7.4/1034 votes#1 - Vine Covered Cottage
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1958
Betty and Ralph plan to get married, but find it is not as happy as they thought.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1034 votes
#2 - Be Kind to Bud Week
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1958
Bud thinks Betty has an ulterior motive when she is kind to him.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1053 votes
#3 - Kathy's Romance
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/1958
Kathy's new boyfriend is more interested in Jim than of Kathy.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1039 votes
#4 - Voice From the Past
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1958
Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1035 votes
#5 - Frank's Family Tress
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1958
Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/1040 votes
#6 - Always Plan Ahead
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1958
Jim tries to teach the children a lesson when they are constantly not planning ahead.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1040 votes
#7 - Second Wedding
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1958
Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1048 votes
#8 - Bud, the Caretaker
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1958
Bud finds a dent on the back of the car he is watching for a friend.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1045 votes
#9 - Betty, the Pioneer Woman
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1958
Betty plays the founder of Springfield's wife in a play of what really happened.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1048 votes
#10 - Fair Exchange
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1958
An Indian exchange student arrives for the weekend from Betty's college.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1025 votes
#11 - Bud, the Snob
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1958
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Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1045 votes
#12 - Margaret Wins a Car
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/1958
In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1041 votes
#13 - The Great Experiment
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/1958
Jim attempts to get the family to broaden their horizons and disaster strikes.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1043 votes
#14 - The Christmas Story
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/15/1958
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: N/A
- 7.7/1037 votes
#15 - The Basketball Coach
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/22/1958
Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1030 votes
#16 - Kathy, Girl Executive
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 12/29/1958
Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1035 votes
#17 - The Good Samaritan
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/5/1959
5Jan59 Bud must do a good deed for an English report and ends up resenting the whole world.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1038 votes
#18 - The Ideal Father
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 1/12/1959
Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1036 votes
#19 - Big Shot Bud
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 1/19/1959
Bud gets into hot water when he tries to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1039 votes
#20 - Hard Luck Leo
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 1/26/1959
Leo visits and takes advantage of the whole family until something surprising happens.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1044 votes
#21 - Bud, the Campus Romeo
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/2/1959
When Bus refuses dates, the girl launch an anti-Bud campaign.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1048 votes
#22 - Crisis Over a Kiss
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 2/9/1959
Bud tries to save Betty from her boyfriend but Betty resents the help.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/1037 votes
#23 - Kathy Grows Up
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 2/16/1959
Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1049 votes
#24 - A Man of Merit
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 2/23/1959
Jim learns that he is to be appointed as an outstanding person in the community.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1045 votes
#25 - Betty Makes a Choice
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 3/2/1959
Betty is faced with a hard decision that will affect her future.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
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!
Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:CBS
Season 5 Ratings Summary
"Vine Covered Cottage" is the best rated episode of "Father Knows Best" season 5. It scored 7.4/10 based on 34 votes. Directed by Peter Tewksbury and written by N/A, it aired on 9/15/1958. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Be Kind to Bud Week".