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Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue

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Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
  • A Day in the Country

    Episode 1 - 25 mins
    The Andersons are not overjoyed at the prospect of going to Margaret's family reunion.
  • Bud Branches Out

    Episode 2 - 25 mins
    Bud's first day at college is a little more than he can handle.
  • The Gardener's Big Day

    Episode 3 - 25 mins
    The Andersons' gardener is chosen to make a presentation to the governor.
  • The Impostor

    Episode 4 - 25 mins
    A young lawyer who just arrived in town tries desperately to meet Betty.
  • Bud Plays It Safe

    Episode 5 - 25 mins
    Bud dates the daughter of the football coach to ensure he gets on the team.
  • Bicycle Trip for Two

    Episode 6 - 25 mins
    Jim tries to repeat a past bicycle trip.
  • First Disillusionment

    Episode 7 - 25 mins
    Bud tells Kathy about his first disillusionment.
  • Margaret's Old Flame

    Episode 8 - 25 mins
    Jim and Margaret decide to attend their college homecoming.
  • Kathy Becomes a Girl

    Episode 9 - 25 mins
    Kathy is hurt when she realizes that all her girlfriends are shunning her.
  • Bud, the Willing Worker

    Episode 10 - 25 mins
    Bud takes a job at the same gas station where Betty's boyfriend works.
  • Turn the Other Cheek

    Episode 11 - 25 mins
    Jim and Kathy learn a lesson when each is cheated by someone they trusted.
  • Good Joke on Mom

    Episode 12 - 25 mins
    Margaret tries to convince her family that her new job is a very important one.
  • Betty's Double

    Episode 13 - 25 mins
    Betty wins a movie star's look-alike contest.
  • Father, the Naturalist

    Episode 14 - 25 mins
    Margaret recalls the time when Jim went all-out to help Kathy with a school project.
  • Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

    Episode 15 - 25 mins
    When Bud is stopped for reckless driving, he fears he will lose his license.
  • Togetherness

    Episode 16 - 25 mins
    A magazine writer is asked to write an article on the Anderson family.
  • Second Best

    Episode 17 - 25 mins
    Betty is dismayed when she realizes that she has never won first place in any event.
  • Kathy's Big Deception

    Episode 18 - 25 mins
    Kathy is terrified when she realizes that a white lie she started has snowballed.
  • Cupid Knows Best

    Episode 19 - 25 mins
    Frank asks for Margaret's help romancing a love interest.
  • The Big Test

    Episode 20 - 25 mins
    Bud is unfairly accused of cheating.
  • Jim's Big Surprise

    Episode 21 - 25 mins
    The Andersons are initially disappointed with Jim's surprise.
  • Time to Retire

    Episode 22 - 25 mins
    Bud tells Jim that he would like to work for him when he gets out of college.
  • Bud, the Speculator

    Episode 23 - 25 mins
    Betty secretly plans to help Bud out of a jam he's gotten himself into.
  • The Five-Hundred-Dollar Letter

    Episode 24 - 25 mins
    A $500 check arrives as a reward for a past kindness.
  • Adopted Daughter

    Episode 25 - 25 mins
    Kathy recalls when she thought she was adopted.
  • Family Contest

    Episode 26 - 25 mins
    The Andersons enter a picture contest in which the winners receive a trip to Hawaii.
  • Love and Learn

    Episode 27 - 25 mins
    Margaret gets a tutor for Bud to help him with his English class.
  • Blind Date

    Episode 28 - 25 mins
    Betty chastizes her friends for poking fun at a college student.
  • Betty's Career Problem

    Episode 29 - 25 mins
    Betty finds that she is competing with the same young man for several positions.
  • Bud Lives It Up

    Episode 30 - 25 mins
    Bud tries to impress a girl in Chicago with money he does not have.
  • Not His Type

    Episode 31 - 25 mins
    Betty's friends almost have a falling-out just as they're planning to get married.
  • Betty's Graduation

    Episode 32 - 25 mins
    Jim recounts to Kathy how Betty once had to face graduating from high school.

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