List of The Danny Thomas Show episodes

This is a list of episodes for the television program The Danny Thomas Show, which was titled Make Room for Daddy for the first four seasons.

Series overview

At present, only seasons five and six have been released on DVD.[1]

Season On-screen title Network Episodes Premiered: Ended: DVD set
Release date Company
1 Make Room for Daddy ABC 30 29.Sep.1953 20.Apr.1954 -- --
2 Make Room for Daddy ABC 30 28.Sep.1954 26.Apr.1955 -- --
3 Make Room for Daddy ABC 30 13.Sep.1955 17.Apr.1956 -- --
4 Make Room for Daddy ABC 30 1.Oct.1956 25.Apr.1957 -- --
5 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 33 7.Oct.1957 26.May.1958 28.Sep.2004 Questar Entertainment
6 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 33 6.Oct.1958 25.May.1959 22.Jan.2008 S'More Entertainment
7 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 33 5.Oct.1959 23.May.1960 -- --
8 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 31 3.Oct.1960 22.May.1961 -- --
9 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 31 2.Oct.1961 7.May.1962 -- --
10 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 32 1.Oct.1962 6.May.1963 -- --
11 The Danny Thomas Show CBS 30 30.Sep.1963 27.Apr.1964 -- --

Episodes

Season 1: 1953–54

No. # Title Airdate
1 1 "Uncle Daddy" September 29,  1953
2 2 "Party Dress" October 6,  1953
3 3 "Second Honeymoon" October 13,  1953
4 4 "Mother-in-Law" October 20,  1953
5 5 "Anniversary" October 27,  1953
6 6 "Margaret, Non-Pro" November 3,  1953
7 7 "The Visiting Englishman" November 10,  1953
8 8 "The Sea Captain" November 17,  1953
9 9 "Thanksgiving Story" November 24,  1953
10 10 "Last Dollar" December 1,  1953
11 11 "Margaret's Job" December 8,  1953
12 12 "Wonderland" December 15,  1953
13 13 "Christmas" December 22,  1953
14 14 "Toledo" December 29,  1953
15 15 "Margaret's Jealousy" January 5,  1954
16 16 "Terry for President" January 12,  1954
17 17 "True Blue Benny" January 19,  1954
18 18 "Rusty Runs Away" January 26,  1954
19 19 "The Professor" February 2,  1954
20 20 "Burlesque" February 9,  1954
21 21 "Black Eyes" February 16,  1954
22 22 "Margaret's Birthday" February 23,  1954
23 23 "The Matchmaker" March 2,  1954
24 24 "Night Club" March 9,  1954
25 25 "Terry's Career" March 16,  1954
26 26 "School Festival" March 23,  1954
27 27 "Rusty's Pal" March 30,  1954
28 28 "Julia's Birthday" April 6,  1954
29 29 "Pittsburgh" April 13,  1954
30 30 "Danny's Vacation" April 20,  1954

Season 2: 1954–55

No. # Title Airdate
31 1 "Family Trouble" September 28,  1954
32 2 "Tonsillectomy" October 5,  1954
33 3 "Terry Takes Charge" October 12,  1954
34 4 "Danny Has a Baby" October 19,  1954
35 5 "Military School" October 26,  1954
36 6 "Danny Lands in Pictures" November 2,  1954
37 7 "Hollywood Trip" November 9,  1954
38 8 "Anniversary" November 16,  1954
39 9 "Margaret's Aunt" November 23,  1954
40 10 "Terry's Boyfriend" November 30,  1954
41 11 "Margaret Feels Neglected" December 7,  1954
42 12 "Father of the Year" December 14,  1954
43 13 "The Anna Maria Alberghetti Show" December 21,  1954
44 14 "The New Year's Show" December 28,  1954
45 15 "Jesse's Romance" January 4,  1955
46 16 "Terry Gets Her Own Room" January 11,  1955
47 17 "Danny Goes on TV" January 18,  1955
48 18 "Terry's First Big Crush" January 25,  1955
49 19 "The Children's Governess" February 1,  1955
50 20 "Daddy's Biography" February 8,  1955
51 21 "Danny Tries Real Estate" February 15,  1955
52 22 "Rusty Gets a Haircut" February 22,  1955
53 23 "Terry's Teen-Age Birthday" March 1,  1955
54 24 "Peter Pan" March 8,  1955
55 25 "The Piano Teacher" March 22,  1955
56 26 "The Newspaperman Show" March 29,  1955
57 27 "The Philosopher" April 5,  1955
58 28 "Father-Son Show" April 12,  1955
59 29 "The Benefit Show" April 19,  1955
60 30 "A Trip to Wisconsin" April 26,  1955

