About this season
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Episodes (42)
1. Dutch Treat
Aired 7 September 1952 • 120 min
Traces New York City's crooked Broadway Street back to its origins in 1720, when the street plan was changed to avoid cutting down a cherry tree.
2. Horns of a Dilemma
Aired 14 September 1952 • 120 min
A girl unearths a paper making her the recipient of an unusual tribute.
3. The Bride's Teapot
Aired 21 September 1952 • 120 min
In 1874, citizens of Sympathy Ridge, Virginia wish to build a war monument, but the federal government wants them to replace a bridge destroyed in the war.
4. Sometimes She's Sunday
Aired 28 September 1952 • 120 min
An elder daughter working in the city brings her fiancé back to the country.
5. The Bachelor and the Ballot
Aired 12 October 1952 • 120 min
A young suffragist tries to gain the support of a lawyer in charge of the polls, while he tries on a bet to romance her.
6. Faith Is a Nine-Letter Word
Aired 19 October 1952 • 120 min
Distressed by the state of world affairs and fearing her boyfriend will be sent off to war, a young woman refuses to marry until a friend convinces her to have faith in democracy.
7. The Secret Vote
Aired 26 October 1952 • 120 min
8. The Line of Duty
Aired 2 November 1952 • 120 min
False arrest of a man in a totalitarian country.
9. Bread of Freedom
Aired 9 November 1952 • 120 min
The story of Christopher Ludwick, philanthropist and superintendent of bakers in the Continental Army.
10. The Blue and White Lamp
Aired 16 November 1952 • 120 min
Traces the origins of the Travelers Aid Society to a cholera epidemic in mid-19th century St. Louis.
11. Mrs. Thanksgiving
Aired 23 November 1952 • 120 min
Story of a woman's fight to make Thanksgiving a national holiday.
12. Ten Thousand Words
Aired 30 November 1952 • 120 min
Recounts an incident from the life of Nathaniel Currier.
13. Joan of Arc
Aired 7 December 1952 • 120 min
14. Green Hills of Vermont
Aired 14 December 1952 • 120 min
Kate Smith narrates a Christmas story about an unwanted donkey.
15. The Small One
Aired 21 December 1952 • 120 min
A whimsical tale of Norman Rockwell's tribulations upon his move to a small town in Vermont. At the end of the program, Sarah Churchill, on behalf of Hallmark, presents a medallion to Mr. Rockwell.
16. Father Time
Aired 28 December 1952 • 120 min
The story of blacksmith Daniel Jean Richard, founder of the watch industry in the Neuch|catel district of Switzerland.
17. Home is the Sailor
Aired 4 January 1953 • 120 min
The story of Fanny Stevenson, wife of Robert Louis Stevenson.
18. Span Through Time
Aired 11 January 1953 • 120 min
The story of John and Washington Roebling, designers of the Brooklyn Bridge.
19. The General's Bible
Aired 18 January 1953 • 120 min
A tale concerning the Bible used by General George Washington at his first inauguration in New York City.
20. Socrates' Wife
Aired 25 January 1953 • 120 min
When Socrates is imprisoned because of his teachings, his wife pleads for his release and helps to plan his escape.
21. To My Valentine
Aired 1 February 1953 • 120 min
A musical celebration of the traditions of Valentine's Day.
22. Lincoln's Little Correspondent
Aired 8 February 1953 • 120 min
Adapted from the book by Hertha Pauli. The story surrounding 11-year-old Grace Bedell's letter to Abraham Lincoln suggesting that he grow a beard.
23. Crown of Wings
Aired 15 February 1953 • 120 min
Incident from the life of General George Washington, in which Phoebe Fraunces, daughter of Fraunces Tavern's proprietor, showed her loyalty to Washington and his cause. Phoebe was in love with a member of Washington's personal staff who was involved in a plot to kill him.
24. Dinner for the General
Aired 22 February 1953 • 120 min
Mercy Disborough's efforts to end American witchhunts; set in Fairfield County, Connecticut in 1692.
25. The Accused
Aired 1 March 1953 • 120 min
Mann's work towards education for all regardless of race, creed, or color.
26. Horace Mann's Miracle
Aired 8 March 1953 • 120 min
The story of poet Thomas Moore (1779-1852).
27. The Harp of Erin
Aired 15 March 1953 • 120 min
Mathew Brady's Civil War photography.
28. Photograph by Brady
Aired 22 March 1953 • 120 min
The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.
29. A Queen Is Born
Aired 29 March 1953 • 120 min
The story of Queen Elizabeth I's ascendance to the throne.
30. The Other Wise Man
Aired 5 April 1953 • 120 min
31. Skipper of the Skies
Aired 12 April 1953 • 120 min
The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.
32. The World on a Wire
Aired 19 April 1953 • 120 min
The story of Samuel Morse and the use of the telegraph.
33. Hamlet
Aired 26 April 1953 • 120 min
The story of poet and minister John Donne, and his relationship with his wife and her father, Sir George Moore.
34. No Man Is an Island
Aired 3 May 1953 • 120 min
Story of Frederick Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, from the time the sculptor received the commission in 1774 until Pulitzer provided funding for the base ten years later.
35. The Lady of Liberty
Aired 10 May 1953 • 120 min
Life of General Robert E. Lee after the Civil War.
36. Soldier of Peace
Aired 17 May 1953 • 120 min
Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.
37. Proudly I Love
Aired 24 May 1953 • 120 min
Sarah Bernhardt gives up her love to continue her acting career.
38. Spark of Genius
Aired 31 May 1953 • 120 min
Story of Josiah Wedgwood.
39. The Clay of Kings
Aired 7 June 1953 • 120 min
The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.
40. Scott's Castle
Aired 14 June 1953 • 120 min
The life of Sir Walter Scott, including family, literary career, bankruptcy, and the death of his wife.
41. Man Against Pain
Aired 21 June 1953 • 120 min
The story of Boston dentist William Thomas Green Morton, who developed the use of ether as an anesthetic.
42. The Mercer Girls
Aired 28 June 1953 • 120 min
An incident in the life of naturalist artist John James Audubon; set in New Orleans in 1824.