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1. Father Knows Best 101-Bud Takes Up The Dance
October 3, 1954
Bud uses an old book to teach himself to dance in time for his very first date and his very first dance.
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2. Father Knows Best 102-Lesson In Citizenship
October 10, 1954
Jim sets out to teach his layabout kids a proper life ethic.
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3. Father Knows Best 103-The Motor Scooter
October 17, 1954
Jim and Margaret disagree on whether Jim should buy Bud a motor scooter.
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4. Father Knows Best 104-Football Tickets
October 24, 1954
Jim and Margaret go to the big football game every year. This year, Margaret finds she cannot go and Betty is promised the ticket--until Jim offers it to someone else.
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5. Father Knows Best 105-Live My Own Life
October 31, 1954
Bud feels beleaguered by his parents and siblings, and believes he is ready to take responsibility for his own life.
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6. Father Knows Best 106-Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation
November 7, 1954
Jim wants to play badminton, but his kids see him as too old for such things.
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7. Father Knows Best 107-Bud's Encounter With The Law
November 14, 1954
Kathy's on a tear, throwing everything she can get her hands on into her new "spaceship," a/k/a the family washing machine.
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8. Father Knows Best 108-Thanksgiving Day
November 21, 1954
When Kathy writes a prize-winning Thanksgiving poem, Jim envisions his "Kitten" as the next Emily Brontë.
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9. Father Knows Best 109-Second Honeymoon
November 28, 1954
Jim and Margaret could use some time away from the house, so they plan a weekend getaway.
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10. Father Knows Best 110-Typical Father
December 5, 1954
Betty is falling hard for a new guy, and it upsets her father.
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11. Father Knows Best 111-Margaret Goes Dancing
December 12, 1954
Margaret is sure she could never get Jim to agree to take dancing classes with her.
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12. Father Knows Best 112-The Christmas Story
December 19, 1954
In an attempt to remind his family of the real meaning of Christmas, Jim decides the Andersons will cut down their own Christmas tree this year.
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13. Father Knows Best 113-Sparrow In The Window
December 26, 1954
When Kathy discovers an injured sparrow on the windowsill, the family takes the little bird in to nurse it back to health.
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14. Father Knows Best 114-Boy's Week
January 2, 1955
After Kathy breaks another window, Jim is committed to teaching his kids about personal responsibility.
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15. Father Knows Best 115-A Friend Of Old George's
January 9, 1955
The family has a lovely dinner and special event planned for Kathy's birthday. She's been looking forward to it, but an uninvited visitor upsets the best-laid plans.
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16. Father Knows Best 116-Bud The Snob
January 16, 1955
Bud is getting a reputation as a snob; his difficulty in talking with girls is being misinterpreted as standoffishness.
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17. Father Knows Best 117-The Promised Playhouse
January 23, 1955
Jim demands that his family start living up to the promises they've made to people.
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18. Father Knows Best 118-Jim The Farmer
January 30, 1955
Feeling stressed out from all the pressure at work, Jim decides to give up his job, move to the country and become a farmer.
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19. Father Knows Best 119-Father Of The Year
February 6, 1955
The Springfield newspaper is sponsoring a Father of the Year contest. The Anderson children set out to write the winning essay, but can't find the words to describe the "best father in the world."
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20. Father Knows Best 120-The Mink Coat
February 13, 1955
Money is tight and Jim lectures the family on fiscal responsibility. The very next day he is presented with an extraordinary opportunity to buy Margaret a mink coat for less than half the regular price, and he grabs it.
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21. Father Knows Best 121-The Matchmaker
February 20, 1955
Margaret wages a campaign to get her cousin's boyfriend to propose. Though Louise is hesitant to "trap" Tom, Margaret is sure she knows what to do and takes over.
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22. Father Knows Best 122-Bud The Bridesmaid
February 27, 1955
Cousin Louise is getting married in the Anderson home. Margaret is going all-out on the wedding, and Jim is not happy about the bills. When a case of wedding jitters keeps Louise out of the rehearsal, Bud has to stand in for the bride.
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23. Father Knows Best 123-Proud Father
March 6, 1955
After he runs into a friend who brags about his overachieving children, Jim wants to help inspire his own brood to acts of greatness.
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24. Father Knows Best 124-Father Delivers The Papers
March 13, 1955
The customers on Bud's paper route have been complaining about him to his boss. When Mr. Collins tells Jim about it, Jim assures him that Bud will fulfill his duties if he gives him another chance.
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25. Father Knows Best 125-No Partiality
March 20, 1955
Kathy demands equal rights with Betty and Bud. Jim agrees and says that whatever Betty gets to do, Kathy gets to do too.
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26. Father Knows Best 126-Close Decision
March 27, 1955
Bud is slacking off--he's not doing his chores and he's put off memorizing a poem to recite in church. Margaret insists he skip his softball game and catch up on his work, but Jim sneaks him out.
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