Father Knows Best: Season 2

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Father Knows Best: Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: August 31, 1955

Starring: Jane Wyatt, Sarah Selby, Elinor Donahue

Summary: Father Knows Best was the classic wholesome family situation comedy. It was set in the typical Midwestern community of Springfield, where Jim Anderson was an agent for the General Insurance Company. Every evening he would come home from work, take off his sport jacket, put on his comfortable sweater, and deal with the everyday problems of aFather Knows Best was the classic wholesome family situation comedy. It was set in the typical Midwestern community of Springfield, where Jim Anderson was an agent for the General Insurance Company. Every evening he would come home from work, take off his sport jacket, put on his comfortable sweater, and deal with the everyday problems of a growing family. In contrast to most other family comedies of the period, in which one of the other parents was a blundering idiot, both Jim and his wife Margaret were portrayed as thoughtful, responsible adults. When a family crisis arose, Jim would clam the waters with a warm smile and some sensible advice.

When Father Knows Best went on television in 1954, the three children were aged 14 [Bud], and 9 [Kathy]. As the seasons passed two of them graduated from High School, first Betty [1956] and then Bud [1959]. Neither left home, howevery, both electing to go to Springfield's own State College.
The Andersons were truly an idealized family, the sort that viewers could relate to and wish to emulate. The children went through the normal problems of growing up, included those concerning school, friends, and members of the opposite sex. They didn't always agree with their parents, but the bickering was miminal, and everything seemed to work out by the end of the half-hour.

Father Knows Best began as an NBC radio series in 1948, with Robert Young in the starting role. He was the only member of the radio cast that made the transition to TV in 1954. The TV series was not partculiarly successful at first and CBS cancelled it in March 1955. A flood of viewer protests demanding that the program be reinstated and moved to an earlier time slot so that the whole family could watch it, prompted NBC to pick it up for the following season with an 8:30 p.m. started time. Father Knows Best prospered for the next five years.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E37. Betty's Graduation
Air Date: May 30, 1956
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S2:E36. Adopted Daughter
Air Date: May 23, 1956
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S2:E35. The Ten Dollar Question
Air Date: May 16, 1956

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: May 15, 1977
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: October 5, 1959
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 15, 1958
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 1957
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 12, 1956
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: August 31, 1955
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  S2:E37. Betty's Graduation
  Air Date: May 30, 1956
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  S2:E36. Adopted Daughter
  Air Date: May 23, 1956
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  S2:E35. The Ten Dollar Question
  Air Date: May 16, 1956
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  S2:E34. Father, the Naturalist
  Air Date: May 9, 1956
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  S2:E33. Hero Father
  Air Date: May 2, 1956
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  S2:E32. Dilemma for Margaret
  Air Date: April 25, 1956
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  S2:E31. The Martins and the Coys
  Air Date: April 18, 1956
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  S2:E30. Betty, Girl Engineer
  Air Date: April 11, 1956
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  S2:E29. Bud, the Boxer
  Air Date: April 4, 1956
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  S2:E28. Family Dines Out
  Air Date: March 28, 1956
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  S2:E27. Family Reunion
  Air Date: March 14, 1956
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  S2:E26. The Persistent Guest
  Air Date: March 7, 1956
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  S2:E25. The Grass is Greener
  Air Date: February 29, 1956
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  S2:E24. The Historical Andersons
  Air Date: February 22, 1956
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  S2:E23. Kathy, the Indian Giver
  Air Date: February 15, 1956
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  S2:E22. The Bus to Nowhere
  Air Date: February 8, 1956
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  S2:E21. Bud, The Wallflower
  Air Date: February 1, 1956
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  S2:E20. The House Painter
  Air Date: January 25, 1956
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  S2:E19. Betty Earns a Formal
  Air Date: January 18, 1956
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  S2:E18. Betty's Brother
  Air Date: January 11, 1956
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  S2:E17. Jim, the Tyrant
  Air Date: January 4, 1956
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  S2:E16. Betty Hates Carter
  Air Date: December 28, 1955
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  S2:E15. Bad Influence
  Air Date: December 14, 1955
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  S2:E14. Stage to Yuma
  Air Date: December 7, 1955
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  S2:E13. Margaret's Premonition
  Air Date: November 30, 1955
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  S2:E12. Bud, the Ladykiller
  Air Date: November 16, 1955
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  S2:E11. Spirit of Youth
  Air Date: November 9, 1955
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  S2:E10. Father Is a Dope
  Air Date: November 2, 1955
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  S2:E9. The Big Test
  Air Date: October 26, 1955
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  S2:E8. Advantage to Betty
  Air Date: October 19, 1955
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  S2:E7. Kathy Makes Magic
  Air Date: October 12, 1955
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  S2:E6. New Girl at School
  Air Date: October 5, 1955
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  S2:E5. Woman in the House
  Air Date: September 28, 1955
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  S2:E4. First Disillusionment
  Air Date: September 21, 1955
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  S2:E3. Lessons in Civics
  Air Date: September 14, 1955
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  S2:E2. Father's Private Life
  Air Date: September 7, 1955
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  S2:E1. Art of Salesmanship
  Air Date: August 31, 1955
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 3, 1954