Make Room for Daddy.
Make Room for Daddy (later The Danny Thomas Show) is a 1953 sitcom.
Cast[]
Singing cast (regular)[]
- Danny Thomas - Danny Williams
- Jean Hagen - Margaret Williams
- Sherry Jackson - Terry Williams
- Rusty Hamer - Rusty Williams
Plot[]
Danny Thomas played the role of Danny Williams, a successful comedian and nightclub entertainer at the "Copa Club," a takeoff on the iconic New York City nightclub the Copacabanca. Jean Hagen played his serious and loving wife Margaret, Sherry Jackson their daughter Terry, and Rusty Hamer their son Rusty. The show's premise involved Danny rarely having time to spend with his family and Margaret having to deal with the children virtually on her own. She often felt neglected by Danny, and on several occasions felt like leaving him. Margaret was a society woman and strict with the children, but loved her family. Louise Beavers made several appearances during this era as the Williams's maid, Louise Evans, and often was at odds with Danny and sided with Margaret in most of the couple's arguments. Nana Bryant often appeared as Margaret's kind mother, of whom Danny and the children were fond, but Margaret, who had been raised by her aunt and uncle because of her mother often being away on stage tours, was not as warm towards her mother.