The Danny Thomas Show / Make Room for Daddy
TVCU Trivia of the Day: What fictional character has crossed with both Lucy Ricardo and Lucy Carter? Not much to say for an intro here. The Danny Thomas Show, or as I knew it, Make Room for Daddy was a popular comedy that was in reruns when I was a kid, and I really liked it. The show was popular enough to warrant some crossovers, and in fact launched the Andy Griffith Show, something not a lot of people know. And Danny Thomas was the inventor of the spit take, where one spits out his beverage when hearing something shocking. On to the chronology... 1953 to 1965--THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW/MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY--This is the story of comedian Danny Williams, his wife, Kathy, and his children Rusty and Linda. December 1958--THE LUCY-DESI COMEDY HOUR/I LOVE LUCY--The Williams (of THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW) take a vacation in Connecticut. They rent the home of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo. January 1959--THE DANNY THOMAS SHOW/WESTINGHOUSE DESILU PLAYHOUSE--"Lucy Upsets ...