Episodes
- S5 E1 - Vine Covered CottageSeptember 14, 195826minBetty's boyfriend Ralph asks Jim for permission to propose to Betty. Jim says a cautious comment that Ralph is a great guy. Betty & Ralph talk about marriage and think it is a great idea - until they start seeing the reality of marriage.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E2 - Be Kind to Bud WeekSeptember 22, 195826minBetty has to write a report of a literary figure who benefited from the help of a sibling. This gets Betty to wondering if she should be kinder and friendlier to Bud. Bud figures something is up.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E3 - Kathy's RomanceSeptember 28, 195826minKathy makes a big announcement - she has a boyfriend named Burgess. Of course, he does not know he is the boyfriend yet. Kathy invites Burgess over, but he seems more interested in Jim than Kathy.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E4 - Voice from the PastOctober 6, 195826minBud is nominated for the decorating committee for homecoming week. He wants a new approach from other years. Jim warns him not to be disrespectful. Bud finds Jim's old school yearbook and sees Jim played pranks when he was in school.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E5 - Frank's Family TreeOctober 13, 195825minThe Anderson's gardener, Fronk, says he has no family to visit, so he spends his vacation working on the Anderson's yard. Kathy feels sorry he has no one in his life. Fronk does not want her to feel bad, so he makes up a family.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E6 - Always Plan AheadOctober 19, 195826minWeary of their children's last minute crises from poor planning, Jim and Margaret cook up a scheme to return the favor.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E7 - Second WeddingOctober 26, 195826minHaving learned they were originally married at home, Betty prods her parents into having a second wedding but this time in a church.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E8 - Bud, the CaretakerNovember 2, 195826minBud is given charge of watching a neighbor's car while he is out of town. Bud is only to start the car every few days and not drive it around town. Alas, he drives it and the car gets scratched.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E9 - Betty, the Pioneer WomanNovember 9, 195826minAs part of Springfield's Founder's Day celebration, Betty volunteers to accompany and assist chauvinistic Tom Wentworth on a difficult 12-mile trek pulling a heavy cart.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E10 - Fair ExchangeNovember 23, 195826minChanthini, an exchange student from India, spends a weekend at the Anderson home with her classmate Betty. The children struggle to make her welcome, but succeed only in making her feel like an outsider.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E11 - Bud, the SnobNovember 23, 195826minThe show is told in flashbacks to when Bud was really shy around girls. Bud's classmates thought he was a snob. Jim talked Bud into having a masquerade party to show he is not a snob.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E12 - Margaret Wins a CarNovember 30, 195826minMargaret buys a raffle ticket to help for the local orphanage, and wins a car. When publicity shots are taken, the orphanage director reprimands Margaret for having so much and not giving more to the orphanage.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E13 - The Great ExperimentDecember 7, 195826minJim attends a meeting where the speaker's topic is to get more out of life and find out what is going on in their world. Jim becomes enthused and tries to pass this philosophy on to his family - who still have routine items to do.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E14 - The Christmas StoryDecember 14, 195826minThe Anderson's are preparing for the holidays. As they decorate the tree, they recall the story of how they managed to get that particular tree.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E15 - The Basketball CoachDecember 21, 195826minBud and his friends are excited because they have a sponsor for their recreational basketball team, and they have a coach lined up. But the coach gets sick and Jim has to step in and be temporary coach.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E16 - Kathy, Girl ExecutiveDecember 28, 195826minBud wants to form his own company for a lawn mower service. Jim and Margaret agree, but put Kathy in charge of the operation.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E17 - The Good SamaritanJanuary 4, 195926minBud has a school assignment to do a good deed for someone unknown. As he finds someone to help, he either gets rejected or his good deeds backfire on him. When one deed turns to disaster, his father finds a way to turn it around.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E18 - The Ideal FatherJanuary 11, 195926minThe Andersons get their kitchen repainted. Also, Jim purchases items for the children they have been wanting, but the next day they all forget his birthday. Margaret gets upset at their alternative plans and asking for more favors.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E19 - Big Shot BudJanuary 18, 195926minMargaret does a favor for Bud and he wants to give her a thank you gift. He buys perfume using Sunday School money because he knew his boss will pay him later that day. However the boss is out of town and Bud needs the money in the morning.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E20 - Hard Luck LeoJanuary 25, 195926minJim's cousin Leo visits so he can look for a job in Springfield. Leo is known as Hard Luck Leo. Despite job and apartment leads from the family, it seems nothing works out. Betty soon realizes Leo does not want anything to work out.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E21 - Bud, the Campus RomeoFebruary 1, 195926minWhile at the malt shop, Bud overhears three girls talking about him, all wanting to ask him to the Girls Ask Dance. He starts thinking he is a real catch and wants to play the odds.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E22 - Crisis Over a KissFebruary 8, 195926minAs Bud comes home from a date, he sees one of Betty's boyfriends trying to kiss Betty against her wishes. He comes to the rescue, but Betty really did not want to be rescued. Bud tries to be the romantic man with his date.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E23 - Kathy Grows UpFebruary 15, 195926minKathy is tired of being treated as a child. She tries including herself on dates with her brother and sister. Betty and her boyfriend agree to take Kathy and her friend to dinner with them, but the plans fall through and Kathy is crushed.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E24 - A Man of MeritNovember 22, 195926minJim hears he may be awarded the Hall of Merit. He is excited and starts preparing his acceptance speech. Margaret hears the same information and starts making celebration plans. In the evening, everyone waits for word of his being selected.This video is currently unavailable
- S5 E25 - Betty Makes a ChoiceMarch 1, 195926minBetty is trying out for a part in a college play but the competition is tough. It also seems Betty and the other competitor got off on the wrong foot.This video is currently unavailable
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- Directors
- Peter Tewskbury
- Producers
- Eugene B. Rodney
- Studio
- Shout! Factory
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