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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP DISTRIBUTION
EAN: 0826663107685
Format: Box set, Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC
Label: Shout! Factory
Manufacturer: Shout! Factory
Number Of Items: 4
Publisher: Shout! Factory
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 01, 2008
Running Time: 660 minutes
Sales Rank: 4370
Studio: Shout! Factory
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Copy: Maybe he didn't always know best, but insurance salesman Jim Anderson (Robert Young) of Springfield, Ohio, was America's favorite head of household. Father Knows Best premiered on CBS in October 1954 and has been part of the American cultural fabric ever since. Every week families gathered around the television set to join Jim, Margaret, 'Princess', 'Bud' and 'Kitten' in their very first year as everyone's favorite 50's family. On DVD for the first time ever, this 4-disc set contains the Complete first season. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BONUS FEATURES
*New cast interviews
*Robert Young's home movies
*Rare behind the scenes color footage
*24 Hours In Tyrantland - special episode created for the U.S. government.
*Window On Main Street pilot episode - Robert Young's very next TV series.
Amazon.com:
It's telling that this family favorite began on radio as Father Knows Best? When the show came to CBS in 1954, the question mark disappeared. Contrary to popular opinion, however, Springfield, Ohio, insurance agent Jim Anderson (Emmy winner Robert Young) doesn't have all the answers. He and his wife, Margaret (fellow Emmy winner Jane Wyatt), come close, though. Were the show in production now, Anderson wouldn't smoke, but Father Knows Best reflects the standards of its time--separate beds and all. The sweet-natured pilot sets the tone when 14-year-old Bud (Billy Gray) frets about the school dance until Jim arranges for his 17-year-old sister, Betty (Elinor Donahue), to show him some steps. Other storylines revolve around community service and feeling needed, while 'Thanksgiving Day' offers a glimpse of Jim's imperfect side when he dismisses a poem written by nine-year-old Kathy (Laurin Chapin), who overhears him; he realizes he was holding Kitten to impossible standards. As Chapin notes in the bonus interview (in which Donahue also features), the primary themes were cooperation and forgiveness. Naysayers can knock Father Knows Best for being square, but it espouses timeless values. And who's to say the lingo wasn't hip for the 1950s? Colorful examples include 'goobers,' 'criminy,' 'creepers,' 'knot-head,' and 'simply utterly.'
On the downside, these 26 episodes appear in unrestored, syndicated condition. Fortunately, the show doesn't look too bad for its age and abundant extras compensate, like special 1959 savings bond episode 24 Hours in Tyrantland and Young's home movies and behind-the-scenes footage, both with low-key narration by grandson Bill Proffitt. After Young put Father Knows Best to rest, he segued to 1960's Window on Main Street (this set includes the pilot) before scoring another hit with Marcus Welby, M.D.. Donahue followed suit with The Andy Griffith Show and Wyatt with Star Trek. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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I used to watch this every morning & again late afternoons during the mid 1980s on The CBN Cable Network which was a channel that once showcased the finest vintage sitcoms ever.
I watched Bachelor Father, Dobie Gillis & Father Knows Best everyday & had my video machine going to put 'em all on tape. As a result I've got loads of Father Knows Best episodes & have even transferred some to DVD as the show hadn't been yet made available on DVD, so my homemade DVDs were something ... Read More
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I remember watching reruns of Father Knows Best growing up. I had been wondering when it would finally come out in DVD so I was happy to find it here. It is a great chance to sit down with my family, flip off offensive TV and watch a good, family show.
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I love watching these shows takes me back to when I was younger and they were on tv every week!!! They are wholesome have morals which most shows dont have today and good to watch.
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I was hoping that they would put this TV Series on DVD and they finally did! I ordered it before it was released. This was always my favorite when I was little and I really enjoyed watching them again!!!!
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I think we need to get past certain things; well, at least I do. I need to not get so cranky that these are the poorly edited syndication versions (and not the pristine looking, uncut episodes like we got from I Love Lucy and The Twilight Zone dvd collections).
I've gotten totally spoiled by some dvd releases of television programs, and it's really not realistic to expect all retro series to be that great. Right?
So, the quality here is like watching vhs tapes recorded off cable. Better ... Read More
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