Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode release dates & where to watch

1. Vine Covered Cottage

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

2. Be Kind to Bud Week

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

3. Kathy's Romance

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

4. Voice From the Past

Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.

5. Frank's Family Tress

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

6. Always Plan Ahead

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

7. Second Wedding

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

8. Bud, the Caretaker

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

9. Betty, the Pioneer Woman

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

10. Fair Exchange

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

11. Bud, the Snob

12. Margaret Wins a Car

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

13. The Great Experiment

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

14. The Christmas Story

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.

15. The Basketball Coach

Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.

16. Kathy, Girl Executive

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

17. The Good Samaritan

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

18. The Ideal Father

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

19. Big Shot Bud

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

20. Hard Luck Leo

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

21. Bud, the Campus Romeo

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

22. Crisis Over a Kiss

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

23. Kathy Grows Up

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

24. A Man of Merit

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

25. Betty Makes a Choice

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

26. It's a Small World

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

27. Two Loves Has Bud

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

28. An Extraordinary Woman

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

29. The Art of Romance

30. Formula for Happiness

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

31. Bud and the Debutante

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

32. The Promised Playhouse

A flashback show about building a playhouse for Kathy.

33. The Meanest Professor

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

34. Live My Own Life

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

35. Bud Has A Problem

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

36. The Great Anderson Mystery

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

37. Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback

Margaret wants Jim to take her dancing. She tries to trick him into dance lessons.

38. The Gold Turnip Finale

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