← Father Knows Best

Season 4

33 episodes · 1957

  1. 1

    Follow the Leader

    Sep 25, 195730 min★ 8.6

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

  2. 2

    The Awkward Hero

    Oct 2, 195730 min★ 7.6

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

  3. 3

    The Good Neighbor

    Oct 9, 195730 min★ 8.3

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

  4. 4

    Bud, the Executive

    Oct 16, 195730 min★ 8.0

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

  5. 5

    Sentenced to Happiness

    Oct 23, 195730 min★ 6.4

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

  6. 6

    Mother Goes to School

    Oct 30, 195730 min★ 7.7

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

  7. 7

    The Indispensable Man

    Nov 6, 195730 min★ 7.8

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

  8. 8

    Kathy's Big Chance

    Nov 13, 195730 min★ 8.1

    Kathy competes in an essay contest judged by Greer Garson.

  9. 9

    Margaret Learns to Drive

    Nov 20, 195730 min★ 8.0

    Jim tries to teach Margaret how to drive a car.

  10. 10

    The Way of a Dictator

    Dec 4, 195730 min★ 8.0

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

  11. 11

    Mr. Beal Meets His Match

    Dec 11, 195730 min★ 8.5

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

  12. 12

    Kathy Makes a Wish

    Dec 25, 195730 min★ 6.0

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

  13. 13

    Man With a Plan

    Jan 1, 195830 min★ 7.5

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

  14. 14

    Big Sister

    Jan 8, 195730 min★ 7.1

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

  15. 15

    Calypso Kid

    Jan 15, 195830 min★ 7.6

    Bud practices the bongo drums to impress his new girlfriend.

  16. 16

    Father's Biography

    Jan 22, 195830 min★ 7.9

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

  17. 17

    The Rivals

    Jan 29, 195830 min★ 7.7

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

  18. 18

    Bud, the Mind Reader

    Feb 5, 195830 min★ 7.1

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

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    Margaret's Other Family

    Feb 12, 195830 min★ 7.7

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

  20. 20

    The Trial

    Feb 19, 195830 min★ 7.6

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

  21. 21

    Revenge is Sweet

    Feb 26, 195830 min★ 8.2

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

  22. 22

    Country Cousin

    Mar 5, 195830 min★ 7.8

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

  23. 23

    Poor Old Dad

    Mar 12, 195830 min★ 7.8

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

  24. 24

    Betty's Crusade

    Mar 19, 195830 min★ 7.3

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

  25. 25

    Young Love

    Mar 26, 195830 min★ 8.0

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

  26. 26

    Tell It to Mom

    Apr 2, 195830 min★ 8.2

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

  27. 27

    A Friend in Need

    Apr 16, 195830 min★ 8.0

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

  28. 28

    A Medal For Margaret

    Apr 23, 195830 min★ 7.9

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

  29. 29

    The Weaker Sex

    Apr 30, 195830 min★ 7.5

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

  30. 30

    Jim, the Answer Man

    May 14, 195830 min★ 7.3

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

  31. 31

    Bud Quits School

    May 21, 195830 min★ 7.5

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

  32. 32

    A Matter of Pride

    Jun 4, 195830 min★ 7.2

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

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    Betty Finds a Cause

    Jun 11, 195830 min★ 7.6

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