Radio broadcasting was the cheapest form of entertainment, and it provided the public with far better entertainment than most people were accustomed to. As a result, its popularity grew rapidly in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and by 1934, 60 percent of the nation's households had radios.

Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

Broadcast History: 25 August 1949 to 19 November 1953

The series began on August 25, 1949 on NBC Radio. Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as the General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. The Anderson children were Betty (Rhoda Williams), Bud (Ted Donaldson) and Kathy (Norma Jean Nilsson). Others in the cast were Eleanor Audley, Herb Vigran, and Sam Edwards. Sponsored through most of its run by General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC until March 25, 1954.

 

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Father Knows Best 481220 Audition Show
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Father Knows Best 500112 021The Elusive Card Game
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Father Knows Best 500504 An Uncontrolled Dog
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Father Knows Best 500511 038 The Golf Challenge
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Father Knows Best 500518 Betty's Screen Test
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Father Knows Best 500525 Superstitious Folk
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Father Knows Best 500608 041Time for a New Car
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Father Knows Best 500615 Ep042 Picnicforfather'sday
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Father Knows Best 500622 A New Housekeeper
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Father Knows Best 500629 044 New Arrangements
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Father Knows Best 500706 Ep045 Vacation arrives
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Father Knows Best 500907 046 An Efficient House
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Father Knows Best 500914 Family Car Stolen
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Father Knows Best 500921 Who Has The Time
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Father Knows Best 500928 049 The New Girlfriend
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Father Knows Best 501005 050 Family Spending
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Father Knows Best 501012 The Skunk Must Go
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Father Knows Best 501026 Ep053 A spooky cemetery
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Father Knows Best 501102 Too Many Problems
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Father Knows Best 501109 The Bad Barbecue
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Father Knows Best 501116 Enterprising Kids
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Father Knows Best 501123 057 HappyThanksgiving
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Father Knows Best 501207 059 A French Teacher
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Father Knows Best 501214 060 Father Becomes Ill
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Father Knows Best 501221 Christmas Program
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Father Knows Best 501228 062 Party Preparations
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Father Knows Best 510104 063 Taking On City Hall
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Father Knows Best 510111 064 Missing Furniture
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Father Knows Best 510118 Recreation Woes
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Father Knows Best 510125 066 Sound Match Making
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