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All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Bud Takes Up the Dance

    • October 3, 1954
    • NBC

    Bud tries to learn how to dance from a book for his first school dance.

  • S01E02 Lesson in Citizenship

    • October 10, 1954
    • NBC

    Jim tells his family to help others and winds up in more trouble than before.

  • S01E03 The Motor Scooter

    • October 17, 1954
    • NBC

    Jim buys Bud a motor scooter but Margaret won't let him have it.

  • S01E04 Football Tickets

    • October 24, 1954
    • NBC

    Jim has an extra ticket for the football game, and since Margaret cannot go, Betty is chosen. A friend of Jim's visits him and says he will buy insurance from Jim if he gets the extra ticket, Jim has to tell Betty she cannot go.

  • S01E05 Live My Own Life

    • October 31, 1954
    • NBC

    Bud moves out, but discovers he can't clean, cook, or take care of himself.

  • S01E06 Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation

    • November 7, 1954
    • NBC

    Jim comes to believe that he is over the hill.

  • S01E07 Bud's Encounter With the Law

    • November 14, 1954
    • NBC

    Kathy plays with the new washing machine and keeps throwing everything in it. This time, Betty's items for Girls in Government Club are included as well as a letter to Bud from the police. Betty's items are ruined and Bud gets a surprise.

  • S01E08 Thanksgiving Day

    • November 21, 1954
    • NBC

    The family prepares for Thanksgiving. Kathy has to write a poem for a school project. She is selected as the winner in her class and the family is proud. But when she reads the poem to her parents, Jim thinks it is not as good as it should be and Kathy is upset.

  • S01E09 Second Honeymoon

    • November 28, 1954
    • NBC

    Jim and Margaret plan a second honeymoon trip, and decide Betty & Bud are old enough to watch the house and Kathy by themselves. However, they are suspicious when the children are anxious for them to be out of the house.

  • S01E10 Typical Father

    • December 5, 1954
    • NBC

    Jim, overhearing bits and pieces of a conversation suspects Betty of planning to elope with a boy.

  • S01E11 Margaret Goes Dancing

    • December 12, 1954
    • NBC

    Jim and Margaret rarely disagree on anything. When a couple asks them to take dancing lessons, Jim goes to his own club only to find it dull.

  • S01E12 The Christmas Story

    • December 19, 1954
    • NBC

    Jim takes the family into the woods to cut down their own tree and become stranded there.

  • S01E13 Sparrow in the Window

    • December 26, 1954
    • NBC

  • S01E14 Boy's Week

    • January 2, 1955
    • NBC

    Jim receives a traffic ticket and Bud is appointed to be judge on that day.

  • S01E15 A Friend of Old George's

    • January 9, 1955
    • NBC

    An unwanted visitor that won't leave spoils Kathy's birthday party.

  • S01E16 Bud the Snob

    • January 16, 1955
    • NBC

  • S01E17 The Promised Playhouse

    • January 23, 1955
    • NBC

    Jim unwillingly says he will sleep in Kathy's playhouse

  • S01E18 Jim the Farmer

    • January 30, 1955
    • NBC

    Jim wants to give up his office job in order to move into the country to lead a quiet and less stressy life as a farmer. His wife doesn't think that he means it seriously but he has crossed many more lines to fulfill his dream than he ever did before. Soon the life at home turns more quiet than he expected and Jim starts to despair at home because no one from the office calls him, and his replacement and the secretary despair at the office because they don't want to phone and disturb him.

  • S01E19 Father of the Year

    • February 6, 1955
    • NBC

    Jim sells the house and plans to move out into the country.

  • S01E20 The Mink Coat

    • February 13, 1955
    • NBC

  • S01E21 The Matchmaker

    • February 20, 1955
    • NBC

    Margaret tries to get her cousin and her boyfriend married.

  • S01E22 Bud the Bridesmaid

    • February 27, 1955
    • NBC

    Margaret's cousin gets married in the Anderson house with Bud as the stand-in bridesmaid.

  • S01E23 Proud Father

    • March 6, 1955
    • NBC

    Jim tries to help the children regain their confidence.

  • S01E24 Father Delivers the Papers

    • March 13, 1955
    • NBC

  • S01E25 No Partiality

    • March 20, 1955
    • NBC

    Kathy and Betty fight for the attention of the same man.

  • S01E26 Close Decision

    • March 27, 1955
    • NBC

Season 2

Season 3

  • S03E01 No Apron Strings

    • September 12, 1956
    • NBC

  • S03E02 Never in Twain

    • September 19, 1956
    • NBC

    On a dude ranch, Betty falls in love with a cowboy only to discover the relationship won't last.

