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Episode 1: Vine Covered Cottage
1958-09-1530 min
Betty and Ralph plan to get married, but find it is not as happy as they thought.
Season guide
Father Knows Best Season 5 — Episodes and Where to Watch
38 episodes · first aired 1958-09-15
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Episode 2: Be Kind to Bud Week
1958-09-2230 min
Bud thinks Betty has an ulterior motive when she is kind to him.
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Episode 3: Kathy's Romance
1958-09-2930 min
Kathy's new boyfriend is more interested in Jim than of Kathy.
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Episode 4: Voice From the Past
1958-10-0630 min
Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.
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Episode 5: Frank's Family Tress
1958-10-1330 min
Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.
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Episode 6: Always Plan Ahead
1958-10-2030 min
Jim tries to teach the children a lesson when they are constantly not planning ahead.
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Episode 7: Second Wedding
1958-10-2730 min
Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.
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Episode 8: Bud, the Caretaker
1958-11-0330 min
Bud finds a dent on the back of the car he is watching for a friend.
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Episode 9: Betty, the Pioneer Woman
1958-11-1030 min
Betty plays the founder of Springfield's wife in a play of what really happened.
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Episode 10: Fair Exchange
1958-11-1730 min
An Indian exchange student arrives for the weekend from Betty's college.
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Episode 11: Bud, the Snob
1958-11-2430 min
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Episode 12: Margaret Wins a Car
1958-12-0130 min
In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.
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Episode 13: The Great Experiment
1958-12-0830 min
Jim attempts to get the family to broaden their horizons and disaster strikes.
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Episode 14: The Christmas Story
1958-12-1530 min
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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Episode 15: The Basketball Coach
1958-12-2230 min
Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.
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Episode 16: Kathy, Girl Executive
1958-12-2930 min
Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.
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Episode 17: The Good Samaritan
1959-01-0530 min
5Jan59 Bud must do a good deed for an English report and ends up resenting the whole world.
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Episode 18: The Ideal Father
1959-01-1230 min
Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.
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Episode 19: Big Shot Bud
1959-01-1930 min
Bud gets into hot water when he tries to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume.
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Episode 20: Hard Luck Leo
1959-01-2630 min
Leo visits and takes advantage of the whole family until something surprising happens.
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Episode 21: Bud, the Campus Romeo
1959-02-0230 min
When Bus refuses dates, the girl launch an anti-Bud campaign.
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Episode 22: Crisis Over a Kiss
1959-02-0930 min
Bud tries to save Betty from her boyfriend but Betty resents the help.
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Episode 23: Kathy Grows Up
1959-02-1630 min
Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.
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Episode 24: A Man of Merit
1959-02-2330 min
Jim learns that he is to be appointed as an outstanding person in the community.
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Episode 25: Betty Makes a Choice
1959-03-0230 min
Betty is faced with a hard decision that will affect her future.
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Episode 26: It's a Small World
1959-03-0930 min
Margaret must decide to attend a luncheon or go with Jim on an important trip.
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Episode 27: Two Loves Has Bud
1959-03-1630 min
Bud has a hard time when he must decide between two girls to take to the prom.
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Episode 28: An Extraordinary Woman
1959-03-2330 min
The Anderson's are visited by an author on African Culture.
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Episode 29: The Art of Romance
1959-03-3030 min
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Episode 30: Formula for Happiness
1959-04-0630 min
Strange things begin to happen when Jim's dreams start to come true.
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Episode 31: Bud and the Debutante
1959-04-1330 min
Bud tries to impress a wealthy girl by taking her to an expensive restaurant.
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Episode 32: The Promised Playhouse
1959-04-2030 min
A flashback show about building a playhouse for Kathy.
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Episode 33: The Meanest Professor
1959-04-2730 min
Bud regrets writing a bad article about a professor after the professor finds the article.
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Episode 34: Live My Own Life
1959-05-0430 min
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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Episode 35: Bud Has A Problem
1959-05-1130 min
Bud blames his professor when it appears he will not pass Physics.
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Episode 36: The Great Anderson Mystery
1959-05-1830 min
The Andersons act out a detective story when the television breaks down.
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Episode 37: Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback
1959-05-2530 min
Margaret wants Jim to take her dancing. She tries to trick him into dance lessons.
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Episode 38: The Gold Turnip
1959-06-0130 min
1Jun59 Bud feels that there is no use for tradition so he starts to break all traditions.
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