Father Knows Best Father Is a Dope (Season 2, Episode 10)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

Father Is a Dope (Season 2, Episode 10)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Jim watches a family sitcom on television and thinks the father is displayed as an idiot who needs his wife to always save the day. The next day, Jim suspects his own family is trying to show Jim how much Margaret has to save the day.

Director

William D. Russell

Writers

Ed James (characters) | Roswell Rogers (story and teleplay)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

William V. Skall (as William Skall)

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 2, 1955

Release date

Nov 2, 1955 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 3 wins & 18 nominations

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Young Jim Anderson Jim Anderson See fewer	Crossfire (1947)
Jane Wyatt Margaret Anderson Margaret Anderson See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Elinor Donahue Betty Anderson Betty Anderson See fewer	Pretty Woman (1990)
Billy Gray Bud Anderson Bud Anderson See fewer	The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Lauren Chapin Kathy Anderson Kathy Anderson See fewer	Father Knows Best (1954)
Robert Foulk Ed Davis Ed Davis See fewer	The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Harry Antrim Dr. Conrad Dr. Conrad See fewer	Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951)
Herb Vigran George (uncredited) George (uncredited) See fewer	Charlotte's Web (1973)