"Father Knows Best" Safety First (TV Episode 1957) Poster

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Reckless Driver
Jimmy_the_Gent418 November 2021
Bud gets a traffic ticket.

A funny episode for Bud. It is a continuation of the last episode where he bought the old beat up car. He is stopped by a old lady crossing guard and warned about driving while children are in the cross walk. When he gets a ticket and he has to appear before a judge. Jim had a talk with the judge and he comes up with an interesting punishment for him. See the episode to find out what it is.
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5/10
Father Knows Privilege
SpikeToronto10 February 2022
Warning: Spoilers
I know we're not supposed to watch decades-old programmes through a presentist lens, but the only reason Father was able to see the judge in his chambers before Bud's trial, in an ex parte manner, was because of a combination of the old boys' network and white privilege. Perhaps Bud should have appealed as he threatened; then, the back-room shenanigans might've been publicly aired and the judge have lost his next election. In sum, it's not a bad episode, but in 2022, this behaviour is somewhat cringe inducing.
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5/10
BUD MESSES UP AGAIN!
JSGal18 May 2022
Bud gets a traffic ticket and loses his license for a week and has to serve as a school crossing guard to learn safety driving habits. My question is why every time Bud messes up do his parents always manage to dig him out of, enabling his behavior not to change, rather than be forced to pay the consequences, along with some stern parenting? I certainly don't see how that kind of parenting will help Bud grow into a responsible citizen.
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