September 15, 1958 • 30m
Betty and Ralph plan to get married, but find it is not as happy as they thought.
September 22, 1958 • 30m
Bud thinks Betty has an ulterior motive when she is kind to him.
September 29, 1958 • 30m
Kathy's new boyfriend is more interested in Jim than of Kathy.
October 6, 1958 • 30m
Bud prepares for the arrival of the homecoming queen.
October 13, 1958 • 30m
Frank tries to console Kathy by telling her that his family are entertainers.
October 20, 1958 • 30m
Jim tries to teach the children a lesson when they are constantly not planning ahead.
October 27, 1958 • 30m
Betty talks Jim and Margaret into getting married again for their anniversary.
November 3, 1958 • 30m
Bud finds a dent on the back of the car he is watching for a friend.
November 10, 1958 • 30m
Betty plays the founder of Springfield's wife in a play of what really happened.
November 17, 1958 • 30m
An Indian exchange student arrives for the weekend from Betty's college.
November 24, 1958 • 30m
Episode 11 of Season 5 premiered on November 24, 1958
December 1, 1958 • 30m
In a raffle, Margaret wins a car and uses it to help the orphans home.
December 8, 1958 • 30m
Jim attempts to get the family to broaden their horizons and disaster strikes.
December 15, 1958 • 30m
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.
December 22, 1958 • 30m
Jim becomes the coach of Bud's basketball team.
December 29, 1958 • 30m
Kathy is elected by the family to control Bud's lawn moving company.
January 5, 1959 • 30m
5Jan59 Bud must do a good deed for an English report and ends up resenting the whole world.
January 12, 1959 • 30m
Uncle Charlie believes the children are spoiled when they forget Jim's birthday.
January 19, 1959 • 30m
Bud gets into hot water when he tries to buy Margaret a bottle of expensive perfume.
January 26, 1959 • 30m
Leo visits and takes advantage of the whole family until something surprising happens.
February 2, 1959 • 30m
When Bus refuses dates, the girl launch an anti-Bud campaign.
February 9, 1959 • 30m
Bud tries to save Betty from her boyfriend but Betty resents the help.
February 16, 1959 • 30m
Kathy says she wants to be treated as if she was an adult.
February 23, 1959 • 30m
Jim learns that he is to be appointed as an outstanding person in the community.
March 2, 1959 • 30m
Betty is faced with a hard decision that will affect her future.
March 9, 1959 • 30m
Margaret must decide to attend a luncheon or go with Jim on an important trip.
March 16, 1959 • 30m
Bud has a hard time when he must decide between two girls to take to the prom.
March 23, 1959 • 30m
The Anderson's are visited by an author on African Culture.
March 30, 1959 • 30m
Episode 29 of Season 5 premiered on March 30, 1959
April 6, 1959 • 30m
Strange things begin to happen when Jim's dreams start to come true.
April 13, 1959 • 30m
Bud tries to impress a wealthy girl by taking her to an expensive restaurant.
April 20, 1959 • 30m
Episode 32 of Season 5 premiered on April 20, 1959
April 27, 1959 • 30m
Bud regrets writing a bad article about a professor after the professor finds the article.
May 4, 1959 • 30m
This is a recut version of episode 5 with the same name where Bud goes out on his own and tries to make good.
May 11, 1959 • 30m
Bud blames his professor when it appears he will not pass Physics.
May 18, 1959 • 30m
The Andersons act out a detective story when the television breaks down.
May 25, 1959 • 30m
Episode 37 of Season 5 premiered on May 25, 1959
June 1, 1959 • 30m
1Jun59 Bud feels that there is no use for tradition so he starts to break all traditions.