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171-505: African Skies is an adventure drama series that aired from October 11, 1992, until April 24, 1994, on The Family Channel . It starred Catherine Bach and Robert Mitchum . It was shot in Kenya, Zimbabwe and then in South Africa. An adventure-drama series about two male teenagers, one black and one white, living in post-Apartheid South Africa. Rory lives with his mother on a large range out in

342-424: A big party that evening. It starts to snow and the rest of the family want to turn back, but Jim keeps going. Their car gets stuck in a snow drift and they need to find a phone. They find a mountain lodge that appears to be closed for the season. Looking through the window they see a phone so they break into the building. The phone isn't working. A man named Nick, apparently the owner, comes in from outside and welcomes

513-463: A bit off; for example, in a Halloween episode, Margaret cannot understand how a table floats in the air. But that is a rare exception. Betty, on radio, is portrayed as a status-seeking, boy-crazy teenage girl. To her, every little thing is "the worst thing that could ever happen." Bud, on radio, is portrayed as an "all-American" boy who always seems to need "just a bit more" money, though he receives $ 1.25 (nearly $ 14.00 in 2021) per week in allowance. Bud

684-546: A clause including "Family" as a required part of the name was incorporated into previous carriage agreements for the channel with cable and satellite providers). By 1989, the channel was seen in 47.3 million households, with its distribution jumping to 54 million homes (or 92% of all U.S. households with a cable television subscription) by 1992. At that point, the 1950s sitcoms and westerns that had long been featured on its lineup were scaled back, in favor of more recent drama series as well as cartoons and later, game shows (with

855-494: A combination of very limited national carriage by cable providers (Boyz Channel and Girlz Channel were each carried in some 100,000 homes in an era when digital cable television was in its infancy) and the controversy that developed over the gender-segregated channels. In April 2000 , Fox Family began airing Major League Baseball (MLB) games in prime time on most weeks during the league's regular season, on an alternating basis with sister network FX . The network – which acquired

1026-486: A conservative Jewish-American family and her boisterous best friend, raised by a free-wheeling divorced mother) and a programming block for teens, Fox Family's Summer High School Countdown (which introduced the Swedish pop group Play to American audiences). However, the idea was unsuccessful, as a year later, Fox Family was sold to The Walt Disney Company, and State of Grace was only renewed for one more season before it

1197-554: A custom typeface based on that used in the ABC logo for its promotional graphics. The network's programming became focused upon original drama and comedy series primarily aimed at teenagers and young adults, acquired sitcoms and drama series from the 1990s onward, and movies aimed at its new demographic focus; even still, it continued to include programs catering to families in the form of feature films aired as part of its prime time and weekend movie blocks, and holiday specials featured as part of

1368-534: A date, she turns him down. A group of girls come to the house looking for Muley. Betty decides she needs to protect Muley and agrees to change her plans and go with him. At the dance, Muley begins to have a change of heart over Betty because she's starting to act more like his mother. Muley meets Shirley ( Anne Whitfield ) at the dance and abandons Betty for her. Betty is happy for Merle, but also sad that he doesn't need her anymore. Ted Husing as Announcer. Jana Lund as Midge Patterson. Betty tells Jim and Margaret that

1539-636: A demographic it began gravitating toward when it transitioned into a basic cable channel in April 1997). The network also relocated its operations to The Walt Disney Company's headquarters in the Los Angeles suburb of Burbank , California . Production responsibilities for the network's baseball playoff coverage that originated during its run as Fox Family were assumed by another of ABC Family's new sister networks, ESPN . While Division Series games remained on ABC Family for one additional year due to contractual issues,

1710-462: A family-oriented format, the network began to feature some original and acquired programming aimed at adults during the early evening and in prime time. At that time, Fox Family purchased the syndication rights to the CBS series Early Edition , and two ABC series: My So-Called Life and Step by Step (the latter of which aired on the channel until March 2010 as ABC Family). The channel also acquired

1881-790: A four-year period from 1994 to 1997, it served as the primary sponsor of Ted Musgrave 's #16 Ford Thunderbird in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series . In early 1997, Rupert Murdoch -owned News Corporation entered into discussions to purchase a stake in The Family Channel with International Family Entertainment as a partner, seeking to bring it under its Fox Kids joint venture with Haim Saban . On June 11, 1997, News Corporation purchased International Family Entertainment for $ 1.9 billion. The latter company's assets were split within News Corporation's portfolio: The Family Channel

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2052-542: A girl dealing with becoming a teenage mother, and the romantic lives of her friends and family) in 2008. In July 2009, the network earned its best-ever ratings for that calendar month in prime time and in total viewership due to strong viewership posted by The Secret Life of the American Teenager for its sophomore season and the debuts of three new series: the gymnastics -centered freshman drama Make It or Break It , and sitcoms 10 Things I Hate About You (based on

2223-429: A great deal of courage to tell the truth. Margaret's mother Martha ( Sylvia Field ) sends a letter saying she would like to have the family come to visit. Margaret's father Emmett ( Ernest Truex ) feels his health is failing and he needs to sell his business to retire. Martha would like Jim to help. Once there, Martha tells Jim that Emmett is being stubborn and keeps delaying selling his print shop. Jim goes with Emmett to

2394-534: A half-hour companion talk show serving as The 700 Club ' s weekday morning lead-in, Living the Life (which was replaced in 2010 by The 700 Club Interactive ), as well as occasional weekend-long CBN telethons (which it continues to do as ABC Family/Freeform, with the latter now airing in the week before the Super Bowl each year). As of December 2011 , The 700 Club airs three times per day Monday through Fridays, with

2565-505: A lot for a paper he has to write about an experiment for science class. For once, he knows the material and does very well on the paper. Since this is a change from his previous work, the teacher, Mr. Glover, assumes he must have cheated. Because of this, Mr. Glover only gives Bud a C grade. An even more important test is coming up. One day, Bud asks Mr. Glover if he can stay after class and look over some of Mr. Glover's books. Bud knocks over some papers and picks them up. Mr. Glover comes back in

2736-399: A lot of people at school think Bud's a snob. Jim goes to talk to Bud and Bud says he just gets tongue-tied around girls. Jim gives him a bit of a pep talk and Bud says he'll try. At school, Bud asks his friend Claude how to talk to girls. Claude gives him some advice, but things don't go well when he tries to talk to Liz. Back at home, Betty arranges for Virginia to call Bud. But when he gets on

2907-399: A lot of people at school think Bud's a snob. Jim goes to talk to Bud and Bud says he just gets tongue-tied around girls. Jim gives him a bit of a pep talk and Bud says he'll try. At school, Bud asks his friend Claude how to talk to girls. Claude gives him some advice, but things don't go well when he tries to talk to Liz. Back at home, Betty arranges for Virginia to call Bud. But when he gets on

3078-410: A made-for-cable movie about a hockey player who is reborn as a female synchronized skater, as well as the thriller Don't Look Behind You . Fox Family also aired a wide array of Saban Entertainment-produced movies as well as many direct-to-video films from 20th Century Fox (including Richie Rich's Christmas Wish , Casper: A Spirited Beginning and Like Father, Like Santa ). In August 1999,

3249-527: A mix of both original programs like Trivial Pursuit and Shop 'til You Drop , and reruns of older game shows such as the Jim Lange version of Name That Tune and Let's Make a Deal ). In fact, the channel's weekday afternoon game show block consisted of the aforementioned programs along with the later episodes of Split Second and other shows specifically produced for the channel (such as Shopping Spree , Small Talk , Wait 'til You Have Kids and

3420-422: A nature folder for a school club by that night in order to be promoted to a higher rank the next day. Teacher Mrs. Davies is not happy about Kathy doing it last minute, but she'll allow it. Kathy says she'll drop the folder off to her tonight. Kathy calls Jim and asks him for his help finding the things she needs, but he says he's to busy at work. Kathy still believes he'll come home. Meanwhile, Betty wants Bud to cut

3591-448: A new late-night talk show produced by The Daily Show alumni Jennifer Flanz and Elise Terrel, an untitled late-night talk show starring Iliza Shlesinger , and Snapshots —a series of pop culture-oriented documentaries co-produced by ESPN Films . Shlesinger's new show, Truth & Iliza , premiered on May 2, 2017. On December 14, 2017, in a historic deal valued at over $ 52 billion, The Walt Disney Company announced it will buy

