The sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy. Whenever the kids need advice on anything at all, they can always turn to their father, because father knows best. Ran 1954 to 1960. I was born in 1951, so this is one of the first shows I remember...along with “I Love Lucy.”
But it didn’t sell enough soap to women...
TV cares about results- as measured by ad sales.
A great example is Star Trek... what products would that show sell?
One of the best shows ever... because Robert Young was a great actor, better than Fred McMurray in My Three Sons. Robert Young does not get enough credit.
We all know that sitcom Dad’s are lame, the Mom’s in Disney movie die, and truck commercials are silly.