Father Knows Best

1. Bud Takes Up the Dance

Air Date: 1954-10-03

Bud tries to learn how to dance from a book for his first school dance.

2. Lesson in Citizenship

Air Date: 1954-10-10

Jim tells his family to help others which leads to complications.

3. The Motor Scooter

Air Date: 1954-10-17

Jim buys Bud a motor scooter but Margaret won't let him have it.

4. Football Tickets

Air Date: 1954-10-24

Jim gets tickets to an important football game, and picks one of the kids to go with him—only to be blackmailed by an important client (who wants to go to the game, too) out of one of his tickets. He then tries frantically to find a second one.

5. Live My Own Life

Air Date: 1954-10-31

Bud moves out, but discovers he can't clean, cook, or take care of himself.

6. Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation

Air Date: 1954-11-07

Jim comes to believe that he is over the hill.

7. Bud's Encounter With the Law

Air Date: 1954-11-14

Bud becomes increasingly paranoid when Kathy (who has a fascination with the new washing machine, and puts everything in there) places a letter addressed to him by the police department in the washing machine, and ruins the letter, so he doesn’t know why he is asked to be there within seven days.

8. Thanksgiving Day

Air Date: 1954-11-21

Kathy writes the best poem in the fourth grade on what Thanksgiving means to her, and Jim builds the poem up in his mind to unreasonable expectations for a fourth grader. When he actually finds out what the poem consists of, his hopes for Kathy’s future are deflated and he disparages the poem to Margaret, unwitting that Kathy has overheard.

9. Second Honeymoon

Air Date: 1954-11-28

Jim's weekend retreat, just he and his wife, seems like a perfect idea, at first. But he doesn't want to pass this on to the kids when he learns that the kids have plans with them; and then when the kids take the news too easy, Jim and Margaret are befuddled. They leave, but soon they start thinking about their kids and after reaching the lodge they want to phone in - but no one answers the call...

10. Typical Father

Air Date: 1954-12-05

Jim becomes worried that things between Betty and a new male friend of hers are getting too serious.

11. Margaret Goes Dancing

Air Date: 1954-12-12

Jim and Margaret rarely disagree on anything. But when he finds out Margaret signed them up to take dancing lessons, Jim refuses to do so, and ends up defiantly going to his old club, leaving her to take lessons alone.

12. The Christmas Story

Air Date: 1954-12-19

Jim takes the family into the woods to cut down their own tree, and they become stranded there.

13. Sparrow in the Window

Air Date: 1954-12-26

Kathy discovers a wounded Sparrow on the windowsill of the house—which she then considers hers—and the whole family becomes involved in trying to help it get better.

14. Boy's Week

Air Date: 1955-01-02

Jim receives a traffic ticket and Bud is appointed to be judge on that day.

15. A Friend of Old George's

Air Date: 1955-01-09

An unwanted visitor that won't leave spoils Kathy's birthday party.

16. Bud the Snob

Air Date: 1955-01-16

Bud is deemed a snob by the girls in school because he won’t speak to any of them. When Jim talks it over with him, he discovers that Bud‘s real problem is that he becomes tongue-tied around them.

17. The Promised Playhouse

Air Date: 1955-01-23

After making a big deal about people keeping their word, Jim is forced to put his words into practice to set a good example for his family.

18. Jim the Farmer

Air Date: 1955-01-30

Jim wants to give up his office job in order to move into the country to lead a quiet, and less stressful, life as a farmer. Margaret doesn't think that he means it seriously, but he crosses more lines to fulfill his dream than he ever has before.

19. Father of the Year

Air Date: 1955-02-06

Jim is happy to learn his kids are planning to enter him in a Father of the Year contest. But things, of course, don’t go smoothly.

20. The Mink Coat

Air Date: 1955-02-13

Even though finances have grown a little tight in the Anderson household, Jim buys Margaret a mink coat that ends up being more trouble than it’s worth.

21. The Matchmaker

Air Date: 1955-02-20

Margaret tries to get her cousin and her boyfriend married.

