Father Knows Best Family
Jim is hesitant to let betty go to new york alone but margaret convinces him to let her go.
Father knows best family. With robert young jane wyatt elinor donahue billy gray. Imagine their surprise when a picture of betty and the best man show up in the newspaper. Developed by young and his partner eugene rodney it was intended as a pilot for a father knows best television series. Directed by peter tewksbury.
With him was wife grace ellen drew older daughter peggy sally fraser younger daughter patty tina thompson and son jeff gordon gebert. Jim anderson robert young was an insurance salesman for a large company who was the breadwinner in the home while his lovely wife margaret anderson jane wyatt was basically the stay at home mom who took care of the kids and the household while mr. Its ideal of the typical american family. With robert young jane wyatt elinor donahue billy gray.
Ironically father knows best is loved by its fans and disliked by its critics for the same reason. With robert young jane wyatt elinor donahue billy gray. Directed by peter tewksbury. The andersons face a dilemma when betty promises a wealthy friend that they will attend an exclusive charity dinner on the same night that bud needs the family to eat at the modest drugstore counter where he has just gotten his first job.
Hoping to win a free trip to hawaii the andersons enter a family photo contest. Betty goes to ny to help her friend on her wedding day. Jim worries that margaret is spending a lot of time with a furniture maker and his wife helping them solve their problems. Anderson was at work.
Father knows best reflects this mood and was an improvement on reality the way tv shows and movies used to be. Directed by peter tewksbury. Perhaps the quintessentially comforting 50s sitcom about the anderson family rock steady jim sensible wife margaret and their. Father knows best was a grand portrait of family values in 1950 s america.
Directed by peter tewksbury. With robert young jane wyatt elinor donahue billy gray. First of two reunion movies starring the original cast of the popular 1950 s series father knows best jim and margaret anderson invite their children and grandchildren for a visit to celebrate their wedding anniversary. After world war ii americans had a bright future ahead and optimism abounded.
With robert young jane wyatt elinor donahue billy gray. Margaret does not seem to have enough time anymore to be with her own family. Kathy feels sorry he has no one in his life.