Father Knows Best DVD

Father Knows Best was a popular family situation comedy that portrayed the ideal middle class American family through the Andersons. The Anderson family is composed of Jim (Robert Young), an insurance agent, Margaret (Jane Wyatt), his lovely wife, and their Children Betty (Elinor Donahue), James (Billy Gray) and Kathy (Laurin Chapin). Both Jim and Margaret where portrayed in the series as responsible parents, with Jim usually guiding the family (especially the children) through everyday problems and with Margaret supporting them - the sort of family which the viewers could really relate to and see as a role model.

Father Knows Best was first a radio series on NBC Radio which began August of 1949 before finally moving to CBS television after more than four years. Father Knows Best aired for six seasons plus one special season on CBS from October 3, 1954 to May 23, 1960 for a total of 203 episodes. The series ended while it was still number 6 in the ratings at the time.