The Danny Thomas Show
Danny Williams, a successful nightclub singer, encounters a variety of difficult or amusing situations in trying to balance his career with his family: his outspoken second wife Kathy, teenage daughter Terry and son Rusty from his first marriage and Kathy's young daughter Linda and Danny's old-fashioned Uncle Tonoose. Later episodes feature Annette Funicello as a foreign exchange student from Italy. Most episodes conclude with a song by Danny or one of the children. Affection expressed as hostility ("I love you, you little jerk") and ironic humor characterize this show.
- 1953-1965
- 11 seasons
- ABC
- Comedy, Family
- TV-Y7
Danny Williams, a successful nightclub singer, encounters a variety of difficult or amusing situations in trying to balance his career with his family: his outspoken second wife Kathy, teenage daughter Terry and son Rusty from his first marriage and Kathy's young daughter Linda and Danny's old-fashioned Uncle Tonoose. Later episodes feature Annette Funicello as a foreign exchange student from Italy. Most episodes conclude with a song by Danny or one of the children. Affection expressed as hostility ("I love you, you little jerk") and ironic humor characterize this show.
Season 11 Episode Guide
30 Episodes 1963 - 1964
Episode 1
The Country Squires
Mon, Sep 30, 1963 30 mins
Kathy and Bunny purchase a dilapidated house in the country - behind their husbands' backs.
Episode 2
The Perfect Crime
Mon, Oct 7, 1963 30 mins
With Danny's birthday in a few weeks, Kathy has set aside money for his present. At least, that's what she thought until she's discovered it's gone missing.
Episode 3
Here's the $50 Back
Mon, Oct 14, 1963 30 mins
A mysterious friend shows up to repay a loan made to him by Danny many, many years ago.
Episode 4
The Woman Behind the Jokes
Mon, Oct 21, 1963 30 mins
Kathy is offended at Danny making her the subject of his jokes during his act so she enlists Buddy Sorrell of "The Alan Brady Show" to write jokes about him.
Episode 5
Rusty Drives a Car
Mon, Oct 28, 1963 30 mins
Rusty is now old enough to drive, and Danny is having trouble accepting the fact that his son is growing up.
Episode 6
Linda and the New Dress
Mon, Nov 4, 1963 30 mins
After tearing her girlfriend's dress during a fight, Linda buys her a fancy new one and charges it to her father's account.
Episode 7
My Fair Uncle
Mon, Nov 11, 1963 30 mins
Everyone is in the Williams household is taken aback when Uncle Tonoose announces his plans to marry.
Episode 8
Shy Alfie
Mon, Nov 18, 1963 30 mins
Danny tries to help English waiter Alfie Wingate overcome his fear of women.
Episode 9
Oh, the Clancys
Mon, Dec 2, 1963 30 mins
Kathy's Aunt Molly Clancy from Ireland comes to visit and, surprise, she brings her four sons, The Singing Clancys. They have a dream to perform at the Copa but Charlie doesn't want them. He and Danny decide to hire a cop to keep them out. Aunt Molly and the boys come to the Copa but, surprise, the cop is also Irish. He says he is paid to keep them out of the main room but that they can sing in the side room. They begin to sing to the empty room but soon draw the entire audience away from Danny, performing in the main room.
Episode 10
The Hex
Mon, Dec 9, 1963 30 mins
Danny and Charley are convinced that the carpenter working on their new country home has thrown a whammy on them.
Episode 11
The Two Musketeers
Mon, Dec 16, 1963 30 mins
A musician at the Copa Club is in debt to a gambler.
Episode 12
Christmas Story
Mon, Dec 23, 1963 30 mins
Danny is disheartened because his family is so caught up in the material aspects of Christmas that they seem to have forgotten its real meaning. He comes up with a plan he hopes will remedy this.
