Father Knows Best Father Delivers the Papers (Season 1, Episode 24)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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Father Knows Best

Father Delivers the Papers (Season 1, Episode 24)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The newspaper manager tells Jim that Bud is slacking in his paper delivery route. Bud has every excuse as to why he cannot do it. The manager gives him one more chance. Bud messes up due to minor injuries. Jim finishes the route for Bud.

Director

William D. Russell

Writers

Ed James (characters) | Dane Lussier (story and screenplay) | Roswell Rogers (story and screenplay)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Gert Andersen

Editor

Robert B. Hoover (as Robert Hoover)

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 13, 1955

Release date

Mar 13, 1955 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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8 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)
Dabbs Greer Mr. Collins Mr. Collins See fewer	The Green Mile (1999)
Jack Tesler Husband Husband See fewer	It Takes a Thief (1968)
Cheerio Meredith Old Lady Old Lady See fewer	The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)