Father Knows Best: Season Three

THE BEST "FATHER KNOWS BEST" SEASON YET
On June 9, 2009, "Shout! Factory" released the third season of one of the best sitcoms ever to come down South Maple Street in Springfield (or any other street in America) -- "Father Knows Best".

After watching the first three discs of this 5-Disc DVD set, I'd have to say that Season 3 is even better than the first two seasons of FKB. But Season 1 and Season 2 are darn good too (even if some of the first-year shows aren't "uncut").

I'm not an expert, but it seems to me as though the writing for the third year is a certain degree above the earlier seasons. I haven't noticed a misfire yet (through Disc 3, that is). These episodes are simply outstanding--every one of them--and I just felt like writing this review to say that.

But the thing that really prompted me to dash to the computer today to write these...

A Season to Remember......
Father Knows Best Season 3 is the Season I have been waiting to receive for a long time. Season Three contains some really great uncut gems. The Andersons had situated themselves in America's Conscious and the stories of Season Three are brilliant, funny, touching, and heartwarming.

Some Highlights:

"Short Wave": Bud gets a shortwave radio set and picks up the distress call from a family (much like the Andersons) out on a boat during a terrible storm as their engines fail and take in water. The coast guard cannot hear the distress but due to skipping short waves the Andersons hear it all. This is an edge of the seat episode filled with tension. Will the Andersons come to the rescue of the family at sea?

"Brief Holiday": Margaret Anderson is the most stable force in the Anderson household. She is the hub around which everyone revolves. So why is Margaret feeling tired of being in a rut? What makes her go to Orleans Street (a sorta French...

Excellent episodes abound in this season
By this point in the series FATHER KNOWS BEST had really hit its stride, and was a bona fide hit.

For season three, NBC and Screen Gems obviously poured a lot more money into the show because many of these episodes feature terrific on-location shooting -- no longer confined to the Anderson house, this season shows the family at college ("Betty Goes to College"), at a dude ranch ("Never in Twain"), at an Air Force base (the classic "Betty and the Jet Pilot") and even a desert island ("Swiss Family Anderson"). New director Peter Tewksbury continues the fine tradition already established by season one/two director William D. Russell, and elicits wonderful performances from all five leads.

Here you get 37 UNCUT episodes (can you imagine any show doing that many episodes in a season today?), with very decent video and audio quality.

Hope sales for this are brisk so we see seasons four through six soon!

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