Father Knows Best
(1954)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 6
Betty's Graduation
Episode 32 - 5-23-1960
25m
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"".
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Not His Type
Episode 31 - 5-16-1960
30m
Betty is caught in the middle of an argument between two of her friends who are planning to marry.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Bud Lives It Up
Episode 30 - 5-09-1960
25m
Bud spends more money than he has in order to impress a girl in Chicago.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Betty's Career Problem
Episode 29 - 4-25-1960
30m
Betty becomes frustrated when every college contest she enters, she loses to Cliff Bowman, who may even steal her job, too
7.6/10Where to watch
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Blind Date
Episode 28 - 4-18-1960
30m
Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser
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Love and Learn
Episode 27 - 4-11-1960
30m
Bud falls in love with his English Tutor
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Family Contest
Episode 26 - 4-04-1960
30m
Kathy destroys a picture of a family competing against hers in a photo contest
7.1/10Where to watch
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Adopted Daughter
Episode 25 - 3-28-1960
25m
While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.
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The $500 Letter
Episode 24 - 3-21-1960
30m
The Andersons get a check from an admirer and must find out which member of the family the check was meant for.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Bud, the Speculator
Episode 23 - 3-14-1960
30m
Bud invests money in a phony stock scheme and winds up losing fifty dollars
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Time to Retire
Episode 22 - 3-07-1960
30m
When Bud reaffirms and old man's belief in life, he decides to open his own insurance company and hire Bud as his assistant.
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Jim's Big Surprise
Episode 21 - 2-29-1960
30m
Jim is surprised by his family's lack of interest when he is named Father of the Year.
7.7/10Where to watch
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The Big Test
Episode 20 - 2-22-1960
25m
Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.
5.7/10Where to watch
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Cupid Knows Best
Episode 19 - 2-15-1960
30m
Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
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Kathy's Big Deception
Episode 18 - 2-08-1960
30m
Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Second Best
Episode 17 - 2-01-1960
30m
Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Togetherness
Episode 16 - 1-25-1960
30m
A reporter visits the family in order to do an article on family togetherness.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Bud Hides Behind a Skirt
Episode 15 - 1-18-1960
30m
Betty is campaigning for safe driving, while Bud is accused of reckless driving.
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Father, the Naturalist
Episode 14 - 1-11-1960
25m
This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".
7/10Where to watch
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Betty's Double
Episode 13 - 1-04-1960
30m
Betty wins a trip to Hollywood because she looks like a famous movie star.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Good Joke on Mom
Episode 12 - 12-28-1959
30m
Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Turn the Other Cheek
Episode 11 - 12-14-1959
30m
Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Bud, the Willing Worker
Episode 10 - 12-07-1959
30m
Bud wants a part-time job at a service station in order to get enough money to buy a boat.
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Kathy Becomes a Girl
Episode 9 - 11-30-1959
30m
The family tries to change Kathy from a tomboy into a beautiful girl.
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Margaret's Old Flame
Episode 8 - 11-23-1959
30m
Jim and Margaret tease one another about people they dated as their college reunion nears.
7.2/10Where to watch
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First Disillusionment
Episode 7 - 11-16-1959
30m
Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.
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Bicycle Trip for Two
Episode 6 - 11-09-1959
30m
Jim's plans for a quiet bicycle trip end up with Jim and Margaret arguing
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Bud Plays It Safe
Episode 5 - 11-02-1959
30m
Bud decides to date the coach's daughter in order to make sure he gets on the football team.
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The Imposter
Episode 4 - 10-26-1959
30m
Betty becomes involved with a young lawyer pretending to be the owner of a radio store.
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The Gardener's Big Day
Episode 3 - 10-19-1959
30m
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.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Bud Branches Out
Episode 2 - 10-12-1959
30m
Bud falls in love with his college French professor.
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A Day in the Country
Episode 1 - 10-05-1959
30m
While on the way to visit Margaret's parents, the car breaks down leaving the family stranded on a deserted road.
8.1/10Where to watch
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Season 5
The Gold Turnip
Episode 38 - 6-01-1959
30m
1Jun59 Bud feels that there is no use for tradition so he starts to break all traditions.
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The Great Anderson Mystery
Episode 36 - 5-18-1959
30m
The Andersons act out a detective story when the television breaks down.
