Father Knows Best The Motor Scooter (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

The Motor Scooter (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Betty is afraid she is gaining weight. Jim purchased a motor scooter for Bud, but Margaret does not want him to have it. Jim backs down and sells it. But when Margaret allows Betty to wear a low-cut dress, Jim is against that.

Director

William D. Russell

Writers

Harry Clork (screenplay) | Dick Conway (story) | Ed James (characters) | Sumner Arthur Long (screenplay) (as Sumner Long) | Paul West (story)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Gert Andersen

Editor

Richard Fantl

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 17, 1954

Release date

Oct 17, 1954 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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Cast	+ Add Cast
6 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)
Joseph Forte Fred Hartley (as Joe Forte) Fred Hartley (as Joe Forte) See fewer	Reefer Madness (1936)