  • S03E03 Betty Goes to College

    • September 26, 1956
    • NBC

  • S03E04 Man About Town

    • October 3, 1956
    • NBC

  • S03E05 The Homing Pigeon

    • October 10, 1956
    • NBC

  • S03E06 Spaghetti for Margaret

    • October 17, 1956
    • NBC

  • S03E07 Betty's Birthday

    • October 24, 1956
    • NBC

    Betty announces that she doesn't want a birthday party or presents.

  • S03E08 Bud, the Millionaire

    • October 31, 1956
    • NBC

    To teach Bud a lesson, Jim gives him ten dollars a week for allowance, but he's not to spend the money on anyone else but himself.

  • S03E09 The Old Days

    • November 7, 1956
    • NBC

  • S03E10 Whistle Bait

    • November 14, 1956
    • NBC

    Betty's esteem is low after another girl gets all the attention she used to get.

  • S03E11 The Great Guy

    • November 21, 1956
    • NBC

  • S03E12 The Family Goes to New York

    • November 28, 1956
    • NBC

  • S03E13 Betty Goes Steady

    • December 5, 1956
    • NBC

  • S03E14 The Good Prospect

    • December 12, 1956
    • NBC

  • S03E15 The Angel's Sweater

    • December 19, 1956
    • NBC

  • S03E16 The Promising Young Man

    • December 26, 1956
    • NBC

  • S03E17 Margaret Hires a Gardener

    • January 2, 1957
    • NBC

    A Spanish immigrant, Frank, fixes the Andersons lawn and then charges a high price.

  • S03E18 Swiss Family Anderson

    • January 9, 1957
    • NBC

    The Anderson family becomes shipwrecked on a deserted island.

  • S03E19 Brief Holiday

    • January 16, 1957
    • NBC

  • S03E20 The Lawn Party

    • January 23, 1957
    • NBC

    Bud tells the family they are to set up for a lawn party that is tomorrow.

  • S03E21 Short Wave

    • January 30, 1957
    • NBC

    While listening to Buds short wave radio the family overhears a distress call from a boat.

  • S03E22 Carnival

    • February 6, 1957
    • NBC

  • S03E23 Betty and the Jet Pilot

    • February 13, 1957
    • NBC

    Betty's new boyfriend, a jet pilot, is transferred to Alaska.

  • S03E24 Trip to Hillsborough

    • February 20, 1957
    • NBC

  • S03E25 An Evening to Remember

    • February 27, 1957
    • NBC

  • S03E26 Bud Buys a Car

    • March 13, 1957
    • NBC

  • S03E27 Safety First

    • March 20, 1957
    • NBC

    When Bud receives a traffic ticket he is forced to become a crossing guard.

  • S03E28 Bud, the Hero

    • March 27, 1957
    • NBC

    Bud - a hero? A chain reaction of events, starting with a girl who wants to use Bud to make her boyfriend jealous leads to Bud preventing a bank robbery, making him the hero of the town.

  • S03E29 Betty, the Track Star

    • April 3, 1957
    • NBC

    3Apr57 Betty becomes flower queen and wins a track race all in the same day.

  • S03E30 The Spelling Bee

    • April 17, 1957
    • NBC

  • S03E31 Bud, the Philanthropist

    • April 24, 1957
    • NBC

    Kippy takes credit for a church donation Bud made, and Bud plans to get even.

  • S03E32 Baby in the House

    • May 1, 1957
    • NBC

    Jim and Margaret takes care of a baby Betty is baby-sitting so she can go out.

  • S03E33 Class Prophecy

    • May 8, 1957
    • NBC

    Henry Pruett, a traveling salesman on tour, accidentally knocks on the door of Margaret: she, Jim and Henry attended college together and he was a promising man back then - on his way to become a doctor. But all he is now is the salesman (and a bad one too) and that's embarrassing for him and he decides to keep it a secret. But Margaret and Jim find out about this anyway. [Note: Episode without Betty]

  • S03E34 The Art of Romance

    • May 15, 1957
    • NBC

    Bud gets advice from Jim on how to win over Judy, while she is asking Margaret.

  • S03E35 Margaret Disowns Her Family

    • May 22, 1957
    • NBC

    Margaret tries to help a young woman overcome her fear of having a baby.

  • S03E36 Grandpa Retires

    • May 29, 1957
    • NBC

    Jim and Margaret are called in to help Margaret's dad, who's about to hand over his printing office and retire. The main reason is his groggy health lately, but it seems that giving up his office is the actual source for this problems.

  • S03E37 Shoot for the Moon

    • June 5, 1957
    • NBC

    Sageman (Royal Dano) helps the Andersons regain their self confidence.

Season 4

  • S04E01 Follow the Leader

    • September 25, 1957
    • NBC

    Bud must decide if he should stand up for a teacher or join the class in a revolt.

