TMC
11-25-2022, 12:43 AM
https://jacksonupperco.com/2022/11/23/a-festive-sitcom-family-reunion/
Now, this particular rarity isn’t exactly set at Thanksgiving, but it does contain a family reunion, and it did air 55 years ago this month (on November 06, 1967, to be exact) — it’s an entry from The Danny Thomas Hour called “Make More Room For Daddy.”
On this installment of Danny Thomas’ single-season variety series, the former sitcom star reunited the cast of his long-running comedy — including Marjorie Lord, Rusty Hamer, Angela Cartwright, Sid Melton, Hans Conried, and Amanda Randolph — for an hour special about 20-year-old Rusty’s return from the Army, with a surprise: he’s just married his colonel’s daughter (Jana Taylor). This causes tension and tears, as the Williams family — particularly Uncle Tonoose — insists that the couple have another ceremony, while the bride’s militant father (Edward Andrews) also complicates matters via his disdain for “show people.”
Now, this particular rarity isn’t exactly set at Thanksgiving, but it does contain a family reunion, and it did air 55 years ago this month (on November 06, 1967, to be exact) — it’s an entry from The Danny Thomas Hour called “Make More Room For Daddy.”
On this installment of Danny Thomas’ single-season variety series, the former sitcom star reunited the cast of his long-running comedy — including Marjorie Lord, Rusty Hamer, Angela Cartwright, Sid Melton, Hans Conried, and Amanda Randolph — for an hour special about 20-year-old Rusty’s return from the Army, with a surprise: he’s just married his colonel’s daughter (Jana Taylor). This causes tension and tears, as the Williams family — particularly Uncle Tonoose — insists that the couple have another ceremony, while the bride’s militant father (Edward Andrews) also complicates matters via his disdain for “show people.”