Uninsured Robin

Mother, why did Daddy switch to post him? Your father says there's no caffeine in post him, nothing to spoil your sleep. And your father knows best. It's Father Knows Best, transcribed in Hollywood starring Robert Young as father.

A half hour visit with your neighbors the Anderson, brought to you by Instant Postam. The good tasting drink that's entirely caffeine free, and by posts, 40% Fran Flakes, America's largest selling Fran Flakes. The fact well known to bird lovers that any self-respecting Robin flies south for the winter, and if he has any judgment at all, he stays south until things blow over up north.

A Robin violates this attractive scheme is bound to be suspect, and it is also a good bet that he will disorganize everything in his vicinity. If you don't believe that, let me cite a case involving a certain family living in a white frame house on Maple Street.

It is a cold March evening with little activity outdoors, but much indoors, as the various members of the Anderson family are milling around the kitchen, preparing to depart for various destinations. Like this. Kathy, if you're going over to Patty's house tonight, you'd better get upstairs and change your clothes.

In a minute, Mommy. No, you'd better do it now. Don't just stand there staring out the window. There's a bird out there. Well, that's a fairly normal place for a bird. When you go upstairs, Tal Bud, not to wear those disreputable-looking blue jeans when he goes over to Joe Phillips' house.

He's standing on one leg. But is? No, that little bird out there. I bet he's trying to keep warm. I better bring him in the house. No, Angel. Birds are made to stand cold weather.