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Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Father Knows Best Season 6 Episode 20 - The Big Test
    5.2/10(26 votes)

    #1 - The Big Test

    S6:E20

    Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 30 - Betty, Girl Engineer
    5.7/10(79 votes)

    #2 - Betty, Girl Engineer

    S2:E30

    Betty takes a vocational guidance course and signs up to get practical experience to become an engineer, but she gets a lot of flack for it because she’s a girl.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Roswell Rogers

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  3. Father Knows Best Season 6 Episode 25 - Adopted Daughter
    5.8/10(30 votes)

    #3 - Adopted Daughter

    S6:E25

    While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Father Knows Best Season 4 Episode 12 - Kathy Makes a Wish
    6.0/10(50 votes)

    #4 - Kathy Makes a Wish

    S4:E12

    When Kathy finds a horseshoe and she wishes for a horse, and gets one.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Father Knows Best Season 6 Episode 14 - Father, the Naturalist
    6.0/10(27 votes)

    #5 - Father, the Naturalist

    S6:E14

    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:Unknown

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  6. Father Knows Best Season 6 Episode 19 - Cupid Knows Best
    6.0/10(37 votes)

    #6 - Cupid Knows Best

    S6:E19

    Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Father Knows Best Season 6 Episode 7 - First Disillusionment
    6.3/10(32 votes)

    #7 - First Disillusionment

    S6:E7

    Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Father Knows Best Season 4 Episode 5 - Sentenced to Happiness
    6.4/10(46 votes)

    #8 - Sentenced to Happiness

    S4:E5

    The Anderson's gardener, Frank, is forced to get a real job and then winds up in court.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 14 - Stage to Yuma
    6.5/10(61 votes)

    #9 - Stage to Yuma

    S2:E14

    Tate Idsen saves a stagecoach from savage Indians in a flashback sequence.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 23 - Kathy Grows Up
    6.6/10(43 votes)

    #10 - Kathy Grows Up

    S5:E23

    Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 32 - The Promised Playhouse
    6.6/10(28 votes)

    #11 - The Promised Playhouse

    S5:E32

    A flashback show about building a playhouse for Kathy.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 37 - Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback
    6.6/10(32 votes)

    #12 - Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback

    S5:E37

    Margaret wants Jim to take her dancing. She tries to trick him into dance lessons.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Father Knows Best Season 1 Episode 25 - No Partiality
    6.8/10(69 votes)

    #13 - No Partiality

    S1:E25

    Kathy and Betty fight for the attention of the same man.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:John Kohn

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  14. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 5 - Frank's Family Tress
    6.8/10(43 votes)

    #14 - Frank's Family Tress

    S5:E5

    Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 7 - Second Wedding
    6.8/10(49 votes)

    #15 - Second Wedding

    S5:E7

    Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 11 - Bud, the Snob
    6.8/10(33 votes)

    #16 - Bud, the Snob

    S5:E11

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    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 13 - Margaret's Premonition
    6.9/10(64 votes)

    #17 - Margaret's Premonition

    S2:E13

    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

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  18. Father Knows Best Season 3 Episode 32 - Baby in the House
    6.9/10(59 votes)

    #18 - Baby in the House

    S3:E32

    Jim and Margaret take care of a baby Betty is supposed to babysit, so she can go out.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 12 - Margaret Wins a Car
    6.9/10(55 votes)

    #19 - Margaret Wins a Car

    S5:E12

    In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 34 - Live My Own Life
    6.9/10(28 votes)

    #20 - Live My Own Life

    S5:E34

    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:Unknown

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  21. Father Knows Best Season 6 Episode 32 - Betty's Graduation
    6.9/10(31 votes)

    #21 - Betty's Graduation

    S6:E32

    When Kathy refuses to graduate from high school, the family tells her about Betty's reluctance to graduate from High School, too. This is a recut version of episode 63. It is not part of the syndication package and is considered ""lost"".

    Directors:William D. Russell, Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Father Knows Best Season 2 Episode 23 - Kathy, the Indian Giver
    7.0/10(56 votes)

    #22 - Kathy, the Indian Giver

    S2:E23

    Kathy is taught about fair trading from her father—and ends up trading her doll for a real baby.

    Director:William D. Russell
    Writer:Kay Lenard

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  23. Father Knows Best Season 5 Episode 16 - Kathy, Girl Executive
    7.0/10(38 votes)

    #23 - Kathy, Girl Executive

    S5:E16

    Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Father Knows Best Season 6 Episode 9 - Kathy Becomes a Girl
    7.0/10(45 votes)

    #24 - Kathy Becomes a Girl

    S6:E9

    The family tries to change Kathy from a tomboy into a beautiful girl.

    Director:Peter Tewksbury
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Father Knows Best Season 1 Episode 1 - Bud Takes Up the Dance
    7.1/10(163 votes)

    #25 - Bud Takes Up the Dance

    S1:E1

    Bud tries to learn how to dance from a book for his first school dance.

    Director:James Neilson
    Writer:Dorothy Cooper

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Big Test" is the worst rated episode of "Father Knows Best". It scored 5.2/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by Peter Tewksbury and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/22/1960. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Betty, Girl Engineer".