Movie connections for
"Father Knows Best" (1954)

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Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas (1977) (TV)

Citato in

"The Bob Newhart Show: Father Knows Worst (#1.7)" (1972)
 -  title reference
"Mary Tyler Moore: Best of Enemies (#4.19)" (1974)
 -  Rhoda says that she and Mary should make up over miilk and cookies as they so on Father Knows Best
"Laverne & Shirley: Mother Knows Worst (#1.15)" (1976)
 -  title reference
"Saturday Night Live: Ray Charles (#3.5)" (1977)
 -  referenced during Godfather spoof
"Saturday Night Live: O.J. Simpson/Ashford & Simpson (#3.12)" (1978)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
"Cheers: Father Knows Last (#1.15)" (1983)
 -  title reference
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
"The Golden Girls: Dorothy's Prized Pupil (#2.21)" (1987)
 -  The show is mentioned by name.
"Moonlighting: Father Knows Last (#4.7)" (1987)
 -  title reference
"Perfect Strangers: Father Knows Best?: Part 1 (#5.7)" (1989)
 -  title reference
"Perfect Strangers: Father Knows Best?: Part 2 (#5.8)" (1989)
 -  title reference
"Empty Nest: Harry Knows Best (#3.11)" (1990)
 -  title reference
That Night (1992)
"Married with Children: It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This (#7.14)" (1993)
 -  When Al wonders why he never had a bed of his own, he says: "Father from 'Father Knows Best' had his own bed."
"Empty Nest: Aunt Verne Knows Best (#5.23)" (1993)
 -  title reference
"Boy Meets World: Father Knows Less (#1.3)" (1993)
 -  title reference
North (1994)
 -  the members of the Nelson family are named after characters from classic family television shows (Bud is named after Bud Anderson)/theme song heard
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Father Knows Best (#5.7)" (1994)
 -  title reference
Drunks (1995)
"3rd Rock from the Sun: Father Knows Dick (#1.18)" (1996)
 -  title reference
Norma Jean & Marilyn (1996) (TV)
The Cable Guy (1996)
Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life (1997)
"Everybody Loves Raymond: Father Knows Least (#2.2)" (1997)
 -  title reference
Out of the Past (1998)
 -  "We're talkin' about Ward Cleaver, June Cleaver, Jim Anderson, Mrs. Anderson..."
Pleasantville (1998)
 -  The sign at the end of the movie points the way to Springfield which was the setting of this idyllic 1950s television series
"Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Bad Blood (#1.11)" (2000)
 -  Benson says "Daddy knows best"
My Wasted Life (2000) (TV)
 -  Referenced by title
Brilliant But Cancelled (2002) (TV)
 -  stills are shown
"Nip/Tuck: Pilot - McNamara/Troy (#1.1)" (2003)
 -  mentioned by name
"The O.C.: The Father Knows Best (#2.13)" (2005)
 -  title reference
"Veronica Mars: Hot Dogs (#1.19)" (2005)
 -  "Father knows best" said
"American Dad!: Stan Knows Best (#1.3)" (2005)
 -  title reference
"Dexter: Father Knows Best (#1.9)" (2006)
 -  Title reference.
"Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip: K&R: Part 1 (#1.19)" (2007)
 -  A sketch pitched after the invasion of Afghanistan is entitled "Fatah Knows Best".

Featured in

Irreconcilable Differences (1984)
"Hard Time on Planet Earth: The Way Home (#1.4)" (1989)
 -  Control shows a clip from the series on his video screen as an example of family discipline to Jesse
America's Teenagers Growing Up on Television (1998) (TV)
 -  clips from this show are in this special
Influences: From Yesterday to Today (1999) (TV)
 -  clips from this show are used in this special
The Lady with the Torch (1999)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
My Wasted Life (2000) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown
TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (TV)

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