Father Knows Best

TV Show (1954 - 1960)

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Synopsis:

Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems of his growing family.

Cast:

Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Laurie Chapin, Sarah Selby, Robert Foulk, Vivi Janiss, Yvonne Lime, Paul Wallace, Jimmy Bates, Roger Smith, Robert Chapman, Sue George, Jymme Shore

Credits:

Eugene B. Rodney - Producer

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Episode Guide

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Season 6 - Father Knows Best

Season 6 Episode 32: Betty's Graduation (1960) Jim recalls Betty's high-school graduation.
Season 6 Episode 31: Not His Type (1960) A friend's fiance becomes interested in Betty.
Season 6 Episode 30: Bud Lives It Up (1960) Bud tries to impress a girl in Chicago with money he does not have.
Season 6 Episode 29: Betty's Career Problem (1960) Betty competes with a classmate (Jim Hutton).
Season 6 Episode 28: Blind Date (1960) Betty's friends arrange a blind date as a prank.
Season 6 Episode 27: Love and Learn (1960) Bud's new tutor is the school's prettiest girl.
Season 6 Episode 26: Family Contest (1960) A family-photo contest divides the Andersons.
Season 6 Episode 25: Adopted Daughter (1960) Kathy recalls when she thought she was adopted.
Season 6 Episode 24: The Five Hundred Dollar-Letter (1960) A $500 check arrives as reward for a kindness.
Season 6 Episode 23: Bud, the Speculator (1960) Bud tries to borrow cash to speculate in stocks.
Season 6 Episode 22: Time to Retire (1960) Jim must tell an employee to retire.
Season 6 Episode 21: Jim's Big Surprise (1960) The children try to show Jim their appreciation.
Season 6 Episode 20: The Big Test (1960) Bud is unfairly accused of cheating.
Season 6 Episode 19: Cupid Knows Best (1960) Frank asks Margaret's help to romance a girl.
Season 6 Episode 18: Kathy's Big Deception (1960) Kathy lies when she doesn't have a picnic date.
Season 6 Episode 17: Second Best (1960) Betty forgoes a tournament to keep a promise.
Season 6 Episode 16: Togetherness (1960) A writer is assigned to profile the Andersons.
Season 6 Episode 15: Bud Hides Behind a Skirt (1960) Bud asks Betty to take a traffic ticket for him.
Season 6 Episode 14: Father, the Naturalist (1960) Margaret reminds Kathy of when Jim helped her.
Season 6 Episode 13: Betty's Double (1960) Betty wins a movie star's look-alike contest.
Season 6 Episode 12: Good Joke on Mom (1959) Margaret pretends to have an important position.
Season 6 Episode 11: Turn the Other Cheek (1959) Jim and Kathy learn lessons about revenge.
Season 6 Episode 10: Bud, the Willing Worker (1959) Bud works to get a job; guest James Franciscus.
Season 6 Episode 9: Kathy Becomes a Girl (1959) Jim teaches Kathy about attracting boys.
Season 6 Episode 8: Margaret's Old Flame (1959) Margaret gets gifts from an old flame.
Season 6 Episode 7: First Disillusionment (1959) Bud tells Kathy about his first disillusionment.
Season 6 Episode 6: Bicycle Trip for Two (1959) Jim tries to repeat a remembered bicycle trip.
Season 6 Episode 5: Bud Plays It Safe (1959) Football-hopeful Bud dates the coach's daughter.
Season 6 Episode 4: The Impostor (1959) A lawyer (Robert Reed) takes an interest in Betty.
Season 6 Episode 3: The Gardener's Big Day (1959) The Anderson's gardener meets the governor.
Season 6 Episode 2: Bud Branches Out (1959) Bud falls for a French-language instructor.
Season 6 Episode 1: A Day in the Country (1959) The Andersons head to Margaret's family reunion.

