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S6 E17 Second Best

Comedy

TV-PG

25m

Feb 1, 1960

Betty decides to compete in the previously all-male college fencing tournament.

Season 6, 32 Episodes

A Day in the Country,

The Andersons decide to take a weekend family drive in the country only to have their car break down.

Bud Branches Out,

Bud develops a crush on his attractive French professor.

The Gardener's Big Day,

The Anderson's Hispanic gardener is chosen to represent Springfield at the opening of a park but a couple of town council members are less than thrilled with the prospect.

Betty gets involved with a young lawyer who's posing as the owner of a radio store.

Bud Plays It Safe,

In order to ensure himself of a spot on the football team roster, Bud begins dating the daughter of the head coach.

Bicycle Trip for Two,

Jim and Margaret get into an argument while taking a bicycle trip.

First Disillusionment,

Bud recounts to Kathy about the time he lost a job due to an applicant's faked credentials.

Margaret's Old Flame,

Jim and Margaret recall the people they once dated as they prepare for their college reunion.

Kathy Becomes a Girl,

The rest of the family tries to feminize tomboy Kathy.

Bud, the Willing Worker,

In order to buy a boat, Bud takes a job pumping gas at a service station.

Turn the Other Cheek,

Jim and Kathy both feel like their friends doublecrossed them.

Good Joke on Mom,

Margaret tricks the family into believing that she's been selected chairperson of an important hospital building project.

Betty's Double,

Betty wins a lookalike contest due to her close resemblance to an actress. The prize is a trip to Hollywood.

Father, the Naturalist,

Father and Margaret head outside to explore nature.

Bud Hides Behind a Skirt,

Betty leads a campaign for safe driving only to have brother Bud accused of reckless driving.

The Andersons are paid a visit by a newspaper reporter who's doing an article on family togetherness.

Betty decides to compete in the previously all-male college fencing tournament.

Kathy's Big Deception,

Kathy makes up an imaginary boyfriend so that her family will think she has a date for the community picnic.

Cupid Knows Best,

The Anderson gardener, Frank, is lonely but is interested in someone.

Betty tries her hand at matchmaking for family gardener Frank and a gal who works in a flower shop.

Jim's Big Surprise,

Jim announces that he has a big surprise for the Anderson clan.

Time to Retire,

Bud's actions reaffirm an old man's belief in life and lead to an employment opportunity.

Bud, the Speculator,

Never the sharpest tool in the shed, Bud loses $50 in a phony stock scheme.

The $500 Letter,

When the Andersons receive a $500 check in the mail from a secret admirer, they try to discover the identity of the donor.

Adopted Daughter,

In this flashback episode, Kathy recalls the time she mistakenly thought she was an adopted child.

Family Contest,

Kathy enters her family in a photo contest.

Love and Learn,

Needing help in English because he's not the brightest bulb in the box, Bud is assigned an attractive tutor and soon falls for her.

Betty dates a boy whom her galpals regard as a loser.

Betty's Career Problem,

Betty finds herself competing against (and losing to) a boy in several collegiate contests. Now they're competing against each other for a job.

Bud Lives It Up,

In order to impress a girl, Bud starts spending money beyond his means.

Betty gets caught up in the middle of a lover's quarrel between two of her friends who plan to marry.

Betty's Graduation,

This flashback episode recalls Betty and her reluctance to graduate from high school.

Details

Father Knows Best

Comedy

TV-PG

6 Seasons

22m

Maybe he didn't always know best, but beginning in 1954 insurance salesman Jim Anderson (Robert Young) of Springfield, Ohio, was America's favorite head of household.

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