Father Knows Best
The $500 Letter
Season 6, Episode 24 · Aired 1960-03-21
Synopsis
A $500 check arrives mysteriously for 'one' member of the Anderson family who had helped someone some years ago. They compete to convince the others it was for a good deed each had done for someone in the past.
In the series
This episode is part of Father Knows Best (1954–1960) on CBS/NBC.
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Key cast
- Robert Young as Jim Anderson
- Jane Wyatt as Margaret Anderson
- Elinor Donahue as Betty Anderson
- Billy Gray as Bud Anderson
- Lauren Chapin as Kathy Anderson