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Everyone has received nice gifts this Christmas Day in the Anderson household-except for Father. The kids, feeling guilty, try to scramble to find something to give him. Commentary tonight on Robert Young fighting to move the show in a more humanizing direction while fighting the comedic slapstick style that was already in place. The comparison of Father Knows Best to MASH illustrates how a drastic change in style could eventually destroy a character like Jim Anderson much like what happened to Larry Linville's Frank Burns when MASH decided it was no longer a screwball comedy. |