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Written by freelance writer Ed James, Father Knows Best was a radio and television comedy series aired from the 1950's to 1960's. It featured the story of middle class American family, most especially of the family's head Jim Anderson (who was originally known as Jim Henderson based on James' audition disc), which was played by Robert Young.

The radio version started on August 25, 1949 on NBC Radio. Apart from Young, the series also starred June Whitley (and later Jean Vander Pyl) as his wife Margaret, along with Rhoda Williams, Ted Donaldson, and Norma Jean Nillson as their kids Betty, Bud, and Kathy.

With General Foods as the main sponsor, Father Knows Best was heard every Thursday evenings until its last episode on November 19, 1953. On 2008, the series had its film adaptation, which starred Tim Allen. Click here to read more about Father Knows Best

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
03.25.1954	father knows best (196) rainy day activity	+ It’s raining this morning in Spring Field one of those steady downpours that looks like it’s g...
03.18.1954	father knows best (195) income tax mix up	+ There was a good bit of excitement and no little dismay stirred up at the white-framed house on Ma...
03.11.1954	father knows best (194) false elopement	+ You’ve probably heard that the veteran woodsman can predict what the weather will be just by lis...
03.04.1954	father knows best (193) spring cleaning
02.25.1954	father knows best (192) check writing	+ To most Americans a bank is a fairly familiar institution; it’s the place where you keep your mo...
02.18.1954	father knows best (191) betty's freedom	+ You know, I think a person could make a really nice business out of manufacturing a kit of aids fo...
02.04.1954	father knows best (189) the telephone mix up	+ Not too many years ago an ingenious inventor by the name of Alexander Dumas Bell invented the tele...
01.28.1954	father knows best (188) trash can lids	+ Among life’s minor irritations which plague the average householder the crushed trash can lid ra...
01.21.1954	father knows best (187) the mink coat woes	+ Mrs. Anderson looks just devine in a mink coat, but it costs $3000, but it's only in the closet f...
01.14.1954	father knows best (186) an unusual bet	+ Mr. Anderson bets his daughter the price of a new dress that she can't avoid mentioning or talkin...
01.07.1954	father knows best (185) taking pictures	+ Taking the last two photographs on a roll of film can lead to unexpected complications. All Marga...
12.31.1953	father knows best (184) new year's sitter	+ New Year's Eve turns out to be "a mixed-up scramble." A good-looking baby-sitter makes the Anders...
12.24.1953	father knows best (183) christmas program	+ Sponsored by: Post 40% Bran Flakes, Sanka, Post Wheat Meal. It's Christmas eve and the family has ...
12.03.1953	father knows best (180) too many rabbits	+ Sponsored by: Sanka, Post 40% Bran Flakes, Post Wheat Meal. Mr. Anderson was a witness to a traffi...
11.26.1953	father knows best (179) thanksgiving	+ Sponsored by: Post 40% Bran Flakes, Sanka, Post Wheat Meal. A typical Thanksgiving day at the Ande...
11.19.1953	father knows best (178) missing uncle	+ Sponsored by: Sanka, Post 40% Bran Flakes, Post Wheat Meal. A suitcase from the attic leads the fa...
11.12.1953	father knows best (177) betty's engagement	+ In the average white-frame house on Maple Street, in the average town of Springfield, on an averag...
11.05.1953	father knows best (176) moving to chicago	+ Generally speaking there’s nothing especially exciting about lunchtime on Saturday but excitemen...
10.29.1953	father knows best (175) halloween blues	+ When brown October rolls around the air is crisp and clear and hearts of men are happy in the twil...
10.22.1953	father knows best (174) too many peanuts	+ Jim Anderson had an experience this afternoon at an auction sale; he got the bargain to end all ba...
10.15.1953	father knows best (173) the life of the party	+ Sponsored by: Post cereals, Sanka. Is Bud a snob? No, he's just not able to talk with girls.
10.08.1953	father knows best (172) the value of money	+ It’s a pleasant Saturday morning in Springfield and out of the white-framed house on Maple Stree...
10.01.1953	father knows best (171) a date mix up with leonard and ralph and betty	+ Sponsored by: Post Cereals, Sanka Coffee. Father arranges a date for Betty and causes all kind of ...
09.24.1953	father knows best (170) mind your manners
09.17.1953	father knows best (169) big inheritance	+ We once knew a man who was extremely wealthy and he had a wonderful system for acquiring money, wh...

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I like Robert Young. He had very good range. I actually saw a film where he played a Nazi. Jimmy Stewart was in it. But usually he played GIs or airmen.

Dennis

Father Knows Best is my favorite.

Marc

father knows best is good

Robert

I love Father Knows Best

Tracy

CORRECTION:I looked it up and that Tim Allen version announced in 2003 apparently was scrapped by 2008, so he never did that movie as mentioned.

Pat Centeno

This situation comedy series starred Robert Young. It was broadcast by NBC from 1949 to 1954, and there was a long TV run for this series too. It was telecast by CBS, NBC and ABC from 1954 to 1963.

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