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Father Knows Best Season 6 Episodes
Season 6 Episode Guide
33 Episodes 1959 - 1960
Episode 1
A Day in the Country
Mon, Oct 5, 1959 30 mins
The car breaks down en route to Margaret's family reunion. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Ed: Olin Howlin.
Episode 2
Bud Branches Out
Mon, Oct 12, 1959 30 mins
Bud falls in love with his French teacher (Roxane Berard). Roberta Shore, Robert Young, Jane Wyatt.
Episode 3
The Gardener's Big Day
Mon, Oct 19, 1959 30 mins
Fronk is accidentally selected the city's official greeter. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Fronk: Natividad Vacio. Mayor: Ned Wever.
Episode 4
The Imposter
Mon, Oct 26, 1959 30 mins
A young lawyer falls for Betty (Elinor Donahue). Mr. Ebert: John Daly. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray.
Episode 5
Bud Plays It Safe
Mon, Nov 2, 1959 30 mins
Hoping to make the football team, Bud dates the coach's daughter. Coach Harper: Lloyd Nolan. Sally: Ann Benton. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Elinor Donahue.
Episode 6
Bicycle Trip for Two
Mon, Nov 9, 1959 30 mins
Jim and Margaret try reliving their courtship days. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin.
Episode 7
First Disillusionment
Mon, Nov 16, 1959 30 mins
Bud uses the story of his first job as an essay for Kathy's homework. Bud: Billy Gray. Jim: Robert Young. Margaret: Jane Wyatt. Mr. Stagg: Hal Taggert. Eddie: Peter Miles. Kathy: Lauren Chapin. Betty: Elinor Donahue.
Episode 8
Margaret's Old Flame
Mon, Nov 23, 1959 30 mins
Margaret receives a letter from a mysterious old flame. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Mr. Thorne: Lester Vail.
Episode 9
Kathy Becomes a Girl
Mon, Nov 30, 1959 30 mins
Kathy realizes her tomboy days are over. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray. Errol: Ricky Murray.
Episode 10
Bud, the Willing Worker
Mon, Dec 7, 1959 30 mins
James Franciscus appears as a gas-station owner whom Bud is trying to impress. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Elinor Donahue, Lauren Chapin.
Episode 11
Turn the Other Cheek
Mon, Dec 14, 1959 30 mins
Jim gives Kathy a lesson in ethics. Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray. Bart: John Armstrong.
Episode 12
Good Joke on Mom
Mon, Dec 28, 1959 30 mins
Margaret is named honorary chairman of the clinic-building program. Jane Wyatt, Robert Young, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Myrtle: Vivi Janiss.
Episode 13
Betty's Double
Mon, Jan 4, 1960 30 mins
Betty wins a look-alike contest on her resemblance to a movie star. Her prize is a weekend in Hollywood---with her mother. Betty/Donna Stuart: Elinor Donahue. Jim: Robert Young. Margaret: Jane Wyatt. Bud: Billy Gray. Kathy: Lauren Chapin. Bill Joyce: William Joyce.
Episode 14
Father, the Naturalist
Mon, Jan 11, 1960 30 mins
Jim fights the elements to collect plants for Kathy's nature folder.
Episode 15
Bud Hides Behind a Skirt
Mon, Jan 18, 1960 30 mins
Betty takes the blame for Bud's driving ticket. Robert Young, Billy Gray, Jane Wyatt, Lauren Chapin.
Episode 16
Togetherness
Mon, Jan 25, 1960 30 mins
A rift in their "togetherness" hits the Andersons at an inauspicious time---when Mel Buford arrives to do an article on how the family's unity helps Jim's insurance business. Jim: Robert Young. Margaret: Jane Wyatt. Mel Buford: Don Keefer. Betty: Elinor Donahue. Bud: Billy Gray. Kathy: Lauren Chapin. Mr. McClure: Ted Stanhope.
Episode 17
Second Best
Mon, Feb 1, 1960 30 mins
Tired of always being second, Betty points toward a fencing title. Robert Young, Elinor Donahue, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Fencing Instructor: Ralph Faulkner.
Episode 18
Kathy's Big Deception
Mon, Feb 8, 1960 30 mins
Kathy lies about having a date for the picnic. Robert Young, Lauren Chapin, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray. Patty: Reba Waters. George: Stephen Firstman.
Episode 19
Cupid Knows Best
Mon, Feb 15, 1960 30 mins
Betty writes love letters for bashful Frank (Natividad Vacio). Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Elena: Estelita Rodriguez.
Episode 20
The Big Test
Mon, Feb 22, 1960 30 mins
Bud is promised a boat if he raises his science grade.
Episode 21
Jim's Big Surprise
Mon, Feb 29, 1960 30 mins
Everyone hopes for something different when Jim announces he has a surprise. Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin.
Episode 22
Time to Retire
Mon, Mar 7, 1960 30 mins
Jim must tell an office aide he has reached the compulsory-retirement age. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Elinor Donahue, Lauren Chapin.
Episode 23
Bud, the Speculator
Mon, Mar 14, 1960 30 mins
Bud sells his belongings to get money to invest in a mine. Robert Young, Billy Gray, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue.
Episode 24
The $500 Letter
Mon, Mar 21, 1960 30 mins
The Andersons receive $500 for a good deed they don't recall. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Lauren Chapin, Billy Gray. Kroegman: Franz Roehn.
Episode 25
Adopted Daughter
Mon, Mar 28, 1960 30 mins
Believing she's adopted, Kathy sets out to find her birth parents.
Episode 26
Family Contest
Mon, Apr 4, 1960 30 mins
Kathy tries helping Betty win a contest by hiding her rival's entry. Mr. Henslee: Stuart Erwin. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin.
Episode 27
Love and Learn
Mon, Apr 11, 1960 30 mins
Bud clashes with his pretty tutor when he tries to socialize during lessons. Bud: Billy Gray. Nelda Freemont: Diana Millay. Jim: Robert Young. Margaret: Jane Wyatt. Betty: Elinor Donahue. Kathy: Lauren Chapin.
Episode 28
Blind Date
Mon, Apr 18, 1960 30 mins
Betty befriends shy, awkward Rudy Kissler (Hampton Fancher). Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray.
Episode 29
Betty's Career Problem
Mon, Apr 25, 1960 30 mins
Cliff Bowman bested Betty in their college-long rivalry. Now they're after the same post-graduate job. Betty: Elinor Donahue. Cliff: Jim Hutton. Jim: Robert Young. Margaret: Jane Wyatt. Bud: Billy Gray. Kathy: Lauren Chapin. Mr. Kimbrough: Jack Davis. Dean Ramsey: Nelson Welch.
Episode 30
Bud Lives It Up
Mon, May 9, 1960 30 mins
In Chicago with the debating team, Bud abuses his expense-account privileges. Robert Young, Billy Gray, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue. Nancy: Cynthia Baxter.
Episode 31
Not His Type
Mon, May 16, 1960 30 mins
Betty gets involved in a romantic triangle when her best friend's beau asks her for a date. Betty: Elinor Donahue. George Frazer: Carleton Carpenter. Diane: Diana Millay. Jim: Robert Young. Margaret: Jane Wyatt. Bud: Billy Gray. Kathy: Lauren Chapin.
Episode 32
Betty's Graduation
Mon, May 23, 1960 30 mins
Betty suffers growing pains on the eve of high-school graduation.
Episode 33
Father's Autobiography
Fri, Mar 12, 2021 30 mins
Jim must choose between a PTA meeting and an important business meeting, both scheduled for the same night.