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|title1 = Father Knows Best
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|←_previous = [[Episode 108: Shrink Wrap|Shrink Wrap]]
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|next_→ = [[Episode 110: Seeing Red|Seeing Red]]
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|number = Season [[Season One|One]] Episode 9
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|image1 = Father Knows Best.PNG
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|airdate: = 26 November 2006
   
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|starring: = [[Michael C. Hall]]: [[Dexter Morgan]]<br>
{{episodeS1|title=Father Knows Best|image=fatherknowsbest.jpg|aired=November 26, 2006|written=[[Melissa Rosenberg]]|directed=[[Adam Davidson]]}}'''Father Knows Best''' is the ninth of twelve episodes in '''[[Season One]]''' and the '''ninth''' episode in the '''''[[DEXTER]]''''' television series. The episode aired on '''November 26, 2006'''.
 
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[[Julie Benz]]: [[Rita Morgan|Rita Bennett]]<br>
==Synopsis==
 
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[[Jennifer Carpenter]]: [[Debra Morgan]]<br>
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[[Erik King]]: [[James Doakes]]<br>
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[[Lauren Velez]]: [[Maria LaGuerta]]<br>
 
[[David Zayas]]: [[Angel Batista]]<br>
 
[[James Remar]]: [[Harry Morgan]]
   
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|guest_starring:= [[C.S. Lee]]: [[Vince Masuka]]<br>
'''[[Dexter]]''' learns that his biological father, '''[[Joe Driscoll]]''', whom he was told had died thirty years ago, has just recently died and left him everything he owned, including his house. Dexter goes on a trip to pack the items in the house, along with '''[[Rita Morgan|Rita]]''', '''[[Debra]]''' and '''[[Rudy]]''', where Dexter first meets with Rudy, or so he thinks. While suspecting something strange about Joe Driscoll's death, and about who his biological mother truly was. Rudy was actually quite insistent about being part of the weekend trip, and, strangely, one of Joe Driscoll's neighbors, '''[[Irma Holt]]''', thinks that he looks familiar... Flashbacks to Dexter's childhood show him questioning Harry about who his real parents were, and scene after an accident which an anonymous person donated some of his blood to help the young Dexter during his surgery were included. The donor just happened to be Mr. Driscoll, with just the right blood type! Back in Miami, Angel questions a shooting incident involving Doakes and a suspect. Also, Paul begins to slide back into his old habits when he suspects Rita is keeping him away from unsupervised visits to their children.
 
 
[[Christian Camargo]]: [[Brian Moser|Rudy Cooper]]<br>
 
[[Mark Pellegrino]]: [[Paul Bennett]]<br>
 
[[Dominic Janes]]: [[Dexter Morgan|Young Dexter]]<br>
 
[[Dakin Matthews]]: [[Dr. Pittman]]<br>
 
[[Joseph Lyle Taylor]]: [[Sergeant McKay]]<br>
 
[[Jeanette Miller]]: [[Irma Holt|Irma Holt (Elderly Neighbor)]]
   
 
|co-starring: = [[Christina Robinson]]: [[Astor Bennett]]<br>
At the end of the episode, the four leave Driscoll's house after clearing it and later on, Rudy pays Irma a trip, as the "cable repairman", where he presumably ends her life.
 
 
[[Daniel Goldman]]: [[Cody Bennett]]<br>
==Cast==
 
 
[[Laura Marano]]: [[Debra Morgan|Young Debra]]<br>
===Regulars===
 
*[[Michael C. Hall]]: [[Dexter Morgan]]
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[[Kathrin Lautner Middleton]]: [[Doris Morgan]]<br>
*[[Julie Benz]]: [[Rita Bennett]]
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[[Winston Story]]: [[Messenger]]<br>
*[[Jennifer Carpenter]]: [[Debra Morgan]]
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[[Andrew Caple-Shaw]]: [[L. Smith, M.D.]]<br>
*[[Erik King]]: [[James Doakes]]
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[[Dion Vines]]: [[Morgue Security Guard]]<br>
*[[Lauren Velez]]: [[Maria LaGuerta]]
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[[Lance Irwin]]: [[Officer Benson]]<br><br>
*[[David Zayas]]: [[Angel Batista]]
 
*[[James Remar]]: [[Harry Morgan]]
 
   
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Uncredited:<br>
===Guest starring===
 
*[[C.S. Lee]]: [[Vince Masuka]]
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[[Frank Tedesco]]: [[Miami-Dade Police Officer]]
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|special_guest: =
*[[Christian Camargo]]: [[Rudy Cooper]]
 
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|written: = [[Melissa Rosenberg]]
*[[Mark Pellegrino]]: [[Paul Bennett]]
 
*[[Dominic James]]: [[Dexter Morgan|Young Dexter]]
 