Season 5 - Father Knows Best

Season 5 Episode 38: The Gold Turnip (1959) Bud wants to break tradition at graduation.
Season 5 Episode 37: Margaret Goes Dancing (1959) Margaret recounts when she took dancing lessons.
Season 5 Episode 36: The Great Anderson Mystery (1959) The family enacts a murder mystery.
Season 5 Episode 35: Bud Has a Problem (1959) Betty dates Bud's young physics teacher.
Season 5 Episode 34: Live My Own Life (1959) Jim recalls the time Bud left home.
Season 5 Episode 33: The Meanest Professor (1959) Bud gains a new perspective on a stern teacher.
Season 5 Episode 32: The Promised Playhouse (1959) Jim recalls when he promised Kathy a playhouse.
Season 5 Episode 31: Bud and the Debutante (1959) Bud dates the richest girl in town.
Season 5 Episode 30: Formula for Happiness (1959) Jim learns the reality behind a strange dream.
Season 5 Episode 29: Art of Romance (1959) Margaret recalls romantic advice given to Bud.
Season 5 Episode 28: An Extraordinary Woman (1959) A famous woman doctor visits the Andersons.
Season 5 Episode 27: Two Loves Has Bud (1959) Bud winds up dating two girls at once.
Season 5 Episode 26: It's a Small World (1959) Jim may have to attend a convention alone.
Season 5 Episode 25: Betty Makes a Choice (1959) Betty learns a dance competitor's secret.
Season 5 Episode 24: A Man of Merit (1959) Jim learns he is up for a prestigious award.
Season 5 Episode 23: Kathy Grows Up (1959) Kathy decides that she wants to be an adult.
Season 5 Episode 22: Crisis Over a Kiss (1959) Bud 'rescues' Betty from a date (Ron Ely).
Season 5 Episode 21: Bud, the Campus Romeo (1959) Bud's ego infuriates the girls at school.
Season 5 Episode 20: Hard Luck Leo (1959) Jim tries to help his hard-luck cousin.
Season 5 Episode 19: Big Shot Bud (1959) Bud finds he cannot replace the money he borrowed.
Season 5 Episode 18: The Ideal Father (1959) The children appear to neglect Jim's birthday.
Season 5 Episode 17: The Good Samaritan (1959) Bud's good deeds go awry.
Season 5 Episode 16: Kathy, Girl Executive (1958) Kathy becomes president of a family corporation.
Season 5 Episode 15: The Basketball Coach (1958) Jim offers to coach Bud's basketball team.
Season 5 Episode 14: Christmas Story (1958) The family recalls Christmas in a country store.
Season 5 Episode 13: The Great Experiment (1958) Jim wants the family to expand its horizons.
Season 5 Episode 12: Margaret Wins a Car (1958) Margaret wins a car in an orphanage's raffle.
Season 5 Episode 11: Bud, the Snob (1958) Bud recalls his father's lesson in confidence.
Season 5 Episode 10: Fair Exchange (1958) An Indian exchange student (Rita Moreno) visits.
Season 5 Episode 9: Betty, the Pioneer Woman (1958) Betty decides to re-enact the town's founding.
Season 5 Episode 8: Bud, the Caretaker (1958) Bud finds a dent on a car in his care.
Season 5 Episode 7: Second Wedding (1958) Jim and Margaret renew their vows in church.
Season 5 Episode 6: Always Plan Ahead (1958) Jim decides to teach the children to plan ahead.
Season 5 Episode 5: Fronk's Family Tree (1958) The Andersons' gardener lies about his family.
Season 5 Episode 4: Voice From the Past (1958) Bud has radical ideas for homecoming week.
Season 5 Episode 3: Kathy's Romance (1958) One of Kathy's friends looks up to Jim.
Season 5 Episode 2: Be Kind to Bud Week (1958) Betty vows to improve her relationship with Bud.
Season 5 Episode 1: Vine Covered Cottage (1958) Ralph decides to propose to Betty.