Season 3: 1955–56

No. # Title Airdate
61 1 "Davy Crockett" September 13,  1955
62 2 "Little League" September 20,  1955
63 3 "Margaret Goes Home to Mother" September 27,  1955
64 4 "Love Thy Neighbor" October 4,  1955
65 5 "Rusty Gets a Job" October 11,  1955
66 6 "Big Shot" October 18,  1955
67 7 "Danny's Palladium Offer" October 25,  1955
68 8 "The London Palladium" November 1,  1955
69 9 "Sonnets from the Lebanese" November 8,  1955
70 10 "High Society" November 15,  1955
71 11 "The Smugglers" November 22,  1955
72 12 "Danny's Old Girlfriend" November 29,  1955
73 13 "Louise's Suprise Party" December 6,  1955
74 14 "Mr| Williams Goes Legit" December 13,  1955
75 15 "Danny Strikes Oil" December 20,  1955
76 16 "Terry's Party" December 27,  1955
77 17 "The Songwriter" January 17,  1956
78 18 "Star of the Family" January 24,  1956
79 19 "Margaret's Cousin" January 31,  1956
80 20 "Like Father, Like Son" February 7,  1956
81 21 "Wyatt Earp Visits the Williamses" February 14,  1956
82 22 "Who Can Figure Kids?" February 21,  1956
83 23 "Terry and the Sorority" February 28,  1956
84 24 "Danny and Jesse Split" March 6,  1956
85 25 "Terry Has a Date" March 13,  1956
86 26 "Don't Yell at Your Children" March 20,  1956
87 27 "Coats and Boats" March 27,  1956
88 28 "We're Going to Chicago" April 3,  1956
89 29 "Danny Goes on USO Tour" April 10,  1956
90 30 "Danny's Birthday" April 17,  1956

Season 4: 1956–57

No. # Title Airdate
91 1 "Boarding School" October 1,  1956
92 2 "The Nelson Eddy Show" October 8,  1956
93 3 "Problem Father" October 15,  1956
94 4 "Be a Pal to Your Son" October 22,  1956
95 5 "Den Mother" October 29,  1956
96 6 "Terry at the Crossroads" November 5,  1956
97 7 "Danny Goes to Texas" November 12,  1956
98 8 "The Diary" November 19,  1956
99 9 "Talented Kid" November 26,  1956
100 10 "Danny's Comeback" December 3,  1956
101 11 "My Fair Vocal Coach" December 10,  1956
102 12 "Pride Takes a Holiday" December 17,  1956
103 13 "Christmas and Clowns" December 24,  1956
104 14 "Liz's Boyfriend" December 31,  1956
105 15 "The School Teacher" January 7,  1957
106 16 "Danny's Date" January 14,  1957
107 17 "Girl from Iowa" January 21,  1957
108 18 "Danny Goes Social" January 28,  1957
109 19 "Lobster Story" February 4,  1957
110 20 "The Flashback Show" February 14,  1957
111 21 "Danny's Fiance" February 21,  1957
112 22 "My Friend Harry" February 28,  1957
113 23 "Uncle Tonoose Pays a Visit" March 7,  1957
114 24 "The Model" March 14,  1957
115 25 "The Orphan Asylum" March 21,  1957
116 26 "Little League Umpire" March 28,  1957
117 27 "Danny Meets Kathy" April 4,  1957
118 28 "Men Are Men" April 11,  1957
119 29 "Little Miss Moppet" April 18,  1957
120 30 "Danny's Proposal" April 25,  1957

