Father Knows Best Bud, the Executive (Season 4, Episode 4)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

Bud, the Executive (Season 4, Episode 4)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Bud is convinced to join the school committee for a yearly picnic. He ends up being up in charge. When others do not pitch in, Bud ends up having things go wrong.

Director

Peter Tewksbury

Writers

Ed James (characters) | Paul West (written by)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Frank G. Carson (as Kit Carson)

Editor

Robert B. Hoover

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 16, 1957

Release date

Oct 16, 1957 (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)
Gail Ganley Nancy Crail Nancy Crail See fewer	Commando (1985)
Stuart Wade Mr. Briggs Mr. Briggs See fewer	Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954)
Jimmy Bates Claude Claude See fewer	The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
Hylton Socher Dutch Dutch See fewer	Summer Love (1958)