Aunt Martha Visits: Father Knows Best (April 26, 1951)

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“Aunt Martha Visits” is an episode of Father Knows Best, the old-time radio show, first broadcast April 26, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jim Anderson and his family in Springfield are preoccupied with baseball fever, and Jim's family is thrown into turmoil when Aunt Martha arrives for a one-day visit. Betty plans to host tea for Aunt Martha's old friends, while Jim and Bud want to attend a double-header game. Their attempts to get out of the household duties lead to a series of scheming and misunderstandings. The episode is a 1951 installment of the radio series Father Knows Best, first aired April 26, 1951.

The Anderson house on Maple Street in Springfield

Characters: Jim Anderson, Margaret Anderson, Betty Anderson, Bud Anderson, Kathy Anderson, Aunt Martha, Joe Phillips, Mrs. Thornby

Listen for: Aunt Martha's arrival and the family's efforts to avoid entertaining her during the baseball double-header

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.