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Bud Has A Problem
Episode 35 - 5-11-1959
30m
Bud blames his professor when it appears he will not pass Physics.
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Live My Own Life
Episode 34 - 5-04-1959
22m
This is a recut version of episode 5 with the same name where Bud goes out on his own and tries to make good.
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The Meanest Professor
Episode 33 - 4-27-1959
30m
Bud regrets writing a bad article about a professor after the professor finds the article.
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Bud and the Debutante
Episode 31 - 4-13-1959
30m
Bud tries to impress a wealthy girl by taking her to an expensive restaurant.
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Formula for Happiness
Episode 30 - 4-06-1959
30m
Strange things begin to happen when Jim's dreams start to come true.
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An Extraordinary Woman
Episode 28 - 3-23-1959
30m
The Anderson's are visited by an author on African Culture.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Two Loves Has Bud
Episode 27 - 3-16-1959
30m
Bud has a hard time when he must decide between two girls to take to the prom.
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It's a Small World
Episode 26 - 3-09-1959
30m
Margaret must decide to attend a luncheon or go with Jim on an important trip.
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Betty Makes a Choice
Episode 25 - 3-02-1959
30m
Betty is faced with a hard decision that will affect her future.
7.8/10Where to watch
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A Man of Merit
Episode 24 - 2-23-1959
30m
Jim learns that he is to be appointed as an outstanding person in the community.
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Kathy Grows Up
Episode 23 - 2-16-1959
30m
Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.
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Crisis Over a Kiss
Episode 22 - 2-09-1959
30m
Bud tries to save Betty from her boyfriend but Betty resents the help.
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Bud, the Campus Romeo
Episode 21 - 2-02-1959
30m
When Bus refuses dates, the girl launch an anti-Bud campaign.
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Hard Luck Leo
Episode 20 - 1-26-1959
30m
Leo visits and takes advantage of the whole family until something surprising happens.
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Big Shot Bud
Episode 19 - 1-19-1959
30m
Bud gets into hot water when he tries to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume.
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The Ideal Father
Episode 18 - 1-12-1959
30m
Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.
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The Good Samaritan
Episode 17 - 1-05-1959
30m
5Jan59 Bud must do a good deed for an English report and ends up resenting the whole world.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Kathy, Girl Executive
Episode 16 - 12-29-1958
30m
Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.
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The Basketball Coach
Episode 15 - 12-22-1958
30m
Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.
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The Christmas Story
Episode 14 - 12-15-1958
30m
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.
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The Great Experiment
Episode 13 - 12-08-1958
30m
Jim attempts to get the family to broaden their horizons and disaster strikes.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Margaret Wins a Car
Episode 12 - 12-01-1958
30m
In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Fair Exchange
Episode 10 - 11-17-1958
30m
An Indian exchange student arrives for the weekend from Betty's college.
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Betty, the Pioneer Woman
Episode 9 - 11-10-1958
30m
Betty plays the founder of Springfield's wife in a play of what really happened.
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Bud, the Caretaker
Episode 8 - 11-03-1958
30m
Bud finds a dent on the back of the car he is watching for a friend.
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Second Wedding
Episode 7 - 10-27-1958
30m
Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.
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Always Plan Ahead
Episode 6 - 10-20-1958
30m
Jim tries to teach the children a lesson when they are constantly not planning ahead.
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Frank's Family Tress
Episode 5 - 10-13-1958
30m
Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Voice From the Past
Episode 4 - 10-06-1958
30m
Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Kathy's Romance
Episode 3 - 9-29-1958
30m
Kathy's new boyfriend is more interested in Jim than of Kathy.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Be Kind to Bud Week
Episode 2 - 9-22-1958
30m
Bud thinks Betty has an ulterior motive when she is kind to him.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Vine Covered Cottage
Episode 1 - 9-15-1958
30m
Betty and Ralph plan to get married, but find it is not as happy as they thought.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Season 4
Betty Finds a Cause
Episode 33 - 6-11-1958
30m
Betty tries to make a man remove a hedge that blocks the view on a road.
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A Matter of Pride
Episode 32 - 6-04-1958
30m
Bud is chosen as the most popular boy in his class at school.
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Bud Quits School
Episode 31 - 5-21-1958
30m
When Bud meets a successful business man who quit school and Bud plans to do the same.
