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Father Knows Best S1E1 — Bud Takes Up the Dance

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Father Knows Best•Season 1•Episode 1

Bud Takes Up the Dance

7.1/10 · 163 votesOct 3, 195430 min

Ranked #25 of 26 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

Bud tries to learn how to dance from a book for his first school dance.

Directed byJames Neilson

Written byDorothy Cooper

Next episodeE2 · Lesson in Citizenship

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Season 1 Episodes26

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Bud Takes Up the Dance

Lesson in Citizenship

The Motor Scooter

Football Tickets

Live My Own Life

Grandpa Jim's Rejuvenation

Bud's Encounter With the Law

Thanksgiving Day

Second Honeymoon

Typical Father

Margaret Goes Dancing

The Christmas Story

Sparrow in the Window

Boy's Week

A Friend of Old George's

Bud the Snob

The Promised Playhouse

Jim the Farmer

Father of the Year

The Mink Coat

The Matchmaker

Bud the Bridesmaid

Proud Father

Father Delivers the Papers

No Partiality

Close Decision

Cast5

Robert Young

Robert Young

Jim Anderson

Jane Wyatt

Jane Wyatt

Margaret Anderson

Elinor Donahue

Elinor Donahue

Betty Anderson

Billy Gray

Billy Gray

Bud Anderson

Lauren Chapin

Lauren Chapin

Kathy Anderson

Crew4

R

Roswell Rogers

Story

D

Dorothy Cooper

Writer

J

James Neilson

Director

P

Paul West

Story

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Episode Summary

"Bud Takes Up the Dance" is episode 1 of Father Knows Best season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 163 votes, ranking #25 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by James Neilson and written by Dorothy Cooper, it aired on October 3, 1954.

Next: E2 · Lesson in Citizenship Best of Season 1