Father Knows Best Season 6, Episode 22: Time to Retire

1

A Day in the Country

While on the way to visit Margaret's parents, the car breaks down leaving the family stranded on a deserted road.

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2

Bud Branches Out

Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

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3

The Gardener's Big Day

Frank is chosen to represent the town at the opening of a park, but when the town council meets Frank, they want another person to represent their city- someone who looks more like an average American.

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4

The Imposter

Betty becomes involved with a young lawyer pretending to be the owner of a radio store.

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5

Bud Plays It Safe

Bud decides to date the coach's daughter in order to make sure he gets on the football team.

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6

Bicycle Trip for Two

Jim's plans for a quiet bicycle trip end up with Jim and Margaret arguing

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7

First Disillusionment

Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.

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8

Margaret's Old Flame

Jim and Margaret tease one another about people they dated as their college reunion nears.

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9

Kathy Becomes a Girl

The family tries to change Kathy from a tomboy into a beautiful girl.

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10

Bud, the Willing Worker

Bud wants a part-time job at a service station in order to get enough money to buy a boat.

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11

Turn the Other Cheek

Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

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12

Good Joke on Mom

Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.

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13

Betty's Double

Betty wins a trip to Hollywood because she looks like a famous movie star.

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14

Father, the Naturalist

This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".

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15

Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

Betty is campaigning for safe driving, while Bud is accused of reckless driving.

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16

Togetherness

A reporter visits the family in order to do an article on family togetherness.

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17

Second Best

Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

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18

Kathy's Big Deception

Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.

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19

Cupid Knows Best

Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.

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20

The Big Test

Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.

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21

Jim's Big Surprise

Jim is surprised by his family's lack of interest when he is named Father of the Year.

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22

Time to Retire

When Bud reaffirms and old man's belief in life, he decides to open his own insurance company and hire Bud as his assistant.

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23

Bud, the Speculator

Bud invests money in a phony stock scheme and winds up losing fifty dollars

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24

The $500 Letter

The Andersons get a check from an admirer and must find out which member of the family the check was meant for.

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25

Adopted Daughter

While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.

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26

Family Contest

Kathy destroys a picture of a family competing against hers in a photo contest

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27

Love and Learn

Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

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28

Blind Date

Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

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29

Betty's Career Problem

Betty becomes frustrated when every college contest she enters, she loses to Cliff Bowman, who may even steal her job, too

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30

Bud Lives It Up

Bud spends more money than he has in order to impress a girl in Chicago.

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31

Not His Type

Betty is caught in the middle of an argument between two of her friends who are planning to marry.

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32

Betty's Graduation

When Kathy refuses to graduate from high school, the family tells her about Betty's reluctance to graduate from High School, too. This is a recut version of episode 63. It is not part of the syndication package and is considered ""lost"".

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