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Jim, the Answer Man
Episode 30 - 5-14-1958
30m
Jim is bombarded with questions when he is getting ready for a business trip.
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The Weaker Sex
Episode 29 - 4-30-1958
30m
Betty tries to use her feminine wiles on a young man to get him to take her out.
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A Medal For Margaret
Episode 28 - 4-23-1958
30m
When Jim plans to build a case for trophies, and Margaret sets out to win a medal.
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A Friend in Need
Episode 27 - 4-16-1958
30m
A very talented dog shows up and takes residence in the Anderson's house.
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Tell It to Mom
Episode 26 - 4-02-1958
30m
Chaos strikes when Betty hides a pair of skates for a friend of hers.
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Young Love
Episode 25 - 3-26-1958
30m
Bud falls in love with an older woman at the grocery store who is married.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Betty's Crusade
Episode 24 - 3-19-1958
30m
Betty tries to help an old man fix up his restaurant so he isn't evicted by Jim's company.
7/10Where to watch
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Poor Old Dad
Episode 23 - 3-12-1958
30m
Bud believes that his father is henpecked when he willingly does everything Margaret wants him to.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Country Cousin
Episode 22 - 3-05-1958
30m
The Anderson's cousin, Milly, arrives for a visit and to look at the college.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Revenge is Sweet
Episode 21 - 2-26-1958
30m
26Feb58 Betty teases Bud saying he is sloppy when some very influential people come over.
7.9/10Where to watch
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The Trial
Episode 20 - 2-19-1958
30m
Bud is in trouble when he is accused of causing damage to a neighbor's property.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Margaret's Other Family
Episode 19 - 2-12-1958
30m
The family gets mad when Margaret keeps helping a furniture maker and his wife.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Bud, the Mind Reader
Episode 18 - 2-05-1958
30m
Bud practices mind reading, and Betty tries to make the debating team.
6.9/10Where to watch
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The Rivals
Episode 17 - 1-29-1958
30m
Betty has two dates for the same night and doesn't plan to break either one.
7.7/10Where to watch
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Father's Biography
Episode 16 - 1-22-1958
30m
Jim can either attend a business meeting or see Kathy read his biography.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Calypso Kid
Episode 15 - 1-15-1958
30m
Bud practices the bongo drums to impress his new girlfriend.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Big Sister
Episode 14 - 1-08-1957
30m
At summer camp Kathy rebels after her counselor, Betty, keeps pushing her to do better.
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Man With a Plan
Episode 13 - 1-01-1958
30m
A girl thinks Bud is going into the Army and throws a going away party.
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Kathy Makes a Wish
Episode 12 - 12-25-1957
30m
When Kathy finds a horseshoe and she wishes for a horse, and gets one.
5.8/10Where to watch
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Mr. Beal Meets His Match
Episode 11 - 12-11-1957
30m
Betty is going through a phase where she thinks selfishness is the sole motivator in people's lives.
8.5/10Where to watch
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The Way of a Dictator
Episode 10 - 12-04-1957
30m
Bud is given the pleasure of raising Kathy when he says they are doing it all wrong.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Margaret Learns to Drive
Episode 9 - 11-20-1957
30m
Jim tries to teach Margaret how to drive a car.
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Kathy's Big Chance
Episode 8 - 11-13-1957
30m
Kathy competes in an essay contest judged by Greer Garson.
8.2/10Where to watch
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The Indispensable Man
Episode 7 - 11-06-1957
30m
Bud is not able to play in the football game because he wouldn't go to bed early.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Mother Goes to School
Episode 6 - 10-30-1957
30m
Margaret enrolls in an English class in college and is put in Betty's class.
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Sentenced to Happiness
Episode 5 - 10-23-1957
30m
The Anderson's gardener, Frank, is forced to get a real job and then winds up in court.
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Bud, the Executive
Episode 4 - 10-16-1957
30m
Bud becomes the chairman for the planning of his high school picnic.
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The Good Neighbor
Episode 3 - 10-09-1957
30m
Margaret receives a new house which she plans to rent out.
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The Awkward Hero
Episode 2 - 10-02-1957
30m
Betty tutors a football player who will escort her to a dance as payment.
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Follow the Leader
Episode 1 - 9-25-1957
30m
Bud must decide if he should stand up for a teacher or join the class in a revolt.
