Father Knows Best Hero Father (Season 2, Episode 33)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

Hero Father (Season 2, Episode 33)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Baseball star Duke Snider is passing through Springfield, and all the guys are hoping he would stop and give an exhibition game. Bud says his father might be able to convince Duke to stop.

Director

William D. Russell

Writers

Dorothy Cooper (teleplay) (story) | Herman Epstein (story) (as Herman J. Epstein) | Ed James (characters)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Frank G. Carson (as Kit Carson)

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Edit Released

Updated May 2, 1956

Release date

May 2, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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10 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)
Tommy Ivo Sandy Bramer Sandy Bramer See fewer	Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959)
Kenneth Tobey Jack Bramer Jack Bramer See fewer	The Thing from Another World (1951)
Paul Wallace Kippy Watkins Kippy Watkins See fewer	Gypsy (1962)
Duke Snider Duke Snider Duke Snider See fewer	The Rifleman (1958)
Sarah Selby Miss Thomas (uncredited) Miss Thomas (uncredited) See fewer	Tower of London (1962)