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Father Knows Best The Promising Young Man (Season 3, Episode 16)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min |Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

The Promising Young Man (Season 3, Episode 16)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min |Comedy, Family

Jim's boss, John, asks Jim if he can show John's son how to sell insurance. Jim agrees, and John is sociable enough to work with clients. However, John does not like insurance and wants to be an actor.

Director

Peter Tewksbury

Writers

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

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Frank G. Carson (as Kit Carson)

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Status

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Updated Dec 26, 1956

Release date

Dec 26, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
13 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Young Jim Anderson Jim Anderson See fewer	Crossfire (1947)
Jane WyattMargaret Anderson Margaret Anderson See fewer	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Elinor DonahueBetty Anderson Betty Anderson See fewer	Pretty Woman (1990)
Billy Gray Bud Anderson Bud Anderson See fewer	The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Lauren ChapinKathy Anderson Kathy Anderson See fewer	Father Knows Best (1954)
Richard CrennaElwood Seastrom Elwood Seastrom See fewer	Rambo III (1988)
Willis Bouchey Emmet Ward Emmet Ward See fewer	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Sarah Selby Miss Thomas Miss Thomas See fewer	Tower of London (1962)
Leon AltonMan Jim Bumps on Street (uncredited) Man Jim Bumps on Street (uncredited) See fewer	Target (1958)
Sam HarrisOld Man (uncredited) Old Man (uncredited) See fewer	The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Perk LazelleRestaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited) See fewer	How to Marry a Millionaire (1957)
Hans MoebusRestaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited) See fewer	Dante (1960)
Cosmo SardoMaitre d' (uncredited) Maitre d' (uncredited) See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)