FATHER KNOWS BEST {SECOND BEST} {WARHOL VINTAGE
TELEVISION #WA.00.0425} (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 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 is disappointed at not being the best
in any particular field, and decides to take up fencing
and win the college tournament. Since she's new at the
sport she devotes a tremendous amount of time to
practicing, finally earning the praise and respect of
her instructor. Meanwhile, she becomes very fond of
Gordon, a little boy who has been staying with his aunt
in the neighborhood while his parents are abroad. Betty
promises to camp out with Gordon but never seems to
have the time to fulfill her promise--until the night of
the tournament, when she learns that Gordon must leave
to join his parents abroad. 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: 0:26:02
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T:48961
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - American School of Heavy Equipment
- TV - Commercials - Stewart Trust Co.
CREDITS
- Eugene B. Rodney … Producer
- Seymour Freedman … Production (Misc.), Production Supervisor
- Peter Tewksbury … Director
- Herb Wallerstein … Direction (Misc.), Assistant Director
- Roswell Rogers … Writer, Teleplay by
- 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
- Billy Gray … Cast, Bud
- Lauren Chapin … Cast, Kathy
- Ralph Faulkner … Cast, the Instructor
- Bill Hummer … Cast, Gordon
- Helen Brown … Cast, the Aunt
- Andy Warhol