Father Knows Best Bud, the Boxer (Season 2, Episode 29)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

Bud, the Boxer (Season 2, Episode 29)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Bud tries to avoid a bully at school, but Jim tells Bud he cannot avoid his problems forever. Jim suggests the boys get in a boxing ring to be sportsmen. Bud wins, and joins the boxing team. Soon, Bud starts to become a bully.

Director

William D. Russell

Writers

Paul West (teleplay) (story) | Ben Gershman (story) | Ed James (characters)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney (producer)

Cinematographer

Frank G. Carson (as Kit Carson)

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 4, 1956

Release date

Apr 4, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
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)
Skip Torgerson Eddie Jarvis Eddie Jarvis See fewer	Raiders of the Seven Seas (1953)
Joe Cranston Bill Neuman (as Joel Cranston) Bill Neuman (as Joel Cranston) See fewer	The Big Turnaround (1988)
Robert Altuna Boy in boxing gym (uncredited) Boy in boxing gym (uncredited) See fewer	The Ring (1952)
Don Bender Boy at Gym (uncredited) Boy at Gym (uncredited) See fewer	Buffalo Bill, Jr. (1955)