Father Knows Best

Bud makes his point to Jim as they each learn that there are some things you just aren't cut out to do.

Jim decides that his children should solve their own problems.

The Andersons try to save a historic landmark that is marked for destruction.

After Bud is refused a job because of someone else's dishonesty, he decides that lying is the key to success.

The Andersons invite the wife of a close friend to be their house guest.

Bud falls for a flirtatious new classmate.

Kathy thinks she has put a magic curse on Bud.

Betty is picked as queen of the sports banquet because of her beauty instead of her ability.

Bud is wrongfully accused of cheating in school.

Jim suspects that his family is conspiring to keep him from a hunting trip.

Jim and Margaret feel that they are being relegated to the roles of "old fogies."

Bud tries to rid himself of the unwanted attentions of a girl.

Margaret believes that she has premonitions.

A man boards a stagecoach to free a prisoner.

Bud befriends a boy who is a compulsive thief.

Betty is enraged when she learns that Jim has arranged a date for her.

Jim and Kathy go on a free-for-all to determine who will be the family tyrant.

Bud is faced with academic failure while Betty shines in school.

When Jim refuses to buy Betty a gown for a special dance, she sets out to earn the money herself.

Jim is upset when his attempt to prove a point about having faith in mankind apparently fails.

Bud is disappointed when he doesn't get an invitation to a Sadie Hawkins dance.

When Betty decides that life is devoid of significance, she prepares to leave home.

Jim decides he will never understand women, regardless of their age, when he clashes with Kathy.

Bud is astounded when he learns that his revolutionary forebear was a scoundrel.

The Andersons learn that Jim was one of the "Four Musketeers" in his college days.