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The Best Episodes of Father Knows Best Season 2

Every episode of Father Knows Best Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Father Knows Best Season 2!

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Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 26 - The Persistent Guest
    8.7/10(107 votes)

    S2:E26

    Bud’s new friend, Fred, won't leave the Anderson house.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Paul West

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  2. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 27 - Family Reunion
    8.5/10(60 votes)

    S2:E27

    The family tries to think up excuses to keep from going to Margaret's family reunion.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  3. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 5 - Woman in the House
    8.4/10(84 votes)

    S2:E5

    Margaret is forced to invite a woman over who makes her uncomfortable because she is Jim's friend's wife.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  4. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 9 - The Big Test
    8.2/10(76 votes)

    S2:E9

    Bud is accused of cheating because he is suddenly getting high grades in class.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  5. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 8 - Advantage to Betty
    8.1/10(73 votes)

    S2:E8

    Betty has recently taken up tennis at school and is chosen for a photo shoot for the paper. This causes friction between her and her doubles partner, Eula, who is the team’s best player.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  6. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 16 - Betty Hates Carter
    8.1/10(69 votes)

    S2:E16

    Betty is indignant when Jim arranges a date for her with an old insurance salesman buddy’s son, Carter.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  7. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 12 - Bud, the Ladykiller
    8.0/10(74 votes)

    S2:E12

    Bud gets irritated by a girl (whom he refers to as “Dumb Dora”) who has a crush on him, hurts her feelings when his irritation leads to cruelty, and must make amends.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writers:Sumner Arthur Long, Dorothy Cooper

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  8. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 20 - The House Painter
    8.0/10(68 votes)

    S2:E20

    Jim has a bet with Betty and Margaret concerning human nature, integrity and the man painting their house—Mr. Everett.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  9. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 22 - The Bus to Nowhere
    8.0/10(75 votes)

    S2:E22

    Betty becomes irritable with her family as she goes through an existential crisis.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  10. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 24 - The Historical Andersons
    8.0/10(62 votes)

    S2:E24

    When Bud receives an assignment to write a term paper about a Revolutionary War hero, he ends up researching the life of a relative—Major Nathaniel Oliver Anderson.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  11. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 4 - First Disillusionment
    7.9/10(66 votes)

    S2:E4

    Bud loses a job to a boy who fakes his resumé, which leads him to believe it is alright to do this himself

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  12. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 37 - Betty's Graduation
    7.9/10(60 votes)

    S2:E37

    While the family is readying for Betty’s graduation, Betty becomes conflicted about the event.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  13. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 3 - Lessons in Civics
    7.8/10(71 votes)

    S2:E3

    A new highway is getting built, and for that the old community hall is going to be pulled down. That's something Jim wouldn't like to see since the hall is a historical monument, and also, memories from his youth are connected with this hall. Everyone from the family sees how much the hall means to Jim, and they use different ways to organize help.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Dorothy Cooper

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  14. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 6 - New Girl at School
    7.8/10(65 votes)

    S2:E6

    Bud learns that the girl he likes is dating his best friend.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  15. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 15 - Bad Influence
    7.8/10(73 votes)

    S2:E15

    Bud gets in trouble when his latest friend turns out to be a kleptomaniac.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  16. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 19 - Betty Earns a Formal
    7.8/10(64 votes)

    S2:E19

    Betty gets a job to pay for a new, expensive formal for the Cinderella Ball at the country club.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Paul West

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  17. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 29 - Bud, the Boxer
    7.8/10(58 votes)

    S2:E29

    Bud gets in a tussle with a boy, Eddie, at school, then dreads facing him the next day because the kid wants to fight him. Jim makes Bud face him in a boxing ring to settle it, knowing that Bud will have to face Eddie, eventually. Later, Jim has Bud take boxing lessons.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Paul West

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  18. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 32 - Dilemma for Margaret
    7.8/10(63 votes)

    S2:E32

    Margaret is asked to represent her branch of the PTA by giving a speech, but later decides against doing so because of some mischief Betty gets into.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Kay Lenard

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  19. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 33 - Hero Father
    7.8/10(53 votes)

    S2:E33

    Bud boasts to his friends, Sandy and Kippy, that his dad can get Duke Snider’s All-Stars to come to Springfield.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Dorothy Cooper

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  20. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 36 - Adopted Daughter
    7.8/10(59 votes)

    S2:E36

    Kathy finds a receipt for $25 from the adoption center and believes she was adopted.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  21. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 21 - Bud, the Wallflower
    7.7/10(59 votes)

    S2:E21

    Bud seems determined not to go to a Senior/Freshman dance that is Sadie Hawkins-themed.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Paul West

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  22. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 25 - The Grass is Greener
    7.7/10(68 votes)

    S2:E25

    Jim’s old college friend, Charlie Bradley, a successful industrial tycoon, is in town. Charlie, along with Jim, were a part of a group known as The Four Musketeers, in college. Of the four, Jim appears to be the least ‘successful.’

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Dorothy Cooper

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  23. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 35 - The Ten Dollar Question
    7.7/10(58 votes)

    S2:E35

    Jim makes a bet: the kid who doesn't tattle for one week will receive ten dollars.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writers:Dorothy Cooper, Barbara Hammer

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  24. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 7 - Kathy Makes Magic
    7.6/10(66 votes)

    S2:E7

    Kathy gets a new magic set, from a trade with a friend, and becomes convinced she can truly wield magic.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writers:Roswell Rogers, Herman J. Epstein

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  25. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 18 - Betty's Brother
    7.6/10(64 votes)

    S2:E18

    Bud is having trouble in school and the family are hard-pressed to find out why. Eventually, Jim and Margaret come to the conclusion that, since he’s entered high school, he’s lost his confidence over being constantly compared to Betty and her accomplishments.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Paul West

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Persistent Guest" is the best rated episode of "Father Knows Best" season 2. It scored 8.7/10 based on 107 votes. Directed by William D. Russell and written by Paul West, it aired on 3/7/1956. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Family Reunion".