Here in Chicago, we have a pair of terrific classic television stations that continually air an array of comedy and drama reruns, including many from the '50s and '60s that seldom get aired. I happened to catch an episode of "Father Knows Best" in which oldest sister Betty (Elinor Donahue) is about to date the recent ex of one of her gal-pals, Diane. The guy had broken up with Diane because she was always bossing him around. In the end, however, Betty gets the two back together.
There was something familiar about the actress playing Diane, but I had never seen her as a college-age schoolgirl, so it was hard to place her. I couldn't summon the actress' name until I recognized it in the credits: Diana Millay! Imagine that. She was playing someone so . . . normal!
I then began fantasizing how the episode might have turned out, had Diana burned the Anderson house down to a rubble.
Or why not have David Collins and Amy Jennings visit Princess, Bud, and Kitten???
Ben