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Father Knows Best on CBS

1958, TV Show

Episode Detail: Hero Father - Father Knows Best

Former baseball star Duke Snider appears in this episode. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Sandy: Tommy Ivo. Bramer: Kenneth Tobey. Kippy: Paul Wallace.

Episodes: Hero Father - Father Knows Best - 195 total Episodes

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

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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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