We go ascending alpha, anything FKB related - name of characters, eps, the actors, etc.


I'll start

A=Andersons

Bud Anderson

C=Cathy

Donahue, Elinor = Betty "Princess" Anderson

E=Energetic=Cathy

F = Frank (or Fronk) the gardner - a character in several episodes played by Natividad Vacio (1912-1996).

G=Gray, Billy

H- Harry Hickox who played Boggs in 2 episodes.

I - Insurance (Jim Anderson sold insurance)

J- Jim Anderson

K = Kitten knickname for Cathy

L- Lauren Chapin who played Kathy

M = Margaret Anderson

N - Neighbors; the Andersons' neighbors included Myrtle Davis and Ed Davis.

o = On top of things = Margaret, practically always!

P - Popular; Betty was one of the more popular girls at her school.

Q = Quarreling = esp. between Bud and Betty

R- Robert Young(Jim Anderson)

S - Smith, Fronk's "American" last name

T- Miss Thomas played by Sarah Selby

U - Unknown visitor; the Andersons once had over a dinner guest who no one in the family knew or remembered.

V - "Vine Covered Cottage", the season 5 episode where Betty almost marries Ralph

W= Weenie roasts that Kathy enjoyed with her little friend in the earlier season.

X - Xenophobia; some city leaders were prejudiced against Fronk because he was Hispanic.

Y = Young, Robert

Z - Mrs. Zerney in The Spelling Bee episode

A = Andersons

B - Bud, real name James Anderson, Jr.

C= Cheating. Bud does so well on a science test from S#2, that his teacher is suspicious Bud cheated.

D - Date (Betty went on a blind date.)

E = Ed and Myrtle Davis, next door

F - Family

G - "Great Anderson Mystery", a season 5 episode

H = Honor student Betty

I - Intruder (Jim dreams of an intruder named Charles Barter.)

J = Jimmy Bates who played Claude in a bunch of episodes

K = Kathy

L - Lauren Chapin

M - A very young Diana Millay, in the final original episode (the actual final episode was a recut of "Betty's Graduation"), "Not His Type."

N - NBC

O - On all 3 networks in prime time - back in the day FKB was on all three networks, although the ABC prime time episodes were repeats in 1962 and 1963.

P - Promised Playhouse

Q - Questions - sometimes Kathy asks too many.

R - Rodney, Eugene created the show with Robert Young

S - Second Honeymoon, a Season 1 episode

T - Trip to Hillsborough, a third season episode where Bud travels to another town and hangs out.

U - Underrated, Father Knows Best

V - Vivi Janiss played next door neighbor Myrtle Davis. Her husband, Ed, was in even fewer episodes than she was, and their daughter, Patty, was Kathy's friend, also rarely seen.

W = William Fawcett played Mr. Trumble on a couple of episodes

Cannot think of something for the letter X.

Xmas eps airing today on Antenna!

Xmas eps airing today on Antenna!

Why didn’t I come up with that one?

Y = Young, Robert

Z = Lesson in Citizenship

A - A Day in the Country, season 6 episode

B = Betty

C = Career Problem

D = Dependable Dad

E = Encounter With The Law

F = Father Knows Best

G - George, Kathy's boyfriend who takes her to the community picnic

H - Hero Father

I - episode The Impostor, guest starring Robert Reed

J - Jim's Big Surprise

K = Kathy "Kitten" Anderson

L = Love and Learn

M = Margaret Anderson

N = Not His Type

O - The Old Days, the kids are embarrassed by their parents' choice of outfits for a PTA costume party.

P = Princess

Q = The Ten Dollar Question

R - Robert Reed, guested in a 6th season episode.

S = Smart as a whip Betty

T - The Indispensable Man

U = Understanding wife and mother Margaret

V - Vexed. Margaret was mad at everyone in the episode where the Andersons were selling their crib.

W = Wyatt, Jane

X = Plant examples for Kathy

Y - one ep. had youth judges in court.

Z - Lesson In Citizenship

A = a very very rare grade for Bud

B - The Bus To Nowhere - Betty and an old man are "sent" to help each other at the bus station.

C - Close Decision

D = Dopey = Betty’s nickname for Bud

E - Emory - wasn't there a kid with that name on some episode?

F = Father extraordinaire James Anderson

G - Gee, daddy, I didn't do it (Kathy said).

H = Honor Roll = Betty’s favorite place to be

I = Indispensable Man

J - Jerk, Bud can be one, sometimes

K - Kathy's Big Deception

L - Learn French, Bud didn't want to, he just had a crush on the prof.

M - Margaret Wins a Car

N - New York, Jim and Margaret go separately there, and meet in the hotel revolving door.

O = On top of things Margaret

P - Put out the trash, Bud!

Q - Quarreling

R - Retire - Jim's assistant is forced by the insurance company, to retire.

S - Second Honeymoon

T = Tomboy Cathy

U = Unknown Visitor

V - very rainy, and Bud was worried his pigeon wouldn't make it back home.

W = Woman in the House

X -eXit - Bud goes to a neighboring town to assert his independence.

Y - Family Contest

Z - zoom thru an intersection, when Bud runs a stop sign.

A - Art of Salesmanship

B = Betty

C = Cupid Knows Best

D = Dopey = Betty’s nickname for Bud

E = Elinor Donahue

F - Frank, or Fronk, the gardener.

G. = Garage Mechanics = Fun for Bud

H - Horace, a nerd on an early episode.

I = Irritating = Kitten, to her older siblings, at times

J - Joyce, Bud's girlfriend in later episodes.

