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Father Knows Best•Season 2•Episode 28

Family Dines Out

7.5/10 · 55 votesMar 28, 195630 min

Ranked #28 of 37 in Season 2•−0.2 vs season avg

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Betty tells a wealthy friend, Eloise Sanders, that she’s going to a charity dinner at a club. But it’s expensive and she hasn’t asked her father, yet.

Directed byWilliam D. Russell
Written byDorothy Cooper
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Season 2 Episodes37

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E1 7.5

Art of Salesmanship

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E2 7.4

Father's Private Life

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E3 7.8

Lessons in Civics

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E4 7.9

First Disillusionment

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E5 8.4

Woman in the House

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E6 7.8

New Girl at School

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E7 7.6

Kathy Makes Magic

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E8 8.1

Advantage to Betty

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E9 8.2

The Big Test

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E10 7.5

Father Is a Dope

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E11 7.4

Spirit of Youth

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E12 8.0

Bud, the Ladykiller

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E13 6.9

Margaret's Premonition

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E14 6.5

Stage to Yuma

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E15 7.8

Bad Influence

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E16 8.1

Betty Hates Carter

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E17 7.2

Jim, the Tyrant

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E18 7.6

Betty's Brother

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E19 7.8

Betty Earns a Formal

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E20 8.0

The House Painter

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E21 7.7

Bud, the Wallflower

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E22 8.0

The Bus to Nowhere

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E23 7.0

Kathy, the Indian Giver

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E24 8.0

The Historical Andersons

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E25 7.7

The Grass is Greener

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E26 8.7

The Persistent Guest

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E27 8.5

Family Reunion

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E28 7.5Now viewing

Family Dines Out

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E29 7.8

Bud, the Boxer

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E30 5.7

Betty, Girl Engineer

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E31 7.3

The Martins and the Coys

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E32 7.8

Dilemma for Margaret

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E33 7.8

Hero Father

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E34 7.5

Father, the Naturalist

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E35 7.7

The Ten Dollar Question

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E36 7.8

Adopted Daughter

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E37 7.9

Betty's Graduation

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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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Roswell Rogers

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Dorothy Cooper

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Herman J. Epstein

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Episode Summary

"Family Dines Out" is episode 28 of Father Knows Best season 2. It scored 7.5/10 from 55 votes, ranking #28 of 37 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by William D. Russell and written by Dorothy Cooper, it aired on March 28, 1956.

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