A highly trained dog escapes from a traveling medicine man show's trailer when he get's arrested. The dog shows up at the Anderson home and becomes an instant favorite of the family, much to the regret of Jim. He knows that 'Duchess' is obviously owned by someone who cares very much for her, and tries to find the owner. The dog is so well trained and behaved that Jim begins to fall under her spell. Meanwhile, the owner gets out of jail and has no idea where she is and is desperate to find her..
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It can ring a doorbell!
anygoround11 July 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Truly touching episode, one of the best in the series. The transition showing the dog's flashback recollection is effective and done very cleverly. The calliope music is presumably a recording, as we never see the actual instrument on the medicine man's wagon. This tune is "Donauwellen" ("Waves of the Danube") by Iosif Ivanovici, a Romanian waltz from 1880, later popularized in 1946 as "The Anniversary Song" with lyrics by Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin. It was used in many tv shows and films including "Stray Dog" (1949) by Kurosawa, an ironic coincidental title since this episode of "Father Knows Best" actually concerns...a stray dog!
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