Father Knows Best (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.

A Day in the Country (Episode 1)
Air date: 1959-10-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: While on the way to visit Margaret's parents, the car breaks down leaving the family stranded on a deserted road.
Bud Branches Out (Episode 2)
Air date: 1959-10-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Bud falls in love with his college French professor.
The Gardener's Big Day (Episode 3)
Air date: 1959-10-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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.
The Imposter (Episode 4)
Air date: 1959-10-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Betty becomes involved with a young lawyer pretending to be the owner of a radio store.
Bud Plays It Safe (Episode 5)
Air date: 1959-11-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Bud decides to date the coach's daughter in order to make sure he gets on the football team.
Bicycle Trip for Two (Episode 6)
Air date: 1959-11-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Jim's plans for a quiet bicycle trip end up with Jim and Margaret arguing
First Disillusionment (Episode 7)
Air date: 1959-11-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.
Margaret's Old Flame (Episode 8)
Air date: 1959-11-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Jim and Margaret tease one another about people they dated as their college reunion nears.
Kathy Becomes a Girl (Episode 9)
Air date: 1959-11-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The family tries to change Kathy from a tomboy into a beautiful girl.
Bud, the Willing Worker (Episode 10)
Air date: 1959-12-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Bud wants a part-time job at a service station in order to get enough money to buy a boat.
Turn the Other Cheek (Episode 11)
Air date: 1959-12-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.
Good Joke on Mom (Episode 12)
Air date: 1959-12-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.
Betty's Double (Episode 13)
Air date: 1960-01-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Betty wins a trip to Hollywood because she looks like a famous movie star.
Father, the Naturalist (Episode 14)
Air date: 1960-01-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".
Bud Hides Behind a Skirt (Episode 15)
Air date: 1960-01-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Betty is campaigning for safe driving, while Bud is accused of reckless driving.
Togetherness (Episode 16)
Air date: 1960-01-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A reporter visits the family in order to do an article on family togetherness.
Second Best (Episode 17)
Air date: 1960-02-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.
Kathy's Big Deception (Episode 18)
Air date: 1960-02-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
Cupid Knows Best (Episode 19)
Air date: 1960-02-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
The Big Test (Episode 20)
Air date: 1960-02-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.
Jim's Big Surprise (Episode 21)
Air date: 1960-02-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Jim is surprised by his family's lack of interest when he is named Father of the Year.
Time to Retire (Episode 22)
Air date: 1960-03-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When Bud reaffirms and old man's belief in life, he decides to open his own insurance company and hire Bud as his assistant.
Bud, the Speculator (Episode 23)
Air date: 1960-03-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Bud invests money in a phony stock scheme and winds up losing fifty dollars
The $500 Letter (Episode 24)
Air date: 1960-03-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The Andersons get a check from an admirer and must find out which member of the family the check was meant for.
Adopted Daughter (Episode 25)
Air date: 1960-03-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.
Family Contest (Episode 26)
Air date: 1960-04-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Kathy destroys a picture of a family competing against hers in a photo contest
Love and Learn (Episode 27)
Air date: 1960-04-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Bud falls in love with his English Tutor
Blind Date (Episode 28)
Air date: 1960-04-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser
Betty's Career Problem (Episode 29)
Air date: 1960-04-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Betty becomes frustrated when every college contest she enters, she loses to Cliff Bowman, who may even steal her job, too
Bud Lives It Up (Episode 30)
Air date: 1960-05-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Bud spends more money than he has in order to impress a girl in Chicago.
Not His Type (Episode 31)
Air date: 1960-05-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Betty is caught in the middle of an argument between two of her friends who are planning to marry.
Betty's Graduation (Episode 32)
Air date: 1960-05-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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"".