Season 4 - Father Knows Best

Season 4 Episode 33: Betty Finds a Cause (1958) Betty fights to remove an obstructive hedge.
Season 4 Episode 32: A Matter of Pride (1958) Bud suffers in cramped, but stylish, shoes.
Season 4 Episode 31: Bud Quits School (1958) A businessman's story tempts Bud to quit school.
Season 4 Episode 30: Jim, the Answer Man (1958) The children all come to Jim for answers.
Season 4 Episode 29: The Weaker Sex (1958) Betty receives advice on how to snare a man.
Season 4 Episode 28: A Medal for Margaret (1958) Margaret tries to win a fishing contest.
Season 4 Episode 27: A Friend in Need (1958) A street vendor's dog turns to the Andersons.
Season 4 Episode 26: Tell It to Mom (1958) Margaret winds up in the middle of a deception.
Season 4 Episode 25: Young Love (1958) Bud falls for a beautiful supermarket employee.
Season 4 Episode 24: Betty's Crusade (1958) Betty fights to save a college hangout.
Season 4 Episode 23: Poor Old Dad (1958) Bud teases his father about being married.
Season 4 Episode 22: Country Cousin (1958) Country-cousin Milly (Susan Oliver) visits.
Season 4 Episode 21: Revenge Is Sweet (1958) The family of Betty's beau is indebted to Bud.
Season 4 Episode 20: The Trial (1958) The family gives crime-suspect Bud a mock trial.
Season 4 Episode 19: Margaret's Other Family (1958) Margaret helps a newly arrived family.
Season 4 Episode 18: Bud, the Mind Reader (1958) Bud finds himself caught in a deception.
Season 4 Episode 17: The Rivals (1958) Betty juggles two dates; guest Barbara Eden.
Season 4 Episode 16: Father's Biography (1958) Jim is torn by two meetings on one night.
Season 4 Episode 15: Calypso Bud (1958) Bud hopes to impress a girl with bongo-playing.
Season 4 Episode 14: Big Sister (1958) Betty becomes Kathy's weekend-camp counselor.
Season 4 Episode 13: Man With a Plan (1958) Bud tells a girl that he joined the military.
Season 4 Episode 12: Kathy Makes a Wish (1957) Kathy believes her wished-for pony has arrived.
Season 4 Episode 11: Mr. Beal Meets His Match (1957) Writer Betty casts her family in 'Faust.'
Season 4 Episode 10: Way of a Dictator (1957) Dictator Bud takes over Kathy's discipline.
Season 4 Episode 9: Margaret Learns to Drive (1957) Jim tries to teach Margaret to drive.
Season 4 Episode 8: Kathy's Big Chance (1957) Ill Kathy may miss a chance to see Greer Garson.
Season 4 Episode 7: The Indispensable Man (1957) Bud disobeys his football coach's orders.
Season 4 Episode 6: Mother Goes to School (1957) Betty resents having her mother in her class.
Season 4 Episode 5: Sentenced to Happiness (1957) A judge tries to force a man to change his life.
Season 4 Episode 4: Bud, the Executive (1957) Bud becomes chairman of a school committee.
Season 4 Episode 3: The Good Neighbor (1957) Landlord Margaret has a dispute with a neighbor.
Season 4 Episode 2: The Awkward Hero (1957) Betty resists a football hero's attentions.
Season 4 Episode 1: Follow the Leader (1957) Bud stands by an embattled new teacher.

