Father Knows Best

Last Edited: 07-Jul-2017
A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

US situation comedy series, 1949-1954, NBC Radio Network.

Dates and titles are from DigitalDeliToo

Date Title Cast Parameters
20-Oct-1948
Audition
Meet the Hendersons
(file does not match either date or title, Betty's
Engagement is 12-Nov-1953, 4-64)

31:12, 6856, s
12-Jan-1950
1-21 Jim's Expensive Economy Drive
(file is The Elusive Card Game)

29:23, 6856, M
04-May-1950
1-37 Kathy Adopts Gargantua -- or George
(file is An Uncontrolled Dog)

29:29, 6878, M
11-May-1950
1-38 Jim's Golf Challenge
(file is Dad Plays In A Golf Tournament)

29:43, 6966, M
clipping
18-May-1950
1-39 Betty's Screen Test

29:33, 6894, M
25-May-1950
1-40 Superstitions
(file is Superstitious Folk)

29:30, 6883, M
08-Jun-1950
1-42 Time for A New Car

29:30, 6882, M
15-Jun-1950 1-43 Fathers Day Fishing with the Family

29:42, 6929, M
22-Jun-1950 1-44 The Housekeeper Trial
(file is A New Housekeeper)

29:32, 6890, M
29-Jun-1950 1-45 Social Calendar Overload
(File is New Arrangements)

29:33, 6892, M
06-Jul-1950 1-46 Planning An Efficient Vacation
(file is Vacation Arrives)

29:42, 6930, M
07-Sep-1950
2-1 Returning to An Efficient Home
(file is An Efficient House)

29:36, 6906, M
14-Sep-1950 2-2 School Opening Tough for Father
(file is Family Car Stolen)

29:36, 6907, M
21-Sep-1950 2-3 Fall Forward, Spring Back
(file is Who Has The Time)

29:45, 6940, M
28-Sep-1950 2-4 Bud Learns About Love
(file is The New Girl Friend)

29:44, 6936, M
05-Oct-1950 2-5 Sales Resistance
(file is Family Spending)

29:32, 6890, M
12-Oct-1950 2-6 The Skunk Raffles
(file is The Skunk Must Go)

29:36, 6904, M
26-Oct-1950 2-8 A Halloween Short-Cut
(file is A Spooky Cemetery)

29:31, 6886, M
02-Nov-1950
2-9 Father Knows Civic Duty
(file is Too Many Problems)

29:20, 6844, M
09-Nov-1950 2-10 Jim Versus the Barbecue Pit
(file is The Bad Barbecue)

29:35, 6900, M
16-Nov-1950 2-11 Enterprising Andersons

29:29, 6879, M
23-Nov-1950 2-12 A 'Modern' Thanksgiving

29:46, 6946, M
07-Dec-1950
2-14 Betty and the French Teacher

29:38, 6915, M
14-Dec-1950 2-15 A Nice Quiet Day in Bed
(file is Jim Becomes Ill)

29:38, 6914, M
21-Dec-1950 2-16 The Story of Hans Christian Andersen

29:32, 6889, M
28-Dec-1950 2-17 Jim's New Years Luck
(file is Party Preparations)

29:38, 6914, M
04-Jan-1951 2-18 The Mayor Doubts If Father Knows Best
(file is Taking On City Hall)

29:38, 6912, M
11-Jan-1951 2-19 The Anderson Furniture Giveaway

29:27, 6871, M
18-Jan-1951 2-20 Father Knows Painting
(file is Recreation Woes)

29:22, 6852, M
25-Jan-1951 2-21 Margaret Plays Cupid for Cousin Louise
(file is Sound Matchmaker)

29:20, 6842, M
01-Feb-1951 2-22 Millionaires for A Week
(file is Jim Inherits A Ranch In Arizona)

29:18, 6837, M
08-Feb-1951 2-23 Anderson Family Insomnia
(file is What Was His Name)

28:30, 6681, M
15-Feb-1951 2-24 Orchids for Margaret

28:25, 6661, M
22-Feb-1951 2-25 Kathy Cannot Tell A Lie
(file is Always Tell The Truth)

