6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Father Knows Best (1954)
Father Knows Best (1954)
Overview
Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Strong Right
Diversity: Low
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The series' foundational premise and consistent narrative explicitly promote traditional patriarchal family structures and values, with the father as the ultimate source of wisdom and authority, aligning strongly with conservative ideology.
The movie features a traditional, all-white cast, consistent with its 1950s setting. Its narrative reinforces conventional gender roles and family dynamics, portraying traditional identities in a positive and uncritical manner.
Secondary
The series consistently promotes traditional American family values and a moral code that aligns with a generic, positive Christian ethos of the 1950s. While not overtly religious, the narrative affirms virtues often associated with the faith, presenting them as foundational to a healthy family and community.
Father Knows Best, a classic American sitcom from the 1950s, focuses on the idealized suburban life of the Anderson family. Consistent with the social norms and television programming of its era, the series does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, resulting in no depiction.
The 1954 television series 'Father Knows Best' is a product of its time, focusing on an idealized American family. It does not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, aligning with the prevalent social norms and television programming of the 1950s. Therefore, its net impact on the portrayal of transsexual individuals is N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1954 television series "Father Knows Best" is a direct adaptation of its own radio predecessor. The main characters' genders remained consistent with their original portrayals from the radio show, with no instances of established characters being depicted as a different gender.
The 1954 television series "Father Knows Best" originated from a radio show, with its main characters consistently portrayed as white across both mediums. There is no evidence of characters established as a different race in prior canon being re-cast.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
6.5
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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