Father Knows Best: Season 5

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Father Knows Best: Season 1

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CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 15, 1958

Starring: Jane Wyatt, Sarah Selby, Elinor Donahue

Summary: Father Knows Best was the classic wholesome family situation comedy. It was set in the typical Midwestern community of Springfield, where Jim Anderson was an agent for the General Insurance Company. Every evening he would come home from work, take off his sport jacket, put on his comfortable sweater, and deal with the everyday problems of aFather Knows Best was the classic wholesome family situation comedy. It was set in the typical Midwestern community of Springfield, where Jim Anderson was an agent for the General Insurance Company. Every evening he would come home from work, take off his sport jacket, put on his comfortable sweater, and deal with the everyday problems of a growing family. In contrast to most other family comedies of the period, in which one of the other parents was a blundering idiot, both Jim and his wife Margaret were portrayed as thoughtful, responsible adults. When a family crisis arose, Jim would clam the waters with a warm smile and some sensible advice.

When Father Knows Best went on television in 1954, the three children were aged 14 [Bud], and 9 [Kathy]. As the seasons passed two of them graduated from High School, first Betty [1956] and then Bud [1959]. Neither left home, howevery, both electing to go to Springfield's own State College.
The Andersons were truly an idealized family, the sort that viewers could relate to and wish to emulate. The children went through the normal problems of growing up, included those concerning school, friends, and members of the opposite sex. They didn't always agree with their parents, but the bickering was miminal, and everything seemed to work out by the end of the half-hour.

Father Knows Best began as an NBC radio series in 1948, with Robert Young in the starting role. He was the only member of the radio cast that made the transition to TV in 1954. The TV series was not partculiarly successful at first and CBS cancelled it in March 1955. A flood of viewer protests demanding that the program be reinstated and moved to an earlier time slot so that the whole family could watch it, prompted NBC to pick it up for the following season with an 8:30 p.m. started time. Father Knows Best prospered for the next five years.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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Season 5 Episodes

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S5:E38. The Gold Turnip
Air Date: June 1, 1959
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S5:E37. Margaret Goes Dancing
Air Date: May 25, 1959
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S5:E36. The Great Anderson Mystery
Air Date: May 18, 1959

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Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: May 15, 1977
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: October 5, 1959
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 15, 1958
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  S5:E38. The Gold Turnip
  Air Date: June 1, 1959
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  S5:E37. Margaret Goes Dancing
  Air Date: May 25, 1959
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  S5:E36. The Great Anderson Mystery
  Air Date: May 18, 1959
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  S5:E35. Bud Has A Problem
  Air Date: May 11, 1959
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  S5:E34. Live My Own Life
  Air Date: May 4, 1959
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  S5:E33. The Meanest Professor
  Air Date: April 27, 1959
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  S5:E32. The Promised Playhouse
  Air Date: April 20, 1959
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  S5:E31. Bud and the Debutante
  Air Date: April 13, 1959
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  S5:E30. Formula for Happiness
  Air Date: April 6, 1959
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  S5:E29. The Art of Romance
  Air Date: March 30, 1959
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  S5:E28. An Extraordinary Woman
  Air Date: March 23, 1959
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  S5:E27. Two Loves Has Bud
  Air Date: March 16, 1959
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  S5:E26. It's a Small World
  Air Date: March 9, 1959
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  S5:E25. Betty Makes a Choice
  Air Date: March 2, 1959
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  S5:E24. A Man of Merit
  Air Date: February 23, 1959
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  S5:E23. Kathy Grows Up
  Air Date: February 16, 1959
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  S5:E22. Crisis Over a Kiss
  Air Date: February 9, 1959
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  S5:E21. Bud, the Campus Romeo
  Air Date: February 2, 1959
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  S5:E20. Hard Luck Leo
  Air Date: January 26, 1959
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  S5:E19. Big Shot Bud
  Air Date: January 19, 1959
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  S5:E18. The Ideal Father
  Air Date: January 12, 1959
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  S5:E17. The Good Samaritan
  Air Date: January 5, 1959
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  S5:E16. Kathy, Girl Executive
  Air Date: December 29, 1958
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  S5:E15. The Basketball Coach
  Air Date: December 22, 1958
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  S5:E14. The Christmas Story
  Air Date: December 15, 1958
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  S5:E13. The Great Experiment
  Air Date: December 8, 1958
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  S5:E12. Margaret Wins a Car
  Air Date: December 1, 1958
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  S5:E11. Bud, the Snob
  Air Date: November 24, 1958
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  S5:E10. Fair Exchange
  Air Date: November 17, 1958
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  S5:E9. Betty, the Pioneer Woman
  Air Date: November 10, 1958
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  S5:E8. Bud, the Caretaker
  Air Date: November 3, 1958
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  S5:E7. Second Wedding
  Air Date: October 27, 1958
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  S5:E6. Always Plan Ahead
  Air Date: October 20, 1958
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  S5:E5. Frank's Family Tress
  Air Date: October 13, 1958
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  S5:E4. Voice From the Past
  Air Date: October 6, 1958
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  S5:E3. Kathy's Romance
  Air Date: September 29, 1958
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  S5:E2. Be Kind to Bud Week
  Air Date: September 22, 1958
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  S5:E1. Vine Covered Cottage
  Air Date: September 15, 1958
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 25, 1957
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 12, 1956
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: August 31, 1955
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 3, 1954