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- Father Knows Best
- Season 6
- Episode 12
Good Joke on Mom
Father Knows Best - S6 - E12
Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.
Father Knows Best: Season 6 - 32 Episode s
6x1 - A Day in the Country
October 5, 1959
While on the way to visit Margaret's parents, the car breaks down leaving the family stranded on a deserted road.
6x2 - Bud Branches Out
October 12, 1959
Bud falls in love with his college French professor.
6x3 - The Gardener's Big Day
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.
6x4 - The Imposter
October 26, 1959
Betty becomes involved with a young lawyer pretending to be the owner of a radio store.
6x5 - Bud Plays It Safe
November 2, 1959
Bud decides to date the coach's daughter in order to make sure he gets on the football team.
6x6 - Bicycle Trip for Two
November 9, 1959
Jim's plans for a quiet bicycle trip end up with Jim and Margaret arguing
6x7 - First Disillusionment
November 16, 1959
Bud tells Kathy about the job he didn't get when another boy faked his credentials.
6x8 - Margaret's Old Flame
November 23, 1959
Jim and Margaret tease one another about people they dated as their college reunion nears.
6x9 - Kathy Becomes a Girl
November 30, 1959
The family tries to change Kathy from a tomboy into a beautiful girl.
6x10 - Bud, the Willing Worker
December 7, 1959
Bud wants a part-time job at a service station in order to get enough money to buy a boat.
6x11 - Turn the Other Cheek
December 14, 1959
Both Jim and Kathy are doublecrossed by their friends.
6x12 - Good Joke on Mom
December 28, 1959
Margaret tricks the family into believing that she has been elected chairwoman of the children's clinic building program.
6x13 - Betty's Double
January 4, 1960
Betty wins a trip to Hollywood because she looks like a famous movie star.
6x14 - Father, the Naturalist
January 11, 1960
This is a recut version of episode 30. It is not part of the current syndication package and is considered ""lost"".
6x15 - Bud Hides Behind a Skirt
January 18, 1960
Betty is campaigning for safe driving, while Bud is accused of reckless driving.
6x16 - Togetherness
January 25, 1960
A reporter visits the family in order to do an article on family togetherness.
6x17 - Second Best
February 1, 1960
Betty competes in the college fencing tournament.
6x18 - Kathy's Big Deception
February 8, 1960
Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
6x19 - Cupid Knows Best
February 15, 1960
Kathy, desperate for a date at the community picnic, makes up a story about a boyfriend.
6x20 - The Big Test
February 22, 1960
Betty arranges a match between Frank and a worker in a flower shop.
6x21 - Jim's Big Surprise
February 29, 1960
Jim is surprised by his family's lack of interest when he is named Father of the Year.
6x22 - Time to Retire
March 7, 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.
6x23 - Bud, the Speculator
March 14, 1960
Bud invests money in a phony stock scheme and winds up losing fifty dollars
6x24 - The Letter
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.
6x25 - Adopted Daughter
March 28, 1960
While Kathy is trying to repair her birth certificate frame, she recalls the time she thought she was adopted.
6x26 - Family Contest
April 4, 1960
Kathy destroys a picture of a family competing against hers in a photo contest
6x27 - Love and Learn
April 11, 1960
Bud falls in love with his English Tutor
6x28 - Blind Date
April 18, 1960
Betty dates a boy everyone regards as a loser
6x29 - Betty's Career Problem
April 25, 1960
Betty becomes frustrated when every college contest she enters, she loses to Cliff Bowman, who may even steal her job, too
6x30 - Bud Lives It Up
May 9, 1960
Bud spends more money than he has in order to impress a girl in Chicago.
6x31 - Not His Type
May 16, 1960
Betty is caught in the middle of an argument between two of her friends who are planning to marry.
6x32 - Betty's Graduation
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"".