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A Day in the Country

1 - A Day in the Country

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

Bud Branches Out

2 - Bud Branches Out

Bud falls in love with his college French professor.

The Gardener's Big Day

3 - The Gardener's Big Day

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

4 - The Imposter

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

Bud Plays It Safe

5 - Bud Plays It Safe

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

Bicycle Trip for Two

6 - Bicycle Trip for Two

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

First Disillusionment

7 - First Disillusionment

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

Margaret's Old Flame

8 - Margaret's Old Flame

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

Kathy Becomes a Girl

9 - Kathy Becomes a Girl

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

Bud, the Willing Worker

10 - Bud, the Willing Worker

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

Turn the Other Cheek

11 - Turn the Other Cheek

Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.

Good Joke on Mom

12 - Good Joke on Mom

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

Betty's Double

13 - Betty's Double

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

Father, the Naturalist

14 - Father, the Naturalist

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

15 - Bud Hides Behind a Skirt

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

Togetherness

16 - Togetherness

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

Second Best

17 - Second Best

Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.

Kathy's Big Deception

18 - Kathy's Big Deception

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

Cupid Knows Best

19 - Cupid Knows Best

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

The Big Test

20 - The Big Test

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

Jim's Big Surprise

21 - Jim's Big Surprise

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

Time to Retire

22 - Time to Retire

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

23 - Bud, the Speculator

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

The $500 Letter

24 - The $500 Letter

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

Adopted Daughter

25 - Adopted Daughter

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

Family Contest

26 - Family Contest

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

Love and Learn

27 - Love and Learn

Bud falls in love with his English Tutor

Blind Date

28 - Blind Date

Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser

Betty's Career Problem

29 - Betty's Career Problem

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

30 - Bud Lives It Up

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

Not His Type

31 - Not His Type

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

Betty's Graduation

32 - Betty's Graduation

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"".