Is anyone else bothered by this?

I haven't seen all of this show, just a few episodes on MeTV, which I thought were cute. So when I found a dvd of highlights from the first seasons at my library, I checked it out. Is anyone bothered by the semi-mysonginistic tone of some of the early episodes? Repeatedly saying "A woman's place is in the kitchen" (said by Kate, and two of the daughters), Kate convincing Betty to purposly lose a horse shoe throwing contest to save a man's pride, and worst of all, forcing Bobby to go on a date, then forcing her to change everything about herself so that the boy would like her! I know, it was a different time, but I'm surprised that so many people say the first seasons were the best, and they don't seem to take notice of this.
I do really like this show, and generally I think Kate is a pretty strong female role model, but these episodes irritated me, especially as it was Kate who was forcing her daughter to go on a date, and then forcing her to change the way she dressed, walked, and spoke. It felt almost like she was pimping her out. It feels (to me, anyway) like this kind of "comedy" is beneath the show's caliber. Anybody else find these offensive?