Father Knows Worst

One hilarious line after another.by Bill Daily as dimwitted jet pilot Howard Borden. My favorite line of the episode is "I don't want my son to see me stained". Daily's timing and delivery are brilliant. Hard to have a bad episode when he's one of the main characters in it.

Great casting of Moosie Drier as Howie and stunning Alice Borden as likable Lois. Why would a woman so together marry an imbecile like Howard?

Kit Smythe appears who is the original "Gilligan's Island" Ginger on the pilot later replaced by Tina Louise. Bizarre blooper during hide and seek with the Hartleys. Howie exits the front door with the Hartleys showing no concern how dangerous that could be. Then, when Howie reappears from hide and seek he comes out the bedroom door. Also when Howie exits the front door immediately the doorbell rings with mom Lois there asking for Howie.

Very enjoyable episode that delivers great humor throughout. My first TBNS episode after about 10 years. It'll be fun revising this classic zany show.

Another uninspired script. Howard Borden is a navigator for a major airline which is the reason he is divorced. He has his son four days a month and feels the need to impress him when they are together. The kid is nice and handles things better than his father. This episode is just not funny. It isn't even that touching. There isn't even much conflict when it comes to Howard. One thing I don't get. The Hartleys are playing hide and seek with the kid. He goes out the entry door and disappears while his father and mother talk. But when they are ready to leave, the kid is covered up in the bedroom.