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3762-498: A new place. Tate says he's headed to Yuma Penitentiary to break a friend out. Tate sees an Indian and tells Boggs ( Harry Hickox ), the driver, to stop. Boggs wants to keep going and then is hit with an arrow. Tate tells Watts to let Duece free so he can help fight off an attack. Alden wants to know if Tate is just doing this because he's on the stage to free Duece. Tate admits that Duece is a friend of his. With Alden's help, Tate gets Watts' gun and then frees Duece. When another arrow hits

3933-510: A new trailer and June 7, 2018, premiere date for Marvel's Cloak and Dagger . On November 26, 2018, Freeform's president Karey Burke was promoted to president of the ABC Entertainment Group to replace the outgoing Channing Dungey. Burke's replacement at Freeform will be determined at a later date. On March 27, 2019, Freeform announced that the channel was placing two animated series into development, Betches and Woman World ,

4104-482: A note inviting him to dinner. Bud thinks the teacher is inviting him. He tells Claude about the invite and Claude says that Joyce was going to invite Bud to dinner also. The next day, Bud gives Miss Luvois a note with his reply. She gives the romantic note to Joyce. Bud goes to Miss Luvois' house and sees she has a boyfriend. Bud realizes how silly he's been. Joyce, who lives nearby, comes out looking for him because he's late for dinner. After talking to Joyce, he learns she

4275-541: A phony. Betty starts to feel bad that she passed herself off as Donna. Betty is to be interviewed and it will be shown on TV. Jim calls the club to wish her luck and Betty says the interview has been cancelled. She starts crying and tells Jim she won't go on because she's too embarrassed and she's a big phony. Jim tries to calm her down and tells her to just be herself. Betty gives a very humble and touching interview. Geraldine Wall as Heckler's Wife. Bill Idelson as Asst. Director. Rickie Sorensen as Boy. Kathy must complete

4446-402: A piece of wood for her, but he says he's too busy. Margaret suggests that Betty help Bud with his chores and then he'll have time to cut the wood. Jim does come home early and doesn't want to get involved with Bud and Betty's problem. Jim and Kathy head outside to explore the woods to find the plants she needs. Kathy accidentally leaves the nature folder out in the forest. The two come home and Jim

4617-440: A place for rent. Bud fantasizes about his family missing him and how hard they try to make him move back. Jim tries to use reverse psychology and tells Bud he should move out. This backfires when Bud decides to go. Margaret is concerned, but Jim does not think Bud will actually leave. But Bud is going and Jim drives him to see Mr. Engel. Mr. Engel is renting the room over his feed store. Jim still doesn't think Bud will go through with

4788-420: A relationship that lasted until December 2008, when the network discontinued its remaining Saturday morning block, 4Kids TV ). The sale was completed on October 24, 2001. On November 10, 2001, the channel was renamed ABC Family ; the on-air look that it adopted in its final year under Murdoch/Saban ownership as Fox Family was modified for the newly rebranded network in the meantime (including its logo, which

4959-520: A revival of It Takes Two , hosted by Dick Clark ). The Family Channel also began airing more recent scripted series – among them Big Brother Jake , The Adventures of the Black Stallion , Bordertown , Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop , Maniac Mansion and The New Zorro , as well as the family-friendly music video series Videosyncrasy – many of which aired as part of "The Positive Place",

5130-496: A series from ABC Signature and Marvel Television based on the comic book series Cloak and Dagger , marking the first work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to have been developed for the network. Marvel Television had a Cloak and Dagger and Mockingbird-based series in development for the network as early as 2011. Freeform also announced several new non-scripted productions in development, including Later Bitches ,

5301-406: A sizeable portion of CBN Cable's schedule; in addition to continuing to run weekday airings of The 700 Club , non-CBN-produced ministry programs were relegated to Saturday and Sunday evenings, and Sunday mornings, encompassing only 22% of the network's programming lineup by 1990. The channel's decision to mix secular and religious programs within its schedule mirrored the programming format used by

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5472-489: A staple of the lineup being Christmas-themed specials from the Rankin-Bass library (among them, The Little Drummer Boy and Santa Claus Is Coming to Town ), although it also features mostly holiday-themed theatrically-released and original made-for-TV movies, and other original programming. The "25 Days of Christmas" continued to air on the rebranded ABC Family following the sale to Disney in 2001, and expanded into include

5643-527: A sub-block that runs during late November, "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas", beginning in 2007. On May 15, 2018, Freeform renamed the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas block to Kickoff to Christmas, meaning that the block now starts on November 1 and lasts throughout the whole month of November. On September 1, 2000, Fox Family adopted a new visual style, as part of an attempt to refocus its programming to attract an older audience. While in essence, it maintained

5814-464: A successful comedy series, with many of the sitcoms that debuted from 2008 to 2012 (including Roommates , State of Georgia and Ruby and the Rockits ) not lasting more than one season and 10 Things I Hate About You being one of the only comedies among that crop to even be renewed for a second season. 2010 saw the debut of its most successful original series, the drama Pretty Little Liars , which

5985-433: A talent scout who has raised her hopes just wants people for his acting school. Of the radio cast, only Robert Young remained when the series moved to CBS television: The series premiered on October 3, 1954, on CBS, where it aired Sundays at 10 p.m. (ET). Lorillard 's Kent cigarettes sponsored the show in its first season. After 13 episodes the sponsor decided not to renew it when its 26-week run ended. An article in

6156-438: A tutor for the football team and hopes to be teamed up with one of the handsome team players. Her enthusiasm fades when she is teamed up with Merle "Muley" Orkin, a socially awkward young man. Betty tells the family how disappointed she is to be stuck with Muley. Bud, on the other hand, is excited because Muley is a star player and he hopes to become friends with him. That night while being tutored, Muley has concentration issues and

6327-510: A weekend game show block that debuted on the channel in October 1996), following IFE's sale of its 61% controlling interest to Flextech in April 1996. In addition, in the United States, The Family Channel attempted to launch a spin-off network with a very similar format to that which the U.K. Family Channel evolved into; The Game Channel was intended as an interactive game show-oriented channel that

6498-540: A weekly block on Sunday early-evenings that ran from 1991 to 1994. On September 11, 1989, the CBN Family Channel launched "Fun Town", a daily children's program block featuring content from DIC Enterprises . Under its programming deal with the company, DIC would produce four specials per quarter that would air on the channel, including holiday specials and a film version of the animated series The New Archies , although those plans would not occur. In March 1992,

6669-419: A younger demographic. Rich Cronin , who was appointed as the network's president and CEO , said regarding the channel's audience refocusing, "our focus is on younger families, more suburban or urban, more plugged into pop culture ". Fox Family was obligated to continue airing The 700 Club as part of the sale, but the program's airings were scaled back to two times each day (though the sale agreement required

6840-399: Is a vagrant and shouldn't be there. Jim talks Les into letting everyone stay and to not let Nick know they know his secret. Meanwhile, Nick put some of his belongings in a bag and is walking outside. Kathy sees him and thinks he's Santa Claus. Les brings Nick back into the lodge and tells him he needs to take care of his guests. Jack Grinnage as Claude. Bud has been spending a lot of time at

7011-484: Is also suggested that News Corporation hired more employees than were needed, and when Disney took ownership, as many as 500 people were laid off (this was also at a time when The Walt Disney Company itself was downsizing, as the company had laid off 400 other employees from its failed Go Network web portal). Fox Family also used many freelancers for certain aspects of the channel's operations and programming, such as its short-lived "block jocks" (which were on-air hosts that

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7182-476: Is an American sitcom starring Robert Young , Jane Wyatt , Elinor Donahue , Billy Gray and Lauren Chapin . The series, which began on radio in 1949, aired as a television show for six seasons and 203 episodes. Created by Ed James , Father Knows Best follows the lives of the Andersons, a middle-class family living in the town of Springfield. The state in which Springfield is located is never specified, but it

