The Danny Thomas Show
Rusty, the Man
TV Flash files “Rusty, the Man” as the last listed hour of season 5 — The Danny Thomas Show (1953–1964) on ABC/CBS, season 5, episode 33, aired 1958-05-26.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E33: listed hour 153 of 344 in the The Danny Thomas Show guide, last listed hour of season 5. It aired 1958-05-26. The listed hour before it is “Too Good for Words” (S05E32). Next is “The Bob Hope Show” (S06E01).
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Rusty is hell bent on finding a job, to prove to his father that he doesn't need an allowance. Danny protests, but relents at his son's determination to earn his own way. Rusty shines shoes, but when he encounters a needy boy who polishes shoes because his family relies on his income for groceries, Rusty gives the boy his earnings. What Rusty doesn't know is that his act of generosity is witnessed by Kathy and Danny, who tells his son he has earned his respect and acknowledges his entering manhood.
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Where does Rusty, the Man sit in the The Danny Thomas Show guide?
S05E33 is listed hour 153 of 344 — last listed hour of season 5, season 5 episode 33.
When did The Danny Thomas Show S05E33 air?
Rusty, the Man aired 1958-05-26.
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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- Jean Hagen as Margaret Williams
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- Marjorie Lord as Kathy Williams
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- Rusty Hamer as Rusty Williams
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- Sherry Jackson as Terry Williams
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