Season 6

E1. A Day in the Country

Oct 5, 1959 · 30m

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

E2. Bud Branches Out

Oct 12, 1959 · 30m

Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

E3. The Gardener's Big Day

Oct 19, 1959 · 30m

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.

E4. The Imposter

Oct 26, 1959 · 30m

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

E5. Bud Plays It Safe

Nov 2, 1959 · 30m

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

E6. Bicycle Trip for Two

Nov 9, 1959 · 30m

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

E7. First Disillusionment

Nov 16, 1959 · 30m

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

E8. Margaret's Old Flame

Nov 23, 1959 · 30m

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

E9. Kathy Becomes a Girl

Nov 30, 1959 · 30m

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

E10. Bud, the Willing Worker

Dec 7, 1959 · 30m

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

E11. Turn the Other Cheek

Dec 14, 1959 · 30m

Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

E12. Good Joke on Mom

Dec 28, 1959 · 30m

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

E13. Betty's Double

Jan 4, 1960 · 30m

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

E14. Father, the Naturalist

Jan 11, 1960 · 30m

This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".

E15. Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

Jan 18, 1960 · 30m

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

E16. Togetherness

Jan 25, 1960 · 30m

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

E17. Second Best

Feb 1, 1960 · 30m

Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

E18. Kathy's Big Deception

Feb 8, 1960 · 30m

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

E19. Cupid Knows Best

Feb 15, 1960 · 30m

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

E20. The Big Test

Feb 22, 1960 · 30m

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

E21. Jim's Big Surprise

Feb 29, 1960 · 30m

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

E22. Time to Retire

Mar 7, 1960 · 30m

When Bud reaffirms and old man's belief in life, he decides to open his own insurance company and hire Bud as his assistant.

E23. Bud, the Speculator

Mar 14, 1960 · 30m

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

E24. The $500 Letter

Mar 21, 1960 · 30m

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

E25. Adopted Daughter

Mar 28, 1960 · 30m

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

E26. Family Contest

Apr 4, 1960 · 30m

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

E27. Love and Learn

Apr 11, 1960 · 30m

Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

E28. Blind Date

Apr 18, 1960 · 30m

Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

E29. Betty's Career Problem

Apr 25, 1960 · 30m

Betty becomes frustrated when every college contest she enters, she loses to Cliff Bowman, who may even steal her job, too

E30. Bud Lives It Up

May 9, 1960 · 30m

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