Father Knows Best

October. 03,1954      TV-G
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis

Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.

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Seasons 6 : 1959

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Episode 1 - A Day in the Country
October. 05,1959

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

Episode 2 - Bud Branches Out
October. 12,1959

Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

Episode 3 - The Gardener's Big Day
October. 19,1959

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.

Episode 4 - The Imposter
October. 26,1959

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

Episode 5 - Bud Plays It Safe
November. 02,1959

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

Episode 6 - Bicycle Trip for Two
November. 09,1959

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

Episode 7 - First Disillusionment
November. 16,1959

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

Episode 8 - Margaret's Old Flame
November. 23,1959

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

Episode 9 - Kathy Becomes a Girl
November. 30,1959

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

Episode 10 - Bud, the Willing Worker
December. 07,1959

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

Episode 11 - Turn the Other Cheek
December. 14,1959

Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

Episode 12 - Good Joke on Mom
December. 28,1959

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

Episode 13 - Betty's Double
January. 04,1960

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

Episode 14 - Father, the Naturalist
January. 11,1960

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

Episode 15 - Bud Hides Behind a Skirt
January. 18,1960

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

Episode 16 - Togetherness
January. 25,1960

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

Episode 17 - Second Best
February. 01,1960

Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

Episode 18 - Kathy's Big Deception
February. 08,1960

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

Episode 19 - Cupid Knows Best
February. 15,1960

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

Episode 20 - The Big Test
February. 22,1960

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

Episode 21 - Jim's Big Surprise
February. 29,1960

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

Episode 22 - Time to Retire
March. 07,1960

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

Episode 23 - Bud, the Speculator
March. 14,1960

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

Episode 24 - The $500 Letter
March. 21,1960

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

Episode 25 - Adopted Daughter
March. 28,1960

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

Episode 26 - Family Contest
April. 04,1960

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

Episode 27 - Love and Learn
April. 11,1960

Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

Episode 28 - Blind Date
April. 18,1960

Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

Episode 29 - Betty's Career Problem
April. 25,1960

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

Episode 30 - Bud Lives It Up
May. 09,1960

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

Episode 31 - Not His Type
May. 16,1960

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

Episode 32 - Betty's Graduation
May. 23,1960

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"".

Seasons 5 : 1958

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38 Episode

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Seasons 4 : 1957

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33 Episode

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Seasons 3 : 1956

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37 Episode

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Seasons 2 : 1955

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37 Episode

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Seasons 1 : 1954

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26 Episode

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