Father Knows Best
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Father Knows Best is a classic American family sitcom, originally a radio show and later a television series, that portrayed the everyday life and gentle moral lessons of the Anderson family in the 1950s.
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| instanceOf |
American radio sitcom
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American television sitcom → |
| adaptationTo |
television
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| broadcastDecade |
1950s
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| characterOccupation |
Jim Anderson – insurance salesman
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| culturalStatus |
classic American sitcom
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| depicts |
parent-child relationships
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suburban life → |
| format |
radio series
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television series → |
| genre |
comedy
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family sitcom → |
| hasEpisodeStructure |
self-contained moral lesson per episode
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| influenced |
later American family sitcoms
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| leadCharacterPortrayedBy |
Jim Anderson – Robert Young
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| mainCharacter |
Betty Anderson
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Bud Anderson → Jim Anderson → Kathy Anderson NERFINISHED → Margaret Anderson → |
| motherCharacterPortrayedBy |
Margaret Anderson – Jane Wyatt
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| notableFor |
idealized portrayal of 1950s family values
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wholesome tone → |
| originalLanguage |
English
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| originallyAiredOn |
ABC
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CBS → NBC → |
| originalMedium |
radio
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| portrayedFamilyType |
nuclear family
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| setting |
fictional town of Springfield
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| starred |
Billy Gray
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Elinor Donahue → Jane Wyatt → Lauren Chapin → Robert Young → |
| targetAudience |
family audience
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| theme |
gentle moral lessons
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middle-class American family life → |
| timePeriodSetting |
1950s America
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Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Jane Wyatt
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Jane Wyatt ("Father Knows Best (radio series)") → Robert Young → |
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Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best)
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Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best) ("Father Knows Best (TV series, 1954–1960)") → |
appearsIn |
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Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best)
("Father Knows Best (radio series)")
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firstAppearanceInMedium |
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Robert Young
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starredIn |