22. Bud the Bridesmaid

Air Date: 1955-02-27

Margaret's cousin (from the previous episode) is set to wed in the Anderson household, but things go wrong, due to the nervousness of the prospective bride and groom, and the wedding is called off. Poor Bud is reeled in to do a stand-in for the bride at the rehearsal.

23. Proud Father

Air Date: 1955-03-06

Jim tries to help the children regain their confidence.

24. Father Delivers the Papers

Air Date: 1955-03-13

Bud injures himself, so Jim delivers the papers on his route to avoid Bud being fired.

25. No Partiality

Air Date: 1955-03-20

Kathy and Betty fight for the attention of the same man.

26. Close Decision

Air Date: 1955-03-27

Margaret worries the entire day over what will become of Bud’s future if he doesn’t develop good character. This is tied in with a baseball game Bud is trying to get to play in.

1. Art of Salesmanship

Air Date: 1955-08-31

Jim tries to encourage Bud to take after him in salesmanship.

2. Father's Private Life

Air Date: 1955-09-07

Jim comes home tired one day and is harangued by the kids. So, he and Margaret set up new rules to give him some time to relax—but it ends up backfiring.

3. Lessons in Civics

Air Date: 1955-09-14

A new highway is getting built, and for that the old community hall is going to be pulled down. That's something Jim wouldn't like to see since the hall is a historical monument, and also, memories from his youth are connected with this hall. Everyone from the family sees how much the hall means to Jim, and they use different ways to organize help.

4. First Disillusionment

Air Date: 1955-09-21

Bud loses a job to a boy who fakes his resume, which leads him to believe it is alright to do this himself

5. Woman in the House

Air Date: 1955-09-28

Margaret is forced to invite a woman who makes her uncomfortable because she is Jim's friend's wife.

6. New Girl at School

Air Date: 1955-10-05

Bud learns that the girl he likes is dating his best friend.

7. Kathy Makes Magic

Air Date: 1955-10-12

Kathy gets a new magic set, from a trade with a friend, and becomes convinced she can truly wield magic.

8. Advantage to Betty

Air Date: 1955-10-19

Betty has recently taken up tennis at school and is chosen for a photo shoot for the paper. This causes friction between her and her doubles partner, Eula, who is the team’s best player.

9. The Big Test

Air Date: 1955-10-26

Bud is accused of cheating because he is suddenly getting high grades in class.

10. Father Is a Dope

Air Date: 1955-11-02

After commenting on a sitcom (“Father Does It Again”) the family watches together one night, Jim speaks about how TV fathers are often portrayed as dumb in comparison with their families. Later, he plans on going hunting and starts believing that Margaret and the kids are secretly trying to get him to stay.

11. Spirit of Youth

Air Date: 1955-11-09

When Jim gets an invitation to a dance for his class reunion—class of ‘33—the kids start behaving as if their parents are ancient. Then, when the kids at their alma mater treat them the same, Jim and Margaret deal with the thought of getting older.

12. Bud, the Ladykiller

Air Date: 1955-11-16

Bud gets irritated by a girl (whom he refers to as “Dumb Dora”) who has a crush on him, hurts her feelings when his irritation leads to cruelty, and must make amends.

13. Margaret's Premonition

Air Date: 1955-11-30

Margaret has a premonition of danger for Jim’s upcoming business trip, and tries to get Jim to postpone it. But Jim believes it’s a bunch of superstitious nonsense, and insists on going anyway.

14. Stage to Yuma

Air Date: 1955-12-07

Tate Idsen saves a stagecoach from savage Indians in a flashback sequence.

15. Bad Influence

Air Date: 1955-12-14

Bud gets in trouble when his latest friend turns out to be a kleptomaniac.

16. Betty Hates Carter

Air Date: 1955-12-28

Betty is indignant when Jim arranges a date for her with an old insurance salesman buddy’s son, Carter.

