The Danny Thomas Show

The Danny Thomas Show has quietly become one of the more dependable comedies currently available in Australia on Amazon Prime Video and Hoopla, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video and fuboTV. Every one of its 11 seasons holds up. With 20 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Danny Thomas is the obvious draw, but the whole ensemble earns its laughs. Available now on Amazon Prime Video — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

The Danny Thomas Show arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. The Danny Thomas Show gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Danny Thomas, an entertainer, tries to balance his home life with the needs of his career, with hilarious results. The chemistry Danny Thomas and Marjorie Lord bring to it does a lot of the heavy lifting. It ran for 11 seasons (1953–1964), and the writing holds up across every one of them. What keeps The Danny Thomas Show from feeling disposable is a cast that clearly understands the material better than the format usually demands. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

The Danny Thomas Show is the kind of thing you put on in the background and end up fully watching. Fans of American Housewife will recognise the sensibility here immediately. 11 seasons is a lot, but the quality holds all the way through. Danny Thomas is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

The Danny Thomas Show wrapped up in 1964, created by Melville Shavelson — and 11 seasons are available to watch from start to finish. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.