Father Knows Best: Season 6

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Father Knows Best: Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: October 5, 1959

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 6 Episodes

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S6:E33. Father's Autobiography
Air Date: March 12, 2021
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S6:E32. Betty's Graduation
Air Date: May 23, 1960
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S6:E31. Not His Type
Air Date: May 16, 1960

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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
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  S6:E33. Father's Autobiography
  Air Date: March 12, 2021
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  S6:E32. Betty's Graduation
  Air Date: May 23, 1960
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  S6:E31. Not His Type
  Air Date: May 16, 1960
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  S6:E30. Bud Lives It Up
  Air Date: May 9, 1960
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  S6:E29. Betty's Career Problem
  Air Date: April 25, 1960
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  S6:E28. Blind Date
  Air Date: April 18, 1960
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  S6:E27. Love and Learn
  Air Date: April 11, 1960
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  S6:E26. Family Contest
  Air Date: April 4, 1960
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  S6:E25. Adopted Daughter
  Air Date: March 28, 1960
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  S6:E24. The $500 Letter
  Air Date: March 21, 1960
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  S6:E23. Bud, the Speculator
  Air Date: March 14, 1960
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  S6:E22. Time to Retire
  Air Date: March 7, 1960
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  S6:E21. Jim's Big Surprise
  Air Date: February 29, 1960
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  S6:E20. The Big Test
  Air Date: February 22, 1960
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  S6:E19. Cupid Knows Best
  Air Date: February 15, 1960
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  S6:E18. Kathy's Big Deception
  Air Date: February 8, 1960
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  S6:E17. Second Best
  Air Date: February 1, 1960
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  S6:E16. Togetherness
  Air Date: January 25, 1960
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  S6:E15. Bud Hides Behind a Skirt
  Air Date: January 18, 1960
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  S6:E14. Father, the Naturalist
  Air Date: January 11, 1960
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  S6:E13. Betty's Double
  Air Date: January 4, 1960
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  S6:E12. Good Joke on Mom
  Air Date: December 28, 1959
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  S6:E11. Turn the Other Cheek
  Air Date: December 14, 1959
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  S6:E10. Bud, the Willing Worker
  Air Date: December 7, 1959
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  S6:E9. Kathy Becomes a Girl
  Air Date: November 30, 1959
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  S6:E8. Margaret's Old Flame
  Air Date: November 23, 1959
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  S6:E7. First Disillusionment
  Air Date: November 16, 1959
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  S6:E6. Bicycle Trip for Two
  Air Date: November 9, 1959
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  S6:E5. Bud Plays It Safe
  Air Date: November 2, 1959
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  S6:E4. The Imposter
  Air Date: October 26, 1959
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  S6:E3. The Gardener's Big Day
  Air Date: October 19, 1959
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  S6:E2. Bud Branches Out
  Air Date: October 12, 1959
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  S6:E1. A Day in the Country
  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
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 3, 1954