17. Jim, the Tyrant

Air Date: 1956-01-04

Jim comes home early from work, after a long, hard day, and expects to gain comfort from his family, but is quickly disillusioned when they all are too absorbed in their own interests and tasks to pay attention to him. This just makes his mood more sour and he declares at dinner that if he must, he will become a tyrant. This leads to unwelcome consequences.

18. Betty's Brother

Air Date: 1956-01-11

Bud is having trouble in school and the family are hard-pressed to find out why. Eventually, Jim and Margaret come to the conclusion that, since he’s entered high school, he’s lost his confidence over being constantly compared to Betty and her accomplishments.

19. Betty Earns a Formal

Air Date: 1956-01-18

Betty gets a job to pay for a new, expensive formal for the Cinderella Ball at the country club.

20. The House Painter

Air Date: 1956-01-25

Jim has a bet with Betty and Margaret concerning human nature, integrity and the man painting their house—Mr. Everett.

21. Bud, the Wallflower

Air Date: 1956-02-01

Bud seems determined not to go to a Senior/Freshman dance that is Sadie Hawkins-themed.

22. The Bus to Nowhere

Air Date: 1956-02-08

The last few days Betty has no fun, she's sullen and does nothing. No one gets through to her, not even her parents. Betty faces a personal crisis when she has to find answers, basically, to the meaning-of-life question. The only way out for her is to put Bud's story (which he has written as an assignment) into reality: Enter a bus and go as far as the money takes her.

23. Kathy, the Indian Giver

Air Date: 1956-02-15

24. The Historical Andersons

Air Date: 1956-02-22

25. The Grass is Greener

Air Date: 1956-02-29

26. The Persistent Guest

Air Date: 1956-03-07

Bud new friend won't leave the Anderson house because he has no family.

27. Family Reunion

Air Date: 1956-03-14

The family tries to think up excuses to keep from going to Margaret's family reunion.

28. Family Dines Out

Air Date: 1956-03-28

29. Bud, the Boxer

Air Date: 1956-04-04

30. Betty, Girl Engineer

Air Date: 1956-04-11

Betty decides to become an engineer. Doyle: Roger Smith. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin.

31. The Martins and the Coys

Air Date: 1956-04-18

Betty and her boyfriend refuse to see again after Jim and his father fight.

32. Dilemma for Margaret

Air Date: 1956-04-25

Margaret admits before the PTA that she can't control her children.

33. Hero Father

Air Date: 1956-05-02

Former baseball star Duke Snider appears in this episode. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Sandy: Tommy Ivo. Bramer: Kenneth Tobey. Kippy: Paul Wallace.

34. Father, the Naturalist

Air Date: 1956-05-09

Jim fights the elements to collect plants for Kathy's nature folder. Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray.

35. The Ten Dollar Question

Air Date: 1956-05-16

The family member who doesn't tattle for one week will receive ten dollars.

36. Adopted Daughter

Air Date: 1956-05-23

Kathy finds a receipt for $25 from the adoption center and believes she was adopted.

37. Betty's Graduation

Air Date: 1956-05-30

1. No Apron Strings

Air Date: 1956-09-12

Bud tries to prove he's not tied to his mother's apron strings. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Elinor Donahue, Lauren Chapin. Georgia: Denise Alexander.

2. Never in Twain

Air Date: 1956-09-19

On a dude ranch, Betty falls in love with a cowboy only to discover the relationship won't last.

3. Betty Goes to College

Air Date: 1956-09-26

4. Man About Town

Air Date: 1956-10-03

5. The Homing Pigeon

Air Date: 1956-10-10

Jim tries discouraging Betty from taking her own apartment. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Jean: Donna Jo Gribble.

6. Spaghetti for Margaret

Air Date: 1956-10-17

The Andersons entertain an aspiring writer---aspiring for 30 years. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Harper: Herb Butterfield.

7. Betty's Birthday

Air Date: 1956-10-24

Betty announces that she doesn't want a birthday party or presents.

8. Bud, the Millionaire

Air Date: 1956-10-31

To teach Bud a lesson, Jim gives him ten dollars a week for allowance, but he's not to spend the money on anyone else but himself.

