Episodes (37)

Art of Salesmanship
S02E01 · Art of Salesmanship

Aug 31, 1955

Bud has to sell sauce boats which he thinks will be an easy sell. He soon learns there is more to selling than just asking people to buy. Jim helps him learn some selling tips.

Father's Private Life
S02E02 · Father's Private Life

Sep 07, 1955

Jim thinks the children ask him to solve their problems too much. He decides they need to start finding their own solutions.

Lessons in Civics
S02E03 · Lessons in Civics

Sep 14, 1955

The town is undergoing new construction, and when Jim learns the old meeting house is being torn down, he is upset. It is a memorial for the town since has history. Jim teaches civics to the children by trying to keep the old building.

First Disillusionment
S02E04 · First Disillusionment

Sep 21, 1955

Bud applies for a job in a sports department. His resume has some embellishments, but his father tells him to only tell the truth. When he applies, he does not get the job because someone else embellished their resume and was hired.

Woman in the House
S02E05 · Woman in the House

Sep 28, 1955

Virge, an old friend of Jim's visits Jim at work and announces he and his wife have moved to Springfield. Jim & Margaret invite the couple to dinner. While Virge is well liked and enjoyed, his wife is not so pleasant.

New Girl at School
S02E06 · New Girl at School

Oct 05, 1955

A new family moved into the area. They have a son Kathy's age and a daughter Bud's age. Kathy and Grover become friends. Bud and his friend Joe both like April. Turns out April is a flirt who tries to get all the boys to do her bidding.

Kathy Makes Magic
S02E07 · Kathy Makes Magic

Oct 12, 1955

Kathy trades her skates for a friend's magic set, and then believes she can make anything disappear or change appearance as long as she waves the magic wand. When she does magic while Bud tries smoking a cigar, she thinks she made Bud sick.

Advantage to Betty
S02E08 · Advantage to Betty

Oct 19, 1955

A newspaper reporter takes pictures and writes an article for the paper on the school's tennis team. The picture is Betty, the rawest member of the team, and it looks like she is the champion player. The team captain is not happy.

The Big Test
S02E09 · The Big Test

Oct 26, 1955

Bud studies a lot for a big test. For once, he knows the material and does well on the test. Since this is a change from his previous tests, the teacher assumes he must have cheated.

Father Is a Dope
S02E10 · Father Is a Dope

Nov 02, 1955

Jim watches a family sitcom on television and thinks the father is displayed as an idiot who needs his wife to always save the day. The next day, Jim suspects his own family is trying to show Jim how much Margaret has to save the day.

The Spirit of Youth
S02E11 · The Spirit of Youth

Nov 09, 1955

Bud thinks his parents are old, but Jim & Margaret do not feel old. Jim receives an invitation for his college reunion. Jim & Margaret attend the reunion. They realize that while they are not old, they are not teenagers and are glad of it.

Bud, the Ladykiller
S02E12 · Bud, the Ladykiller

Nov 16, 1955

When a classmate calls Bud, he is rude to her because she is the least popular girl in school and considered a nerd. Jim finds out Bud was rude and tells Bud he has to apologize. Bud tries, but the girl does not accept his apology.

Margaret's Premonition
S02E13 · Margaret's Premonition

Nov 30, 1955

Margaret has a few lucky coincidences about things she thinks about and things that happen. Everyone tells her she has premonition and she starts to believe it. She makes a prediction about Jim and he does not want to follow her advice.

Stage to Yuma
S02E14 · Stage to Yuma

Dec 07, 1955

Robert Young plays the role of Tate Ibsen, one of six passengers riding a stagecoach through Arizona in the year 1860. One passenger has been convicted of murder and is handcuffed to a deputy. Tate Ibsen's plan to spring him loose before they reach the Yuma Penitentiary runs into complications when the stage is attacked by Indians.

Bad Influence
S02E15 · Bad Influence

Dec 14, 1955

Bud starts hanging out with a new friend in school. The friend takes things from the store without paying for them. Bud gets blamed. Everyone later finds out Bud's friend suffers from kleptomania.

Betty Hates Carter
S02E16 · Betty Hates Carter

Dec 28, 1955

Betty is horrified when her father sets her up on a blind date, the son of one of Jim's business associates. Betty plans to make sure the date is a bad one, but she finds she actually likes the date.

Jim, the Tyrant
S02E17 · Jim, the Tyrant

Jan 04, 1956

Jim comes home after a bad day at work. Wanting to tell the family about his day, he is miffed when they ignore him. He starts complaining about everyone and everything around the house. Then he finds out Kathy broke a neighbor's window.

Betty's Brother
S02E18 · Betty's Brother

Jan 11, 1956

While Kathy is proud of her big sister Betty, Bud has to always follow her in her footsteps at school and he finds it hard to do. Everyone expects more of Bud because Betty always gave so much. Bud starts to do worse in his classes.

Betty Earns a Formal
S02E19 · Betty Earns a Formal

Jan 18, 1956

It seems like only bills are coming in the mail, and everyone is asking for money. When Betty asks for money to buy a dress for a country club dance, Jim tells her to earn the money herself. She gets a job but no one knows where.

