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  2. Father Knows Best: Created by Ed James. With Robert Young, Lauren Chapin, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray. The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy.

    • (2.7K)
    • 1954-10-03
    • Comedy, Family
    • 30
  3. 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...

  4. 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. Created by Ed James, Father Knows Best follows the lives of the Andersons, a middle-class family living in the town of ...

    • 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.
    • 1 Father Knows Best 1948-12-20 (Aud) Audition Show - 30:46.
    • 2 Father Knows Best 1949-12-29 (19) New Year's Eve - 29:57.
    • 3 Father Knows Best 1950-01-05 (20) Safety Campaign - 29:55.
    • 4 Father Knows Best 1950-01-12 (21) The Elusive Card Game - 29:15.
  5. Sun, Oct 10, 1954. Jim Anderson, dismayed at his children's laziness, lectures them in the importance of good citizenship and cheerful volunteering. When each of them later heed his advice and try to do their part in the community, their efforts end up complicating his own life in unexpected ways. 7.7/10 (87)

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  7. Father Knows Best. 1954 -2024. 6 Seasons. CBS. Family, Comedy. TVG. Watchlist. Perhaps the quintessentially comforting '50s sitcom, about the Anderson family---rock-steady Jim, sensible wife ...

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