7353-400: Is at the beauty shop listening to Edie tell Irma she needs to find someone to take her to the party. Irma suggests Edie trap Bud, which she does. Bud needs money for a broken fan belt for his car so he can go on the date. Betty tries to tell Bud what she heard Edie say in the beauty parlor. Bud manages to get the money from Jim. Jim asks Bud to go to the bank to make a deposit as he is busy. With

7524-538: Is based on the series of young adult mystery novels by Sara Shepard ; the program successfully broke series premiere ratings records for ABC Family, across all major viewing demographics of women and young people, premiering to an audience of 3.1 million viewers on June 8 of that year. The show's success led to the development of two shorter-lived series based on Shepard's young adult novels, The Lying Game (which ran from 2011 to 2013) and Ravenswood (which aired for one season from 2013 to 2014). That summer also saw

7695-410: Is clearly infatuated with Betty. Merle asks if she'll be at tomorrow's game, but she has to study. He then asks her to a dance tomorrow night, but she turns him down. The next day while studying, Bud and Betty are listening to the game on the radio. Betty gets caught up in the excitement when Muley gets a touchdown. After the game, Muley stops by and asks Betty to a dance again, but because she already has

7866-441: Is delivered for Betty and she starts to cry. Jim has a talk with Betty and she seems fine, but he stills thinks somethings wrong. Kathy finds Margaret's diary and starts to read it to Jim. Margaret takes it away from her. Ralph calls and Betty says that she's not going to the graduation dance that evening. Betty tells her parents that she doesn't want to go as this is the last dance and there will never be another. Betty starts to think

8037-423: Is down and they have an order that needs to get out. Jim calls the house and Emmett says he'll be right there. Emmett arrives at the shop all excited. Jim realizes that Emmett's happiest when he's working. Jim talks Verle into working for Emmett and he'll learn the business. And eventually Verle will take over. Margaret learns that Jim may have had a hand in the machine breaking down. Betty is excited to be chosen as

8208-472: Is exhausted. Kathy realizes the folder is missing and Jim remembers where they left it. Margaret says she'll call Mrs. Davies and explain things. Mrs. Davies says unfortunately the folders have to be turned into the council. Betty is in the basement trying to cut her wood by herself. She is hoping Bud will hear her and help, but he doesn't. It's the middle of the night and a storm is approaching. Worried that Kathy's folder will be ruined, Jim goes to look for it. In

8379-424: Is expected to always answer the phone, which he hates. He is also shown as a somewhat dim boy who takes everything literally; for example, Jim might say, "Go jump in the lake," to which Bud would reply, "Okay, Dad; which lake should I go jump into?" He also uses the phrase "Holy Cow!" to express displeasure. On radio, Kathy often is portrayed as a source of irritation. She whines, cries and complains about her status in

8550-550: Is generally accepted to be located in the Midwestern United States . The television series debuted on CBS in October 1954. It ran for one season and was canceled by CBS but picked up by NBC , where it remained for three seasons. After cancellation by NBC in 1958, the series returned to CBS, where it aired until May 1960. The series began on August 25, 1949, on NBC Radio . Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as

8721-407: Is not a snob. It is the night of the party and the mask goes missing, causing Bud to say he won't join the party. Jim tricks Bud by pretending to draw a mask on his face with makeup. Bud is the hit of the party until he sees himself in a mirror and realizes there is no make-up. But it is not long before he is talking to Virginia and having a good time. Robert Young plays the role of Tate Ibsen, one of

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8892-421: Is not a snob. It is the night of the party and the mask goes missing, causing Bud to say he won't join the party. Jim tricks Bud by pretending to draw a mask on his face with makeup. Bud is the hit of the party until he sees himself in a mirror and realizes there is no make-up. But it is not long before he is talking to Virginia and having a good time. The Anderson's are preparing for the holidays. As they decorate

9063-447: Is only for a couple days as they are sanding and varnishing her floor. Believing that the family is going to kick her out, Kathy runs away. She goes to Alicia May's house and tells her she is adopted as well. Alicia May tells Kathy that adopted children are special, because they were chosen. Alicia May convinces her to go back to her family. The family finds out from Patty that Kathy thinks she's adopted. Jim finds Kathy and reassures her she

9234-461: Is part of the family. Jim discusses a letter from Kathy's school where they report Kathy is not passing her math class. Kathy tells her father that she is not really wanting to graduate from junior high school as it is the happiest time of her life. Jim recalls the story of when Betty didn't want to graduate from high school. Flashback to Bud wearing Betty's dress while Margaret works on it and Betty practicing her graduation speech. A corsage from Ralph

9405-445: Is tired of being told what to do, Jim tells the story about when Bud was tired of being told what to do by his parents. Flashback to when Bud is tired of being told what to do and wants to live his own life. Jim tells Margaret it is just a phase boys go through. Bud tells his friend Claude ( Jack Grinnage ) that his parents treat him like a little kid. Jim is overhearing the conversation. Claude tells Bud he should move out and tells him of

9576-620: Is wiser for it. Tito Vuolo as Gus the waiter. Mildred Parker ( Joan Tompkins ), Margaret's friend, comes by with some news. Her and Margaret had entered Betty's picture in a lookalike contest to a popular movie star named Donna Stuart. Betty didn't know about it. Mildred shows Margaret a letter that states Betty won. The prize: a trip to Hollywood. Jim is against the idea because Betty didn't really do anything to win except resemble someone. Betty and Margaret arrive in Hollywood and are greeted by publicity man Bert Layne ( Judson Pratt ). The three go to

9747-469: The Black-ish spin-off Grown-ish ). Tom Ascheim explained that with the rebranding, Freeform was "purposefully and passionately moving our brand forward by defying expectations and dismantling conventions; busting stereotypes of theme, cast and culture in service to a more inclusive world on and off screen." The network also unveiled upcoming series in development, such as Scott Stewart 's Augs , as well as

9918-481: The 1998 film of the same name ) and Ruby & The Rockits (intended in part to serve as a starring vehicle for David Cassidy , whose brother, Shaun Cassidy , served as one of its executive producers ); the strong ratings were also buoyed by its broadcast of extended cuts of films from the Harry Potter franchise and the television premiere of Labor Pains . However, the channel continually struggled to launch

10089-540: The Fox Kids program library. At launch, Fox Family had four themed kids daytime blocks: "Morning Scramble/Weekend Chill" (all ages), "Captain Kangaroo's Treasure House" (pre-schoolers), "Toon-A Casserole" (all-animation) and "The Basement" (a three-hour after-school block). Original series meant for family co-viewing were programmed from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. followed by a movie. Fox Family's original programming budget

10260-608: The Nielsen ratings at No. 25 for the 1957–1958 season, No. 14 for 1958–1959 and No. 6 for 1959–1960. Father Knows Best aired in the 1980s on Superstation WTBS and in the 1990s on The Family Channel . The show also aired on TV Land from 1998 to 1999 and 2002–2004. Reruns of Father Knows Best have aired on Antenna TV as part of that channel's regular programming schedule since January 3, 2011, and it also aired weekday afternoons on digital subchannel ME-TOO in Chicago . Father Knows Best

10431-729: The U.S. Department of the Treasury commissioned a special 30-minute episode of the show titled "24 Hours in Tyrant Land". Never aired on television, the episode—distributed to schools, churches and civic groups—promoted the purchase of savings bonds . The episode was later included on the Season 1 DVD. Young left the series in 1960 at the height of the show's popularity to work on other projects, but reruns continued to air in primetime for another three years, on CBS from 1960 to 1962 and on ABC from 1962 to 1963. Following that, reruns were shown on ABC-TV in

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10602-551: The backlot of Columbia Pictures (now Warner Brothers Ranch in Burbank, California ). The house can also be seen in both its familiar Father Knows Best style and later renovated variations in episodes of Hazel , Bewitched , The Monkees , The Partridge Family and in numerous other television comedies and dramas. The TV cast reunited for a pair of TV films on NBC: Father Knows Best Reunion on May 15, 1977, and Father Knows Best: Home for Christmas on December 18, 1977. In

