Father Knows Best News

Recommended Shout! Factory, getting into a cozy, Christmassy mood, has released Merry Sitcom! Christmas Classics From TV's Golden Age , a seven-show compilation that includes Christmas-themed episodes from the premiere seasons of Father Knows Best , The Donna Reed Show , McHale's Navy , Bewitched , That Girl , The Flying Nun , and Window on Main ...

Actor Robert Young was the dad in "Father Knows Best." My Father--who knows best--still lives! pdwroswell, 2007, Flickr In the late 1950s, there was a television series called "Father Knows Best." Father Knows Best was a situation comedy depicting a wholesome family growing up in the Midwest.

When Lauren Chapin played the character of the youngest daughter on the hit TV series "Father Knows Best" half a century ago, the small-screen version of her life projected the warmth and stability of the archetypal 1950's nuclear family.

The first HD edition of Star Trek: The Second Season Remastered has been a long time coming, as the first season hit HD-DVD way back on Nov.

Some 1970s film students found themselves with an odd quest: to see dozens of overlooked, unheralded B&W thrillers that appeared on lists bearing the new term film noir .

The tale of a blended family opened to scathing reviews from critics and would never rank in the Nielsen Top 20.

Baritone Leo Nucci sings the title role in the Vienna State Opera's production of Simon Boccanegra .

The annual Harris Interactive Poll results are in, and in a repeat performance from last year, it was Dr.

These days, members of many families may be having a tough time finding time to do things together as a family.

President Obama turned jokemaster-in-chief at the 65th Annual Radio and Television Correspondents Association Dinner.

By Jennifer Harper Sunday, June 21, 2009 Article Comments Father's Day offers something even querulous Republicans and Democrats can agree on.

And when it premiered on radio, the title was one punctuation mark longer than the TV version: "Father Knows Best?" The original title was meant to be a question.

As a group, TV fathers tend to be bumbling but always well meaning. Above, Robert Young, Homer Simpson, and Bill Cosby When it comes to television Dads, the outside shell often turns out to be more different than the filling in the center.

Who's your favorite TV dad? And what would your serve your fictional favorite if you could serve him a Father's Day feast? We posed that question to readers and got some surprising responses.

Whether it was always having time for a game of catch or being able to solve big problems in just 30 minutes, dads from television shows may have triggered occasional thoughts of, "wow, why isn't my dad like that?" The top dad that Americans would like to have had when they were growing up brings back memories of sweaters, lots of sweaters.

As we stroll the town's sidewalks, attend meetings and read the local periodicals, we encounter the names and faces of the local business community.

Reports Menomonie Grandpa: "A friend is planning to paint her house, and her Facebook entries are worth sharing.

Given that so many Americans have used television as a baby sitter for so many years, it's a lucky thing that there are so many good mothers for kids to see.

The old TV show is being turned into a modern day movie...with a few "tweaks." As Jim Anderson, Robert Young was the father who did it right in "Father Knows Best." Now, Variety says "Father Knows Best" is being turned into a movie.

This week's Ketchup has news about sequels to Nanny McPhee , remakes of Piranha and Little Shop of Horrors , a movie version of Father Knows Best and new movies for Kristen Bell, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Megan Fox.