Father Knows Best - Season 2 | StreamFlix

Overview

No overview available for this season.

Episodes

Art of Salesmanship

Aug 31, 1955

30 min

Jim tries to encourage Bud to take after him in salesmanship.

Watch now

Father's Private Life

Sep 7, 1955

30 min

Jim comes home tired one day and is harangued by the kids. So, he and Margaret set up new rules to give him some time to relax—but it ends up backfiring.

Watch now

Lessons in Civics

Sep 14, 1955

30 min

A new highway is getting built, and for that the old community hall is going to be pulled down. That's something Jim wouldn't like to see since the hall is a historical monument, and also, memories from his youth are connected with this hall. Everyone from the family sees how much the hall means to Jim, and they use different ways to organize help.

Watch now

First Disillusionment

Sep 21, 1955

30 min

Bud loses a job to a boy who fakes his resume, which leads him to believe it is alright to do this himself

Watch now

Woman in the House

Sep 28, 1955

30 min

Margaret is forced to invite a woman who makes her uncomfortable because she is Jim's friend's wife.

Watch now

New Girl at School

Oct 5, 1955

30 min

Bud learns that the girl he likes is dating his best friend.

Watch now

Kathy Makes Magic

Oct 12, 1955

30 min

Kathy gets a new magic set, from a trade with a friend, and becomes convinced she can truly wield magic.

Watch now

Advantage to Betty

Oct 19, 1955

30 min

Betty has recently taken up tennis at school and is chosen for a photo shoot for the paper. This causes friction between her and her doubles partner, Eula, who is the team’s best player.

Watch now

The Big Test

Oct 26, 1955

30 min

Bud is accused of cheating because he is suddenly getting high grades in class.

Watch now

Father Is a Dope

Nov 2, 1955

30 min

After commenting on a sitcom (“Father Does It Again”) the family watches together one night, Jim speaks about how TV fathers are often portrayed as dumb in comparison with their families. Later, he plans on going hunting and starts believing that Margaret and the kids are secretly trying to get him to stay.

Watch now

Spirit of Youth

Nov 9, 1955

30 min

When Jim gets an invitation to a dance for his class reunion—class of ‘33—the kids start behaving as if their parents are ancient. Then, when the kids at their alma mater treat them the same, Jim and Margaret deal with the thought of getting older.

Watch now

Bud, the Ladykiller

Nov 16, 1955

30 min

Bud gets irritated by a girl (whom he refers to as “Dumb Dora”) who has a crush on him, hurts her feelings when his irritation leads to cruelty, and must make amends.

Watch now

Margaret's Premonition

Nov 30, 1955

30 min

Margaret has a premonition of danger for Jim’s upcoming business trip, and tries to get Jim to postpone it. But Jim believes it’s a bunch of superstitious nonsense, and insists on going anyway.

Watch now

Stage to Yuma

Dec 7, 1955

30 min

Tate Idsen saves a stagecoach from savage Indians in a flashback sequence.

Watch now

Bad Influence

Dec 14, 1955

30 min

Bud gets in trouble when his latest friend turns out to be a kleptomaniac.

Watch now

Betty Hates Carter

Dec 28, 1955

30 min

Betty is indignant when Jim arranges a date for her with an old insurance salesman buddy’s son, Carter.

Watch now

Jim, the Tyrant

Jan 4, 1956

30 min

Jim comes home early from work, after a long, hard day, and expects to gain comfort from his family, but is quickly disillusioned when they all are too absorbed in their own interests and tasks to pay attention to him. This just makes his mood more sour and he declares at dinner that if he must, he will become a tyrant. This leads to unwelcome consequences.

Watch now

Betty's Brother

Jan 11, 1956

30 min

Bud is having trouble in school and the family are hard-pressed to find out why. Eventually, Jim and Margaret come to the conclusion that, since he’s entered high school, he’s lost his confidence over being constantly compared to Betty and her accomplishments.

Watch now

Betty Earns a Formal

Jan 18, 1956

30 min

Betty gets a job to pay for a new, expensive formal for the Cinderella Ball at the country club.

Watch now

The House Painter

Jan 25, 1956

30 min

Jim has a bet with Betty and Margaret concerning human nature, integrity and the man painting their house—Mr. Everett.

Watch now

Bud, the Wallflower

Feb 1, 1956

30 min

Bud seems determined not to go to a Senior/Freshman dance that is Sadie Hawkins-themed.

Watch now

The Bus to Nowhere

Feb 8, 1956

30 min

Betty becomes irritable with her family as she goes through an existential crisis.

Watch now

Kathy, the Indian Giver

Feb 15, 1956

30 min

No overview available for this episode.

Watch now

The Historical Andersons

Feb 22, 1956

30 min

No overview available for this episode.

Watch now

The Grass is Greener

Feb 29, 1956

30 min

No overview available for this episode.

Watch now

The Persistent Guest

Mar 7, 1956

30 min

Bud new friend won't leave the Anderson house because he has no family.

Watch now

Family Reunion

Mar 14, 1956

30 min

The family tries to think up excuses to keep from going to Margaret's family reunion.

Watch now

Family Dines Out

Mar 28, 1956

30 min

No overview available for this episode.

Watch now

Bud, the Boxer

Apr 4, 1956

30 min

No overview available for this episode.

Watch now

Betty, Girl Engineer

Apr 11, 1956

30 min

Betty decides to become an engineer. Doyle: Roger Smith. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin.

Watch now

The Martins and the Coys

Apr 18, 1956

30 min

Betty and her boyfriend refuse to see again after Jim and his father fight.

Watch now

Dilemma for Margaret

Apr 25, 1956

30 min

Margaret admits before the PTA that she can't control her children.

Watch now

Hero Father

May 2, 1956

30 min

Former baseball star Duke Snider appears in this episode. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Sandy: Tommy Ivo. Bramer: Kenneth Tobey. Kippy: Paul Wallace.

Watch now