10773-672: The independent television stations that CBN had owned (then based in six markets ) at the time of the rebrand. Additional programming that joined the CBN Cable lineup later in the decade included Hazel , Father Knows Best , The Big Valley , and Gunsmoke , plus foreign acquisitions The Campbells and Butterfly Island . Under the new format, the national distribution of the CBN Cable Network had grown from 28 million households in May 1985 to 35.8 million in May 1987. On August 1, 1988,

10944-433: The "13 Nights of Halloween" in 2002, under Disney/ABC ownership – introduced the original comedy series The New Addams Family , the unscripted series Scariest Places on Earth (hosted by Exorcist star Linda Blair , focusing on places infamous for frightening urban legends ) and some new movies such as Casper Meets Wendy (the latter of which would become a staple of the block for several years, particularly during

11115-474: The "formation" of their lives, and to reflect a participatory experience for viewers across multiple platforms. This culminated in the Disney–ABC Television Group 's announcement on October 6, 2015, that the network would rebrand as Freeform . The move, which took effect on January 12, 2016 (coinciding with the winter premiere of the second half of Pretty Little Liars ' s sixth season and

11286-429: The 17 years since the series had ended, the characters of Betty and Bud had both married and had families of their own. Betty was the widowed mother of two girls, Jenny (Cari Anne Warder) and Ellen ( Kyle Richards ), while Bud and his wife Jean (Susan Adams) were the parents of a son, Robert "Robby" (Christopher Gardner). Kathy had become engaged to a doctor, Jason Harper ( Hal England ). Betty tells Jim and Margaret that

11457-408: The 1950s and 1960s such as My Little Margie , Wagon Train , The Virginian and Bachelor Father ), reruns of game shows , older movies, and some family-oriented drama series. CBN Cable also produced its first original series with the relaunch including a weekday-morning talk show, US a.m. and the faith-based soap opera Another Life . The network also aired – and was even involved in

11628-449: The 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time period formerly occupied by Jetix, with the morning airing of the 700 Club / Living the Life block being pushed back a half-hour further to 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time (the former two-hour slot was occupied entirely by sitcoms until 2015, when it switched to a mix of comedy and drama series in that period and the succeeding 9:00 a.m. Eastern half-hour, which had been occupied by sitcom reruns since

11799-518: The Anderson house depicted in the series' opening credits is the same structure used as Mr. George Wilson's home in the television series Dennis the Menace and again, in remodeled form, as Captain/Major Anthony Nelson's residence in I Dream of Jeannie . Originally built in 1941 during the production of a series of Blondie movies, this theatrical property continued to serve for many more years as part of

11970-411: The CBN Cable Network identity – in their effort to contemporize the channel, and never really replaced the core audience due to the absence of planning on how to retain that segment of the network's pre-acquisition viewer base, while simultaneously attracting new viewers. As a result, prime time viewership declined by 35% over the course of Fox Family's three-year tenure under Murdoch/Saban ownership. It

12141-613: The Christian Broadcasting Network sold its interest in International Family Entertainment, when the company announced plans to become publicly traded , selling 6.66 million shares valued at $ 100 million, at a price between $ 14 and $ 16 per share (however, Pat Robertson retained ownership of 3.6 million shares in IFE until the company's sale to News Corporation); IFE would also sell 3.33 million shares of stock to

12312-698: The Fox Kids programming library, ironically resulting in the Fox Broadcasting Company losing the rights to its own children's programming to the owner of one of its network competitors, ABC (which Disney had purchased in February 1996, through its acquisition of the network's corporate parent Capital Cities/ABC , which changed its corporate name to ABC, Inc. upon becoming a Disney subsidiary; Fox would subsequently enter into an outsourcing agreement with 4Kids Entertainment to produce its children's programming blocks,

12483-501: The General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl . The Anderson children were Betty ( Rhoda Williams ), Bud ( Ted Donaldson ) and Kathy ( Norma Jean Nilsson ). Others in the cast were Eleanor Audley , Herb Vigran , and Sam Edwards . Sponsored through most of its run by General Foods , the series was heard Thursday evenings on NBC until March 25, 1954. On

12654-460: The Robertson family and John C. Malone , owner of Denver -based cable television provider Tele-Communications Inc. and multimedia firm Liberty Media ) for $ 250 million in convertible securities . The Robertsons paid $ 150,000 to acquire 4.5 million shares and a controlling ownership interest in IFE, with Pat and Tim subsequently purchasing an additional 1.5 million shares. As a stipulation of

12825-437: The ages of 14 and 34 as opposed to families or teenagers, as well as adopting new branding (including a new name). On April 14, 2015, ABC Family executives announced during the channel's 2015–16 upfront presentation, that it would establish a firm focus on teenagers and young adults between the ages of 14 and 34 – a group representatives termed "becomers", instead of the standard " millennials ", to describe young people who are in

12996-465: The associated talk shows that have preceded it in its initial morning time slot since News Corporation acquired the channel years prior, either on-air or on its website. In August 2006, ABC Family shifted towards a dual audience once more with teenagers and young adults becoming the primary target demographic of its programming. As part of the shift, the channel introduced a new slogan ("A New Kind of Family") as part of an imaging package that incorporated

13167-433: The attractive French teacher, he decides to stay in the class. Bud develops a crush on the teacher and thinks she likes him as well. Bud starts to snub his girlfriend Joyce ( Roberta Shore ). Bud joins Miss Luvois for lunch in the cafeteria. Betty shows up and it makes things awkward for Bud. At home, Betty tells Jim and Margaret about Bud and Miss Luvois. Joyce asks Claude if Bud has another girl. Joyce has Miss Luvois give Bud

13338-507: The best days of her life are now over and does not want to graduate. Later, the family can't find Betty. Betty calls and tells Jim she took a cab to an old grove she used to go to when she was younger and wanted to think things through. Jim drives out to see her. With the help of Margaret's diary, Jim convinces Betty that the best things are ahead for her. At the graduation ceremony, Mr. Armstead ( Sam Flint ) introduces valedictorian Betty. As part of her speech, she repeats something Jim told her at

13509-465: The biggest strategic errors made during the latter years of Michael Eisner 's tenure as president of the company. No one within ABC's management staff was consulted by Walt Disney Company executives about the company's plans to purchase Fox Family, with the acquisition being conducted by Disney's strategic planning department. The company's original plan for the channel was to use it for the primary purpose of showing reruns of ABC programming; however, this

13680-411: The block. Two years before the launch of its Halloween programming lineup, in 1996, what was then The Family Channel launched the " 25 Days of Christmas ", a four-week holiday-themed program block running annually during the month of December, formally starting on December 1 and continuing until Christmas Day on December 25. The block was carried over to Fox Family under News Corporation ownership, with

13851-671: The boy. Margaret wants to cancel an evening with Myrtle and Ed Davis, but Jim says no. Without Jim knowing it, Kathy built a playhouse that day. She now insists he keep his promise to eat dinner and sleep with her in the house. Myrtle and Ed arrive and Ed brought slides from a fishing trip he and Jim went on. Jim goes to says hello to Ed and he hopes Kathy will forget about him, but she doesn't. Jim goes back outside and hopes Kathy will fall asleep soon. Kathy finally falls asleep and Jim brings her in and puts her to bed. Turns out Kathy wasn't really asleep, but she pretended to be because she knew Jim wanted to see Ed's slides. A flashback show. When Kathy

14022-405: The boys are up to something and she takes the letter out of the mailbox. She shows the letter to Jim. Jim tells Margaret that Eddie actually got fired because he is impossible to work with. Jim wants Bud to think that the letter was mailed and see how Bud reacts when he learns Eddie was fired. Jim thinks that Bud's conscience will not let him take the job. Bud goes to see Mr. Stagg, who tells Bud that

14193-440: The certificate. When Margaret says it was lost, Kathy begins to worry. Kathy asks Jim about her birth and Jim jokes and makes up a story of her being left by the milkman. Kathy tells Patty that she believes she is adopted. Kathy finds a receipt from an adoption agency and is sure it refers to her. Margaret mentions to Jim how strangely Kathy's been acting. Bud starts taking Kathy's stuff out of her room. Jim tries to tell Kathy that it

