Make Room for Daddy
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(Redirected from The Danny Thomas Show)
| Make Room for Daddy | |
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| Premiere | September 29, 1953 |
| Finale | April 27, 1964 |
| Airs | Mondays to Fridays at 5:30 a.m. on MeTV |
| Creator | |
| Network | ABC (seasons 1-4), CBS (seasons 5-11) |
| Style | 30-minute sitcom |
| Company | Marterto Productions (seasons 1-9), T & L Productions (seasons 10-11) |
| Episodes | 327 |
| Seasons | 11 |
| Origin | USA |
Make Room for Daddy is a sitcom that aired on ABC for four seasons and CBS for seven seasons.
Danny Williams is a nightclub entertainer who doesn't have time to spend with his wife Margaret and his children Terry and Rusty.
Upon moving to CBS, the show became known as The Danny Thomas Show. With Margaret and Terry written out of the show, Danny married Kathy and adopted her daughter Linda.
Contents |
Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | ||||||||||||
| Danny Thomas | Danny Williams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Jean Hagen | Mrs. Margaret Williams | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Marjorie Lord | Mrs. Kathy "Clancey" Williams | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rusty Hamer | Rusty Williams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Sherry Jackson | Terry Williams | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Penny Parker | 7 | |||||||||||
| Angela Cartwright | Linda Williams | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Supporting/Recurring Cast | ||||||||||||
| Louise Beavers | Louise | 1 | ||||||||||
| Amanda Randolph | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
| Horace McMahon | Horace | 1 | ||||||||||
| Ben Lessy | Benny | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| Jesse White | Jesse Leeds | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
| Hans Conried | Uncle Tonoose | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |||
| Mary Wickes | Liz | 4 | ||||||||||
| Sheldon Leonard | Phil Brokaw | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
| Pat Harrington, Jr. | Pat Hannigan | 7 | ||||||||||
| Annette Funicello | Gina | 7 | ||||||||||
| Sid Melton | "Uncle Charley" Halper | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||
| Pat Carroll | Bunny Halper | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABC | |||
| Season One | September 29, 1953 | April 20, 1954 | 30 |
| Season Two | September 28, 1954 | April 26, 1955 | 30 |
| Season Three | September 13, 1955 | April 17, 1956 | 30 |
| Season Four | October 1, 1956 | April 25, 1957 | 30 |
| CBS | |||
| Season Five | October 7, 1957 | May 26, 1958 | 33 |
| Season Six | October 6, 1958 | May 25, 1959 | 29 |
| Season Seven | October 5, 1959 | May 23, 1960 | 33 |
| Season Eight | October 3, 1960 | May 22, 1961 | 31 |
| Season Nine | October 2, 1961 | May 7, 1962 | 24 |
| Season Ten | October 1, 1962 | May 6, 1963 | 29 |
| Season Eleven | September 30, 1963 | April 27, 1964 | 28 |
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release Date | # | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets | |||
| The Complete Fifth Season | September 28, 2004 | 6 | purchase |
| The Complete Sixth Season | January 22, 2008 | 6 | |
| Partial Season Sets | |||
| Season 6, Volume 1 | February 24, 2009 | 1 | purchase |
| Episode Collections | |||
| The Best of Make Room for Daddy Collection | August 11, 2009 | 2 | purchase |
External Sites
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