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Emmy (Primetime) Best Actress in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series 1959 · Winner
Emmy (Primetime) Best Continuing Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic of Comedy Series 1958 · Winner
Emmy (Primetime) Best Continuing Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic of Comedy Series 1958 · Winner
Emmy (Primetime) Best Actor in a Continuing Performance 1957 · Winner
Father Knows Best Jump to Primetime Emmy Awards (20) Logie Awards (1) Writers Guild of America, USA (5) Online Film & Television Association (1) 9 wins & 18 nominations
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Father Knows Best won 4 national TV awards of excellence in 1954 including the Sylvania award for “outstanding family entertainment”. A New York Times critic called it the most appealing and believable family situation comedy in television, and credited Robert Young with “restoring parental prestige”.
Best Actor in a Leading Role (Continuing Character) in a Comedy Series - 1959. Nominee: Robert Young. Father Knows Best. CBS & NBC.
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
- 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.
Young won two Emmy Awards for his role, and Wyatt won three. A well-known film actor before his radio and television days, Young went on to later success in the long-running series Marcus Welby, M.D., which may have been more appropriately called "Dr. Knows Best."
Aug 1, 2023 · Step into the heartwarming world of "Father Knows Best," a timeless family sitcom that has touched hearts for generations. Unravel the nostalgic charm and enduring appeal of the Anderson family as we explore the beloved classic.