14364-421: The channel experienced its highest total viewership at that point in its history, with the premiere of the made-for-TV romantic/family comedy Au Pair . In October 1998, Fox Family introduced one of its most successful programming concepts, "The 13 Days of Halloween," a two-week-long block beginning each year on October 19, leading into Halloween on October 31. This block – which was subsequently rebranded as

14535-421: The channel hired to present its afternoon children's programs); most of the monikers for the network – including the slogans "You Belong" and "It's Electric" – were created by freelance artists. On July 23, 2001, News Corporation and Saban announced that Fox Family Worldwide Inc. would be sold to The Walt Disney Company for $ 2.9 billion; consequently, the unit would be renamed ABC Family Worldwide Inc. following

14706-542: The channel launched on April 29, 1977, it became the first basic cable channel to be transmitted via satellite from its launch and, effectively, the first national basic cable-originated network. Initially, the network offered only religious programs aimed at a Christian audience . The offerings on the CBN Satellite Service during its early years included CBN's flagship news/talk show, The 700 Club (which aired three times per day every Monday through Friday in

14877-498: The channel plans to increase the amount of original programming on its schedule through 2020. The retention of The 700 Club and The 700 Club Interactive on its lineup was particularly notable – even though the socially conservative views that have been expressed during the programs conflict with the culturally progressive /adult content of some of the channel's secular programming – as network executives were unable to reach an agreement with Pat Robertson and CBN to terminate

15048-415: The channel to air it three times daily, once each in the morning, late-evening and overnight hours), with the evening broadcast being moved out of prime time , and pushed one hour later to 11:00 p.m. Eastern Time (from 10:00 p.m.). Programming that appealed to children and teenagers was also greatly expanded on the channel. Fox Family added more animated series to the lineup, many of which came from

15219-412: The channel's agreement with the ministry, but could not agree to terms as Robertson wanted a higher payout that ABC Family president Ascheim deemed "astronomical" in comparison to its actual value. The distancing of the two entities extends further as the channel's management does not regularly discuss their programming strategy with CBN, nor has the channel actively promoted its airings of The 700 Club or

15390-425: The channel, Fox Family Films, which produced motion pictures targeted at different age groups, mainly towards children; the titles included Addams Family Reunion , which aired during Fox's inauguration of the channel under the initial format as Fox Family, and Digimon: The Movie , which was compiled from several Japanese Digimon short films. Aimed a more teenage audience, Fox Family Films created Ice Angel ,

15561-532: The character of Margaret was portrayed as a voice of reason, and Jim's character was that of a thoughtful father who offered sage advice in response to his children's problems. A responsible man, he loved his wife and children and would do whatever he could to give them a better life. Jim was a salesman and manager of the General Insurance Company in Springfield, while Margaret was a housewife. Their home

15732-418: The children say makes Margaret decide to take the lessons. Jim comes home and he can tell right away that Margaret is up to something. Margaret tries to trick Jim into the lessons, but he finds out the plan when Ed gives him a call. Jim doesn't want to go and they have a slight argument. Jim goes to the club, where he has a boring time. Margaret goes to the dance lesson, which is a bit too much for her. She leaves

15903-499: The coach's door, everyone believes there really are Indians. Watts goes outside and is hit with an arrow. Alden and Miss Quimby don't really trust Tate. To draw the Indians down from the cliffs, Alden leaves the coach and sacrifices himself. The Indians start to attack and Duece, Tate and Porfio begin shooting at them. An Indian opens the stage door and is about to kill Miss Quimby when Tate shoots him. The two remaining Indians leave but Duece

16074-471: The company buy out his 49.5% interest in Fox Family Worldwide on December 21, 2000. Some observers believe that the network chased away some of its older viewers when, without notice, News Corporation/Saban removed all of the older programming that it aired as The Family Channel – especially western reruns, which made up the bulk of its weekday and weekend schedule, dating back to its existence under

16245-416: The contractual rights to broadcast select CBN programs, as mandated by the ministry under International Family Entertainment's previous sale agreement with Fox. However, ABC Family would move to distance itself from The 700 Club out of concern over potential viewer blowback following a series of controversial remarks made by Robertson on the program in the years following the channel's purchase by Disney about

16416-575: The countryside, while Jam lives with his mother while his father runs a medical clinic far away. Together, the two friends get into different adventures, often having to rely on each other to get out of trouble. History of Freeform (TV channel) The network was founded by Pat Robertson as the CBN Satellite Service (CBN Satellite Network), an arm of his television ministry, the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN). When

16587-513: The debut of its first comedy hit, Melissa & Joey (a domestic sitcom in the vein of Who's the Boss? that starred Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence , who previously co-starred in the 2009 ABC Family original movie Holiday in Handcuffs , as a city councilwoman raising her imprisoned brother's teenage children and the stockbroker she hired to serve as their housekeeper); the series would become

16758-553: The discovery of their accidental placement under different parents following their birth), which was watched by 3.3 million viewers. ABC Family followed the success it had with Melissa & Joey with the June 2012 debut of Baby Daddy . In January 2013, the Jennifer Lopez -produced alternative family drama The Fosters spurred audience interest, premiering to 3.1 million viewers; the series also saw critical acclaim for its portrayal of

16929-592: The early afternoon for several years. On November 22, 1963, at 1:42 p.m. EST during a rerun of the third-season episode "Man About Town" on several ABC affiliates, mostly in the Mountain Time Zone, ( WABC-TV in New York was airing a local repeat of The Ann Sothern Show ), ABC News broke into the program with the first bulletin of the news of the assassination of President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas . The façade of

17100-407: The existing 10:00 a.m. live telecast and 11:00 p.m. rebroadcast having been joined by an additional repeat at 3:00 a.m. Eastern Time as part of the network's paid programming block, which runs from 2:00 a.m. until 7:00 a.m. A CBN spokesperson has stated “ The 700 Club will continue to air now and in perpetuity on the network, no matter what the name.” Fox created a film division for

17271-418: The family. Despite the family wanting to get home, Nick insists on cooking them a meal. Kathy is sad because she doesn't think Santa will be able to find them, but Nick says not to worry. Nick and Bud bring in a Christmas tree and the family make decorations for it. Nick finds some things that Jim and Margaret can give the children as Christmas gifts. When ranger Les Turner shows up, the family finds out that Nick

17442-558: The family. She often is a source of money for her brother and sister, although she is in hock several years on her own allowance. In an interview published in the magazine Films of the Golden Age (Fall 2015), Young revealed about the radio program: "I never quite liked it because it had to have laughs. And I wanted a warm relationship show ... When we moved to TV I suggested an entirely new cast and different perspective." The May 27, 1954, episode of The Ford Television Theatre show

17613-434: The first animated series since changing its name from ABC Family. On June 4, 2018, Freeform canceled Shadowhunters after three seasons. The two-part series finale aired on May 6, 2019. On September 27, 2019, Freeform canceled Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists after one season. On October 24, 2019, Freeform canceled Marvel's Cloak & Dagger after two seasons. Father Knows Best Father Knows Best

17784-403: The first original sitcom in the network's history to get a third season renewal and ended its run in May 2015 as the first original series in the channel's history to reach 100 episodes . On June 6, 2011, the channel broke total and demographic viewership records again with the series premiere of the drama Switched at Birth (centering on two teenagers whose families are brought together after

17955-627: The first round of the MLB playoffs, the Division Series , which did not air on Fox. Among the games that aired on Fox Family included one between the San Francisco Giants and the Houston Astros on October 4, 2001, in which Barry Bonds hit his 70th home run of the season, tying the all-time single season record that Mark McGwire had set only three years earlier (Bonds would break the record

18126-442: The first step with Judy, but Bud doesn't think Judy likes him. Judy comes by the house to pick up some things from Betty. Judy asks Betty why Bud doesn't like her and Betty gives her some advice. Jim tells Bud that Judy is playing cat-and-mouse with him and Jim let's him know what he should do. Betty overhears this and calls Judy. Both Jim and Betty's advice is starting to backfire with neither Bud nor Judy getting any closer to going to

