Ed James
Director
Father Knows Best (1954)
Season 6
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+
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Production Companies: Columbia Pictures Television
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S6E1 - A Day in the Country
While on the way to visit Margaret's parents, the car breaks down leaving the family stranded on a deserted road.
Oct. 5, 1959, midnight
S6E2 - Bud Branches Out
Bud falls in love with his college French professor.
Oct. 12, 1959, midnight
S6E3 - The Gardener's Big Day
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.
Oct. 19, 1959, midnight
S6E4 - The Imposter
Betty becomes involved with a young lawyer pretending to be the owner of a radio store.
Oct. 26, 1959, midnight
S6E5 - Bud Plays It Safe
Bud decides to date the coach's daughter in order to make sure he gets on the football team.
Nov. 2, 1959, midnight
S6E6 - Bicycle Trip for Two
Jim's plans for a quiet bicycle trip end up with Jim and Margaret arguing
Nov. 9, 1959, midnight
S6E7 - First Disillusionment
Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.
Nov. 16, 1959, midnight
S6E8 - Margaret's Old Flame
Jim and Margaret tease one another about people they dated as their college reunion nears.
Nov. 23, 1959, midnight
S6E9 - Kathy Becomes a Girl
The family tries to change Kathy from a tomboy into a beautiful girl.
Nov. 30, 1959, midnight
S6E10 - Bud, the Willing Worker
Bud wants a part-time job at a service station in order to get enough money to buy a boat.
Dec. 7, 1959, midnight
S6E11 - Turn the Other Cheek
Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.
Dec. 14, 1959, midnight
S6E12 - Good Joke on Mom
Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.
Dec. 28, 1959, midnight
S6E13 - Betty's Double
Betty wins a trip to Hollywood because she looks like a famous movie star.
Jan. 4, 1960, midnight
S6E14 - Father, the Naturalist
This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".
Jan. 11, 1960, midnight
S6E15 - Bud Hides Behind a Skirt
Betty is campaigning for safe driving, while Bud is accused of reckless driving.
Jan. 18, 1960, midnight
S6E16 - Togetherness
A reporter visits the family in order to do an article on family togetherness.
Jan. 25, 1960, midnight
S6E17 - Second Best
Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.
Feb. 1, 1960, midnight
S6E18 - Kathy's Big Deception
Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
Feb. 8, 1960, midnight
S6E19 - Cupid Knows Best
Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
Feb. 15, 1960, midnight
S6E20 - The Big Test
Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.
Feb. 22, 1960, midnight
S6E21 - Jim's Big Surprise
Jim is surprised by his family's lack of interest when he is named Father of the Year.
Feb. 29, 1960, midnight
S6E22 - Time to Retire
When Bud reaffirms and old man's belief in life, he decides to open his own insurance company and hire Bud as his assistant.
March 7, 1960, midnight
S6E23 - Bud, the Speculator
Bud invests money in a phony stock scheme and winds up losing fifty dollars
March 14, 1960, midnight
S6E24 - The $500 Letter
The Andersons get a check from an admirer and must find out which member of the family the check was meant for.
March 21, 1960, midnight
S6E25 - Adopted Daughter
While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.
March 28, 1960, midnight
S6E26 - Family Contest
Kathy destroys a picture of a family competing against hers in a photo contest
April 4, 1960, midnight
S6E27 - Love and Learn
Bud falls in love with his English Tutor
April 11, 1960, midnight
S6E28 - Blind Date
Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser
April 18, 1960, midnight
S6E29 - Betty's Career Problem
Betty becomes frustrated when every college contest she enters, she loses to Cliff Bowman, who may even steal her job, too
April 25, 1960, midnight
S6E30 - Bud Lives It Up
Bud spends more money than he has in order to impress a girl in Chicago.
May 9, 1960, midnight
S6E31 - Not His Type
Betty is caught in the middle of an argument between two of her friends who are planning to marry.
May 16, 1960, midnight
S6E32 - Betty's Graduation
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"".
May 23, 1960, 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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