Father Knows Best

Season 6

32 episodes

  1. 1. A Day in the Country

    30m · Oct 5, 1959

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

  2. 2. Bud Branches Out

    30m · Oct 12, 1959

    Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

  3. 3. The Gardener's Big Day

    30m · Oct 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.

  4. 4. The Imposter

    30m · Oct 26, 1959

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

  5. 5. Bud Plays It Safe

    30m · Nov 2, 1959

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

  6. 6. Bicycle Trip for Two

    30m · Nov 9, 1959

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

  7. 7. First Disillusionment

    30m · Nov 16, 1959

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

  8. 8. Margaret's Old Flame

    30m · Nov 23, 1959

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

  9. 9. Kathy Becomes a Girl

    30m · Nov 30, 1959

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

  10. 10. Bud, the Willing Worker

    30m · Dec 7, 1959

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

  11. 11. Turn the Other Cheek

    30m · Dec 14, 1959

    Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

  12. 12. Good Joke on Mom

    30m · Dec 28, 1959

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

  13. 13. Betty's Double

    30m · Jan 4, 1960

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

  14. 14. Father, the Naturalist

    30m · Jan 11, 1960

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

  15. 15. Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

    30m · Jan 18, 1960

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

  16. 16. Togetherness

    30m · Jan 25, 1960

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

  17. 17. Second Best

    30m · Feb 1, 1960

    Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

  18. 18. Kathy's Big Deception

    30m · Feb 8, 1960

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

  19. 19. Cupid Knows Best

    30m · Feb 15, 1960

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

  20. 20. The Big Test

    30m · Feb 22, 1960

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

  21. 21. Jim's Big Surprise

    30m · Feb 29, 1960

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

  22. 22. Time to Retire

    30m · Mar 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.

  23. 23. Bud, the Speculator

    30m · Mar 14, 1960

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

  24. 24. The $500 Letter

    30m · Mar 21, 1960

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

  25. 25. Adopted Daughter

    30m · Mar 28, 1960

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

  26. 26. Family Contest

    30m · Apr 4, 1960

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

  27. 27. Love and Learn

    30m · Apr 11, 1960

    Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

  28. 28. Blind Date

    30m · Apr 18, 1960

    Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

  29. 29. Betty's Career Problem

    30m · Apr 25, 1960

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

  30. 30. Bud Lives It Up

    30m · May 9, 1960

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

  31. 31. Not His Type

    30m · May 16, 1960

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

  32. 32. Betty's Graduation

    30m · 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"".