Danny loses his confidence, so Margaret enlists the kids to help restore it.

Margaret is away from home on jury duty, Louise is out with a cold, and Danny is having back issues, so Terry wants to take over her mother’s role in the house—but Danny thinks she’s still too young.

Margaret decides to teach Danny a lesson when he breaks another promise to the kids.

Danny has to make a decision about whether to get a nose job to get a Hollywood contract.

Margaret’s curmudgeonly aunt comes to visit when Margaret invites her over to try to reconcile her and her mother.

Terry is walking on a cloud when she is asked out by the president of the student council. Danny doesn't know what to do when he finds out the only reason he is dating Terry is so her father will perform at their school dance. After the news is broken to her, Terry is heartbroken.

Margaret feels as if she lives perpetually in the shadow of Danny and his fame.

Danny and Margaret are going on a trip to Boston and they hire a governess. Grandma shows up to take care of the care unexpectedly. Grandma and the governess have completely different ideas of how to handle the children.

Danny wants Rusty to cut all his curls off after he gets in a fight because of them.

The family takes a vacation to Baraboo, Wisc. to visit the couple that took care of Margaret when her parents were on the road. Danny has a hard time dealing with the quiet on the farm. Rusty goes to find arrowheads and gets lost.