What happens
Jim Anderson plans a fishing trip for Father's Day, Sunday, while his family wants to spend the day honoring him at home. His wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy are disappointed when Jim insists on going, and they argue over whether a family should go along. Jim and his friend Hector Smith set out early for a lake Hector has found, and the trip soon runs into trouble. The episode is part of the Father Knows Best radio series, first aired on June 15, 1950, starring Robert Young as Jim Anderson.
Springfield, the Anderson home on Maple Street and a remote lake in the hills outside town
Characters: Jim Anderson, Margaret Anderson, Betty Anderson, Bud Anderson, Kathy Anderson, Hector Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Billy Smith
Listen for: Jim's insistence on going fishing despite the family's Father's Day plans, and Kathy's mishap on the dock
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.