 Transcribed Now listen to father knows best starring Robert Young his father a half-hour visit with your neighbors the Anderson brought to you by Crosley makers of pace setting products for happier living Crosley automatic television. Oh boy Beautiful Crosley shelved or refrigerators the world's most convenient Wonderful Crosley automatic electric ranger Crosley shelved or freezers color style radios and many other leading home appliances If an old Elizabethan poet named anonymous had thought of it he'd probably have written something that goes like this Fashion is a fickle day. She's not to be relied on Sometimes she says a skirt should drape sometimes it should be tight on but women bow and scrape to her They treat her like a duchess, but heaven helped the husband who is caught within her clutches agree Well, maybe you will after a half-hour spent for the Anderson's in Springfield like this Margaret Oh, hello bud. Did you want to do something just want to ask her a question? Oh, maybe you know where it is Well, what is where does your mother keep the machine oil in the machine? I guess in the But I'll be back in a minute. I got to get something out of the attic I don't know anybody else could ask a perfectly normal question like where do you keep the machine oil and get a perfectly normal answer But not the Anderson's Margaret Ed Davis wants to look at my new permanent. It's absolutely awful. I told them and I wanted soft curly ringlet What did I get frizz? Do you ever see anything so horrible in your whole life? Oh sure? I mean no, I mean Margaret I don't see why you're so upset Well, I guess I am upset over nothing after all a permanent isn't permanent is it? Exactly Now Margaret if you'll just tell me where the machine Betty, please. Oh, hello father. Are you home? My home Jim well, what kind of a question is that mother? I'm absolutely Ready if you don't mind. I'd like to finish talking to your mother But father this will only take a minute, and I just can't wait just a minute Jim Betty What is it? Look at this formal? I just got it at Gorman's and what am I going to do with it? Well considering the fact I advanced you your June allowance to buy it. You might wear it But father it's so old fashioned. Oh, of course. You've only had it a full 45 minutes I bought it on the sale rack, but I didn't know it was so out of date. It's got a four-month-old hemline Tragedy Jadie Liggett says everybody who's going to the weekend party in Middleton is gonna take a white formal And this is the only white formal I have I can't believe it How do you think I'll feel in a formal two inches longer than anybody else's? warm Oh Go get my sewing box Betty, and I'll see what I can do. Oh, thanks, mother. You're a doll Million and now Jim. What was it you wanted? Ed Davis is going hunting and he wants to borrow Where did you say that box was but I thought it wasn't that old green trunk, but I turned everything inside out And I couldn't find it but I was talking to your mother I know but the basketball team is leaving in half an hour the coach will say I'm a poor sport You don't want me to get kicked off the team. Do you but now Jim Margaret I've been trying for five minutes to find out where the machine oil is Let me think a minute. I know now you stored it the oil No, the box bud is looking for one of the things you put up in the adequate bud was born you remember it Margaret that was 15 years ago Jim you could at least try to remember why because I gotta find it then what for because of the skid What skid the one the basketball team is going to put on at the varsity club camping trip this weekend It's about the long long ago. You know when you and mom were young. Oh Not that long ago Everybody on the team plays a part. We all drew straws. So so the box is where they are Well, what are it is the bloomers bloomers I Got the short straw Play the girl. That's why I have to find the costume with a coach will say I'm a poor sport He's going to wear my old Jim midi and bloomers, but I know you'll be lovely just lovely. I Don't even know what bloomers are But you know the shorts the girls wear for their high school gym classes sure then well You go back up and look in the attic until you find something that doesn't look anything like them Those are bloomers Now if it's not too much to ask What is it here we go again Can't you do something to stop her Cathy tell us what the trouble is Cathy daddy wants to help you Cathy I Just raised your allowance to 50 cents a week Well temporarily Now tell us what's wrong Why does Patty say you're going to be a wallflower dear because my skirt doesn't twirl Everybody else looks like sunflowers and I just look like a petunia Well, don't worry about it angel mommy'll get some more material and make you a real full skirt. You will mommy. Yes, dear Oh, you want me to get the door daddy never mind. I'll go Get out of my way. Yeah, I'm gonna be a sunflower Oh, hello, Ed. Come in. Hello, Jim Margaret. Yes, Jim. Oh, hello Ed. Hello Margaret Betty Kathy Mr. Davis, do you really think you can shorten the dress mother? It doesn't look too difficult there Well, I'll get the phone