Ed James
Director
Father Knows Best (1954)
Season 5
Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
Released Oct. 3, 1954
Episode 30 min
8+
Keywords: tmdb.middle-class, tmdb.family, tmdb.sitcom, imdb.fictional-city, imdb.based-on-radio-show, imdb.husband-wife-relationship, imdb.1950s + 13 more, imdb.teenage-girl, imdb.teenage-boy, imdb.sister-sister-relationship, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.brother-sister-relationship, imdb.mother-son-relationship, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.sibling-rivalry, imdb.mother-daughter-relationship, imdb.father-son-relationship, imdb.laugh-track, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated
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Production Companies: Columbia Pictures Television
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - Vine Covered Cottage
Betty and Ralph plan to get married, but find it is not as happy as they thought.
Sept. 15, 1958, midnight
S5E2 - Be Kind to Bud Week
Bud thinks Betty has an ulterior motive when she is kind to him.
Sept. 22, 1958, midnight
S5E3 - Kathy's Romance
Kathy's new boyfriend is more interested in Jim than of Kathy.
Sept. 29, 1958, midnight
S5E4 - Voice From the Past
Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.
Oct. 6, 1958, midnight
S5E5 - Frank's Family Tress
Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.
Oct. 13, 1958, midnight
S5E6 - Always Plan Ahead
Jim tries to teach the children a lesson when they are constantly not planning ahead.
Oct. 20, 1958, midnight
S5E7 - Second Wedding
Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.
Oct. 27, 1958, midnight
S5E8 - Bud, the Caretaker
Bud finds a dent on the back of the car he is watching for a friend.
Nov. 3, 1958, midnight
S5E9 - Betty, the Pioneer Woman
Betty plays the founder of Springfield's wife in a play of what really happened.
Nov. 10, 1958, midnight
S5E10 - Fair Exchange
An Indian exchange student arrives for the weekend from Betty's college.
Nov. 17, 1958, midnight
S5E11 - Bud, the Snob
None
Nov. 24, 1958, midnight
S5E12 - Margaret Wins a Car
In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.
Dec. 1, 1958, midnight
S5E13 - The Great Experiment
Jim attempts to get the family to broaden their horizons and disaster strikes.
Dec. 8, 1958, midnight
S5E14 - The Christmas Story
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.
Dec. 15, 1958, midnight
S5E15 - The Basketball Coach
Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.
Dec. 22, 1958, midnight
S5E16 - Kathy, Girl Executive
Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.
Dec. 29, 1958, midnight
S5E17 - The Good Samaritan
5Jan59 Bud must do a good deed for an English report and ends up resenting the whole world.
Jan. 5, 1959, midnight
S5E18 - The Ideal Father
Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.
Jan. 12, 1959, midnight
S5E19 - Big Shot Bud
Bud gets into hot water when he tries to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume.
Jan. 19, 1959, midnight
S5E20 - Hard Luck Leo
Leo visits and takes advantage of the whole family until something surprising happens.
Jan. 26, 1959, midnight
S5E21 - Bud, the Campus Romeo
When Bus refuses dates, the girl launch an anti-Bud campaign.
Feb. 2, 1959, midnight
S5E22 - Crisis Over a Kiss
Bud tries to save Betty from her boyfriend but Betty resents the help.
Feb. 9, 1959, midnight
S5E23 - Kathy Grows Up
Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.
Feb. 16, 1959, midnight
S5E24 - A Man of Merit
Jim learns that he is to be appointed as an outstanding person in the community.
Feb. 23, 1959, midnight
S5E25 - Betty Makes a Choice
Betty is faced with a hard decision that will affect her future.
March 2, 1959, midnight
S5E26 - It's a Small World
Margaret must decide to attend a luncheon or go with Jim on an important trip.
March 9, 1959, midnight
S5E27 - Two Loves Has Bud
Bud has a hard time when he must decide between two girls to take to the prom.
March 16, 1959, midnight
S5E28 - An Extraordinary Woman
The Anderson's are visited by an author on African Culture.
March 23, 1959, midnight
S5E29 - The Art of Romance
None
March 30, 1959, midnight
S5E30 - Formula for Happiness
Strange things begin to happen when Jim's dreams start to come true.
April 6, 1959, midnight
S5E31 - Bud and the Debutante
Bud tries to impress a wealthy girl by taking her to an expensive restaurant.
April 13, 1959, midnight
S5E32 - The Promised Playhouse
None
April 20, 1959, midnight
S5E33 - The Meanest Professor
Bud regrets writing a bad article about a professor after the professor finds the article.
April 27, 1959, midnight
S5E34 - Live My Own Life
This is a recut version of episode 5 with the same name where Bud goes out on his own and tries to make good.
May 4, 1959, midnight
S5E35 - Bud Has A Problem
Bud blames his professor when it appears he will not pass Physics.
May 11, 1959, midnight
S5E36 - The Great Anderson Mystery
The Andersons act out a detective story when the television breaks down.
May 18, 1959, midnight
S5E37 - Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback
None
May 25, 1959, midnight
S5E38 - The Gold Turnip
1Jun59 Bud feels that there is no use for tradition so he starts to break all traditions.
June 1, 1959, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 6090 min.
Released: Oct. 3, 1954
Last Air Date: May 23, 1960, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 8+
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