Father Knows Best

1Vine Covered Cottage

30 minSep 15, 1958

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

2Be Kind to Bud Week

30 minSep 22, 1958

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

3Kathy's Romance

30 minSep 29, 1958

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

4Voice From the Past

30 minOct 6, 1958

Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.

5Frank's Family Tress

30 minOct 13, 1958

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

6Always Plan Ahead

30 minOct 20, 1958

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

7Second Wedding

30 minOct 27, 1958

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

8Bud, the Caretaker

30 minNov 3, 1958

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

9Betty, the Pioneer Woman

30 minNov 10, 1958

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

10Fair Exchange

30 minNov 17, 1958

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

11Bud, the Snob

30 minNov 24, 1958

12Margaret Wins a Car

30 minDec 1, 1958

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

13The Great Experiment

30 minDec 8, 1958

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

14The Christmas Story

30 minDec 15, 1958

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.

15The Basketball Coach

30 minDec 22, 1958

Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.

16Kathy, Girl Executive

30 minDec 29, 1958

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

17The Good Samaritan

30 minJan 5, 1959

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

18The Ideal Father

30 minJan 12, 1959

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

19Big Shot Bud

30 minJan 19, 1959

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

20Hard Luck Leo

30 minJan 26, 1959

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

21Bud, the Campus Romeo

30 minFeb 2, 1959

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

22Crisis Over a Kiss

30 minFeb 9, 1959

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

23Kathy Grows Up

30 minFeb 16, 1959

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

24A Man of Merit

30 minFeb 23, 1959

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

25Betty Makes a Choice

30 minMar 2, 1959

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

26It's a Small World

30 minMar 9, 1959

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

27Two Loves Has Bud

30 minMar 16, 1959

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

28An Extraordinary Woman

30 minMar 23, 1959

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

29The Art of Romance

30 minMar 30, 1959

30Formula for Happiness

30 minApr 6, 1959

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

31Bud and the Debutante

30 minApr 13, 1959

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

32The Promised Playhouse

30 minApr 20, 1959

A flashback show about building a playhouse for Kathy.

33The Meanest Professor

30 minApr 27, 1959

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

34Live My Own Life

30 minMay 4, 1959

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

35Bud Has A Problem

30 minMay 11, 1959

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

36The Great Anderson Mystery

30 minMay 18, 1959

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

37Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback

30 minMay 25, 1959

Margaret wants Jim to take her dancing. She tries to trick him into dance lessons.

38The Gold Turnip

30 minJun 1, 1959

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