mother Here they are. Oh, hello, Mr. Davis Hello, bud. Hello, Mr. That's what I wore when I took gymnasium Margaret. Don't you think they're kind of roomy? That's the way they're supposed to be, bud Maybe I can take them in a little of the way Margaret Ed doesn't have all day The phone's for you mother. Oh, thank you, dear Margaret Betty. Will you help your father for me? What do you want father? Well, it's a little number about three inches tall and it has a little plastic cap Jim all I want is the can of machine oil for my gun. That's what I said Well, Betty, where is it? You'll find it in the kitchen father. We're in the broom closet No in the sugar bin With the sugar? Of course not. The sugar's in the bread drawer Oh naturally. Uh, Jim, if it's too much trouble, no Ed, we'll find it out here somewhere. Come on It's not here No Ah, here you are Ed. Oh swell. Thanks, Jim priceless wonderful little oil can In the vernacular of the Edmonds. Did you ever see anything so demure or in better taste? Such a silhouette You sound like you've been reading Harper's Bazaar Ed with this family, I don't have to read the fashion news. I just walked through the house and then hail it You know Jim, what you should do is go hunting with us this weekend I thought you already had a car full from your office. Well, I just got a call We're gonna have one extra place. Guy changed his mind his wife changed hers Oh It's almost the last of the season for ducks. You better take your chance when you can Uh, I sure like to. Lady and butter both going away tonight. I hate to leave Margaret here for a whole weekend alone Won't Kathy be here? Well alone with Kathy Well, maybe you can get butter betty to stay home. That's worth a try. I'll just go out the back door Um, call me if you can make it. We'll be leaving about three. Okay Ed Let's see now Maybe betty would stay home if I bought her a dress with a three months old hand line Oh betty, how would you like to? All right then children, I'll just call her and tell her not to come what's going on in here We're gonna have company. Nothing Jim. Nothing at all. Well, I'm sure of that but tell me anyhow Mother's phone call was from cedric crane jr. Who's he it's a she dad You know her jim. She used to be marcello crane Oh her she dropped the marcello when she went to new york I remember her when she lived in springfield Jim marcello was a very nice girl Yes, I suppose so if you like her type You seem to forget that marcello and I were once very close friends She does passing through town and I'm very flattered that she wants to come out and spend the weekend with me Margaret she was a bird brain and This weekend. Yes, Jim She's on her way to the coast and she thought it'd be fun to come out and talk over all time Spend the whole weekend with you. Yeah, we'll have a real old-fashioned gap fashion. That sounds like a great idea I'm sure you two girls will have a wonderful time together alone But dad, that's just the trouble mother says betty and I have to stay home, too She wants to show us off. Well, it isn't that exactly it Just that marcello has had a career and I've had a family. We're both proud of our accomplishments. I'm one of them Some accomplishment I haven't seen marcello in 20 years and naturally I want to put my best foot forward Oh naturally Go ahead Jim side with the children. It's all right. I'll just call her up and tell her not to come Oh now Margaret. I'm sure the children don't really mind staying home Father, I look forward to this weekend for months ever since sally invited me two days ago Dad the guys will think I stayed home on purpose. I'll be glad to stay home Where else could you go now betty bud? This may be a little inconvenient But your mother has given up many things for you and the least you can do is give up one weekend for her But dad she wants marcella to meet her happy little family. Then that's what you're going to be A happy little family, but father genie ligates on her way over here to pick me up practically Well, go call her up and tell her not to come practically Jumping creeper when you finish telephoning put on your blue dress betty And bud you go comb your hair. Yes, ma'am. Shall I put on a clean dress mommy? Later dear she won't be here for an hour and there's no point in dirtying two dresses. All right mommy And jim, I think you should take marcella on a drive around the city tomorrow Me? It's saturday. You won't have to go to the office Margaret and davis has invited me to go duck hunting with him With all the children and marcella here. You won't need me jim I want her to meet the whole family and you're part of it. Yes daddy. You're the head Margaret you showed me off to marcella 20 years ago and I was in better shape then than I am now That's not the point jim. I wanted to see us all together You can go duck hunting next month. I can go to jail too Jim if you don't want me to have my friend to the house. Margaret I think it's wonderful that marcella is going to visit you father. I just talked to janey ligard Betty, please What can I say to marcella except hello? After 20 years, what could we possibly talk about father? That's what I wanted to tell you I've just been talking to janey ligard and she knows all about cedric train jr This is going to be the most sedulating weekend this family's ever had Why she isn't just anybody. She's a new york fashion expert Oh A Brilliant new play opens on broadway a new champion is crowned in Madison square garden. 