Father Knows Best — Season 5

01 Vine Covered Cottage

Sep 15, 195830m

Betty and Ralph plan to get married, but find it is not as happy as they thought.

02 Be Kind to Bud Week

Sep 22, 195830m

Bud thinks Betty has an ulterior motive when she is kind to him.

03 Kathy's Romance

Sep 29, 195830m

Kathy's new boyfriend is more interested in Jim than of Kathy.

04 Voice From the Past

Oct 6, 195830m

Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.

05 Frank's Family Tress

Oct 13, 195830m

Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.

06 Always Plan Ahead

Oct 20, 195830m

Jim tries to teach the children a lesson when they are constantly not planning ahead.

07 Second Wedding

Oct 27, 195830m

Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.

08 Bud, the Caretaker

Nov 3, 195830m

Bud finds a dent on the back of the car he is watching for a friend.

09 Betty, the Pioneer Woman

Nov 10, 195830m

Betty plays the founder of Springfield's wife in a play of what really happened.

10 Fair Exchange

Nov 17, 195830m

An Indian exchange student arrives for the weekend from Betty's college.

11 Bud, the Snob

Nov 24, 195830m

12 Margaret Wins a Car

Dec 1, 195830m

In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.

13 The Great Experiment

Dec 8, 195830m

Jim attempts to get the family to broaden their horizons and disaster strikes.

14 The Christmas Story

Dec 15, 195830m

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.

15 The Basketball Coach

Dec 22, 195830m

Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.

16 Kathy, Girl Executive

Dec 29, 195830m

Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.

17 The Good Samaritan

Jan 5, 195930m

5Jan59 Bud must do a good deed for an English report and ends up resenting the whole world.

18 The Ideal Father

Jan 12, 195930m

Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.

19 Big Shot Bud

Jan 19, 195930m

Bud gets into hot water when he tries to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume.

20 Hard Luck Leo

Jan 26, 195930m

Leo visits and takes advantage of the whole family until something surprising happens.

21 Bud, the Campus Romeo

Feb 2, 195930m

When Bus refuses dates, the girl launch an anti-Bud campaign.

22 Crisis Over a Kiss

Feb 9, 195930m

Bud tries to save Betty from her boyfriend but Betty resents the help.

23 Kathy Grows Up

Feb 16, 195930m

Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.

24 A Man of Merit

Feb 23, 195930m

Jim learns that he is to be appointed as an outstanding person in the community.

25 Betty Makes a Choice

Mar 2, 195930m

Betty is faced with a hard decision that will affect her future.

26 It's a Small World

Mar 9, 195930m

Margaret must decide to attend a luncheon or go with Jim on an important trip.

27 Two Loves Has Bud

Mar 16, 195930m

Bud has a hard time when he must decide between two girls to take to the prom.

28 An Extraordinary Woman

Mar 23, 195930m

The Anderson's are visited by an author on African Culture.

29 The Art of Romance

Mar 30, 195930m

30 Formula for Happiness

Apr 6, 195930m

Strange things begin to happen when Jim's dreams start to come true.

31 Bud and the Debutante

Apr 13, 195930m

Bud tries to impress a wealthy girl by taking her to an expensive restaurant.

32 The Promised Playhouse

Apr 20, 195930m

A flashback show about building a playhouse for Kathy.

33 The Meanest Professor

Apr 27, 195930m

Bud regrets writing a bad article about a professor after the professor finds the article.

34 Live My Own Life

May 4, 195930m

This is a recut version of episode 5 with the same name where Bud goes out on his own and tries to make good.

35 Bud Has A Problem

May 11, 195930m

Bud blames his professor when it appears he will not pass Physics.

36 The Great Anderson Mystery

May 18, 195930m

The Andersons act out a detective story when the television breaks down.

37 Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback

May 25, 195930m

Margaret wants Jim to take her dancing. She tries to trick him into dance lessons.

38 The Gold Turnip

Jun 1, 195930m

1Jun59 Bud feels that there is no use for tradition so he starts to break all traditions.