All
American Old Time Radio Show Classic
Father Knows Best Old Time
Radio Show
For a small taste of this great
series,
listen to the preview below.
This show comes on CD In MP3 Format
Father Knows Best was a popular radio sitcom of the 1950s, which
portrayed a vision of middle-class American life of the era. Much like Leave
It To Beaver, there are those who say life back then wasn't really the way
it was portrayed in these types of shows. However, as one who grow up in
that era, I can say for me and my friends, and those we knew in the
community, life really was like this. These types of shows could have taken
place in our own households.
Father Knows Best was created by writer Ed James, who made an audition
radio tape on December 20, 1948. In the audition, the father is known as Jim
Henderson rather than Jim Anderson. Eight months later, the series began
August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio.
Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as 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 Nillson).
Sponsored by General Foods, the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC
until November 19, 1953. After years of success on the radio, the show moved
to TV, only Robert Young remained of the radio cast when the series moved to
CBS television, beginning October 3, 1954.
There are over 90 episodes
and better then 45 hours of wonderful 1950s life and hilarity contained on the CD.
The following are the episodes contained on the CD.
Production Notes
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Window Media Player. The CDs will also play in CD players which accept
MP3 files. This includes both home and auto players. Also, we've found
that many DVD players will play MP3 files. The individual episode
files have been left accessible so that they can be transferred to
portable devices or CDs for your convenience. |
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We do not use plastic CD style or slim line cases.
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