Father Knows Best
TVG
Sitcom
Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems of his growing family.
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
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Thursday, June 26
The Big Test
Season 2 • Episode 9
Bud is wrongfully accused of cheating in school.
Thursday, June 26
Father Is a Dope
Season 2 • Episode 10
Jim suspects that his family is conspiring to keep him from a hunting trip.
Friday, June 27
Spirit of Youth
Season 2 • Episode 11
Jim and Margaret feel that they are being relegated to the roles of "old fogies.".
Friday, June 27
Bud, the Lady Killer
Season 2 • Episode 12
Bud tries to rid himself of the unwanted attentions of a girl.
Saturday, June 28
Father Delivers the Papers
Season 1 • Episode 24
Jim learns what it's like to deliver papers when Bud is ordered to bed for a few days.
Saturday, June 28
No Partiality
Season 1 • Episode 25
Jim refuses to interfere when Kathy sets her sights on Betty's boyfriend.
Sunday, June 29
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.
Sunday, June 29
Art of Salesmanship
Season 2 • Episode 1
Jim tries to teach Bud how to be a salesman.
Monday, June 30
Margaret's Premonition
Season 2 • Episode 13
Margaret believes that she has premonitions.
Monday, June 30
Bad Influence
Season 2 • Episode 15
Bud befriends a boy who is a compulsive thief.
Tuesday, July 1
Betty Hates Carter
Season 2 • Episode 16
Betty is enraged when she learns that Jim has arranged a date for her.
Tuesday, July 1
Jim, the Tyrant
Season 2 • Episode 17
Jim and Kathy go on a free-for-all to determine who will be the family tyrant.
Wednesday, July 2
Betty's Brother
Season 2 • Episode 18
Bud is faced with academic failure while Betty shines in school.
Wednesday, July 2
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.
Thursday, July 3
The House Painter
Season 2 • Episode 20
Jim is upset when his attempt to prove a point in faith toward mankind apparently fails.
Thursday, July 3
Bud, the Wallflower
Season 2 • Episode 21
Bud is disappointed when he doesn't get an invitation to a Sadie Hawkins dance.
Saturday, July 5
Father's Private Life
Season 2 • Episode 2
Jim decides that his children should solve their own problems.
Saturday, July 5
First Disillusionment
Season 2 • Episode 4
Bud loses a job to a boy who was dishonest.
Sunday, July 6
Woman in the House
Season 2 • Episode 5
The Andersons invite the wife of a close friend to be their house guest.
Sunday, July 6
New Girl at School
Season 2 • Episode 6
Bud falls for a flirtatious new classmate.
Monday, July 7
The Bus to Nowhere
Season 2 • Episode 22
When Betty decides that life is devoid of significance, she prepares to leave home.
Monday, July 7
Kathy, the Indian Giver
Season 2 • Episode 23
Jim decides he will never understand women, regardless of age, when he runs head on with Kathy.
Tuesday, July 8
The Historical Andersons
Season 2 • Episode 24
Bud is astounded when he learns that his revolutionary forebear was a scoundrel.
Tuesday, July 8
The Grass Is Greener
Season 2 • Episode 25
The Andersons learn that Jim is one of the "Four Musketeers" of his college days.
Wednesday, July 9
The Persistent Guest
Season 2 • Episode 26
Jim is intrigued by a friend of Bud's who never seems to go home.
Wednesday, July 9
Family Reunion
Season 2 • Episode 27
The Andersons' annual trip to Margaret's family reunion is threatened.
Thursday, July 10
Family Dines Out
Season 2 • Episode 28
The Andersons are divided when they receive two dinner invitations for the same night.
Thursday, July 10
Bud, the Boxer
Season 2 • Episode 29
Bud takes up boxing and decides on it as a career.
Friday, July 11
Betty, Girl Engineer
Season 2 • Episode 30
Betty meets opposition to her plans to be an engineer.
Friday, July 11
The Martins and the Coys
Season 2 • Episode 31
A family feud threatens to separate friends when Jim and a friend have a business falling out.
Saturday, July 12
Kathy Makes Magic
Season 2 • Episode 7
Kathy thinks she has put a magic curse on Bud.
Saturday, July 12
Advantage to Betty
Season 2 • Episode 8
Betty is picked as queen of the sports banquet because of her beauty instead of her ability.
Sunday, July 13
The Big Test
Season 2 • Episode 9
Bud is wrongfully accused of cheating in school.
Sunday, July 13
Father Is a Dope
Season 2 • Episode 10
Jim suspects that his family is conspiring to keep him from a hunting trip.
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