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S4 E7 The Indispensable Man

Comedy

TV-PG

25m

Nov 6, 1957

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

Season 4, 33 Episodes

Follow The Leader,

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

The Awkward Hero,

Betty tutors a football star who wants to take her to the school dance.

The Good Neighbor,

Margaret inherits a new rental property from her parents.

Bud, The Executive,

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

Sentenced To Happiness,

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

Mother Goes To School,

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

The Indispensable Man,

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

Kathy's Big Chance,

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

Margaret Learns To Drive,

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

The Way Of A Dictator,

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

Mr. Beal Meets His Match,

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

Kathy Makes A Wish,

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

Man With A Plan,

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.

Father's Biography,

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, The Mind Reader,

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

Margaret's Other Family,

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.

Revenge Is Sweet,

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

Country Cousin,

The Andersons' country cousin Milly comes to stay.

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

Betty's Crusade,

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.

Tell It To Mom,

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

A Friend In Need,

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

A Medal For Margaret,

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

The Weaker Sex,

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

Jim, The Answer Man,

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

Bud Quits School,

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

A Matter Of Pride,

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

Betty Finds A Cause,

Betty lobbies a neighbor to remove his dangerously high hedge.

Details

Father Knows Best

Comedy

TV-PG

6 Seasons

22m

Maybe he didn't always know best, but beginning in 1954 insurance salesman Jim Anderson (Robert Young) of Springfield, Ohio, was America's favorite head of household.

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