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Father Knows Best

Father Knows Best Season 5

15 September 195838 episodes

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Father Knows Best season 5 is free to watch in Australia on Tubi. Season 5 was released on 15 September 1958.

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

Father Knows Best Season 5 air dates

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Air dates: TMDB.

Father Knows Best Season 5 episodes

  1. S05 E01

    Vine Covered Cottage

    30m

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

  2. S05 E02

    Be Kind to Bud Week

    30m

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

  3. S05 E03

    Kathy's Romance

    30m

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

  4. S05 E04

    Voice From the Past

    30m

    Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.

  5. S05 E05

    Frank's Family Tress

    30m

    Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.

  6. S05 E06

    Always Plan Ahead

    30m

    Jim tries to teach the children a lesson when they are constantly not planning ahead.

  7. S05 E07

    Second Wedding

    30m

    Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.

  8. S05 E08

    Bud, the Caretaker

    30m

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

  9. S05 E09

    Betty, the Pioneer Woman

    30m

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

  10. S05 E10

    Fair Exchange

    30m

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

  11. S05 E11

    Bud, the Snob

    30m

  12. S05 E12

    Margaret Wins a Car

    30m

    In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.

  13. S05 E13

    The Great Experiment

    30m

    Jim attempts to get the family to broaden their horizons and disaster strikes.

  14. S05 E14

    The Christmas Story

    30m

    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.

  15. S05 E15

    The Basketball Coach

    30m

    Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.

  16. S05 E16

    Kathy, Girl Executive

    30m

    Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.

  17. S05 E17

    The Good Samaritan

    30m

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

  18. S05 E18

    The Ideal Father

    30m

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

  19. S05 E19

    Big Shot Bud

    30m

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

  20. S05 E20

    Hard Luck Leo

    30m

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

  21. S05 E21

    Bud, the Campus Romeo

    30m

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

  22. S05 E22

    Crisis Over a Kiss

    30m

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

  23. S05 E23

    Kathy Grows Up

    30m

    Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.

  24. S05 E24

    A Man of Merit

    30m

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

  25. S05 E25

    Betty Makes a Choice

    30m

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

  26. S05 E26

    It's a Small World

    30m

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

  27. S05 E27

    Two Loves Has Bud

    30m

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

  28. S05 E28

    An Extraordinary Woman

    30m

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

  29. S05 E29

    The Art of Romance

    30m

  30. S05 E30

    Formula for Happiness

    30m

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

  31. S05 E31

    Bud and the Debutante

    30m

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

  32. S05 E32

    The Promised Playhouse

    30m

    A flashback show about building a playhouse for Kathy.

  33. S05 E33

    The Meanest Professor

    30m

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

  34. S05 E34

    Live My Own Life

    30m

    This is a recut version of episode 5 with the same name where Bud goes out on his own and tries to make good.

  35. S05 E35

    Bud Has A Problem

    30m

    Bud blames his professor when it appears he will not pass Physics.

  36. S05 E36

    The Great Anderson Mystery

    30m

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

  37. S05 E37

    Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback

    30m

    Margaret wants Jim to take her dancing. She tries to trick him into dance lessons.

  38. S05 E38

    The Gold Turnip

    30m

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

Episode names, air dates, runtimes and summaries: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere.

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