TV series
Father Knows Best
Overview
Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
Details
- First air date
- 1954-10-03
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 6 seasons
- Episodes
- 203 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Network
- CBS
- Production
- Columbia Pictures Television
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Robert Young as Jim Anderson
- Jane Wyatt as Margaret Anderson
- Elinor Donahue as Betty Anderson
- Billy Gray as Bud Anderson
- Lauren Chapin as Kathy Anderson
- Robert Foulk as Ed Davis
- Yvonne Lime as Dottie Snow
- Sam Flint as Mr. Armstead
- Paul Wallace as Kippy
- Vivi Janiss as Myrtle Davis
- Bart Patton as Freddy
- Sarah Selby as Miss Thomas
Creators and crew
- Ed James - Creator
- Eugene B. Rodney - Producer
- Peter Tewksbury - Director
- William D. Russell - Director
- James Neilson - Director
- Roswell Rogers - Writer
Seasons
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