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Father Knows Best on CBS

1958, TV Show

Episode Detail: The Martins and the Coys - Father Knows Best

A feud between her father and a neighbor named Tyler causes Betty to wonder whether she should continue to see Tyler's son. Betty: Elinor Donahue. Jim: Robert Young. Margaret: Jane Wyatt. Kathy: Lauren Chapin. Tyler: Tristram Coffin. Bob Tyler: Don Garner.

Episodes: The Martins and the Coys - Father Knows Best - 195 total Episodes

The Lawn Party
A Medal for Margaret
Mr. Beal Meets His Match
The Motor Scooter
Bud Takes Up the Dance
Margaret Disowns Her Family
Margaret Learns to Drive
Turn the Other Cheek
The Bus to Nowhere
Crisis over a Kiss
Father's Biography
Art of Salesmanship
Jim's Big Surprise
Kathy's Big Chance
Bud, the Hero
Bud, the Ladykiller
It's a Small World
Bud, the Speculator
A Day in the Country
Bicycle Trip for Two
Margaret's Other Family
Bud, the Campus Romeo
Bud, the Philanthropist
Jim, the Tyrant
Betty, Girl Engineer
Lesson in Citizenship
Margaret's Premonition
Mother Goes to School
Poor Old Dad
The Rivals
Margaret Goes Dancing
A Trip to Hillsborough
Bud, the Millionaire
Close Decision
Fair Exchange
Grandpa Retires
The Homing Pigeon
Kathy Makes a Wish
Bud Has a Problem
Bud Hides Behind A Skirt
The Indispensable Man
Bud, the Snob
Bud Takes Up the Dance
Father Knows Best
Kathy Makes Magic
Family Contest
Betty Goes Steady
Togetherness
Cupid Knows Best
Revenge Is Sweet
Thanksgiving Day
Man About Town
Margaret Wins A Car
Way of a Dictator
The Historical Andersons
Carnival
Class Prophecy
The Gold Turnip
The Good Neighbor
The Imposter
Always Plan Ahead
Dilemma for Margaret
The $500 Letter
An Extraordinary Woman
Bud's Encounter with the Law
The Persistent Guest
Betty Makes a Choice
The Grass Is Greener
Betty Hates Carter
Love and Learn
Live My Own Life
The Matchmakers
Proud Father
Tell It to Mom
Whistle Bait
Young Love
Time to Retire
Never the Twain
No Partiality
The Awkward Hero
Big Sister
Bud Buys a Car
Baby in the Hause
Betty's Birthday
Father's Private Life
The Good Prospect
Betty Earns a Formal
Betty's Graduation
Bud Branches Out
Bud Plays It Safe
The Spelling Bee
The Gardener's Big Day
Shoot for the Moon
Formula for Happiness
The Martins and the Coys
Safety First
The Ten Dollar Question
Man with a Plan
Short Wave
New Girl at School
Bud, the Caretaker
Betty's Career Problem
Friend in Need
Betty's Double
Calypso Bud
The Ideal Father
Bud Quits School
First Disillusionment
Kathy, the Indian Giver
Family Dines Out
Margaret's Old Flame
Fronk's Family Tree
Bud, the Willing Worker
Bud, the Boxer
Kathy's Romance
Lesson in Civics
Not His Type
Women in the House
The Mink Coat
Vine Covered Cottage
Second Best
Art of Romance
Brief Holiday
The House Painter
Betty Goes to College
Country Cousin
Hero Father
Big Shot Bud
The Christmas Story
Good Joke On Mom
Advantage to Betty
Bud, the Bridesmaid
Follow the Leader
Sparrow in the Window
Father, the Naturalist
No Apron Strings
The Great Anderson Mystery
First Disillusionment, Flashback
Jim, the Farmer
Father of the Year
Football Tickets
A Matter of Pride
The Promising Young Mann
Voice from the Past
Swiss Family Anderson
Kathy's Big Deception
Betty Find a Cause
Betty's Brother
Bud, the Executive
Bud Lives It Up
Betty and the Jett Pilot
Family Reunion
Father Delivers the Papers
Betty, the Track Star
Kathy Becomes a Girl
Kathy Grows Up
Grandpa's Jims Rejuvenation
A Man of Merit
Hard Luck Leo
Second Honeymoon
Spaghetti for Margaret
A Friend of Old George's
The Old Days
The Angel's Sweater
Boys' Week
The Big Test
Jim, the Answer Man
Blind Date
Typical Father
Sentenced to Happiness
Two Loves Has Bud
Kathy, Girl Executive
The Meanest Professor
The Promised Playhouse
The Weaker Sex
Father Knows Best
Spirit of Youth
The Trial
Second Wedding
Bad Influence
Betty's Crusade
Bud, the Mindreader
Bud, the Wallfower
The Basketball Coach
Be Kind to Bud Week
The Family Goes to New York
Father Is a Dope
Betty, the Pioneer Woman
Bud and the Debutante
The Great Experiment
The Great Guy
The Good Samaritan
An Evening to Remember
Margaret Hires a Gardener
Adopted Daughter

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Premiered: 1958, on CBS

Rating: TV-G

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Premise: Perhaps the quintessentially comforting '50s sitcom, about the Anderson family---rock-steady Jim, sensible wife Margaret, and their kids Betty, Bud and Kathy---in the Midwestern town of Springfield. The series was adapted from a radio program, also starring Robert Young, that began in 1949. When CBS canceled the show in 1955, fan protests led to NBC picking it up and nurturing it into a hit. In fact, repeats aired in prime time for three years after the production of its last original episode.

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