Father Knows Best The Rivals (Season 4, Episode 17)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Father Knows Best

The Rivals (Season 4, Episode 17)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

A friend of Betty's seems to juggle boyfriends all the time, and Betty feels bored with her constant boyfriend. Betty gets asked out by another classmate and decides to try the exciting life with two boyfriends.

Director

Peter Tewksbury

Writers

Ed James (characters) | Paul West (written by)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Frank G. Carson (as Kit Carson)

Editor

Robert B. Hoover

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 29, 1958

Release date

Jan 29, 1958 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

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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)
Roger Smith Doyle Hobbs Doyle Hobbs See fewer	Auntie Mame (1958)
Robert Chapman Ralph Ralph See fewer	Ford Star Jubilee (1955)
Barbara Eden Marge Corbett Marge Corbett See fewer	I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
Leon Tyler John Davis John Davis See fewer	The Great Mike (1944)