Father Knows Best Betty Earns a Formal (Season 2, Episode 19)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

Betty Earns a Formal (Season 2, Episode 19)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

It seems like only bills are coming in the mail, and everyone is asking for money. When Betty asks for money to buy a dress for a country club dance, Jim tells her to earn the money herself. She gets a job but no one knows where.

Director

William D. Russell

Writers

Ed James (characters) | Paul West (teleplay)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

William V. Skall (as William Skall)

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 18, 1956

Release date

Jan 18, 1956 (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)
Grandon Rhodes Mr. Fredericks Mr. Fredericks See fewer	Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Claire Carleton Hostess Hostess See fewer	The Mickey Rooney Show (1954)
Barbara Pepper Shopper (uncredited) Shopper (uncredited) See fewer	Foreign Correspondent (1940)