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''The Danny Thomas Hour'' is an American
anthology television series An anthology series is a radio, television, video game or film series that spans different genres and presents a different story and a different set of characters in each different episode, season, segment, or short. These usually have a differ ...
that was broadcast on
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during the 1967–68 television season.


Synopsis

''The Danny Thomas Hour'' comprised various formats, including dramas, comedies and musical-variety hours, produced on videotape and film. Thomas hosted the dramas and the musical-variety hours, starring in the latter. One of the comedies was an hour-long sequel to his former
situation comedy A sitcom, a portmanteau of situation comedy, or situational comedy, is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who mostly carry over from episode to episode. Sitcoms can be contrasted with sketch comedy, where a troupe may use ne ...
, ''
The Danny Thomas Show ''The Danny Thomas Show'' (titled ''Make Room for Daddy'' for its first three seasons) is an American sitcom that ran from 1953 to 1957 on ABC and from 1957 to 1964 on CBS. Starring Danny Thomas as a successful night club entertainer, the show fo ...
'' (aka ''Make Room for Daddy''). Thomas also starred in all of the comedy episodes, both those based on his old show and those which were not. It was broadcast Monday nights on
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in the 9pm (Eastern) time slot. During the latter half of this series run, it was preceded by the highly successful hit of the year, ''
Rowan and Martin's Laugh In ''Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In'' (often simply referred to as ''Laugh-In'') is an American sketch comedy television program that ran for 140 episodes from January 22, 1968, to March 12, 1973, on the NBC television network, hosted by comedians Dan ...
''. Despite a strong ratings lead-in, the numbers never came in. Cancellation followed and it was replaced by a new ''
NBC Monday Night at the Movies ''The NBC Monday Movie'' was a television anthology series of films that debuted on February 4, 1963 (in the middle of the 1962-63 season). It was referred to as ''Monday Night at the Movies'' prior to the mid-1980s. Contrary to popular contemp ...
''.


Notable guest stars

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Ken Berry Kenneth Ronald Berry (November 3, 1933 – December 1, 2018) was an American actor, dancer, and singer. Berry starred on the television series ''F Troop'', ''The Andy Griffith Show'', ''Mayberry R.F.D.'' and ''Mama's Family''. He also appea ...
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Bill Bixby Wilfred Bailey Everett Bixby III (January 22, 1934 – November 21, 1993) professionally known as Bill Bixby, was an American actor, director, producer, and frequent game-show panellist. Bixby's career spanned more than three decades, includi ...
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Angela Cartwright Angela Margaret Cartwright (born September 9, 1952) is a British actress primarily known for her roles in movies and television. On television, she played Linda Williams, the stepdaughter of Danny Williams (played by Danny Thomas) in the long- ...
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Sid Caesar Isaac Sidney Caesar (September 8, 1922 – February 12, 2014) was an American comic actor, comedian and writer. With a career spanning 60 years, he was best known for two pioneering 1950s live television series: ''Your Show of Shows'' (1950 ...
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Dane Clark Dane Clark (born Bernard Zanville; February 26, 1912September 11, 1998) was an American character actor who was known for playing, as he labeled himself, "Joe Average." Early life Clark was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Jewish imm ...
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Jeanne Crain Jeanne Elizabeth Crain (May 25, 1925 – December 14, 2003) was an American actress. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her title role in '' Pinky'' (1949). She also starred in the films ''In the Meantime, Darling'' (1944 ...
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Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ...
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Rusty Hamer Russell Craig "Rusty" Hamer (February 15, 1947 – January 18, 1990) was an American stage, film and television actor. He is best known for portraying Rusty Williams, the wisecracking son of entertainer Danny Williams (Danny Thomas), on the ...
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Marjorie Lord Marjorie Lord (née Wollenberg; July 26, 1918 – November 28, 2015) was an American television and film actress. She played Kathy "Clancy" O'Hara Williams, opposite Danny Thomas's character on ''The Danny Thomas Show'' (also known as ''Make ...
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Episodes

1) "The Wonderful World of Burlesque ourth edition (September 11, 1967) Phil Silvers, Cyd Charisse, Nanette Fabray, Tennessee Ernie Ford, guests
2) "Instant Money" (September 18, 1967) featuring Sid Caesar, Don Adams, Abby Dalton, Richard Deacon
3) "The Scene" (September 25, 1967) Robert Stack, Geraldine Chaplin, Michael J. Pollard
4) "It's Greek To Me" (October 2, 1967) featuring Juliet Prowse, Vic Damone, Buddy Hackett, Joe Besser
5) "The Demon Under the Bed" (October 9, 1967) Bing Crosby, George Maharis, Joan Collins, Mary Frances Crosby
6) "The Danny Thomas Hour from Sea World" (October 23, 1967) John Gary, Maura McGivney, The Young Americans, guests
7) "Fame is a Four-Letter Word" (October 30, 1967) Barry Sullivan, Michael Rennie, Richard Conte, Geraldine Brooks, Aldo Ray, Carolyn Jones
8) "Make More Room For Daddy" (November 6, 1967) featuring Marjorie Lord, Rusty Hamer, Angela Cartwright, Sid Melton, Amanda Randolph, Hans Conried,
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, Edward Andrews
9) "The Enemy" (November 20, 1967) Sammy Davis Jr., Henry Silva, Peter Brown
10) "The Zero Man" (November 27, 1967) Red Buttons, Nehemiah Persoff, Stephen McNally
11) "The Royal Follies of 1933" (December 11, 1967) Shirley Jones, Gale Gordon, Ken Berry, Hans Conried, Bob Hope, guests; Johnny Carson, narrator
12) "The Cricket on the Hearth" (December 18, 1967) Roddy McDowall, narrator
13) "Is Charlie Coming?" (December 25, 1967) Van Johnson, Janice Rule, Jack Carter, Alan Hewitt
14) "America, I Love You" (January 8, 1968) Andy Williams, Polly Bergen, Van Johnson, Louis Prima, guests
15) "The Cage" (January 15, 1968) Bobby Darin, Dean Stockwell, Lloyd Nolan, Arch Johnson, Sugar Ray Robinson
16) "The Measure of a Man" (January 22, 1968) Richard Kiley, Bradford Dillman, Anne Baxter, Clarence Williams III, Walter Brooke
17) "The Last Hunters" (January 29, 1968) Richard Todd, Olivia DeHavilland, Dane Clark
18) "One For My Baby" (February 5, 1968) Janet Leigh, Ricardo Montalban, Charles Ruggles, Rick Jason, Strother Martin
19) "Fear is the Chain" (February 19, 1968) Van Heflin, Horst Buchholz, May Britt
20) "Thomas at Tahoe" (February 26, 1968)
21) "My Pal Tony" (March 4, 1968) James Whitmore, Enzo Cerusico, Dorothy Provine, Hal March, Rose Marie, Walter Pidgeon, Jeanne Crain
22) "Two For Penny" (March 11, 1968) featuring Bill Bixby, Donna Loren, Michael Constantine
23) "The Wonderful World of Burlesque
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(March 18, 1968) Carol Channing, Mickey Rooney, Wayne Newton, guests


References

*Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, ''
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'' *Gianakos, Larry James, ''Television Drama Series, 1947-1984''


External links

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