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Comes to visit they do it upright and even have after-dinner coffee in the living A drawing room like this Margaret why can't I have my coffee now we're waiting for marcella jen waiting for marcella That's all i've done since she got here First she couldn't play ping-pong till she changed into something comfortable Then we couldn't eat until she changed into something for dinner I'll bet you a dollar to a donor. She's changing her clothes so she can drink her coffee Jen she just went to get her stole. She was cold and the dress she's wearing. I wouldn't be surprised if she got pneumonia jen Margaret I never heard such drivel as she hands out. She says I should always wear clothes with a future Kathy the way you wear out clothes. They don't even have a present They don't and the questions she asks jen it's part of her job She's making a coast-to-coast survey. You should have heard what dad told her never mind bud What did you say margaret? It's not important jen And she asked me when I thought about women's clothes And I said I was in favor of them Oh Well, that's better than not being in favor You could have been courteous. Well, how do I look? Betty what's that stuff you've got on your eyes Green eyelashes Miss crane said I could wear them. Well, your father says you can't I think they make me look wonderful. They make you look poisonous. Go take them off. It'll only take you a minute Yes, margaret when I think of three whole days wasted here with marcella when I could be out hunting ducks with ed davis Jen here she comes darlings I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting But I looked everywhere for my red stole and I simply couldn't find anything but my white one and white is so drab Don't you think so there was just nothing to do with change. I told you so margaret Here's your coffee marcella Or should I call you cedric darling an old friend like you can call me anything you like You too jim Jim here's your coffee Thank you margaret You know darling, I thought the most exciting thing for us to do tomorrow Well, I thought you might like to go for a drive and see how spring feels changed We could take you to the new library the new park and the new railroad station Well, darling, of course that would be nice, but I have something else in mind I just like to follow you around margaret through a perfectly normal day with your family This family doesn't have any normal day We just go around the clock together Gosh, how do you do that? Skip it long kid that way I can get a firsthand idea of what a woman in your position should wear in every situation It would be terribly helpful for my survey darling Well, if you really want to oh, I do darling. We'd start with breakfast. Have some coffee. Uh, thanks jim. I have some Oh Now for that, of course, you'd need a brunch coat And then you do the housework For that you'd need a morning dress Uh, what do you think of the idea darling? It's fine with me marcella, of course. And what do you think jim? Well, jim, will you please get some more cream? Oh, all right martin But you come help me sure dad jim you don't need bud to pour one pitcher of cream. Well, he can tie my apron Josh dad, I don't know how to tie aprons. Maybe you better call kathy But I don't need you for anything. I just wanted to get you out here where your mother can't hear us talk Oh, you want to put one over on her, huh dad? Well, that's one way of putting them You can count on me. Good You know, I can't go hunting tomorrow because your mother wants me to stay home with marcella Yeah, dad, but I don't see why you're beefing the guys on the team won't even speak to me when I don't show Well, but I've helped you out a great man. Okay. Okay, dad. What's the dope? Now what would your mother do if I wanted to stay home with marcella? I don't get it But the idea is this I want to make her jealous Say that's pretty good And you'll help me sure. How are you gonna do it? Well, that's where you come in You can suggest to your mother that you think marcella might be very attractive to men Dad, she's old enough to be my mother And she's the right age for your father Oh Yeah, I never thought of that You kind of hint to your mother that you think I really like marcella, but I'm just covering up I get it. Tell your mother you think marcella's got something. Okay What Well, I don't know You make up something. Okay, dad. I'll try good. Come on Well, margaret, is the coffee still warm? Where's my salad? She's upstairs for a minute helping betty with her eyelashes Betty used the wrong kind of glue and they won't come off Oh, fine How about some more coffee margaret? Of course, Jim. Cream too? You didn't bring it back I didn't. Well, what do you know? I didn't. I'll go back and get it. It