I was all of eight when this aired... Lived in "Gitmo" had no TV...only radio ( great programs..like The Shadow) got caught up once we moved to Calif.,
How awesome that we can watch these old shows from way back. I can remember watching these shows as a young kid. It’s a damn shame that they just don’t do tv like this anymore, now everything seems to be “reality shows.” Love that I can watch this on TH-cam, brings back great memories.
I've heard of it, but the name of the show never appealed to me so I never bothered watching. I saw the first episode tonight. This, being the second episode, how come one of the kids is missing from the opening?
It was on for 11 year season 1 to 3 he was married with 2 kids Terry and Russ sorry if his name is spelled wrong then season 4 he was a widow then then season 5 to 11 she was married again and got a 5 year old stepdaughter Linda and Terry left after season 5 and only guest stared after that and the show became the Danny Thomas show
The song, Daddy’s Little Girl brought tears. I miss my “daddy” so much. Kids don’t realize how precious the times are with their fathers until much later.
Marshan Thomas - yes, deep dear loss. My parents became my friends more and more as I grew older and came to appreciate them unlike before. Dad’s been gone 5 1/2 yrs. Mom passed recently. Never the same again, but so grateful for the time I had with them. ❤️👍🏻. I’m sure you know what I mean. Sorry for your loss too, but be so thankful you had your dear mother. 😉
When I got married in 1987, my father and I danced to this song at my reception. I will never forget how handsome he looked in his tux, as dad held out his hand and said, "May I have this dance little girl"? Daddy passed away in 2002. What I wouldn't give to be in his arms right now! Oh yes!!!! I'm still daddy's little girl!!!!
Thanks for posting. Having grown up in the 70s and 80s with reruns of 'I Love Lucy', 'The Honeymooners', 'The Dick Van Dyke Show', 'Leave It to Beaver', and 'Dennis the Menace', it's a treat to see 'Make Room for Daddy' ('The Danny Thomas Show').
"Make Room for Daddy" was produced at Desilu, although not by Desilu. Despite all this, it was Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz who engaged Danny Thomas for the show and it was Desilu that promoted the show to audiences. Ball and Arnaz considered it their third show. even though they didn't produce it. Danny Thomas was publicly ever-grateful to Ball and Arnaz for taking a chance on his show. That was evident in the crossover shows that Danny Thomas' tv family and thr Ricardos made on each other's shows.
Her death was just discussed on the show, and barely, at that. Having a major character die was considered a risky move for the 1950's. Divorce was never an option in an era where the word 'pregnant' was taboo and couples slept in twin beds. They were going to have Danny Williams as a single parent but the ratings slipped, so Marjorie Lord was brought on board as Kathy O'Hara, as well as her daughter, Linda.
@@Sunny-jz3dy Technically, it did. The fourth year was the last on ABC. The ratings were still good enough that CBS was willing to take the show. In the Fall of 1957, it was placed in the Monday 9pm timeslot where *I Love Lucy* was - it had ended in the Spring of 1957.
The Danny Thomas Show on www.metv.com/videos/ is high def for an old B&W show. Much better than it could have ever looked on the TV's we had back then.
It says here that this episode was made in 1953 and Terry Moore looks how old? 10 yrs ? But in the Christmas film "The great Rupert" it says it was made in 1950 and Terry Moore looks between 17 and 19 yrs old. Can anyone explain please?!
In 1956, the series became "THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW", through its final episode in 1964. Daytime repeats on NBC (1960-'65) used the "MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY" title for the 1957-'61 episodes, although several of the original "MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY" episodes were also repeated.
After a year a look alike actress replaced her, she eventually left the series too when they married her off to Pat Harrington. Sherry wanted to break out of being typecast as sweet little Terry, by her late teens she had blossomed into a great beauty and roles as an ingenue on such shows as 77 Sunset Strip awaited. She was great as a gun moll in one episode! Unfortunately, and ironically it being Hollywood, her incredible curves held her back as producers took one look at her and didn't take her seriously as a legit actress capable of dramatic roles. They might have had a small point, in one 77 Sunset Strip episode she played a mountain girl in pants so tight they looked painted on, she was so distracting you lost sight of the plot. That was par for the course on 77, they had the most starlets appearing in Hollywood history, but Jackson wanted a serious career. She didn't get it, but she is a fine person and you won't find negative thing said about her in Hollywood, which is rare.
She left the show after five years. Was very close to Jean Hagen, who had a three year contract and left then. Jackson wanted to leave but was held to her five year contract. In the show, she went off to college, after making a few appearances to set up an 'off to college' storyline. Penny Parker replaced her later, in order to marry her off and move to the West Coast.
Trump brought this sitcom back to prime time tonight when he had Danney Williams as his guest.Danney filed a paternity suit against Bill Clinton today.
