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EPISODE · Nov 26, 2025 · 31 MIN

Father Knows Best - "Thanksgiving Prayer"

from Classic Comedy of Old Time Radio · host Ronald Ecklebarger

Father explains Benjamin Franklin’s 1728 Thanksgiving Prayer to the family just before their turkey dinner.Happy Thanksgiving this coming Thursday to our listeners in the United States and to all who celebrate it wherever they live. A well-developed sense of gratitude is something we all should share, regardless of a holiday or not. To celebrate this, we are skipping ahead about 30 episodes so we can hear the Thanksgiving episode now, instead of in July. Originally aired on November 22,1951. This is episode 98 of Father Knows Best.Please email questions and comments to [email protected] us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family.You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spreaker.com, Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.This show is supported by Spreaker Prime.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/classic-comedy-of-old-time-radio--5818299/support.Please email questions and comments to [email protected] us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family.You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spreaker.com, Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.This show is supported by Spreaker Prime.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/classic-comedy-of-old-time-radio--5818299/support.

Father explains Benjamin Franklin’s 1728 Thanksgiving Prayer to the family just before their turkey dinner.Happy Thanksgiving this coming Thursday to our listeners in the United States and to all who celebrate it wherever they live. A well-developed sense of gratitude is something we all should share, regardless of a holiday or not. To celebrate this, we are skipping ahead about 30 episodes so we can hear the Thanksgiving episode now, instead of in July. Originally aired on November 22,1951. This is episode 98 of Father Knows Best.Please email questions and comments to [email protected] us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family.You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spreaker.com, Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.This show is supported by Spreaker Prime.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/classic-comedy-of-old-time-radio--5818299/support.Please email questions and comments to [email protected] us on Facebook at facebook.com/classiccomedyotr. Please share this podcast with your friends and family.You can also subscribe to our podcast on Spreaker.com, Spotify, iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and Google podcasts.This show is supported by Spreaker Prime.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/classic-comedy-of-old-time-radio--5818299/support.

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