Father Knows Best

1Follow the Leader

30 minSep 25, 1957

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

2The Awkward Hero

30 minOct 2, 1957

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

3The Good Neighbor

30 minOct 9, 1957

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

4Bud, the Executive

30 minOct 16, 1957

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

5Sentenced to Happiness

30 minOct 23, 1957

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

6Mother Goes to School

30 minOct 30, 1957

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

7The Indispensable Man

30 minNov 6, 1957

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

8Kathy's Big Chance

30 minNov 13, 1957

Kathy competes in an essay contest judged by Greer Garson.

9Margaret Learns to Drive

30 minNov 20, 1957

Jim tries to teach Margaret how to drive a car.

10The Way of a Dictator

30 minDec 4, 1957

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

11Mr. Beal Meets His Match

30 minDec 11, 1957

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

12Kathy Makes a Wish

30 minDec 25, 1957

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

13Man With a Plan

30 minJan 1, 1958

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

14Big Sister

30 minJan 8, 1957

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

15Calypso Kid

30 minJan 15, 1958

Bud practices the bongo drums to impress his new girlfriend.

16Father's Biography

30 minJan 22, 1958

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

17The Rivals

30 minJan 29, 1958

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

18Bud, the Mind Reader

30 minFeb 5, 1958

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

19Margaret's Other Family

30 minFeb 12, 1958

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

20The Trial

30 minFeb 19, 1958

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

21Revenge is Sweet

30 minFeb 26, 1958

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

22Country Cousin

30 minMar 5, 1958

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

23Poor Old Dad

30 minMar 12, 1958

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

24Betty's Crusade

30 minMar 19, 1958

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

25Young Love

30 minMar 26, 1958

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

26Tell It to Mom

30 minApr 2, 1958

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

27A Friend in Need

30 minApr 16, 1958

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

28A Medal For Margaret

30 minApr 23, 1958

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

29The Weaker Sex

30 minApr 30, 1958

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

30Jim, the Answer Man

30 minMay 14, 1958

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

31Bud Quits School

30 minMay 21, 1958

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

32A Matter of Pride

30 minJun 4, 1958

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

33Betty Finds a Cause

30 minJun 11, 1958

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