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Season 8

The Danny Thomas Show

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Family
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Season released 3rd Oct, 1960.

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Season 8 Episodes

S08 Episode 1

Kathy Delivers the Mail

When the mailman in their new apartment building tells Linda his feet hurt, she decides to help him by delivering some of the mail; Kathy sees all the mail in Linda's room and tries to deliver it before Linda gets into trouble.

25 mins · Mon, 3 Oct 1960

S08 Episode 2

The Report Card

Rusty gets his report card and no one is more surprised than he is to see all As; Danny is so proud that he goes overboard; when Rusty's teacher tells him that she made a mistake, Rusty is at a loss how to break it to his father.

26 mins · Mon, 10 Oct 1960

S08 Episode 3

Danny and the Actor's School

Danny feels that his comedy performances aren't as respected as stage performers, so he enrols in a drama school in order to become a serious actor.

26 mins · Mon, 17 Oct 1960

S08 Episode 4

Kathy and the Glamour Girl

Danny is doing a show with glamour girl Lisa Lazlow; Kathy learns they have worked together before and Danny sang Kathy's song to Lisa in the show.

26 mins · Mon, 31 Oct 1960

S08 Episode 5

Danny Proposes to His Wife

Danny reminds Kathy one time too many that she proposed; Kathy insists Danny propose to her, after a courtship; until then, she doesn't consider their marriage to be final.

26 mins · Mon, 7 Nov 1960

S08 Episode 6

Kathy, the Matchmaker

When Phil comes over to talk Kathy into letting Danny go out of town, he says how wonderful it is that Danny has such a dependable, capable wife, and what a shame he never meets anyone like Kathy.

25 mins · Mon, 14 Nov 1960

S08 Episode 7

Tonoose, the Liar

Kathy and Danny scold Uncle Tonoose for telling too many tall tales; Kathy is worried about the effect of Uncle Tonoose's stories on Danny.

25 mins · Mon, 21 Nov 1960

S08 Episode 8

Linda, The Performer

The whole family is at the club for Linda's birthday; she sings a song, and the next day Charlie wants to book her on Danny's upcoming TV special.

25 mins · Mon, 28 Nov 1960

S08 Episode 9

Danny and the Dentist

Danny has a terrible toothache but is determined not to go to the dentist; Kathy is just as determined to make him go and enlists Charlie's help to get him there.

25 mins · Mon, 5 Dec 1960

S08 Episode 10

Fugitive Father

Danny is being replaced at the club for two weeks by his old friend, and recent widower, Buddy Bruno; the only problem is Buddy and his daughter are on the lam from social services.

25 mins · Mon, 12 Dec 1960

S08 Episode 11

The Singing Sisters

It's Christmas time and Kathy promises a neighbour that she'll talk to Danny about meeting two sisters who wrote a Christmas song; Danny explains that songs don't make money until they are published.

25 mins · Mon, 19 Dec 1960

S08 Episode 12

Rusty the Rat

When Rusty breaks one of Danny's golf clubs, he knows he'll be grounded and he's afraid his team will lose their next game; Rusty talks Linda into taking the blame for him now in exchange for him taking the blame for her at a future date.

25 mins · Mon, 26 Dec 1960

S08 Episode 13

The Plant

Danny's landlord sees a plant Danny has received from a fan, and recognises that the plant is quite rare and needs a lot of attention if it is to survive.

25 mins · Mon, 2 Jan 1961

S08 Episode 14

Democracy at Work

Rusty and Linda want to go to the movies; when Kathy says no, they complain what good is learning about democracy in school when there is no democracy in their home.

25 mins · Mon, 9 Jan 1961

S08 Episode 15

You Can Fight City Hall

Danny gets a parking ticket that he feels was wrongly issued; he assembles his defence team for a court appearance: a nuclear timer expert and Rusty, who can testify that there was time left on the meter.

26 mins · Mon, 16 Jan 1961

S08 Episode 16

The Whoopee Show

Danny arrives home to find Kathy on the couch in a ratty robe, with curlers in her hair, and fighting a bout of sniffles; when Danny complains about her appearance, they have an argument which gives him material for his act.

