Father Knows Best - Season 1

Father Knows Best - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes26
DatesOct 3, 1954 - Mar 27, 1955
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Episodes

Bud Takes Up the Dance
Season 1Episode 130 min

Bud Takes Up the Dance

Jim and Betty help Bud learn to dance so he can go to the school dance with a girl.

Oct 3, 1954
Lesson in Citizenship
Season 1Episode 230 min

Lesson in Citizenship

Jim tells his kids they need to cheerfully volunteer. Bud volunteers Jim's time, Kathy volunteers his good suit to charity, Betty volunteers to be a witness to an accident for a good looking young man.

Oct 10, 1954
The Motor Scooter
Season 1Episode 330 min

The Motor Scooter

Margaret is not thrilled at all with Jim's purchase of a second hand motor scooter for Bud. Opening scene is great as Jim appears to be the worst scooter driver in Springfield.

Oct 17, 1954
Football Tickets
Season 1Episode 430 min

Football Tickets

Jim is to take Betty to the biggest football game of the year, but a business customer blackmails him into taking him, instead.

Oct 24, 1954
Live My Own Life
Season 1Episode 530 min

Live My Own Life

Bud wants to live on his own terms and decides to move to a small apartment with one room.

Oct 31, 1954
Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation
Season 1Episode 630 min

Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation

Jim wants to feel young again and his family tries to make him feel better.

Nov 7, 1954
Bud's Encounter with the Law
Season 1Episode 730 min

Bud's Encounter with the Law

Rocket Girl Kathy loads up her rocket (new washing machine) causing problems for the whole family.

Nov 14, 1954
Thanksgiving Day
Season 1Episode 830 min

Thanksgiving Day

Jim changes plans for Thanksgiving to celebrate Kathy's winning poem of the fourth grade.

Nov 21, 1954
Second Honeymoon
Season 1Episode 930 min

Second Honeymoon

Jim asks Margaret to take off with him for a weekend alone. Blooper: In the car they talk about their kids being nearly in bed but the shadows show it is mid-day.

Nov 28, 1954
Typical Father
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Typical Father

Betty and her boyfriend rehearse for a play and causes Jim to believe they are eloping.

Dec 5, 1954
Margaret Goes Dancing
Season 1Episode 1130 min

Margaret Goes Dancing

Feeling nostalgic and a bit neglected, Margaret decides to take private dance lessons.

Dec 12, 1954
The Christmas Story
Season 1Episode 1230 min

The Christmas Story

The family takes a short road trip to find the perfect Christmas tree but a sudden storm strands them for Christmas.

Dec 19, 1954
Sparrow in the Window
Season 1Episode 1330 min

Sparrow in the Window

It's a cold rainy evening and Kathy finds a motionless sparrow on the windowsill.

Dec 26, 1954
Boy's Week
Season 1Episode 1430 min

Boy's Week

Kathy is blamed for breaking a window, and Jim must face a Boys Week Judge in court.

Jan 2, 1955
A Friend of Old George's
Season 1Episode 1530 min

A Friend of Old George's

A friend of a college friend drops by as the family is trying to celebrate Kathy's birthday.

Jan 9, 1955
Bud the Snob
Season 1Episode 1630 min

Bud the Snob

Bud is bashful trying to talk to girls in his school.

Jan 16, 1955
The Promised Playhouse
Season 1Episode 1730 min

The Promised Playhouse

Jim tells Bud the complete story of a promise to Kathy about a tree-house made years ago to explain why he is very careful about what promises he makes.

Jan 23, 1955
Jim the Farmer
Season 1Episode 1830 min

Jim the Farmer

Jim's stressful work moves Jim to move to the country for a less hectic life.

Jan 30, 1955
Father of the Year
Season 1Episode 1930 min

Father of the Year

Jim is entered into a father-of-the-year contest by his kids.

Feb 6, 1955
The Mink Coat
Season 1Episode 2030 min

The Mink Coat

After Jim tells family they must tighten belts in the family budget, he buys a mink coat for Margaret.

Feb 13, 1955
The Matchmaker
Season 1Episode 2130 min

The Matchmaker

Margaret plans a dinner for a couple to encourage him to ask his girlfriend to marry him.

Feb 20, 1955
Bud the Bridesmaid
Season 1Episode 2230 min

Bud the Bridesmaid

Margaret is hosting a wedding in her home for the couple from the last episode.

Feb 27, 1955
Proud Father
Season 1Episode 2330 min

Proud Father

Kathy, Bud, and Betty are all scared of something happening to them, and Jim encourages them to be brave.

Mar 6, 1955
Father Delivers the Papers
Season 1Episode 2430 min

Father Delivers the Papers

Bud's job as delivery boy is in jeopardy and Jim completes his route keeping a promise to Bud's boss.

Mar 13, 1955
No Partiality
Season 1Episode 2530 min

No Partiality

Kathy is tired of hand-me-downs. trivia: when Jim calls phone number on Kathy's arm but not the same numbers.

Mar 20, 1955
Close Decision
Season 1Episode 2630 min

Close Decision

Bud learns a lesson after he fails to keep up with his responsibilities and proves his good character.

Mar 27, 1955

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