Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
The best episode of "Father Knows Best" season 5 is "Vine Covered Cottage", rated 7.3/10 from 33 user votes. It was directed by Peter Tewksbury and written by N/A. "Vine Covered Cottage" aired on 9/15/1958 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Be Kind to Bud Week".
Betty and Ralph plan to get married, but find it is not as happy as they thought.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
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Bud thinks Betty has an ulterior motive when she is kind to him.
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Kathy's new boyfriend is more interested in Jim than of Kathy.
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Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.
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Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.
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Jim tries to teach the children a lesson when they are constantly not planning ahead.
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Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.
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Bud finds a dent on the back of the car he is watching for a friend.
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Betty plays the founder of Springfield's wife in a play of what really happened.
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An Indian exchange student arrives for the weekend from Betty's college.
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In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.
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Jim attempts to get the family to broaden their horizons and disaster strikes.
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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.
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Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.
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Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.
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5Jan59 Bud must do a good deed for an English report and ends up resenting the whole world.
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Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.
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Bud gets into hot water when he tries to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume.
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Leo visits and takes advantage of the whole family until something surprising happens.
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When Bus refuses dates, the girl launch an anti-Bud campaign.
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Bud tries to save Betty from her boyfriend but Betty resents the help.
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Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.
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Jim learns that he is to be appointed as an outstanding person in the community.
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Betty is faced with a hard decision that will affect her future.
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