Father Knows Best
Season 5 Episode 30 - Formula for Happiness
Jim has a strange dream that involves a television broadcast, a mysterious intruder named Charles Barter, and the formula for happy living.
Subtitles: English
Directed by:Peter Tewksbury
Season 5
S05:E01 - Vine Covered Cottage
Betty's boyfriend Ralph asks Jim for permission to propose to Betty.
S05:E02 - Be Kind to Bud Week
Betty has to write a report of a literary figure who benefited from the help of a sibling.
S05:E03 - Kathy's Romance
Kathy makes a big announcement - she has a boyfriend.
S05:E04 - Voice From the Past
Bud is nominated for the decorating committee for homecoming week.
S05:E05 - Frank's Family Trees
The Andersons' gardener, Fronk, says he has no family to visit, so he spends his vacation working on the Andersons' yard
S05:E06 - Always Plan Ahead
Weary of their children's last minute crises from poor planning, Jim and Margaret cook up a scheme to return the favor.
S05:E07 - Second Wedding
Having learned they were originally married at home, Betty prods her parents into having a second wedding but this time in a church.
S05:E08 - Bud, the Caretaker
Bud is given charge of watching a neighbor's car while he is out of town.
S05:E09 - Betty, the Pioneer Woman
Betty volunteers to accompany and assist chauvinistic Tom Wentworth on a difficult 12-mile trek pulling a heavy cart.
S05:E10 - Fair Exchange
An exchange student from India spends a weekend Betty.
S05:E11 - Bud, the Snob
Everyone at school thinks Bud is a snob because he does not talk to a lot of people.
S05:E12 - Margaret Wins a Car
Margaret buys a raffle ticket to help for the local orphanage, and wins a car.
S05:E13 - The Great Experiment
Jim 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.
S05:E14 - The Christmas Story
Jim's wish for a simple family Christmas becomes an unfortunate reality when their car gets stuck in a snow drift far from nearest phone.
S05:E15 - The Basketball Coach
Bud and his friends get a sponsor for their basketball team.
S05:E16 - Kathy, Girl Executive
Bud wants to form his own company for a lawn mower service.
S05:E17 - The Good Samaritan
Bud has a school assignment to do a good deed for someone unknown.
S05:E18 - The Ideal Father
The Andersons get their kitchen repainted.
S05:E19 - Big Shot Bud
Margaret does a favor for Bud.
S05:E20 - Hard Luck Leo
Jim's cousin Leo visits so he can look for a job in Springfield.
S05:E21 - Bud, the Campus Romeo
While at the malt shop, Bud overhears three girls talking about him.
S05:E22 - Crisis Over a Kiss
Bud tries to be the romantic man with his date.
S05:E23 - Kathy Grows Up
Betty and her boyfriend agree to take Kathy and her friend to dinner with them, but the plans fall through and Kathy is crushed.
S05:E24 - A Man of Merit
Jim hears he may be awarded the Hall of Merit. He is excited and starts preparing his acceptance speech.
S05:E25 - Betty Makes a Choice
Betty is trying out for a part in a college play but the competition is tough.
S05:E26 - It's a Small World
Jim is asked to be a speaker at an Insurance Convention and asks Margaret to go with him.
S05:E27 - Two Loves Has Bud
Bud's girlfriend Joyce breaks up with him and returns his gifts.
S05:E28 - An Extraordinary Woman
Bud's girlfriend Joyce breaks up with him and returns his gifts.
S05:E29 - The Art of Romance
The show is told in flashbacks to the time when Bud needed advice on how to convince Judy to go out with him.
S05:E30 - Formula for Happiness
Jim has a strange dream that involves a television broadcast, a mysterious intruder named Charles Barter, and the formula for happy living.
S05:E31 - Bud and the Debutante
Bud's car breaks down and Molly passes by and offers a ride.
S05:E32 - The Promised Playhouse
Bud wants Jim to promise to take him to a rodeo, but Jim does not want to promise.
S05:E33 - The Meanest Professor
Bud is stuck with having to write an article for the school paper about a teacher he doesn't like.
S05:E34 - Live My Own Life
Tired of being told what to do by his parents, Bud announces he is moving out.
S05:E35 - Bud Has A Problem
Bud is not doing well in physics this year in school and blames the teacher.
S05:E36 - The Great Anderson Mystery
The Andersons are all entranced in a television mystery show.
S05:E37 - Margaret Goes Dancing
Margaret's friend Myrtle tells her that she and her husband are taking dance lessons.
S05:E38 - The Gold Turnip
Bud gets ready to graduate from school, but is annoyed at doing the same activities and ceremonies as every other graduation class.
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