Robert Young as Jim Anderson

Episodes 203

In 1959 the producers were approached to do a U.S. Savings Bond benefit for the American Federation of Labor and the Treasury Department. Though never aired on television, it was distributed to schools, churches, and civic groups. Extremely rare copies can still be found.

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Bud Takes Up the Dance

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October 3, 195430m
1x1

Bud tries to learn how to dance from a book for his first school dance.

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Lesson in Citizenship

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October 10, 195430m
1x2

Jim tells his family to help others which leads to complications.

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The Motor Scooter

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October 17, 195430m
1x3

Jim buys Bud a motor scooter but Margaret won't let him have it.

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Football Tickets

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October 24, 195430m
1x4

Jim gets tickets to an important football game, and picks one of the kids to go with him—only to be blackmailed by an important client (who wants to go to the game, too) out of one of his tickets. He then tries frantically to find a second one.

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Live My Own Life

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October 31, 195430m
1x5

Bud moves out, but discovers he can't clean, cook, or take care of himself.

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Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation

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November 7, 195430m
1x6

Jim comes to believe that he is over the hill.

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Bud's Encounter With the Law

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November 14, 195430m
1x7

Bud becomes increasingly paranoid when Kathy (who has a fascination with the new washing machine, and puts everything in there) places a letter addressed to him by the police department in the washing machine, and ruins the letter, so he doesn’t know why he is asked to be there within seven days.

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Thanksgiving Day

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November 21, 195430m
1x8

Kathy writes the best poem in the fourth grade on what Thanksgiving means to her, and Jim builds the poem up in his mind to unreasonable expectations for a fourth grader. When he actually finds out what the poem consists of, his hopes for Kathy’s future are deflated and he disparages the poem to Margaret, unwitting that Kathy has overheard.

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Second Honeymoon

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November 28, 195430m
1x9

Jim's weekend retreat, just he and his wife, seems like a perfect idea, at first. But he doesn't want to pass this on to the kids when he learns that the kids have plans with them; and then when the kids take the news too easy, Jim and Margaret are befuddled. They leave, but soon they start thinking about their kids and after reaching the lodge they want to phone in - but no one answers the call...

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Typical Father

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December 5, 195430m
1x10

Jim becomes worried that things between Betty and a new male friend of hers are getting too serious.

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Margaret Goes Dancing

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December 12, 195430m
1x11

Jim and Margaret rarely disagree on anything. But when he finds out Margaret signed them up to take dancing lessons, Jim refuses to do so, and ends up defiantly going to his old club, leaving her to take lessons alone.

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The Christmas Story

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December 19, 195430m
1x12

Jim takes the family into the woods to cut down their own tree, and they become stranded there.

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Sparrow in the Window

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December 26, 195430m
1x13

Kathy discovers a wounded Sparrow on the windowsill of the house—which she then considers hers—and the whole family becomes involved in trying to help it get better.

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Boy's Week

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January 2, 195530m
1x14

Jim receives a traffic ticket and Bud is appointed to be judge on that day.

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A Friend of Old George's

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January 9, 195530m
1x15

An unwanted visitor that won't leave spoils Kathy's birthday party.

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Bud the Snob

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January 16, 195530m
1x16

Bud is deemed a snob by the girls in school because he won’t speak to any of them. When Jim talks it over with him, he discovers that Bud‘s real problem is that he becomes tongue-tied around them.

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The Promised Playhouse

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January 23, 195530m
1x17

After making a big deal about people keeping their word, Jim is forced to put his words into practice to set a good example for his family.

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Jim the Farmer

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January 30, 195530m
1x18

Jim wants to give up his office job in order to move into the country to lead a quiet, and less stressful, life as a farmer. Margaret doesn't think that he means it seriously, but he crosses more lines to fulfill his dream than he ever has before.

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Father of the Year

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February 6, 195530m
1x19

Jim is happy to learn his kids are planning to enter him in a Father of the Year contest. But things, of course, don’t go smoothly.

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The Mink Coat

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February 13, 195530m
1x20

Even though finances have grown a little tight in the Anderson household, Jim buys Margaret a mink coat that ends up being more trouble than it’s worth.

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The Matchmaker

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February 20, 195530m
1x21

Margaret tries to get her cousin and her boyfriend married.

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Bud the Bridesmaid

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February 27, 195530m
1x22

Margaret's cousin (from the previous episode) is set to wed in the Anderson household, but things go wrong, due to the nervousness of the prospective bride and groom, and the wedding is called off. Poor Bud is reeled in to do a stand-in for the bride at the rehearsal.

