Father Knows Best: Season 3

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Father Knows Best: Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 12, 1956

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 3 Episodes

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S3:E37. Shoot for the Moon
Air Date: June 5, 1957
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S3:E36. Grandpa Retires
Air Date: May 29, 1957
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S3:E35. Margaret Disowns Her Family
Air Date: May 22, 1957

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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
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  S3:E37. Shoot for the Moon
  Air Date: June 5, 1957
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  S3:E36. Grandpa Retires
  Air Date: May 29, 1957
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  S3:E35. Margaret Disowns Her Family
  Air Date: May 22, 1957
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  S3:E34. The Art of Romance
  Air Date: May 15, 1957
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  S3:E33. Class Prophecy
  Air Date: May 8, 1957
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  S3:E32. Baby in the House
  Air Date: May 1, 1957
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  S3:E31. Bud, the Philanthropist
  Air Date: April 24, 1957
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  S3:E30. The Spelling Bee
  Air Date: April 17, 1957
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  S3:E29. Betty, the Track Star
  Air Date: April 3, 1957
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  S3:E28. Bud, the Hero
  Air Date: March 27, 1957
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  S3:E27. Safety First
  Air Date: March 20, 1957
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  S3:E26. Bud Buys a Car
  Air Date: March 13, 1957
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  S3:E25. An Evening to Remember
  Air Date: February 27, 1957
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  S3:E24. Trip to Hillsborough
  Air Date: February 20, 1957
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  S3:E23. Betty and the Jet Pilot
  Air Date: February 13, 1957
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  S3:E22. Carnival
  Air Date: February 6, 1957
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  S3:E21. Short Wave
  Air Date: January 30, 1957
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  S3:E20. The Lawn Party
  Air Date: January 23, 1957
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  S3:E19. Brief Holiday
  Air Date: January 16, 1957
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  S3:E18. Swiss Family Anderson
  Air Date: January 9, 1957
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  S3:E17. Margaret Hires a Gardener
  Air Date: January 2, 1957
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  S3:E16. The Promising Young Man
  Air Date: December 26, 1956
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  S3:E15. The Angel's Sweater
  Air Date: December 19, 1956
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  S3:E14. The Good Prospect
  Air Date: December 12, 1956
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  S3:E13. Betty Goes Steady
  Air Date: December 5, 1956
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  S3:E12. The Family Goes to New York
  Air Date: November 28, 1956
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  S3:E11. The Great Guy
  Air Date: November 21, 1956
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  S3:E10. Whistle Bait
  Air Date: November 14, 1956
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  S3:E9. The Old Days
  Air Date: November 7, 1956
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  S3:E8. Bud, the Millionaire
  Air Date: October 31, 1956
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  S3:E7. Betty's Birthday
  Air Date: October 24, 1956
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  S3:E6. Spaghetti for Margaret
  Air Date: October 17, 1956
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  S3:E5. The Homing Pigeon
  Air Date: October 10, 1956
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  S3:E4. Man About Town
  Air Date: October 3, 1956
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  S3:E3. Betty Goes to College
  Air Date: September 26, 1956
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  S3:E2. Never in Twain
  Air Date: September 19, 1956
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  S3:E1. No Apron Strings
  Air Date: September 12, 1956
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: August 31, 1955
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 3, 1954