18297-419: The following night). As part of a stipulation negotiated into International Family Entertainment's sale agreement with Fox Entertainment Group by Pat Robertson, Fox Family aired The 700 Club twice every weekday: a live broadcast at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, and a repeat at 11:00 p.m. Eastern. In addition, through other programming requirements stipulated by CBN through the deal, the network also aired

18468-603: The grove. Shout! Factory has released all six seasons of Father Knows Best on DVD in Region 1. Season 5 and 6 were released as Shout! Select titles, available exclusively through their online store. Season 5 was re-released on April 11, 2017. Season 6 was re-released on July 18, 2017. In Region 4, Madman Entertainment has released the first two seasons on DVD in Australia. † – Shout! Factory Exclusives title, sold exclusively through Shout's online store The series finished in

18639-499: The help of his fan belt, Bud stops a bank robbery without realizing it and completely by accident. Everyone thinks he was quite brave and is considered a hero. Back to the present where Bud is bragging to his friends. Reverend Swain comes by the house. He would like Bud to relate his story of his heroism at the church youth rally. Bud confesses to the Reverend and his friends that he really didn't do anything heroic. The Reverend says it takes

18810-434: The highest viewership in the network's history; that same year also saw another freshman series, the college-set dramedy Greek (centering on the relationships between groups of fraternity and sorority members), pull in strong ratings. The viewership record set by Kyle XY was later broken by the series premiere of the teen dramedy The Secret Life of the American Teenager (starring a then-unknown Shailene Woodley as

18981-417: The job because his friend Eddie Wardlow ( Peter Miles ) embellished his resume and was hired. Bud is now upset with Jim, because honesty got him nowhere. A disillusioned Bud even tells Betty it is OK to cheat on a paper she has to write for school. Bud and his friend Joe Phillips want to come up with a way to get Eddie fired. They decide to write a letter to Mr. Stagg saying Eddie is a crook. Margaret senses that

19152-464: The late-morning and at night), along with programs from many notable and lesser-known television evangelists . As a result, a few televangelists began to produce stripped programs to air on the network each weekday. The CBN Satellite Service grew its subscriber base to 10.9 million households by May 1981. On September 1, 1981, the channel was relaunched as the CBN Cable Network . At that time of

19323-465: The launch of Jetix). As part of the rebranding, ABC Family restrategized to increase its viewership by ramping up production of its original movies and series. The channel began experiencing relative success in 2006, with the debuts of the drama series Wildfire and Lincoln Heights . Further success came in 2007, with the fantasy drama Kyle XY (centering on a humanoid taken in by a suburban family, who tries to discover his identity), which earned

19494-420: The lesson early, claiming she has a headache. Jim comes home and when he finds out Margaret is already home, he serenades her from outside on his banjo. They both realize they liked their life the way it is. Bud goes to college orientation and signing up for classes is a little confusing. He thinks he walked into his Trigonometry class, but it is actually a French class. Once he sees Miss Luvois ( Roxane Berard ),

19665-542: The library. Betty mentions that the High School Prom is next week. Jim and Margaret are surprised Bud hasn't said anything about it. Betty goes to the library and talks to her friend Marge Corbett. Marge says that Bud and her little sister Judy ( Joan Freeman ) have been sitting at the same table every night that week. Marge says what's funny is, they don't talk to each other and barely look at one another. Betty tells her parents what she saw. Jim tells Bud that he has to take

19836-426: The majority of 21st Century Fox , bringing Freeform reunited under common ownership with 20th Century Fox and FX Networks after 16 years. On January 18, 2018, Freeform unveiled a new logo and slogan, "A Little Forward", and officially rebranded on March 6, 2018. The new slogan reflects refinements to the network's programming direction, with a larger focus on "forward-looking" series (such as The Bold Type and

20007-510: The ministry's time-buy contract with the channel. While meeting to negotiate a buy out of the programming agreement prior to the rebranding announcement, Robertson had declined a $ 42-million termination offer by Disney–ABC (an amount roughly equivalent to the ministry's earnings from syndication fees for The 700 Club and various related productions during 2015) and stipulated a higher payout that Ascheim deemed "astronomical" in comparison to its actual value. On April 7, 2016, Freeform ordered

20178-405: The morning, Kathy is thrilled to see her folder. Bud and Betty learn a lesson about helping other people out. Bud tells Jim that he wants to buy an outboard motor. Betty got a very good report card. Bud grades are not as good. Jim tells Bud that if he brings his D grade in science up to a B, Jim will help him buy the motor. Margaret doesn't think that bribing Bud that way is a good idea. Bud studies

20349-569: The most successful programming blocks to date for the channel as ABC Family, and will be carried over under the Freeform brand. On May 15, 2018, Freeform renamed the block to 31 Nights of Halloween, meaning that the block now starts on October 1 and lasts throughout the whole month of October. With Disney's acquisition of Fox the following year, the channel, having already added the show itself, has also included marathons of The Simpsons ' long-running Halloween-centric sub-series Treehouse of Horror in

20520-506: The move, but Bud does. Bud almost immediately regrets his decision. Later, Jim is talking to Mr. Engel. Mr. Engel suggests a way for Bud to move home again without hurting anyone's pride. Back to the present, Kathy decides things are fine at home. A flashback show. Margaret's friend Myrtle Davis ( Vivi Janiss ) tells her that she and her husband Ed ( Robert Foulk ) are taking dance lessons. Myrtle asks Margaret to have her and Jim join them. Margaret doesn't think Jim would be interested. Something

20691-441: The movie studio and watch Donna film a scene. Betty and Margaret have lunch with Donna and her co-star Bill ( William Joyce ). Betty is then dressed up and publicity photos are taken of her. That night she goes to a night club with Margaret and Bill. People mistake her for Donna and ask for autographs. Margaret is surprised when Betty signs them as Donna. An Announcer ( Bill Stout ) introduces Betty as Donna. A drunk Heckler calls Betty

20862-407: The name change, it was concurrently repositioned as an advertiser-supported "family-friendly" entertainment network, although the channel continued to offer religious programs that occupied about a third of its daily schedule. Entertainment programming that aired on the channel during this period included various classic television series (consisting of classic sitcoms from the 1950s and westerns from

21033-513: The name – which was chosen among 3,000 proposals, was derided by some viewers on social media and news websites reporting on the pending rebrand, prompting Ascheim to note at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on January 9, 2016, that while it does not mind the "wholesome" perception given by the "ABC Family" name, it does "not necessarily represent" the network. An extensive campaign to promote

21204-610: The network as just "Fox Family" – on August 15, 1998. With the change in ownership, Fox Family's operations were also migrated from the Christian Broadcasting Network's headquarters in Virginia Beach , Virginia , and integrated with the operations of some of News Corporation's other cable channels in Los Angeles at the Fox Network Center (located on the 20th Century Fox backlot in Century City ). The MTM Enterprises library

21375-464: The output of made-for-cable movies that were produced for the channel, which were among the few programs that Fox Family was doing well with. The changes cause ABC Family's ratings to tumble further as it became dependent on syndicated reruns, with no original programs on its schedule to back it up (with the exception of original wraparound segments that aired around repeats of The Bachelor , and children's programming). Another plan drafted by Disney

21546-424: The passengers riding a stagecoach through Arizona in the year 1860. One passenger named Duece ( Rayford Barnes ) has been convicted of murder and is handcuffed to deputy Watts ( Robert Griffin ). School teacher Miss Quimby ( Sarah Selby ) asks Duece what he did and Duece claims he's innocent. Miss Quimby has a little boy named Porfio with her. Major Alden ( Lester Matthews ), who is drinking a lot, says he's locating to

21717-443: The phone, he panics and says good-bye. When a girl scout comes to the door to sell cookies, Bud thinks Betty set it up and he hides in the closet. In the closet he finds Kathy's Halloween mask. He puts it on and now has the confidence to talk to the girl scout. Bud sets up a date with Virginia, but then realizes he can't go because he can't wear the mask outside. Bud talks Jim into hosting a masquerade party at home to show his friends he

21888-443: The phone, he panics and says good-bye. When a girl scout comes to the door to sell cookies, Bud thinks Betty set it up and he hides in the closet. In the closet he finds Kathy's Halloween mask. He puts it on and now has the confidence to talk to the girl scout. Bud sets up a date with Virginia, but then realizes he can't go because he can't wear the mask outside. Bud talks Jim into hosting a masquerade party at home to show his friends he