Episode 13
Peaceful Co-Existence
Mon, Dec 30, 1963 30 mins
The renovations to the Williams/Halper Connecticut country home are finally complete, and the two couples spend a weekend in the country together. It doesn't take long for the best friends to become annoyed with each others habits.
Episode 14
The Bowling Partners
Mon, Jan 6, 1964 30 mins
Danny laments that he and Rusty do few things together. Rusty and his friends learn that there is a father-son bowling tournament on Friday night. Kathy finds an application in Rusty's pocket, and they think that Rusty will ask Danny to bowl. Rusty learns this, asks Danny to enter the tournament, and they win a trophy for the worst bowling pair in the tournament.
Episode 15
Linda's Crush
Mon, Jan 13, 1964 30 mins
When Linda discovers her father is using her crush on a schoolboy in his comedy act she became angry with him especially after the boy finds out because of the jokes.
Episode 16
Kathy, the Secretary
Mon, Jan 20, 1964 30 mins
When Danny complains to Kathy about her overspending, she cons Phil into giving her a temporary job as his secretary.
Episode 17
The Quiz Show
Mon, Jan 27, 1964 30 mins
Frank's mother needs a new washing machine, so he cons Danny into appearing with him on a quiz show in hopes of winning a brand new one.
Episode 18
Howdy, Neighbors
Mon, Feb 3, 1964 30 mins
Danny, Charley, and their wives are perplexed by the snobbish behavior of their Connecticut countryside neighbors.
Episode 19
The Antique Dealer
Mon, Feb 10, 1964 30 mins
Danny and Charley set up a roadside stand outside their Connecticut country home, and they try to pass off junk as valuable antiques.
Episode 20
Bunny Gets Into the Act
Mon, Feb 17, 1964 30 mins
Charley's in the doghouse when he refuses to allow Bunny a chance to perform in his new stage review at the Copacabana.
Episode 21
Sense of Humor
Mon, Feb 24, 1964 30 mins
Danny's in trouble with the local tradesmen when they learn they are the brunt of the jokes in his nightclub act.
Episode 22
Tonoose Gets a Job
Mon, Mar 2, 1964 30 mins
Uncle Tonoose needs one thing to make him feel like the leader of the family, so Danny helps him get one at a women's shoe store.
Episode 23
The Leprechaun
Mon, Mar 9, 1964 30 mins
Howard Morris appears as a man who claims he's a leprechaun.
Episode 24
Pupa from Italy
Mon, Mar 16, 1964 30 mins
Danny imports a girl from Italy to sing at the Copacabana, but soon discovers she has stopped performing pop music in favor of opera music.
Episode 25
Pupa's Pooch
Mon, Mar 23, 1964 30 mins
Pupa is an entertainer Danny discovered when they visited Italy. When staying with the Williams family to make celebrity status from working in the dinner club with Danny, Pupa is overwhelmed by her homesickness, and maneuvers things so that she hides her dog from Italy in her room. But the law stipulates that an animal must be quarantined for a period of time when entering the United States. So when an agent comes to collect the dog she cannot be consoled. Will Danny's rediculous sceme console her or will he alienate her for good?
Episode 26
Pupa Loves Rusty
Mon, Mar 30, 1964 30 mins
12-year-old Pupa mistakenly believes she's engaged to be married to 16-year-old Rusty.
Episode 27
Beautiful Lady
Mon, Apr 6, 1964 30 mins
Danny reconnects with a tomboy girl named Moose that used to play on his school's baseball team. He now finds himself attracted to her.
Episode 28
Call Off the Hounds
Mon, Apr 13, 1964 30 mins
Danny and Charley are seeing imaginary dogs, after their wives give them the "Gaslight " treatment.
Episode 29
Rusty and the Chorus Girl
Mon, Apr 20, 1964 30 mins
Rusty falls for an older woman - a chorus girl at the Cobacabana.
Episode 30
The Persistent Cop
Mon, Apr 27, 1964 30 mins
A cop asks Danny if he will audition a singing group from the poor side of town.