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Season 6
October 5, 1959

Season 6

01. A Day in the Country

While on the way to visit Margaret's parents, the car breaks down leaving the family stranded on a deserted road.

30min
October 5, 1959

02. Bud Branches Out

Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

30min
October 12, 1959

03. The Gardener's Big Day

Frank is chosen to represent the town at the opening of a park, but when the town council meets Frank, they want another person to represent their city- someone who looks more like an average American.

30min
October 19, 1959

04. The Imposter

Betty becomes involved with a young lawyer pretending to be the owner of a radio store.

30min
October 26, 1959

05. Bud Plays It Safe

Bud decides to date the coach's daughter in order to make sure he gets on the football team.

30min
November 2, 1959

06. Bicycle Trip for Two

Jim's plans for a quiet bicycle trip end up with Jim and Margaret arguing

30min
November 9, 1959

07. First Disillusionment

Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.

30min
November 16, 1959

08. Margaret's Old Flame

Jim and Margaret tease one another about people they dated as their college reunion nears.

30min
November 23, 1959

09. Kathy Becomes a Girl

The family tries to change Kathy from a tomboy into a beautiful girl.

30min
November 30, 1959

10. Bud, the Willing Worker

Bud wants a part-time job at a service station in order to get enough money to buy a boat.

30min
December 7, 1959

11. Turn the Other Cheek

Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

30min
December 14, 1959

12. Good Joke on Mom

Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.

30min
December 28, 1959

13. Betty's Double

Betty wins a trip to Hollywood because she looks like a famous movie star.

30min
January 4, 1960

14. Father, the Naturalist

This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".

30min
January 11, 1960

15. Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

Betty is campaigning for safe driving, while Bud is accused of reckless driving.

30min
January 18, 1960

16. Togetherness

A reporter visits the family in order to do an article on family togetherness.

30min
January 25, 1960

17. Second Best

Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

30min
February 1, 1960

18. Kathy's Big Deception

Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.

30min
February 8, 1960

19. Cupid Knows Best

Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.

30min
February 15, 1960

20. The Big Test

Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.

30min
February 22, 1960

21. Jim's Big Surprise

Jim is surprised by his family's lack of interest when he is named Father of the Year.

30min
February 29, 1960

22. Time to Retire

When Bud reaffirms and old man's belief in life, he decides to open his own insurance company and hire Bud as his assistant.

30min
March 7, 1960

23. Bud, the Speculator

Bud invests money in a phony stock scheme and winds up losing fifty dollars

30min
March 14, 1960

24. The $500 Letter

The Andersons get a check from an admirer and must find out which member of the family the check was meant for.

30min
March 21, 1960

25. Adopted Daughter

While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.

30min
March 28, 1960

26. Family Contest

Kathy destroys a picture of a family competing against hers in a photo contest

30min
April 4, 1960

27. Love and Learn

Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

30min
April 11, 1960

28. Blind Date

Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

30min
April 18, 1960

29. Betty's Career Problem

Betty becomes frustrated when every college contest she enters, she loses to Cliff Bowman, who may even steal her job, too

30min
April 25, 1960

30. Bud Lives It Up

Bud spends more money than he has in order to impress a girl in Chicago.

30min
May 9, 1960

31. Not His Type

Betty is caught in the middle of an argument between two of her friends who are planning to marry.

30min
May 16, 1960

32. Betty's Graduation

When Kathy refuses to graduate from high school, the family tells her about Betty's reluctance to graduate from High School, too. This is a recut version of episode 63. It is not part of the syndication package and is considered ""lost"".

30min
May 23, 1960