E1 - A Day in the Country

Aired: October 05, 1959

While on the way to visit Margaret's parents, the car breaks down leaving the family stranded on a deserted road.

E2 - Bud Branches Out

Aired: October 12, 1959

Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

E3 - The Gardener's Big Day

Aired: October 19, 1959

Frank is chosen to represent the town at the opening of a park, but when the town council meets Frank, they want another person to represent their city- someone who looks more like an average American.

E4 - The Imposter

Aired: October 26, 1959

Betty becomes involved with a young lawyer pretending to be the owner of a radio store.

E5 - Bud Plays It Safe

Aired: November 02, 1959

Bud decides to date the coach's daughter in order to make sure he gets on the football team.

E6 - Bicycle Trip for Two

Aired: November 09, 1959

Jim's plans for a quiet bicycle trip end up with Jim and Margaret arguing

E7 - First Disillusionment

Aired: November 16, 1959

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

E8 - Margaret's Old Flame

Aired: November 23, 1959

Jim and Margaret tease one another about people they dated as their college reunion nears.

E9 - Kathy Becomes a Girl

Aired: November 30, 1959

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

E10 - Bud, the Willing Worker

Aired: December 07, 1959

Bud wants a part-time job at a service station in order to get enough money to buy a boat.

E11 - Turn the Other Cheek

Aired: December 14, 1959

Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

E12 - Good Joke on Mom

Aired: December 28, 1959

Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.

E13 - Betty's Double

Aired: January 04, 1960

Betty wins a trip to Hollywood because she looks like a famous movie star.

E14 - Father, the Naturalist

Aired: January 11, 1960

This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".

E15 - Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

Aired: January 18, 1960

Betty is campaigning for safe driving, while Bud is accused of reckless driving.

E16 - Togetherness

Aired: January 25, 1960

A reporter visits the family in order to do an article on family togetherness.

E17 - Second Best

Aired: February 01, 1960

Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

E18 - Kathy's Big Deception

Aired: February 08, 1960

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

E19 - Cupid Knows Best

Aired: February 15, 1960

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

E20 - The Big Test

Aired: February 22, 1960

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

E21 - Jim's Big Surprise

Aired: February 29, 1960

Jim is surprised by his family's lack of interest when he is named Father of the Year.

E22 - Time to Retire

Aired: March 07, 1960

When Bud reaffirms and old man's belief in life, he decides to open his own insurance company and hire Bud as his assistant.

E23 - Bud, the Speculator

Aired: March 14, 1960

Bud invests money in a phony stock scheme and winds up losing fifty dollars

E24 - The $500 Letter

Aired: March 21, 1960

The Andersons get a check from an admirer and must find out which member of the family the check was meant for.

E25 - Adopted Daughter

Aired: March 28, 1960

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

E26 - Family Contest

Aired: April 04, 1960

Kathy destroys a picture of a family competing against hers in a photo contest

E27 - Love and Learn

Aired: April 11, 1960

Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

E28 - Blind Date

Aired: April 18, 1960

Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

E29 - Betty's Career Problem

Aired: April 25, 1960

Betty becomes frustrated when every college contest she enters, she loses to Cliff Bowman, who may even steal her job, too

E30 - Bud Lives It Up

Aired: May 09, 1960

Bud spends more money than he has in order to impress a girl in Chicago.

E31 - Not His Type

Aired: May 16, 1960

Betty is caught in the middle of an argument between two of her friends who are planning to marry.

E32 - Betty's Graduation

Aired: May 23, 1960

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"".