Gleason Will Take a Vacation |work=The Press Democrat |date=March 6, 1955 |location=Santa Rosa, California |page=37 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 146 |EpisodeNumber2 = 32 |Title = The Human Equation |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|3|6}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Guests:<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, March 6 |work=Miami News |date=March 6, 1955 |location=Miami, Florida |page=23 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 147 |EpisodeNumber2 = 33 |Title = Everybody's Business |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|3|13}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Dramatised story of a young couple's success as small investors in the stock market. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=Program Highlights |work=Fort Lauderdale News |date=March 13, 1955 |location=Fort Lauderdale, Florida |page=26 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 148 |EpisodeNumber2 = 34 |Title = Cause for Alarm |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|3|20}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Dramatised story about handling juvenile delinquencey by providing work training. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |title=This Weeks Highlights on Television Networks |work=Asheville Citizen-Times |date=March 20, 1955 |location=Asheville, North Carolina |page=39 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 149 |EpisodeNumber2 = 35 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|3|27}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 150 |EpisodeNumber2 = 36 |Title = Second Chance |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|5|22}} |LineColor = 4096FF |ShortSummary = Drama about a mayor who overenforces traffic laws after a hit-and-run. Cast:<ref name="stic052255" /> }} }}

===Season 5 (1955)=== {{Episode table |background=#A42654 |overall=4 |season=4 |title=23 |director=16 |writer=20 |airdate=14 |country=US |episodes= {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 151 |EpisodeNumber2 = 1 |Title = Roadblock |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = Edgar Marvin |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|9|18}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Drama about retired doctor's campaign against development in a small town. Cast: Wendell Holmes<ref>{{cite news |title=The Greatest Story Ever Told Returns to ABC Radio Today |work=The Times-Dispatch |date=September 18, 1955 |location=Richmond, Virginia |page=124 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 152 |EpisodeNumber2 = 2 |Title = The Days Grow Long |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|9|25}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Drama about caring for the elderly. Cast: Carmen Mathews, Nelson Olmsted, P. J. Kelly<ref>{{cite news |title=This Week's Features on TV and Radio |work=Star-Tribune |date=September 25, 1955 |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota |page=6 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 153 |EpisodeNumber2 = 3 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|10|2}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 154 |EpisodeNumber2 = 4 |Title = Middle Ground |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|10|9}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Drama about mediator who helps settle trucker's strike. Cast: Luis van Rooten<ref>{{cite news |title=Sunday, Oct. 9 |work=Globe-Democrat |date=October 9, 1955 |location=St. Louis, Missouri |page=74 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 155 |EpisodeNumber2 = 5 |Title = The Square Peg |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|10|16}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Drama about son's career choice angering father. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |last=Weiss |first=Pearl S. |title=Today's Highlights |work=Miami News |date=October 16, 1955 |location=Miami, Florida |page=21 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 156 |EpisodeNumber2 = 6 |Title = Routine Emergency |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|10|23}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Administrator and surgeon put aside differences to help child patient. Cast:<ref>{{cite news |last=Weiss |first=Pearl S. |title=Today's Highlights |work=Miami News |date=October 23, 1955 |location=Miami, Florida |page=53 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 157 |EpisodeNumber2 = 7 |Title = Majority of One |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|10|30}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Drama about science vs. humanities in a college. Cast: Martyn Green, Ethel Wilson<ref>{{cite news |last=Weiss |first=Pearl S. |title=Today's Highlights |work=Miami News |date=October 30, 1955 |location=Miami, Florida |page=65 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 158 |EpisodeNumber2 = 8 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|11|6}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Guests: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 159 |EpisodeNumber2 = 9 |Title = The Sun Watchers |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|11|13}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Drama about long range weather forecasting. Cast: Biff McGuire, Pat Bosley }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 160 |EpisodeNumber2 = 10 |Title = The Ounce and the Pound |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|11|20}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Drama about an educator raising awareness of mental health issues in small town. Cast: Cliff Carpenter<ref>{{cite news |last=Weiss |first=Pearl S. |title=Today's Highlights |work=Miami News |date=November 20, 1955 |location=Miami, Florida |page=25 |via = Newspapers.com}}</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 161 |EpisodeNumber2 = 11 |Title = |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|11|27}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Guests }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 162 |EpisodeNumber2 = 12 |Title = Calculated Risk |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|12|4}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Drama about a small business.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/371707460/?clipping_id=148367866 "Sunday Television Programs; 10 A.M."]. ''Chicago Tribune''. December 4, 1955. p.&nbsp;30. Retrieved May 30, 2024.</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 163 |EpisodeNumber2 = 13 |Title = In These Hands |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = Edgar Marvin |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|12|11}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Drama about inner thoughts of surgical team during an operation. Cast: House Jameson, John Larkin, Patricia Wheel, Leon Janney, Charme Allen, Tom Collins, Beverley Lawrence, James Stephens, Tom Holland, Roy Fant<ref>[https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-TV-Index/1955/TV-Index-1955-12-12.pdf#page=3 "Talent Show Sheet, December 9 – December 18, 1955"]. ''Ross Reports on Television''. December 12–18, 1955. p.&nbsp;3.</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/799525289/?clipping_id=148366426 "TV Sunday"]. ''The Memphis Press-Scimitar''. December 10, 1955. p.&nbsp;8.</ref> }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 164 |EpisodeNumber2 = 14 |Title = Survival of the Fittest |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|12|18}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = Drama about ethics and responsibility of a business owner. Cast: }} {{Episode list |EpisodeNumber = 165 |EpisodeNumber2 = 15 |Title = Christmas Belongs to Children |DirectedBy = |WrittenBy = |OriginalAirDate ={{Start date|1955|12|25}} |LineColor = A42654 |ShortSummary = (Final episode) Marionettes tell story about the holiday in a typical community. Cast: Margot Moppets }} }}

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Category:American educational television series Category:1951 American television series debuts Category:1955 American television series endings Category:NBC original programming