Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best is a sitcom which, with the likes of The Donna Reed Show and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, is often considered representative of the idyllic suburban family of fifties television. The series actually began on radio in 1949, moving to TV from 1954 to 1960 (star Robert Young, as the titular father, was the only cast member to transition.)
==References==
*The fifth season Muppet Babies episode "He's a Wonderful Frog" melds Father Knows Best and other fifties sitcom titles together for "The Leave It to Piggy Who I Love Who Knows Best Show."
*Dinosaurs referenced the show in the second season episode title "WESAYSO Knows Best," in which WESAYSO replaces Earl in the role of the Sinclair Family father with Roy Hess.
*Dinosaurs referenced the show again in the third season episode "Dirty Dancin'" with the ABC promo for Father Knows Nothing.
==Connections==
*William Schallert played Jennings in the TV episode "Betty, the Pioneer Woman" (1958) 
*Jean Vander Pyl played Margaret Anderson on radio (1951-1954)
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