Episodes List
Ep.1 A Day in the Country
Air Date: 1959-10-05
While on the way to visit Margaret's parents, the car breaks down leaving the family stranded on a deserted road.
Ep.2 Bud Branches Out
Air Date: 1959-10-12
Bud falls in love with his college French professor.
Ep.3 The Gardener's Big Day
Air Date: 1959-10-19
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.
Ep.4 The Imposter
Air Date: 1959-10-26
Betty becomes involved with a young lawyer pretending to be the owner of a radio store.
Ep.5 Bud Plays It Safe
Air Date: 1959-11-02
Bud decides to date the coach's daughter in order to make sure he gets on the football team.
Ep.6 Bicycle Trip for Two
Air Date: 1959-11-09
Jim's plans for a quiet bicycle trip end up with Jim and Margaret arguing
Ep.7 First Disillusionment
Air Date: 1959-11-16
Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.
Ep.8 Margaret's Old Flame
Air Date: 1959-11-23
Jim and Margaret tease one another about people they dated as their college reunion nears.
Ep.9 Kathy Becomes a Girl
Air Date: 1959-11-30
The family tries to change Kathy from a tomboy into a beautiful girl.
Ep.10 Bud, the Willing Worker
Air Date: 1959-12-07
Bud wants a part-time job at a service station in order to get enough money to buy a boat.
Ep.11 Turn the Other Cheek
Air Date: 1959-12-14
Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.
Ep.12 Good Joke on Mom
Air Date: 1959-12-28
Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.
Ep.13 Betty's Double
Air Date: 1960-01-04
Betty wins a trip to Hollywood because she looks like a famous movie star.
Ep.14 Father, the Naturalist
Air Date: 1960-01-11
This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".
Ep.15 Bud Hides Behind a Skirt
Air Date: 1960-01-18
Betty is campaigning for safe driving, while Bud is accused of reckless driving.
Ep.16 Togetherness
Air Date: 1960-01-25
A reporter visits the family in order to do an article on family togetherness.
Ep.17 Second Best
Air Date: 1960-02-01
Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.
Ep.18 Kathy's Big Deception
Air Date: 1960-02-08
Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
Ep.19 Cupid Knows Best
Air Date: 1960-02-15
Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
Ep.20 The Big Test
Air Date: 1960-02-22
Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.
Ep.21 Jim's Big Surprise
Air Date: 1960-02-29
Jim is surprised by his family's lack of interest when he is named Father of the Year.
Ep.22 Time to Retire
Air Date: 1960-03-07
When Bud reaffirms and old man's belief in life, he decides to open his own insurance company and hire Bud as his assistant.
Ep.23 Bud, the Speculator
Air Date: 1960-03-14
Bud invests money in a phony stock scheme and winds up losing fifty dollars
Ep.24 The $500 Letter
Air Date: 1960-03-21
The Andersons get a check from an admirer and must find out which member of the family the check was meant for.
Ep.25 Adopted Daughter
Air Date: 1960-03-28
While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.
Ep.26 Family Contest
Air Date: 1960-04-04
Kathy destroys a picture of a family competing against hers in a photo contest
Ep.27 Love and Learn
Air Date: 1960-04-11
Bud falls in love with his English Tutor
Ep.28 Blind Date
Air Date: 1960-04-18
Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser
Ep.29 Betty's Career Problem
Air Date: 1960-04-25
Betty becomes frustrated when every college contest she enters, she loses to Cliff Bowman, who may even steal her job, too
Ep.30 Bud Lives It Up
Air Date: 1960-05-09
Bud spends more money than he has in order to impress a girl in Chicago.
Ep.31 Not His Type
Air Date: 1960-05-16
Betty is caught in the middle of an argument between two of her friends who are planning to marry.
Ep.32 Betty's Graduation
Air Date: 1960-05-23
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"".
