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