Ed James
Director
Father Knows Best (1954)
Season 4
Family man Jim Anderson copes with the everyday problems among his wife Margaret and their three children as they experience day-to-day changes.
Released Oct. 3, 1954
Episode 30 min
8+
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Production Companies: Columbia Pictures Television
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S4E1 - Follow the Leader
Bud must decide if he should stand up for a teacher or join the class in a revolt.
Sept. 25, 1957, midnight
S4E2 - The Awkward Hero
Betty tutors a football player who will escort her to a dance as payment.
Oct. 2, 1957, midnight
S4E3 - The Good Neighbor
Margaret receives a new house which she plans to rent out.
Oct. 9, 1957, midnight
S4E4 - Bud, the Executive
Bud becomes the chairman for the planning of his high school picnic.
Oct. 16, 1957, midnight
S4E5 - Sentenced to Happiness
The Anderson's gardener, Frank, is forced to get a real job and then winds up in court.
Oct. 23, 1957, midnight
S4E6 - Mother Goes to School
Margaret enrolls in an English class in college and is put in Betty's class.
Oct. 30, 1957, midnight
S4E7 - The Indispensable Man
Bud is not able to play in the football game because he wouldn't go to bed early.
Nov. 6, 1957, midnight
S4E8 - Kathy's Big Chance
Kathy competes in an essay contest judged by Greer Garson.
Nov. 13, 1957, midnight
S4E9 - Margaret Learns to Drive
Jim tries to teach Margaret how to drive a car.
Nov. 20, 1957, midnight
S4E10 - The Way of a Dictator
Bud is given the pleasure of raising Kathy when he says they are doing it all wrong.
Dec. 4, 1957, midnight
S4E11 - Mr. Beal Meets His Match
Betty is going through a phase where she thinks selfishness is the sole motivator in people's lives.
Dec. 11, 1957, midnight
S4E12 - Kathy Makes a Wish
When Kathy finds a horseshoe and she wishes for a horse, and gets one.
Dec. 25, 1957, midnight
S4E13 - Man With a Plan
A girl thinks Bud is going into the Army and throws a going away party.
Jan. 1, 1958, midnight
S4E14 - Big Sister
At summer camp Kathy rebels after her counselor, Betty, keeps pushing her to do better.
Jan. 8, 1957, midnight
S4E15 - Calypso Kid
Bud practices the bongo drums to impress his new girlfriend.
Jan. 15, 1958, midnight
S4E16 - Father's Biography
Jim can either attend a business meeting or see Kathy read his biography.
Jan. 22, 1958, midnight
S4E17 - The Rivals
Betty has two dates for the same night and doesn't plan to break either one.
Jan. 29, 1958, midnight
S4E18 - Bud, the Mind Reader
Bud practices mind reading, and Betty tries to make the debating team.
Feb. 5, 1958, midnight
S4E19 - Margaret's Other Family
The family gets mad when Margaret keeps helping a furniture maker and his wife.
Feb. 12, 1958, midnight
S4E20 - The Trial
Bud is in trouble when he is accused of causing damage to a neighbor's property.
Feb. 19, 1958, midnight
S4E21 - Revenge is Sweet
26Feb58 Betty teases Bud saying he is sloppy when some very influential people come over.
Feb. 26, 1958, midnight
S4E22 - Country Cousin
The Anderson's cousin, Milly, arrives for a visit and to look at the college.
March 5, 1958, midnight
S4E23 - Poor Old Dad
Bud believes that his father is henpecked when he willingly does everything Margaret wants him to.
March 12, 1958, midnight
S4E24 - Betty's Crusade
Betty tries to help an old man fix up his restaurant so he isn't evicted by Jim's company.
March 19, 1958, midnight
S4E25 - Young Love
Bud falls in love with an older woman at the grocery store who is married.
March 26, 1958, midnight
S4E26 - Tell It to Mom
Chaos strikes when Betty hides a pair of skates for a friend of hers.
April 2, 1958, midnight
S4E27 - A Friend in Need
A very talented dog shows up and takes residence in the Anderson's house.
April 16, 1958, midnight
S4E28 - A Medal For Margaret
When Jim plans to build a case for trophies, and Margaret sets out to win a medal.
April 23, 1958, midnight
S4E29 - The Weaker Sex
Betty tries to use her feminine wiles on a young man to get him to take her out.
April 30, 1958, midnight
S4E30 - Jim, the Answer Man
Jim is bombarded with questions when he is getting ready for a business trip.
May 14, 1958, midnight
S4E31 - Bud Quits School
When Bud meets a successful business man who quit school and Bud plans to do the same.
May 21, 1958, midnight
S4E32 - A Matter of Pride
Bud is chosen as the most popular boy in his class at school.
June 4, 1958, midnight
S4E33 - Betty Finds a Cause
Betty tries to make a man remove a hedge that blocks the view on a road.
June 11, 1958, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 6090 min.
Released: Oct. 3, 1954
Last Air Date: May 23, 1960, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 8+
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