Meaning of Freedoms - Father Knows Best

On the morning after the July 4th holiday, the kids are all disappointed because they couldn't do what they wanted for the holiday. Jim has had enough of their complaining and decides to explain the real meaning of Independence Day.

Father Knows Best is an American sitcom starring Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, and Lauren Chapin. The series, which first began on radio in 1949, aired for six seasons with a total of 203 episodes. The series debuted on CBS in October 1954. It ran for one season and was canceled the following year. The series was picked up by NBC, where it remained for three seasons. After a second cancellation in 1958, the series was picked up yet again, by CBS, where it aired until May 1960.

Created by Ed James, Father Knows Best follows the lives of the Andersons, a middle-class family living in the Midwestern town of Springfield

Originally Broadcast July 5, 1951