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Father Knows Best•Season 1•Episode 11

Margaret Goes Dancing

7.6/10 · 72 votesDec 12, 195430 min

Ranked #15 of 26 in Season 1•matches the season avg

Jim and Margaret rarely disagree on anything. But when he finds out Margaret signed them up to take dancing lessons, Jim refuses to do so, and ends up defiantly going to his old club, leaving her to take lessons alone.

Directed byWilliam D. Russell

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Bud Takes Up the Dance

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Football Tickets

Live My Own Life

Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation

Bud's Encounter With the Law

Thanksgiving Day

Second Honeymoon

Typical Father

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No Partiality

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Cast5

Robert Young

Robert Young

Jim Anderson

Jane Wyatt

Jane Wyatt

Margaret Anderson

Elinor Donahue

Elinor Donahue

Betty Anderson

Billy Gray

Billy Gray

Bud Anderson

Lauren Chapin

Lauren Chapin

Kathy Anderson

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William D. Russell

William D. Russell

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Episode Summary

"Margaret Goes Dancing" is episode 11 of Father Knows Best season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 72 votes, ranking #15 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by William D. Russell, it aired on December 12, 1954.

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