  • S04E02 The Awkward Hero

    • October 2, 1957
    • NBC

    Betty tutors a football player who will escort her to a dance as payment.

  • S04E03 The Good Neighbor

    • October 9, 1957
    • NBC

    Margaret receives a new house which she plans to rent out.

  • S04E04 Bud, the Executive

    • October 16, 1957
    • NBC

    Bud becomes the chairman for the planning of his high school picnic.

  • S04E05 Sentenced to Happiness

    • October 23, 1957
    • NBC

    The Anderson's gardener, Frank, is forced to get a real job and then winds up in court.

  • S04E06 Mother Goes to School

    • October 30, 1957
    • NBC

    Margaret enrolls in an English class in college and is put in Betty's class.

  • S04E07 The Indispensable Man

    • November 6, 1957
    • NBC

    Bud is not able to play in the football game because he wouldn't go to bed early.

  • S04E08 Kathy's Big Chance

    • November 13, 1957
    • NBC

    Kathy competes in an essay contest judged by Greer Garson.

  • S04E09 Margaret Learns to Drive

    • November 20, 1957
    • NBC

    Jim tries to teach Margaret how to drive a car.

  • S04E10 The Way of a Dictator

    • December 4, 1957
    • NBC

    Bud is given the pleasure of raising Kathy when he says they are doing it all wrong.

  • S04E11 Mr. Beal Meets His Match

    • December 11, 1957
    • NBC

    Betty reads a story she wrote for school involving her family. In the story a devil named Harry Beal is trying to get the children's souls, Jim fights him and agrees his soul in exchange for his kids. But will the family let him sacrifice his soul?

  • S04E12 Kathy Makes a Wish

    • December 25, 1957
    • NBC

    When Kathy finds a horseshoe and she wishes for a horse, and gets one.

  • S04E13 Man With a Plan

    • January 1, 1958
    • NBC

    A girl thinks Bud is going into the Army and throws a going away party.

  • S04E14 Big Sister

    • January 8, 1957
    • NBC

    At summer camp Kathy rebels after her counselor, Betty, keeps pushing her to do better.

  • S04E15 Calypso Kid

    • January 15, 1958
    • NBC

    Bud practices the bongo drums to impress his new girlfriend.

  • S04E16 Father's Biography

    • January 22, 1958
    • NBC

    Jim can either attend a business meeting or see Kathy read his biography.

  • S04E17 The Rivals

    • January 29, 1958
    • NBC

    Betty has two dates for the same night and doesn't plan to break either one.

  • S04E18 Bud, the Mind Reader

    • February 5, 1958
    • NBC

    Bud practices mind reading, and Betty tries to make the debating team.

  • S04E19 Margaret's Other Family

    • February 12, 1958
    • NBC

    The family gets mad when Margaret keeps helping a furniture maker and his wife.

  • S04E20 The Trial

    • February 19, 1958
    • NBC

    Bud is in trouble when he is accused of causing damage to a neighbor's property.

  • S04E21 Revenge is Sweet

    • February 26, 1958
    • NBC

    26Feb58 Betty teases Bud saying he is sloppy when some very influential people come over.

  • S04E22 Country Cousin

    • March 5, 1958
    • NBC

    The Anderson's cousin, Milly, arrives for a visit and to look at the college.

  • S04E23 Poor Old Dad

    • March 12, 1958
    • NBC

    Bud believes that his father is henpecked when he willingly does everything Margaret wants him to.

  • S04E24 Betty's Crusade

    • March 19, 1958
    • NBC

    Betty tries to help an old man fix up his restaurant so he isn't evicted by Jim's company.

  • S04E25 Young Love

    • March 26, 1958
    • NBC

    Bud falls in love with an older woman at the grocery store who is married.

  • S04E26 Tell It to Mom

    • April 2, 1958
    • NBC

    Chaos strikes when Betty hides a pair of skates for a friend of hers.

  • S04E27 A Friend in Need

    • April 16, 1958
    • NBC

    A very talented dog shows up and takes residence in the Anderson's house.

  • S04E28 A Medal For Margaret

    • April 23, 1958
    • NBC

    When Jim plans to build a case for trophies, and Margaret sets out to win a medal.

  • S04E29 The Weaker Sex

    • April 30, 1958
    • NBC

    Betty tries to use her feminine wiles on a young man to get him to take her out.

  • S04E30 Jim, the Answer Man

    • May 14, 1958
    • NBC

    Jim is bombarded with questions when he is getting ready for a business trip.

  • S04E31 Bud Quits School

    • May 21, 1958
    • NBC

    When Bud meets a successful business man who quit school and Bud plans to do the same.

  • S04E32 A Matter of Pride

    • June 4, 1958
    • NBC

    Bud is chosen as the most popular boy in his class at school.

