View Full Version : Good News: DANNY THOMAS SHOW/MAKE ROOM FOR DADDY fans!


Howard
11-25-2021, 05:31 PM
Since COZI-TV stopped airing this series I did some research and it is now being Streamed on AMAZON PRIME as well as FILMRISE(another Streamer) and are showing Seasons 5-11 uncut! IMDB-TV is also showing it but WITH cuts and fewer seasons. Thank you PRIME and FILMRISE! Happy New Year!

1960'sTVfan
11-25-2021, 07:53 PM
I'm not into this show but it's great news for the fans if Filmrise is streaming uncut episodes. I'm a physical media type of person, I like having DVD's so I've never gotten into this streaming stuff.

DJM77
11-25-2021, 07:59 PM
I've been watching it on Filmrise for a while now.

stevea
11-25-2021, 11:29 PM
Amazon Prime also has seasons 6 thru 9 uncut (or in the 25 minute range). Seasons 10 and 11 are around 21 minutes and probably close to what ran on COZI.

opus
11-25-2021, 11:40 PM
I've been watching it on Filmrise for a while now.

They wouldn’t also happen to have Make Room For Granddaddy, would they?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065287/

DJM77
11-26-2021, 12:18 PM
They wouldn’t also happen to have Make Room For Granddaddy, would they?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065287/

No. I wish they did.

stevea
11-26-2021, 01:41 PM
No. I wish they did.

Me too. I think there might be a couple on Youtube and that's it.

Howard
11-26-2021, 03:48 PM
Guess I was late to the party! When did FILMRISE Start this show?

Howard
11-26-2021, 03:51 PM
Great to hear from you about this! I do wonder if SFM Entertainment still holds the rights? I'm waiting to see the DANNY THOMAS SHOW FAMILY REUNION from 1965! IMDb says they'll alert me when it's available. Happy Holidays!

opus
11-27-2021, 01:36 AM
No. I wish they did.

Okay, thanks. Michael Lembeck did a ‘Granddaddy’, and while my viewing interests lie elsewhere, I know someone who would probably love to see that one ;)

DJM77
11-27-2021, 05:28 PM
Guess I was late to the party! When did FILMRISE Start this show?

Last August I believe.

bencasey
12-02-2021, 02:34 AM
I'm not into this show but it's great news for the fans if Filmrise is streaming uncut episodes. I'm a physical media type of person, I like having DVD's so I've never gotten into this streaming stuff.

That's what DVD recorders are for. I'm doing around 25 episodes a day.

bencasey
12-02-2021, 02:40 AM
Great to hear from you about this! I do wonder if SFM Entertainment still holds the rights? I'm waiting to see the DANNY THOMAS SHOW FAMILY REUNION from 1965! IMDb says they'll alert me when it's available. Happy Holidays!

SFM doesn't exist anymore. Stanley Moger ran the company and he died a couple of years ago.

I watched the 1965 reunion show at UCLA. Don't hold your breath on that ever being available.

bencasey
12-02-2021, 02:45 AM
Both Filmrise and IMDB-TV now have seasons 5-11. On IMDB, seasons 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11 are complete and in the correct 4x3 aspect ratio, except for the last 4 episodes of season 7, which someone screwed up the encoding on. Season 5 and 10 are cut to less that 21 minutes and are in a fake 16x9 format.

On Filmrise, they have seasons 5-11, all uncut, but they are not 4x3. Not sure what they are. There is black all around the picture, which is what happens when they take a 4x3 picture and try to encode it into widescreen.

I'm not sure why neither one has season 4 yet, as we know that was also transferred, as it also ran on COZI. And, as we know, seasons 1-3 are locked away in the Thomas vaults and won't be let out.

1960'sTVfan
12-02-2021, 08:54 AM
That's what DVD recorders are for. I'm doing around 25 episodes a day.

Understood but I'm not able to record shows from streaming services, don't have the equipment for that, I can only record shows from TV channels.

1960'sTVfan
12-02-2021, 09:08 AM
On Filmrise, they have seasons 5-11, all uncut, but they are not 4x3. Not sure what they are. There is black all around the picture, which is what happens when they take a 4x3 picture and try to encode it into widescreen.

It seems that none of the retro channels on TV have a normal, 4X3 picture anymore. It's either that widescreen 16x9 garbage with the black bars at the top and bottom, or a shrunken down, square size picture with black bars on all four sides. Both are terrible and look awful, this is why I don't watch or record shows from the retro channels anymore. Thankfully, all the DVD's I have of favorite classic shows are in the proper, 4x3 full screen format.

bencasey
12-02-2021, 03:10 PM
Understood but I'm not able to record shows from streaming services, don't have the equipment for that, I can only record shows from TV channels.

A Roku player is all you need and you can get one for like $30. Certainly worth it.

bencasey
12-02-2021, 03:12 PM
It seems that none of the retro channels on TV have a normal, 4X3 picture anymore. It's either that widescreen 16x9 garbage with the black bars at the top and bottom, or a shrunken down, square size picture with black bars on all four sides. Both are terrible and look awful, this is why I don't watch or record shows from the retro channels anymore. Thankfully, all the DVD's I have of favorite classic shows are in the proper, 4x3 full screen format.

Seasons 5-9 & 11 of Danny Thomas are correct 4x3 on IMDB-TV

Seasons 2-4 of Joey Bishop are correct 4x3 on Filmrise

1960'sTVfan
12-02-2021, 03:41 PM
A Roku player is all you need and you can get one for like $30. Certainly worth it.

I'll think it over and consider getting a Roku player, thanks much for the recommendation/suggestion.

Sal
12-10-2021, 10:55 PM
I have no idea how to get it on Filmrise. I go to their webpage and I only get the homepage. I can't find any streams on it at all. I thought by now it would be on TUBI as well but they don't have it yet. However, it is on PLUTO TV and you can check it out there right now. They have Seasons 4-11 free on demand.


The Danny Thomas Show - PLUTO TV (https://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/series/the-danny-thomas-show/details/season/4?utm_medium=deeplink&utm_source=justwatch)


On TV, I can watch it every day on CHCH TV at 2:00 pm. Right now, they're on Season 6 and I don't know how much farther they'll go.

Howard
12-26-2021, 07:10 PM
I beg to differ; all these old shows were filmed in 4x3 and when I checked it out on DANNY THOMAS very recently, it is presented in 4x3 however when COZI-TV used to air it, they blew it up into a 16x9 which looked incredible to me with no distortion and the prints they ran were impeccable.

Howard
12-26-2021, 07:13 PM
Just Google FILMRISE APP and there it is but since my post it turns out that AMAZON PRIME is running the show with no cuts! Thanks for the list of old show streamers, really appreciate the info!

snowpeck
12-28-2021, 01:55 AM
Pluto TV (https://pluto.tv/en/search/details/series/the-danny-thomas-show) and Sling TV (https://watch.sling.com/browse/search/details/series/7ef3fb12710341548a2f4ead66bfe148) have seasons 4-11 up (though one episode from season 4 is missing) uncut, in 4x3 and in HD! They all look great and are available for free.

Howard
02-13-2022, 04:01 PM
I understand BUT DVD's, even Blu Rays are NOTHING compared to 4K streaming! Much better picture and details! Unfortunately, the only DVD-SETS of this show are season 5 and 6. The distributor stopped after the dismal returns of their 2008 release of season 6!