• List of Episodes (33)
    • 1. Follow the Leader

      25 Sep '57
      Bud must decide if he should stand up for a teacher or join the class in a revolt.
    • 2. The Awkward Hero

      02 Oct '57
      Betty tutors a football player who will escort her to a dance as payment.
    • 3. The Good Neighbor

      09 Oct '57
      Margaret receives a new house which she plans to rent out.
    • 4. Bud, the Executive

      16 Oct '57
      Bud becomes the chairman for the planning of his high school picnic.
    • 5. Sentenced to Happiness

      23 Oct '57
      The Anderson's gardener, Frank, is forced to get a real job and then winds up in court.
    • 6. Mother Goes to School

      30 Oct '57
      Margaret enrolls in an English class in college and is put in Betty's class.
    • 7. The Indispensable Man

      06 Nov '57
      Bud is not able to play in the football game because he wouldn't go to bed early.
    • 8. Kathy's Big Chance

      13 Nov '57
      Kathy competes in an essay contest judged by Greer Garson.
    • 9. Margaret Learns to Drive

      20 Nov '57
      Jim tries to teach Margaret how to drive a car.
    • 10. The Way of a Dictator

      04 Dec '57
      Bud is given the pleasure of raising Kathy when he says they are doing it all wrong.
    • 11. Mr. Beal Meets His Match

      11 Dec '57
      Betty Anderson ( Elinor Donahue) is going through a phase where she thinks selfishness is the sole motivator in people's lives. ""The only reason we do good deeds is because it makes us feel good"" she tells her parents , Jim ( Robert Young) & Margaret (Jane Wyatt). The mail runs & they get a letter saying Jim has won ""Springfield's Most Honest Man"" Contest. Their son, Bud (Billy Gray) says he wishes they had won a new car. The doorbell rings. It's a Mr. Nick Beal here to deliver prizes to the
    • 12. Kathy Makes a Wish

      25 Dec '57
      When Kathy finds a horseshoe and she wishes for a horse, and gets one.
    • 13. Man With a Plan

      01 Jan '58
      A girl thinks Bud is going into the Army and throws a going away party.
    • 14. Big Sister

      08 Jan '57
      At summer camp Kathy rebels after her counselor, Betty, keeps pushing her to do better.
    • 15. Calypso Kid

      15 Jan '58
      Bud practices the bongo drums to impress his new girlfriend.
    • 16. Father's Biography

      22 Jan '58
      Jim can either attend a business meeting or see Kathy read his biography.
    • 17. The Rivals

      29 Jan '58
      Betty has two dates for the same night and doesn't plan to break either one.
    • 18. Bud, the Mind Reader

      05 Feb '58
      Bud practices mind reading, and Betty tries to make the debating team.
    • 19. Margaret's Other Family

      12 Feb '58
      The family gets mad when Margaret keeps helping a furniture maker and his wife.
    • 20. The Trial

      19 Feb '58
      Bud is in trouble when he is accused of causing damage to a neighbor's property.
    • 21. Revenge is Sweet

      26 Feb '58
      26Feb58 Betty teases Bud saying he is sloppy when some very influential people come over.
    • 22. Country Cousin

      05 Mar '58
      The Anderson's cousin, Milly, arrives for a visit and to look at the college.
    • 23. Poor Old Dad

      12 Mar '58
      Bud believes that his father is henpecked when he willingly does everything Margaret wants him to.
    • 24. Betty's Crusade

      19 Mar '58
      Betty tries to help an old man fix up his restaurant so he isn't evicted by Jim's company.
    • 25. Young Love

      26 Mar '58
      Bud falls in love with an older woman at the grocery store who is married.