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1.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Short Wave
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud buys a shortwave radio and, while showing it off to the family, hears a distress call. A family had become caught in a tropical storm while offshore in their cabin cruiser, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 82
2.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
An Evening to Remember
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Cornel Wilde has a car accident while traveling through Springfield. The person who hit his car just happens to be a client of Jim Anderson. Due to a mix up with Jim's secretary, Cornel ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 52
3.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Persistent Guest
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud has a new friend who helps tutor him in classes. When the friend stays over at the Andersons, he never seems to want to go home. The Andersons find out the boy is homeless and has no money.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 78
4.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Blind Date
(1960)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Betty is embarrassed when her friends make fun of Rudy because they think he is inferior to them. She chastises her friends and leaves the soda shop. Her friends decide to play a joke on Betty by setting her up on a blind date with Rudy.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 52
5.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Mister Beal Meets His Match
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Betty reads a story she wrote for school involving her family. In the story a devil named Harry Beal is trying to get the children's souls, Jim fights him and agrees his soul in exchange ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 50
6.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Follow the Leader
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud is extremely excited for the new school year to start. He is, however, shocked to find a very popular teacher has not returned but has been replaced by a Mr. Beckman. The rest of the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 51
7.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Bud and the Debutante
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud's car breaks down and Molly passes by and offers a ride. The next day, Bud is driving Molly's expensive car and going places paid for by Molly. Jim talks to Bud about not taking advantage of Molly just because her family is rich.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 50
8.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Great Anderson Mystery
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The Andersons are all entranced in a television mystery show when a tube blows in the back of the TV before the show ends. With the unknown end of the show, the family tries to figure out what happened based upon what they already watched.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 46
9.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Spelling Bee
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Kathy is nervous about the school spelling bee, so Betty gives her a penny and convinces her that it has special powers.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 48
10.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Good Neighbor
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Margaret receives the title deeds to a second property; Jim suggests she take responsibility for cleaning and renting out the property. They meet the neighbor, Mr. Boomhauer, who is a very ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 38
11.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Meanest Professor
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud is stuck with having to write an article for the school paper about a teacher he doesn't like.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 39
12.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Brief Holiday
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Margaret gets tired of all the housework and demands of the children, expecting her to do their every whim. She decides to take a day off and go into town. She browses the stores and has her picture drawn by a street artist.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 51
13.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Kathy's Big Chance
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Kathy's class has to write a civil war essay. The essays will be entered in a contest and the winner will meet Greer Garson who is in town for the premier of her period-piece civil war movie. Kathy is convinced she will win.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 50
14.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Christmas Story
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Upset with his children's materialistic approach to the holiday season, Jim insists his family drive to the mountains to chop down their Christmas tree. His wish for a simple family ... See full summary »
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 88
15.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Woman in the House
(1955)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Virge, an old friend of Jim's visits Jim at work and announces he and his wife have moved to Springfield. Jim & Margaret invite the couple to dinner. While Virge is well liked and enjoyed, his wife is not so pleasant.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 60
16.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Crisis Over a Kiss
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
As Bud comes home from a date, he sees one of Betty's boyfriends trying to kiss Betty against her wishes. He comes to the rescue, but Betty really did not want to be rescued. Bud tries to be the romantic man with his date.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 45
17.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Family Reunion
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Margaret's family is planning a reunion. While Margaret is excited, Jim and the children are not. They make excuses to not go because it is boring.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 45
18.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Betty's Birthday
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
It's Betty's 18th birthday, and she doesn't want any presents.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 42
19.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Carnival
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud joins the carnival, and he learns that a sucker is born every minute.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 47
20.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Time to Retire
(1960)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Jim must tell Arthur, a co-worker in the insurance company, that he has to retire as he has reached retirement age. Jim invites him to dinner with the Andersons and Arthur is full of energy. This only makes it harder for Jim to tell him.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 38
21.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Formula for Happiness
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Jim has a strange dream that involves a television broadcast, a mysterious intruder named Charles Barter, and the formula for happy living. In the days that follow, the dream seems to come true.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 46
22.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Bud, the Caretaker
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud is given charge of watching a neighbor's car while he is out of town. Bud is only to start the car every few days and not drive it around town. Alas, he drives it and the car gets scratched.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 43
23.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Angel's Sweater
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Kathy is certain that the Andersons' Christmas Eve will be ruined by the visit of spinsterish Aunt Neva, but she learns a valuable lesson when she stops pouting long enough to listen to a Christmas story told by an elderly repairman.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 55
24.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Big Test
(1955)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud studies a lot for a big test. For once, he knows the material and does well on the test. Since this is a change from his previous tests, the teacher assumes he must have cheated.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 55
25.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Impostor
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Betty returns a defective radio to a store and mistakes a customer for the store owner. She leaves without realizing Tom is a customer. The store owner gives Tom a replacement radio, and he... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 45
