Set in the typical Midwestern community of Springfield, where Jim Anderson was an agent for the General Insurance Company. Every evening he would come home from work, take off his sport jacket, put on his comfortable sweater, and whenever the kids need advice on anything at all, they can always turn to their father, because father knows best.
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- Season 6 (1959-1977)
- Season 5 (1958-1959)
- Season 4 (1957-1958)
- Season 3 (1956-1957)
- Season 2 (1955-1956)
Previous Episodes
- 01x26 Close Decision (Mar. 27, 1955)
- 01x25 No Partiality (Mar. 20, 1955)
- 01x24 Father Deli… (Mar. 13, 1955)
- 01x23 Proud Father (Mar. 06, 1955)
- 01x22 Bud the Bri… (Feb. 27, 1955)
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- Peter Tewksbury (131 episodes)
- William D. Russell (61 episodes)
- James Neilson (1 episodes)
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- Series star Lauren Chapin, who played the youngest daughter Kathy said she found out the show was canceled for good when she reported to work and the guard would not let her into the studio.
- When the sitcom first aired in 1949 on NBC radio at 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays, it was sponsored by Maxwell House. When the series moved from NBC radio to CBS television in October 1954, Robert…
[show]When the sitcom first aired in 1949 on NBC radio at 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays, it was sponsored by Maxwell House. When the series moved from NBC radio to CBS television in October 1954, Robert Young was the only member of the radio cast to make the transition to the TV sitcom adaptation.
[hide] - The show took place in the town of Springfield. Even though they never specified the exact state in which the town was located, several times, characters mentioned Altoona, an actual city in…
[show]The show took place in the town of Springfield. Even though they never specified the exact state in which the town was located, several times, characters mentioned Altoona, an actual city in Pennsylvania.
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