Season 3 - Father Knows Best

Season 3 Episode 37: Shoot for the Moon (1957) A drifter gives the Andersons confidence.
Season 3 Episode 36: Grandpa Retires (1957) Margaret's father is reluctant to retire.
Season 3 Episode 35: Margaret Disowns Her Family (1957) An expectant mother has second thoughts.
Season 3 Episode 34: Art of Romance (1957) Jim and Betty dispense romantic advice.
Season 3 Episode 33: Class Prophecy (1957) Jim's old classmate feels like a failure.
Season 3 Episode 32: Baby in the House (1957) The Andersons turn babysitters for the weekend.
Season 3 Episode 31: Bud, the Philanthropist (1957) Bud wants his donation to be known.
Season 3 Episode 30: The Spelling Bee (1957) Kathy helps a fellow spelling-bee contestant.
Season 3 Episode 29: Betty, Track Star (1957) Betty competes in a race and a beauty contest.
Season 3 Episode 28: Bud, the Hero (1957) Bud's heroic deed was really an accident.
Season 3 Episode 27: Safety First (1957) Jim teaches Bud a lesson in traffic safety.
Season 3 Episode 26: Bud Buys a Car (1957) Bud asks permission to buy a used car.
Season 3 Episode 25: An Evening to Remember (1957) Accident-victim Cornel Wilde seeks Jim's help.
Season 3 Episode 24: Trip to Hillsborough (1957) Unknown to his parents, Bud takes a trip alone.
Season 3 Episode 23: Betty and the Jet Pilot (1957) Betty falls in love with an Army test pilot.
Season 3 Episode 22: Carnival (1957) Bud falls victim to a carnival pitchman.
Season 3 Episode 21: Short Wave (1957) Bud hears the radio message of a ship in danger.
Season 3 Episode 20: The Lawn Party (1957) Bud wants to hold a party at the Anderson's.
Season 3 Episode 19: Brief Holiday (1957) Margaret takes an impulsive shopping trip.
Season 3 Episode 18: Swiss Family Anderson (1957) The Andersons become marooned on an island.
Season 3 Episode 17: Margaret Hires a Gardener (1957) Margaret hires a charming Spanish gardener.
Season 3 Episode 16: The Promising Young Man (1956) Jim gives the boss' son (Richard Crenna) a job.
Season 3 Episode 15: The Angel's Sweater (1956) Jim's distrustful sister upsets Kathy.
Season 3 Episode 14: The Good Prospect (1956) An elderly man pretends he is successful.
Season 3 Episode 13: Betty Goes Steady (1956) Betty joins the fashionable crowd at college.
Season 3 Episode 12: The Family Goes to New York (1956) Betty falls for a New York playboy.
Season 3 Episode 11: The Great Guy (1956) Bud goes to work for a tough boss.
Season 3 Episode 10: Whistle Bait (1956) Betty helps a beautiful new coed make friends.
Season 3 Episode 9: The Old Days (1956) The Andersons have a dispute over fashion.
Season 3 Episode 8: Bud, the Millionaire (1956) Bud demands a raise in his allowance.
Season 3 Episode 7: Betty's Birthday (1956) Betty decides she doesn't want a birthday party.
Season 3 Episode 6: Spaghetti for Margaret (1956) An author invites Kathy to an imaginary banquet.
Season 3 Episode 5: The Homing Pigeon (1956) Betty wants to stay in a friend's apartment.
Season 3 Episode 4: Man About Town (1956) Bud tries to seem older for a beautiful date.
Season 3 Episode 3: Betty Goes to College (1956) Betty is pressured to attend state college.
Season 3 Episode 2: Never the Twain (1956) Betty prepares for the arrival of a cowboy beau.
Season 3 Episode 1: No Apron Strings (1956) Bud makes a date on Margaret's birthday.

Season 2 - Father Knows Best

Season 2 Episode 37: Betty's Graduation (1956) Jim recalls Betty's high-school graduation.
Season 2 Episode 36: Adopted Daughter (1956) Kathy thinks she is an adopted child.
Season 2 Episode 35: The Ten Dollar Question (1956) Jim accuses the children when $10 is missing.
Season 2 Episode 34: Father, the Naturalist (1956) Jim helps Kathy complete a nature project.
Season 2 Episode 33: Hero Father (1956) Jim invites baseball star Duke Snider to town.
Season 2 Episode 32: Dilemma for Margaret (1956) Margaret thinks Betty participated in a prank.
Season 2 Episode 31: The Martins and the Coys (1956) A quarrel sparks a two-family feud.
Season 2 Episode 30: Betty, Girl Engineer (1956) Betty meets opposition to her plans to be an engineer.
Season 2 Episode 29: Bud, the Boxer (1956) Bud decides to become a boxer.
Season 2 Episode 28: Family Dines Out (1956) Betty accepts a wealthy friend's invitation.
Season 2 Episode 27: Family Reunion (1956) Margaret's family reunion sparks an argument.
Season 2 Episode 26: The Persistent Guest (1956) A schoolmate of Bud's moves in with the family.
Season 2 Episode 25: The Grass Is Greener (1956) Jim begins to feel like a failure.
Season 2 Episode 24: The Historical Andersons (1956) Bud researches an 18th-century ancestor.
Season 2 Episode 23: Kathy, the Indian Giver (1956) Kathy trades a doll for a friend's baby sister.
Season 2 Episode 22: The Bus to Nowhere (1956) Despondent Betty plans to leave home.
Season 2 Episode 21: Bud, the Wallflower (1956) Bud thinks he has no date for an upcoming dance.
Season 2 Episode 20: The House Painter (1956) Jim proves a point with an honest house painter.
Season 2 Episode 19: Betty Earns a Formal (1956) Betty takes a part-time job to buy a prom dress.
Season 2 Episode 18: Betty's Brother (1956) Bud struggles to equal Betty's school record.
Season 2 Episode 17: Jim, the Tyrant (1956) Jim announces that he will become a tyrant.
Season 2 Episode 16: Betty Hates Carter (1955) Betty objects when Jim arranges a date for her.
Season 2 Episode 15: Bad Influence (1955) Bud befriends a boy who is a compulsive thief.
Season 2 Episode 14: Stage to Yuma (1955) A man (Robert Young) boards a stage to free a prisoner.
Season 2 Episode 13: Margaret's Premonition (1955) Margaret believes that she has premonitions.
Season 2 Episode 12: Bud, the Lady Killer (1955) A plain girl develops an infatuation for Bud.
Season 2 Episode 11: Spirit of Youth (1955) Jim and Margaret attend their college reunion.
Season 2 Episode 10: Father Is a Dope (1955) Jim tries to prove that fathers aren't gullible.
Season 2 Episode 9: The Big Test (1955) Bud is wrongfully accused of cheating in school.
Season 2 Episode 8: Advantage to Betty (1955) A plain girl is passed over for Betty.
Season 2 Episode 7: Kathy Makes Magic (1955) Kathy thinks she has put a magic curse on Bud.
Season 2 Episode 6: New Girl at School (1955) Bud falls for a flirtatious new classmate.
Season 2 Episode 5: Woman in the House (1955) Jim and Margaret misjudge a house guest.
Season 2 Episode 4: First Disillusionment (1955) Bud loses a job to a boy who was dishonest.
Season 2 Episode 3: Lesson in Civics (1955) The Andersons fight to save a historic landmark.
Season 2 Episode 2: Father's Private Life (1955) Jim decides that he needs a private life.
Season 2 Episode 1: Art of Salesmanship (1955) Jim tries to teach Bud how to be a salesman.

