Father Knows Best

1A Day in the Country

30 minOct 5, 1959

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

2Bud Branches Out

30 minOct 12, 1959

Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

3The Gardener's Big Day

30 minOct 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.

4The Imposter

30 minOct 26, 1959

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

5Bud Plays It Safe

30 minNov 2, 1959

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

6Bicycle Trip for Two

30 minNov 9, 1959

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

7First Disillusionment

30 minNov 16, 1959

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

8Margaret's Old Flame

30 minNov 23, 1959

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

9Kathy Becomes a Girl

30 minNov 30, 1959

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

10Bud, the Willing Worker

30 minDec 7, 1959

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

11Turn the Other Cheek

30 minDec 14, 1959

Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

12Good Joke on Mom

30 minDec 28, 1959

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

13Betty's Double

30 minJan 4, 1960

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

14Father, the Naturalist

30 minJan 11, 1960

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

15Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

30 minJan 18, 1960

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

16Togetherness

30 minJan 25, 1960

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

17Second Best

30 minFeb 1, 1960

Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

18Kathy's Big Deception

30 minFeb 8, 1960

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

19Cupid Knows Best

30 minFeb 15, 1960

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

20The Big Test

30 minFeb 22, 1960

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

21Jim's Big Surprise

30 minFeb 29, 1960

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

22Time to Retire

30 minMar 7, 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.

23Bud, the Speculator

30 minMar 14, 1960

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

24The $500 Letter

30 minMar 21, 1960

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

25Adopted Daughter

30 minMar 28, 1960

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

26Family Contest

30 minApr 4, 1960

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

27Love and Learn

30 minApr 11, 1960

Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

28Blind Date

30 minApr 18, 1960

Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

29Betty's Career Problem

30 minApr 25, 1960

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

30Bud Lives It Up

30 minMay 9, 1960

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

31Not His Type

30 minMay 16, 1960

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

32Betty's Graduation

30 minMay 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"".