August 25, 1949: Comedy series ‘ Father Knows Best ’ aired for the first time on NBC and ran for 5 years. The show featured Robert Young as Jim Anderson, an insurance agent, his wife, Margaret, was performed by June Whitley. Other characters included their son, Bud, and beautiful daughters, Kathy and Betty. Created by writer Ed James, Father Knows Best was a radio comedy that starred a middle-class family. 'Father Knows Best' ran from 1949 to 1954 and then went on to television from 1954 until 1960. In 1977, the cast of the show got together for a pair of films: 'Father Knows Best Reunion' and 'Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas'.
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