Make Room for Daddy: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Make Room for Daddy followed the misadventures in the lives of the Williams family. Danny Williams, a nightclub entertainer, (a character almost identical to that of Danny Thomas himself) tries to strike a balance between family life and the entertainment business.

Series details

• Title: Make Room for Daddy
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1953-09-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 1964-04-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12740
• IMDb ID: tt0045410
• TVDB ID: 73496

Cast and credited roles

• Rusty Hamer — Rusty Williams
• Danny Thomas — Danny Williams
• Marjorie Lord — Kathy Williams
• Angela Cartwright — Linda Williams
• Sherry Jackson — Terry Williams
• Sid Melton — Charley Halper
• Jean Hagen — Margaret Williams
• Amanda Randolph — Louise

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1953-09-29; final listed air date 1954-04-20; episode order: 30.
• Season 2: premiered 1954-09-28; final listed air date 1955-04-26; episode order: 30.
• Season 3: premiered 1955-09-13; final listed air date 1956-04-17; episode order: 30.
• Season 4: premiered 1956-10-01; final listed air date 1957-04-25; episode order: 30.
• Season 5: premiered 1957-10-07; final listed air date 1958-05-26.
• Season 6: premiered 1958-10-06; final listed air date 1959-05-25; episode order: 33.
• Season 7: premiered 1959-10-05; final listed air date 1960-05-23; episode order: 33.
• Season 8: premiered 1960-10-03; final listed air date 1961-05-22; episode order: 32.
• Season 9: premiered 1961-10-02; final listed air date 1962-05-07; episode order: 31.
• Season 10: premiered 1962-10-01; final listed air date 1963-05-06; episode order: 32.
• Season 11: premiered 1963-09-30; final listed air date 1964-04-27; episode order: 30.

Source and licence

Adapted from Make Room for Daddy on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.