29:07, 6826, M
01-Mar-1951 2-26 Jim Rehearses As Thibault

29:03, 6808, M
15-Mar-1951 2-28 Tax Troubles

28:57, 6785, M
22-Mar-1951 2-29 Monopoly vs. Monotony
(file is Helping Out Others)

29:19, 6872, M
29-Mar-1951 2-30 Father's Love Letter
(file is Both Bosses Visit)

29:08, 6830, M
05-Apr-1951 2-31 Father's Lend-Lease Problems
(file is It Pays To Borrow)

30:08, 7062, s
2 channel, left is
minimized
12-Apr-1951 2-32 I Am Carrot

31:14, 7322, s
2 channel, left is
minimized
19-Apr-1951 2-33 Surprise Parties

29:09, 6834, s
2 track mono
26-Apr-1951 2-34 Father Goes to the Ball Game
(file is Aunt Martha Visits)

29:48, 6985, s
2 track mono
03-May-1951 2-35 Spring Fever vs. Housecleaning
(file is A Missing Salesman)

30:36, 7172, s
2 track mono
10-May-1951 2-36 Father Loses Bargain Battle
(file is Junk Around The House)

30:21, 7113, s
2 track mono
17-May-1951 2-37 A Typical Family Outing
(file is Locked Out Of The House)

30:29, 7146, s
2 track mono
24-May-1951 2-38 The Forgotten Anniversary

28:08, 6596, s
2 track mono
31-May-1951 2-39 Family Checkmates Father's Move
(file is Jim Gets A Job Offer In New York)

29:27, 6902, s
2 channel, left is
minimized
14-Jun-1951 2-41 The Picnic

30:29, 7144, s
2 channel, left is
minimized
21-Jun-1951 2-42 Father Teaches Mother to Drive the Car

29:40, 6955, s
2 channel, left is
minimized
28-Jun-1951 2-43 A Simple Little Home Wedding

30:33, 7162, s
2 channel, left is
minimized
20-Sep-1951
3-3 Father Knows Nutrition

29:34, 6899, M
17-Apr-1952
3-33 The New Automatic Washer

28:32, 6689, M
15-May-1952
3-37 Father Teaches Self Reliance
(file is Running An Organized Household)

29:39, 6916, M
11-Sep-1952
4-3 The Search for Pierre
(file is Watching The Dog)

29:33, 6896, M
18-Sep-1952 4-4 A Care-free Weekend Trip
(file is Weekend Activity)

29:19, 6838, M
25-Sep-1952 4-5 Margaret the Model Mother
(file is Should Women Work)

29:58, 6901, M
09-Oct-1952
4-7 Betty Falls for Crooner Ronnie Kelso

29:48, 6953, M
16-Oct-1952 4-8 Bud Quits School

29:47, 6950, M
30-Oct-1952 4-10 The Founders' Day Carnival

29:42, 6931, M
06-Nov-1952
4-11 House for Sale

30:23, 7120, M
13-Nov-1952 4-12 Model Mother, Ideal Home
(file is The Missing Pipes)

30:01, 7036, M
20-Nov-1952 4-13 Noises In the Kitchen
(file is The Phantom Prowler)

20:30, 7147,s
2 track mono
11-Dec-1952
4-16 Father's Citizenship Lecture Backfires
(file is A Worried Waitress)

30:38, 7181, s
2 track mono
18-Dec-1952 4-17 The United Andersons Revolt

30:11, 7074, s
2 track mono
25-Dec-1952 4-18 Father's Borrowed Christmas Gift

30:31, 7154, s
2 track mono
01-Jan-1953 4-19 The Georgia Andersons
(file is Southern Manners)

28:50, 6757, s
2 track mono
08-Jan-1953 4-20 A Car for the Anderson Ladies

29:20, 6877, s
2 track mono
15-Jan-1953 4-21 Father Knows Nothing -- About Females
(file is The Boy Next Door)

29:51, 6964, M
29-Jan-1953 4-23 Bud Discovers Girls
29:48, 6952, M
05-Feb-1953 4-24 Aunt Thelma's Lamp