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Proud Father

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March 6, 195530m
1x23

Jim tries to help the children regain their confidence.

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Father Delivers the Papers

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March 13, 195530m
1x24

Bud injures himself, so Jim delivers the papers on his route to avoid Bud being fired.

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No Partiality

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March 20, 195530m
1x25

Kathy and Betty fight for the attention of the same man.

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Close Decision

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Season Finale
March 27, 195530m
1x26

Margaret worries the entire day over what will become of Bud’s future if he doesn’t develop good character. This is tied in with a baseball game Bud is trying to get to play in.

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Art of Salesmanship

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August 31, 195530m
2x1

Jim tries to encourage Bud to take after him in salesmanship.

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Father's Private Life

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September 7, 195530m
2x2

Jim comes home tired one day and is harangued by the kids. So, he and Margaret set up new rules to give him some time to relax—but it ends up backfiring.

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Lessons in Civics

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September 14, 195530m
2x3

A new highway is getting built, and for that the old community hall is going to be pulled down. That's something Jim wouldn't like to see since the hall is a historical monument, and also, memories from his youth are connected with this hall. Everyone from the family sees how much the hall means to Jim, and they use different ways to organize help.

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First Disillusionment

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September 21, 195530m
2x4

Bud loses a job to a boy who fakes his resume, which leads him to believe it is alright to do this himself

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Woman in the House

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September 28, 195530m
2x5

Margaret is forced to invite a woman who makes her uncomfortable because she is Jim's friend's wife.

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New Girl at School

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October 5, 195530m
2x6

Bud learns that the girl he likes is dating his best friend.

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Kathy Makes Magic

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October 12, 195530m
2x7

Kathy gets a new magic set, from a trade with a friend, and becomes convinced she can truly wield magic.

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Advantage to Betty

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October 19, 195530m
2x8

Betty has recently taken up tennis at school and is chosen for a photo shoot for the paper. This causes friction between her and her doubles partner, Eula, who is the team’s best player.

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The Big Test

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October 26, 195530m
2x9

Bud is accused of cheating because he is suddenly getting high grades in class.

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Father Is a Dope

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November 2, 195530m
2x10

After commenting on a sitcom (“Father Does It Again”) the family watches together one night, Jim speaks about how TV fathers are often portrayed as dumb in comparison with their families. Later, he plans on going hunting and starts believing that Margaret and the kids are secretly trying to get him to stay.

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Spirit of Youth

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November 9, 195530m
2x11

When Jim gets an invitation to a dance for his class reunion—class of ‘33—the kids start behaving as if their parents are ancient. Then, when the kids at their alma mater treat them the same, Jim and Margaret deal with the thought of getting older.

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Bud, the Ladykiller

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November 16, 195530m
2x12

Bud gets irritated by a girl (whom he refers to as “Dumb Dora”) who has a crush on him, hurts her feelings when his irritation leads to cruelty, and must make amends.

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Margaret's Premonition

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November 30, 195530m
2x13

Margaret has a premonition of danger for Jim’s upcoming business trip, and tries to get Jim to postpone it. But Jim believes it’s a bunch of superstitious nonsense, and insists on going anyway.

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Stage to Yuma

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December 7, 195530m
2x14

Tate Idsen saves a stagecoach from savage Indians in a flashback sequence.

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Bad Influence

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December 14, 195530m
2x15

Bud gets in trouble when his latest friend turns out to be a kleptomaniac.

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Betty Hates Carter

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December 28, 195530m
2x16

Betty is indignant when Jim arranges a date for her with an old insurance salesman buddy’s son, Carter.

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Jim, the Tyrant

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January 4, 195630m
2x17

Jim comes home early from work, after a long, hard day, and expects to gain comfort from his family, but is quickly disillusioned when they all are too absorbed in their own interests and tasks to pay attention to him. This just makes his mood more sour and he declares at dinner that if he must, he will become a tyrant. This leads to unwelcome consequences.

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Betty's Brother

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January 11, 195630m
2x18

Bud is having trouble in school and the family are hard-pressed to find out why. Eventually, Jim and Margaret come to the conclusion that, since he’s entered high school, he’s lost his confidence over being constantly compared to Betty and her accomplishments.

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Betty Earns a Formal

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January 18, 195630m
2x19

Betty gets a job to pay for a new, expensive formal for the Cinderella Ball at the country club.

