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Season 1

  • S01E01 Faith, Hope and Hogan

    Program deals with the comeback of golfer Ben Hogan after near-fatal car accident with emphasis on principle of hard work.

  • S01E02 Government Is Your Business

    A man decides to run for city council over the objections of his family and friends. The moral is that government is everyone's business.

  • S01E03 Thomas Jefferson

    Buchanan reads from the writings of Thomas Jefferson. June Gunchon discusses how to be a leader. Included is a panel discussion on the axiom do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

  • S01E04 From Star to Star

    God has put atomic energy at man's disposal for our benefit; includes songs by the guest stars.

  • S01E05 George Washington Speaks

    Readings from the writings of George Washington.

  • S01E06 Knock On Any Door

  • S01E07 Atomic Energy As A Force For Good

    The story of a western rancher and his experience with atomic energy.

  • S01E08 All God's Children

    A prisoner of war returns home.

  • S01E09 Changing the World

    The Christopher Society, in its continuing efforts to change the world for the better, tells in this program what a housewife should do to make her family happy and right-thinking. A mother of 9 children is interviewed and then a drama is presented.

  • S01E10 Damien

    In Hawaii, a priest is sent to a leper colony on an outer island for the rest of his life.

  • S01E11 Religion in Government

  • S01E12 Father and Son

  • S01E13 Sentence Deferred

    Story of John Augustus, a man who made a great contribution to the American system of law by coming up with the concept of probation.

  • S01E14 The Two Worlds of Ann Foster

    The story of a woman who had everything in the world that she wanted, but not what she really wanted. She is an insomniac who finally falls asleep only to meet her other self, who shows her that success and material possessions are not everything. She needs to learn how to give.

  • S01E15 You Can Change the World

    Father Keller, founder of the Christophers, talks to a group of celebrities gathered at Jack Benny's house about the Christopher Movement and how they can help. They ask scripted questions and voice their support. Keller states the importance of people taking up careers that affect the fate of this country. When asked if they're anti-communist, he says their concept is to ""put good people in fields, not chase evil people out."" He relates Hitler's Germany to America's conditions; ""We're either for God or against God, and if it's the latter, we'll pay the penalty and soon."" He comments that Hitler and Marx tried to reduce man's worth to nothing, quoting them to prove it, and states that people have to get back to the Declaration of Independence. Paul Douglas recites the Declaration of Independence from memory while Father Keller stops him occasionally to explain it. Keller tells inspirational stories of ""little people"" who discovered the Christophers, to illustrate ""what one little perso

  • S01E16 What One Person Can Do -- Johnny Burke & James Van Heusen

    Songwriters Johnny Burke and James van Heusen learn what one person can do to change the world for the better.

  • S01E17 Let George Do It

  • S01E18 Lincoln Speaks for Himself

    From the words of books, an historical perspective on one of America's greatest leaders.

  • S01E19 A Link in the Chain

    The story of a retiring school teacher who feels that he has not lived a worthwhile life. He remembers his past experiences by means of flashbacks.

  • S01E20 Parliamentary Law

  • S01E21 What One Person Can Do -- Marie Vroman

    Marie Vroman, a black school teacher, is interviewed. She has written an article on the fact that black school children learn in the same manner as whites.

  • S01E22 Tribute to Teachers

    Program includes panel discussion on the subject of education, with Father Keller and three high school teachers; Dennis Day tells the inspirational story of Dorothea Lynn Dix; June Gundcheon offers another in a series on how to be a leader.

  • S01E23 The World Starts With Jimmy

  • S01E24 The Day We Celebrate Christmas

  • S01E25 A Discussion With Basil Rathbone

  • S01E26 Handicapped

  • S01E27 Florence Nightingale

  • S01E28 Jury Duty

  • S01E29 Hunger

  • S01E30 Achieving Success