K = Kathy

L = Love and Learn

M - Mr. Beall Meets His Match

N - Not His Type

O - Old Flame, Margaret's

P - Promised Playhouse

Q - Quits School, Bud

R - Reunion for Margaret

S - Susan Oliver, guest star (Country Cousin)

T - The $500 Letter

U - un-togetherness - in an episode where a mag. writer is trying to do a story on the Andersons, they're all constantly going their separate ways.

V - Jean Vander Pyl

W - West - Betty goes west, to Hollywood--she's the spitting image of an actress.

X - Excuse for Bud as in why he cannot do his paper route

Y - Young, Robert

Z = Mrs. Zerney

A - A Day in the Country

B - Bud Takes Up the Dance

C - Country Cousin

D - Donaldson, Ted

E - Eula the tennis player or runner, I forget which.

F - Family Contest

G - George, the guy who Kathy lied that she was asked to the picnic by.

H - Hard Luck Leo

I - in trouble, Bud was, a lot.

J - Jim

K - Kathy

L = Learned student trailblazer Betty

M - Meeting House, Jim is disturbed to learn an old one is to be torn down.

N - Not His Type

O = obstinate = Jim, at times

P - Practical advice from Margaret

Q = Quarreling sibs Bud & Betty

R = Rudy

S - Smith, Fronk/Frank, the gardener friend of the Andersons.

T - The $500 Letter

U - under the bus - Bud throws Betty under the bus when he gets her to take the driver's seat, and a ticket he deserves.

V - Virge

W = WISE! = Margaret

X = An Extraordinary Woman

Y - Youngest, Kathy.

Z = Zero = The amount of allowance Bud risks when he sneaks out to meet chorus girls with a friend.

A - Did Bud ever get one in school?

B = Betty

C - The Christmas Story (S1Ep12)

D - Dilemma for Margaret

E - Ed Davis, infrequently-seen next door neighbor.

F - First Disillusionment

G = Great debater Betty

H = Hard Luck Leo

I - The Imposter, with guest star Robert Reed angling for a relationship with Betty.

J - Jim's Big Surprise

K - Kitten

L = Laurie Chapin

M - Man About Town

N - Not His Type

O - The Old Days

P - Proud Father

Q - Quiz, a spelling bee that Kathy was in.

R - Revenge Is Sweet

S - Sageman the handyman.

T - Time to Retire

U - Under the weather, Bud was ill in one episode--Jim thought he was faking until the doctor came over and verified he was sick.

V - Thanksgiving Day

W - Watched, the Andersons watched at TV show where the father was a bumbling idiot.

Xmas episodes of the show

Y - Young, Robert

Z - Lesson In Citizenship

A - The Anderson Mystery

B - Bud Lives It Up

C - Cornel Wilde guest starred.

D - Dilemma for Margaret

E - Eddie Gilbert, an old college friend of Jim's.

F - First Disillusionment

G - Get lost, shrimp (Bud, to Kathy)

H - Hero Father

I - Irate, Jim was, when Bud overspent on a college debating team trip to Chicago.

J - Jim

K - Kathy's Romance (S5Ep03)

L - Love and Learn

M - Margaret learns how to fish in one episode.

N - Norma Jean Nilsson

O - old, Jim's associate was old, and Jim had to tell him it was time to retire.

P - Poor Old Dad

Q - Queen, prom queen Betty

R - Rhoda Williams

S - Squaw, Kathy was a Little Squaw.

T - Ted Donaldson

U - UFO, was it one, or Betty's jet pilot flying over?

V - Jean Vander Pyl

W = Womanly wiles = Betty loves to use them!

X - Extension, There's an extension cord in the basement, Bud.

Y - Young, Robert

Z - Z rating, a new one, on the movie Bud and Kippy were going to see.

A = Andersons

B - Bud, James Anderson Jr.

C - Cupid Knows Best

D - Dad, Daddy - Bud's and Kathy's names for Jim.

E - Elinor Donahue

F - Frank/Fronk the gardener

G - Good Joke on Mom

H - Historical Andersons

I - Indispensable Man

J - James Anderson Insurance, Rm. 201

K - Kathy's Big Deception

L - Lead-foot Bud sped, but let Betty take the blame.

M = Margaret

N = No idea, as in Bud had no idea how to pull off a class picnic after his "worker bees" let him down.

O = Crisis Over A Kiss

P - Physics, Bud had trouble with a physics test.

Q = Quarreling between Bud and Betty

R - (Eugene) Rodney, one of the producers.

S - Second Best

T - Trips, two to Margaret's reunions, both that only Margaret wanted to go to.

U - James "Bud" Anderson Jr.

V = Valuable lessons galore, often explained by Jim to one of Kitten, Bud or Princess.

W - Wonderful wife Margaret

X - An Extraordinary Woman

Y - Youth, they had a few episode where youth took judge and city govt. positions.

Z - Lesson In Citizenship

A - A Friend of Old George's

B - Bud, the Speculator

C - Coach took Bud off the football team when he broke training.

D = Daughters Kitten & Princess

E - Ebert, played by Robert Reed, who Betty thought was the seller of her radio.

F - Family Contest

G - George, Jim's friend from another town.

H - Hero Father

I - Irate, Jim was, when Bud snuck out to meet Kippy at a theater when he was told not to.

J - Jim

K - Kathy Makes Magic

L - Love and Learn

M - meets, Jim meets a friend on the street, who brags about his kids.

N - Not His Type

O - Oscar - did the Andersons see an Oscar-winning movie in the show?