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The House Painter

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January 25, 195630m
2x20

Jim has a bet with Betty and Margaret concerning human nature, integrity and the man painting their house—Mr. Everett.

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Bud, the Wallflower

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February 1, 195630m
2x21

Bud seems determined not to go to a Senior/Freshman dance that is Sadie Hawkins-themed.

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The Bus to Nowhere

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February 8, 195630m
2x22

Betty becomes irritable with her family as she goes through an existential crisis.

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Kathy, the Indian Giver

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February 15, 195630m
2x23

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The Historical Andersons

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February 22, 195630m
2x24

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The Grass is Greener

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February 29, 195630m
2x25

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The Persistent Guest

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March 7, 195630m
2x26

Bud new friend won't leave the Anderson house because he has no family.

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Family Reunion

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March 14, 195630m
2x27

The family tries to think up excuses to keep from going to Margaret's family reunion.

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Family Dines Out

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March 28, 195630m
2x28

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Bud, the Boxer

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April 4, 195630m
2x29

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Betty, Girl Engineer

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April 11, 195630m
2x30

Betty decides to become an engineer. Doyle: Roger Smith. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin.

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The Martins and the Coys

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April 18, 195630m
2x31

Betty and her boyfriend refuse to see again after Jim and his father fight.

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Dilemma for Margaret

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April 25, 195630m
2x32

Margaret admits before the PTA that she can't control her children.

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Hero Father

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May 2, 195630m
2x33

Former baseball star Duke Snider appears in this episode. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Sandy: Tommy Ivo. Bramer: Kenneth Tobey. Kippy: Paul Wallace.

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Father, the Naturalist

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May 9, 195630m
2x34

Jim fights the elements to collect plants for Kathy's nature folder. Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray.

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The Ten Dollar Question

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May 16, 195630m
2x35

The family member who doesn't tattle for one week will receive ten dollars.

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Adopted Daughter

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May 23, 195630m
2x36

Kathy finds a receipt for $25 from the adoption center and believes she was adopted.

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Betty's Graduation

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Season Finale
May 30, 195630m
2x37

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No Apron Strings

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September 12, 195630m
3x1

Bud tries to prove he's not tied to his mother's apron strings. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Elinor Donahue, Lauren Chapin. Georgia: Denise Alexander.

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Never in Twain

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September 19, 195630m
3x2

On a dude ranch, Betty falls in love with a cowboy only to discover the relationship won't last.

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Betty Goes to College

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September 26, 195630m
3x3

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Man About Town

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October 3, 195630m
3x4

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The Homing Pigeon

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October 10, 195630m
3x5

Jim tries discouraging Betty from taking her own apartment. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Jean: Donna Jo Gribble.

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Spaghetti for Margaret

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October 17, 195630m
3x6

The Andersons entertain an aspiring writer---aspiring for 30 years. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Harper: Herb Butterfield.

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Betty's Birthday

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October 24, 195630m
3x7

Betty announces that she doesn't want a birthday party or presents.

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Bud, the Millionaire

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October 31, 195630m
3x8

To teach Bud a lesson, Jim gives him ten dollars a week for allowance, but he's not to spend the money on anyone else but himself.

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The Old Days

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November 7, 195630m
3x9

Jim and Margaret complain about the children's sloppy clothes. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Dotty: Yvonne Lime.

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Whistle Bait

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November 14, 195630m
3x10

Betty's esteem is low after another girl gets all the attention she used to get.

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The Great Guy

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November 21, 195630m
3x11

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The Family Goes to New York

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November 28, 195630m
3x12

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Betty Goes Steady

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December 5, 195630m
3x13

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The Good Prospect

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December 12, 195630m
3x14

The Andersons try bringing an old man out of his dream world. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Mr. Lydom: Don Beddoe. Mrs. Lydom: Mary Adams. Kippy: Paul Wallace.

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The Angel's Sweater

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December 19, 195630m
3x15

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The Promising Young Man

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December 26, 195630m
3x16

The boss's son goes to work in Jim's office. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Ward: Willis Bouchey.

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Margaret Hires a Gardener

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January 2, 195730m
3x17

A Spanish immigrant, Frank, fixes the Andersons lawn and then charges a high price.

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Big Sister

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January 8, 195730m
4x14

At summer camp Kathy rebels after her counselor, Betty, keeps pushing her to do better.

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Swiss Family Anderson

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January 9, 195730m
3x18

The Anderson family becomes shipwrecked on a deserted island.

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Brief Holiday

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January 16, 195730m
3x19

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The Lawn Party

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January 23, 195730m
3x20

Bud tells the family they are to set up for a lawn party that is tomorrow.

