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S6 E17 Second Best

Comedy

ALL

25m

1 Feb 1960

Betty decides to compete in the previously all-male college fencing tournament.

Season 6, 32 Episodes

Father Knows Best - A Day in the Country

A Day in the Country,

The Andersons decide to take a weekend family drive in the country only to have their car break down.

Father Knows Best - Bud Branches Out

Bud Branches Out,

Bud develops a crush on his attractive French professor.

Father Knows Best - The Gardener's Big Day

The Gardener's Big Day,

The Anderson's Hispanic gardener is chosen to represent Springfield at the opening of a park but a couple of town council members are less than thrilled with the prospect.

Father Knows Best - The Imposter

Betty gets involved with a young lawyer who's posing as the owner of a radio store.

Father Knows Best - Bud Plays It Safe

Bud Plays It Safe,

In order to ensure himself of a spot on the football team roster, Bud begins dating the daughter of the head coach.

Father Knows Best - Bicycle Trip for Two

Bicycle Trip for Two,

Jim and Margaret get into an argument while taking a bicycle trip.

Father Knows Best - First Disillusionment

First Disillusionment,

Bud recounts to Kathy about the time he lost a job due to an applicant's faked credentials.

Father Knows Best - Margaret's Old Flame

Margaret's Old Flame,

Jim and Margaret recall the people they once dated as they prepare for their college reunion.

Father Knows Best - Kathy Becomes a Girl

Kathy Becomes a Girl,

The rest of the family tries to feminize tomboy Kathy.

Father Knows Best - Bud, the Willing Worker

Bud, the Willing Worker,

In order to buy a boat, Bud takes a job pumping gas at a service station.

Father Knows Best - Turn the Other Cheek

Turn the Other Cheek,

Jim and Kathy both feel like their friends doublecrossed them.

Father Knows Best - Good Joke on Mom

Good Joke on Mom,

Margaret tricks the family into believing that she's been selected chairperson of an important hospital building project.

Father Knows Best - Betty's Double

Betty's Double,

Betty wins a lookalike contest due to her close resemblance to an actress. The prize is a trip to Hollywood.

Father Knows Best - Father, the Naturalist

Father, the Naturalist,

Father and Margaret head outside to explore nature.

Father Knows Best - Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

Bud Hides Behind a Skirt,

Betty leads a campaign for safe driving only to have brother Bud accused of reckless driving.

Father Knows Best - Togetherness

The Andersons are paid a visit by a newspaper reporter who's doing an article on family togetherness.

Father Knows Best - Second Best

Betty decides to compete in the previously all-male college fencing tournament.

Father Knows Best - Kathy's Big Deception

Kathy's Big Deception,

Kathy makes up an imaginary boyfriend so that her family will think she has a date for the community picnic.

Father Knows Best - Cupid Knows Best

Cupid Knows Best,

The Anderson gardener, Frank, is lonely but is interested in someone.

Father Knows Best - The Big Test

Betty tries her hand at matchmaking for family gardener Frank and a gal who works in a flower shop.

Father Knows Best - Jim's Big Surprise

Jim's Big Surprise,

Jim announces that he has a big surprise for the Anderson clan.

Father Knows Best - Time to Retire

Time to Retire,

Bud's actions reaffirm an old man's belief in life and lead to an employment opportunity.

Father Knows Best - Bud, the Speculator

Bud, the Speculator,

Never the sharpest tool in the shed, Bud loses $50 in a phony stock scheme.

Father Knows Best - The $500 Letter

The $500 Letter,

When the Andersons receive a $500 check in the mail from a secret admirer, they try to discover the identity of the donor.

Father Knows Best - Adopted Daughter

Adopted Daughter,

In this flashback episode, Kathy recalls the time she mistakenly thought she was an adopted child.

Father Knows Best - Family Contest

Family Contest,

Kathy enters her family in a photo contest.

Father Knows Best - Love and Learn

Love and Learn,

Needing help in English because he's not the brightest bulb in the box, Bud is assigned an attractive tutor and soon falls for her.

Father Knows Best - Blind Date

Betty dates a boy whom her galpals regard as a loser.

Father Knows Best - Betty's Career Problem

Betty's Career Problem,

Betty finds herself competing against (and losing to) a boy in several collegiate contests. Now they're competing against each other for a job.

Father Knows Best - Bud Lives It Up

Bud Lives It Up,

In order to impress a girl, Bud starts spending money beyond his means.

Father Knows Best - Not His Type

Betty gets caught up in the middle of a lover's quarrel between two of her friends who plan to marry.

Father Knows Best - Betty's Graduation

Betty's Graduation,

This flashback episode recalls Betty and her reluctance to graduate from high school.

Details

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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