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The Best Episodes of Father Knows Best Season 5

Every episode of Father Knows Best Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Father Knows Best Season 5!

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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 5 Episode 31 - Bud and the Debutante
    8.7/10(63 votes)

    S5:E31

    Bud tries to impress a wealthy girl by taking her to an expensive restaurant.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 36 - The Great Anderson Mystery
    8.6/10(57 votes)

    S5:E36

    The Andersons act out a detective story when the television breaks down.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 33 - The Meanest Professor
    8.4/10(48 votes)

    S5:E33

    Bud regrets writing a bad article about a professor after the professor finds the article.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 30 - Formula for Happiness
    8.3/10(56 votes)

    S5:E30

    Strange things begin to happen when Jim's dreams start to come true.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 8 - Bud, the Caretaker
    8.1/10(58 votes)

    S5:E8

    Bud finds a dent on the back of the car he is watching for a friend.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 18 - The Ideal Father
    8.1/10(45 votes)

    S5:E18

    Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 22 - Crisis Over a Kiss
    8.1/10(55 votes)

    S5:E22

    Bud tries to save Betty from her boyfriend but Betty resents the help.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 24 - A Man of Merit
    8.1/10(55 votes)

    S5:E24

    Jim learns that he is to be appointed as an outstanding person in the community.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 26 - It's a Small World
    8.1/10(50 votes)

    S5:E26

    Margaret must decide to attend a luncheon or go with Jim on an important trip.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 17 - The Good Samaritan
    8.0/10(42 votes)

    S5:E17

    5Jan59 Bud must do a good deed for an English report and ends up resenting the whole world.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 19 - Big Shot Bud
    8.0/10(43 votes)

    S5:E19

    Bud gets into hot water when he tries to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 21 - Bud, the Campus Romeo
    8.0/10(54 votes)

    S5:E21

    When Bus refuses dates, the girl launch an anti-Bud campaign.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 27 - Two Loves Has Bud
    8.0/10(56 votes)

    S5:E27

    Bud has a hard time when he must decide between two girls to take to the prom.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 38 - The Gold Turnip
    8.0/10(47 votes)

    S5:E38

    1Jun59 Bud feels that there is no use for tradition so he starts to break all traditions.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 15 - The Basketball Coach
    7.9/10(43 votes)

    S5:E15

    Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 28 - An Extraordinary Woman
    7.9/10(62 votes)

    S5:E28

    The Anderson's are visited by an author on African Culture.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 2 - Be Kind to Bud Week
    7.8/10(41 votes)

    S5:E2

    Bud thinks Betty has an ulterior motive when she is kind to him.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 14 - The Christmas Story
    7.8/10(52 votes)

    S5:E14

    The family recalls as they are putting up the Christmas tree, how Jim wanted them to cut their own tree, and in the process got stranded in a cabin.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 3 - Kathy's Romance
    7.7/10(63 votes)

    S5:E3

    Kathy's new boyfriend is more interested in Jim than of Kathy.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 9 - Betty, the Pioneer Woman
    7.7/10(55 votes)

    S5:E9

    Betty plays the founder of Springfield's wife in a play of what really happened.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 20 - Hard Luck Leo
    7.7/10(46 votes)

    S5:E20

    Leo visits and takes advantage of the whole family until something surprising happens.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 25 - Betty Makes a Choice
    7.7/10(55 votes)

    S5:E25

    Betty is faced with a hard decision that will affect her future.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 4 - Voice From the Past
    7.5/10(45 votes)

    S5:E4

    Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 10 - Fair Exchange
    7.5/10(59 votes)

    S5:E10

    An Indian exchange student arrives for the weekend from Betty's college.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 1 - Vine Covered Cottage
    7.4/10(43 votes)

    S5:E1

    Betty and Ralph plan to get married, but find it is not as happy as they thought.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Bud and the Debutante" is the best rated episode of "Father Knows Best" season 5. It scored 8.7/10 based on 63 votes. Directed by Peter Tewksbury and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/13/1959. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Great Anderson Mystery".