Jean Hagen died of throat cancer in 1977. Make Room for Daddy turned out to be quite successful and Ms Hagen continued to star in this TV show for 3 seasons running until she left, reasons not explained but various rumors abounded that she was too tempermental to work with the cast, had several rows with her leading co-star Danny Thomas, wasn't happy the way the producers portrayed her character as being too ineffectual for her liking or was a closet alcoholic, a fact which would blight her TV/film career so her character was killed off until Marjorie Lord took over, being cast as the 2nd wife.
Two actresses, and both left due to serious health issues. First, Louise Beavers, and then Amanda Randolph. They were both very talented actors and it's sad to contemplate the sort of roles African American actors were forced to play. Servants, mammies and so on. Randolph certainly did the best she could with the material given her.
Oh my gosh! A little boy shared and slept in his sister’s room. He wasn’t a girl. They should have separated the two rooms because they are difference in sexes!😮
Danny Thomas was forced against his will to have Jean Hagen as his television wife. He could not stand her attitude, or what he considered her slovenly appearance. During one rehearsal, he is said to have have shouted, "For God's sake, Jean, put on a little lipstick."
I shared a room with my sister when we were in third grade! These are 11 and six! So sad Rusty couldn't shake the show. He shit himself before mud life
Make room for more great TV shows like these, Thank You!
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Watched these as a child and love them even more now, just a great escape from this crappy world we now live in.
I was all of eight when this aired... Lived in "Gitmo" had no TV...only radio ( great programs..like The Shadow) got caught up once we moved to Calif.,
u are a legend. i lost myself on internet for a while and found this video.
Unless you were black and then it sucked lol
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They definitely do not make shows like this anymore. Danny Thomas was terrific and I loved to hear him sing.
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I grew up with this..still love it
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How awesome that we can watch these old shows from way back. I can remember watching these shows as a young kid. It’s a damn shame that they just don’t do tv like this anymore, now everything seems to be “reality shows.” Love that I can watch this on TH-cam, brings back great memories.
Great show! Danny Thomas had a beautiful voice.
Dorothee ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you for this! I had forgotten this show existed before Marjorie Lord played his wife.
I want these good old days back.
Me Too.
Ditto ❤ Makes me happy to read that others share the same sentiment 😂
We gave it all away.
Thanks for having the original shows. I loved Jean Haegan as his wife.
+MAW KITTY Me too! She was great in the musical Singing In The Rain.
+MAW KITTY I agree. While i DO like both era's of Danny's Show, I prefer this early period. What I want to see is THE first episode of all.
I really wish they would put the whole series on DVD not just 5 and 6
@@ZulcanPrime That's all I remember her from. I didn't even recall she was in this. I only recall Marjorie Lord. Perhaps that has to do with my age.
I haven't even heard about this sitcom and this ep was the first I have seen. And I think it's really funny, entertaining and touching!
I've heard of it, but the name of the show never appealed to me so I never bothered watching. I saw the first episode tonight. This, being the second episode, how come one of the kids is missing from the opening?
It was on for 11 year season 1 to 3 he was married with 2 kids Terry and Russ sorry if his name is spelled wrong then season 4 he was a widow then then season 5 to 11 she was married again and got a 5 year old stepdaughter Linda and Terry left after season 5 and only guest stared after that and the show became the Danny Thomas show
The song, Daddy’s Little Girl brought tears. I miss my “daddy” so much. Kids don’t realize how precious the times are with their fathers until much later.
sorry for your lost i lost my mom n my bff. my mom bday is march 5th.
Marshan Thomas - yes, deep dear loss. My parents became my friends more and more as I grew older and came to appreciate them unlike before. Dad’s been gone 5 1/2 yrs. Mom passed recently. Never the same again, but so grateful for the time I had with them. ❤️👍🏻. I’m sure you know what I mean. Sorry for your loss too, but be so thankful you had your dear mother. 😉
When I got married in 1987, my father and I danced to this song at my reception.
I will never forget how handsome he looked in his tux, as dad held out his hand and said, "May I have this dance little girl"?
Daddy passed away in 2002. What I wouldn't give to be in his arms right now!
Oh yes!!!! I'm still daddy's little girl!!!!
not when your dad never speaks to you...like ever in more than half a century
I like how the boy Donald was played by Walter Hamer , Rusty older brother
Hahaha the black house maid broke the ball off. Paddle Ball was really popular with kids in the fifties and early sixties.
That was Louis Beavers - look her up she's WONDERFUL!
Thanks for posting. Having grown up in the 70s and 80s with reruns of 'I Love Lucy', 'The Honeymooners', 'The Dick Van Dyke Show', 'Leave It to Beaver', and 'Dennis the Menace', it's a treat to see 'Make Room for Daddy' ('The Danny Thomas Show').
