Father Knows Best The $500 Letter (Season 6, Episode 24)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

The $500 Letter (Season 6, Episode 24)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

The Andersons receive a $500 check in the mail. A former neighbor wants to thank an Anderson for a kindness, but did not remember which one did it. The Andersons try to remember who might have done a favor for him, and what the favor was.

Director

Peter Tewksbury

Writers

Ed James (characters) | Roswell Rogers (written by)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Frederick Gately

Editor

Robert B. Hoover

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 21, 1960

Release date

Mar 21, 1960 (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)
Franz Roehn Mr. Kroegman Mr. Kroegman See fewer	Mike Hammer (1958)
Sarah Selby Miss Thomas Miss Thomas See fewer	Tower of London (1962)