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Season 3
Shoot for the Moon
Episode 37 - 6-05-1957
30m
Sageman helps the Andersons regain their self-confidence.
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Grandpa Retires
Episode 36 - 5-29-1957
30m
Jim and Margaret are called in to help Margaret's dad, who's about to hand over his printing office and retire. The main reason is his groggy health lately, but it seems that giving up his office is the actual source for this problems.
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Margaret Disowns Her Family
Episode 35 - 5-22-1957
30m
Margaret tries to help a young woman overcome her fear of having a baby.
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The Art of Romance
Episode 34 - 5-15-1957
30m
Bud gets advice from Jim on how to win over Judy, while she is asking Margaret.
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Class Prophecy
Episode 33 - 5-08-1957
30m
Henry Pruett, a traveling salesman on tour, accidentally knocks on the door of Margaret: she, Jim and Henry attended college together and he was a promising man back then - on his way to become a doctor. But all he is now is the salesman (and a bad one too) and that's embarrassing for him and he decides to keep it a secret. But Margaret and Jim find out about this anyway.
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Baby in the House
Episode 32 - 5-01-1957
30m
Jim and Margaret takes care of a baby Betty is baby-sitting so she can go out.
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Bud, the Philanthropist
Episode 31 - 4-24-1957
30m
Kippy takes credit for a church donation Bud made, and Bud plans to get even.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Betty, the Track Star
Episode 29 - 4-03-1957
30m
3Apr57 Betty becomes flower queen and wins a track race all in the same day.
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Bud, the Hero
Episode 28 - 3-27-1957
30m
Bud - a hero? A chain reaction of events, starting with a girl who wants to use Bud to make her boyfriend jealous leads to Bud preventing a bank robbery, making him the hero of the town.
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Safety First
Episode 27 - 3-20-1957
30m
When Bud receives a traffic ticket he is forced to become a crossing guard.
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Bud Buys a Car
Episode 26 - 3-13-1957
30m
Bud buys a car for $10. Jim: Robert Young. Margaret: Jane Wyatt.
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An Evening to Remember
Episode 25 - 2-27-1957
30m
The Anderson home is disrupted by a visit from actor Cornel Wilde. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Hansen: Lloyd Corrigan.
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Trip to Hillsborough
Episode 24 - 2-20-1957
30m
Looking for adventure, Bud travels to a neighboring town. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Kippy: Paul Wallace.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Betty and the Jet Pilot
Episode 23 - 2-13-1957
30m
Betty's new boyfriend, a jet pilot, is transferred to Alaska.
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Carnival
Episode 22 - 2-06-1957
30m
Bud squanders Jim's money at a carnival. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Lauren Chapin. Burt: Dick Foran. Kippy: Paul Wallace.
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Short Wave
Episode 21 - 1-30-1957
30m
While listening to Buds short wave radio the family overhears a distress call from a boat.
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The Lawn Party
Episode 20 - 1-23-1957
30m
Bud tells the family they are to set up for a lawn party that is tomorrow.
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Swiss Family Anderson
Episode 18 - 1-09-1957
30m
The Anderson family becomes shipwrecked on a deserted island.
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Margaret Hires a Gardener
Episode 17 - 1-02-1957
30m
A Spanish immigrant, Frank, fixes the Andersons lawn and then charges a high price.
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The Promising Young Man
Episode 16 - 12-26-1956
30m
The boss's son goes to work in Jim's office. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Ward: Willis Bouchey.
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The Good Prospect
Episode 14 - 12-12-1956
30m
The Andersons try bringing an old man out of his dream world. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Mr. Lydom: Don Beddoe. Mrs. Lydom: Mary Adams. Kippy: Paul Wallace.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Whistle Bait
Episode 10 - 11-14-1956
30m
Betty's esteem is low after another girl gets all the attention she used to get.
7.7/10Where to watch
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The Old Days
Episode 9 - 11-07-1956
30m
Jim and Margaret complain about the children's sloppy clothes. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Dotty: Yvonne Lime.
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Bud, the Millionaire
Episode 8 - 10-31-1956
30m
To teach Bud a lesson, Jim gives him ten dollars a week for allowance, but he's not to spend the money on anyone else but himself.
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Betty's Birthday
Episode 7 - 10-24-1956
30m
Betty announces that she doesn't want a birthday party or presents.
