Father Knows Best: Elusive Card Game (1950)

Jim Anderson, the head of the Anderson family in Springfield, is alarmed by the Christmas bills and insists the household must cut its spending. His children, Bud, Betty, Kathy and Dan, each ask for money for something, and Jim's wife Margaret tries to keep the peace. Later Jim is caught between his own plans for the evening and a poker game that a friend, Hector Smith, needs him to attend. The story follows his efforts to get out of the house while the family's small spending decisions pile up. The episode is from the Father Knows Best series, first broadcast on January 12, 1950.

With Jim Anderson, Margaret Anderson, Bud Anderson, Betty Anderson, Kathy Anderson, Dan Anderson, Benny, Hector Smith.

Listen for: Jim Anderson's lectures on thrift and his efforts to get out of the house for a poker game

First aired on January 12, 1950.

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