Jim demands that his family start living up to the promises they’ve made to people.

Bud is getting a reputation as a snob; his difficulty in talking with girls is being misinterpreted as...

Bud is slacking off—he’s not doing his chores and he’s put off memorizing a poem to recite in church. Margaret...

Kathy demands equal rights with Betty and Bud. Jim agrees and says that whatever Betty gets to do, Kathy gets...

The customers on Bud’s paper route have been complaining about him to his boss. When Mr. Collins tells Jim...

After he runs into a friend who brags about his overachieving children, Jim wants to help inspire his own...

Cousin Louise is getting married in the Anderson home. Margaret is going all-out on the wedding, and Jim is...

Margaret wages a campaign to get her cousin’s boyfriend to propose. Though Louise is hesitant to “trap” Tom,...

Money is tight and Jim lectures the family on fiscal responsibility. The very next day he is presented with an...

The Springfield newspaper is sponsoring a Father of the Year contest. The Anderson children set out to write...

Feeling stressed out from all the pressure at work, Jim decides to give up his job, move to the country and...

The family has a lovely dinner and special event planned for Kathy’s birthday. She’s been looking forward to...

After Kathy breaks another window, Jim is committed to teaching his kids about personal responsibility.

When Kathy discovers an injured sparrow on the windowsill, the family takes the little bird in to nurse it...

In an attempt to remind his family of the real meaning of Christmas, Jim decides the Andersons will cut down...

Margaret is sure she could never get Jim to agree to take dancing classes with her.

Betty is falling hard for a new guy, and it upsets her father.

Jim and Margaret could use some time away from the house, so they plan a weekend getaway.

When Kathy writes a prize-winning Thanksgiving poem, Jim envisions his “Kitten” as the next Emily Brontë.

Kathy’s on a tear, throwing everything she can get her hands on into her new “spaceship,” a/k/a the family...

Jim wants to play badminton, but his kids see him as too old for such things.

Jim and Margaret go to the big football game every year. This year, Margaret finds she cannot go and Betty is...

Jim and Margaret disagree on whether Jim should buy Bud a motor scooter.

Jim sets out to teach his layabout kids a proper life ethic.