Season 1 - Father Knows Best

Season 1 Episode 26: Close Decision (1955) Bud's honesty angers his baseball teammates.
Season 1 Episode 25: No Partiality (1955) Betty and Kathy compete for the same boy.
Season 1 Episode 24: Father Delivers the Papers (1955) Jim takes over injured Bud's newspaper route.
Season 1 Episode 23: Proud Father (1955) Jim helps the children learn courage.
Season 1 Episode 22: Bud the Bridesmaid (1955) Margaret's cousin and her fiance have a spat.
Season 1 Episode 21: The Matchmaker (1955) Margaret plays matchmaker for her shy cousin.
Season 1 Episode 20: The Mink Coat (1955) A mink coat causes unexpected problems for Jim.
Season 1 Episode 19: Father of the Year (1955) The children nominate Jim for Father of the Year.
Season 1 Episode 18: Jim the Farmer (1955) Jim decides to live a simple life on the farm.
Season 1 Episode 17: The Promised Playhouse (1955) Kathy intends to hold her father to a promise.
Season 1 Episode 16: Bud the Snob (1955) Bud plans a costume party to combat his shyness.
Season 1 Episode 15: A Friend of Old George's (1955) A friendly stranger arrives at the Andersons.
Season 1 Episode 14: Boy's Week (1955) Jim goes on trial, with Bud as judge.
Season 1 Episode 13: Sparrow in the Window (1954) Kathy finds a sick sparrow on her windowsill.
Season 1 Episode 12: The Christmas Story (1954) The Andersons spend Christmas with a hermit.
Season 1 Episode 11: Margaret Goes Dancing (1954) Jim objects to Margaret's dancing lessons.
Season 1 Episode 10: Typical Father (1954) Jim believes that Betty is planning to elope.
Season 1 Episode 9: Second Honeymoon (1954) Jim and Margaret take a second honeymoon.
Season 1 Episode 8: Thanksgiving Day (1954) Jim's Thanksgiving plans fall apart.
Season 1 Episode 7: Bud's Encounter With the Law (1954) The police serve Bud a summons.
Season 1 Episode 6: Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation (1954) Jim begins to believe he is getting old.
Season 1 Episode 5: Live My Own Life (1954) Bud decides that he wants his own apartment.
Season 1 Episode 4: Football Tickets (1954) Football tickets cause Jim unexpected problems.
Season 1 Episode 3: The Motor Scooter (1954) Jim relents and buys Bud a motor scooter.
Season 1 Episode 2: Lesson in Citizenship (1954) The Anderson family's good deeds cause chaos.
Season 1 Episode 1: Bud Takes Up the Dance (1954) Hesitant Bud prepares to attend his first dance.

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