Episode
Father Knows Best: Bad Influence
Overview
Bud gets in trouble when his latest friend turns out to be a kleptomaniac.
Details
- Series
- Father Knows Best
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 1955-12-14
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Bad Influence is Episode 15 in Season 2 of Father Knows Best. It aired on 1955-12-14. The runtime is 30 min.
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