Betty Anderson Father Knows Best
Created by ed james.
Betty anderson father knows best. 1 9 5 4 1 9 6 3 usa 203 x 30 minute episodes. Elinor donahue on an. Donahue achieved stardom for her role as the elder daughter betty on the television family series father knows best. With robert young jane wyatt billy gray lauren chapin.
Today most critics view it as high camp fun although this genre has at times been labelled the aryan melodramas of the 1950s and 1960s. Elinor donahue is best known for her pivotal role in american tv hit sitcom 8220 father knows best 8221 but her career didn 8217 t end when the show did she went on to shine both on screen and. Donahue was a musical judge in abc s jukebox jury 1953 54. Directed by peter tewksbury.
Bud s nose is put out of joint because he feels surrounded by girls. The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man jim anderson his common sense wife margaret and their children betty bud and kathy. The show lasted for six years and aired on the radio. Father knows best is an american sitcom starring robert young jane wyatt elinor donahue billy gray and lauren chapin the series which first began on radio in 1949 aired for six seasons with a total of 203 episodes.
Former father knows best co stars robert young elinor donahue jane wyatt lauren chapin and billy gray attend 36th annual primetime emmy awards on september 23 1984. Her co stars were robert young jane wyatt billy gray as her younger brother james bud anderson jr and lauren chapin as her younger sister kathy. With robert young jane wyatt elinor donahue billy gray. She wins and later that day betty is awarded for the flower queen.
Father knows best was one of a slew of american middle class family sitcoms in which moms were moms kids were kids and fathers knew best. Betty is in the finals for track and gets a lot of attention. While in the first season of father knows best she also. Elinor donahue betty anderson 203 episodes 1954 2010 lauren chapin kathy anderson 203 episodes 1954 2010 paul wallace kippy watkins 17 episodes 1956 2010.
It ran for one season and was canceled the following year.