The First 7 Classic Episodes With America s Premier Sitcom Family - Father Knows Best premiered on CBS in October 1954 and has been part of the American cultural fabric ever since. The program s depiction of a typical mid-century, middle-class, Midwestern American family is fondly remembered by many of us who grew up watching the show and rather enviously thinking: Oh. So this is what happens in all the other houses. - Join Jim and Margaret and Princess, Bud and Kitten in their very first year as everyone s favorite 50s family in Father Knows Best. This volume features the first seven of what would eventually be over 200 episodes of the hit sitcom, which introduce Jim Anderson (Robert Young), his wife Margaret (Jane Wyatt), and their three children, Betty (Elinor Donahue), Bud (Bill Gray), and Kitten (Laurin Chapin). Star: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. One DVD disc. Time: 180 minutes.