Season 4

Sep 14, 1961 · 30 min

Mary dates a famous singer, not realizing who he is.

Sep 21, 1961 · 30 min

Jeff needs help with his poetry homework and Mary is there to help. Unfortunately, the poetry does not sound like Jeff wrote it.

Sep 28, 1961 · 30 min

Jeff has discovered he is growing whiskers, and decides that since he is no longer a little boy that he needs to start acting like a man.

Oct 5, 1961 · 30 min

Iris advises Donna that it's up to the wife to keep the marriage going with surprises and changes every now and then. When Iris goes from blonde to black hair, Donna decides to go Platinum Blonde!

Oct 12, 1961 · 30 min

First some large animal has trampled Mary's flowers. Now when Alex is out of town, Donna and the kids keep hearing noises late at night.

Oct 19, 1961 · 30 min

Mary and Donna talk Jeff into taking out a new tomboy in town.

Oct 26, 1961 · 30 min

Alex is in a foul mood, so Donna suggests they take the day off to give him some rest.

Nov 2, 1961 · 30 min

Donna and Alex get involved in their friends' marital problems.

Nov 9, 1961 · 30 min

Trouble ensues when Jeff tampers with the school bell.

Nov 16, 1961 · 30 min

Newspaper-delivery boy Jeff decides to go into business.

Nov 23, 1961 · 30 min

Mary gets tutoring in French from a handsome student.

Nov 30, 1961 · 30 min

Alex applies his child psychology to his own offspring.

Dec 7, 1961 · 30 min

Dec 14, 1961 · 30 min

Donna coaxes Alex into different things, according to Mary’s moods.

Dec 21, 1961 · 30 min

The Stones try helping a boy overcome his laziness.

Dec 28, 1961 · 30 min

A meek boy tries to prove he's the toughest kid in school.

Jan 11, 1962 · 30 min

Jan 18, 1962 · 30 min

Jeff sells his possessions to buy his girl a present.

Jan 25, 1962 · 30 min

Feb 1, 1962 · 30 min

Mary decides to forsake college and embark on a singing career.

Feb 8, 1962 · 30 min

Jeff and his friends try to raise money for a telescope. Coxey: Earle Hodgins. Earnshaw: Ken Niles. Paul Petersen, Carl Betz.

Feb 15, 1962 · 30 min

Alex moves his pediatric practice out of the house and into a new office downtown.

Feb 22, 1962 · 30 min

While Donna and Alex are away, Mary's little get-together with a friend somehow turns into open house party.

Mar 1, 1962 · 30 min

Mar 8, 1962 · 30 min

Mar 15, 1962 · 30 min

Mar 22, 1962 · 30 min

Mar 29, 1962 · 30 min

Alex and Jeff build a cart for the Hilldale 500. Carl Betz, Paul Petersen. Gordie: Darryl Richard. Angie: Candy Moore.

Apr 5, 1962 · 30 min

Jeff's team-mate on the baseball team has an overbearing father who drives the son hard and constantly berates him, thinking this will help him be a star player someday. Alex tries to set him straight.

Apr 12, 1962 · 30 min

Apr 19, 1962 · 30 min

Apr 26, 1962 · 30 min

Jeff and his friend Smitty seem to have Smitty's little brother tagging along with them. They convince Donna to watch him while they go to visit their girlfriends.

May 3, 1962 · 30 min

This was actually an unsold pilot episode of ""The Roberta Sherwood Show."" Roberta Sherwood and Gale Gordon star as a typical couple raising three children in a typical small town. The only untypical thing about them is that they break into song.

May 10, 1962 · 30 min

May 17, 1962 · 30 min

May 24, 1962 · 30 min

To earn money, Jeff sells an advertising scheme to a shop. Paul Petersen, Carl Betz, Varney: Paul Tripp.

May 31, 1962 · 30 min

Jun 7, 1962 · 30 min

Alex has a patient who needs constant care. Jeff wants his father to help him get his driver's license, and Mary wants him to help repair a pair of shoes she needs for her graduation ceremony.

Jun 14, 1962 · 30 min

Mary gets carried away by the romance of a friend's wedding. Shelley Fabares, Carl Betz.