Father Knows Best

Art of Salesmanship

Bud thinks he can earn money fast by selling sauce-boats. He goes into business fast but soon finds that it is harder than he thought. He wants to give up.

Father's Private Life

Jim feels that his children need to work out their own problems. He feels if he has a private life for himself, they will have to work out their problems independently.

Lessons in Civics

The county wants to build a new highway right through the old community hall.

First Disillusionment

Bud is upset because he has lost a job to another boy.

Woman in the House

Jim wants to invite a friend of his over to the Anderson home.

New Girl at School

There is a new girl at school and it is love at first sight for Bud Anderson.

Kathy Makes Magic

Kathy trades her skaters for a magician's box.

Advantage to Betty

Betty is excited her tennis team has made the championships.

The Big Test

For once in his life Bud has studied hard for a big test.

Father is a Dope

Jim becomes paranoid after watching a family sitcom on television.

Spirit of Youth

Betty, Bud and Kathy are convinced that Mom and Dad are very old.

Bud, the Ladykiller

At school a dorky classmate of Bud’s has a crush on him.

Margaret's Premonition

Margaret's recent predictions have convinced that family that she has psychic powers.

Stage to Yuma

Robert Young tells us at the beginning that "the family is on vacation this week"(lucky them) and then proceeds to introduce what is clearly meant to be a Western pilot for an entirely different show.

Bad Influence

Bud has a new friend. Unfortunately, his new friend is a kleptomaniac and Bud gets blame for his friend’s actions.

Betty Hates Carter

Jim has decided to play match maker for his daughter for an upcoming ball.

Jim, the Tyrant

Jim has had a bad day at work. When he comes home from the office his mood is amplified when the family ignores him

Betty's Brother

Because of the large age difference between Kathy and Betty, it was been easy for Kathy to be proud to have a sister like Betty.

Betty Earns a Formal

Jim refused to buy a formal dress for the dance for Betty because it cost too much money.

The House Painter

The Anderson’s are getting their house painted. This starts a moral discussion and the family wage a bet. Betty and Jim are having a discussion about responsibility and pride in a job well done versus the old mighty dollar.

Bud, The Wallflower

Bud is depressed because he has not been invited to the Sadie Hawkins dance at school. He decides to plan a camping trip.

The Bus to Nowhere

Betty has been depressed for over a week. No one has been able to cheer her up. Betty seems to be facing a personal crisis and is searching for the meaning of life.

Kathy, The Indian Giver

Kathy is much younger than Bud and Betty. Though they love her they often do want to play with her. Kathy is tired of being left alone with her dolls to play. She wants to have a real baby sister to play with.

The Historical Andersons

Bud is given an assignment to write an essay about a great man from the War of Independence.

The Grass is Greener

In college Jim was spent so much time with his four college pals that they were known as the Four Musketeers. Charly Bradley, one of his college pals, is in town.

The Persistent Guest

Bud has a new friends that he has invited to stay over night at the Anderson Home.

Family Reunion

Margaret is excited about her family reunion. Her excitement is not shared by the family. They have found all kinds of excuses to prevent them from going to her reunion.

Family Dines Out

Betty has a new friend, Elouise Sanford. Elouise is from an upper class family. Betty is concerned that she will not be able to keep the friendship unless Elouise thinks they are from the same class.

Bud, The Boxer

Eddie Jarvis is the school bully. He challenges Bud to a boxing match.

Betty, Girl Engineer

After a job fair, Betty decides she would like to be an engineer.

The Martins and the Coys

Betty and her boyfriend are getting along wonderful until his father and Jim have a fight. After the fight, he refuses to see her ever again.

Dilemma for Margaret

Margaret is candid about some minor issues with her children.

Hero Father

Bud impresses his classmates when his father gets Duke Snider make a visit to Springfield.

Father, the Naturalist

Kathy is excited because if she can find five more herbs, her folder will be complete and she can get her promotion to tribe princess.

The Ten Dollar Question

Jim and Margaret are so tired of the family dynamics. The children will not stop tattling on each other. They offer a ten dollar review to the child that does not tattle for one week.

Adopted Daughter

Kathy is cleaning up and finds a receipt for $25 from the adoption center. She is sure that she has been adopted and is determined to get Jim and Margaret to confess the truth to her.