29:35, 6901, M
12-Feb-1953 4-25 Father Knows Babysitting

28:50, 6759, s
2 track mono
19-Feb-1953 4-26 Father Knows Modern Art

29:27, 6903, M
26-Feb-1953 4-27 Betty Bangs the Fender

29:25, 6897, M
05-Mar-1953 4-28 A Stuffy Second Honeymoon
(file is Overdue Vacation)

29:38, 6948, M
12-Mar-1953 4-29 Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
(file is Building A Brick Wall)

29:45, 6974, M
19-Mar-1953 4-30 The Missing Wedding Ring

28:40, 6720, M
26-Mar-1953 4-31 Robin At the Window
(file is Nursing an Injured Robin)

28:47, 6748, M
02-Apr-1953 4-32 Bud's Panama Cat Franchise

28:48, 6751, M
09-Apr-1953 4-33 How to Face Life's Problems

28:46, 6741, M
16-Apr-1953 4-34 Jim's Business Trip Becomes A Family Affair
(file is Family Getaway)

29:38, 6912, M
23-Apr-1953 4-35 Jim Begins Feeling His Age

29:28, 6876, M
30-Apr-1953 4-36 And Now It's Spring

29:41, 6925, M
07-May-1953 4-37 Jim Misses 'The Good Old Days'

29:37, 6908, M
14-May-1953 4-38 Betty Is Too, Too Sophisticated
(file is Sophisticated Bud)

29:35, 6901, M
21-May-1953 4-39 Father Runs A 'Businesslike' Paper Drive

29:29, 68769, M
10-Sep-1953
4-55 Anderson Family Insomnia
(file is What Was His Name) re-performance of
2-23 with new cast

29:40, 6923, M
17-Sep-1953 4-56 Millionaires for A Week
(file is Jim Inherits A Ranch In Arizona)
re-performance of 2-22 with new cast

29:43, 6932, M
24-Sep-1953 4-57 A Nose for Manners

29:53, 6969, M
01-Oct-1953 4-58 Betty Has Two Dates for the Same Evening

29:57, 6987, M
08-Oct-1953 4-59 The Anderson's Financial Experiment

29:55, 6979, M
15-Oct-1953 4-60 Bud Becomes the Life of the Party

29:54, 6975, M
22-Oct-1953 4-61 Jim Buys 500 Pounds of Peanuts

29:52, 6966, M
29-Oct-1953 4-62 A Simple Old-Fashioned Halloween Party

29:50, 6961, M
05-Nov-1953 4-63 The Big Anderson Family Move

29:51, 6963, M
12-Nov-1953 4-64 Betty's Marriage Announcement

30:02, 7009, M
19-Nov-1953 4-65 Where's Uncle Hubert?

29:11, 6841, M
26-Nov-1953 4-66 A 'Modern' Thanksgiving

29:36, 6905, M
03-Dec-1953 4-67 Rabbits, Lawsuits and Alice in Wonderland

29:33, 6893, M
24-Dec-1953 4-70 A Simple Old-Fashioned Christmas

29:24, 6889, M
31-Dec-1953 4-71 The New Years Eve Sitter

29:12, 6812, M
07-Jan-1954
4-72 Jim's Big Photography Project

29:18, 6835, M
14-Jan-1954 4-73 Jim and Betty's 24-Hour Bet

29:17, 6832, M
21-Jan-1954 4-74 Mink Coat Complications

29:21, 6851, M
28-Jan-1954 4-75 Jim Has A Bent Lid

29:17, 6832, M
04-Feb-1954 4-76 Party-Line Problems

29:15, 6823, M
18-Feb-1954 4-78 Betty's Proclamation of Independence

29:11, 6808, M
25-Mar-1954 4-79 The Anderson Family Circle Bank

29:09, 6802, M
04-Mar-1954 4-80 Spring House Cleaning Weekend

29:15, 6825, M
11-Mar-1954 4-81 The Elopement Scare

29:17, 6830, M
18-Mar-1954 4-82 Bud's Income Tax Windfall

29:24, 6859, M
25-Mar-1954 4-83 A Rainy Day In Springfield

29:22, 6852, M

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