Father Knows Best Betty, the Pioneer Woman (Season 5, Episode 9)
TV-G
TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Primary photo for Betty, the Pioneer Woman

Father Knows Best

Betty, the Pioneer Woman (Season 5, Episode 9)

TV-G

TV Episode | 30 min | Comedy, Family

As part of Springfield's Founder's Day celebration, Betty volunteers to accompany and assist chauvinistic Tom Wentworth on a difficult 12-mile trek pulling a heavy cart.

Director

Peter Tewksbury

Writers

Ben Gershman (written by) | Ed James (characters)

Producer

Eugene B. Rodney

Cinematographer

Frank G. Carson (as Kit Carson)

Editor

Robert B. Hoover

See all filmmakers & crew (11)

Edit Released

Updated Nov 10, 1958

Release date

Nov 10, 1958 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

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

Contacts

+ Add

Become a member to see contact information for Betty, the Pioneer Woman.

Cast	+ Add Cast
8 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)
William Schallert Jennings Jennings See fewer	Innerspace (1987)
Dave Cameron Announcer Announcer See fewer	1941 (1979)
Dick York Tom Wentworth Tom Wentworth See fewer	Inherit the Wind (1960)