Make Room for Daddy, Season 3, Episode 26, 'Don't Yell at Your Children' (1956)

[@misselanys1219]

Rusty Hamer an underestimated talent. His comic timing is near perfection. Sheldon Leonard and the writing staff {chef's kiss}

[@sheilayoung8007]

Love this show!!

[@daveerhardt1879]

Funny episode, thanks. Humor was a lot more innocent in those days.

[@michaeldelgiudice1057]

and he killed himself when he was 42.

[@margaretford1011]

That Dodge car commercial with the “push button drive” was awesome.

[@marykeegan2606]

My family had a 1958 Plymouth station wagon with that push button transmission. It was an interesting feature, until my then 2 .5 year old brother decided he wanted to drive the car like dad. He pushed the R button, just like dad did, and the car rolled down the driveway and across the street into the park. Luckily, no one was hurt, except maybe my brother’s bottom. My parents made sure that the car was always locked and that my brother was always the last one in the car, always accompanied by an adult. This same brother had a knack with tools, even as a toddler. My mom gave him a screwdriver to play with, and he managed to take the mail slot off the front door. He ended up owning a very successful auto shop before he retired 2 years ago.

[@yasminatkinson8281]

I love 💕 this old classic Comedy’s Movies and Music 🎼.

[@garyoa1]

Forgot how funny/great this show really was.

[@douglaspeach5489]

Great show and humor I remember seeing these shows years ago as a kid.

[@toddcharry]

Great show, too bad it's not remembered like Andy and Lucy's shows are.

[@eddieodom2361]

COZI TV STILL PLAYS THE RE-RUNS.

[@susannaCdonovan23]

I loved the show as a child. I'm now 65.

[@scvandy3129]

28:34 - 28:38 From the oh-so-familiar living room set, facing the camera, Danny: "We'll see you next week for Pall Mall famous cigarettes" that was immediately preceded by Jean's little ditty about their sponsor, the 1956 model Dodge automobiles. Then Jean joins in with their sweetly and friendly-delivered together, cheek-to-cheek sign-off and wish "Goodnight." It looks natural, sweet and sincere while conveying the business aspect of letting the audience know who's paying for producing this fun half hour. Those few seconds are something one will never see on Cozi or MeTV rebroadcasts. For that and more, we say "Thanks, 'William Berrin.'"

[@widetubevision4423]

Split infinitives, dangling participles, and double negatives are common in best seller books too.

[@alext.8456]

What is criminal today: instead of saying 'That is disconcerting,' saying instead 'That is concerning.' I want to reply to that one: Yes, and it's also very regarding.

[@jackkircher1755]

Kids these days are not taught proper grammar nor proper sentence structure.

[@johnnymurphy3611]

Love this ❤

[@jeanthree]

I loved Jean in singing in the rain

[@fromthesidelines]

Originally telecast on March 20, 1956.

[@clutchcargo2419]

Wow - the year I was born !

[@sunnyscott4876]

They just don't make sitcoms like this anymore.......

[@claudemaassen2963]

Thank the Lord for that.

[@franknew9001]

After I smoke my Pall Mall cigarette, I am going to the Dodge dealership and buy a brand new 1956 Dodge. 😊😊

[@pinkpanther4641]

So sad that Rusty committed suicide. He was so good on these shows.

[@burgzvi]

Wow. I didn't know that. How sad.

[@rolex4524]

I remember watching the original cast episodes in 1956 (I was 4 years old & watching TV all the time). The next season, I saw Marjorie Lord as the "new" wife. I asked my mom where the first wife was (Margaret), and my mom said "She died". In the show, she did "die". I felt a bit sad, especially since I liked the Jean Hagen character better than the Marjorie Lord character.

[@metrogoldwyn]

so did I

[@scvandy3129]

"rolex452," thanks for sharing your favorable memories and insight. However, you kind of 'jumped ahead' by skipping the 4th season where Danny Williams was a widower and Terry and Rusty motherless. Your mom explaining "she died" would have been at the top of year 5; Marjorie Lord joined the family AS A REGULAR that 5th season, after being introduced as Kathy, the widowed nurse and single mom the end of the 4th. This episode is a gem; seeing it uncut is really sweet; and the original commercials and sponsors' announcements a kick. And get this: 25 minutes of content -- "wow!" -- vs. today's 20:30 to 21:30 minutes (approximate). Furthermore, there's only two commercials -- one two-minute spot for Dodge mid-show, between Act I and Act II and one, single minute for Pall Mall smokes between the second act and the tag; plus the half minute sponsor's message at the top of the show. Those cluttered nine minutes today in a "30"-minute sitcom consist of dozens of quick ads throughout four interruptions. Editorial comment: "Look how far we've regressed." Thank you, "William Berrin," especially for: 1) uncut, full-length as seen on ABC, 1956 and 2) including the main and end titles -- the latter which some KZbin presenters eliminate. A pet peeve for most. "Good night."

[@kennethreed2186]

​@@scvandy3129😮

[@rodrigost.3324]

WHY these seasons wheren't remastered like the danny thomas show???

[@woodlandsfamily4121]

Imagine the advertisement of Dodge cars showing their new 56 crs starts just by pushing a button only! Amazing technology than..

[@claudemaassen2963]

I think you still had to put the key in the ignition then push the button. Makes it an extra step and not efficient.

[@jackkircher1755]

Every time I see the ad, I ask, "why didn't they carpool?"

[@jackkircher1755]

My aunt had a Dodge dart with push button gears. My cousin inherited her grandmother's Rambler with push button gears, as well.

[@maryearly1901]

Wish I had a dodge.

[@franknew9001]

You should buy a brand new 1956 Dodge with the push button transmission.

[@kingbee1500]

Complete with the "thunder & lightening" ABC-TV net logo...rarely seen!

