‘Father Knows Best’ debuts on CBS 60 years ago this hour (Oct 3 1954)


Video: 'Father Knows Best: Bud Takes Up The Dance' (aired Oct. 3, 1954)

(Sunday, October 3, 1954, 10:00 p.m. EST)Father Knows Best, a television comedy series which portrayed a middle class family life in the Midwest, debuted tonight on CBS.

It starred Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue and Billy Gray.