Season 2
37 episodes · Aug 31, 1955
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- S2E1
Art of Salesmanship
Aug 31, 195530mJim tries to encourage Bud to take after him in salesmanship.
- S2E2
Father's Private Life
Sep 7, 195530mJim 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.
- S2E3
Lessons in Civics
Sep 14, 195530mA 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.
- S2E4
First Disillusionment
Sep 21, 195530mBud loses a job to a boy who fakes his resumé, which leads him to believe it is alright to do this himself
- S2E5
Woman in the House
Sep 28, 195530mMargaret is forced to invite a woman over who makes her uncomfortable because she is Jim's friend's wife.
- S2E6
New Girl at School
Oct 5, 195530mBud learns that the girl he likes is dating his best friend.
- S2E7
Kathy Makes Magic
Oct 12, 195530mKathy gets a new magic set, from a trade with a friend, and becomes convinced she can truly wield magic.
- S2E8
Advantage to Betty
Oct 19, 195530mBetty 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.
- S2E9
The Big Test
Oct 26, 195530mBud is accused of cheating because he is suddenly getting high grades in class.
- S2E10
Father Is a Dope
Nov 2, 195530mAfter 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.
- S2E11
Spirit of Youth
Nov 9, 195530mWhen 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.
- S2E12
Bud, the Ladykiller
Nov 16, 195530mBud 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.
- S2E13
Margaret's Premonition
Nov 30, 195530mMargaret 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.
- S2E14
Stage to Yuma
Dec 7, 195530mTate Idsen saves a stagecoach from savage Indians in a flashback sequence.
- S2E15
Bad Influence
Dec 14, 195530mBud gets in trouble when his latest friend turns out to be a kleptomaniac.
- S2E16
Betty Hates Carter
Dec 28, 195530mBetty is indignant when Jim arranges a date for her with an old insurance salesman buddy’s son, Carter.
- S2E17
Jim, the Tyrant
Jan 4, 195630mJim 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.
- S2E18
Betty's Brother
Jan 11, 195630mBud 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.
- S2E19
Betty Earns a Formal
Jan 18, 195630mBetty gets a job to pay for a new, expensive formal for the Cinderella Ball at the country club.
- S2E20
The House Painter
Jan 25, 195630mJim has a bet with Betty and Margaret concerning human nature, integrity and the man painting their house—Mr. Everett.
- S2E21
Bud, the Wallflower
Feb 1, 195630mBud seems determined not to go to a Senior/Freshman dance that is Sadie Hawkins-themed.
- S2E22
The Bus to Nowhere
Feb 8, 195630mBetty becomes irritable with her family as she goes through an existential crisis.
- S2E23
Kathy, the Indian Giver
Feb 15, 195630mKathy is taught about fair trading from her father—and ends up trading her doll for a real baby.
- S2E24
The Historical Andersons
Feb 22, 195630mWhen Bud receives an assignment to write a term paper about a Revolutionary War hero, he ends up researching the life of a relative—Major Nathaniel Oliver Anderson.
- S2E25
The Grass is Greener
Feb 29, 195630mJim’s old college friend, Charlie Bradley, a successful industrial tycoon, is in town. Charlie, along with Jim, were a part of a group known as The Four Musketeers, in college. Of the four, Jim appears to be the least ‘successful.’
- S2E26
The Persistent Guest
Mar 7, 195630mBud’s new friend, Fred, won't leave the Anderson house.
- S2E27
Family Reunion
Mar 14, 195630mThe family tries to think up excuses to keep from going to Margaret's family reunion.
- S2E28
Family Dines Out
Mar 28, 195630mBetty tells a wealthy friend, Eloise Sanders, that she’s going to a charity dinner at a club. But it’s expensive and she hasn’t asked her father, yet.
- S2E29
Bud, the Boxer
Apr 4, 195630mBud gets in a tussle with a boy, Eddie, at school, then dreads facing him the next day because the kid wants to fight him. Jim makes Bud face him in a boxing ring to settle it, knowing that Bud will have to face Eddie, eventually. Later, Jim has Bud take boxing lessons.
- S2E30
Betty, Girl Engineer
Apr 11, 195630mBetty takes a vocational guidance course and signs up to get practical experience to become an engineer, but she gets a lot of flack for it because she’s a girl.
- S2E31
The Martins and the Coys
Apr 18, 195630mJim and a family friend, Frank, fight over an insurance claim and dissolve their friendship over it. Betty and his son, Bob, are dating and this affects them, too.
- S2E32
Dilemma for Margaret
Apr 25, 195630mMargaret is asked to represent her branch of the PTA by giving a speech, but later decides against doing so because of some mischief Betty gets into.
- S2E33
Hero Father
May 2, 195630mBud boasts to his friends, Sandy and Kippy, that his dad can get Duke Snider’s All-Stars to come to Springfield.
- S2E34
Father, the Naturalist
May 9, 195630mJim fights the elements to collect plants for Kathy's nature folder.
- S2E35
The Ten Dollar Question
May 16, 195630mJim makes a bet: the kid who doesn't tattle for one week will receive ten dollars.
- S2E36
Adopted Daughter
May 23, 195630mKathy finds a receipt for $25 from the adoption center and believes she was adopted.
- S2E37
Betty's Graduation
May 30, 195630mWhile the family is readying for Betty’s graduation, Betty becomes conflicted about the event.