FATHER KNOWS BEST {BETTY'S DOUBLE} {WARHOL
VINTAGE TELEVISION #WA.00.0438} (TV)
Summary
This program, a rebroadcast of an original episode, was
taped off the air with a camera on a tripod by Andy
Warhol for his private research and entertainment. This
program is part of the Warhol Foundation's donation to
the Museum of the artist's complete television
collection. It includes some footage of the artist's
studio before the program begins. It was taped from
WPIX-TV. One in this comedy series about the Anderson
family -- Jim and Margaret and their children Betty,
Bud, and Kathy. In this episode Betty wins a trip to
Hollywood because she is a look-alike for Donna Stewart,
a movie actress. Carried away by the excitement and
novelty, Betty poses as Stewart and is happy with the
results until someone in the crowd exposes her as an
impostor. She is mortified and plans to go straight
home until Jim calls and gives her some good advice
about self-knowledge. This program contains minor
technical problems. This represents the best copy of
this program currently available to the Museum.
Includes commercials.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by the
Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, 1999.
Details
- NETWORK: N/A
- DATE: November 30, 1999
- RUNNING TIME: 0:24:08
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T:52482
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Carvel ice cream stores
- TV - Commercials - General Electric appliances
- TV - Commercials - Waldbaum's supermarkets
CREDITS
- Eugene B. Rodney … Producer
- Peter Tewksbury … Director
- Herb Wallerstein … Direction (Misc.), Assistant Director
- Dorothy Cooper … Writer
- Ed James … Based on Characters created by
- Irving Freedman … Music (Misc. Credits), Music Supervisor
- Robert Young … Cast, Jim Anderson
- Jane Wyatt … Cast, Margaret Anderson
- Elinor Donahue … Cast, Betty, Donna Stewart
- Billy Gray … Cast, Bud
- Lauren Chapin … Cast, Kathy
- Judson Pratt … Cast, Bert Layne
- Joan Tompkins … Cast, Mildred
- William Joyce … Cast, Bill Joyce
- Bill Stout … Cast, the Announcer
- Richard Keene … Cast, the Heckler
- Geraldine Wall … Cast, the Heckler's wife
- Leslie Denison … Cast, the Director
- Jerry Lawrence … Cast, the M.C.
- Maida Severn … Cast, a Woman
- William Idelson … Cast, the Assistant Director
- Mark Tanny … Cast, the Manager
- Rickie Sorensen … Cast, a Boy
- Leilani Sorensen … Cast, a Girl
- Andy Warhol