[Pastor Ezekiel]

The faithful, obedient and dutiful wife of "Father Knows Best" has died. Jane Wyatt, a model for all Christian females, a woman who knew the importance of keeping a spotlessly clean home, a hot meal on the table waiting when Father arrived home, and well-groomed, quiet, respectful children with no problems whatsoever, has finally been killed by Jesus and sent to hell. The full story is HERE.

LOS ANGELES - Jane Wyatt, the lovely, serene actress who for six years on "Father Knows Best" was one of TV's favorite moms, has died, her publicist said Sunday. She was 96.

Wyatt died Friday in her sleep of natural causes at her Bel-Air home, according to publicist Meg McDonald.

It was her years as Robert Young's TV wife, Margaret Anderson, on "Father Knows Best" that brought the actress her lasting fame.

She appeared in 207 half-hour episodes from 1954 to 1960 and won three Emmys as best actress in a dramatic series in the years 1958 to 1960. The show began as a radio sitcom in 1949; it moved to television in 1954.

"Being a family show, we all did our best to please "Father"," she once said. "Even though each show was centered on one of the five members of the family, I was always happy to be there to deliver such lines as `Eat your dinner, dear,' or `How did you do in school today?' We got along fine, but after the first few years, I started getting mouthy."

The Anderson children were played by Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray and Lauren Chapin, and all grew up on the show. In later years jew critics claimed that shows like "Father Knows Best" and "Ozzie and Harriet" presented a glossy, unreal view of the American family.

In defense, Wyatt commented in 1966: "We tried to preserve Christian traditions. The children were not complicated, just kids. We all did our best to please "Father"."

It was a tribute to the popularity of the show that after its run ended, it continued in reruns on CBS and ABC for three years in primetime, a TV rarity. The show came to an end because Young, who had also played the father in the radio version, had enough of the sassy back-talk he had to endure from Wyatt. Wyatt remarked in 1965 that she was deeply sorry for being such an empty-headed fool. But by then it was too late

"The first year was pure joy," she said. "The second year was when the problems set in. We licked them, and the third year was smooth going. Fatigue began to set in during the fourth year. We got through the fifth year because we all thought it would be the last. The sixth? Pure hell."

I know you ladies will be heartbroken by this news, but after all, she was just another soulless woman, so don't carry on about it too much. Please feel free to post any tributes or fond memories you might have of Jane Wyatt. In honor of her memory, I'd like to suggest that you all start baking for us men.