The First 26 Episodes of America's Favorite Family, the Andersons! Loaded with Rare and Revealing Extras Including New Interviews, Home Movies and a Never-Before-Aired Episode. This is a must-have for any fan, young or old!
Click on the DVD cover to watch the Season 1 promo!
The Season 2 DVD set
Mr. Bill Proffitt, Robert Young's grandson and executive producer of the DVD Set, has been hard at work to give us the best presentation possible. Here are the results: The Season 2 DVD set comes on 5 discs and includes 37 episodes. Each episode is uncut running slightly under 26 minutes. There are no music alterations. The Screen Gems logo is on the ending credits and some episodes have the original sponsored opening and closing credits, and episode 34 has "next week's teaser" with Robert Young, things us fans LOVE!
As a bonus, there is another episode from Robert Young's next series after FKB, Window on Main Street. And there are new interviews from Elinor Donahue and Lauren Chapin!
The Season 3 DVD set
Includes 37 uncut episodes (including the popular Christmas episode "Angel's Sweater"), and 2 episodes of "Window on Main Street", Robert Young's next series after Father Knows Best. Plus there are 3 radio programs including the very first audition broadcast!
All episodes are uncut, no music alterations, and the Screen Gems logo is on the ending credits. A few episodes have sponsor products on the ending credits as well. Unfortunately there are no episodes that have the original season 3 opening (season 1 syndicated openings are used), but hey, you can watch it on this website - we aim to please!
Disc 1 (minutes of each episode included in title)
1 No Apron Strings 25:48
2 Never In Twain 25:47
3 Betty Goes To College 25:44
4 Man About Town 25:42
5 The Homing Pigeon 25:44
6 Spaghetti For Margaret 25:45
7 Betty's Birthday 25:45
8 BONUS - Window on Main Street "A Doctor Comes To Town" 25:48
Disc 2
1 Bud, The Millionaire 25:42
2 The Old Days 25:42
3 Whistle Bait 25:44
4 The Great Guy 25:42
5 The Family Goes To New York 25:45
6 Betty Goes Steady 25:43
7 The Good Prospect 25:44
8 The Angel's Sweater 25:47
9 BONUS - Father Knows Best? - 1st Radio Program 30:54
Disc 3
1 The Promising Young Man 25:42
2 Margaret Hires A Gardener 25:44
3 Swiss Family Anderson 25:44
4 Brief Holiday 25:44
5 The Lawn Party 25:43
6 Short Wave 25:43
7 Carnival 25:44
8 BONUS - Father Knows Best? - Radio Program 25:39
Disc 4
1 Betty And The Jet Pilot 25:43
2 Trip To Hillsborough 25:44
3 An Evening To Remember 25:44
4 Bud Buys A Car 25:44
5 Safety First 25:44
6 Bud, The Hero 25:44
7 Betty, The Track Star 25:43
8 The Spelling Bee 25:46
9 BONUS - Father Knows Best? - Radio Program 26:29
Disc 5
1 Bud, the Philanthropist 25:43
2 Baby In the House 25:45
3 Class Prophecy 25:43
4 The Art of Romance 25:44
5 Margaret Disowns Her Family 25:45
6 Grandpa Retires 25:42
7 Shoot For The Moon 25:40
8 BONUS - Window on Main Street "Chambermaid" 25:43
DISC 1
27 Art of Salesmanship 25:51
28 Father's Private Life 25:55
29 Lessons in Civics 25:55
30 First Disillusionment 25:54
31 Woman in the House 25:54
32 New Girl at School 25:54
33 Kathy Makes Magic 25:55
178 FKB Flashback Episode: "First Disillusionment," which aired during the sixth season (11/16/1959) 25:13 (no opening credits)
DISC 2
34 Advantage to Betty 26:14 w/sponsor opening and teaser for next week!
35 The Big Test 25:57 w/sponsor opening
36 Father Is a Dope 25:56 w/sponsor opening
37 Spirit of Youth 25:54
38 Bud, the Ladykiller 25:53
39 Margaret's Premonition 25:53
40 Stage to Yuma 25:50 (the "famous" lost episode!)
41 Bad Influence 25:55
DISC 3
42 Betty Hates Carter 25:54
43 Jim, the Tyrant 25:51
44 Betty's Brother 25:49
45 Betty Earns a Formal 25:49
46 The House Painter 25:47
47 Bud, The Wallflower 25:47
48 The Bus to Nowhere 25:47
Window on Main Street: "The Teacher" 29:06 (Robert Young's next series after "Father Knows Best", includes original commercials!)
DISC 4
49 Kathy, the Indian Giver 25:51
50 The Historical Andersons 25:49
51 The Grass is Greener 25:48
52 The Persistent Guest 25:48
53 Family Reunion 25:48
54 Family Dines Out 25:45 w/sponsor opening
55 Bud, the Boxer 25:51
Daddy's Girls (Interview), Part 2: 10:35 All-new with Elinor Donahue and Lauren Chapin
DISC 5
56 Betty, Girl Engineer 25:49
57 The Martins and the Coys 25:48
58 Dilemma for Margaret 25:48
59 Hero Father 25:49
60 Father, the Naturalist 25:46
61 The Ten Dollar Question 25:47
62 Adopted Daughter 25:49
63 Betty's Graduation 25:51
DISC 1
1 Bud Takes Up The Dance 22:30
2 Lesson In Citizenship 25:09 Unedited
3 The Motor Scooter 22:31
4 Football Tickets 22:28
5 Live My Own Life 25:19 Unedited
6 Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation 25:19 Unedited
7 Bud's Encounter With The Law 22:32
BONUS - DADDY'S GIRLS with Lauren Chapin and Elinor Donahue
DISC 2
8Thanksgiving Day 25:26 Unedited w/season 2 Scott Paper Sponsored Opening
9 Second Honeymoon 22:24
10 Typical Father 25:28 Unedited
11 Margaret Goes Dancing 25:27 Unedited
12 The Christmas Story 22:32
13 Sparrow In The Window 22:22
14 Boy's Week 22:39
BONUS - ROBERT YOUNG'S HOME MOVIES
BONUS - BEHIND THE SCENES
DISC 3
15 A Friend Of Old George's 22:29
16 Bud The Snob 25:19 Unedited
17 The Promised Playhouse 25:19 Unedited
165 The Promised Playhouse 1958 Flashback 22:29
18 Jim The Farmer 25:19 Unedited
19 Father Of The Year 25:12 Unedited
20 The Mink Coat 22:34
BONUS - 24 HOURS IN TYRANTLAND rare unaired episode
DISC 4
21 The Matchmaker 25:41 Unedited w/original Kent Cigarette's Opening!
22 Bud The Bridesmaid 22:34
23 Proud Father 22:29
24 Father Delivers The Papers 22:32
25 No Partiality 25:36 Unedited
26 Close Decision 22:33
BONUS - WINDOW ON MAIN STREET Unedited w/some commercials
Season 4 is in the works and will be available March 23, 2010! It is a 5 disc set with 33 uncut episodes from the 1957-1958 season.
3 Emmy's were awarded this season: Robert Young as best actor, Jane Wyatt as best actress, and Peter Tewksbury as best director in Episode #128, "A Medal for Margaret".
Guest stars this season include Greer Garson, Barbara Eden and Susan Oliver among others.
Also interesting is a "lost or rare" episode, #111 Mr. Beal Meets his Match. This episode was not in the syndication package in the 80s-90s on the CBN-Family Channel (because it was so different from the series regular format- kind of a Twlight Zone Anderson Family meets the devil, no kidding! You've "gotta" see it to believe it!)