Jim Anderson (Father Knows Best)

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Jim Anderson is the sensible, mild-mannered father and insurance salesman at the center of the classic American television and radio series "Father Knows Best."

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instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
radio character ⓘ
television character ⓘ
alsoKnownAs James Anderson ⓘ
appearsIn Father Knows Best (TV series) ⓘ
linked to: Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best (radio series) ⓘ
linked to: Father Knows Best
basedInMedium radio ⓘ
television ⓘ
characterTrait fair ⓘ
mild-mannered ⓘ
patient ⓘ
sensible ⓘ
child Betty Anderson ⓘ
Bud Anderson ⓘ
Kathy Anderson ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States ⓘ
creator Ed James ⓘ
culturalRole symbol of 1950s American fatherhood ⓘ
familyName Anderson ⓘ
familyRole father ⓘ
fictionalResidence Springfield ⓘ
firstAppearance Father Knows Best radio premiere ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre family sitcom ⓘ
givenName Jim ⓘ
householdMembers Betty Anderson ⓘ
Bud Anderson ⓘ
Kathy Anderson ⓘ
Margaret Anderson ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
narrativeFunction head of household ⓘ
moral authority in family ⓘ
networkOfTVSeries CBS ⓘ
NBC ⓘ
notableCharacteristic represents idealized American father ⓘ
occupation insurance salesman ⓘ
occupationDetail works for an insurance company ⓘ
originalBroadcastCountry United States ⓘ
portrayedBy Robert Young ⓘ
primarySetting Anderson family home ⓘ
spouse Margaret Anderson ⓘ
targetAudienceContext American family audience ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting 1950s ⓘ

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Margaret Anderson (Father Knows Best) → spouseOf → Jim Anderson (Father Knows Best) ⓘ
Robert Young → characterRole → Jim Anderson in Father Knows Best ⓘ
linked to: Jim Anderson (Father Knows Best)
Bud Anderson (Father Knows Best) → hasFather → Jim Anderson (Father Knows Best) ⓘ
Robert George Young → characterRole → Jim Anderson in Father Knows Best ⓘ
linked to: Jim Anderson (Father Knows Best)