Father Knows Best - Season 4
1 - Follow the Leader
Air Date: September 25, 1957
Bud must decide if he should stand up for a teacher or join the class in a revolt.
2 - The Awkward Hero
Air Date: October 2, 1957
Betty tutors a football player who will escort her to a dance as payment.
3 - The Good Neighbor
Air Date: October 9, 1957
Margaret receives a new house which she plans to rent out.
4 - Bud, the Executive
Air Date: October 16, 1957
Bud becomes the chairman for the planning of his high school picnic.
5 - Sentenced to Happiness
Air Date: October 23, 1957
The Anderson's gardener, Frank, is forced to get a real job and then winds up in court.
6 - Mother Goes to School
Air Date: October 30, 1957
Margaret enrolls in an English class in college and is put in Betty's class.
7 - The Indispensable Man
Air Date: November 6, 1957
Bud is not able to play in the football game because he wouldn't go to bed early.
8 - Kathy's Big Chance
Air Date: November 13, 1957
Kathy competes in an essay contest judged by Greer Garson.
9 - Margaret Learns to Drive
Air Date: November 20, 1957
Jim tries to teach Margaret how to drive a car.
10 - The Way of a Dictator
Air Date: December 4, 1957
Bud is given the pleasure of raising Kathy when he says they are doing it all wrong.
11 - Mr. Beal Meets His Match
Air Date: December 11, 1957
Betty is going through a phase where she thinks selfishness is the sole motivator in people's lives.
12 - Kathy Makes a Wish
Air Date: December 25, 1957
When Kathy finds a horseshoe and she wishes for a horse, and gets one.
13 - Man With a Plan
Air Date: January 1, 1958
A girl thinks Bud is going into the Army and throws a going away party.
14 - Big Sister
Air Date: January 8, 1957
At summer camp Kathy rebels after her counselor, Betty, keeps pushing her to do better.
15 - Calypso Kid
Air Date: January 15, 1958
Bud practices the bongo drums to impress his new girlfriend.
16 - Father's Biography
Air Date: January 22, 1958
Jim can either attend a business meeting or see Kathy read his biography.
17 - The Rivals
Air Date: January 29, 1958
Betty has two dates for the same night and doesn't plan to break either one.
18 - Bud, the Mind Reader
Air Date: February 5, 1958
Bud practices mind reading, and Betty tries to make the debating team.
19 - Margaret's Other Family
Air Date: February 12, 1958
The family gets mad when Margaret keeps helping a furniture maker and his wife.
20 - The Trial
Air Date: February 19, 1958
Bud is in trouble when he is accused of causing damage to a neighbor's property.
21 - Revenge is Sweet
Air Date: February 26, 1958
26Feb58 Betty teases Bud saying he is sloppy when some very influential people come over.
22 - Country Cousin
Air Date: March 5, 1958
The Anderson's cousin, Milly, arrives for a visit and to look at the college.
23 - Poor Old Dad
Air Date: March 12, 1958
Bud believes that his father is henpecked when he willingly does everything Margaret wants him to.
24 - Betty's Crusade
Air Date: March 19, 1958
Betty tries to help an old man fix up his restaurant so he isn't evicted by Jim's company.
25 - Young Love
Air Date: March 26, 1958
Bud falls in love with an older woman at the grocery store who is married.
26 - Tell It to Mom
Air Date: April 2, 1958
Chaos strikes when Betty hides a pair of skates for a friend of hers.
27 - A Friend in Need
Air Date: April 16, 1958
A very talented dog shows up and takes residence in the Anderson's house.
28 - A Medal For Margaret
Air Date: April 23, 1958
When Jim plans to build a case for trophies, and Margaret sets out to win a medal.
29 - The Weaker Sex
Air Date: April 30, 1958
Betty tries to use her feminine wiles on a young man to get him to take her out.
30 - Jim, the Answer Man
Air Date: May 14, 1958
Jim is bombarded with questions when he is getting ready for a business trip.
31 - Bud Quits School
Air Date: May 21, 1958
When Bud meets a successful business man who quit school and Bud plans to do the same.
32 - A Matter of Pride
Air Date: June 4, 1958
Bud is chosen as the most popular boy in his class at school.
33 - Betty Finds a Cause
Air Date: June 11, 1958
Betty tries to make a man remove a hedge that blocks the view on a road.