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A Man of Merit

Comedy

25

Feb 23, 1959

Jim learns that he's been nominated for an important award by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce.

Full Episodes

Season 5, 38 episodes

Vine Covered Cottage,

Betty and her boyfriend are discussing the possibility of getting married but Jim and Margaret make her see that matrimony may not be as romantic as she thinks.

25m Sep 15, 1958

Be Kind to Bud Week,

Bud wonders what's going on when Betty suddenly starts being extra nice to him.

25m Sep 22, 1958

Kathy's Romance,

Kathy gets herself a boyfriend but he seems to be more interested in Jim than her.

26m Sep 28, 1958

Voice From the Past,

Bud prepares to escort his school's homecoming queen.

26m Oct 5, 1958

Frank's Family Trees,

When Betty begins wondering about her new beau's family, he tells her they are entertainers.

25m Oct 12, 1958

Always Plan Ahead,

Jim decides to teach the Anderson children a lesson to always plan ahead.

26m Oct 19, 1958

Second Wedding,

Betty talks her parents into going through another marriage ceremony for their anniversary.

25m Oct 26, 1958

Bud, the Caretaker,

A friend gives Bud his car to watch over.

25m Nov 3, 1958

Betty, the Pioneer Woman,

Betty wins a role in a play about the founding of Springfield.

26m Nov 10, 1958

Fair Exchange,

An Indian student from Betty's college spends the weekend with the Andersons.

27m Nov 17, 1958

Bud, the Snob,

Jim and Margaret worry that Bud is turning into a snob when he begins hanging with an elite clique.

26m Nov 24, 1958

Bud, the Caretaker,

Margaret wins a car in a raffle and uses it to help out an orphanage.

26m Dec 1, 1958

The Great Experiment,

Things don't exactly work out as planned when Jim attempts to get family members to expand their horizons.

25m Dec 8, 1958

The Christmas Story,

While putting up their Christmas tree, the Anderson family recalls how they acquired it.

25m Dec 15, 1958

The Basketball Coach,

Jim gets named coach of Bud's recreation league basketball team.

25m Dec 22, 1958

Kathy, Girl Executive,

The family puts Kathy in charge of Bud's lawn mowing company.

26m Dec 29, 1958

The Good Samaritan,

As part of a school assignment, Bud must do a good deed. The experience turns him into a cynic.

25m Jan 5, 1959

The Ideal Father,

The Anderson children all forget Jim's birthday.

25m Jan 12, 1959

Big Shot Bud,

Bud wants to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume for her birthday but ends up getting himself into trouble yet again.

25m Jan 19, 1959

Hard Luck Leo,

A visitor to the Anderson home begins taking advantage of the family.

25m Jan 26, 1959

Bud, the Campus Romeo,

Bud finds himself blacklisted by the girls at his school.

25m Feb 2, 1959

Crisis Over a Kiss,

Bud tries to save Betty after she makes a date with a notorious campus hound.

25m Feb 9, 1959

Kathy Grows Up,

Tired of being treated like a child, Kathy demands to be treated like an adult.

25m Feb 16, 1959

A Man of Merit,

Jim learns that he's been nominated for an important award by the Springfield Chamber of Commerce.

25m Feb 23, 1959

Betty Makes a Choice,

Betty gets overconfident of winning the lead in her junior class college basketball because she got it the year before.

26m Mar 2, 1959

It's a Small World,

Margaret's dilemma: attend a luncheon with her women's group or go on an important business trip with Jim.

26m Mar 8, 1959

Two Loves Has Bud,

Bud must choose between two girls to take to his prom.

25m Mar 15, 1959

An Extraordinary Woman,

An author on African culture is the latest visitor to the Anderson home.

25m Mar 22, 1959

The Art of Romance,

Betty finds romance in her college art class.

26m Mar 29, 1959

Formula for Happiness,

Jim's dreams amazingly begin coming true.

26m Apr 5, 1959

Bud and the Debutante,

Bud tries to impress his wealthy galpal by taking her to a fancy restaurant.

25m Apr 12, 1959

The Promised Playhouse,

Flashback to an earlier episode about Jim building a playhouse for Kathy.

23m Apr 19, 1959

The Meanest Professor,

Bud writes an uncomplimentary article about a professor for his school newspaper.

25m Apr 27, 1959

Live My Own Life,

Another flashback episode about Bud going out and trying to make good on his own.

22m May 4, 1959

Bud Has A Problem,

Bud is doing poorly in physics and blames his academic woes on the class professor.

26m May 11, 1959

The Great Anderson Mystery,

The Andersons decide to act out a detective story themselves when their television set goes on the fritz.

26m May 18, 1959

Margaret Goes Dancing,

Margaret tries to get Jim to take her dancing.

25m May 25, 1959

The Gold Turnip,

Bud comes to the conclusion that the only good tradition is no tradition at all.

25m Jun 1, 1959