Father Knows Best

Season 4

33 episodes

  1. 1. Follow the Leader

    30m · Sep 25, 1957

    Bud must decide if he should stand up for a teacher or join the class in a revolt.

  2. 2. The Awkward Hero

    30m · Oct 2, 1957

    Betty tutors a football player who will escort her to a dance as payment.

  3. 3. The Good Neighbor

    30m · Oct 9, 1957

    Margaret receives a new house which she plans to rent out.

  4. 4. Bud, the Executive

    30m · Oct 16, 1957

    Bud becomes the chairman for the planning of his high school picnic.

  5. 5. Sentenced to Happiness

    30m · Oct 23, 1957

    The Anderson's gardener, Frank, is forced to get a real job and then winds up in court.

  6. 6. Mother Goes to School

    30m · Oct 30, 1957

    Margaret enrolls in an English class in college and is put in Betty's class.

  7. 7. The Indispensable Man

    30m · Nov 6, 1957

    Bud is not able to play in the football game because he wouldn't go to bed early.

  8. 8. Kathy's Big Chance

    30m · Nov 13, 1957

    Kathy competes in an essay contest judged by Greer Garson.

  9. 9. Margaret Learns to Drive

    30m · Nov 20, 1957

    Jim tries to teach Margaret how to drive a car.

  10. 10. The Way of a Dictator

    30m · Dec 4, 1957

    Bud is given the pleasure of raising Kathy when he says they are doing it all wrong.

  11. 11. Mr. Beal Meets His Match

    30m · Dec 11, 1957

    Betty is going through a phase where she thinks selfishness is the sole motivator in people's lives.

  12. 12. Kathy Makes a Wish

    30m · Dec 25, 1957

    When Kathy finds a horseshoe and she wishes for a horse, and gets one.

  13. 13. Man With a Plan

    30m · Jan 1, 1958

    A girl thinks Bud is going into the Army and throws a going away party.

  14. 14. Big Sister

    30m · Jan 8, 1957

    At summer camp Kathy rebels after her counselor, Betty, keeps pushing her to do better.

  15. 15. Calypso Kid

    30m · Jan 15, 1958

    Bud practices the bongo drums to impress his new girlfriend.

  16. 16. Father's Biography

    30m · Jan 22, 1958

    Jim can either attend a business meeting or see Kathy read his biography.

  17. 17. The Rivals

    30m · Jan 29, 1958

    Betty has two dates for the same night and doesn't plan to break either one.

  18. 18. Bud, the Mind Reader

    30m · Feb 5, 1958

    Bud practices mind reading, and Betty tries to make the debating team.

  19. 19. Margaret's Other Family

    30m · Feb 12, 1958

    The family gets mad when Margaret keeps helping a furniture maker and his wife.

  20. 20. The Trial

    30m · Feb 19, 1958

    Bud is in trouble when he is accused of causing damage to a neighbor's property.

  21. 21. Revenge is Sweet

    30m · Feb 26, 1958

    26Feb58 Betty teases Bud saying he is sloppy when some very influential people come over.

  22. 22. Country Cousin

    30m · Mar 5, 1958

    The Anderson's cousin, Milly, arrives for a visit and to look at the college.

  23. 23. Poor Old Dad

    30m · Mar 12, 1958

    Bud believes that his father is henpecked when he willingly does everything Margaret wants him to.

  24. 24. Betty's Crusade

    30m · Mar 19, 1958

    Betty tries to help an old man fix up his restaurant so he isn't evicted by Jim's company.

  25. 25. Young Love

    30m · Mar 26, 1958

    Bud falls in love with an older woman at the grocery store who is married.

  26. 26. Tell It to Mom

    30m · Apr 2, 1958

    Chaos strikes when Betty hides a pair of skates for a friend of hers.

  27. 27. A Friend in Need

    30m · Apr 16, 1958

    A very talented dog shows up and takes residence in the Anderson's house.

  28. 28. A Medal For Margaret

    30m · Apr 23, 1958

    When Jim plans to build a case for trophies, and Margaret sets out to win a medal.

  29. 29. The Weaker Sex

    30m · Apr 30, 1958

    Betty tries to use her feminine wiles on a young man to get him to take her out.

  30. 30. Jim, the Answer Man

    30m · May 14, 1958

    Jim is bombarded with questions when he is getting ready for a business trip.

  31. 31. Bud Quits School

    30m · May 21, 1958

    When Bud meets a successful business man who quit school and Bud plans to do the same.

  32. 32. A Matter of Pride

    30m · Jun 4, 1958

    Bud is chosen as the most popular boy in his class at school.

  33. 33. Betty Finds a Cause

    30m · Jun 11, 1958

    Betty tries to make a man remove a hedge that blocks the view on a road.