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Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

1954 TV-G ★ 6.7 6 Seasons Comedy Family

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Overview

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

Episodes

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Seasons 1

Seasons 2

Seasons 3

Seasons 4

Seasons 5

Seasons 6

Bud Takes Up the Dance

Father Knows Best

S01E01 1954-10-03

Bud Takes Up the Dance

Bud tries to learn how to dance from a book for his first school dance.

Lesson in Citizenship

Father Knows Best

S01E02 1954-10-10

Lesson in Citizenship

Jim tells his family to help others which leads to complications.

The Motor Scooter

Father Knows Best

S01E03 1954-10-17

The Motor Scooter

Jim buys Bud a motor scooter but Margaret won't let him have it.

Football Tickets

Father Knows Best

S01E04 1954-10-24

Football Tickets

Jim gets tickets to an important football game, and picks one of the kids to go with him—only to be...

Live My Own Life

Father Knows Best

S01E05 1954-10-31

Live My Own Life

Bud moves out, but discovers he can't clean, cook, or take care of himself.

Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation

Father Knows Best

S01E06 1954-11-07

Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation

Jim comes to believe that he is over the hill.

Bud's Encounter With the Law

Father Knows Best

S01E07 1954-11-14

Bud's Encounter With the Law

Bud becomes increasingly paranoid when Kathy (who has a fascination with the new washing machine, a...

Thanksgiving Day

Father Knows Best

S01E08 1954-11-21

Thanksgiving Day

Kathy writes the best poem in the fourth grade on what Thanksgiving means to her, and Jim builds th...

Second Honeymoon

Father Knows Best

S01E09 1954-11-28

Second Honeymoon

Jim's weekend retreat, just he and his wife, seems like a perfect idea, at first. But he doesn't wa...

Typical Father

Father Knows Best

S01E10 1954-12-05

Typical Father

Jim becomes worried that things between Betty and a new male friend of hers are getting too serious.

Margaret Goes Dancing

Father Knows Best

S01E11 1954-12-12

Margaret Goes Dancing

Jim and Margaret rarely disagree on anything. But when he finds out Margaret signed them up to take...

The Christmas Story

Father Knows Best

S01E12 1954-12-19

The Christmas Story

Jim takes the family into the woods to cut down their own tree, and they become stranded there.

Sparrow in the Window

Father Knows Best

S01E13 1954-12-26

Sparrow in the Window

Kathy discovers a wounded Sparrow on the windowsill of the house—which she then considers hers—and...

Boy's Week

Father Knows Best

S01E14 1955-01-02

Boy's Week

Jim receives a traffic ticket and Bud is appointed to be judge on that day.

A Friend of Old George's

Father Knows Best

S01E15 1955-01-09

A Friend of Old George's

An unwanted visitor that won't leave spoils Kathy's birthday party.

Bud the Snob

Father Knows Best

S01E16 1955-01-16

Bud the Snob

Bud is deemed a snob by the girls in school because he won’t speak to any of them. When Jim talks i...

The Promised Playhouse

Father Knows Best

S01E17 1955-01-23

The Promised Playhouse

After making a big deal about people keeping their word, Jim is forced to put his words into practi...

Jim the Farmer

Father Knows Best

S01E18 1955-01-30

Jim the Farmer

Jim wants to give up his office job in order to move into the country to lead a quiet, and less str...

Father of the Year

Father Knows Best

S01E19 1955-02-06

Father of the Year

Jim is happy to learn his kids are planning to enter him in a Father of the Year contest. But thing...

The Mink Coat

Father Knows Best

S01E20 1955-02-13

The Mink Coat

Even though finances have grown a little tight in the Anderson household, Jim buys Margaret a mink...

The Matchmaker

Father Knows Best

S01E21 1955-02-20

The Matchmaker

Margaret tries to get her cousin and her boyfriend married.

Bud the Bridesmaid

Father Knows Best

S01E22 1955-02-27

Bud the Bridesmaid

Margaret's cousin (from the previous episode) is set to wed in the Anderson household, but things g...

Proud Father

Father Knows Best

S01E23 1955-03-06

Proud Father

Jim tries to help the children regain their confidence.

Father Delivers the Papers

Father Knows Best

S01E24 1955-03-13

Father Delivers the Papers

Bud injures himself, so Jim delivers the papers on his route to avoid Bud being fired.

No Partiality

Father Knows Best

S01E25 1955-03-20

No Partiality

Kathy and Betty fight for the attention of the same man.

Close Decision

Father Knows Best

S01E26 1955-03-27

Close Decision

Margaret worries the entire day over what will become of Bud’s future if he doesn’t develop good ch...

Cast

Robert Young

Robert Young

Jim Anderson

Jane Wyatt

Margaret Anderson

Elinor Donahue

Elinor Donahue

Betty Anderson

Billy Gray

Bud Anderson

Lauren Chapin

Lauren Chapin

Kathy Anderson

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