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Short Wave

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January 30, 195730m
3x21

While listening to Buds short wave radio the family overhears a distress call from a boat.

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Carnival

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February 6, 195730m
3x22

Bud squanders Jim's money at a carnival. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Lauren Chapin. Burt: Dick Foran. Kippy: Paul Wallace.

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Betty and the Jet Pilot

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February 13, 195730m
3x23

Betty's new boyfriend, a jet pilot, is transferred to Alaska.

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Trip to Hillsborough

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February 20, 195730m
3x24

Looking for adventure, Bud travels to a neighboring town. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Kippy: Paul Wallace.

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An Evening to Remember

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February 27, 195730m
3x25

The Anderson home is disrupted by a visit from actor Cornel Wilde. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Hansen: Lloyd Corrigan.

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Bud Buys a Car

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March 13, 195730m
3x26

Bud buys a car for $10. Jim: Robert Young. Margaret: Jane Wyatt.

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Safety First

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March 20, 195730m
3x27

When Bud receives a traffic ticket he is forced to become a crossing guard.

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Bud, the Hero

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March 27, 195730m
3x28

Bud - a hero? A chain reaction of events, starting with a girl who wants to use Bud to make her boyfriend jealous leads to Bud preventing a bank robbery, making him the hero of the town.

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Betty, the Track Star

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April 3, 195730m
3x29

3Apr57 Betty becomes flower queen and wins a track race all in the same day.

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The Spelling Bee

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April 17, 195730m
3x30

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Bud, the Philanthropist

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April 24, 195730m
3x31

Kippy takes credit for a church donation Bud made, and Bud plans to get even.

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Baby in the House

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May 1, 195730m
3x32

Jim and Margaret takes care of a baby Betty is baby-sitting so she can go out.

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Class Prophecy

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May 8, 195730m
3x33

Henry Pruett, a traveling salesman on tour, accidentally knocks on the door of Margaret: she, Jim and Henry attended college together and he was a promising man back then - on his way to become a doctor. But all he is now is the salesman (and a bad one too) and that's embarrassing for him and he decides to keep it a secret. But Margaret and Jim find out about this anyway.

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The Art of Romance

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May 15, 195730m
3x34

Bud gets advice from Jim on how to win over Judy, while she is asking Margaret.

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Margaret Disowns Her Family

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May 22, 195730m
3x35

Margaret tries to help a young woman overcome her fear of having a baby.

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Grandpa Retires

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May 29, 195730m
3x36

Jim and Margaret are called in to help Margaret's dad, who's about to hand over his printing office and retire. The main reason is his groggy health lately, but it seems that giving up his office is the actual source for this problems.

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Shoot for the Moon

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Season Finale
June 5, 195730m
3x37

Sageman helps the Andersons regain their self-confidence.

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Follow the Leader

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September 25, 195730m
4x1

Bud must decide if he should stand up for a teacher or join the class in a revolt.

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The Awkward Hero

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October 2, 195730m
4x2

Betty tutors a football player who will escort her to a dance as payment.

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The Good Neighbor

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October 9, 195730m
4x3

Margaret receives a new house which she plans to rent out.

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Bud, the Executive

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October 16, 195730m
4x4

Bud becomes the chairman for the planning of his high school picnic.

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Sentenced to Happiness

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October 23, 195730m
4x5

The Anderson's gardener, Frank, is forced to get a real job and then winds up in court.

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Mother Goes to School

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October 30, 195730m
4x6

Margaret enrolls in an English class in college and is put in Betty's class.

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The Indispensable Man

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November 6, 195730m
4x7

Bud is not able to play in the football game because he wouldn't go to bed early.

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Kathy's Big Chance

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November 13, 195730m
4x8

Kathy competes in an essay contest judged by Greer Garson.

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Margaret Learns to Drive

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November 20, 195730m
4x9

Jim tries to teach Margaret how to drive a car.

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The Way of a Dictator

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December 4, 195730m
4x10

Bud is given the pleasure of raising Kathy when he says they are doing it all wrong.

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Mr. Beal Meets His Match

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December 11, 195730m
4x11

Betty is going through a phase where she thinks selfishness is the sole motivator in people's lives.

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Kathy Makes a Wish

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December 25, 195730m
4x12

When Kathy finds a horseshoe and she wishes for a horse, and gets one.

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Man With a Plan

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January 1, 195830m
4x13

A girl thinks Bud is going into the Army and throws a going away party.

