Season 6

Season 6

1959-10-05
32 Episodes

Episodes

A Day in the Country

1. A Day in the Country

1959-10-05

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While on the way to visit Margaret's parents, the car breaks down leaving the family stranded on a deserted road.

Bud Branches Out

2. Bud Branches Out

1959-10-12

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Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

The Gardener's Big Day

3. The Gardener's Big Day

1959-10-19

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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 like an average American.

The Imposter

4. The Imposter

1959-10-26

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Betty becomes involved with a young lawyer pretending to be the owner of a radio store.

Bud Plays It Safe

5. Bud Plays It Safe

1959-11-02

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Bud decides to date the coach's daughter in order to make sure he gets on the football team.

Bicycle Trip for Two

6. Bicycle Trip for Two

1959-11-09

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Jim's plans for a quiet bicycle trip end up with Jim and Margaret arguing

First Disillusionment

7. First Disillusionment

1959-11-16

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Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.

Margaret's Old Flame

8. Margaret's Old Flame

1959-11-23

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Jim and Margaret tease one another about people they dated as their college reunion nears.

Kathy Becomes a Girl

9. Kathy Becomes a Girl

1959-11-30

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The family tries to change Kathy from a tomboy into a beautiful girl.

Bud, the Willing Worker

10. Bud, the Willing Worker

1959-12-07

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Bud wants a part-time job at a service station in order to get enough money to buy a boat.

Turn the Other Cheek

11. Turn the Other Cheek

1959-12-14

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Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

Good Joke on Mom

12. Good Joke on Mom

1959-12-28

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Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.

Betty's Double

13. Betty's Double

1960-01-04

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Betty wins a trip to Hollywood because she looks like a famous movie star.

Father, the Naturalist

14. Father, the Naturalist

1960-01-11

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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

15. Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

1960-01-18

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Betty is campaigning for safe driving, while Bud is accused of reckless driving.

Togetherness

16. Togetherness

1960-01-25

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A reporter visits the family in order to do an article on family togetherness.

Second Best

17. Second Best

1960-02-01

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Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

Kathy's Big Deception

18. Kathy's Big Deception

1960-02-08

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Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.

Cupid Knows Best

19. Cupid Knows Best

1960-02-15

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Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.

The Big Test

20. The Big Test

1960-02-22

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Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.

Jim's Big Surprise

21. Jim's Big Surprise

1960-02-29

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Jim is surprised by his family's lack of interest when he is named Father of the Year.

Time to Retire

22. Time to Retire

1960-03-07

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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

23. Bud, the Speculator

1960-03-14

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Bud invests money in a phony stock scheme and winds up losing fifty dollars

The $500 Letter

24. The $500 Letter

1960-03-21

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The Andersons get a check from an admirer and must find out which member of the family the check was meant for.

Adopted Daughter

25. Adopted Daughter

1960-03-28

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While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.

Family Contest

26. Family Contest

1960-04-04

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Kathy destroys a picture of a family competing against hers in a photo contest

Love and Learn

27. Love and Learn

1960-04-11

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Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

Blind Date

28. Blind Date

1960-04-18

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Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

Betty's Career Problem

29. Betty's Career Problem

1960-04-25

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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

30. Bud Lives It Up

1960-05-09

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Bud spends more money than he has in order to impress a girl in Chicago.

Not His Type

31. Not His Type

1960-05-16

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Betty is caught in the middle of an argument between two of her friends who are planning to marry.

Betty's Graduation

32. Betty's Graduation

1960-05-23

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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 part of the syndication package and is considered ""lost"".