Season 5: 1957–58

No. # Title Airdate
121 1 "Lose Me in Las Vegas" October 7,  1957
122 2 "Terry vs| "Kathy" October 14,  1957
123 3 "Kathy Is Approved" October 21,  1957
124 4 "The Dinah Shore Show" October 28,  1957
125 5 "Parents Are Pigeons" November 4,  1957
126 6 "Two Sleepy People" November 11,  1957
127 7 "Danny Meets His Father-in-Law" November 18,  1957
128 8 "Honesty Is the Best Policy" November 25,  1957
129 9 "Terry, the Breadwinner" December 2,  1957
130 10 "The Non Orgs" December 9,  1957
131 11 "The Soap Box Derby" December 16,  1957
132 12 "Man's Best Friend" December 23,  1957
133 13 "The Chess Game" December 30,  1957
134 14 "The Bob Hope Show" January 6,  1958
135 15 "Evil Eye Schultz" January 13,  1958
136 16 "The Honeymoon" January 20,  1958
137 17 "The Raffle Tickets" January 27,  1958
138 18 "Rusty, the Bully " February 3,  1958
139 19 "St| Vincent's Frolics" February 10,  1958
140 20 "Pardon My Accent" February 17,  1958
141 21 "Terry's Crush" February 24,  1958
142 22 "Uncle Tonoose and Mr| Daly" March 3,  1958
143 23 "Danny Roars Again" March 10,  1958
144 24 "The Country Girl" March 17,  1958
145 25 "Good Old Days" March 24,  1958
146 26 "Terry's Coach" March 31,  1958
147 27 "Make Room for Father-in-Law" April 7,  1958
148 28 "Family Ties" April 21,  1958
149 29 "Danny the Performer" April 28,  1958
150 30 "Terry's Girlfriend" May 5,  1958
151 31 "You Gotta Be Miserable to Be Happy" May 12,  1958
152 32 "Too Good for Words" May 19,  1958
153 33 "Rusty, the Man" May 26,  1958

Season 6: 1958–59

No. # Title Airdate
154 1 "The Bob Hope Show" October 6,  1958
155 2 "Rusty, the Ward-Heeler" October 13,  1958
156 3 "First Anniversary" October 20,  1958
157 4 "Terry Goes Steady" October 27,  1958
158 5 "Take a Message" November 3,  1958
159 6 "A Locket for Linda" November 10,  1958
160 7 "Jack Benny Takes Danny's Job" November 17,  1958
161 8 "Uncle Tonoose's Fling" November 24,  1958
162 9 "Linda's Tonsils" December 1,  1958
163 10 "Dinah Shore and Danny Are Rivals" December 8,  1958
164 11 "The Reunion" December 15,  1958
165 12 "Kathy's Career" December 22,  1958
166 13 "The Saints Come Marching In" December 29,  1958
167 14 "Lucille Ball Upsets the Williams' Household" January 5,  1959
168 15 "Tony Bennett Gets Danny's Help" January 12,  1959
169 16 "Tennessee Ernie Stays for Dinner" January 19,  1959
170 17 "Bob Hope and Danny Become Directors" January 26,  1959
171 18 "Red Tape" February 2,  1959
172 19 "Gina from Italy" February 9,  1959
173 20 "Shirley Jones Makes Good" February 16,  1959
174 21 "Gina's First Date" February 23,  1959
175 22 "Growing Pains" March 2,  1959
176 23 "Frankie Laine Sings for Gina" March 9,  1959
177 24 "Kathy Loves Danny" March 16,  1959
178 25 "Latin Lover" March 23,  1959
179 26 "Losers Weepers" March 30,  1959
180 27 "Grandpa's Diet" April 6,  1959
181 28 "Double Dinner" April 20,  1959
182 29 "Danny's Big Fan" April 27,  1959
183 30 "The Surprise Party" May 4,  1959
184 31 "Gina for President" May 11,  1959
185 32 "The Practical Joke" May 18,  1959
186 33 "Linda's Giant" May 25,  1959