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Calypso Kid

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January 15, 195830m
4x15

Bud practices the bongo drums to impress his new girlfriend.

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Father's Biography

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January 22, 195830m
4x16

Jim can either attend a business meeting or see Kathy read his biography.

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The Rivals

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January 29, 195830m
4x17

Betty has two dates for the same night and doesn't plan to break either one.

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Bud, the Mind Reader

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February 5, 195830m
4x18

Bud practices mind reading, and Betty tries to make the debating team.

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Margaret's Other Family

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February 12, 195830m
4x19

The family gets mad when Margaret keeps helping a furniture maker and his wife.

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The Trial

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February 19, 195830m
4x20

Bud is in trouble when he is accused of causing damage to a neighbor's property.

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Revenge is Sweet

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February 26, 195830m
4x21

26Feb58 Betty teases Bud saying he is sloppy when some very influential people come over.

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Country Cousin

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March 5, 195830m
4x22

The Anderson's cousin, Milly, arrives for a visit and to look at the college.

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Poor Old Dad

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March 12, 195830m
4x23

Bud believes that his father is henpecked when he willingly does everything Margaret wants him to.

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Betty's Crusade

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March 19, 195830m
4x24

Betty tries to help an old man fix up his restaurant so he isn't evicted by Jim's company.

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Young Love

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March 26, 195830m
4x25

Bud falls in love with an older woman at the grocery store who is married.

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Tell It to Mom

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April 2, 195830m
4x26

Chaos strikes when Betty hides a pair of skates for a friend of hers.

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A Friend in Need

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April 16, 195830m
4x27

A very talented dog shows up and takes residence in the Anderson's house.

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A Medal For Margaret

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April 23, 195830m
4x28

When Jim plans to build a case for trophies, and Margaret sets out to win a medal.

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The Weaker Sex

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April 30, 195830m
4x29

Betty tries to use her feminine wiles on a young man to get him to take her out.

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Jim, the Answer Man

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May 14, 195830m
4x30

Jim is bombarded with questions when he is getting ready for a business trip.

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Bud Quits School

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May 21, 195830m
4x31

When Bud meets a successful business man who quit school and Bud plans to do the same.

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A Matter of Pride

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June 4, 195830m
4x32

Bud is chosen as the most popular boy in his class at school.

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Betty Finds a Cause

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Season Finale
June 11, 195830m
4x33

Betty tries to make a man remove a hedge that blocks the view on a road.

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Vine Covered Cottage

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September 15, 195830m
5x1

Betty and Ralph plan to get married, but find it is not as happy as they thought.

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Be Kind to Bud Week

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September 22, 195830m
5x2

Bud thinks Betty has an ulterior motive when she is kind to him.

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Kathy's Romance

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September 29, 195830m
5x3

Kathy's new boyfriend is more interested in Jim than of Kathy.

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Voice From the Past

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October 6, 195830m
5x4

Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.

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Frank's Family Tress

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October 13, 195830m
5x5

Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.

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Always Plan Ahead

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October 20, 195830m
5x6

Jim tries to teach the children a lesson when they are constantly not planning ahead.

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Second Wedding

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October 27, 195830m
5x7

Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.

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Bud, the Caretaker

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November 3, 195830m
5x8

Bud finds a dent on the back of the car he is watching for a friend.

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Betty, the Pioneer Woman

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November 10, 195830m
5x9

Betty plays the founder of Springfield's wife in a play of what really happened.

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Fair Exchange

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November 17, 195830m
5x10

An Indian exchange student arrives for the weekend from Betty's college.

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Bud, the Snob

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November 24, 195830m
5x11

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Margaret Wins a Car

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December 1, 195830m
5x12

In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.

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The Great Experiment

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December 8, 195830m
5x13

Jim attempts to get the family to broaden their horizons and disaster strikes.

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The Christmas Story

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December 15, 195830m
5x14

The family recalls as they are putting up the Christmas tree, how Jim wanted them to cut their own tree, and in the process got stranded in a cabin.

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The Basketball Coach

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December 22, 195830m
5x15

Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.

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Kathy, Girl Executive

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December 29, 195830m
5x16

Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.

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The Good Samaritan

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January 5, 195930m
5x17

5Jan59 Bud must do a good deed for an English report and ends up resenting the whole world.

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The Ideal Father

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January 12, 195930m
5x18

Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.

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Big Shot Bud

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January 19, 195930m
5x19

Bud gets into hot water when he tries to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume.

