Father Knows Best (Season 4)

Follow the Leader (Episode 1)

Air date: 1957-09-25

Runtime: 30 min

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

The Awkward Hero (Episode 2)

Air date: 1957-10-02

Runtime: 30 min

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

The Good Neighbor (Episode 3)

Air date: 1957-10-09

Runtime: 30 min

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

Bud, the Executive (Episode 4)

Air date: 1957-10-16

Runtime: 30 min

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

Sentenced to Happiness (Episode 5)

Air date: 1957-10-23

Runtime: 30 min

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

Mother Goes to School (Episode 6)

Air date: 1957-10-30

Runtime: 30 min

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

The Indispensable Man (Episode 7)

Air date: 1957-11-06

Runtime: 30 min

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

Kathy's Big Chance (Episode 8)

Air date: 1957-11-13

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Kathy competes in an essay contest judged by Greer Garson.

Margaret Learns to Drive (Episode 9)

Air date: 1957-11-20

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Jim tries to teach Margaret how to drive a car.

The Way of a Dictator (Episode 10)

Air date: 1957-12-04

Runtime: 30 min

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

Mr. Beal Meets His Match (Episode 11)

Air date: 1957-12-11

Runtime: 30 min

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

Kathy Makes a Wish (Episode 12)

Air date: 1957-12-25

Runtime: 30 min

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

Man With a Plan (Episode 13)

Air date: 1958-01-01

Runtime: 30 min

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

Big Sister (Episode 14)

Air date: 1957-01-08

Runtime: 30 min

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

Calypso Kid (Episode 15)

Air date: 1958-01-15

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Bud practices the bongo drums to impress his new girlfriend.

Father's Biography (Episode 16)

Air date: 1958-01-22

Runtime: 30 min

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

The Rivals (Episode 17)

Air date: 1958-01-29

Runtime: 30 min

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

Bud, the Mind Reader (Episode 18)

Air date: 1958-02-05

Runtime: 30 min

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

Margaret's Other Family (Episode 19)

Air date: 1958-02-12

Runtime: 30 min

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

The Trial (Episode 20)

Air date: 1958-02-19

Runtime: 30 min

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

Revenge is Sweet (Episode 21)

Air date: 1958-02-26

Runtime: 30 min

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

Country Cousin (Episode 22)

Writer: Paul West

Air date: 1958-03-05

Runtime: 30 min

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

Poor Old Dad (Episode 23)

Air date: 1958-03-12

Runtime: 30 min

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

Betty's Crusade (Episode 24)

Air date: 1958-03-19

Runtime: 30 min

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

Young Love (Episode 25)

Air date: 1958-03-26

Runtime: 30 min

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

Tell It to Mom (Episode 26)

Air date: 1958-04-02

Runtime: 30 min

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

A Friend in Need (Episode 27)

Air date: 1958-04-16

Runtime: 30 min

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

A Medal For Margaret (Episode 28)

Air date: 1958-04-23

Runtime: 30 min

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

The Weaker Sex (Episode 29)

Air date: 1958-04-30

Runtime: 30 min

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

Jim, the Answer Man (Episode 30)

Air date: 1958-05-14

Runtime: 30 min

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

Bud Quits School (Episode 31)

Air date: 1958-05-21

Runtime: 30 min

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

A Matter of Pride (Episode 32)

Air date: 1958-06-04

Runtime: 30 min

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

Betty Finds a Cause (Episode 33)

Air date: 1958-06-11

Runtime: 30 min

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