The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy.
The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy. Whenever the kids need advice on anything at all, they can always turn to their father, because father knows best.
Aired: Oct 3, 1954 Bud asked a girl to go to a dance with him - his first dance, and his first d...
Aired: Oct 10, 1954 Jim Anderson, dismayed at his children's laziness, lectures them in the impor...
Aired: Oct 17, 1954 Betty is afraid she is gaining weight. Jim purchased a motor scooter for Bud,...
Aired: Oct 24, 1954 Jim has an extra ticket for the football game, and since Margaret cannot go, ...
Aired: Oct 31, 1954 Tired of being told what to do by his parents, Bud announces he is moving out...
Aired: Nov 7, 1954 Jim gets invited to play badminton with friends and starts to remember (with ...
7. Bud's Encounter with the Law
Aired: Nov 14, 1954Kathy plays with the new washing machine and keeps throwing everything in it....
Aired: Nov 21, 1954 The family prepares for Thanksgiving. Kathy has to write a poem for a school ...
Aired: Nov 28, 1954 Jim and Margaret plan a second honeymoon trip, and decide Betty & Bud are old...
Aired: Dec 5, 1954 Jim, overhearing bits and pieces of a conversation suspects Betty of planning...
Aired: Dec 12, 1954 Margaret's friend Myrtle tells her that she and her husband are taking dance ...
Aired: Dec 19, 1954 Upset with his children's materialistic approach to the holiday season, Jim i...
Aired: Dec 26, 1954 Kathy finds a injured bird outside one of the windows at home. She brings it ...
Aired: Jan 2, 1955 For a school project, Bud's class is given jobs in the real world. Bud is Tra...
Aired: Jan 9, 1955 It's Kathy's birthday and she tries to find the cake and presents before the ...
Aired: Jan 16, 1955 Everyone at school thinks he is a snob because he does not talk to a lot of p...
Aired: Jan 23, 1955 Bud wants Jim to promise to take him to a rodeo, but Jim does not want to pro...
Aired: Jan 30, 1955 Stressed out from the daily grind at work, Jim decides to quit the insurance ...
Aired: Feb 6, 1955 The local newspaper is hosting a Father of the Year contest. Betty, Bud, and ...
Aired: Feb 13, 1955 Jim calls a family meeting because there has been too much spending recently ...
Aired: Feb 20, 1955 Margaret's cousin Louise is visiting. The Andersons have a dinner party for L...
Aired: Feb 27, 1955 Margaret's cousin Louise is getting married. The wedding preparations are und...
Aired: Mar 6, 1955 Jim runs into an acquaintance who brags about his family members and all thei...
24. Father Delivers the Papers
Aired: Mar 13, 1955The newspaper manager tells Jim that Bud is slacking in his paper delivery ro...
Aired: Mar 20, 1955 Kathy is upset because all she seems to get are hand-me-downs. Jim and Margar...
Aired: Mar 27, 1955 Margaret is upset that Bud is not doing his chores lately. When he tries to k...
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Current Status: Ended
Network: CBS
Production Country: United States
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