Father Knows Best
Season 1, Episode 8: Thanksgiving Day
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Kathy writes the best poem in the fourth grade on what Thanksgiving means to her, and Jim builds the poem up in his mind to unreasonable expectations for a fourth grader. When he actually finds out what the poem consists of, his hopes for Kathy’s future are deflated and he disparages the poem to Margaret, unwitting that Kathy has overheard.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Bud Takes Up the Dance
Episode 2
Lesson in Citizenship
Episode 3
The Motor Scooter
Episode 4
Football Tickets
Episode 5
Live My Own Life
Episode 6
Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation
Episode 7
Bud's Encounter With the Law
Episode 8
Thanksgiving Day
Episode 9
Second Honeymoon
Episode 10
Typical Father
Episode 11
Margaret Goes Dancing
Episode 12
The Christmas Story
Episode 13
Sparrow in the Window
Episode 14
Boy's Week
Episode 15
A Friend of Old George's
Episode 16
Bud the Snob
Episode 17
The Promised Playhouse
Episode 18
Jim the Farmer
Episode 19
Father of the Year
Episode 20
The Mink Coat
Episode 21
The Matchmaker
Episode 22
Bud the Bridesmaid
Episode 23
Proud Father
Episode 24
Father Delivers the Papers
Episode 25
No Partiality
Episode 26
Close Decision