Episode
Father Knows Best: The Ideal Father
Overview
Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.
Details
- Series
- Father Knows Best
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1959-01-12
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Ideal Father is Episode 18 in Season 5 of Father Knows Best. It aired on 1959-01-12. The runtime is 30 min.
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