Season 7: 1959–60

No. # Title Airdate
187 1 "Terry Comes Home" October 5,  1959
188 2 "Rusty's Day in Court" October 12,  1959
189 3 "The Chinese Doll" October 19,  1959
190 4 "Cupid's Little Helper" October 26,  1959
191 5 "Terry Meets Him" November 2,  1959
192 6 "Jealousy" November 9,  1959
193 7 "Terry Goes Bohemian" November 16,  1959
194 8 "Rusty, the Weightlifter" November 23,  1959
195 9 "Tonoose, the Matchmaker" November 30,  1959
196 10 "Danny and Milton Berle Quit Show Biz" December 7,  1959
197 11 "Danny and the Little Men" December 14,  1959
198 12 "A Dog's Life" December 21,  1959
199 13 "Kathy Crashes TV" December 28,  1959
200 14 "Nightclub Owners" January 4,  1960
201 15 "That Ol' Devil Jack Benny" January 11,  1960
202 16 "How to Be Head of the House" January 18,  1960
203 17 "Danny, the Housewife" January 25,  1960
204 18 "Apple Polishers" February 1,  1960
205 19 "Tonoose Makes Wedding Plans" February 8,  1960
206 20 "Danny Meets Andy Griffith" February 15,  1960
207 21 "Battle of the In-Laws" February 22,  1960
208 22 "Eulogy for Tonoose" February 29,  1960
209 23 "Linda Wants to Be a Boy" March 7,  1960
210 24 "Bachelor Party" March 14,  1960
211 25 "Danny, the Handyman" March 21,  1960
212 26 "The Wedding" March 28,  1960
213 27 "Three on a Honeymoon" April 4,  1960
214 28 "The Deerfield Story" April 11,  1960
215 29 "The Singing Delinquent" April 18,  1960
216 30 "Rusty and the Tomboy" April 25,  1960
217 31 "Family Portrait" May 9,  1960
218 32 "Little Lord Fauntleroy" May 16,  1960
219 33 "Rusty's Advice to Linda" May 23,  1960

Season 8: 1960–61

No. # Title Airdate
220 1 "Kathy Delivers the Mail" October 3,  1960
221 2 "The Report Card" October 10,  1960
222 3 "Danny and the Actor's School" October 17,  1960
223 4 "Kathy and the Glamour Girl" October 31,  1960
224 5 "Danny Proposes to His Wife" November 7,  1960
225 6 "Kathy, the Matchmaker" November 14,  1960
226 7 "Tonoose, the Liar" November 21,  1960
227 8 "Linda, the Performer" November 28,  1960
228 9 "Danny and the Dentist" December 5,  1960
229 10 "Fugitive Father" December 12,  1960
230 11 "The Singing Sisters" December 19,  1960
231 12 "Rusty the Rat" December 26,  1960
232 13 "The Planet" January 2,  1961
233 14 "Democracy at Work" January 9,  1961
234 15 "You Can Fight City Hall" January 16,  1961
235 16 "The Whoopee Show" January 23,  1961
236 17 "The Rum Cake" January 30,  1961
237 18 "Tonoose, the Boss" February 6,  1961
238 19 "Rusty, the Millionaire" February 13,  1961
239 20 "Good Old Burlesque" February 20,  1961
240 21 "Four Angels" February 27,  1961
241 22 "The Scrubwoman" March 13,  1961
242 23 "Everything Happens to Me" March 27,  1961
243 24 "Old Man Danny" April 3,  1961
244 25 "Danny and the Hoodlums" April 10,  1961
245 26 "Rusty's Punishment" April 17,  1961
246 27 "The Scoutmaster" April 24,  1961
247 28 "The Magician" May 1,  1961
248 29 "The Woman Behind the Man" May 8,  1961
249 30 "Teenage Thrush" May 15,  1961
250 31 "Party Wrecker" May 22,  1961

Season 9: 1961–62

No. # Title Airdate
251 1 "For Every Man There's a Woman" October 2,  1961
252 2 "Linda Runs Away" October 9,  1961
253 3 "Love Letters" October 16,  1961
254 4 "The Trumpet Player" October 23,  1961
255 5 "Daly" October 30,  1961
256 6 "Hen Pecked Charley" November 13,  1961
257 7 "Danny Weaves a Web" November 20,  1961
258 8 "Danny and Durante" November 27,  1961
259 9 "Danny and the Brownies" December 4,  1961
260 10 "Tonoose's Plot" December 11,  1961
261 11 "Keeping Up With the Joneses" December 18,  1961
262 12 "Teacher for a Day" December 25,  1961
263 13 "Useless Charley" January 1,  1962
264 14 "A Baby for Charley" January 8,  1962
265 15 "Linda, the Tomboy" January 15,  1962
266 16 "The Big Fight" January 22,  1962
267 17 "Cassanova Tonoose" January 29,  1962
268 18 "Charley Does It Himself" February 5,  1962
269 19 "The P.T.A. Bash" February 12,  1962
270 20 "A Nose by Any Other Name" February 19,  1962
271 21 "Cassanova Junior" February 26,  1962
272 22 "Temper, Temper" March 5,  1962
273 23 "Hunger Strike" March 12,  1962
274 24 "Bunny Cooks a Meal" March 19,  1962
275 25 "Jose's Protoge" March 26,  1962
276 26 "Danny and Bob Hope Get Away from It All" April 2,  1962
277 27 "Extrasensory Charley" April 9,  1962
278 28 "Kathy, the Pro" April 16,  1962
279 29 "A Promise is a Promise" April 23,  1962
280 30 "The Smart Aleck" April 30,  1962
281 31 "Baby" May 7,  1962

