Episode
Father Knows Best: Second Honeymoon
Overview
Jim's weekend retreat, just he and his wife, seems like a perfect idea, at first. But he doesn't want to pass this on to the kids when he learns that the kids have plans with them; and then when the kids take the news too easy, Jim and Margaret are befuddled. They leave, but soon they start thinking about their kids and after reaching the lodge they want to phone in - but no one answers the call...
Details
- Series
- Father Knows Best
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1954-11-28
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Second Honeymoon is Episode 9 in Season 1 of Father Knows Best. It aired on 1954-11-28. The runtime is 30 min.
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