The Danny Thomas Show
Make Room for Father-In-Law
TV Flash files “Make Room for Father-In-Law” as hour 147 of 344 in the TV Flash guide — The Danny Thomas Show (1953–1964) on ABC/CBS, season 5, episode 27, aired 1958-04-07.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E27: listed hour 147 of 344 in the The Danny Thomas Show guide, hour 27 of 33 in season 5. It aired 1958-04-07. The listed hour before it is “Terry's Coach” (S05E26). Next is “Family Ties” (S05E28).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Kathy's father visits and stays with the William's. Kathy tries to convince her father to stay for a long visit. Since he is unemployed, he decides to stay.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Make Room for Father-In-Law sit in the The Danny Thomas Show guide?
S05E27 is listed hour 147 of 344 — hour 27 of 33 in season 5, season 5 episode 27.
When did The Danny Thomas Show S05E27 air?
Make Room for Father-In-Law aired 1958-04-07.
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.
In the series
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.
Make room. (I said spoiler-free. The spin-off is the spoiler, and Mayberry already won the group chat.) *The Danny Thomas Show* — better known to millions as *Make Room for Daddy* — ABC then CBS, 1953–1964, 344 episodes across 11 seasons: nightclub comic Danny Williams trying to balance fame and family while kids and wife get the punchlines. Jean Hagen then Marjorie Lord grounded Danny Thomas's old-school showbiz energy; Rusty Hamer and the kids kept the living room loud. Entertainer-family vehicle as a multi-cam…
Filed against
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- Jean Hagen as Margaret Williams
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- Marjorie Lord as Kathy Williams
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- Rusty Hamer as Rusty Williams
Rusty Hamer's Rusty Williams kept The Danny Thomas Show as nightclub-dad living-room warmth — Make Room for Daddy energy, a sitcom that spun Andy Griffith's world, entertainer-family vehicle that ran a decade and a franchise web. TV Flash…
- Sherry Jackson as Terry Williams
Sherry Jackson played Terry Williams on The Danny Thomas Show — Make Room for Daddy's daughter in a 1950s nightclub-dad sitcom that sold living-room warmth as a franchise web. Showbiz patria, family-hour polish. TV Flash files her as the…