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Hard Luck Leo

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January 26, 195930m
5x20

Leo visits and takes advantage of the whole family until something surprising happens.

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Bud, the Campus Romeo

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February 2, 195930m
5x21

When Bus refuses dates, the girl launch an anti-Bud campaign.

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Crisis Over a Kiss

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February 9, 195930m
5x22

Bud tries to save Betty from her boyfriend but Betty resents the help.

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Kathy Grows Up

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February 16, 195930m
5x23

Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.

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A Man of Merit

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February 23, 195930m
5x24

Jim learns that he is to be appointed as an outstanding person in the community.

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Betty Makes a Choice

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March 2, 195930m
5x25

Betty is faced with a hard decision that will affect her future.

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It's a Small World

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March 9, 195930m
5x26

Margaret must decide to attend a luncheon or go with Jim on an important trip.

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Two Loves Has Bud

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March 16, 195930m
5x27

Bud has a hard time when he must decide between two girls to take to the prom.

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An Extraordinary Woman

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March 23, 195930m
5x28

The Anderson's are visited by an author on African Culture.

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The Art of Romance

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March 30, 195930m
5x29

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Formula for Happiness

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April 6, 195930m
5x30

Strange things begin to happen when Jim's dreams start to come true.

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Bud and the Debutante

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April 13, 195930m
5x31

Bud tries to impress a wealthy girl by taking her to an expensive restaurant.

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The Promised Playhouse

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April 20, 195930m
5x32

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The Meanest Professor

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April 27, 195930m
5x33

Bud regrets writing a bad article about a professor after the professor finds the article.

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Live My Own Life

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May 4, 195930m
5x34

This is a recut version of episode 5 with the same name where Bud goes out on his own and tries to make good.

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Bud Has A Problem

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May 11, 195930m
5x35

Bud blames his professor when it appears he will not pass Physics.

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The Great Anderson Mystery

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May 18, 195930m
5x36

The Andersons act out a detective story when the television breaks down.

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Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback

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May 25, 195930m
5x37

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The Gold Turnip

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Season Finale
June 1, 195930m
5x38

1Jun59 Bud feels that there is no use for tradition so he starts to break all traditions.

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A Day in the Country

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October 5, 195930m
6x1

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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Bud Branches Out

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October 12, 195930m
6x2

Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

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The Gardener's Big Day

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October 19, 195930m
6x3

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.

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The Imposter

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October 26, 195930m
6x4

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

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Bud Plays It Safe

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November 2, 195930m
6x5

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

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Bicycle Trip for Two

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November 9, 195930m
6x6

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

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First Disillusionment

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November 16, 195930m
6x7

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

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Margaret's Old Flame

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November 23, 195930m
6x8

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

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Kathy Becomes a Girl

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November 30, 195930m
6x9

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

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Bud, the Willing Worker

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December 7, 195930m
6x10

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

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Turn the Other Cheek

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December 14, 195930m
6x11

Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

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Good Joke on Mom

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December 28, 195930m
6x12

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

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Betty's Double

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January 4, 196030m
6x13

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

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Father, the Naturalist

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January 11, 196030m
6x14

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

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Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

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January 18, 196030m
6x15

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

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Togetherness

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January 25, 196030m
6x16

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

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Second Best

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February 1, 196030m
6x17

Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

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Kathy's Big Deception

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February 8, 196030m
6x18

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

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Cupid Knows Best

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February 15, 196030m
6x19

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

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The Big Test

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February 22, 196030m
6x20

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

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Jim's Big Surprise

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February 29, 196030m
6x21

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

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Time to Retire

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March 7, 196030m
6x22

When Bud reaffirms and old man's belief in life, he decides to open his own insurance company and hire Bud as his assistant.

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Bud, the Speculator

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March 14, 196030m
6x23

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

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The $500 Letter

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March 21, 196030m
6x24

The Andersons get a check from an admirer and must find out which member of the family the check was meant for.

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Adopted Daughter

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March 28, 196030m
6x25

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

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Family Contest

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April 4, 196030m
6x26

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

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Love and Learn

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April 11, 196030m
6x27

Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

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Blind Date

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April 18, 196030m
6x28

Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

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Betty's Career Problem

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April 25, 196030m
6x29

Betty becomes frustrated when every college contest she enters, she loses to Cliff Bowman, who may even steal her job, too

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Bud Lives It Up

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May 9, 196030m
6x30

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

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Not His Type

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May 16, 196030m
6x31

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

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Betty's Graduation

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Season Finale
May 23, 196030m
6x32

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"".

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