Father Knows Best, The Matchmaker

S1 E1 • 22m • HDTVG

Bud's first dance is threatened when he learns that his parents are going to be there.

S1 E2 • 25m • HDTVG

Jim's definition of citizenship gets the Andersons into trouble.

S1 E3 • 22m • HDTVG

Bud finally gets Jim's permission to get a scooter, but he doesn't get Margaret's permission.

S1 E4 • 22m • HDTVG

Jim has too many guests and not enough tickets to a football game.

S1 E5 • 25m • HDTVG

Bud decides that he would be happier if he got his own apartment.

S1 E6 • 25m • HDTVG

Jim is convinced that he has one foot in the grave.

S1 E7 • 22m • HDTVG

After Bud gets a summons to appear at the police station, the family panics.

S1 E8 • 25m • HDTVG

Jim's plans to celebrate Thanksgiving fall apart.

S1 E9 • 22m • HDTVG

Jim and Margaret plan to get away from the children for a second honeymoon.

S1 E10 • 25m • HDTVG

Jim's overactive imagination takes control of his actions when he fears his daughter is about to elope.

S1 E11 • 25m • HDTVG

Jim and Margaret go their separate ways when Margaret signs up for dancing lessons.

S1 E12 • 22m • HDTVG

Jim is disappointed by his family's attitude toward Christmas and decides to do something about it.

S1 E13 • 22m • HDTVG

A wet and sickly sparrow turns a rainy day into a fulfilling one for the Andersons.

S1 E14 • 22m • HDTVG

When Jim gets a traffic ticket, his court day coincides with Bud's appointed day as judge.

S1 E15 • 16m • HDTVG

A total stranger arrives at the Anderson household on the verge of a birthday celebration.

S1 E16 • 25m • HDTVG

When Bud's shyness with girls causes a misunderstanding, he is branded a snob.

S1 E17 • 22m • HDTVG

Jim promises to build a playhouse for Kathy if she promises to take her medicine.

S1 E18 • 25m • HDTVG

Jim goes through an identity crisis when he decides he wants to lead a simple life.

The Anderson children enter an essay into a contest nominating Jim as "Father of the Year."

S1 E20 • 22m • HDTVG

Jim finds his life being controlled by circumstance when he buys a mink coat for Margaret.

S1 E21 • 25m • HDTVG

Margaret plays matchmaker for her shy cousin.

S1 E22 • 22m • HDTVG

Bud's refusal to help out in a wedding rehearsal plays an important part in a couple's reunion.

S1 E23 • 22m • HDTVG

Jim tells his family that their lack of courage is responsible for his lack of confidence.

S1 E24 • 22m • HDTVG

Jim learns what it's like to deliver papers when Bud is ordered to bed for a few days.

S1 E25 • 25m • HDTVG

Jim refuses to interfere when Kathy sets her sights on Betty's boyfriend.

S1 E26 • 22m • HDTVG

Jim decides that Bud can't play in the church baseball game because he hasn't done his chores.