Father Knows Best: Season 6
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Father Knows Best Season 5.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
A Day in the Country
Oct 5, 1959 · 30 min
While on the way to visit Margaret's parents, the car breaks down leaving the family stranded on a deserted road.
Bud Branches Out
Oct 12, 1959 · 30 min
Bud falls in love with his college French professor.
The Gardener's Big Day
Oct 19, 1959 · 30 min
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 li
The Imposter
Oct 26, 1959 · 30 min
Betty becomes involved with a young lawyer pretending to be the owner of a radio store.
Bud Plays It Safe
Nov 2, 1959 · 30 min
Bud decides to date the coach's daughter in order to make sure he gets on the football team.
Bicycle Trip for Two
Nov 9, 1959 · 30 min
Jim's plans for a quiet bicycle trip end up with Jim and Margaret arguing
First Disillusionment
Nov 16, 1959 · 30 min
Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.
Margaret's Old Flame
Nov 23, 1959 · 30 min
Jim and Margaret tease one another about people they dated as their college reunion nears.
Kathy Becomes a Girl
Nov 30, 1959 · 30 min
The family tries to change Kathy from a tomboy into a beautiful girl.
Bud, the Willing Worker
Dec 7, 1959 · 30 min
Bud wants a part-time job at a service station in order to get enough money to buy a boat.
Turn the Other Cheek
Dec 14, 1959 · 30 min
Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.
Good Joke on Mom
Dec 28, 1959 · 30 min
Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.
Betty's Double
Jan 4, 1960 · 30 min
Betty wins a trip to Hollywood because she looks like a famous movie star.
Father, the Naturalist
Jan 11, 1960 · 30 min
This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".
Bud Hides Behind a Skirt
Jan 18, 1960 · 30 min
Betty is campaigning for safe driving, while Bud is accused of reckless driving.
Togetherness
Jan 25, 1960 · 30 min
A reporter visits the family in order to do an article on family togetherness.
Kathy's Big Deception
Feb 8, 1960 · 30 min
Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
Cupid Knows Best
Feb 15, 1960 · 30 min
Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
The Big Test
Feb 22, 1960 · 30 min
Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.
Jim's Big Surprise
Feb 29, 1960 · 30 min
Jim is surprised by his family's lack of interest when he is named Father of the Year.
Time to Retire
Mar 7, 1960 · 30 min
When Bud reaffirms and old man's belief in life, he decides to open his own insurance company and hire Bud as his assistant.
Bud, the Speculator
Mar 14, 1960 · 30 min
Bud invests money in a phony stock scheme and winds up losing fifty dollars
The $500 Letter
Mar 21, 1960 · 30 min
The Andersons get a check from an admirer and must find out which member of the family the check was meant for.
Adopted Daughter
Mar 28, 1960 · 30 min
While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.
Family Contest
Apr 4, 1960 · 30 min
Kathy destroys a picture of a family competing against hers in a photo contest
Betty's Career Problem
Apr 25, 1960 · 30 min
Betty becomes frustrated when every college contest she enters, she loses to Cliff Bowman, who may even steal her job, too
Bud Lives It Up
May 9, 1960 · 30 min
Bud spends more money than he has in order to impress a girl in Chicago.
Not His Type
May 16, 1960 · 30 min
Betty is caught in the middle of an argument between two of her friends who are planning to marry.
Betty's Graduation
May 23, 1960 · 30 min
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