9. The Old Days

Air Date: 1956-11-07

Jim and Margaret complain about the children's sloppy clothes. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Dotty: Yvonne Lime.

10. Whistle Bait

Air Date: 1956-11-14

Betty's esteem is low after another girl gets all the attention she used to get.

11. The Great Guy

Air Date: 1956-11-21

12. The Family Goes to New York

Air Date: 1956-11-28

13. Betty Goes Steady

Air Date: 1956-12-05

14. The Good Prospect

Air Date: 1956-12-12

The Andersons try bringing an old man out of his dream world. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Mr. Lydom: Don Beddoe. Mrs. Lydom: Mary Adams. Kippy: Paul Wallace.

15. The Angel's Sweater

Air Date: 1956-12-19

16. The Promising Young Man

Air Date: 1956-12-26

The boss's son goes to work in Jim's office. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Ward: Willis Bouchey.

17. Margaret Hires a Gardener

Air Date: 1957-01-02

A Spanish immigrant, Frank, fixes the Andersons lawn and then charges a high price.

18. Swiss Family Anderson

Air Date: 1957-01-09

The Anderson family becomes shipwrecked on a deserted island.

19. Brief Holiday

Air Date: 1957-01-16

20. The Lawn Party

Air Date: 1957-01-23

Bud tells the family they are to set up for a lawn party that is tomorrow.

21. Short Wave

Air Date: 1957-01-30

While listening to Buds short wave radio the family overhears a distress call from a boat.

22. Carnival

Air Date: 1957-02-06

Bud squanders Jim's money at a carnival. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Lauren Chapin. Burt: Dick Foran. Kippy: Paul Wallace.

23. Betty and the Jet Pilot

Air Date: 1957-02-13

Betty's new boyfriend, a jet pilot, is transferred to Alaska.

24. Trip to Hillsborough

Air Date: 1957-02-20

Looking for adventure, Bud travels to a neighboring town. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Kippy: Paul Wallace.

25. An Evening to Remember

Air Date: 1957-02-27

The Anderson home is disrupted by a visit from actor Cornel Wilde. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Hansen: Lloyd Corrigan.

26. Bud Buys a Car

Air Date: 1957-03-13

Bud buys a car for $10. Jim: Robert Young. Margaret: Jane Wyatt.

27. Safety First

Air Date: 1957-03-20

When Bud receives a traffic ticket he is forced to become a crossing guard.

28. Bud, the Hero

Air Date: 1957-03-27

Bud - a hero? A chain reaction of events, starting with a girl who wants to use Bud to make her boyfriend jealous leads to Bud preventing a bank robbery, making him the hero of the town.

29. Betty, the Track Star

Air Date: 1957-04-03

3Apr57 Betty becomes flower queen and wins a track race all in the same day.

30. The Spelling Bee

Air Date: 1957-04-17

31. Bud, the Philanthropist

Air Date: 1957-04-24

Kippy takes credit for a church donation Bud made, and Bud plans to get even.

32. Baby in the House

Air Date: 1957-05-01

Jim and Margaret takes care of a baby Betty is baby-sitting so she can go out.

33. Class Prophecy

Air Date: 1957-05-08

Henry Pruett, a traveling salesman on tour, accidentally knocks on the door of Margaret: she, Jim and Henry attended college together and he was a promising man back then - on his way to become a doctor. But all he is now is the salesman (and a bad one too) and that's embarrassing for him and he decides to keep it a secret. But Margaret and Jim find out about this anyway.

34. The Art of Romance

Air Date: 1957-05-15

Bud gets advice from Jim on how to win over Judy, while she is asking Margaret.

35. Margaret Disowns Her Family

Air Date: 1957-05-22

Margaret tries to help a young woman overcome her fear of having a baby.

36. Grandpa Retires

Air Date: 1957-05-29

Jim and Margaret are called in to help Margaret's dad, who's about to hand over his printing office and retire. The main reason is his groggy health lately, but it seems that giving up his office is the actual source for this problems.

37. Shoot for the Moon

Air Date: 1957-06-05

Sageman helps the Andersons regain their self-confidence.

