<P> The series began August 25 , 1949 , on NBC Radio . Set in the Midwest , it starred Robert Young as the General Insurance agent Jim Anderson . His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl . The Anderson children were Betty ( Rhoda Williams ) , Bud ( Ted Donaldson ) , and Kathy ( Norma Jean Nilsson ) . Others in the cast were Eleanor Audley , Herb Vigran , and Sam Edwards . Sponsored through most of its run by General Foods , the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC until March 25 , 1954 . </P>
<P> The series began August 25 , 1949 , on NBC Radio . Set in the Midwest , it starred Robert Young as the General Insurance agent Jim Anderson . His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl . The Anderson children were Betty ( Rhoda Williams ) , Bud ( Ted Donaldson ) , and Kathy ( Norma Jean Nilsson ) . Others in the cast were Eleanor Audley , Herb Vigran , and Sam Edwards . Sponsored through most of its run by General Foods , the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC until March 25 , 1954 . </P>
who was the dad in father knows best
who was the dad in father knows best
Robert Young
Robert Young