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Father Knows Best on CBS

1958, TV Show

Episode Detail: The Rivals - Father Knows Best

Roger Smith and Barbara Eden guest star in this episode. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Ralph: Robert Chapman. John: Leon Tyler.

Episodes: The Rivals - Father Knows Best - 195 total Episodes

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

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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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