some people leave comments here wishing they still made shows like this. it can never happen because we dont have people like this anymore. danny thomas,jack benny,jackie gleason,george burns and gracie allen,bob hope,bing crosby,dean martin and jerry lewis, frank sinatra,fred astair ,look these people we're all around entertainers. we dont have anyone like that anymore. we have the self indulgent hollywood brats with little talent or class that compares to the old entertainment industry.
@dcat918 Next year marks not only the centennial of the birth of Mr. Thomas but also the 50th anniversary of the founding of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
I like this beginning much more than that brassy, loud version that they invariably use. This one sounds like music that they might play in the dining room of a fifties steak house...quiet and pleasant.
I sure wish they'd still make TV shows like this one, and some of the others at this point in time. Shows weren't filled with profanity, cursing and swearing, and always seemed to have a moral message, in the end. I always liked the theme, too.
Make Room For Danny is a better title! I also remember this opening for The Danny Thomas Show but hadn't seen it since it aired on CBS back in the day:-)
That caricature after the opening title sequence loos like an Al Hirschfeld, the artist who drew many of the famous caricatures hanging at Sardi's in NYC, and "TV Guide" covers (with his daughter Nina's name usually hidden somewhere within).
When Danny leased the series to NBC for daytime repeats in the fall of 1960 {primarily the 1957-'60 episodes}, first-run episodes were still on CBS, so the title had to be changed for the repeats [a common practice back then; i.e. "THE LINEUP" as "SAN FRANCISCO BEAT", "THE BOB CUMMINGS SHOW" as "LOVE THAT BOB"], so Danny used the "MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY" title for those, and kept that title when the 1957-'61 episodes went into syndication in 1965.
However though, when the series was placed into syndication(most notacably on Nick at Nite from 1987-1991), the series(including the 1956-1964 episodes) was all renamed under the original "Make Room For Daddy" title....
"The Danny Thomas Show" was the second name for primetime, after it was renamed from "Make Room For Daddy"(ABC, 1953-1957). The name change for "The Danny Thomas Show", however, was during it's last season on ABC. In 1957, the show moved to CBS, and remained until it's series finale in 1964. This show was also the parent series of another long-running famous sitcom which was "The Andy Grifitth Show"{CBS, 1960-1968}, in which Andy's backdoor pilot was from an episode from February of 1960.
yes, the volume is very low, but with danny thomas that isn't such a bad thing. i never could stand this show for the only reason that danny yells so much. it really is unsettling and very irritating. if he could just have controlled himself a bit this would otherwise have been an enjoyable program. and one other thing: would any danny thomas fan happen to know if he was the reporter in the begining of 'mildred pierce' who is in the police station looking for a news story? let me know.
they sang that "they belong together:like orange and juice and DESI and LUC(y)"
this show was produced at Desilu studios, but its weird that Desi and Lucy divorced not to long after this...
ariFAERY 1 month ago
Do you have a recording of Danny Thomas singing "Nobody Knows But The Lord" for Decca Records?
6891man 2 months ago in playlist The Danny Thomas Show (50s sitcom:)
some people leave comments here wishing they still made shows like this. it can never happen because we dont have people like this anymore. danny thomas,jack benny,jackie gleason,george burns and gracie allen,bob hope,bing crosby,dean martin and jerry lewis, frank sinatra,fred astair ,look these people we're all around entertainers. we dont have anyone like that anymore. we have the self indulgent hollywood brats with little talent or class that compares to the old entertainment industry.
TheBabyboomkidof53 5 months ago
I always head of this guy! Never got a chance to really see his show. Quite a great comedian!
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charlesthepoet2004 7 months ago
Danny Thomas rocks.
dcat918 9 months ago
@dcat918 Next year marks not only the centennial of the birth of Mr. Thomas but also the 50th anniversary of the founding of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Juliaflo 7 months ago
I like this beginning much more than that brassy, loud version that they invariably use. This one sounds like music that they might play in the dining room of a fifties steak house...quiet and pleasant.
