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"Father Knows Best" (1954)
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Overview
Release Date:
3 October 1954 (USA) morePlot:
The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty... morePlot Keywords:
Fictional City
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Family
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Father Daughter Relationship
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Father Son Relationship
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Mother Daughter Relationship
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Awards:
Won 6 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 14 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Actress Jane Wyatt Dies at 96 (From Studio Briefing. 23 October 2006)
Emmy-Winning Actress Jane Wyatt Dies at 96 (From WENN. 23 October 2006)
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Best of the 1950s comedies moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 2 of 26) | Robert Young | ... | James 'Jim' Anderson / ... (64 episodes, 1954-1977) |
| Jane Wyatt | ... | Margaret Anderson (64 episodes, 1954-1977) |
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30 min | USA:30 min (203 episodes)Country:
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1.33 : 1 moreFilming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USAMOVIEmeter: 
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In the pilot, Ellen Drew played the mother (replaced in the series by Jane Wyatt and Sally Fraser played the eldest daughter (played in the series by Elinor Donahue. moreQuotes:
Bud Anderson: This is a special delivery for Dad from the Universal Alumni Association.Jim Anderson: I wonder how much money they want now.
[Bud is shaking Jim's letter, trying to read it]
Jim Anderson: Why don't you hold it up to the light so you can see it better?
Bud Anderson: Never thought of that.
[Holds it up to the light]
Bud Anderson: Can't see a thing.
Jim Anderson: Bud, as long as it's addressed to me, do you mind letting me have it?
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: O.J. Simpson/Ashford & Simpson (#3.12)" (1978) moreSoundtrack:
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I was born the year after this series began and remember it very very fondly. Unlike a program like Leave it to Beaver or even Ozzie and Harriet, this program was both more moralistic and more sentimental - the heartstrings were pulled every program. I watched three episodes the other night (although I was supposed to leave for a train) and was so thrilled by the warmth of it - the sentimentality, the pathos. This family had such an effect on me growing up - neither adult really lost his/her temper, small problems were treated with immense attention.
I just LOVED it - and am sure any non-cynic would.