Father Knows Best Jim, the Farmer (Season 1, Episode 18)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

Jim, the Farmer (Season 1, Episode 18)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Stressed out from the daily grind at work, Jim decides to quit the insurance business, move the Andersons out West, and run a farm - much to the dismay of his family.

Director

William D. Russell

Writers

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

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Gert Andersen

Editor

Edwin H. Bryant (as Edwin Bryant)

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 30, 1955

Release date

Jan 30, 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)
Sarah Selby Miss Thomas Miss Thomas See fewer	Tower of London (1962)
Mary Young Grace Grace See fewer	The Lost Weekend (1945)
John Alvin Lloyd (uncredited) Lloyd (uncredited) See fewer	Somewhere in Time (1980)