Season 5

episodes

E1
1.Vine Covered Cottage
Sep 15, 195830m

Betty and Ralph plan to get married, but find it is not as happy as they thought.

E2
2.Be Kind to Bud Week
Sep 22, 195830m

Bud thinks Betty has an ulterior motive when she is kind to him.

E3
3.Kathy's Romance
Sep 29, 195830m

Kathy's new boyfriend is more interested in Jim than of Kathy.

E4
4.Voice From the Past
Oct 6, 195830m

Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.

E5
5.Frank's Family Tress
Oct 13, 195830m

Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.

E6
6.Always Plan Ahead
Oct 20, 195830m

Jim tries to teach the children a lesson when they are constantly not planning ahead.

E7
7.Second Wedding
Oct 27, 195830m

Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.

E8
8.Bud, the Caretaker
Nov 3, 195830m

Bud finds a dent on the back of the car he is watching for a friend.

E9
9.Betty, the Pioneer Woman
Nov 10, 195830m

Betty plays the founder of Springfield's wife in a play of what really happened.

E10
10.Fair Exchange
Nov 17, 195830m

An Indian exchange student arrives for the weekend from Betty's college.

E11
11.Bud, the Snob
Nov 24, 195830m
E12
12.Margaret Wins a Car
Dec 1, 195830m

In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.

E13
13.The Great Experiment
Dec 8, 195830m

Jim attempts to get the family to broaden their horizons and disaster strikes.

E14
14.The Christmas Story
Dec 15, 195830m

The family recalls as they are putting up the Christmas tree, how Jim wanted them to cut their own tree, and in the process got stranded in a cabin.

E15
15.The Basketball Coach
Dec 22, 195830m

Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.

E16
16.Kathy, Girl Executive
Dec 29, 195830m

Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.

E17
17.The Good Samaritan
Jan 5, 195930m

5Jan59 Bud must do a good deed for an English report and ends up resenting the whole world.

E18
18.The Ideal Father
Jan 12, 195930m

Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.

E19
19.Big Shot Bud
Jan 19, 195930m

Bud gets into hot water when he tries to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume.

E20
20.Hard Luck Leo
Jan 26, 195930m

Leo visits and takes advantage of the whole family until something surprising happens.

E21
21.Bud, the Campus Romeo
Feb 2, 195930m

When Bus refuses dates, the girl launch an anti-Bud campaign.

E22
22.Crisis Over a Kiss
Feb 9, 195930m

Bud tries to save Betty from her boyfriend but Betty resents the help.

E23
23.Kathy Grows Up
Feb 16, 195930m

Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.

E24
24.A Man of Merit
Feb 23, 195930m

Jim learns that he is to be appointed as an outstanding person in the community.

E25
25.Betty Makes a Choice
Mar 2, 195930m

Betty is faced with a hard decision that will affect her future.

E26
26.It's a Small World
Mar 9, 195930m

Margaret must decide to attend a luncheon or go with Jim on an important trip.

E27
27.Two Loves Has Bud
Mar 16, 195930m

Bud has a hard time when he must decide between two girls to take to the prom.

E28
28.An Extraordinary Woman
Mar 23, 195930m

The Anderson's are visited by an author on African Culture.

E29
29.The Art of Romance
Mar 30, 195930m
E30
30.Formula for Happiness
Apr 6, 195930m

Strange things begin to happen when Jim's dreams start to come true.

E31
31.Bud and the Debutante
Apr 13, 195930m

Bud tries to impress a wealthy girl by taking her to an expensive restaurant.

E32
32.The Promised Playhouse
Apr 20, 195930m

A flashback show about building a playhouse for Kathy.

E33
33.The Meanest Professor
Apr 27, 195930m

Bud regrets writing a bad article about a professor after the professor finds the article.

E34
34.Live My Own Life
May 4, 195930m

This is a recut version of episode 5 with the same name where Bud goes out on his own and tries to make good.

E35
35.Bud Has A Problem
May 11, 195930m

Bud blames his professor when it appears he will not pass Physics.

E36
36.The Great Anderson Mystery
May 18, 195930m

The Andersons act out a detective story when the television breaks down.

E37
37.Margaret Goes Dancing Flashback
May 25, 195930m

Margaret wants Jim to take her dancing. She tries to trick him into dance lessons.

E38
38.The Gold Turnip
Jun 1, 195930m

1Jun59 Bud feels that there is no use for tradition so he starts to break all traditions.