Springfield (fictional town in Father Knows Best)

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fictional location fictional town

Springfield is the fictional mid-20th-century American small town that serves as the backdrop for the family life and stories in the classic TV series "Father Knows Best."

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Label Occurrences
Springfield (fictional town in Father Knows Best) canonical 2
Springfield (Father Knows Best setting) 1
Springfield (fictional Midwestern town) 1

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ
appearsIn Father Knows Best ⓘ
associatedCharacter Betty Anderson ⓘ
Bud Anderson ⓘ
Jim Anderson ⓘ
Kathy Anderson ⓘ
Margaret Anderson ⓘ
associatedFamily Anderson family ⓘ
associatedWithNetwork CBS ⓘ
NBC ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalContext mid-20th-century American middle-class life ⓘ
depictedAs small town ⓘ
fictionalStatus not based on a specific real Springfield ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Father Knows Best universe ⓘ
genreContext American family sitcom ⓘ
languageOfSetting English ⓘ
medium television ⓘ
narrativeRole typical American hometown archetype ⓘ
portrayedAs orderly and family-oriented community ⓘ
primaryFunction backdrop for the Anderson family’s daily life ⓘ
screenDebutContext 1950s American network television ⓘ
settingOf Father Knows Best ⓘ
timePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
usedFor depicting everyday family and community situations ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Margaret Anderson in Father Knows Best → setting → Springfield (fictional town in Father Knows Best) ⓘ
subject surface form: Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best)
Guiding Light → setting → Springfield (fictional town in Father Knows Best) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Springfield (fictional Midwestern town)
Bud Anderson (Father Knows Best) → fictionalResidence → Springfield (fictional town in Father Knows Best) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Springfield (Father Knows Best setting)
Margaret Anderson → residence → Springfield (fictional town in Father Knows Best) ⓘ