Episode
Father Knows Best: Lessons in Civics
Overview
A new highway is getting built, and for that the old community hall is going to be pulled down. That's something Jim wouldn't like to see since the hall is a historical monument, and also, memories from his youth are connected with this hall. Everyone from the family sees how much the hall means to Jim, and they use different ways to organize help.
Details
- Series
- Father Knows Best
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1955-09-14
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Lessons in Civics is Episode 3 in Season 2 of Father Knows Best. It aired on 1955-09-14. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 2: Father's Private Life
Jim comes home tired one day and is harangued by the kids. So, he and Margaret set up new rules to give him some time to relax—but it ends up backfiring.
Episode 4: First Disillusionment
Bud loses a job to a boy who fakes his resumé, which leads him to believe it is alright to do this himself
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: Art of Salesmanship
Jim tries to encourage Bud to take after him in salesmanship.
Episode 5: Woman in the House
Margaret is forced to invite a woman over who makes her uncomfortable because she is Jim's friend's wife.
Episode 6: New Girl at School
Bud learns that the girl he likes is dating his best friend.
Episode 7: Kathy Makes Magic
Kathy gets a new magic set, from a trade with a friend, and becomes convinced she can truly wield magic.
Episode 8: Advantage to Betty
Betty has recently taken up tennis at school and is chosen for a photo shoot for the paper. This causes friction between her and her doubles partner, Eula, who is the team’s best player.
Episode 9: The Big Test
Bud is accused of cheating because he is suddenly getting high grades in class.
Episode 10: Father Is a Dope
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.
Episode 11: Spirit of Youth
When Jim gets an invitation to a dance for his class reunion—class of ‘33—the kids start behaving as if their parents are ancient. Then, when the kids at their alma mater treat them the same, Jim and Margaret deal with the thought of getting older.
Episode 12: Bud, the Ladykiller
Bud gets irritated by a girl (whom he refers to as “Dumb Dora”) who has a crush on him, hurts her feelings when his irritation leads to cruelty, and must make amends.
Episode 13: Margaret's Premonition
Margaret has a premonition of danger for Jim’s upcoming business trip, and tries to get Jim to postpone it. But Jim believes it’s a bunch of superstitious nonsense, and insists on going anyway.