Episode
Father Knows Best: Second Best
Overview
Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.
Details
- Series
- Father Knows Best
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1960-02-01
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Second Best is Episode 17 in Season 6 of Father Knows Best. It aired on 1960-02-01. The runtime is 30 min.
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