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August 25, 1949: Radio Comedy Series 'Father Knows Best' airs on NBC

 
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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  1. JohnAugust 25, 2012 at 3:10 PM

    I listen to FKB almost daily. It, along with Amos & Andy and Life of Riley, are my favorites.

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  2. RobertDecember 6, 2012 at 2:18 PM

    I remember listening to several radio shows during the 1950s and slowly went over to TV. My favorite shows were Christmas shows of The Great Gildersleeve, Fibber MaGee and Molly, Gunsmoke, and Jack Benny. On TV many of the radio stars presented Christmas shows and my mother and I would always watch The Andy Williams Show and feel we were in his living room enjoying Christmas cheer!

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