Father Knows Best — 1950
43 episodes broadcast in 1950.
The arrival of the month's Christmas bills upends an ordinary day at the Anderson house.
January 19, 1950
(untitled)
January 26, 1950
(untitled)
February 2, 1950
(untitled)
February 9, 1950
(untitled)
March 2, 1950
(untitled)
March 16, 1950
(untitled)
March 23, 1950
(untitled)
March 30, 1950
(untitled)
April 6, 1950
(untitled)
April 13, 1950
(untitled)
April 20, 1950
(untitled)
April 27, 1950
(untitled)
A run-in with a neighborhood dog leaves Jim primed to do something drastic enough to make the papers.
Betty needs dress money on the very day Bud and Kathy smash a window playing golf -- but Jim comes home from the links in a surprising mood.
Jim dismisses the family's superstitions as nonsense, until he learns Margaret has thrown out his lucky hat.
Jim swears the old family car is still good solid metal, moments before the fender drops off.
It's Father's Day, and every Anderson has a different idea of the perfect way to spend it.
Jim takes a sudden hand in running the household and proves he cannot leave well enough alone.
A big insurance sale wins Jim a coveted concert invitation, but Margaret has already booked their Thursday.
The Andersons put their summer vacation to a family vote, with Jim pushing a fancier resort until he sees the price.
As the kids dread the end of summer, Margaret grows suspicious that Jim has been tinkering with the house.
The seasonal clock change turns to chaos as each Anderson 'helpfully' resets the timepieces.
A smooth door-to-door salesman finds easy marks in the Anderson household, starting with Margaret.
Dinner is upended when Bud arrives home with the skunk he won in a raffle.
October 19, 1950
(untitled)
A Halloween drive home leaves the family stranded with an empty tank on a pitch-dark road beside a cemetery.
A conscientious father like Jim can never find enough hours in the day, so he takes drastic measures to make some.
Jim tells the children to earn their own spending money, and their moneymaking schemes get out of hand.
A Thanksgiving with the children away hardly feels like a celebration.
November 30, 1950
(untitled)
On Christmas Eve the family gathers to hear the story of their Danish namesake, Hans Christian Andersen.
Sick of leftover turkey, Jim wins a raffle prize -- a 35-pound bird that is still very much alive.
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