Father Knows Best
Father Knows Best: Season 4

Air Date

September 25, 1957

Episodes

33 episodes

Father Knows Best

Season 4

Episodes

1. Follow the Leader

September 25, 1957
30 min

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

2. The Awkward Hero

October 2, 1957
30 min

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

3. The Good Neighbor

October 9, 1957
30 min

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

4. Bud, the Executive

October 16, 1957
30 min

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

5. Sentenced to Happiness

October 23, 1957
30 min

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

6. Mother Goes to School

October 30, 1957
30 min

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

7. The Indispensable Man

November 6, 1957
30 min

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

8. Kathy's Big Chance

November 13, 1957
30 min

Kathy competes in an essay contest judged by Greer Garson.

9. Margaret Learns to Drive

November 20, 1957
30 min

Jim tries to teach Margaret how to drive a car.

10. The Way of a Dictator

December 4, 1957
30 min

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

11. Mr. Beal Meets His Match

December 11, 1957
30 min

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

12. Kathy Makes a Wish

December 25, 1957
30 min

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

13. Man With a Plan

January 1, 1958
30 min

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

14. Big Sister

January 8, 1957
30 min

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

15. Calypso Kid

January 15, 1958
30 min

Bud practices the bongo drums to impress his new girlfriend.

16. Father's Biography

January 22, 1958
30 min

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

17. The Rivals

January 29, 1958
30 min

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

18. Bud, the Mind Reader

February 5, 1958
30 min

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

19. Margaret's Other Family

February 12, 1958
30 min

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

20. The Trial

February 19, 1958
30 min

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

21. Revenge is Sweet

February 26, 1958
30 min

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

22. Country Cousin

March 5, 1958
30 min

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

23. Poor Old Dad

March 12, 1958
30 min

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

24. Betty's Crusade

March 19, 1958
30 min

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

25. Young Love

March 26, 1958
30 min

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

26. Tell It to Mom

April 2, 1958
30 min

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

27. A Friend in Need

April 16, 1958
30 min

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

28. A Medal For Margaret

April 23, 1958
30 min

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

29. The Weaker Sex

April 30, 1958
30 min

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

30. Jim, the Answer Man

May 14, 1958
30 min

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

31. Bud Quits School

May 21, 1958
30 min

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

32. A Matter of Pride

June 4, 1958
30 min

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

33. Betty Finds a Cause

June 11, 1958
30 min

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