Tax Interruptions: Father Knows Best (March 15, 1951)

“Tax Interruptions” is an episode of Father Knows Best, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 15, 1951. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Jim Anderson, the father in the Anderson household on Maple Street in Springfield, has put off filing his income tax return until the March 15 deadline. His wife Margaret and the children, Betty, Bud and Kathy, each have their own small troubles, including a leaking roof, a borrowed car and an allowance dispute. Jim tries to find the tax papers among the clutter of his desk while the family goes about its day. The episode is part of the Father Knows Best series, first aired on March 15, 1951, starring Robert Young as Jim.

The Anderson house on Maple Street in Springfield, including the dining room, the attic, and Jim's den on March 15

Characters: Jim Anderson, Margaret Anderson, Betty Anderson, Bud Anderson, Kathy Anderson

Listen for: Jim searching his cluttered desk for the missing income tax papers, and the family's reactions as the deadline approaches

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.