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Goof...not necessarily

posted 10 years ago by missrhea
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Listed under Goofs is the fact that Mona was told Johnny was home sick but when he asks why his son is home the answer is because it's Saturday. This might be a mistake now but not in the 1940s and 1950s when many insurance offices were open on Saturdays, at least in the morning.

Jim Anderson (Father Knows Best) routinely had his insurance office open on Saturdays. It is so routine that there a comments in some episodes when he takes a Saturday off. Coincidentally, Jane Wyatt was the wife here, too

[–] rosarypliers 10 years ago

Thanks. I always wondered why Johnny was supposed to be at work but Tommy doesn't have school. It seemed to be too obvious for a goof.

You may cross-examine.

[–] ZurichGnome 10 years ago

Yes, it's not a goof just because a secretary at the insurance agency answered the phone and they were open on Saturday, as insurance agencies usually are, even today. That's when they get a lot of business because so many people are off from work.

This sentence is false. -- The Zurich Gnome

[–] Moon_Doggie 10 years ago

Jim Anderson (Father Knows Best) routinely had his insurance office open on Saturdays. It is so routine that there a comments in some episodes when he takes a Saturday off.

Yes, you are correct. I just watched an episode of Father Knows Best in which Margaret says it's nice to have Jim home on Saturday morning, and he says he wishes he could do that every Saturday.

A person's a person, no matter how small. -- Dr. Seuss

[–] mdonln 9 years ago

missrhea says > This might be a mistake now but not in the 1940s and 1950s when many insurance offices were open on Saturdays, at least in the morning.

It was nice of you to clear that up but I'm not sure why anyone had an issue with the guy working on Saturdays. I'm pretty sure some insurance agents work Saturdays even today. I learn a lot about the past from watching older movies; many things were different but some things haven't really changed that much.

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