+Nathan Fawkes And like I love Lucy this show ALSO came from Desilu,
Hi Chris Mulwee, Make Room for Danny / The Danny Thomas Show was not produced by Desilu, although they did rent studio space from them.
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"Make Room for Daddy" was produced at Desilu, although not by Desilu. Despite all this, it was Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz who engaged Danny Thomas for the show and it was Desilu that promoted the show to audiences. Ball and Arnaz considered it their third show. even though they didn't produce it. Danny Thomas was publicly ever-grateful to Ball and Arnaz for taking a chance on his show. That was evident in the crossover shows that Danny Thomas' tv family and thr Ricardos made on each other's shows.
Mighty sweet. And clean as a whistle.
Such a joy to watch!
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"boys are not girls"
"Now there's a shrewd observation"
Hits completely differently in 2022
Aww watched this show growing up with my mama uggh Soo miss watching these old shows with her 😭
love this Show also
It's always funny to see old Danny Boy getting in trouble like that and it works out at the end.
Wow, I'd forgotten that Jean Hagen was Danny's wife before Marjorie Lord.
i always like Rusty. sad how he died...
seriously tragic
Jean's brother Earl did the music for the show, as well as Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show.
+Paul Driscoll They shortened the family name from Verhagen, right?
Not siblings. Sorry.
They're not related. She was born Verhagen and shortened her name.
Danny Thomas sounds like a clean Joe Pesci
You're right! I adored them both . . ..
It's the other way around since Danny came Peci.
This wife sounds a lot like his second wife. Their voice modulation is almost identical.
Have some of these on dvd
Jean Hagen had pizzazz …she gave it it in spades …..God. Bless you Jean and may Danny Rest In Peace ❤
I have been trying to get this, on DVD, but to no avail. Omg, 70 years have passed, not the same country. These people wouldn't recognize it.
The series is terribly outdated.
@@Greg-re7njIt’s very wonderful and relevant.
Would love to watch the pilot season 1 episode 1, can't find it. Thank you William Berrin 👍
Despite being older than my old grey grandmother ,the comedy is streets ahead of the complete rubbish produced today
Sweet episode, they just don't make good shows like this anymore.
I wish they still did make shoes like this
I love Jean Hagen. I am also anxious to see season 4 and how they handle mom's death.
I have seen season 4 they don't ever mention her again it's like she was never there
Her death was just discussed on the show, and barely, at that. Having a major character die was considered a risky move for the 1950's. Divorce was never an option in an era where the word 'pregnant' was taboo and couples slept in twin beds. They were going to have Danny Williams as a single parent but the ratings slipped, so Marjorie Lord was brought on board as Kathy O'Hara, as well as her daughter, Linda.
@@pkspalding Jean Hagen just quit the show! decided it wasn't for her! Danny Thomas was Not happy! Almost ruined the whole show!!!
@@Sunny-jz3dy Yeah, no one died: she was just replaced.
@@Sunny-jz3dy Technically, it did. The fourth year was the last on ABC. The ratings were still good enough that CBS was willing to take the show. In the Fall of 1957, it was placed in the Monday 9pm timeslot where *I Love Lucy* was - it had ended in the Spring of 1957.
I think I saw these early episodes when they were on NBC during the day in the early 60s.
daddies little girl ! Thanks
“Marvelous Mrs Maisel”, season 5, episode 7. Short scene “The Danny Stevens Show” at the end based on this episode of “Make Room for Daddy”.
The Danny Thomas Show on www.metv.com/videos/ is high def for an old B&W show. Much better than it could have ever looked on the TV's we had back then.
any chance the rest of season 1 can be uploaded
Nice! Where's episode 1?
Great question!😀
I was reading these hoping someone would know.
Could be lost???
I grew up in the 1950s and I never heard of an 11-year-old going on a date! In my family, you had to be at least 16. I was 17 on my first date.
Sister Sister have a Happy Easter
Jean Hagen was beautiful and had such a beautiful voice! Why did they distort her voice in "Singing in the Rain"??
I don’t think it was her singing as I recall. Read something about that I think. Easily checked on IMDb or Wikipedia.
Still funny!
standup segment cute and touching re 'daddy's little girl'
This was ridiculous. She's only 11.!! They could at least had her 14 or 15.!
We weren't allowed to date until we were 16. Nor did we want to.
It says here that this episode was made in 1953 and Terry Moore looks how old?
10 yrs ?
But in the Christmas film "The great Rupert" it says it was made in 1950 and Terry Moore looks between 17 and 19 yrs old.
Can anyone explain please?!
Terry Moore is an actress not connected to this show; 'Terry' is Danny's daughter, played by Sherry Jackson.
