"Make Room for Daddy" (1953) TV series 1953-1965

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Writers:

Bob Fisher (writer)
Garry Marshall (writer)

Seasons:

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

Release Date:

29 September 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Spit Take | Beautiful Woman | Teenage Girl | Mayberry | Sitcom

Awards:

Won 5 Primetime Emmys. Another 16 nominations

Cast

Sherry Jackson	...	Terry Williams (105 episodes, 1953-1961)
Danny Thomas	...	Danny Williams (85 episodes, 1953-1965)
Rusty Hamer	...	Rusty Williams (82 episodes, 1953-1965)
Marjorie Lord	...	Mrs. Kathy "Clancey" Williams / ... (62 episodes, 1957-1965)
Angela Cartwright	...	Linda Williams (53 episodes, 1957-1965)

Also Known As:

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

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Desilu Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

Marterto Productions

Trivia:

Penny Parker beat a then-unknown actress named Mary Tyler Moore for the role of Terry. According to Danny Thomas, the only reason Parker got the part was because he felt Moore's nose looked different enough from his so that nobody would believe she was his daughter.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1 (1999) (TV)

We Made Room for Daddy ****

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.