*[[Dakin Matthews]]: Dr. Piitman
 
*[[Joseph Lyle Taylor]]: Sgt. McKay
 
*[[Jeanette Miller]]: Elderly Neighbor
 
   
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|story_by: =
===Co-starring===
 
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|staff_writer: = [[Lauren Gussis]]<br>[[Kevin Maynard]]
*[[Christina Robinson]]: [[Astor Bennett]]
 
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|story_editor: = [[Tim Schlattmann]]
*[[Daniel Goldman]]: [[Cody Bennett]]
 
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|editor: = [[Elena Maganini]]
*[[Laura Marano]]: [[Debra Morgan|Young Dexter]]
 
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|designer: = [[Brandy Alexander]]
*[[Kathrin Lautner Middleton]]: [[Doris Morgan|Doris]]
 
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|dir_of_photog: = [[Romeo Tirone]]
*[[Winston Story]]: Messenger
 
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|directed: = [[Adam Davidson]]
*[[Andrew Caple-Shaw]]: Resident
 
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|producer: = [[Robert Lloyd Lewis]]<br>[[Drew Z. Greenberg]]
*[[Dion Vines]]: Security Guard
 
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|co-executive p:= [[Daniel Cerone]]<br>[[Michael Cuesta]]
*[[Lance Irwin]]: Official Benson
 
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|executive pro: = [[Clyde Phillips]]<br>[[John Goldwyn]]<br>
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[[Sara Colleton]]<br>[[James Manos, Jr.]]
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|co-producer: =
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|associate pro: = [[Arturs Rusis]]
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|consulting pro:= [[Melissa Rosenberg]]
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}}'''Father Knows Best''' is the ninth of twelve episodes in [[Season One]] of [[Showtime]]'s series '''''[[Dexter (show)|DEXTER]]''''' and the '''ninth''' overall episode of the series. It first aired '''26 November 2006'''.
   
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== Summary ==
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[[Dexter Morgan|Dexter]] learns that his biological father, [[Joe Driscoll]], who he was told had died thirty years ago, has just recently died and left him his house. Dexter, along with Rita, takes a trip to pack the items in the house in order to sell it. [[Debra Morgan|Debra]] and [[Brian Moser|Rudy]], who Dexter first meets, show up unexpectedly. Rudy was actually quite insistent about being part of the weekend trip, Dexter suspects something strange about Joe Driscoll's death, and about who his biological mother truly was. Strangely, one of Joe Driscoll's neighbors, [[Irma Holt]], thinks that Rudy looks familiar. Flashbacks to Dexter's childhood show him questioning Harry about his birth parents, and revealing that an [[Joe Driscoll|anonymous person]] had donated his blood to help the young Dexter after he was injured. The donor just happened to be Mr. Driscoll, who had just the right blood type! The four leave Driscoll's house after clearing it. Later on, Rudy pays Irma Holt a visit, as the "cable repairman" where he presumably ends her life.
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Back in Miami, Angel questions a shooting incident involving Doakes and a suspect. Also, Paul begins to slide back into his old habits when he suspects that Rita is keeping him away from unsupervised visits to their children.
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== Goofs ==
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*'''Continuity:''' When Dexter first leans in to view the body of his "father" at the morgue, the clock behind reads 4:11. The camera cuts back to the face and glides back up to Dexter's with the clock now reading 4:17. A few shots later, the clock is seen as 4:01.
 
*'''Continuity:''' When Dexter first leans in to view the body of his "father" at the morgue, the clock behind reads 4:11. The camera cuts back to the face and glides back up to Dexter's with the clock now reading 4:17. A few shots later, the clock is seen as 4:01.
*Continuity: Dexter narrates that he wakes up earlier than most people. He meets Rudy in the kitchen and announces that he is going to the morgue. The clock in the morgue first reads 4:11. This time, although early is not possible because the sun was already out in the scene in the kitchen with Rudy.
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*'''Continuity:''' Dexter narrates that he wakes up earlier than most people. He meets Rudy in the kitchen and announces that he is going to the morgue. The clock in the morgue first reads 4:11. This time, although early is not possible because the sun was already out in the scene in the kitchen with Rudy.
 
*'''Factual errors:''' While in Dexter's biological father's house, Rudy puts on the album "Fire and Water" by the band Free, as seen by the album cover as well as the record label. However, the song heard is Foghat's "Slow Ride." Same mistake is repeated later when Dexter puts on the same record in his apartment, this time Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" is heard instead.
 
*'''Factual errors:''' While in Dexter's biological father's house, Rudy puts on the album "Fire and Water" by the band Free, as seen by the album cover as well as the record label. However, the song heard is Foghat's "Slow Ride." Same mistake is repeated later when Dexter puts on the same record in his apartment, this time Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" is heard instead.
 
