The Danny Thomas Show, known as Make Room for Daddy for the first three seasons, is an American television sitcom created by Danny Thomas. It ran on ABC from September 29, 1953 to April 25, 1957 and then on CBS from October 7, 1957 to April 27, 1964 for eleven seasons. It was renamed The Danny Thomas Show on October 1, 1956 in the fourth season.
Spin-offs[]
- The Andy Griffith Show was spun off the episode "Danny Meets Andy Griffith".
- The Joey Bishop Show was spun off with Danny Thomas appearing in The Joey Bishop Show "This Is Your Life".
- The Bill Dana Show was spun off after José Jiménez, played by Bill Dana, appeared on eight episodes.
- Make Room for Granddaddy is a sequel spin-off.
Westphall connections in The Danny Thomas Show[]
- Lucy and Ricky Ricardo from The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour appeared on "Lucy Upsets the Williams Household".
- Maurice Sorrell from The Dick Van Dyke Show appeared on "The Woman Behind the Jokes".
Westphall connection to The Danny Thomas Show[]
Danny Williams and the rest of the Williams family appeared on The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour "Lucy Makes Room for Danny".