Father Knows Best: Season 6

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