The Worst Episodes of Father Knows Best
Every episode of Father Knows Best ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Father Knows Best!
Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
Lowest Rated Episodes Summary
The worst episode of "Father Knows Best" is "Betty, Girl Engineer", rated 5.6/10 from 59 user votes. It was directed by William D. Russell and written by N/A. "Betty, Girl Engineer" aired on 4/11/1956 and is rated 0.0 point(s) lower than the second lowest rated, "The Big Test".
5.6/10 59 votes#1 - Betty, Girl Engineer
Season 2 Episode 30 - Aired 4/11/1956
Betty decides to become an engineer. Doyle: Roger Smith. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 5.6/10 19 votes
#2 - The Big Test
Season 6 Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/1960
Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 5.8/10 40 votes
#3 - Kathy Makes a Wish
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/25/1957
When Kathy finds a horseshoe and she wishes for a horse, and gets one.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/10 32 votes
#4 - Cupid Knows Best
Season 6 Episode 19 - Aired 2/15/1960
Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/10 22 votes
#5 - Adopted Daughter
Season 6 Episode 25 - Aired 3/28/1960
While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/10 34 votes
#6 - Sentenced to Happiness
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1957
The Anderson's gardener, Frank, is forced to get a real job and then winds up in court.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/10 47 votes
#7 - Margaret's Premonition
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 11/30/1955
Margaret has a premonition of danger for Jim’s upcoming business trip, and tries to get Jim to postpone it. But Jim believes it’s a bunch of superstitious nonsense, and insists on going anyway.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: Roswell Rogers
- 6.5/10 36 votes
#8 - 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
- 6.5/10 22 votes
#9 - The Promised Playhouse
Season 5 Episode 32 - Aired 4/20/1959
No description available
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.5/10 24 votes
#10 - First Disillusionment
Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 11/16/1959
Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/10 50 votes
#11 - No Partiality
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/20/1955
Kathy and Betty fight for the attention of the same man.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: John Kohn
- 6.6/10 24 votes
#12 - Bud, the Snob
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1958
No description available
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/10 20 votes
#13 - Father, the Naturalist
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1960
This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10 42 votes
#14 - Stage to Yuma
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/7/1955
Tate Idsen saves a stagecoach from savage Indians in a flashback sequence.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10 37 votes
#15 - Big Sister
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1957
At summer camp Kathy rebels after her counselor, Betty, keeps pushing her to do better.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/10 21 votes
#16 - Live My Own Life
Season 5 Episode 34 - Aired 5/4/1959
This is a recut version of episode 5 with the same name where Bud goes out on his own and tries to make good.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10 71 votes
#17 - Thanksgiving Day
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/21/1954
Kathy writes the best poem in the fourth grade on what Thanksgiving means to her, and Jim builds the poem up in his mind to unreasonable expectations for a fourth grader. When he actually finds out what the poem consists of, his hopes for Kathy’s future are deflated and he disparages the poem to Margaret, unwitting that Kathy has overheard.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10 55 votes
#18 - A Friend of Old George's
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/9/1955
An unwanted visitor that won't leave spoils Kathy's birthday party.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10 42 votes
#19 - Kathy, the Indian Giver
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 2/15/1956
No description available
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/10 34 votes
#20 - 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
- 6.8/10 39 votes
#21 - 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
- 6.8/10 44 votes
#22 - 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
- 6.8/10 25 votes
#23 - Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback
Season 5 Episode 37 - Aired 5/25/1959
No description available
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10 59 votes
#24 - Second Honeymoon
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/28/1954
Jim's weekend retreat, just he and his wife, seems like a perfect idea, at first. But he doesn't want to pass this on to the kids when he learns that the kids have plans with them; and then when the kids take the news too easy, Jim and Margaret are befuddled. They leave, but soon they start thinking about their kids and after reaching the lodge they want to phone in - but no one answers the call...
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A
- 6.9/10 55 votes
#25 - The Promised Playhouse
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/23/1955
After making a big deal about people keeping their word, Jim is forced to put his words into practice to set a good example for his family.
Director: William D. Russell
Writer: N/A