1. Follow the Leader

Air Date: 1957-09-25

Bud must decide if he should stand up for a teacher or join the class in a revolt.

2. The Awkward Hero

Air Date: 1957-10-02

Betty tutors a football player who will escort her to a dance as payment.

3. The Good Neighbor

Air Date: 1957-10-09

Margaret receives a new house which she plans to rent out.

4. Bud, the Executive

Air Date: 1957-10-16

Bud becomes the chairman for the planning of his high school picnic.

5. Sentenced to Happiness

Air Date: 1957-10-23

The Anderson's gardener, Frank, is forced to get a real job and then winds up in court.

6. Mother Goes to School

Air Date: 1957-10-30

Margaret enrolls in an English class in college and is put in Betty's class.

7. The Indispensable Man

Air Date: 1957-11-06

Bud is not able to play in the football game because he wouldn't go to bed early.

8. Kathy's Big Chance

Air Date: 1957-11-13

Kathy competes in an essay contest judged by Greer Garson.

9. Margaret Learns to Drive

Air Date: 1957-11-20

Jim tries to teach Margaret how to drive a car.

10. The Way of a Dictator

Air Date: 1957-12-04

Bud is given the pleasure of raising Kathy when he says they are doing it all wrong.

11. Mr. Beal Meets His Match

Air Date: 1957-12-11

Betty is going through a phase where she thinks selfishness is the sole motivator in people's lives.

12. Kathy Makes a Wish

Air Date: 1957-12-25

When Kathy finds a horseshoe and she wishes for a horse, and gets one.

13. Man With a Plan

Air Date: 1958-01-01

A girl thinks Bud is going into the Army and throws a going away party.

14. Big Sister

Air Date: 1957-01-08

At summer camp Kathy rebels after her counselor, Betty, keeps pushing her to do better.

15. Calypso Kid

Air Date: 1958-01-15

Bud practices the bongo drums to impress his new girlfriend.

16. Father's Biography

Air Date: 1958-01-22

Jim can either attend a business meeting or see Kathy read his biography.

17. The Rivals

Air Date: 1958-01-29

Betty has two dates for the same night and doesn't plan to break either one.

18. Bud, the Mind Reader

Air Date: 1958-02-05

Bud practices mind reading, and Betty tries to make the debating team.

19. Margaret's Other Family

Air Date: 1958-02-12

The family gets mad when Margaret keeps helping a furniture maker and his wife.

20. The Trial

Air Date: 1958-02-19

Bud is in trouble when he is accused of causing damage to a neighbor's property.

21. Revenge is Sweet

Air Date: 1958-02-26

26Feb58 Betty teases Bud saying he is sloppy when some very influential people come over.

22. Country Cousin

Air Date: 1958-03-05

The Anderson's cousin, Milly, arrives for a visit and to look at the college.

23. Poor Old Dad

Air Date: 1958-03-12

Bud believes that his father is henpecked when he willingly does everything Margaret wants him to.

24. Betty's Crusade

Air Date: 1958-03-19

Betty tries to help an old man fix up his restaurant so he isn't evicted by Jim's company.

25. Young Love

Air Date: 1958-03-26

Bud falls in love with an older woman at the grocery store who is married.

26. Tell It to Mom

Air Date: 1958-04-02

Chaos strikes when Betty hides a pair of skates for a friend of hers.

27. A Friend in Need

Air Date: 1958-04-16

A very talented dog shows up and takes residence in the Anderson's house.

28. A Medal For Margaret

Air Date: 1958-04-23

When Jim plans to build a case for trophies, and Margaret sets out to win a medal.

29. The Weaker Sex

Air Date: 1958-04-30

Betty tries to use her feminine wiles on a young man to get him to take her out.

30. Jim, the Answer Man

Air Date: 1958-05-14

Jim is bombarded with questions when he is getting ready for a business trip.

31. Bud Quits School

Air Date: 1958-05-21

When Bud meets a successful business man who quit school and Bud plans to do the same.