22059-497: The production of a few of them – a handful of Christian or family-friendly animated series, including some anime – such as CBN's own co-productions with Japanese animation studio Tatsunoko Production , Superbook and The Flying House and the TV pilot sitcom Help Wanted; the channel also carried English-dubbed versions of Honey, Honey and Leo the Lion . Religious programming retained

22230-482: The prom together. Jim is upset when he finds out Betty's been helping Judy. Margaret gives Bud some advice and in the end Judy accepts Bud's invitation to the prom. Elizabeth Harrower as Librarian. There's a rodeo coming to town in a couple weeks and Bud and his friends can get in for half price if they come with a parent. Bud asks Jim to promise to take him. Jim says he won't make a promise he might not be able to keep as he might have to work that day. Jim then tells Bud

22401-497: The public. In January 1993, IFE purchased TVS Entertainment , a British broadcaster which owned MTM Enterprises , for $ 68.5 million. That year, International Family Entertainment and Flextech jointly launched an international version of The Family Channel in the United Kingdom ; on February 3, 1997, that channel eventually relaunched as the game show -dedicated network Challenge (an outgrowth of "Family Challenge Weekend",

22572-420: The radio program, the character of Jim differs from the later television character. The radio Jim is far more sarcastic and shows he really rules over his family. Jim also calls his children names, something common on radio but lost in the TV series. For example, Jim says, "What a bunch of stupid children I have." Margaret is portrayed as a paragon of solid reason and patience, unless the plot calls for her to act

22743-547: The rebrand began on the date of the announcement and encompassed the network's popular "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas" blocks during the fourth quarter of that year. Even so, the rebrand was mainly cosmetic in nature, as the network retained much of the programming it ran under its previous ABC Family identity, with those being carried over under the new brand including the 25 Days of Christmas and 13 Days of Halloween blocks, and religious programming (including its weekdaily airings of The 700 Club ); however,

22914-404: The regime of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez , as well as those regarding homosexuals , feminists , Muslims , abortion and many other social issues. On August 29, 2005, the disclaimers that appear before, during and after its broadcasts of The 700 Club were revised from "The following/preceding program is/was brought to you by CBN" to "The following/preceding CBN telecast does not reflect

23085-633: The regular season game telecasts migrated to ESPN outright beginning with the 2002 Major League Baseball season . A deal was later struck to move the playoff games to ESPN as well, starting with the 2003 season. Although the games aired on Disney-owned networks, Fox retained the exclusive right to negotiate a renewal of the contract after the 2006 season; Fox Sports chose not to renew the Division Series contract, with TBS acquiring those rights in 2007 as part of its new baseball contract . The channel's sale to Disney, however, would be considered one of

23256-414: The rights from Fox Sports Net (FSN), which aired the weekly telecasts across its regional sports networks (except in markets where the nationally televised game conflicts with scheduled sporting events involving local teams on the individual FSN outlet) from 1997 to 1999 – usually ran the games on either Thursday or Saturday nights. Starting with the 2001 season , the network also carried games from

23427-413: The room catches him with the answers to the test. Through a series of events, the family finds out that Bud may have seen the test questions ahead of time. Before the test, Betty tells Bud that he is suspected of seeing the answers and he better do poorly on the test to prove everyone wrong. Bud gets an almost perfect paper. Mr. Glover, Jim and Margaret confront Bud about the paper. Bud says he didn't look at

23598-464: The sale and integration into the company's Disney–ABC Cable Networks Group division. (The channel, as Freeform, would be reunited with three of its former sister cable channels under News Corporation ownership— FX , FX Movie Channel and National Geographic —through Disney's 2019 purchase of 21st Century Fox 's film and non-broadcast, entertainment-based television assets.) The sale to Disney included ownership of Saban Entertainment, including most of

23769-399: The sale to International Family Entertainment, the channel was required to continue to carry The 700 Club (a stipulation that Pat Robertson also imposed when the channel was sold to Fox Family Worldwide in 1997 and then to The Walt Disney Company in 2001). This time-buy clause (which also mandates that the program air at suitable time slots that would allow it to attract decent viewership)

23940-658: The seasonal "13 Nights of Halloween" and the "25 Days of Christmas" blocks. However, despite the network's refocusing towards the latter demographic, ABC Family/Freeform continues to air live and repeat broadcasts of The 700 Club every weekday. Jetix remained part of ABC Family's morning schedule until it was discontinued on August 31 of that year, with the block becoming exclusive to Toon Disney beginning on September 2, effectively removing children's programming from ABC Family altogether (programs targeted at that demographic have largely remained off of its lineup since that point). Repeats of acquired off-network programs began to fill

24111-409: The series premiere of Shadowhunters , a fantasy drama based on The Mortal Instruments series of novels by Cassandra Clare ), was motivated by audience testing that revealed that survey participants who watched ABC Family infrequently perceived it as being more family-oriented, in contrast to regular viewers who understood its focus towards the actual above-mentioned target demographic. However,

24282-406: The shop. Jim meets Verle Wisman ( Herbert Anderson ), the man who'll be buying the business. Jim talks to Verle and Verle says how frustrated he is that he hasn't been able to take over the shop yet. Verle says he's had enough and wants out. Jim talks him into waiting a couple more days. Jim and Verle are at the shop with Emmett home claiming to be sick. Employee Ed ( Ken Christy ) says another machine

24453-406: The short-lived comedy-drama series Freaks and Geeks , including episodes of the show that had not previously aired as a result of its 2000 cancellation by NBC , and broadcast more " romantic comedy "-themed original movies. Keeping kids and families in mind, the channel introduced the original series State of Grace (a half-hour period dramedy set in the 1960s, centering around a pre-teen from

24624-461: The show returned to CBS in September 1958, where it aired Mondays at 8:30 p.m. (ET) for the last two seasons, with Lever Brothers as an alternate sponsor from 1957 through 1960. A total of 203 episodes were produced, running until September 17, 1960, and appearing on all three of the television networks of the time, including prime-time repeats from September 1960 through April 1963. As before,

24795-406: The store found out that Eddie lied on his resume. Mr. Stagg tells Bud that if Eddie could be deceitful with that, he could be deceitful with other things. Bud also learns that Mr. Stagg has not received the letter yet and he regrets mailing it. That night, Bud confesses to Jim about the letter and how bad he feels about sending it. Jim hands Bud the letter and tells Bud that he has learned a lesson and

24966-443: The story of when Kathy had the measles 4 years ago. To get Kathy to take her medicine, Jim promises she can have a playhouse in the back yard. He also promises that he'll eat dinner and sleep with her in it. A month goes by and Jim forgets about the promise. Bud wants Jim to promise to talk to him about a job in a bakery Bud wants. Betty tells Margaret that she wants to break a date with Burt. Jim insists she keep her word and go out with

25137-406: The struggles of an interracial lesbian couple with five adopted at-risk youths. The shift towards a more teen and young adult focus became more clear when Variety reported in a December 3, 2014, article, that ABC Family executives were proposing to relaunch the network as early as 2015, with options being considered including the expansion of programming appealing more toward young adults between

25308-410: The test answers, he did well because he studied. Jim finds a way to prove Bud didn't cheat. Kathy reminisces with Mother and Bud about the time she once thought she was adopted. Patty Davis tells Kathy that fellow classmate Alicia May is adopted. Patty says that one way to prove one was not adopted is by a birth certificate. She asks Kathy if she has seen her certificate. Kathy goes home and searches for

25479-465: The trade publication Billboard noted the program's cost (approximately $ 30,000 per week), the weakness of Honestly, Celeste! (its lead-in for most of the first 13 weeks), and reduction of sales of cigarettes because of a cancer scare. Scott Paper Company became the primary sponsor when the series moved to NBC in the fall of 1955, where it aired Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. (ET) for the next three seasons. Scott Paper remained as sponsor even after

