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Jim Anderson
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- 1. Bud Takes Up the Dance Oct 3, 1954
- Bud's first dance is threatened when he learns that his parents are going to be there.
- 2. Lesson in Citizenship Oct 10, 1954
- Jim's definition of citizenship gets the Andersons into trouble.
- 3. The Motor Scooter Oct 17, 1954
- Bud finally gets Jim's permission to get a scooter, but he doesn't get Margaret's permission.
A popular radio show from 1949, Father Knows Best was adapted for TV in 1954 with Robert Young as Jim Anderson, a wise and loving father of three children. The show ran for six seasons and won six Primetime Emmys, featuring comedy and drama episodes with the Anderson family and their friends.
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Father Knows Best is an American sitcom starring Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray and Lauren Chapin. The series, which began on radio in 1949, aired as a television show for six seasons and 203 episodes.
Father Knows Best ran on television for 6 seasons; from October, 1954 to May, 1960. The series debuted on CBS in October 1954 and--believe this or not: it ra...
Browse the episodes of Father Knows Best, a classic sitcom about a family and their father's advice. See the titles, dates, ratings, and summaries of each episode.
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- Robert Young (Jim Anderson) Jim Anderson is the patriarch of the family and works as an insurance agent. But his most important work comes at home, where he does all in his power to give his family a good life, because, after all, Father Knows Best.
- Jane Wyatt (Margaret Anderson) Margaret Anderson is the homemaker and matriarch of the family, who brought realism, devotion, and strength to the household.
- Elinor Donahue (Betty Anderson) Betty Anderson, known as “Princess,” is your typical teenager, but since it was the ’50s, it was all rosy and she was radiant, if sometimes a little too perfect.
- Billy Gray (James Anderson) James Anderson, also known as Bud, is the archetypal wisecracking teen who often went to Dad with some misguided notion, only for father to guide Bud back on track.
Find out who starred in and wrote the classic sitcom Father Knows Best, which aired from 1954 to 1960. See the full list of actors, directors, and writers, including Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, and Ed James.
