Father Knows Best Brief Holiday (Season 3, Episode 19)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

Brief Holiday (Season 3, Episode 19)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Margaret gets tired of all the housework and demands of the children, expecting her to do their every whim. She decides to take a day off and go into town. She browses the stores and has her picture drawn by a street artist.

Director

Peter Tewksbury

Writers

Roswell Rogers (story and teleplay) | Ed James (characters)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney (producer)

Cinematographer

Frank G. Carson (as Kit Carson)

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 16, 1957

Release date

Jan 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)
John Banner Artist Artist See fewer	Hogan's Heroes (1965)
Sarah Selby Miss Thomas Miss Thomas See fewer	Tower of London (1962)
Vivi Janiss Myrtle Myrtle See fewer	Lux Video Theatre (1950)
Franklyn Farnum Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited) See fewer	Sunset Boulevard (1950)