TELEVISION

Father Knows Best - Season 3

Series: Father Knows Best

4.6

(26)

Episodes

Rating

NRC

Year

1956

Language

English

Publisher

Shout! Studios

About

The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children Betty, Bud and Kathy. Whenever the kids need advice on anything at all, they can always turn to their father, because father knows best.

Related Subjects

Episodes

1. No Apron Strings

30m

Bud accidentally makes a date for the same night as his mother's birthday.

2. Never the Twain

30m

A cowboy Betty met on a dude range over the summer is stopping in Springfield on his way to Chicago. 'Utah' is everything Betty dreamed about, but can her love last when he lives a different life? A Flashback is used to show how they met.

3. Betty Goes to College

30m

Jim & Margaret take Betty to see the State University for when she enrolls in college. They have been saving money for this day since Betty was born. Betty announces she wants to stay in town and go to the junior college with her friends.

4. Man About Town

30m

Bud's friend has a cousin coming to town. Marissa is older than Bud, but he wants to go out with her. He pretends to be older so he seems more sophisticated. When Marissa wants to go to a fancy restaurant, Bud does not have enough money.

5. The Homing Pigeon

30m

After several test runs with his pigeon, Bud sends him on a 500 mile trip and waits for him to return home. Meanwhile, Betty announces she is moving into an apartment with her friends. Will Betty and the pigeon both return home?

6. Spaghetti for Margaret

30m

Margaret wins a raffle: free spaghetti dinner once a week for a year. Also, Jim's friend Harper visits. Harper never finished high school, determined to start enjoying the good life. He has interesting stories to tell but never had success.

7. Betty's Birthday

30m

It's Betty's 18th birthday, and she doesn't want any presents.

8. Bud, the Millionaire

30m

Bud feels he is being underpaid in his allowance, and he has to work to earn it. Jim decides to teach him a lesson by giving him $10 a week and the stipulation he has to only use it on himself. Bud finds having money does not buy friends.

9. The Old Days

30m

Jim & Margaret plan to go to the PTA costume party. When they argue with the children to dress better, they decide to wear the clothes kids wear now-days, and their children wear the clothes of Jim & Margaret's youth stored in the attic.

10. Whistle Bait

30m

Betty becomes jealous of a new girl in school, who is getting whistled at by all the boys. Betty wonders why no one will whistle at her.