Episodes List
Ep.1 Vine Covered Cottage
Air Date: 1958-09-15
Betty and Ralph plan to get married, but find it is not as happy as they thought.
Ep.2 Be Kind to Bud Week
Air Date: 1958-09-22
Bud thinks Betty has an ulterior motive when she is kind to him.
Ep.3 Kathy's Romance
Air Date: 1958-09-29
Kathy's new boyfriend is more interested in Jim than of Kathy.
Ep.4 Voice From the Past
Air Date: 1958-10-06
Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.
Ep.5 Frank's Family Tress
Air Date: 1958-10-13
Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.
Ep.6 Always Plan Ahead
Air Date: 1958-10-20
Jim tries to teach the children a lesson when they are constantly not planning ahead.
Ep.7 Second Wedding
Air Date: 1958-10-27
Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.
Ep.8 Bud, the Caretaker
Air Date: 1958-11-03
Bud finds a dent on the back of the car he is watching for a friend.
Ep.9 Betty, the Pioneer Woman
Air Date: 1958-11-10
Betty plays the founder of Springfield's wife in a play of what really happened.
Ep.10 Fair Exchange
Air Date: 1958-11-17
An Indian exchange student arrives for the weekend from Betty's college.
Ep.11 Bud, the Snob
Air Date: 1958-11-24
Ep.12 Margaret Wins a Car
Air Date: 1958-12-01
In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.
Ep.13 The Great Experiment
Air Date: 1958-12-08
Jim attempts to get the family to broaden their horizons and disaster strikes.
Ep.14 The Christmas Story
Air Date: 1958-12-15
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.
Ep.15 The Basketball Coach
Air Date: 1958-12-22
Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.
Ep.16 Kathy, Girl Executive
Air Date: 1958-12-29
Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.
Ep.17 The Good Samaritan
Air Date: 1959-01-05
5Jan59 Bud must do a good deed for an English report and ends up resenting the whole world.
Ep.18 The Ideal Father
Air Date: 1959-01-12
Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.
Ep.19 Big Shot Bud
Air Date: 1959-01-19
Bud gets into hot water when he tries to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume.
Ep.20 Hard Luck Leo
Air Date: 1959-01-26
Leo visits and takes advantage of the whole family until something surprising happens.
Ep.21 Bud, the Campus Romeo
Air Date: 1959-02-02
When Bus refuses dates, the girl launch an anti-Bud campaign.
Ep.22 Crisis Over a Kiss
Air Date: 1959-02-09
Bud tries to save Betty from her boyfriend but Betty resents the help.
Ep.23 Kathy Grows Up
Air Date: 1959-02-16
Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.
Ep.24 A Man of Merit
Air Date: 1959-02-23
Jim learns that he is to be appointed as an outstanding person in the community.
Ep.25 Betty Makes a Choice
Air Date: 1959-03-02
Betty is faced with a hard decision that will affect her future.
Ep.26 It's a Small World
Air Date: 1959-03-09
Margaret must decide to attend a luncheon or go with Jim on an important trip.
Ep.27 Two Loves Has Bud
Air Date: 1959-03-16
Bud has a hard time when he must decide between two girls to take to the prom.
Ep.28 An Extraordinary Woman
Air Date: 1959-03-23
The Anderson's are visited by an author on African Culture.
Ep.29 The Art of Romance
Air Date: 1959-03-30
Ep.30 Formula for Happiness
Air Date: 1959-04-06
Strange things begin to happen when Jim's dreams start to come true.
Ep.31 Bud and the Debutante
Air Date: 1959-04-13
Bud tries to impress a wealthy girl by taking her to an expensive restaurant.
Ep.32 The Promised Playhouse
Air Date: 1959-04-20
Ep.33 The Meanest Professor
Air Date: 1959-04-27
Bud regrets writing a bad article about a professor after the professor finds the article.
Ep.34 Live My Own Life
Air Date: 1959-05-04
This is a recut version of episode 5 with the same name where Bud goes out on his own and tries to make good.
Ep.35 Bud Has A Problem
Air Date: 1959-05-11
Bud blames his professor when it appears he will not pass Physics.
Ep.36 The Great Anderson Mystery
Air Date: 1959-05-18
The Andersons act out a detective story when the television breaks down.
Ep.37 Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback
Air Date: 1959-05-25
Ep.38 The Gold Turnip
Air Date: 1959-06-01
1Jun59 Bud feels that there is no use for tradition so he starts to break all traditions.
