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6/10
Yep. It's A "Girl-Engineer-Meets-Boy-Engineer" Story, 1950s-Style
StrictlyConfidential12 June 2020
I found "Betty, Girl Engineer" to be yet another episode from this particular family TV Sit-Com where father "didn't" know best.

Anyway - As the story goes... B.J. Anderson... I mean, Betty Anderson enthusiastically signs up for on-the-job instruction as an engineer through Springfield High's vocational guidance program.

And, yes, it all sounds fine and dandy at first until B.J. encounters the opinionated and patronizing Doyle Hobbs (head of the surveying crew) who certainly goes well out of his way to put Betty in her proper place as a female of a 1950s' mindset.
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5/10
Welcome to the 1950's Girls! Watch Out Sexism Ahead!
Film-Fan4 October 2016
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While "Father Knows Best" will be forever stuck in an idealized 1950's suburban America that never really existed, this episode can only be described as one of its most cringe-worthy when viewed with a contemporary sensibility. Poor Betty doesn't want to be a "girl" and do a "girl job" when signing up for an internship at her school's career day. Rather than accept the normal secretarial position, Betty insists that she wants to be an engineer, despite the howls of protest from just about everyone. The behavior on display would generate a sex discrimination lawsuit in today's world. Even "father" can't understand his daughter's choice. The lecture delivered by Betty's career day mentor Doyle Hobbs near the episode's finale will make your jaw drop...and be glad that it's not 1956 anymore.
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5/10
Started out well
nlgibson-4190922 August 2021
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I was surprised at the enlightenment of this 1950's episode. It started just like a setup for a modern world scenario. It went down the toilet in the last 5 minutes. I wouldn't say it was father knows worst in this case. It was worse than that. It was mother knows worst! The episode gave all the arguments for Bettys side. Then then dropped her like hot iron in the final minutes.
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