Season 10: 1962–63

No. # Title Airdate
282 1 "The Baby Hates Charley" October 1,  1962
283 2 "Danny's Replacement" October 8,  1962
284 3 "What Are Friends For?" October 15,  1962
285 4 "British Sense of Humor" October 22,  1962
286 5 "Jose Rents the Cops" October 29,  1962
287 6 "Rusty for President" November 5,  1962
288 7 "A-Hunting We Will Go" November 12,  1962
289 8 "Ten Years Ago Today" November 19,  1962
290 9 "Jose, the Scholar" November 26,  1962
291 10 "The Ould Sod" December 3,  1962
292 11 "Tonoose, Life of the Party" December 10,  1962
293 12 "Danny's English Friend" December 17,  1962
294 13 "Bunny, the Brownie Leader" December 24,  1962
295 14 "Charley, the Artist" December 31,  1962
296 15 "Lost French Boy" January 7,  1963
297 16 "Jose the Dog Sitter" January 14,  1963
298 17 "Tonoose Needs Glasses" January 21,  1963
299 18 "Million Dollar Dress" January 28,  1963
300 19 "Rusty's Birthday" February 4,  1963
301 20 "Charley the Tiger" February 11,  1963
302 21 "The Roman Patriot" February 18,  1963
303 22 "Jose's Guided Tour" February 25,  1963
304 23 "Bunny's Cousin" March 4,  1963
305 24 "When in Rome" March 11,  1963
306 25 "That Old Feeling" March 18,  1963
307 26 "Louise to the Rescue" March 25,  1963
308 27 "Venetian Melody" April 1,  1963
309 28 "Charley My Boy" April 8,  1963
310 29 "Linda, the Grownup" April 15,  1963
311 30 "Homecoming" April 22,  1963
312 31 "Tonoose's Brother" April 29,  1963
313 32 "Jose's Rival" May 6,  1963

Season 11: 1963–64

No. # Title Airdate
314 1 "The Country Squires" September 30,  1963
315 2 "The Perfect Crime" October 7,  1963
316 3 "Here's The $50 Back" October 14,  1963
317 4 "The Woman Behind the Jokes" October 21,  1963
318 5 Episode 11|5 *
319 6 Episode 11|6 *
320 7 "My Fair Uncle" November 11,  1963
321 8 "Shy Alfie" November 18,  1963
322 9 "Oh, The Clancys" December 2,  1963
323 10 "The Hex" December 9,  1963
324 11 "The Two Musketeers" December 16,  1963
325 12 "Christmas Story" December 23,  1963
326 13 "Peaceful Co-Existence" December 30,  1963
327 14 "The Bowling Partners" January 6,  1964
328 15 "Linda's Crush" January 13,  1964
329 16 "Kathy, the Secretary" January 20,  1964
330 17 "The Quiz Show" January 27,  1964
331 18 "Howdy, Neighbors" February 3,  1964
332 19 "The Antique Dealers" February 10,  1964
333 20 "Bunny Gets Into the Act " February 17,  1964
334 21 "Sense of Humor" February 24,  1964
335 22 "Tonoose Gets a Job" March 2,  1964
336 23 "The Leprechaun" March 9,  1964
337 24 "Pupa from Italy" March 16,  1964
338 25 "Pupa's Pooch" March 23,  1964
339 26 "Pupa Loves Rusty" March 30,  1964
340 27 "Beautiful Lady" April 6,  1964
341 28 "Call Off the Hounds" April 13,  1964
342 29 "Rusty and the Chorus Girl" April 20,  1964
343 30 "The Persistent Cop" April 27,  1964

* Title and air date unknown

References

  1. DVD release info at TVShowsOnDVD.com