  • S04E33 Betty Finds a Cause

    • June 11, 1958
    • NBC

    Betty tries to make a man remove a hedge that blocks the view on a road.

Season 5

  • S05E01 Vine Covered Cottage

    • September 15, 1958
    • NBC

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

  • S05E02 Be Kind to Bud Week

    • September 22, 1958
    • NBC

    Bud thinks Betty has an ulterior motive when she is kind to him.

  • S05E03 Kathy's Romance

    • September 29, 1958
    • NBC

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

  • S05E04 Voice From the Past

    • October 6, 1958
    • NBC

    Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.

  • S05E05 Frank's Family Tress

    • October 13, 1958
    • NBC

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

  • S05E06 Always Plan Ahead

    • October 20, 1958
    • NBC

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

  • S05E07 Second Wedding

    • October 27, 1958
    • NBC

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

  • S05E08 Bud, the Caretaker

    • November 3, 1958
    • NBC

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

  • S05E09 Betty, the Pioneer Woman

    • November 10, 1958
    • NBC

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

  • S05E10 Fair Exchange

    • November 17, 1958
    • NBC

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

  • S05E11 Bud, the Snob

    • November 24, 1958
    • NBC

  • S05E12 Margaret Wins a Car

    • December 1, 1958
    • NBC

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

  • S05E13 The Great Experiment

    • December 8, 1958
    • NBC

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

  • S05E14 The Christmas Story

    • December 15, 1958
    • NBC

    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.

  • S05E15 The Basketball Coach

    • December 22, 1958
    • NBC

    Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.

  • S05E16 Kathy, Girl Executive

    • December 29, 1958
    • NBC

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

  • S05E17 The Good Samaritan

    • January 5, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E18 The Ideal Father

    • January 12, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E19 Big Shot Bud

    • January 19, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E20 Hard Luck Leo

    • January 26, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E21 Bud, the Campus Romeo

    • February 2, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E22 Crisis Over a Kiss

    • February 9, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E23 Kathy Grows Up

    • February 16, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E24 A Man of Merit

    • February 23, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E25 Betty Makes a Choice

    • March 2, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E26 It's a Small World

    • March 9, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E27 Two Loves Has Bud

    • March 16, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E28 An Extraordinary Woman

    • March 23, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E29 The Art of Romance

    • March 30, 1959
    • NBC

  • S05E30 Formula for Happiness

    • April 6, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E31 Bud and the Debutante

    • April 13, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E32 The Promised Playhouse

    • April 20, 1959
    • NBC

  • S05E33 The Meanest Professor

    • April 27, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E34 Live My Own Life

    • May 4, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E35 Bud Has A Problem

    • May 11, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E36 The Great Anderson Mystery

    • May 18, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S05E37 Margaret Goes Dancing

    • May 25, 1959
    • NBC

  • S05E38 The Gold Turnip

    • June 1, 1959
    • NBC

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

Season 6

  • S06E01 A Day in the Country

    • October 5, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S06E02 Bud Branches Out

    • October 12, 1959
    • NBC

    Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

  • S06E03 The Gardener's Big Day

    • October 19, 1959
    • NBC

    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.

  • S06E04 The Imposter

    • October 26, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S06E05 Bud Plays It Safe

    • November 2, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S06E06 Bicycle Trip for Two

    • November 9, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S06E07 First Disillusionment

    • November 16, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S06E08 Margaret's Old Flame

    • November 23, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S06E09 Kathy Becomes a Girl

    • November 30, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S06E10 Bud, the Willing Worker

    • December 7, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S06E11 Turn the Other Cheek

    • December 14, 1959
    • NBC

    Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

  • S06E12 Good Joke on Mom

    • December 28, 1959
    • NBC

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

  • S06E13 Betty's Double

    • January 4, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E14 Father, the Naturalist

    • January 11, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E15 Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

    • January 18, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E16 Togetherness

    • January 25, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E17 Second Best

    • February 1, 1960
    • NBC

    Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

  • S06E18 Kathy's Big Deception

    • February 8, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E19 Cupid Knows Best

    • February 15, 1960
    • NBC

  • S06E20 The Big Test

    • February 22, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E21 Jim's Big Surprise

    • February 29, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E22 Time to Retire

    • March 7, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E23 Bud, the Speculator

    • March 14, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E24 The $500 Letter

    • March 21, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E25 Adopted Daughter

    • March 28, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E26 Family Contest

    • April 4, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E27 Love and Learn

    • April 11, 1960
    • NBC

    Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

  • S06E28 Blind Date

    • April 18, 1960
    • NBC

    Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

  • S06E29 Betty's Career Problem

    • April 25, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E30 Bud Lives It Up

    • May 9, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E31 Not His Type

    • May 16, 1960
    • NBC

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

  • S06E32 Betty's Graduation

    • May 23, 1960
    • NBC

    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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