26 mins · Mon, 23 Jan 1961

S08 Episode 17

The Rum Cake

Danny is helping Rusty rehearse his drums for the school orchestra try-outs; Kathy enters and says it's nearly 11 o'clock and past Rusty's bedtime; when their landlord complains, Kathy tries to make amends by giving him coffee and a rum cake.

25 mins · Mon, 30 Jan 1961

S08 Episode 18

Tonoose, The Boss

Uncle Tonoose arrives in New York determined to invest his life savings so he will be able to send his grand-nephew to college and then to medical school; to keep him from investing with a man he met on the bus, Danny suggests he invest in the club.

25 mins · Mon, 6 Feb 1961

S08 Episode 19

Rusty the Millionaire

Rusty has been treating Danny like a bottomless dollar bill dispenser; Danny decides to give Rusty a large amount of money of his own to see how he handles it.

25 mins · Mon, 13 Feb 1961

S08 Episode 20

Good Old Burlesque

Danny and Charlie come up with the idea of a burlesque performer's old routines into their act and bring the former star back to work.

25 mins · Mon, 20 Feb 1961

S08 Episode 21

The Four Angels

Rusty decides to become a talent agent; he then signs up a children's vocal group and negotiates to book them on the Ed Sullivan Show.

25 mins · Mon, 27 Feb 1961

S08 Episode 22

The Dog Walkers

An unfortunate situation arises when thirteen-year-old Rusty loses his dog-walking job to Jose, the building's elevator operator.

25 mins · Mon, 6 Mar 1961

S08 Episode 23

The Scrubwoman

Danny and Kathy help the cleaning girl impress the love of her life, who she has been lying to for years, by telling her (as he lives in Ireland) that she leads a successful life in the US.

26 mins · Mon, 13 Mar 1961

S08 Episode 24

Everything Happens to Me

Danny is tired after flying from New York to Los Angeles to work out plans for a big show; he has no place to stay as an incompetent employee of his firm forgot to make a hotel reservation for him.

25 mins · Mon, 27 Mar 1961

S08 Episode 25

Old Man Danny

Danny hires Paul Pryor to sing at his club, but when he sees the effect Paul has on the audiences, he starts feeling very, very old.

25 mins · Mon, 3 Apr 1961

S08 Episode 26

Danny and the Hoodlums

Mobsters go after a comic who they believe is swiping jokes from Danny; Danny and Charlie try to warn him that he's in danger, but he doesn't believe them.

25 mins · Mon, 10 Apr 1961

S08 Episode 27

Rusty's Punishment

Rusty has a classmate do his history homework for him so Rusty can go to basketball practice; Danny finds out and tells Rusty no more basketball; the only problem is the team is in the finals, and the next game is the playoff.

25 mins · Mon, 17 Apr 1961

S08 Episode 28

The Scoutmaster

Rusty's Scoutmaster is moving away and Rusty has volunteered Danny to replace him; Danny is complaining he doesn't have time, until retired Major Hegendorn, their landlord, shows interest.

26 mins · Mon, 24 Apr 1961

S08 Episode 29

The Magician

Rusty and Linda want to earn their very own money to donate to the hospital drive, so they come up with their own magic act.

25 mins · Mon, 1 May 1961

S08 Episode 30

The Woman Behind the Man

After a fight with Danny, Kathy attempts to prove that she's 'the woman behind the man'; problems arise and best friends Danny and Charlie sue each other.

25 mins · Mon, 8 May 1961

S08 Episode 31

Teenage Thrush

Danny has found a talented young female singer he thinks could make it big, but the girl's mother wants her to finish her education first.

26 mins · Mon, 15 May 1961

S08 Episode 32

The Party Wrecker

Kathy and the kids give Danny his birthday gifts before breakfast; Kathy asks Danny what he wants to do for his birthday, and he says a quiet dinner with just the two of them.

25 mins · Mon, 22 May 1961

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