26.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Great Guy
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud and Kippy go to work at a newspaper company. Their boss is a real tough taskmaster.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 42
27.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Betty and the Jet Pilot
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A jet pilot encounters problems when flying over Springfield and loses his helmet. Bud finds the helmet and the family decides to find the pilot and return it. Betty and the pilot start ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 46
28.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Bud Buys a Car
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud buys a used jalopy with his father's approval but over his mother's objection.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 37
29.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Tell it to Mom
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Betty confides in Margaret that she is hiding skates for a friend. Bud confides in Margaret that he broke a hidden pair of binoculars. Kathy confides in Margaret that she ruined the skates ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 40
30.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
A Day in the Country
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The family prepares for a trip to a family reunion. Jim finds a shortcut on a map they can travel to Margaret's family home. Alas, it is a rarely traveled road and their car breaks down. Jim walks to a small town and tries to find help.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 44
31.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Bud, the Willing Worker
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud tries to talk Jim into buying a boat, but Jim says he has to earn his own money to buy it. Bud gets a job at a gas station, and Betty is infatuated with the station owner.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 42
32.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
A Man of Merit
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Jim hears he may be awarded the Hall of Merit. He is excited and starts preparing his acceptance speech. Margaret hears the same information and starts making celebration plans. In the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 45
33.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Spaghetti for Margaret
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Margaret wins a raffle: free spaghetti dinner once a week for a year. Also, Jim's friend Harper visits. Harper never finished high school, determined to start enjoying the good life. He has... See full summary »
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 46
34.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Class Prophecy
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A former college classmate of Jim and Margaret's shows up at the Anderson house - as a salesman. Henry had been voted Man Most Likely to Succeed in college, and had plans to be a doctor. He is not a doctor, and he is not a good salesman.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 47
35.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Bus to Nowhere
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Betty is depressed and finds every day events dull. She is not sure what she is looking for. Betty finds a paper written by Bud about a bus that goes nowhere. This is how she feels. She reads the paper and finds her answer.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 55
36.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Margaret Hires a Gardener
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The Andersons meet a very special gardener named Frank.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 34
37.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
No Apron Strings
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud accidentally makes a date for the same night as his mother's birthday.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 49
38.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Ideal Father
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
The Andersons get their kitchen repainted. Also, Jim purchases items for the children they have been wanting, but the next day they all forget his birthday. Margaret gets upset at their alternative plans and asking for more favors.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 35
39.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
A Friend in Need
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Someone leaves a dog at the Anderson's front door late at night, rings the doorbell, and then leaves the dog. The Anderson's take care of it until they can find the dog's owner.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 47
40.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
It's a Small World
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Jim is asked to be a speaker at an Insurance Convention and asks Margaret to go with him. Margaret has another commitment and stays home. Margaret later changes her mind and goes to NY. Confusion arises as Jim and Margaret try to meet up.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 39
41. The Ed Sullivan Show (1948–1971)
TV-G | 60 min | Music, Talk-Show
The classic prime time variety show most famous for its vaudeville acts and rock music performances.
Stars: Ed Sullivan, The Ray Bloch Orchestra, Ray Bloch, Johnny Wayne
Votes: 1,562
42.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Advantage to Betty
(1955)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A newspaper reporter takes pictures and writes an article for the paper on the school's tennis team. The picture is Betty, the rawest member of the team, and it looks like she is the champion player. The team captain is not happy.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 56
43.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Sparrow in the Window
(1954)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Kathy finds a injured bird outside one of the windows at home. She brings it in to nurse it back to health. Everyone in the family also helps care for the bird and at the same time, the healing helps themselves.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 54
44.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Bud, the Boxer
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud tries to avoid a bully at school, but Jim tells Bud he cannot avoid his problems forever. Jim suggests the boys get in a boxing ring to be sportsmen. Bud wins, and joins the boxing team. Soon, Bud starts to become a bully.
Director: William D. Russell | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 44
45.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Lawn Party
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud wants to have a lawn party at the Anderson's home the next day. Bud expects Jim & Margaret to do the work, without the teens even helping, they tell Bud he cannot have the party. Jim & Margaret leave for the day, and Bud has it anyway.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 42
46.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
The Good Prospect
(1956)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Jim meets Aldus Lydum while visiting his friend, and thinks this might lead to a new insurance client. He invites Jim & Betty to visit he and his wife that night. Mr Lydum acts as if everyone is a long-standing friend.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 40
47.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Young Love
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
A classmate has a crush on Bud, but he thinks of her has just a friend. Bud develops a crush on a woman who is older, but she does not think of Bud that way. Bud now feels the pangs of unrequited love.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 38
48.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Bud, the Executive
(1957)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Bud is convinced to join the school committee for a yearly picnic. He ends up being up in charge. When others do not pitch in, Bud ends up having things go wrong.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 31
49.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
Revenge Is Sweet
(1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Betty is excited about a date with a popular guy at college and wants to make sure the family looks their best. That includes making Bud clean up and moving his old jalopy. Turns out Bud already met the family and did them a favor.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 37
50.
Father Knows Best (1954–1960)
Episode:
An Extraordinary Woman
(1959)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Jim receives a book in the mail that was written by a former classmate of his. She is a doctor who practices in Africa. Now, Dr Brown visits Springfield to see Jim.
Director: Peter Tewksbury | Stars: Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray
Votes: 46