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S1 E26 Close Decision

Comedy

ALL

22m

26 Mar 1955

Bud is slacking offhe's not doing his chores and he's put off memorizing a poem to recite in church. Margaret insists he skip his softball game and catch up on his work, but Jim sneaks him out.

Season 1, 26 Episodes

Father Knows Best - Bud Takes Up The Dance

Bud Takes Up The Dance,

Bud uses an old book to teach himself to dance in time for his very first date and his very first dance.

Father Knows Best - Lesson In Citizenship

Lesson In Citizenship,

Jim sets out to teach his layabout kids a proper life ethic.

Father Knows Best - The Motor Scooter

The Motor Scooter,

Jim and Margaret disagree on whether Jim should buy Bud a motor scooter.

Father Knows Best - Football Tickets

Football Tickets,

Jim and Margaret go to the big football game every year. This year, Margaret finds she cannot go and Betty is promised the ticketuntil Jim offers it to someone else.

Father Knows Best - Live My Own Life

Live My Own Life,

Bud feels beleaguered by his parents and siblings, and believes he is ready to take responsibility for his own life.

Father Knows Best - Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation

Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation,

Jim wants to play badminton, but his kids see him as too old for such things.

Father Knows Best - Bud's Encounter With The Law

Bud's Encounter With The Law,

Kathy's on a tear, throwing everything she can get her hands on into her new spaceship, a/k/a the family washing machine.

Father Knows Best - Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day,

When Kathy writes a prize-winning Thanksgiving poem, Jim envisions his Kitten as the next Emily Brontë.

Father Knows Best - Second Honeymoon

Second Honeymoon,

Jim and Margaret could use some time away from the house, so they plan a weekend getaway.

Father Knows Best - Typical Father

Typical Father,

Betty is falling hard for a new guy, and it upsets her father.

Father Knows Best - Margaret Goes Dancing

Margaret Goes Dancing,

Margaret is sure she could never get Jim to agree to take dancing classes with her.

Father Knows Best - The Christmas Story

The Christmas Story,

In an attempt to remind his family of the real meaning of Christmas, Jim decides the Andersons will cut down their own Christmas tree this year.

Father Knows Best - Sparrow In The Window

Sparrow In The Window,

When Kathy discovers an injured sparrow on the windowsill, the family takes the little bird in to nurse it back to health.

Father Knows Best - Boy's Week

After Kathy breaks another window, Jim is committed to teaching his kids about personal responsibility.

Father Knows Best - A Friend Of Old George's

A Friend Of Old George's,

The family has a lovely dinner and special event planned for Kathy's birthday. She's been looking forward to it, but an uninvited visitor upsets the best-laid plans.

Father Knows Best - Bud The Snob

Bud is getting a reputation as a snob; his difficulty in talking with girls is being misinterpreted as standoffishness.

Father Knows Best - The Promised Playhouse

The Promised Playhouse,

Jim demands that his family start living up to the promises they've made to people.

Father Knows Best - Jim The Farmer

Jim The Farmer,

Feeling stressed out from all the pressure at work, Jim decides to give up his job, move to the country and become a farmer.

Father Knows Best - Father Of The Year

Father Of The Year,

The Springfield newspaper is sponsoring a Father of the Year contest. The Anderson children set out to write the winning essay, but can't find the words to describe the best father in the world.

Father Knows Best - The Mink Coat

Money is tight and Jim lectures the family on fiscal responsibility. The very next day he is presented with an extraordinary opportunity to buy Margaret a mink coat for less than half the regular price, and he grabs it.

Father Knows Best - The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker,

Margaret wages a campaign to get her cousin's boyfriend to propose. Though Louise is hesitant to trap Tom, Margaret is sure she knows what to do and takes over.

Father Knows Best - Bud The Bridesmaid

Bud The Bridesmaid,

Cousin Louise is getting married in the Anderson home. Margaret is going all-out on the wedding, and Jim is not happy about the bills. When a case of wedding jitters keeps Louise out of the rehearsal, Bud has to stand in for the bride.

Father Knows Best - Proud Father

After he runs into a friend who brags about his overachieving children, Jim wants to help inspire his own brood to acts of greatness.

Father Knows Best - Father Delivers The Papers

Father Delivers The Papers,

The customers on Bud's paper route have been complaining about him to his boss. When Mr. Collins tells Jim about it, Jim assures him that Bud will fulfill his duties if he gives him another chance.

Father Knows Best - No Partiality

Kathy demands equal rights with Betty and Bud. Jim agrees and says that whatever Betty gets to do, Kathy gets to do too.

Father Knows Best - Close Decision

Close Decision,

Bud is slacking offhe's not doing his chores and he's put off memorizing a poem to recite in church. Margaret insists he skip his softball game and catch up on his work, but Jim sneaks him out.

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Father Knows Best

Comedy

All

6 Seasons

22m

Maybe he didn't always know best, but beginning in 1954 insurance salesman Jim Anderson (Robert Young) of Springfield, Ohio, was America's favorite head of household.

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