What happens
Father Knows Best follows the Anderson family of Springfield on Founder's Day, the town's annual holiday. The children want to attend the carnival, but their father, Jim Anderson, would rather spend the day relaxing at home. The family tries several schemes to change his mind. Robert Young plays Jim Anderson in this episode, which first aired on October 30, 1952.
The Anderson home, a white frame house on Maple Street in Springfield, on Founder's Day
Characters: Jim Anderson, Margaret Anderson, Betty Anderson, Bud Anderson, Cathy Anderson, Fred Culver
Listen for: Fred Culver's long-winded account of his motor trip and the family's plans to get Jim to the carnival
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.