The House Painter
S02E20 · The House Painter

Jan 25, 1956

The Andersons hire someone to paint the house. Jim and Margaret have a discussion about whether someone does the job for the money or for the sense of accomplishment. They make a bet to see who is right, and then ask the painter why.

Bud, the Wallflower
S02E21 · Bud, the Wallflower

Feb 01, 1956

Bud is upset that none of the girls asked him to the Sadie Hawkins Dance. He feels he has become unpopular. Bud decides to plan a camping trip the same day as the dance as a way to show he does not care.

The Bus to Nowhere
S02E22 · The Bus to Nowhere

Feb 08, 1956

Betty is depressed and finds every day events dull. She is not sure what she is looking for. Betty finds a paper written by Bud about a bus that goes nowhere. This is how she feels. She reads the paper and finds her answer.

Kathy, the Indian Giver
S02E23 · Kathy, the Indian Giver

Feb 15, 1956

Kathy trades her baby doll for a neighborhood friend's baby sibling.

The Historical Andersons
S02E24 · The Historical Andersons

Feb 22, 1956

Bud has to write a paper on a historical figure from the Independence War. Jim suggests an ancestor - Major Nathaniel Anderson, and says he must be important if he was a major. Bud researches, and finds the major was a minor in the war.

The Grass Is Greener
S02E25 · The Grass Is Greener

Feb 29, 1956

Jim is excited to tell his family that his college friend Charlie is being interviewed on television. Charlie is quite successful. The more Jim talks about Charlie's success, the more Jim feels he is not a success.

The Persistent Guest
S02E26 · The Persistent Guest

Mar 07, 1956

Bud has a new friend who helps tutor him in classes. When the friend stays over at the Andersons, he never seems to want to go home. The Andersons find out the boy is homeless and has no money.

Family Reunion
S02E27 · Family Reunion

Mar 14, 1956

Margaret's family is planning a reunion. While Margaret is excited, Jim and the children are not. They make excuses to not go because it is boring.

Family Dines Out
S02E28 · Family Dines Out

Mar 28, 1956

The Andersons face a dilemma when Betty promises a wealthy friend that they will attend an exclusive charity dinner on the same night that Bud needs the family to eat at the modest drugstore counter where he has just gotten his first job.

Bud, the Boxer
S02E29 · Bud, the Boxer

Apr 04, 1956

Bud tries to avoid a bully at school, but Jim tells Bud he cannot avoid his problems forever. Jim suggests the boys get in a boxing ring to be sportsmen. Bud wins, and joins the boxing team. Soon, Bud starts to become a bully.

Betty, Girl Engineer
S02E30 · Betty, Girl Engineer

Apr 11, 1956

Betty's school hosts a career day where the students can sign up to intern at a job to see what the business world is like. The counselor assumes she wants a secretary job, but Betty says she wants the engineer position.

The Martins and the Coys
S02E31 · The Martins and the Coys

Apr 18, 1956

Jim has an argument with a customer about his insurance which was cancelled. Jim and Mr Tyler decide they no longer need to contact each other. However, Betty is dating Mr Tyler's son. The situation is awkward.

Dilemma for Margaret
S02E32 · Dilemma for Margaret

Apr 25, 1956

A high school club initiation prank lands Betty on the wrong side of the law.

Hero Father
S02E33 · Hero Father

May 02, 1956

Baseball star Duke Snider is passing through Springfield, and all the guys are hoping he would stop and give an exhibition game. Bud says his father might be able to convince Duke to stop.

Father, the Naturalist
S02E34 · Father, the Naturalist

May 09, 1956

Father and Kitten head outside to explore and search nature.

The Ten-Dollar Question
S02E35 · The Ten-Dollar Question

May 16, 1956

One of the kids is suspected of stealing $10 that all were hoping to win in an anti snitching pledge to Father when the prize goes missing.

Adopted Daughter
S02E36 · Adopted Daughter

May 23, 1956

One of Kathy's classmates is adopted, and it gets the other classmates to wonder who else might be adopted. Kathy then finds a receipt from an adoption agency and is sure it references her.

Betty's Graduation
S02E37 · Betty's Graduation

May 30, 1956

Betty's high school graduation is approaching and there is a lot to do. Betty starts to think the best days of her life are now over and does not want to graduate.

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Father Knows Best Season 2 (1955) is released on Aug 31, 1955 and the latest season 6 of Father Knows Best is released in 1959. Watch Father Knows Best online - the English Comedy TV series from United States. Father Knows Best is directed by Peter Tewksbury,William D. Russell,James Neilson and created by Ed James with Robert Young and Lauren Chapin. Father Knows Best is available online on Peacock and Peacock Premium.

As know as:

Father Knows Best(English), Papa a raison(French), Isä tietää kaiken, Papa a raison, I Told You So

Countries:

United States

Language:

English

Production Companies:

Rodney-Young Productions, Screen Gems Television

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