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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | unknown full episode list

Release Date:

29 September 1953 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Family more

Plot:

Danny Williams, a successful nightclub singer, encounters a variety of difficult or amusing situations... more

Awards:

Won 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 16 nominations more

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User Comments:

We Made Room for Daddy **** more (5 total)


Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 5 of 51)
Sherry Jackson ... Terry Williams (104 episodes, 1953-1961)
Danny Thomas ... Danny Williams (99 episodes, 1953-1964)
Rusty Hamer ... Rusty Williams (96 episodes, 1953-1964)
Marjorie Lord ... Mrs. Kathy "Clancey" Williams / ... (75 episodes, 1957-1964)

Angela Cartwright ... Linda Williams / ... (65 episodes, 1957-1964)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

The Children's Hour (USA) (working title)
The Danny Thomas Show (USA) (new title)
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Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The title "Make Room for Daddy" actually grew out of an in-joke within Danny Thomas's family. Whenever Danny was away on a nightclub tour, his children more or less had the run of the house. When he returned from a tour, it was time to spread out and "make room for daddy", hence the show's title. more

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Mad Men: A Night to Remember (#2.8)" (2008) more


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We Made Room for Daddy ****, 30 December 2007
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Author: edwagreen from United States

Outstanding comedy series of the 1950s starring Danny Thomas as Danny Williams, a comedy pro who battles his loving family along the way.

Created by Sheldon Leonard, the show was memorable with a phenomenal supporting cast. When Jean Hagen left the show to pursue a movie career, she was replaced by Marjorie Lord. Lord knew just how to recite her lines in such a way so as to get what she wanted.

Rusty Hamer, who committed suicide in 1990, at 42, was simply terrific as the precocious Russell. He often did battle with his father in a memorable but comic way. Rusty sure had excellent comic timing for one so young.

Who can forget Hans Conreid as Uncle Tanousse? Amanda Randolph was that spunky maid.

We certainly made room for this daddy and his family for each and every episode.

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