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Spaghetti for Margaret
Episode 6 - 10-17-1956
30m
The Andersons entertain an aspiring writer---aspiring for 30 years. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Harper: Herb Butterfield.
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The Homing Pigeon
Episode 5 - 10-10-1956
30m
Jim tries discouraging Betty from taking her own apartment. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Jean: Donna Jo Gribble.
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Never in Twain
Episode 2 - 9-19-1956
30m
On a dude ranch, Betty falls in love with a cowboy only to discover the relationship won't last.
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No Apron Strings
Episode 1 - 9-12-1956
30m
Bud tries to prove he's not tied to his mother's apron strings. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Elinor Donahue, Lauren Chapin. Georgia: Denise Alexander.
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Season 2
Adopted Daughter
Episode 36 - 5-23-1956
30m
Kathy finds a receipt for $25 from the adoption center and believes she was adopted.
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The Ten Dollar Question
Episode 35 - 5-16-1956
30m
The family member who doesn't tattle for one week will receive ten dollars.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Father, the Naturalist
Episode 34 - 5-09-1956
30m
Jim fights the elements to collect plants for Kathy's nature folder. Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Hero Father
Episode 33 - 5-02-1956
30m
Former baseball star Duke Snider appears in this episode. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Sandy: Tommy Ivo. Bramer: Kenneth Tobey. Kippy: Paul Wallace.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Dilemma for Margaret
Episode 32 - 4-25-1956
30m
Margaret admits before the PTA that she can't control her children.
7.5/10Where to watch
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The Martins and the Coys
Episode 31 - 4-18-1956
30m
Betty and her boyfriend refuse to see again after Jim and his father fight.
6.9/10Where to watch
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Betty, Girl Engineer
Episode 30 - 4-11-1956
30m
Betty decides to become an engineer. Doyle: Roger Smith. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin.
5.4/10Where to watch
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Family Reunion
Episode 27 - 3-14-1956
30m
The family tries to think up excuses to keep from going to Margaret's family reunion.
8.2/10Where to watch
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The Persistent Guest
Episode 26 - 3-07-1956
30m
Bud new friend won't leave the Anderson house because he has no family.
8.6/10Where to watch
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The Bus to Nowhere
Episode 22 - 2-08-1956
30m
The last few days Betty has no fun, she's sullen and does nothing. No one gets through to her, not even her parents. Betty faces a personal crisis when she has to find answers, basically, to the meaning-of-life question. The only way out for her is to put Bud's story (which he has written as an assignment) into reality: Enter a bus and go as far as the money takes her.
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Betty Earns a Formal
Episode 19 - 1-18-1956
30m
Betty gets a job to pay for her new formal. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Betty's Brother
Episode 18 - 1-11-1956
30m
Bud falters in his attempts to emulate Betty (Elinor Donahue). Robert Young, Jane Wyatt.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Jim, the Tyrant
Episode 17 - 1-04-1956
30m
Jim decides to be stricter with his children. Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Lauren Chapin, Billy Gray.
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Betty Hates Carter
Episode 16 - 12-28-1955
30m
Betty is indignant when Jim arranges a date for her with an old insurance salesman buddy’s son, Carter.
7.8/10Where to watch
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Bad Influence
Episode 15 - 12-14-1955
30m
Bud gets in trouble when his latest friend turns out to be a kleptomaniac.
7.7/10Where to watch
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Stage to Yuma
Episode 14 - 12-07-1955
30m
Tate Idsen saves a stagecoach from savage Indians in a flashback sequence.
6.6/10Where to watch
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Margaret's Premonition
Episode 13 - 11-30-1955
30m
Margaret has a premonition of danger for Jim’s upcoming business trip, and tries to get Jim to postpone it. But Jim believes it’s a bunch of superstitious nonsense, and insists on going anyway.
6.5/10Where to watch
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Bud, the Ladykiller
Episode 12 - 11-16-1955
30m
Bud gets irritated by a girl (whom he refers to as “Dumb Dora”) who has a crush on him, hurts her feelings when his irritation leads to cruelty, and must make amends.
