Father Knows Best
The Ideal Father
Season 5, Episode 18 · Aired 1959-01-12
Synopsis
Charlie the painter tells Jim his kids are ungrateful toward him because they forgot Jim's birthday.
In the series
This episode is part of Father Knows Best (1954–1960) on CBS/NBC.
The polished patriarch sitcom that sold middle-class calm as destiny.
Key cast
- Robert Young as Jim Anderson
- Jane Wyatt as Margaret Anderson
- Elinor Donahue as Betty Anderson
- Billy Gray as Bud Anderson
- Lauren Chapin as Kathy Anderson