Father Knows Best The Promising Young Man (Season 3, Episode 16)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

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Father Knows Best

The Promising Young Man (Season 3, Episode 16)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Jim's boss, John, asks Jim if he can show John's son how to sell insurance. Jim agrees, and John is sociable enough to work with clients. However, John does not like insurance and wants to be an actor.

Director

Peter Tewksbury

Writers

Ed James (characters) | Paul West (story and teleplay)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Frank G. Carson (as Kit Carson)

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 26, 1956

Release date

Dec 26, 1956 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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13 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)
Richard Crenna Elwood Seastrom Elwood Seastrom See fewer	Rambo III (1988)
Willis Bouchey Emmet Ward Emmet Ward See fewer	The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Sarah Selby Miss Thomas Miss Thomas See fewer	Tower of London (1962)
Leon Alton Man Jim Bumps on Street (uncredited) Man Jim Bumps on Street (uncredited) See fewer	Target (1958)
Sam Harris Old Man (uncredited) Old Man (uncredited) See fewer	The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936)
Perk Lazelle Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited) See fewer	How to Marry a Millionaire (1957)
Hans Moebus Restaurant Patron (uncredited) Restaurant Patron (uncredited) See fewer	Checkmate (1960)
Cosmo Sardo Maitre d' (uncredited) Maitre d' (uncredited) See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)