7.7/10Where to watch
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Spirit of Youth
Episode 11 - 11-09-1955
30m
When Jim gets an invitation to a dance for his class reunion—class of ‘33—the kids start behaving as if their parents are ancient. Then, when the kids at their alma mater treat them the same, Jim and Margaret deal with the thought of getting older.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Father Is a Dope
Episode 10 - 11-02-1955
30m
After commenting on a sitcom (“Father Does It Again”) the family watches together one night, Jim speaks about how TV fathers are often portrayed as dumb in comparison with their families. Later, he plans on going hunting and starts believing that Margaret and the kids are secretly trying to get him to stay.
7.3/10Where to watch
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The Big Test
Episode 9 - 10-26-1955
30m
Bud is accused of cheating because he is suddenly getting high grades in class.
8.1/10Where to watch
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Advantage to Betty
Episode 8 - 10-19-1955
30m
Betty has recently taken up tennis at school and is chosen for a photo shoot for the paper. This causes friction between her and her doubles partner, Eula, who is the team’s best player.
7.9/10Where to watch
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Kathy Makes Magic
Episode 7 - 10-12-1955
30m
Kathy gets a new magic set, from a trade with a friend, and becomes convinced she can truly wield magic.
7.6/10Where to watch
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New Girl at School
Episode 6 - 10-05-1955
30m
Bud learns that the girl he likes is dating his best friend.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Woman in the House
Episode 5 - 9-28-1955
30m
Margaret is forced to invite a woman who makes her uncomfortable because she is Jim's friend's wife.
8.2/10Where to watch
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First Disillusionment
Episode 4 - 9-21-1955
30m
Bud loses a job to a boy who fakes his resume, which leads him to believe it is alright to do this himself
7.5/10Where to watch
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Lessons in Civics
Episode 3 - 9-14-1955
30m
A new highway is getting built, and for that the old community hall is going to be pulled down. That's something Jim wouldn't like to see since the hall is a historical monument, and also, memories from his youth are connected with this hall. Everyone from the family sees how much the hall means to Jim, and they use different ways to organize help.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Father's Private Life
Episode 2 - 9-07-1955
30m
Jim comes home tired one day and is harangued by the kids. So, he and Margaret set up new rules to give him some time to relax—but it ends up backfiring.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Art of Salesmanship
Episode 1 - 8-31-1955
30m
Jim tries to encourage Bud to take after him in salesmanship.
7.3/10Where to watch
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Season 1
Close Decision
Episode 26 - 3-27-1955
30m
Margaret worries the entire day over what will become of Bud’s future if he doesn’t develop good character. This is tied in with a baseball game Bud is trying to get to play in.
7.8/10Where to watch
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No Partiality
Episode 25 - 3-20-1955
30m
Kathy and Betty fight for the attention of the same man.
6.5/10Where to watch
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Father Delivers the Papers
Episode 24 - 3-13-1955
30m
Bud injures himself, so Jim delivers the papers on his route to avoid Bud being fired.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Proud Father
Episode 23 - 3-06-1955
30m
Jim tries to help the children regain their confidence.
7.6/10Where to watch
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Bud the Bridesmaid
Episode 22 - 2-27-1955
30m
Margaret's cousin (from the previous episode) is set to wed in the Anderson household, but things go wrong, due to the nervousness of the prospective bride and groom, and the wedding is called off. Poor Bud is reeled in to do a stand-in for the bride at the rehearsal.
7.1/10Where to watch
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The Matchmaker
Episode 21 - 2-20-1955
30m
Margaret tries to get her cousin and her boyfriend married.
7.2/10Where to watch
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The Mink Coat
Episode 20 - 2-13-1955
30m
Even though finances have grown a little tight in the Anderson household, Jim buys Margaret a mink coat that ends up being more trouble than it’s worth.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Father of the Year
Episode 19 - 2-06-1955
30m
Jim is happy to learn his kids are planning to enter him in a Father of the Year contest. But things, of course, don’t go smoothly.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Jim the Farmer
Episode 18 - 1-30-1955
30m
Jim wants to give up his office job in order to move into the country to lead a quiet, and less stressful, life as a farmer. Margaret doesn't think that he means it seriously, but he crosses more lines to fulfill his dream than he ever has before.
7.3/10Where to watch
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The Promised Playhouse
Episode 17 - 1-23-1955
30m
After making a big deal about people keeping their word, Jim is forced to put his words into practice to set a good example for his family.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Bud the Snob
Episode 16 - 1-16-1955
30m
Bud is deemed a snob by the girls in school because he won’t speak to any of them. When Jim talks it over with him, he discovers that Bud‘s real problem is that he becomes tongue-tied around them.
