Father Knows Best

1954

comedy television series, sitcom

Creator

Ed James

Network

NBC

Seasons

6

Episodes

203

Premiered

1954-10-03

Rating

7.6 / 10

Father Knows Best portrayed a family that was surprising similar to real people. The parents managed to ride through almost any family situation without violent injury to their dignity, and the three Anderson youngsters were presented as decently behaved children who respected and loved their parents. A newspaper critic at the time wrote that "Jim Anderson may be the first intelligent father permitted on TV since they invented the thing".