Father Knows Best: Season 4

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Father Knows Best: Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 25, 1957

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 4 Episodes

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S4:E33. Betty Finds a Cause
Air Date: June 11, 1958
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S4:E32. A Matter of Pride
Air Date: June 4, 1958
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S4:E31. Bud Quits School
Air Date: May 21, 1958

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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
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  S4:E33. Betty Finds a Cause
  Air Date: June 11, 1958
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  S4:E32. A Matter of Pride
  Air Date: June 4, 1958
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  S4:E31. Bud Quits School
  Air Date: May 21, 1958
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  S4:E30. Jim, the Answer Man
  Air Date: May 14, 1958
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  S4:E29. The Weaker Sex
  Air Date: April 30, 1958
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  S4:E28. A Medal For Margaret
  Air Date: April 23, 1958
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  S4:E27. A Friend in Need
  Air Date: April 16, 1958
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  S4:E26. Tell It to Mom
  Air Date: April 2, 1958
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  S4:E25. Young Love
  Air Date: March 26, 1958
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  S4:E24. Betty's Crusade
  Air Date: March 19, 1958
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  S4:E23. Poor Old Dad
  Air Date: March 12, 1958
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  S4:E22. Country Cousin
  Air Date: March 5, 1958
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  S4:E21. Revenge is Sweet
  Air Date: February 26, 1958
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  S4:E20. The Trial
  Air Date: February 19, 1958
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  S4:E19. Margaret's Other Family
  Air Date: February 12, 1958
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  S4:E18. Bud, the Mind Reader
  Air Date: February 5, 1958
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  S4:E17. The Rivals
  Air Date: January 29, 1958
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  S4:E16. Father's Biography
  Air Date: January 22, 1958
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  S4:E15. Calypso Kid
  Air Date: January 15, 1958
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  S4:E14. Big Sister
  Air Date: January 8, 1957
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  S4:E13. Man With a Plan
  Air Date: January 1, 1958
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  S4:E12. Kathy Makes a Wish
  Air Date: December 25, 1957
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  S4:E11. Mr. Beal Meets His Match
  Air Date: December 11, 1957
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  S4:E10. The Way of a Dictator
  Air Date: December 4, 1957
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  S4:E9. Margaret Learns to Drive
  Air Date: November 20, 1957
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  S4:E8. Kathy's Big Chance
  Air Date: November 13, 1957
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  S4:E7. The Indispensable Man
  Air Date: November 6, 1957
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  S4:E6. Mother Goes to School
  Air Date: October 30, 1957
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  S4:E5. Sentenced to Happiness
  Air Date: October 23, 1957
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  S4:E4. Bud, the Executive
  Air Date: October 16, 1957
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  S4:E3. The Good Neighbor
  Air Date: October 9, 1957
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  S4:E2. The Awkward Hero
  Air Date: October 2, 1957
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  S4:E1. Follow the Leader
  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
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 3, 1954