Father Knows Best
Cast & Crew
Robert Young Jim Anderson
Jane Wyatt Margaret Anderson
Elinor Donahue Betty Anderson ("Princess")
Billy Gray James Anderson Jr. ("Bud")
Lauren Chapin Kathy Anderson ("Kitten")
Sarah Selby Miss Thomas
Robert Foulk Ed Davis
Vivi Janiss Myrtle Davis
Yvonne Lime Dotty Snow
Paul Wallace Kippy Watkins
Jimmy Bates Claude Messner
Eugene B. Rodney Producer
⨁Full Cast & CrewUpcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, July 16
The Trial
Season 4 • Episode 20
Bud is accused of causing $100 worth of damage to a neighbor's property.
Wednesday, July 17
Revenge Is Sweet
Season 4 • Episode 21
Betty is concerned over Bud's failure to present himself in a socially acceptable manner.
Wednesday, July 17
Country Cousin
Season 4 • Episode 22
Betty is concerned that her cousin will present a bad impression to her friends.
Thursday, July 18
Betty's Crusade
Season 4 • Episode 24
Betty takes up the cause to save a popular restaurant from being closed.
Friday, July 19
Young Love
Season 4 • Episode 25
Bud is struck with puppy love when he sees a woman in the supermarket.
Friday, July 19
Tell It to Mom
Season 4 • Episode 26
Margaret is an eyewitness to a mole hill rising into a mountain all by itself.
Sunday, July 21
Betty's Graduation
Season 2 • Episode 37
Betty realizes that her graduation from high school will bring an end to many things.
Monday, July 22
A Friend in Need
Season 4 • Episode 27
The Andersons are bewildered when a dog rings their doorbell in the middle of the night.
Monday, July 22
A Medal for Margaret
Season 4 • Episode 28
Margaret secretly takes fly-casting lessons in hopes of winning a contest.
Tuesday, July 23
The Weaker Sex
Season 4 • Episode 29
Betty is ashamed to learn that her plot to ensnare a local boy has been discovered.
Tuesday, July 23
Jim, the Answer Man
Season 4 • Episode 30
Jim tries desperately to finish his work before he has to leave on a trip.
Wednesday, July 24
Bud Quits School
Season 4 • Episode 31
After Bud sees a successful man, he decides to quit school and go to work.
Thursday, July 25
Betty Finds a Cause
Season 4 • Episode 33
Betty leads the fight to have a nearby hedge removed from a dangerous intersection.
Thursday, July 25
Vine Covered Cottage
Season 5 • Episode 1
Ralph, Betty's boyfriend, asks for her hand in marriage.
Friday, July 26
Be Kind to Bud Week
Season 5 • Episode 2
Betty is assigned to write a theme on devoted brothers and sisters.
Friday, July 26
Kathy's Romance
Season 5 • Episode 3
Kathy is stricken by puppy love for a neighborhood boy.
Sunday, July 28
No Apron Strings
Season 3 • Episode 1
Bud develops a crush on a girl from "the wrong side of the tracks.".