32. A Matter of Pride

Air Date: 1958-06-04

Bud is chosen as the most popular boy in his class at school.

33. Betty Finds a Cause

Air Date: 1958-06-11

Betty tries to make a man remove a hedge that blocks the view on a road.

1. Vine Covered Cottage

Air Date: 1958-09-15

Betty and Ralph plan to get married, but find it is not as happy as they thought.

2. Be Kind to Bud Week

Air Date: 1958-09-22

Bud thinks Betty has an ulterior motive when she is kind to him.

3. Kathy's Romance

Air Date: 1958-09-29

Kathy's new boyfriend is more interested in Jim than of Kathy.

4. Voice From the Past

Air Date: 1958-10-06

Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.

5. Frank's Family Tress

Air Date: 1958-10-13

Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.

6. Always Plan Ahead

Air Date: 1958-10-20

Jim tries to teach the children a lesson when they are constantly not planning ahead.

7. Second Wedding

Air Date: 1958-10-27

Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.

8. Bud, the Caretaker

Air Date: 1958-11-03

Bud finds a dent on the back of the car he is watching for a friend.

9. Betty, the Pioneer Woman

Air Date: 1958-11-10

Betty plays the founder of Springfield's wife in a play of what really happened.

10. Fair Exchange

Air Date: 1958-11-17

An Indian exchange student arrives for the weekend from Betty's college.

11. Bud, the Snob

Air Date: 1958-11-24

12. Margaret Wins a Car

Air Date: 1958-12-01

In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.

13. The Great Experiment

Air Date: 1958-12-08

Jim attempts to get the family to broaden their horizons and disaster strikes.

14. The Christmas Story

Air Date: 1958-12-15

The family recalls as they are putting up the Christmas tree, how Jim wanted them to cut their own tree, and in the process got stranded in a cabin.

15. The Basketball Coach

Air Date: 1958-12-22

Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.

16. Kathy, Girl Executive

Air Date: 1958-12-29

Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.

17. The Good Samaritan

Air Date: 1959-01-05

5Jan59 Bud must do a good deed for an English report and ends up resenting the whole world.

18. The Ideal Father

Air Date: 1959-01-12

Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.

19. Big Shot Bud

Air Date: 1959-01-19

Bud gets into hot water when he tries to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume.

20. Hard Luck Leo

Air Date: 1959-01-26

Leo visits and takes advantage of the whole family until something surprising happens.

21. Bud, the Campus Romeo

Air Date: 1959-02-02

When Bus refuses dates, the girl launch an anti-Bud campaign.

22. Crisis Over a Kiss

Air Date: 1959-02-09

Bud tries to save Betty from her boyfriend but Betty resents the help.

23. Kathy Grows Up

Air Date: 1959-02-16

Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.

24. A Man of Merit

Air Date: 1959-02-23

Jim learns that he is to be appointed as an outstanding person in the community.

25. Betty Makes a Choice

Air Date: 1959-03-02

Betty is faced with a hard decision that will affect her future.

26. It's a Small World

Air Date: 1959-03-09

Margaret must decide to attend a luncheon or go with Jim on an important trip.

27. Two Loves Has Bud

Air Date: 1959-03-16

Bud has a hard time when he must decide between two girls to take to the prom.

28. An Extraordinary Woman

Air Date: 1959-03-23

The Anderson's are visited by an author on African Culture.

29. The Art of Romance

Air Date: 1959-03-30

30. Formula for Happiness

Air Date: 1959-04-06

Strange things begin to happen when Jim's dreams start to come true.

31. Bud and the Debutante

Air Date: 1959-04-13

Bud tries to impress a wealthy girl by taking her to an expensive restaurant.

32. The Promised Playhouse

Air Date: 1959-04-20

33. The Meanest Professor

Air Date: 1959-04-27

Bud regrets writing a bad article about a professor after the professor finds the article.

34. Live My Own Life

Air Date: 1959-05-04

This is a recut version of episode 5 with the same name where Bud goes out on his own and tries to make good.

35. Bud Has A Problem

Air Date: 1959-05-11

Bud blames his professor when it appears he will not pass Physics.

