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.
Saturday, November 1
Bud, the Executive
Season 4 • Episode 4
Bud lends a strong authoritative hand in organizing a school picnic.
Saturday, November 1
Sentenced to Happiness
Season 4 • Episode 5
The Andersons' former gardener finds himself in trouble with the law.
Sunday, November 2
Mother Goes to School
Season 4 • Episode 6
Betty resents having her mother in her class.
Sunday, November 2
The Indispensable Man
Season 4 • Episode 7
Bud and Jim have a disagreement when Jim insists Bud tell the football coach that he broke training.
Monday, November 3
Close Decision
Season 1 • Episode 26
Jim decides that Bud can't play in the church baseball game because he hasn't done his chores.
Monday, November 3
Art of Salesmanship
Season 2 • Episode 1
Jim tries to teach Bud how to be a salesman.
Tuesday, November 4
Father's Private Life
Season 2 • Episode 2
Jim decides that his children should solve their own problems.
Tuesday, November 4
Lesson in Civics
Season 2 • Episode 3
The Andersons try to save a historic landmark that is marked for destruction.
Wednesday, November 5
First Disillusionment
Season 2 • Episode 4
Bud loses a job to a boy who was dishonest.
Wednesday, November 5
Woman in the House
Season 2 • Episode 5
The Andersons invite the wife of a close friend to be their house guest.
Thursday, November 6
New Girl at School
Season 2 • Episode 6
Bud falls for a flirtatious new classmate.
Thursday, November 6
Kathy Makes Magic
Season 2 • Episode 7
Kathy thinks she has put a magic curse on Bud.
Friday, November 7
Advantage to Betty
Season 2 • Episode 8
Betty is picked as queen of the sports banquet because of her beauty instead of her ability.
Saturday, November 8
Kathy's Big Chance
Season 4 • Episode 8
Kathy thinks she is going to miss her chance to see Greer Garson.
Saturday, November 8
Margaret Learns to Drive
Season 4 • Episode 9
Bud is amazed that his parents do not argue like other parents he knows.
Sunday, November 9
Way of a Dictator
Season 4 • Episode 10
Jim and Margaret are stunned when Bud seems to have more success raising Kathy than they have.
Sunday, November 9
Mr. Beal Meets His Match
Season 4 • Episode 11
Writer Betty casts her family in "Faust."
Monday, November 10
Father Is a Dope
Season 2 • Episode 10
Jim suspects that his family is conspiring to keep him from a hunting trip.
Monday, November 10
Spirit of Youth
Season 2 • Episode 11
Jim and Margaret feel that they are being relegated to the roles of "old fogies.".
Tuesday, November 11
Bud, the Lady Killer
Season 2 • Episode 12
Bud tries to rid himself of the unwanted attentions of a girl.
Tuesday, November 11
Margaret's Premonition
Season 2 • Episode 13
Margaret believes that she has premonitions.
Wednesday, November 12
Bad Influence
Season 2 • Episode 15
Bud befriends a boy who is a compulsive thief.
Wednesday, November 12
Betty Hates Carter
Season 2 • Episode 16
Betty is enraged when she learns that Jim has arranged a date for her.
Thursday, November 13
Jim, the Tyrant
Season 2 • Episode 17
Jim and Kathy go on a free-for-all to determine who will be the family tyrant.
Thursday, November 13
Betty's Brother
Season 2 • Episode 18
Bud is faced with academic failure while Betty shines in school.
Friday, November 14
Betty Earns a Formal
Season 2 • Episode 19
When Jim refuses to buy Betty a gown for a special dance, she sets out to earn the money herself.
Friday, November 14
The House Painter
Season 2 • Episode 20
Jim is upset when his attempt to prove a point in faith toward mankind apparently fails.
Saturday, November 15
Kathy Makes a Wish
Season 4 • Episode 12
Kathy takes a horseshoe to bed with her and wishes for a pony.
Saturday, November 15
Man With a Plan
Season 4 • Episode 13
Bud is embarrassed after he implies that he has enlisted in the armed forces.
Sunday, November 16
Calypso Kid
Season 4 • Episode 15
Bud thinks that learning the bongos will make him the life of the party.
