Danny Thomas starred as night club performer Danny Williams in the show Make Room For Daddy for three amazing seasons. But for season four there would be a lot of changes, including the title from Make room for Daddy to simply The Danny Thomas Show. The good folks at Reel Vault have released the complete fourth season on DVD.
This season follows Danny Williams now a single father, as his wife Margert had sadly passed away. Now as hard as it was to balance his career and life at home, it just got 1000 times harder as now he must raise a teenage daughter Terry (Sherry Jackson) and the always quick witted son Rusty (Rusty Hamer).But with this charge he is not alone, he has the help of Liz (Mary Wickes, Sister Act), Louise (Amanda Randolph, The Laytons) and Benny (Ben Lessy, That Funny Feeling).
The fourth season consisted of 30 episodes. And this new DVD set spreads these hilarious episodes across 4 DVD discs. Take a look that the episodes included in this season.
Disc 1:
1. Boarding School After losing his wife, Danny thinks that he is unable to provide the attention that his children need, so he plans to sends them to boarding school. **
2. The Nelson Eddy Show While Danny is hobbled with a broken leg, he gets Nelson Eddy to fill in for him down at the club. ***
3. Problem Father Terry is ashamed of Danny and his loud manner when she starts dating the son of a conservative banker. **
4. Be a Pal to Your Son The father of Rusty's friend tells Danny that he is not being enough of a pal to Rusty and that may be hurting their relationship. **
5. Den Mother Rusty's Cub Scout Pack needs a Den Mother so he asks Danny to volunteer for the job. **
6. Terry at the Crossroads Danny suggests to Terry that she forgo her tomboy ways when she falls for a boy who won't give her the time of day. **
7. Danny Goes to Texas Danny is excited at his Texas booking, until he learns who'll be in the audience. **
8. The Diary Danny feels like a real stinker after he stumbles upon Terry's diary and takes a peek. **
Disc 2:
9. Talented Kid Danny wants Rusty to perform with him on an upcoming TV show. ***
10. Danny's Comeback Danny's booking agent, Phil Brokaw, and his press agent, Liz O'Neill pressure Danny to go back to work, but Danny refuses to acknowledge he no longer needs crutches for his still-heeling broken leg. ***
11. My Fair Vocal Coach Danny is quite taken with his new vocal coach and tries to persuade her to audition for some Broadway producers. ***
12. Pride Takes a Holiday Danny is at loggerheads with Rusty's Cub Scout troop, when they have different ideas on Danny's role as Master of Ceremonies for their upcoming show. **
13. Christmas and Clowns Anticipating the first Christmas without Margaret, Danny invites a troupe of circus clowns for Christmas dinner to cheer Rusty and Terry. **
14. Liz's Boyfriend Danny and Benny interfere with Liz's love life, be that as it may. ***
15. The School Teacher Danny challenges Rusty's music teacher to perform in his club. ***
16. Danny's Date Danny's kids sabotage his date. ***
Disc 3:
17. Girl from Iowa Danny finds Wilma, a young girl from Iowa, in his home. Her dream is to make it in show business. Danny decides to give her a helping hand. ***
18. Danny Goes Social Danny blows off an anniversary dinner date with close friends, by accepting a blonde bombshell's invitation to her high society champagne supper. **
19. The Lobster Story Danny suspects a down-and-out comic of stealing his material. ***
20. The Flashback Show Danny's depressed because he thinks his kids have forgotten that it's his birthday. **
21. Danny's Fiancée Danny meets a woman he hopes might become the mother he's wanted for his kids, but the kids aren't so sure she's right for the job, or him. ***
22. My Friend, Harry Danny wants to portray his songwriter-friend Harry Ruby in a TV special. ***
23. Uncle Tonoose Pays a Visit Uncle Tonoose (Hans Conried, Disney's Peter Pan) arranges a Lebanese-style marriage for Danny. ****
24. The Model Danny is unhappy with Terry's firm plans to attend modeling school, but takes a subtle approach when trying to dissuade her. ****
Disc 4:
25. The Orphan Asylum Danny gets a call to perform at the Sands, but it means he has to back out on a promise to play at Rusty's school. ***
26. Little League Umpire When Rusty's baseball team loses 16 consecutive games, Danny intervenes and becomes the team's umpire. **
27. Danny Meets Kathy Rusty has the measles. Kathy his nurse won't allow Danny to enter his room because he doesn't remember if he had the measles or not. ****
28. Men Are Men Danny tries to get Kathy to go on their first date, but she plays hard-to-get. ***
29. Little Miss Moppet Kathy's young daughter feels threatened by her mother's new relationship with Danny and attempts to sabotage their relationship.***
30. Danny's Proposal Terry and Rusty scheme to get their father to propose to Kathy. ****
This season is filled with classic sitcom fun. Danny Thomas is pure gold as Danny Williams a single father juggling family and career. Dany's children are great as well! Sherry Jackson is amazing, but Rusty Hamer always seems to steal every scene he is in!
With eight episodes housed on a DVD disc you might think that the video quality might suffer, well, you would be wrong. The picture and audio quality of these episodes are near perfect. There is no compression artifacts that I could see and the audio is clear with no hiss or pops. To say I was impressed with this release would be an understatement.
This four disc DVD set brings the viewer 13 hours of family friendly entertainment. There is even some episodes that contain classic commercials. So much good clean entertainment, that is almost priceless.
So if you love Make Room For Daddy as much as I do. Or just classic sitcoms as much as me. The Complete Fourth season of The Danny Thomas Show on DVD from Reel Vault is a must own for your collection. Your family will relive these episodes time and time again. Head over to Deep Discount and order your copy today.
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