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Father Knows Best•Season 1•Episode 7

Bud's Encounter With the Law

7.7/10 · 75 votesNov 14, 195430 min

Ranked #11 of 26 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

Bud becomes increasingly paranoid when Kathy (who has a fascination with the new washing machine, and puts everything in there) places a letter addressed to him by the police department in the washing machine, and ruins the letter, so he doesn’t know why he is

Directed byWilliam D. Russell

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Seasons6

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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

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Bud's Encounter With the Law

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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

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William D. Russell

William D. Russell

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Episode Summary

"Bud's Encounter With the Law" is episode 7 of Father Knows Best season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 75 votes, ranking #11 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by William D. Russell, it aired on November 14, 1954.

Next: E8 · Thanksgiving Day Best of Season 1