The Danny Thomas Show
Pardon My Accent
TV Flash files “Pardon My Accent” as hour 140 of 344 in the TV Flash guide — The Danny Thomas Show (1953–1964) on ABC/CBS, season 5, episode 20, aired 1958-02-17.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E20: listed hour 140 of 344 in the The Danny Thomas Show guide, hour 20 of 33 in season 5. It aired 1958-02-17. The listed hour before it is “St. Vincent's Frolics” (S05E19). Next is “Terry's Crush” (S05E21).
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The school is having an awards ceremony and the fathers are invited to say a few words. Rusty is receiving an award and Danny is going, but Rusty's friend (played by Johnny Crawford) is going alone to get an award for "Best English". When Danny goes to the shoe repair shop to persuade the father, he finds out the real reason the father isn't attending. Danny gives a touching speech on emigrants at the ceremony.
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Where does Pardon My Accent sit in the The Danny Thomas Show guide?
S05E20 is listed hour 140 of 344 — hour 20 of 33 in season 5, season 5 episode 20.
When did The Danny Thomas Show S05E20 air?
Pardon My Accent aired 1958-02-17.
Where should I start?
Start with the nightclub-dad household once the classic family mix is in place — Thomas, the kids, Lord-era warmth. The entertainer-at-home bargain is the form.
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Why this series still plays
The Danny Thomas Show is Make Room for Daddy: nightclub dad energy, living-room warmth, a sitcom that spun Andy Griffith's world. Watch it in 2026 as the entertainer-family vehicle that ran a decade and a franchise web — Thomas's producing power, Marjorie Lord, and showbiz patriarch as American everyman.
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