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A Day in the Country
Episode number: 1
Overview: While on the way to visit Margaret's parents, the car breaks down leaving the family stranded on a deserted road.
Bud Branches Out
Episode number: 2
Overview: Bud falls in love with his college French professor.
The Gardener's Big Day
Episode number: 3
Overview: 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.
The Imposter
Episode number: 4
Overview: Betty becomes involved with a young lawyer pretending to be the owner of a radio store.
Bud Plays It Safe
Episode number: 5
Overview: Bud decides to date the coach's daughter in order to make sure he gets on the football team.
Bicycle Trip for Two
Episode number: 6
Overview: Jim's plans for a quiet bicycle trip end up with Jim and Margaret arguing
First Disillusionment
Episode number: 7
Overview: Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.
Margaret's Old Flame
Episode number: 8
Overview: Jim and Margaret tease one another about people they dated as their college reunion nears.
Kathy Becomes a Girl
Episode number: 9
Overview: The family tries to change Kathy from a tomboy into a beautiful girl.
Bud, the Willing Worker
Episode number: 10
Overview: Bud wants a part-time job at a service station in order to get enough money to buy a boat.
Turn the Other Cheek
Episode number: 11
Overview: Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.
Good Joke on Mom
Episode number: 12
Overview: Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.
Betty's Double
Episode number: 13
Overview: Betty wins a trip to Hollywood because she looks like a famous movie star.
Father, the Naturalist
Episode number: 14
Overview: This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".
Bud Hides Behind a Skirt
Episode number: 15
Overview: Betty is campaigning for safe driving, while Bud is accused of reckless driving.
Togetherness
Episode number: 16
Overview: A reporter visits the family in order to do an article on family togetherness.
Second Best
Episode number: 17
Overview: Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.
Kathy's Big Deception
Episode number: 18
Overview: Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
Cupid Knows Best
Episode number: 19
Overview: Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
The Big Test
Episode number: 20
Overview: Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.
Jim's Big Surprise
Episode number: 21
Overview: Jim is surprised by his family's lack of interest when he is named Father of the Year.
Time to Retire
Episode number: 22
Overview: When Bud reaffirms and old man's belief in life, he decides to open his own insurance company and hire Bud as his assistant.
Bud, the Speculator
Episode number: 23
Overview: Bud invests money in a phony stock scheme and winds up losing fifty dollars
The $500 Letter
Episode number: 24
Overview: The Andersons get a check from an admirer and must find out which member of the family the check was meant for.
Adopted Daughter
Episode number: 25
Overview: While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.
Family Contest
Episode number: 26
Overview: Kathy destroys a picture of a family competing against hers in a photo contest
Love and Learn
Episode number: 27
Overview: Bud falls in love with his English Tutor
Blind Date
Episode number: 28
Overview: Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser
Betty's Career Problem
Episode number: 29
Overview: Betty becomes frustrated when every college contest she enters, she loses to Cliff Bowman, who may even steal her job, too
Bud Lives It Up
Episode number: 30
Overview: Bud spends more money than he has in order to impress a girl in Chicago.
Not His Type
Episode number: 31
Overview: Betty is caught in the middle of an argument between two of her friends who are planning to marry.
Betty's Graduation
Episode number: 32
Overview: 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"".