Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

1954
Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best

7.4 | TV-G | en | Comedy

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

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EP32  Betty's Graduation
May. 23,1960
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"".

EP31  Not His Type
May. 16,1960
Not His Type

Betty is caught in the middle of an argument between two of her friends who are planning to marry.

EP30  Bud Lives It Up
May. 09,1960
Bud Lives It Up

Bud spends more money than he has in order to impress a girl in Chicago.

EP29  Betty's Career Problem
Apr. 25,1960
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

EP28  Blind Date
Apr. 18,1960
Blind Date

Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

EP27  Love and Learn
Apr. 11,1960
Love and Learn

Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

EP26  Family Contest
Apr. 04,1960
Family Contest

Kathy destroys a picture of a family competing against hers in a photo contest

EP25  Adopted Daughter
Mar. 28,1960
Adopted Daughter

While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.

EP24  The $500 Letter
Mar. 21,1960
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.

EP23  Bud, the Speculator
Mar. 14,1960
Bud, the Speculator

Bud invests money in a phony stock scheme and winds up losing fifty dollars

EP22  Time to Retire
Mar. 07,1960
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.

EP21  Jim's Big Surprise
Feb. 29,1960
Jim's Big Surprise

Jim is surprised by his family's lack of interest when he is named Father of the Year.

EP20  The Big Test
Feb. 22,1960
The Big Test

Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.

EP19  Cupid Knows Best
Feb. 15,1960
Cupid Knows Best

Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.

EP18  Kathy's Big Deception
Feb. 08,1960
Kathy's Big Deception

Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.

EP17  Second Best
Feb. 01,1960
Second Best

Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

EP16  Togetherness
Jan. 25,1960
Togetherness

A reporter visits the family in order to do an article on family togetherness.

EP15  Bud Hides Behind a Skirt
Jan. 18,1960
Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

Betty is campaigning for safe driving, while Bud is accused of reckless driving.

EP14  Father, the Naturalist
Jan. 11,1960
Father, the Naturalist

This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".

EP13  Betty's Double
Jan. 04,1960
Betty's Double

Betty wins a trip to Hollywood because she looks like a famous movie star.

EP12  Good Joke on Mom
Dec. 28,1959
Good Joke on Mom

Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.

EP11  Turn the Other Cheek
Dec. 14,1959
Turn the Other Cheek

Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

EP10  Bud, the Willing Worker
Dec. 07,1959
Bud, the Willing Worker

Bud wants a part-time job at a service station in order to get enough money to buy a boat.

EP9  Kathy Becomes a Girl
Nov. 30,1959
Kathy Becomes a Girl

The family tries to change Kathy from a tomboy into a beautiful girl.

EP8  Margaret's Old Flame
Nov. 23,1959
Margaret's Old Flame

Jim and Margaret tease one another about people they dated as their college reunion nears.

EP7  First Disillusionment
Nov. 16,1959
First Disillusionment

Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.

EP6  Bicycle Trip for Two
Nov. 09,1959
Bicycle Trip for Two

Jim's plans for a quiet bicycle trip end up with Jim and Margaret arguing

EP5  Bud Plays It Safe
Nov. 02,1959
Bud Plays It Safe

Bud decides to date the coach's daughter in order to make sure he gets on the football team.

EP4  The Imposter
Oct. 26,1959
The Imposter

Betty becomes involved with a young lawyer pretending to be the owner of a radio store.

EP3  The Gardener's Big Day
Oct. 19,1959
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.

EP2  Bud Branches Out
Oct. 12,1959
Bud Branches Out

Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

EP1  A Day in the Country
Oct. 05,1959
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.

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7.4 | TV-G | en | Comedy , Family | More Info
Released: 1954-10-03 | Released Producted By: Columbia Pictures Television , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.

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Robert Young , Jane Wyatt , Elinor Donahue

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Reviews

John Smith I remember watching this T.V.show as a kid after school in the 70's. Unlike many people who say this show was fake and there was no such families with wonderful parents like the Andersons.I am here to tell you yes there were.I had and still have parents like the Anderson's !!! I came across an old VHS tape I recored in the early 90's with several episode's and watched it a few weeks ago.What a delightful walk down memory lane of my childhood and the America of old that has long since vanished with the onslaught of vile debased bilged that is TV today.What else would one expect with the break down of the American family. So called Parents of the MTV generation. Oops I meant the second generation of MTV when it was sold to the anti American family perverts.Whos main goal was to destroy and mock the American family!With an onslaught of disgusting anti social behavior and the 50 word vocabulary of MTV.Not to mention the perverted sexualizing of underage boys and girls.Any so called parents that lets their children watch this crap should be arrested for child abuse or at least charged with risk of injury to a minor.But then again what else would one expect from parents that act as stupid as their kids!Mothers with trampstamps and fathers with pants hanging down their asses caps on sideways looking like complete morons!BTW...In case you didn't know... trampstamp refers to a girl with a hideous tattoo above here butt and across here lower back Ewwwww hence the term TRAMPSTAMP !If we had an FCC or if I was in charge no one under 18 would be allowed to watch this filth!Along with all the other anti-social anti-family trash.
joeljordanh20 I was just thinking about the series and wondered why it has yet to be on the Nick or TV Land channels. This series was truly among the very best. Many of the episodes dealt with many issues that are still very relevant today. I especially liked the episode where the mother decides to take a day off from all the housework and cooking and treat herself to some new sights and sounds and how shocked the family is that the "routine" of things is upset. I saw Elinor on E! the other night by the way. I am looking forward to seeing this series air again somewhere.
mdsandall As a child of the Sixties I grew to love and appreciate the Andersons. I enjoyed watching and listening to the dialog and reactions by each of the members of the family. I truly came to understand what was definitely "right" and what was "wrong" in decision-making. I became apart of the family when I came running home from school and plop down in front of the TV and tune in. I really wish that I could have lived there in Springfield and have a family like the Andersons. To me they were the epitomie of the way a family was supposed to be. I actually learned some "habits" and values that I stole from the series. To this day, working as a teacher in my mid 40's, I find myself whistling the theme song between classes, at lunch, etc. I remember thinking about some of the situations that Bud and his sisters would get into and how they would resolve them. I would then apply to my own life. Maybe that is why I probably have had a 'wonderful life'. Thank you, Mr Tewksberry, for this indelible imprint on my life!
sirdar Critics of this type of show are quick to point out how "unrealistic" it was. After all no episode dealt with drug addiction, teen pregnancy,dropping out of school, or any of the other "relevant" topics that pass for entertainment today. Instead this program concentrated on the, now passe, issues of family love, warmth, charity, and decency. I challenge any parent, of whatever generation, to contrast an episode of this show with any "Married with Children" or the majority of today's teen oriented sitcoms and decide which world view they would wish for their children. Perhaps this show and others of its era (e.g. Andy Griffith) was overly hopeful in its portrayal of family and community, but isn't it better to aspire to the values of Father Knows Best than succumb to the spirit of the age we live in?