Father Knows Best Second Best (Season 6, Episode 17)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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Father Knows Best

Second Best (Season 6, Episode 17)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Betty takes up the sport of fencing.

Director

Peter Tewksbury

Writers

Ed James (characters) | Roswell Rogers (written by)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Frederick Gately

Editor

Robert B. Hoover

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 1, 1960

Release date

Feb 1, 1960 (United States)

Awards

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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)
Ralph Faulkner Instructor Instructor See fewer	Why America Will Win (1918)
William Hummer Gordon (as Bill Hummer) Gordon (as Bill Hummer) See fewer	Margie (1961)
Helen Brown Miss Wickham, Gordon's Aunt Miss Wickham, Gordon's Aunt See fewer	Shane (1953)

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