Father Knows Best

Bud must decide between defending the new teacher at school, or joining the rest of the class in revolt.

Margaret inherits a new rental property from her parents.

Bud enjoys his new leadership as chairman of the school picnic committee, until the power goes to his head.

The Andersons' gardener, Frank, gets a new job and ends up in court.

Betty and Margaret end up in the same English class at college.

Bud is benched for the big game after breaking the coach's bedtime rule.

Kathy wins a contest to appear with Greer Garson at her latest film opening, but gets the chicken pox.

Jim teaches Margaret how to drive, but they end up in a fight.

After learning about dictators in school, Bud takes over raising Kathy.

Jim sells his soul to the devil -- at least, in Betty's version of the Faustian legend.

Kathy makes a wish on a horseshoe, and it comes true.

Bud's new girlfriend throws him a going-away party when she thinks he's enlisted in the Army.

At summer camp, counselor Betty pushes her sister to be the best -- and pushes her into rebellion.

Bud learns the bongos to impress a girl.

Jim must choose between a PTA meeting and an important business meeting, both scheduled for the same night.

Betty has two dates on the same night.

Bud takes up mind-reading, while Betty tries to make the debate team.

The family feels sidelined when Margaret starts to help an elderly furniture maker and his wife.

Bud is accused of damaging a neighbor's property.

Betty teases Bud about his sloppy nature after he meets her rich, refined boyfriend.

The Andersons' country cousin Milly comes to stay.

Bud thinks his father is henpecked, so Jim shows him the true value of marriage.

Betty helps save an elderly restaurant owner from eviction by Jim's company.

Bud falls in love with an older woman at the supermarket -- then finds out she's married.

Bud accidentally sells a pair of skates that Betty was hiding for a friend.

The Andersons take in a stray dog who shows up on their doorstep.

Margaret has no trophies in the family display case, so she tries to win a fly-fishing award.

Betty uses her womanly wiles to get the neighbor boy to take her out.

Jim wants to finish his work before leaving on a business trip, but is constantly interrupted by his family.

Bud quits school after meeting a successful businessman who did the same.

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

Betty lobbies a neighbor to remove his dangerously high hedge.