In a moment you'll hear Robert Young starring in Father Knows Best, but first this listening reminder.

Tomorrow evening on most NBC radio stations listen to the great comedy shows presented by Phil Harris and Alice Fay and by Bob Hope.

There's mile a minute fun on the fast-paced Bob Hope show when tomorrow night he trades

gags and songs with guest star Bob Crosby.

Of course Les Brown and his band of renown will be on hand to furnish the musical

backing. And you'll be pleasantly entertained by all concerned. So make it a date to hear the Bob Hope

show tomorrow evening. And then stay tuned for Phil Harris and Alice Fay in another half hour of Mirth and Music.

Friday's Fun Day on NBC Radio.

And now it's Father Knows Best on NBC.

Now listen to Father Knows Best transcribe starring Robert Young as Father. Welcome to Springfield and another half hour visit with the folks in the White Frame House on Maple Street.

Sit back and enjoy life with the Anderson.

Kathy, Bud, Betty, Margaret, and Jim,

as the head of this typical American household

again sets out to prove that father knows best. I'm going to. The Not too many years ago an ingenious inventor by the name of Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.

This is an instrument which makes it possible for two people

to talk to each other even though they may be some distance apart. It's done with wires.

Now the telephone turned out to be a pretty popular gadget.

In fact, so many people acquired telephones that there just wasn't wire enough to give everyone a private line.

So, some people have party lines.

In the town of Springfield, the Andersons have just been placed on a party line, and it's creating considerable interest. Like this.

Bud, what are you doing? Sh, missing you ought to hear this conversation.

Bud Anderson put down that telephone. What's the matter? You're not supposed to

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