25650-422: The tree, they recall the story of how they managed to get snow bound in a cabin while going to cut down their own tree. Its Christmas Eve and Jim is upset with his children's materialistic approach to the holiday season. Jim insists the family drive to the mountains to chop down the family Christmas tree. The rest of the family hopes it doesn't take too long. Margaret has presents to deliver and Betty has to dress for

25821-479: The views of ABC Family." Disney would later make attempts to reach an agreement with Pat Robertson to buy out CBN's time-buy contract for The 700 Club and The 700 Club Interactive . Months prior to the announcement of the Freeform rebranding in 2015, Disney–ABC offered CBN a payment of $ 42 million – the same amount that the ministry earned in revenue during that year from syndication fees for The 700 Club and various related productions – for Robertson to terminate

25992-506: The word "Family" in the network's name in perpetuity. When Disney announced on October 6, 2015, that it would rebrand the network as Freeform, ABC Family president Tom Ascheim noted that there was no record of such a clause ever having been in place (although some published sources – including a reference in James B. Stewart 's book on former chairman/CEO Michael Eisner 's tenure at eventual owner Disney, DisneyWar – have only stated insofar that

26163-409: The word "Family" must be contained in the name of the channel for the entirety of its existence, no matter the owner. The "XYZ" branding was revisited at one point in 2003, for a program block titled "The XYZ", which featured live-action series and movies aimed at teenagers and young adults, a demographic that the channel would eventually choose to market its programming towards. Disney also inherited

26334-407: The word "Family" was incorporated into the channel's name to better reflect its programming format, rebranding as The CBN Family Channel . On January 8 of that year, CBN spun off The CBN Family Channel to International Family Entertainment Inc. (a newly formed company founded by Pat Robertson's eldest son and CBN Family network president, Timothy Robertson, and operated as a joint venture between

26505-481: The years in which Hilary Duff , who made her acting debut in the film, starred in the Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire ). The block was temporarily suspended in 2003, following an overhaul of the channel's programming management under Disney. But it returned in 2004. A few years later, the 2002 live-action film adaptation of Scooby-Doo became part of its annual Halloween lineup. This continues to be one of

26676-472: Was also set to launch in 1993. International Family Entertainment launched another cable channel, the Cable Health Club , on October 4, 1993, which was made available to cable providers without a carriage fee; the lineage of that network – which was later renamed FitTV – is traceable to the current-day Warner Bros. Discovery -owned network Discovery Life . The network gained more visibility when, for

26847-457: Was also used as a buffer to burn off series which failed to gain audiences during their runs on ABC, such as the reality competition series All American Girl , which featured Spice Girl Geri Halliwell . In trying to change the programming focus of ABC Family, Disney also canceled several original series that originated on the channel under its former identity as Fox Family (such as the 1960s-set period dramedy State of Grace ), and reduced

27018-468: Was altered to swap out the vertically aligned Fox wordmark placed on the left parenthetical fringe with ABC's legacy "circle" logo, and production music ), although it would begin using new continuity announcers. The network also revamped its programming lineup following the Disney acquisition. Partly to reduce competition with new sister network Disney Channel, which launched one year and nine months after what

27189-555: Was assumed by 20th Television . When Fox purchased the channel, programmers sought to reposition it to target a dual audience: children in daytime, families at night. Once the network became Fox Family, the new owners dropped nearly all of the programming that it aired under The Family Channel brand – which at that point included reruns of series such as Bonanza , The Rifleman , Carol Burnett and Friends , Hawaii Five-O , The High Chaparral , Rescue 911 and Diagnosis: Murder – and replaced them with shows that appealed to

27360-551: Was called "Keep It in the Family." This 26-minute episode stars Robert Young as Jim Warren, head of the Warren family. With him was wife Grace ( Ellen Drew ), older daughter Peggy ( Sally Fraser ), younger daughter Patty (Tina Thompson) and son Jeff ( Gordon Gebert ). Developed by Young and his partner Eugene Rodney, it was intended as a pilot for a Father Knows Best television series. In the episode, Peggy dreams of making it as an actress, but

27531-580: Was cancelled. Under the control of Murdoch and Saban, Fox Family saw its overall viewership slide from 10th to 17th place in the Nielsen cable ratings as a result of an increasingly competitive race for younger viewers (with the channel facing brisk competition from established children's cable networks Nickelodeon , Cartoon Network and eventual corporate sister Disney Channel ), and the bickering over ownership between News Corporation and Saban Entertainment founder and CEO Haim Saban , who eventually opted to exercise an option given by News Corporation to have

27702-554: Was conceptually impossible as ABC did not hold the syndication rights to the majority of its own programs, with the exception of those that were produced by its corporate parent's television production divisions, Walt Disney Television and Touchstone Television , which had their distribution rights held by Buena Vista Television . During this time, the channel did air same-season repeats of then-current ABC shows Alias , Less than Perfect , and Life with Bonnie , almost all of which were produced by Touchstone Television. The network

27873-444: Was hit with an arrow. Tate gets Miss Quimby and Porfio to the two horses and then goes after the Indians. Miss Quimby thinks Tate is using her and the boy as bait. Tate has one bullet left and kills one of the Indians. Tate signals Porfio and Miss Quimby to ride off to safety. Tate manages to frighten off the last Indian. Bud is bragging to his friends about the heroic deed he did. Jim tells us how this all came to be in flashback. Betty

28044-476: Was increased by $ 500 million, to be spent on 20 original movies and 680 episodes of original series. In 1998, the company announced the launch of two digital networks spun-off from Fox Family - Boyz Channel and Girlz Channel , and both launched in October 1999. Both networks contained programming content targeted at the respective genders; both channels ceased operations after one year on the air in August 2000, due to

28215-596: Was located at 607 Maple Avenue. One history of the series characterized the Andersons as "truly an idealized family, the sort that viewers could relate to and emulate." As the two eldest children aged from teenager to young adult, Betty (1956) and Bud (1959) graduated from high school and attended Springfield Junior College. Vivi Janiss played the part of Myrtle Davis in 11 sporadic episodes from 1954 to 1959. Father Knows Best had become so ingrained in American pop culture as an idyllic presentation of family life that in 1959,

28386-433: Was merged into Fox Kids Worldwide, a joint venture between majority owners News Corporation and Saban (which each owned a 49.5% share in the company), and media investment firm Allen & Company (which owned the remaining 1%), which was subsequently renamed Fox Family Worldwide following the completion of the acquisition. The Family Channel was renamed Fox Family Channel – though on-air promotions typically referred to

28557-519: Was renamed " Jetix " in February 2004) that aired on weekday mornings, shows aimed at a broader family audience as well as those aimed specifically at teenagers, adults or both audiences also replaced the more kid-oriented shows in afternoon timeslots (Disney Channel simultaneously underwent its own demographic shift, dropping its remaining family-oriented programming with the September 2002 removal of its nightly vintage programming block, Vault Disney, in order to focus firmly on children and younger teenagers,

28728-433: Was the one that wrote the note and gets back together with her. Kathy needs to write a story illustrating a proverb. In flashbacks, Bud tells Kathy about the time he thought about lying to get a job as a stock clerk. Bud wants to apply for a job in a sports department at a local store. His resume has some embellishments, but Jim tells him to only tell the truth. Bud goes to see Mr. Stagg with his application. He does not get

28899-415: Was the only requirement that Robertson included in sales terms for the network to its subsequent owners. However, public assumption had conflated for many years that this sole existing stipulation was one of two that he included following the sale of the network by CBN; another contractual clause that Robertson was alleged to have added in the sale agreement to Fox required any future secular owners to maintain

29070-416: Was then CBN Cable adopted a family-focused entertainment format, the network heavily scaled back the amount of children's programming on its schedule, relegating the handful of programs that were retained to the morning hours. With this, the remaining Fox Kids shows that were on ABC Family's schedule became part of the "ABC Family Action Block", a new two-hour-long block of action-oriented animated series (which

29241-457: Was to re-position the channel to market it at a more hip audience, such as college students or young women, and rename it "XYZ," a reverse reference to ABC; however, this concept was ultimately dropped. The decision not to move forward with the "XYZ" rebranding had been alleged to be because of the stipulation reported to have been put in place within International Family Entertainment's original sale agreement to News Corporation by Pat Robertson that

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