Maybe because it's NOT Terry Moore but Sherry Jackson?!?
later on was show call make room for danny ?
In 1956, the series became "THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW", through its final episode in 1964. Daytime repeats on NBC (1960-'65) used the "MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY" title for the 1957-'61 episodes, although several of the original "MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY" episodes were also repeated.
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There saying by channel islands there's may only be lounges chairs planking remaining. Their president on Maureen was 3 rd chopper planking
Huh? English please.
Too bad these TV shows are a thing of the past. I will say that I liked Marjorie Lord better. I HATE living in the 21st century!
Hello Paula, How are you doing?
Paula Pacente: I'm not thrilled about the 21st Century so far, either. :(
@@corriecrazy- I'm quite sure there are many of us out there.
My era would have been around 1890’s then check out about 1980.
@@petegregory517- My era would have to have been a little later because my husband couldn't live without cars.
17:30. Reverse psychology iin 1954.
Outsmarted by an 11 year old. I love it!
so which biy is the real rusty hagin; the baby in bath? or donald cooper?
Hello Elana, How are you doing?
What happened to Terry when they brought in Angela Cartwright ?
She went on to play a hot android in Star Trek.
After a year a look alike actress replaced her, she eventually left the series too when they married
her off to Pat Harrington. Sherry wanted to break out of being typecast as sweet little Terry, by her
late teens she had blossomed into a great beauty and roles as an ingenue on such shows as 77 Sunset Strip awaited. She was great as a gun moll in one episode!
Unfortunately, and ironically it being Hollywood, her incredible curves held her back as producers took
one look at her and didn't take her seriously as a legit actress capable of dramatic roles.
They might have had a small point, in one 77 Sunset Strip episode she played a mountain girl in
pants so tight they looked painted on, she was so distracting you lost sight of the plot.
That was par for the course on 77, they had the most starlets appearing in Hollywood history,
but Jackson wanted a serious career. She didn't get it, but she is a fine person and you won't find
negative thing said about her in Hollywood, which is rare.
She left the show after five years. Was very close to Jean Hagen, who had a three year contract and left then. Jackson wanted to leave but was held to her five year contract. In the show, she went off to college, after making a few appearances to set up an 'off to college' storyline. Penny Parker replaced her later, in order to marry her off and move to the West Coast.
My mom was born in 1915 and couldn’t stand Danny Thomas.
Liked his singing though.
Trump brought this sitcom back to prime time tonight when he had Danney Williams as his guest.Danney filed a paternity suit against Bill Clinton today.
WTF?
What happened to Jean Hagan?
Jean Hagen died of throat cancer in 1977. Make Room for Daddy turned out to be quite successful and Ms Hagen continued to star in this TV show for 3 seasons running until she left, reasons not explained but various rumors abounded that she was too tempermental to work with the cast, had several rows with her leading co-star Danny Thomas, wasn't happy the way the producers portrayed her character as being too ineffectual for her liking or was a closet alcoholic, a fact which would blight her TV/film career so her character was killed off until Marjorie Lord took over, being cast as the 2nd wife.
Died from esophogeal cancer in 1977
Where's Angela Cartwright? That girl isn't her.
She didn't appear until season 5 - Fall 1957
What happened to Louise....different actress later.
@Rafael Felipe Really?! She looked very young here; so sad . . . .
Two actresses, and both left due to serious health issues. First, Louise Beavers, and then Amanda Randolph. They were both very talented actors and it's sad to contemplate the sort of roles African American actors were forced to play. Servants, mammies and so on. Randolph certainly did the best she could with the material given her.
Both maid were from Ohio-as well as Mr.Thomas.
It's tough being a father of a young girl, knowing what boys think about. ;-(
Had a son, I quit.
Its so weird how's she's stroking his hair!
Oh my gosh! A little boy shared and slept in his sister’s room. He wasn’t a girl. They should have separated the two rooms because they are difference in sexes!😮
Danny Thomas was forced against his will to have Jean Hagen as his television wife. He could not stand her attitude, or what he considered her slovenly appearance. During one rehearsal, he is said to have have shouted, "For God's sake, Jean, put on a little lipstick."
was jean heagan related to lucille ball.she looks like her.
I loved Jean "Lina Lamont" Hagen, and I'm sorry that she didn't get quite the career her talent deserved . . . .
No
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I shared a room with my sister when we were in third grade! These are 11 and six!
So sad Rusty couldn't shake the show. He shit himself before mud life
Is that girl the one from "Miracle on 34th Street? It sounds exactly like her!
According to the credits and common knowledge, "that girl" is Sherry Jackson.
Natalie Wood was in Miracle on 34th Street, not Sherry Jackson
Sister sister relay I find out family of man is accepting tattersalls pointes
Yeah Danny, beat the kid into submission. Typical 1950's.
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