Father Knows Best Season 5, Episode 2: Be Kind to Bud Week

Vine Covered Cottage

Betty and Ralph plan to get married, but find it is not as happy as they thought.

30 min

Kathy's Romance

Kathy's new boyfriend is more interested in Jim than of Kathy.

30 min

Voice From the Past

Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.

30 min

Frank's Family Tress

Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.

30 min

Always Plan Ahead

Jim tries to teach the children a lesson when they are constantly not planning ahead.

30 min

Second Wedding

Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.

30 min

Bud, the Caretaker

Bud finds a dent on the back of the car he is watching for a friend.

30 min

Betty, the Pioneer Woman

Betty plays the founder of Springfield's wife in a play of what really happened.

30 min

Fair Exchange

An Indian exchange student arrives for the weekend from Betty's college.

30 min

Bud, the Snob

30 min

Margaret Wins a Car

In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.

30 min

The Great Experiment

Jim attempts to get the family to broaden their horizons and disaster strikes.

30 min

The Christmas Story

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.

30 min

The Basketball Coach

Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.

30 min

Kathy, Girl Executive

Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.

30 min

The Good Samaritan

5Jan59 Bud must do a good deed for an English report and ends up resenting the whole world.

30 min

The Ideal Father

Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.

30 min

Big Shot Bud

Bud gets into hot water when he tries to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume.

30 min

Hard Luck Leo

Leo visits and takes advantage of the whole family until something surprising happens.

30 min

Bud, the Campus Romeo

When Bus refuses dates, the girl launch an anti-Bud campaign.

30 min

Crisis Over a Kiss

Bud tries to save Betty from her boyfriend but Betty resents the help.

30 min

Kathy Grows Up

Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.

30 min

A Man of Merit

Jim learns that he is to be appointed as an outstanding person in the community.

30 min

Betty Makes a Choice

Betty is faced with a hard decision that will affect her future.

30 min

It's a Small World

Margaret must decide to attend a luncheon or go with Jim on an important trip.

30 min

Two Loves Has Bud

Bud has a hard time when he must decide between two girls to take to the prom.

30 min

An Extraordinary Woman

The Anderson's are visited by an author on African Culture.

30 min

The Art of Romance

30 min

Formula for Happiness

Strange things begin to happen when Jim's dreams start to come true.

30 min

Bud and the Debutante

Bud tries to impress a wealthy girl by taking her to an expensive restaurant.

30 min

The Promised Playhouse

30 min

The Meanest Professor

Bud regrets writing a bad article about a professor after the professor finds the article.

30 min

Live My Own Life

This is a recut version of episode 5 with the same name where Bud goes out on his own and tries to make good.

30 min

Bud Has A Problem

Bud blames his professor when it appears he will not pass Physics.

30 min

The Great Anderson Mystery

The Andersons act out a detective story when the television breaks down.

30 min

Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback

30 min

The Gold Turnip

1Jun59 Bud feels that there is no use for tradition so he starts to break all traditions.

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