RichHartley19671 9 months ago
I sure wish they'd still make TV shows like this one, and some of the others at this point in time. Shows weren't filled with profanity, cursing and swearing, and always seemed to have a moral message, in the end. I always liked the theme, too.
audiophile55 9 months ago
This was an excellent TV show
mcfrdmn 10 months ago
The child actor who played Rusty shot himself when he grew up & could no longer get acting gigs.
killersfromouterspac 11 months ago
im doing a project on him (:
LOL, he is HILARIOUS.
OhSoMindless143 1 year ago
pause 0:04,that little face is scary
misy49 1 year ago
where did sherry jackson gi?
ivegotalongdong 1 year ago
It's Hirschfeld's drawing, all right....
fromthesidelines 2 years ago
I wish they'd put this show back on TV somewhere. It was extremely funny, and had great heart as well. It is a sorely neglected program.
WSenator1 2 years ago
Wonderful show... and Benny Lessey (half of Benny Lessey & Patti Moore) was a great addition to it...truly the golden age of TV.
LaughClub 2 years ago
To some extent Benny reminds me of Victor Borge.
RoyFive 2 years ago
Make Room For Danny is a better title! I also remember this opening for The Danny Thomas Show but hadn't seen it since it aired on CBS back in the day:-)
Thanks, Dentel TV1 for posting!
2nicks 2 years ago
That caricature after the opening title sequence loos like an Al Hirschfeld, the artist who drew many of the famous caricatures hanging at Sardi's in NYC, and "TV Guide" covers (with his daughter Nina's name usually hidden somewhere within).
gymnastix 2 years ago
It is.
BIGDADDY328 2 years ago
When Danny leased the series to NBC for daytime repeats in the fall of 1960 {primarily the 1957-'60 episodes}, first-run episodes were still on CBS, so the title had to be changed for the repeats [a common practice back then; i.e. "THE LINEUP" as "SAN FRANCISCO BEAT", "THE BOB CUMMINGS SHOW" as "LOVE THAT BOB"], so Danny used the "MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY" title for those, and kept that title when the 1957-'61 episodes went into syndication in 1965.
fromthesidelines 3 years ago
There was also "Make Room For Grand Daddy".
britfrenir 3 years ago
This is the episode "Danny's Big Fan", originally telecast on April 27, 1959.
fromthesidelines 3 years ago
However though, when the series was placed into syndication(most notacably on Nick at Nite from 1987-1991), the series(including the 1956-1964 episodes) was all renamed under the original "Make Room For Daddy" title....
vzeu019j 3 years ago
I always thought, the title should have been a merger of the first show title and Thomas' first name, so "Make Room For Danny."
gymnastix 2 years ago
You know something? I also thought that they should've used that name instead of "Daddy", to make it more culturalized!
vzeu019j 2 years ago
"The Danny Thomas Show" was the second name for primetime, after it was renamed from "Make Room For Daddy"(ABC, 1953-1957). The name change for "The Danny Thomas Show", however, was during it's last season on ABC. In 1957, the show moved to CBS, and remained until it's series finale in 1964. This show was also the parent series of another long-running famous sitcom which was "The Andy Grifitth Show"{CBS, 1960-1968}, in which Andy's backdoor pilot was from an episode from February of 1960.
vzeu019j 3 years ago
yes, the volume is very low, but with danny thomas that isn't such a bad thing. i never could stand this show for the only reason that danny yells so much. it really is unsettling and very irritating. if he could just have controlled himself a bit this would otherwise have been an enjoyable program. and one other thing: would any danny thomas fan happen to know if he was the reporter in the begining of 'mildred pierce' who is in the police station looking for a news story? let me know.
chetmcgee 3 years ago
the volume is too low on this posting; i couldn't even watch it.
chetmcgee 3 years ago
Do you know the year of this one?
ClassicShowbiz 3 years ago
1959
dentelTV1 3 years ago