Father Knows Best The Persistent Guest (Season 2, Episode 26)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

The Persistent Guest (Season 2, Episode 26)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Bud has a new friend who helps tutor him in classes. When the friend stays over at the Andersons, he never seems to want to go home. The Andersons find out the boy is homeless and has no money.

Director

William D. Russell

Writers

Ed James (characters) | Paul West (story and teleplay)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Frank G. Carson (as Kit Carson)

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 7, 1956

Release date

Mar 7, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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9 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)
Barry Truex Fred Wyman Fred Wyman See fewer	The Benny Goodman Story (1956)
Ray Walker Lou Miller Lou Miller See fewer	The Fighting Coward (1935)
Virginia Christine Grace Miller Grace Miller See fewer	Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Frank Bank Boy in Cafeteria with Bud (uncredited) Boy in Cafeteria with Bud (uncredited) See fewer	Leave It to Beaver (1957)