36. The Great Anderson Mystery

Air Date: 1959-05-18

The Andersons act out a detective story when the television breaks down.

37. Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback

Air Date: 1959-05-25

38. The Gold Turnip

Air Date: 1959-06-01

1Jun59 Bud feels that there is no use for tradition so he starts to break all traditions.

1. A Day in the Country

Air Date: 1959-10-05

While on the way to visit Margaret's parents, the car breaks down leaving the family stranded on a deserted road.

2. Bud Branches Out

Air Date: 1959-10-12

Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

3. The Gardener's Big Day

Air Date: 1959-10-19

Frank is chosen to represent the town at the opening of a park, but when the town council meets Frank, they want another person to represent their city- someone who looks more like an average American.

4. The Imposter

Air Date: 1959-10-26

Betty becomes involved with a young lawyer pretending to be the owner of a radio store.

5. Bud Plays It Safe

Air Date: 1959-11-02

Bud decides to date the coach's daughter in order to make sure he gets on the football team.

6. Bicycle Trip for Two

Air Date: 1959-11-09

Jim's plans for a quiet bicycle trip end up with Jim and Margaret arguing

7. First Disillusionment

Air Date: 1959-11-16

Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.

8. Margaret's Old Flame

Air Date: 1959-11-23

Jim and Margaret tease one another about people they dated as their college reunion nears.

9. Kathy Becomes a Girl

Air Date: 1959-11-30

The family tries to change Kathy from a tomboy into a beautiful girl.

10. Bud, the Willing Worker

Air Date: 1959-12-07

Bud wants a part-time job at a service station in order to get enough money to buy a boat.

11. Turn the Other Cheek

Air Date: 1959-12-14

Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

12. Good Joke on Mom

Air Date: 1959-12-28

Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.

13. Betty's Double

Air Date: 1960-01-04

Betty wins a trip to Hollywood because she looks like a famous movie star.

14. Father, the Naturalist

Air Date: 1960-01-11

This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".

15. Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

Air Date: 1960-01-18

Betty is campaigning for safe driving, while Bud is accused of reckless driving.

16. Togetherness

Air Date: 1960-01-25

A reporter visits the family in order to do an article on family togetherness.

17. Second Best

Air Date: 1960-02-01

Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

18. Kathy's Big Deception

Air Date: 1960-02-08

Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.

19. Cupid Knows Best

Air Date: 1960-02-15

Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.

20. The Big Test

Air Date: 1960-02-22

Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.

21. Jim's Big Surprise

Air Date: 1960-02-29

Jim is surprised by his family's lack of interest when he is named Father of the Year.

22. Time to Retire

Air Date: 1960-03-07

When Bud reaffirms and old man's belief in life, he decides to open his own insurance company and hire Bud as his assistant.

23. Bud, the Speculator

Air Date: 1960-03-14

Bud invests money in a phony stock scheme and winds up losing fifty dollars

24. The $500 Letter

Air Date: 1960-03-21

The Andersons get a check from an admirer and must find out which member of the family the check was meant for.

25. Adopted Daughter

Air Date: 1960-03-28

While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.

26. Family Contest

Air Date: 1960-04-04

Kathy destroys a picture of a family competing against hers in a photo contest

27. Love and Learn

Air Date: 1960-04-11

Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

28. Blind Date

Air Date: 1960-04-18

Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

29. Betty's Career Problem

Air Date: 1960-04-25

Betty becomes frustrated when every college contest she enters, she loses to Cliff Bowman, who may even steal her job, too

30. Bud Lives It Up

Air Date: 1960-05-09

Bud spends more money than he has in order to impress a girl in Chicago.

31. Not His Type

Air Date: 1960-05-16

Betty is caught in the middle of an argument between two of her friends who are planning to marry.

32. Betty's Graduation

Air Date: 1960-05-23

When Kathy refuses to graduate from high school, the family tells her about Betty's reluctance to graduate from High School, too. This is a recut version of episode 63. It is not part of the syndication package and is considered ""lost"".