The Danny Thomas Show

The Danny Thomas Show

4 Seasons

Danny Williams, a successful nightclub singer, encounters a variety of difficult and amusing situations when he tries to balance his career and his family.

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The Danny Thomas Show
  • Jack Benny Takes Danny's Job

    Episode 1

    TV-PG. Danny fully expects to perform at Rusty's Cub Scout show for the third consecutive year and is annoyed at be asked again, until he finds he's been replaced.

  • Rusty, the Ward-Heeler

    Episode 2

    TV-PG. Kathy thinks Danny is sending the wrong message to Rusty, who is running for Class President and is using his father's suggestion to throw a rally

  • The First Anniversary

    Episode 3

    TV-PG. When Danny and Kathy disagree and argue about who proposed to whom, Mr. Daly urges Danny not to apologise to his daughter.

  • Terry Goes Steady

    Episode 4

    TV-PG. Danny reads an article about teenagers running away to get married. As a result he gets worried over his own teen-aged daughter, Terry. Then he finds out something else.

  • Take a Message

    Episode 5

    TV-PG. Chaos ensues when, because of Kathy's forgetfulness, Danny and Kathy dine with the Wolfs, where they weren't invited, much to the dismay of Mr. and Mrs. Fox.

  • A Locket for Linda

    Episode 6

    TV-PG. Rusty balks when Danny won't give him $15 for a model airplane, but Kathy and Danny promise Linda a locket from the tooth fairy.

  • Danny the Performer

    Episode 7

    TV-PG. Danny notices that Rusty is very impressed that his friend's father is an a prominent attorney. Sensing that Rusty may be ashamed of Danny's show business career, Danny invites his son's friends to watch him perform, hoping to garner Rusty's respect for what Danny does each night at the club.

  • Uncle Tonoose's Fling

    Episode 8

    TV-PG. After Uncle Tonoose, family matchmaker, has married off his last relative, he comes to visit Kathy and Danny and announces that he wants to change lifestyle.

  • Linda's Tonsils

    Episode 9

    TV-PG. Linda requires a tonsillectomy, and Danny's attempts to calm her terror backfire when he gets himself worked up about the situation as well.

  • Dinah Shore and Danny Are Rivals

    Episode 10

    TV-PG. Tension mounts between Danny and Dinah Shore, when they are slated to open at different nightclubs on the same night.

  • The Reunion

    Episode 11

    TV-PG. On the eve of a 20 year reunion with old Toledo chums, Danny is feeling a bit smug at his great success with one year of high school while his friends completed theirs later.

  • Kathy's Career

    Episode 12

    TV-PG. Kathy is tired of her routine as a housewife, and decides she'd like to pursue an exciting new career in fashion.

  • The Saints Come Marching In

    Episode 13

    TV-PG. Danny convinces Ricky Ricardo to move to his apartment during their nightclub engagement, assuring Ricky that Kathy will be a good influence.

  • Lucille Ball Upsets the Williams Household

    Episode 14

    TV-PG. Danny convinces Ricky Ricardo to stay in the apartment, but Ricky's wife Lucy Ricardo wreaks havoc, despite Danny's hope that Kathy will be a good influence on her.

  • Tony Bennett Gets Danny's Help

    Episode 15

    TV-PG. Danny's rebellious cousin arrives with Uncle Tonoose, and Danny must help when his cousin refuses to work in his father's dry-goods business.

  • Tennessee Ernie Stays For Dinner

    Episode 16

    TV-PG. After Danny lectures the children on the meaning of helping the less fortunate, Rusty and Linda bring Kentucky Cal, a lonely drifter, home for the night.

  • Bob Hope and Danny Become Directors

    Episode 17

    TV-PG. Danny is outraged when Rusty and Linda are assigned minor roles in their school's upcoming production of Alice in Wonderland and argues with them.

  • Red Tape

    Episode 18

    TV-PG. When Kathy's friend takes in a Norwegian exchange student, Danny, missing his teen aged daughter, Terry, who's away at college, decides to sign on as well.

  • Gina From Italy

    Episode 19

    TV-PG. Danny awaits the arrival of Italian exchange student, Gina Minelli, with great anxiety. The Williamses do everything they can to welcome the shy and homesick girl.

  • Shirley Jones Makes Good

    Episode 20

    TV-PG. Danny receives a letter from his old and beloved friend and mentor, Otto Nielsen, telling him that his daughter, Shirley, is in New York, hoping to land a new career there.

  • Gina's First Date

    Episode 21

    TV-PG. As Gina attempts to adapt to the American high school social scene, Danny takes it upon himself to help her get the attention of the star football player.

  • Growing Pains

    Episode 22

    TV-PG. Rusty becomes smitten with a cute girl at school and feeling perplexed, turns to Kathy and Danny for advice.

  • Frankie Laine Sings for Gina

    Episode 23

    TV-PG. Gina is thrilled to learn that her idol, Frankie Laine, is performing with Danny at the Copa. She and her friend ask him if he would perform closer to them.

  • Kathy Leaves Danny

    Episode 24

    TV-PG. Danny takes a ribbing from Phil and Harry, both confirmed bachelors, when they ask Danny along on a fishing trip, knowing that he must ask Kathy's permission first.