8.5/1056 votes#1 - Follow the Leader
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1957
Bud must decide if he should stand up for a teacher or join the class in a revolt.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1044 votes
#2 - The Awkward Hero
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1957
Betty tutors a football player who will escort her to a dance as payment.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1041 votes
#3 - The Good Neighbor
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1957
Margaret receives a new house which she plans to rent out.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1034 votes
#4 - Bud, the Executive
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1957
Bud becomes the chairman for the planning of his high school picnic.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1035 votes
#5 - Sentenced to Happiness
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1957
The Anderson's gardener, Frank, is forced to get a real job and then winds up in court.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1040 votes
#6 - Mother Goes to School
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1957
Margaret enrolls in an English class in college and is put in Betty's class.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1037 votes
#7 - The Indispensable Man
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1957
Bud is not able to play in the football game because he wouldn't go to bed early.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/1053 votes
#8 - Kathy's Big Chance
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1957
Kathy competes in an essay contest judged by Greer Garson.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1040 votes
#9 - Margaret Learns to Drive
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1957
Jim tries to teach Margaret how to drive a car.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1037 votes
#10 - The Way of a Dictator
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1957
Bud is given the pleasure of raising Kathy when he says they are doing it all wrong.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 8.4/1054 votes
#11 - Mr. Beal Meets His Match
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1957
Betty is going through a phase where she thinks selfishness is the sole motivator in people's lives.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 5.8/1041 votes
#12 - Kathy Makes a Wish
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/25/1957
When Kathy finds a horseshoe and she wishes for a horse, and gets one.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1036 votes
#13 - Man With a Plan
Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/1958
A girl thinks Bud is going into the Army and throws a going away party.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 6.7/1038 votes
#14 - Big Sister
Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1957
At summer camp Kathy rebels after her counselor, Betty, keeps pushing her to do better.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1036 votes
#15 - Calypso Kid
Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1958
Bud practices the bongo drums to impress his new girlfriend.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1039 votes
#16 - Father's Biography
Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1958
Jim can either attend a business meeting or see Kathy read his biography.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1049 votes
#17 - The Rivals
Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1958
Betty has two dates for the same night and doesn't plan to break either one.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1034 votes
#18 - Bud, the Mind Reader
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1958
Bud practices mind reading, and Betty tries to make the debating team.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1037 votes
#19 - Margaret's Other Family
Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1958
The family gets mad when Margaret keeps helping a furniture maker and his wife.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1040 votes
#20 - The Trial
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/1958
Bud is in trouble when he is accused of causing damage to a neighbor's property.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/1040 votes
#21 - Revenge is Sweet
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/1958
26Feb58 Betty teases Bud saying he is sloppy when some very influential people come over.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1051 votes
#22 - Country Cousin
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/1958
The Anderson's cousin, Milly, arrives for a visit and to look at the college.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: Paul West
- 7.6/1038 votes
#23 - Poor Old Dad
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/1958
Bud believes that his father is henpecked when he willingly does everything Margaret wants him to.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1043 votes
#24 - Betty's Crusade
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/1958
Betty tries to help an old man fix up his restaurant so he isn't evicted by Jim's company.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1042 votes
#25 - Young Love
Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 3/26/1958
Bud falls in love with an older woman at the grocery store who is married.
Director: Peter Tewksbury
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Father Knows Best Season 4
Every episode of Father Knows Best Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Father Knows Best 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.
Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:CBS
Season 4 Ratings Summary
"Follow the Leader" is the best rated episode of "Father Knows Best" season 4. It scored 8.5/10 based on 56 votes. Directed by Peter Tewksbury and written by N/A, it aired on 9/25/1957. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Awkward Hero".