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Moving to Chicago

Father Knows Best · November 5, 1953 · 29 min · 4,726 words

The transcript of “Moving to Chicago”, an episode of Father Knows Best first broadcast November 5, 1953. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Father Knows Best plays Father Knows Best free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Mother, why does Daddy insist on instant sanka coffee? Your father says instant sanka is 100% pure coffee, and the only instant coffee that lets him sleep. And your father knows best. Yes, it's father knows best.

Transcribed in Hollywood starring Robert Young as father. A half hour visit with your neighbor's The Anderson brought to you by instant sanka coffee and post 40% brand flakes. Mother, next time you're choosing a cereal, remember new post 40% brand flakes, give your family all the important keep regular benefits of brand in a cereal with a delicious new magic oven flavor.

Consist on post brand flakes, the cereal preferred and eaten by far more people than any other brand flakes. This weekend, get post 40% brand flakes in the new Family Size 15 oz package. They're good, and so good for you.

Finally speaking, there's nothing especially exciting about lunchtime on Saturday. But excitement ran fairly high on a recent Saturday noon at the White Frame House on Maple Street when Jim phoned from his office that he was coming home with some news for the whole family.

Immediately speculations began flying thick and fast. Like this. Well, didn't father even give you a hint what this big surprise was? No, Betty. He just told me he'd tell us what it was when he got home and he should be here by now.

Didn't he even give you one tiny little hand? No, you know as much about it as I do. All I know is that he sounded pretty excited over the phone. Maybe he struck oil and we're rich millionaires.

Let's not get our hopes too high. He probably bought himself a new golf club. No? No, he said this concerned all of us. Oh, I can hardly wait. Can you bud? Uh-uh. What's his stuff in the bowl, Mom?

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