Father Knows Best arrived in 1954, and she was thrilled to be a part of it. "It has a warmth and loving energy to it that was very special," she says. "There was no mean spritedness to it.

For many of us, Robert Young will always be Jim Anderson on Father Knows Best, the warm and wise dad we all wanted. Later, he ...

Before television families got dysfunctional or overly complicated, the Andersons brought a sense of 1950s normalcy to television viewers on Father Knows Best, a true cultural touchstone from 1954 ...

February 1965: Promotional portrait of the cast of the television series, ‘Father Knows Best’. Clockwise from lower left: Billy Gray, Elinor Donahue, Robert Young, Jane Wyatt and Lauren Chapin.

—Jim Anderson, "Father Knows Best" (1954 to 1960) If there were ever a template for the sitcom family, it was the Andersons. A well-coiffed insurance agent by day, ...

LOS ANGELES – To the millions watching the 1950s TV show "Father Knows Best," actress Jane Wyatt was the wholesome stay-at-home mom who, the series' title notwithstanding, could be counted on ...

“Father Knows Best” is on Antenna TV, which is especially appropriate on Father’s Day. To celebrate the sitcom’s 65th anniversary, Antenna TV will present the family classic all day on ...

If you've been catching re-runs of "Father Knows Best," you've probably been wondering what Elinor Donahue is up to these days. Here to help, folks! Donahue is now 82 years old, but she was just a ...