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