Father Knows Best The Great Anderson Mystery (Season 5, Episode 36)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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Father Knows Best

The Great Anderson Mystery (Season 5, Episode 36)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The Andersons are all entranced in a television mystery show when a tube blows in the back of the TV before the show ends. With the unknown end of the show, the family tries to figure out what happened based upon what they already watched.

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 May 18, 1959

Release date

May 18, 1959 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
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)
Hillary Brooke Mrs. Carter Mrs. Carter See fewer	The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Peter Forster Inspector Inspector See fewer	Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Arthur Gould-Porter Mr. Dawkins Mr. Dawkins See fewer	Torn Curtain (1966)
Molly Glessing Emma Emma See fewer	Limelight (1952)