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.
Monday, November 18
Bud, the Executive
Season 4 • Episode 4
Bud lends a strong authoritative hand in organizing a school picnic.
Monday, November 18
Sentenced to Happiness
Season 4 • Episode 5
The Andersons' former gardener finds himself in trouble with the law.
Tuesday, November 19
Mother Goes to School
Season 4 • Episode 6
Betty resents having her mother in her class.
Tuesday, November 19
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.
Wednesday, November 20
Kathy's Big Chance
Season 4 • Episode 8
Kathy thinks she is going to miss her chance to see Greer Garson.
Wednesday, November 20
Margaret Learns to Drive
Season 4 • Episode 9
Bud is amazed that his parents do not argue like other parents he knows.
Thursday, November 21
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.
Thursday, November 21
Mr. Beal Meets His Match
Season 4 • Episode 11
Writer Betty casts her family in "Faust."
Friday, November 22
Kathy Makes a Wish
Season 4 • Episode 12
Kathy takes a horseshoe to bed with her and wishes for a pony.
Friday, November 22
Man With a Plan
Season 4 • Episode 13
Bud is embarrassed after he implies that he has enlisted in the armed forces.
Sunday, November 24
Grandpa Retires
Season 3 • Episode 36
Margaret's father gets restless when people start suggesting that he retire.
Sunday, November 24
Shoot for the Moon
Season 3 • Episode 37
An unknown workman helps the Andersons restore their faith in themselves.
Monday, November 25
Calypso Kid
Season 4 • Episode 15
Bud thinks that learning the bongos will make him the life of the party.
Tuesday, November 26
Father's Biography
Season 4 • Episode 16
Kathy is disappointed when she learns that Jim won't be able to hear her read her biography of him.
Tuesday, November 26
The Rivals
Season 4 • Episode 17
Betty is at first elated when she is invited to the same concert by two different suitors.
Wednesday, November 27
Bud, the Mind Reader
Season 4 • Episode 18
Bud decides that he would like to be a mind reader.
Wednesday, November 27
Thanksgiving Day
Season 1 • Episode 8
Jim's plans to celebrate Thanksgiving fall apart.
Friday, November 29
Margaret's Other Family
Season 4 • Episode 19
Margaret helps a newly arrived family.
Friday, November 29
The Trial
Season 4 • Episode 20
Bud is accused of causing $100 worth of damage to a neighbor's property.
Sunday, December 1
Follow the Leader
Season 4 • Episode 1
Bud is torn in his loyalties when a new teacher comes to school.