Father Knows Best Bad Influence (Season 2, Episode 15)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

Bad Influence (Season 2, Episode 15)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Bud starts hanging out with a new friend in school. The friend takes things from the store without paying for them. Bud gets blamed. Everyone later finds out Bud's friend suffers from kleptomania.

Director

William D. Russell

Writers

Herman Epstein (story) (as Herman J. Epstein) | Ed James (characters) | Roswell Rogers (teleplay)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

William V. Skall (as William Skall)

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 14, 1955

Release date

Dec 14, 1955 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
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)
Lee Erickson Arty Merrill Arty Merrill See fewer	Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)
Vivi Janiss Myrtle Davis (uncredited) Myrtle Davis (uncredited) See fewer	Lux Video Theatre (1950)