Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best: Season 6

Air Date

October 5, 1959

Episodes

32 episodes

Father Knows Best

Season 6

Episodes

1. A Day in the Country

October 5, 1959
30 min

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

October 12, 1959
30 min

Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

3. The Gardener's Big Day

October 19, 1959
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.

4. The Imposter

October 26, 1959
30 min

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

5. Bud Plays It Safe

November 2, 1959
30 min

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

6. Bicycle Trip for Two

November 9, 1959
30 min

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

7. First Disillusionment

November 16, 1959
30 min

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

8. Margaret's Old Flame

November 23, 1959
30 min

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

9. Kathy Becomes a Girl

November 30, 1959
30 min

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

10. Bud, the Willing Worker

December 7, 1959
30 min

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

December 14, 1959
30 min

Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

12. Good Joke on Mom

December 28, 1959
30 min

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

13. Betty's Double

January 4, 1960
30 min

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

14. Father, the Naturalist

January 11, 1960
30 min

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

January 18, 1960
30 min

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

16. Togetherness

January 25, 1960
30 min

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

17. Second Best

February 1, 1960
30 min

Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

18. Kathy's Big Deception

February 8, 1960
30 min

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

19. Cupid Knows Best

February 15, 1960
30 min

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

20. The Big Test

February 22, 1960
30 min

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

21. Jim's Big Surprise

February 29, 1960
30 min

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

22. Time to Retire

March 7, 1960
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.

23. Bud, the Speculator

March 14, 1960
30 min

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

24. The $500 Letter

March 21, 1960
30 min

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

March 28, 1960
30 min

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

26. Family Contest

April 4, 1960
30 min

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

27. Love and Learn

April 11, 1960
30 min

Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

28. Blind Date

April 18, 1960
30 min

Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

29. Betty's Career Problem

April 25, 1960
30 min

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

May 9, 1960
30 min

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

31. Not His Type

May 16, 1960
30 min

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

32. Betty's Graduation

May 23, 1960
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"".