*'''Continuity:''' When Dexter is receiving the notification in the office, an extra in a black shirt is standing at a counter in the background. In the next shot, he is walking to the counter where he just was.
 
*'''Continuity:''' When Dexter is receiving the notification in the office, an extra in a black shirt is standing at a counter in the background. In the next shot, he is walking to the counter where he just was.
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*'''Errors in geography:''' Dexter states that his biological father lived "five hours up I-95." However, Dade City is located in Pasco County, on the western side of Florida, and would actually be five hours up Interstate 75, which also runs out of Miami, but actually travels up the western side of the state where Dade City would be located.
 
*'''Errors in geography:''' Dexter states that his biological father lived "five hours up I-95." However, Dade City is located in Pasco County, on the western side of Florida, and would actually be five hours up Interstate 75, which also runs out of Miami, but actually travels up the western side of the state where Dade City would be located.
 
*'''Factual errors:''' The medical personnel in Dexter's childhood flashback reveal that his blood type is AB-. He goes on to state that "it's hard to come by, and our supply was low." While it is correct that type AB- is the rarest blood type, at around 1% frequency in the US, a person with AB- blood can receive a blood transfusion from donor blood of types AB-, A-, B-, and O-, making it a preferable blood type to have for a person on the receiving end of a transfusion.
 
*'''Factual errors:''' The medical personnel in Dexter's childhood flashback reveal that his blood type is AB-. He goes on to state that "it's hard to come by, and our supply was low." While it is correct that type AB- is the rarest blood type, at around 1% frequency in the US, a person with AB- blood can receive a blood transfusion from donor blood of types AB-, A-, B-, and O-, making it a preferable blood type to have for a person on the receiving end of a transfusion.
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Father Knows Best is the ninth of twelve episodes in Season One of Showtime's series DEXTER and the ninth overall episode of the series. It first aired 26 November 2006.

Summary

Dexter learns that his biological father, Joe Driscoll, who he was told had died thirty years ago, has just recently died and left him his house. Dexter, along with Rita, takes a trip to pack the items in the house in order to sell it. Debra and Rudy, who Dexter first meets, show up unexpectedly. Rudy was actually quite insistent about being part of the weekend trip, Dexter suspects something strange about Joe Driscoll's death, and about who his biological mother truly was. Strangely, one of Joe Driscoll's neighbors, Irma Holt, thinks that Rudy looks familiar. Flashbacks to Dexter's childhood show him questioning Harry about his birth parents, and revealing that an anonymous person had donated his blood to help the young Dexter after he was injured. The donor just happened to be Mr. Driscoll, who had just the right blood type! The four leave Driscoll's house after clearing it. Later on, Rudy pays Irma Holt a visit, as the "cable repairman" where he presumably ends her life.

Back in Miami, Angel questions a shooting incident involving Doakes and a suspect. Also, Paul begins to slide back into his old habits when he suspects that Rita is keeping him away from unsupervised visits to their children.

Goofs

  • Continuity: When Dexter first leans in to view the body of his "father" at the morgue, the clock behind reads 4:11. The camera cuts back to the face and glides back up to Dexter's with the clock now reading 4:17. A few shots later, the clock is seen as 4:01.
  • Continuity: Dexter narrates that he wakes up earlier than most people. He meets Rudy in the kitchen and announces that he is going to the morgue. The clock in the morgue first reads 4:11. This time, although early is not possible because the sun was already out in the scene in the kitchen with Rudy.
  • Factual errors: While in Dexter's biological father's house, Rudy puts on the album "Fire and Water" by the band Free, as seen by the album cover as well as the record label. However, the song heard is Foghat's "Slow Ride." Same mistake is repeated later when Dexter puts on the same record in his apartment, this time Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" is heard instead.
  • Continuity: When Dexter is receiving the notification in the office, an extra in a black shirt is standing at a counter in the background. In the next shot, he is walking to the counter where he just was.
  • Continuity: When Dexter is putting the trash in front of a neighbor's house, he goes to put the lid on the trash can, but in the next shot the lid is missing entirely. It's not in his hand, nor is it on the can.
  • Errors in geography: Dexter states that his biological father lived "five hours up I-95." However, Dade City is located in Pasco County, on the western side of Florida, and would actually be five hours up Interstate 75, which also runs out of Miami, but actually travels up the western side of the state where Dade City would be located.
  • Factual errors: The medical personnel in Dexter's childhood flashback reveal that his blood type is AB-. He goes on to state that "it's hard to come by, and our supply was low." While it is correct that type AB- is the rarest blood type, at around 1% frequency in the US, a person with AB- blood can receive a blood transfusion from donor blood of types AB-, A-, B-, and O-, making it a preferable blood type to have for a person on the receiving end of a transfusion.

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