The Quiz: What is the name of the titular patriarch on “Father Knows Best”?
Jim Anderson
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“Father Knows Best” ran on TV for 203 episodes in the 1950s and starred Robert Young as the titular patriarch, Jim Anderson. A classic sitcom of the era, the series originally began as a radio show, which first aired in 1949. After it was picked up for TV, audiences could finally see Jim raising his children, Betty, Bud, and Kathy, in the flesh.
The correct answer to this quiz is Jim Anderson.