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The Best Episodes of The Danny Thomas Show Season 4

Every episode of The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Danny Thomas Show Season 4!

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Danny Thomas, an entertainer, tries to balance his home life with the needs of his career, with hilarious results.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 1 - Boarding School
    7.0/10(31 votes)

    #1 - Boarding School

    S4:E1

    Danny decides that the kids have become too unruly without their mother to help parent them. So, he decides to send them to boarding school to help give them the proper guidance they need.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Bill Manhoff

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  2. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 2 - The Nelson Eddy Show
    6.8/10(36 votes)

    #2 - The Nelson Eddy Show

    S4:E2

    Danny and Jesse search for a performer to replace him in the club while he’s stuck at home with a broken leg. Danny settles on Nelson Eddy.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Bill Manhoff

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  3. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 3 - Problem Father
    6.2/10(25 votes)

    #3 - Problem Father

    S4:E3

    Terry is dating a new, popular, wealthy, cultured boy, and this makes her hyper-sensitive, and insecure, about her father.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Barbara Hammer

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  4. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 4 - Be a Pal to Your Son
    7.0/10(26 votes)

    #4 - Be a Pal to Your Son

    S4:E4

    Danny feels bad about spending so much time working and tries being a friend to Rusty, as well as a father.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Bill Manhoff

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  5. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 5 - Den Mother
    7.3/10(29 votes)

    #5 - Den Mother

    S4:E5

    Danny makes the supreme sacrifice when son Rusty complains he's the only Cub Scout in the pack not represented at the den-mother meetings.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Henry Garson

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  6. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 6 - Terry at the Crossroads
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #6 - Terry at the Crossroads

    S4:E6

    Terry is disappointed when a guy, Bobby, she has a crush on doesn’t ask her to the junior prom. Danny worries she’s too athletic and cavalier about her appearance, since she no longer has a mother to guide her, and is encouraged by Liz to talk to her.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Bill Manhoff

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  7. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 7 - Danny Goes to Texas
    6.2/10(25 votes)

    #7 - Danny Goes to Texas

    S4:E7

    Danny’s agent gets him a gig at a birthday party in Texas—much to Danny’s chagrin.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Henry Garson

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  8. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 8 - The Diary
    6.8/10(21 votes)

    #8 - The Diary

    S4:E8

    When Terry comes home upset one day, Danny tries, to no avail, to get her to confide in him. When this fails, Ben and Liz encourage him to check Terry’s diary for clues, so he can help her.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Arthur H. Dales

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  9. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 9 - Talented Kid
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #9 - Talented Kid

    S4:E9

    Danny plans on Rusty joining him in singing on a show, but is quickly disappointed when, during their first rehearsal, Rusty sings off-key. He then bemoans the fact that his kid lacks talent.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Arthur H. Dales

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  10. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 10 - Danny's Comeback
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    #10 - Danny's Comeback

    S4:E10

    Danny’s doctor has said he’s ready to go back to work. Danny disagrees.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  11. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 11 - My Fair Vocal Coach
    6.3/10(21 votes)

    #11 - My Fair Vocal Coach

    S4:E11

    Danny takes a talented vocal coach with stage fright under his wing.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Henry Garson

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  12. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 12 - Pride Takes a Holiday
    6.1/10(21 votes)

    #12 - Pride Takes a Holiday

    S4:E12

    Danny gives Terry advice about swallowing her pride, instead of indulging in it, then has to face the same choice himself.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Henry Garson

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  13. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 13 - Christmas and Clowns
    6.8/10(24 votes)

    #13 - Christmas and Clowns

    S4:E13

    Rusty invites a bunch of circus people, with nowhere to go for the holidays, over for Christmas dinner.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Henry Garson

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  14. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 14 - Liz's Boyfriend
    6.5/10(21 votes)

    #14 - Liz's Boyfriend

    S4:E14

    Liz is finally in love and brings her boyfriend over to have dinner with the family and Benny.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Bill Manhoff

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  15. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 15 - The School Teacher
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #15 - The School Teacher

    S4:E15

    When Danny goes to see Rusty's fourth-grade teacher, they end up butting heads—and he ends up challenging her.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  16. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 16 - Danny's Date
    6.9/10(27 votes)

    #16 - Danny's Date

    S4:E16

    Danny has his first date since his wife died, and the kids are determined to ‘protect’ him.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  17. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 17 - Girl from Iowa
    7.5/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Girl from Iowa

    S4:E17

    A young girl pleads with Danny to help her get started in show business.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Henry Garson

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  18. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 18 - Danny Goes Social
    6.1/10(17 votes)

    #18 - Danny Goes Social

    S4:E18

    After being invited by Gloria Ridgely—an attractive socialite from his audience—to a champagne supper, Danny giddily accepts and decides to ditch the traditional anniversary celebration at Pizza Charlie’s with Benny, Liz and Jesse.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writers:Jack Elinson, Charles Stewart

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  19. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 19 - Lobster Story
    6.9/10(20 votes)

    #19 - Lobster Story

    S4:E19

    When Danny finds out some washed-out comic is doing a bit he’s known for, he decides to go confront him—and is surprised by what he finds.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Bill Manhoff

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  20. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 20 - The Flashback Show
    6.2/10(26 votes)

    #20 - The Flashback Show

    S4:E20

    For his birthday, Danny makes a special trip home from his tour of night-club engagements. He is somewhat disappointed when it appears daughter Terry and son Rusty have forgotten this momentous event!

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writers:Arthur Stander, Jean Holloway, Mac Benoff, Alan Lipscott, Bob Fisher

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  21. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 21 - Danny's Fiance
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #21 - Danny's Fiance

    S4:E21

    Danny brings home a woman from Chicago to meet the kids. The kids see he’s serious about her, dislike her, and decide to intervene.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Laurence Marks

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  22. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 22 - My Friend Harry
    6.4/10(21 votes)

    #22 - My Friend Harry

    S4:E22

    Harry Ruby offers Danny a part in his upcoming biopic.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Henry Garson

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  23. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 23 - Uncle Tonoose Pays a Visit
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #23 - Uncle Tonoose Pays a Visit

    S4:E23

    Uncle Tonoose comes bearing a gift that Danny doesn’t want.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Arthur Stander

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  24. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 24 - The Model
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #24 - The Model

    S4:E24

    Terry decides to quit school in favor of a modeling career, much to Danny's dismay. He connives to discourage her from leaving school without arousing her suspicion.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Henry Garson

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  25. The Danny Thomas Show Season 4 Episode 25 - The Orphan Asylum
    6.4/10(23 votes)

    #25 - The Orphan Asylum

    S4:E25

    Rusty gets angry at Danny for breaking a promise.

    Director:Sheldon Leonard
    Writer:Arthur Stander

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Boarding School" is the best rated episode of "The Danny Thomas Show" season 4. It scored 7/10 based on 31 votes. Directed by Sheldon Leonard and written by Bill Manhoff, it aired on 10/1/1956. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Nelson Eddy Show".