Father Knows Best, a popular American radio and television
sitcom of the 1950s and 1960s, portrayed an idealized vision of
middle class American life of the era.
The radio show showed a marked difference from the
TV series. Jim was far more sarcastic and showed he really "ruled"
over his family. Bud was portrayed as a somewhat dim boy who took
everything literally. For example Jim would say "Go jump in
the lake," to which Bud would reply "OK, Dad; which lake
should I go jump into?".
Jim also took to calling his children names, something common on
radio but lost in the TV series; for example, Jim would say, "What
a bunch of stupid children I have." Margaret was portrayed
as virtually solid reason and patience, unless the plot called for
her to act a bit off. For example, in a Halloween episode, Margaret
cannot understand how the table floated in the air, but that was
a rare exception.
Betty, on radio, was portrayed as a status seeking, boy-crazy teenage
girl. To her, every little thing was "The worst thing that
could ever happen." Kathy, on radio, was portrayed often as
a source of irritation. She would whine and cry and complain about
her status in the family as overlooked. She often was the source
of money to her brother and sister, although she was in hock several
years on her own allowance. Bud, on radio, was portrayed as an "all-American"
boy who always seemed to need "just a bit more" money,
though he got $1.25 per week in allowance. The actor had an "effected
'r'" but not quite as pronounced. Bud was in charge of always
having to answer the front door, which he hated.
This collection of Father Knows Best Greats includes
65 different shows and appearances for a total of 31+ hours of listening
enjoyment.
This product is a DVD collection of Old Time Radio mp3s. It is
designed to be played on your computer DVD drive with standard mp3
software - like Windows media player or its equivalent on Macintosh
computers. The mp3 files on the DVDs can be copied onto CDs for
play in your car stereo, home entertainment center, etc so you can
take your favorite shows with you anywhere you go.
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