Robert Young Jim Anderson Actor Jane Wyatt Margaret Anderson Actor Elinor Donahue Betty Anderson ("Princess") Actor Billy Gray James Anderson Jr. ("Bud") Actor Lauren Chapin Kathy Anderson ("Kitten") Actor Jimmy Bates Claude Messner Actor Paul Wallace Kippy Watkins Actor Sarah Selby Miss Thomas Actor Roberta Shore Actor Wendy Winkleman Guest Star Bob Foulk Ed Davis Actor Robert Chapman Actor Vivi Janiss Myrtle Davis Actor Yvonne Lime Dotty Snow Guest Star Dave Cameron Guest Star Jenny Maxwell Guest Star Forrest Taylor Guest Star Bart Patton Guest Star Molly Glessing Guest Star Carla Hoffman Guest Star Eugene B. Rodney Producer Peter Tewksbury Director, Writer William D. Russell Director Roswell Rogers Writer Dorothy Cooper Writer Paul West Writer John Elliotte Writer Ben Gershman Writer