Father Knows Best Bud Takes Up the Dance (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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Father Knows Best

Bud Takes Up the Dance (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Bud asked a girl to go to a dance with him - his first dance, and his first date. He is trying to learn how to dance from a book over 50 years old. When his family finds out, he is embarrassed. His family helps him learn some dance steps.

Director

James Neilson

Writers

Dorothy Cooper (screenplay) | Ed James (characters) | Roswell Rogers (story) | Paul West (story)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Gert Andersen

Editor

Richard Fantl

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 3, 1954

Release date

Oct 3, 1954 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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7 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)
Claire Meade Mrs. Lanson Mrs. Lanson See fewer	Daughter of Don Q (1946)
Susan Whitney Marcia Marcia See fewer	The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima (1952)