won't be a minute Uh, bud. Oh, sure dad. I'll come help you. No, bud. I uh You wanted to talk to your mother remember? Oh, I get you dad What was it you wanted to tell me about? Mom, do you think dad is a wolf? What? Do you think you can really trust dad around marcella? Oh, I think so I don't know mom. Maybe he's just pretending that he doesn't like her. She's pretty sharp But that's no way to talk about miss crane. Oh, I know, but I promised I'd say something nice about her Promised who? Um, uh, whom mom not who But whom did you promise? Well, margaret, here I am with the cream johnny on the spot Jim bud seems to think you're smitten with marcella Margaret Where did he ever get an idea like that? I assume from his father Oh About two minutes ago in the kitchen. I tried dad Jim if you're still thinking about that hunting trip. Oh back door daddy, I'll go. No, I'll go Good night. I assume margaret that you won't care if I at least look outside Oh, hello, Anne. Hi, Jim. I brought your oil can back. Thanks, Ed All set to go with this? Oh, sure. I've got my gun oil and a bag pack with six pairs of pajamas three suits and two razors razors We aren't even gonna wash on this trip Well, I'm not even going to go Ah, you couldn't get one of the kids to stay home, huh? I got all of the kids to stay home plus an old girlfriend of margaret's that I have to stay and entertain That's tough Well, margaret insists that I be nice to her I had the same problem with ethyl one time, but I figured out a plan to get out of the house What did you do? Oh, I pretended I really liked the girlfriend so ethyl would get jealous Huh, I tried that Didn't work, huh? No Didn't work for me either Margaret says everything is going to be just the way marcella wants it the whole weekend Hey, I got an idea. Well, I could use one. What if the girlfriend insisted on you going duck hunting? She doesn't even know I've got a gun Which is just as well for her peace of mind But if she knew you were missing a good time on her account, she'd probably be upset, wouldn't she? Say Ed, maybe you've got something there. Sure. The only way margaret could make her happy would be for you to go hunting Well, it's worth a try. She just came downstairs. All right, you introduce me now. Don't worry. I'll fix it up Well, Ed, uh, thanks for coming over. Oh, sure, Jim. Oh say before you go I want you to meet an old school charm of margaret's Come on in. Miss crane our neighbor mr. davis. How do you do? Oh, I'm glad to know you miss crane margaret. Hello Ed. Look at Betty's eyelashes now daddy What eyelashes? Kathy, mind your own business. Miss crane says they'll grow out in two or three weeks Well, I gotta be running along glad to have met you miss crane. Good night, mr. davis. Good night, Ed Not margaret Sorry, you uh, you can't go tomorrow jim. I'll catch it another time Miss crane being here and all. I will sure miss you Oh jim. I I hope you're not staying home from something because of me Oh, no, Marcella just some of the boys going hunting and before I came had you planned to go with them? Oh, we talked about it a little Four or five hours last night Yesterday day before but jim that's ridiculous You shouldn't give up a wonderful hunting trip because of me Marcella. I can go hunting lots of other time Even though we do have a short season Hmm After all margaret and I haven't had a chance to visit with you in 20 years Have we margaret? No jim And who knows it might be another 20 years before we'll see you again But jim that's no reason for you to stay home. Oh, I don't mind Really? No jim. You're not going to miss your hunting trip Well, we'll pack our bags and we'll all go with you Before you buy any television set be sure to see crossley automatic television Yes, look at crossley and you'll see how crossley sets the pace with automatic television leadership Compare any other set at any price with crossley's five-way automatic performance See how crossley automatically brings you the clearest strongest picture from even distant stations What other set automatically gives you a picture so steady so automatically free from electrical disturbances You never have to jump up and fiddle with the controls See crossley and we're sure you'll say no other set automatically gives you such easy tuning See if any other set gives you crossley's automatically matched sound and picture And remember only crossley gives you all these leadership features Yes, see crossley automatic television at your crossley dealer You'll agree that here is the finest television Price to make you doubly happy It's monday at the white frame house on maple street In fact, it's monday next door at the davis's too Where ed calls to his neighbor jim anderson who has put his car away in the garage and is headed for his house Like this. Hey jim. Oh, hello ed jim. You should see the ducks we got Everybody in the party took the limit. Hmm. Hey, what happened? I thought we were gonna meet you and your gang up there. Well, we stayed home. How come? Marcella checked over my hunting outfit and decided we couldn't go. Why not? 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