7.3/10Where to watch
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A Friend of Old George's
Episode 15 - 1-09-1955
30m
An unwanted visitor that won't leave spoils Kathy's birthday party.
6.8/10Where to watch
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Boy's Week
Episode 14 - 1-02-1955
30m
Jim receives a traffic ticket and Bud is appointed to be judge on that day.
7.7/10Where to watch
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Sparrow in the Window
Episode 13 - 12-26-1954
30m
Kathy discovers a wounded Sparrow on the windowsill of the house—which she then considers hers—and the whole family becomes involved in trying to help it get better.
7.9/10Where to watch
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The Christmas Story
Episode 12 - 12-19-1954
30m
Jim takes the family into the woods to cut down their own tree, and they become stranded there.
8.2/10Where to watch
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Margaret Goes Dancing
Episode 11 - 12-12-1954
30m
Jim and Margaret rarely disagree on anything. But when he finds out Margaret signed them up to take dancing lessons, Jim refuses to do so, and ends up defiantly going to his old club, leaving her to take lessons alone.
7.1/10Where to watch
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Typical Father
Episode 10 - 12-05-1954
30m
Jim becomes worried that things between Betty and a new male friend of hers are getting too serious.
7.2/10Where to watch
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Second Honeymoon
Episode 9 - 11-28-1954
30m
Jim's weekend retreat, just he and his wife, seems like a perfect idea, at first. But he doesn't want to pass this on to the kids when he learns that the kids have plans with them; and then when the kids take the news too easy, Jim and Margaret are befuddled. They leave, but soon they start thinking about their kids and after reaching the lodge they want to phone in - but no one answers the call...
6.9/10Where to watch
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Thanksgiving Day
Episode 8 - 11-21-1954
30m
Kathy writes the best poem in the fourth grade on what Thanksgiving means to her, and Jim builds the poem up in his mind to unreasonable expectations for a fourth grader. When he actually finds out what the poem consists of, his hopes for Kathy’s future are deflated and he disparages the poem to Margaret, unwitting that Kathy has overheard.
6.7/10Where to watch
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Bud's Encounter With the Law
Episode 7 - 11-14-1954
30m
Bud becomes increasingly paranoid when Kathy (who has a fascination with the new washing machine, and puts everything in there) places a letter addressed to him by the police department in the washing machine, and ruins the letter, so he doesn’t know why he is asked to be there within seven days.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation
Episode 6 - 11-07-1954
30m
Jim comes to believe that he is over the hill.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Live My Own Life
Episode 5 - 10-31-1954
25m
Bud moves out, but discovers he can't clean, cook, or take care of himself.
7.4/10Where to watch
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Football Tickets
Episode 4 - 10-24-1954
30m
Jim gets tickets to an important football game, and picks one of the kids to go with him—only to be blackmailed by an important client (who wants to go to the game, too) out of one of his tickets. He then tries frantically to find a second one.
7.2/10Where to watch
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The Motor Scooter
Episode 3 - 10-17-1954
30m
Jim buys Bud a motor scooter but Margaret won't let him have it.
7.5/10Where to watch
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Lesson in Citizenship
Episode 2 - 10-10-1954
25m
Jim tells his family to help others and winds up in more trouble than before.
7.7/10Where to watch
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Bud Takes Up the Dance
Episode 1 - 10-03-1954
30m
Bud tries to learn how to dance from a book for his first school dance.
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Short Wave
Episode 21 - 1-30-1957
30m
While listening to Buds short wave radio the family overhears a distress call from a boat.
8.8/10Where to watch
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An Evening to Remember
Episode 25 - 2-27-1957
30m
The Anderson home is disrupted by a visit from actor Cornel Wilde. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Hansen: Lloyd Corrigan.
8.7/10Where to watch
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The Persistent Guest
Episode 26 - 3-07-1956
30m
Bud new friend won't leave the Anderson house because he has no family.
8.6/10Where to watch
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Blind Date
Episode 28 - 4-18-1960
30m
Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser
8.6/10Where to watch
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Follow the Leader
Episode 1 - 9-25-1957
30m
Bud must decide if he should stand up for a teacher or join the class in a revolt.
8.5/10Where to watch
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