[@scvandy3129]

Three nights following the presentation and live telecast of the 8th (annual) Emmy Awards on March 17, 1956, this March 20, 1956 (season three) episode is introduced, following voice-over, music scored clips of the sponsor's product / cars driving down a scenic country lane bordered by white fences with " . . . Dodge and the Dodge dealers of America present the winners of the Academy of Television's Arts and Sciences Award" leading into the Main Title's normal practice of the show's title and each regular's name accompanied by announcement and scripted name over their image(s). What's confusing is that despite six nominations -- remarkable in itself -- it went home with 0 of those beautiful, coveted statuettes, unlike the previous (7th) awards representing "Make Room"'s second season, it was awarded with four nominations and won two, Best Situation Comedy and Thomas for Best Actor in a Regular Series. In reality, the show WAS a winner -- just not that year. And the facts the term used is "winners" -- plural -- implies the previous year's Best Situation Comedy. Considering the time and skills to hurriedly incorporate film and voice-over elements into the main title, could the powers-that-be been so hopeful that surely they'd win one, or a few, of the six nominations? Or, were they 'covering their bases' with an announcement that could be interpreted for the just concluded Awards OR referencing last year's if indeed there wasn't a win for any of the six nominations? As for the experience of viewing this episode from around 65 years ago, 'Don't Yell at Your Children' -- what a good time; a chestnut indeed!

[@robertlear9168]

Great show back than better than the chanp on to day t v

[@cmulwee001]

If you don't mind my asking are these early episodes from some public domain disk? The reason I ask id i would love to own these episode that you've uploaded. I have one disk of early Jean Haen episodes. they include, A TRIP TO WISCONSIN, THE BALLPLAYERS, AND THE CHILDREN'S GOVERNESS. There are so many more from the early period I'd love to own as well as the episode LITTLE MISS MOPPET which features the first appearance of Linda who was played in that episode not by Angela Cartwright, but by Lei Lani Sorenson

[@berrin222]

+Chris Mulwee Yes, these early episodes are in the public domain. I bought them all on DVDs sold on ebay (seven DVDs total). I loaded everything from Seasons 1 to 3 that I could find apart from three episodes with bad sound quality. I downloaded Little Miss Moppet from KZbin before it was deleted. I recommend using 'Free KZbin Downloader' for anything you want to keep permanently. If you like, I will load Little Miss Moppet to KZbin for a few days so you can copy it to your computer.

[@cmulwee001]

William Berrin Okay I've looked on amazon but the reviews are very foggy. often they are for another set other than the one I'm looking for. So I've the one from Digiview that has the episode I talked about all three have their orginal opening and closings. So if you can tell me which remaining DVD's are the one's toget so that I don't keep buying the same ones.

[@cmulwee001]

William Berrin Also I have heard that the move from ABC to CBS had something to do with the recasting of Linda

[@berrin222]

+Chris Mulwee I bought everything except 1. Critics' Choice volume one (cover photo of Danny, Terry and Rusty), 2. Television Classics vol 2 (cover with red banner top, photo of Danny, Terry, Rusty) and 3. Television Classics, no volume number (yellow banner top, photo of Danny and Margaret). That avoids duplication of episodes.

[@cmulwee001]

William Berrin So tell me which are the sets you DID buy, so in that way it'll be a guide in helping me to make the right selection. I like the whole series, but am especially fond of the earlier seasons.

[@fromthesidelines]

Ernest Chappell speaks for Pall Mall.

[@michaelmitchell5098]

I call this episode “Testing Boundaries “....wonderful show but I don’t care for bratty behavior 🧐!

[@jackkircher1755]

Back in those days, they knew HOW to deal with misbehaving kids

[@rccrowe2757]

+Barry I.Grauman..What's the real reason Jean Hagan left the series?.I've seen a few different things as to why. Is it true she & Danny didn't get along? Why aren't episodes like this one in syndication? I know NBC reran these in the daytime from 1960-65. Thanks.

[@berrin222]

+RC Crowe Danny Thomas and Jean Hagen didn't get along well. He found her annoying and thought she was snobbish. Her husband didn't like the show's director Sheldon Leonard. See Chapter 22 of 'Make Room for Danny' by Danny Thomas (1991).

[@metrogoldwyn]

@@nightowl4137 Not me.Hagen was a much better actress than Marjorie Lord

[@scvandy3129]

@@nightowl4137 " . . . second Mrs. Williams . . . "

[@jaredjlinden]

Jean Hagen’s estate owns a percentage of the first three seasons. So if those episodes are rerun, they have to get paid. And since there are hundreds of episodes without her, they just show those. Plus, the show didn’t become a big hit until it moved to CBS, with Marjorie Lord as the wife. Those episodes are the ones that are most familiar.

[@Dino_LIVE_]

@@berrin222Do you have S3 E25?

[@stiras1]

Crazy that the mother couldn't sign the slip for school! That's crazy sexism.

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

I was in grade school at this time and my mother signed my school slips...and we lived in Calif!!!!

[@gerrifarino7154]

Dr Phil and his divorce

[@cbass2755]

11 years after WW2 and their doing Military Commercials....

[@janeiwasduncan8463]

Why not!!! We still had a military...still do!!

[@cbass2755]

@@janeiwasduncan8463 I guess it sounded like I was complaining....I wasn't. It occurred to me I grew up with millitart commercials. These kids don't understand how that feels. My Dad WW2, both brothers Marines and Vietnam. So I totally I agree, why not? We were so patriotic back then. I miss it very much. And the time frame of 11 years struck me

[@marykeegan2606]

When the show premiered in 1953, the Korean War had ended about 2 months previously.

[@phlushphish793]

Back then it was no reading at the table. Today it's no texting!