Bud new friend won't leave the Anderson house because he has no family.

Margaret is forced to invite a woman who makes her uncomfortable because she is Jim's friend's wife.

The family tries to think up excuses to keep from going to Margaret's family reunion.

Bud is accused of cheating because he is suddenly getting high grades in class.

Betty becomes irritable with her family as she goes through an existential crisis.

Betty has recently taken up tennis at school and is chosen for a photo shoot for the paper. This causes friction between her and her doubles partner, Eula, who is the team’s best player.

Betty is indignant when Jim arranges a date for her with an old insurance salesman buddy’s son, Carter.

Jim has a bet with Betty and Margaret concerning human nature, integrity and the man painting their house—Mr. Everett.

Bud gets irritated by a girl (whom he refers to as “Dumb Dora”) who has a crush on him, hurts her feelings when his irritation leads to cruelty, and must make amends.

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Kathy gets a new magic set, from a trade with a friend, and becomes convinced she can truly wield magic.

Betty gets a job to pay for a new, expensive formal for the Cinderella Ball at the country club.

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Bud loses a job to a boy who fakes his resume, which leads him to believe it is alright to do this himself

Bud gets in trouble when his latest friend turns out to be a kleptomaniac.

Margaret admits before the PTA that she can't control her children.

Bud is having trouble in school and the family are hard-pressed to find out why. Eventually, Jim and Margaret come to the conclusion that, since he’s entered high school, he’s lost his confidence over being constantly compared to Betty and her accomplishments.

Bud seems determined not to go to a Senior/Freshman dance that is Sadie Hawkins-themed.

Former baseball star Duke Snider appears in this episode. Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray, Lauren Chapin. Sandy: Tommy Ivo. Bramer: Kenneth Tobey. Kippy: Paul Wallace.

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A new highway is getting built, and for that the old community hall is going to be pulled down. That's something Jim wouldn't like to see since the hall is a historical monument, and also, memories from his youth are connected with this hall. Everyone from the family sees how much the hall means to Jim, and they use different ways to organize help.

Bud learns that the girl he likes is dating his best friend.

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Kathy finds a receipt for $25 from the adoption center and believes she was adopted.

Jim tries to encourage Bud to take after him in salesmanship.