Episode
Father Knows Best: Father Is a Dope
Overview
After commenting on a sitcom (“Father Does It Again”) the family watches together one night, Jim speaks about how TV fathers are often portrayed as dumb in comparison with their families. Later, he plans on going hunting and starts believing that Margaret and the kids are secretly trying to get him to stay.
Details
- Series
- Father Knows Best
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1955-11-02
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Father Is a Dope is Episode 10 in Season 2 of Father Knows Best. It aired on 1955-11-02. The runtime is 30 min.
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