In this emotionally charged episode, Jim's cousin Leonard is staying with the family while looking for a job and an apartment. Nothing seems to work out, and it soon looks as if the problem is Leonard's own fault. He is not interested in applying himself or working hard and wants the world handed to him on a silver platter. In a tense scene, Margaret informs him that his sense of entitlement is the cause of his supposed "hard luck."
Although the episode is officially titled "Hard Luck Leo," the character is always called Leonard, never Leo. He is played by recognizable character actor Arthur O'Connell (Jimmy Stewart's sidekick in ANATOMY OF A MURDER among other films). A wise person once said that FATHER KNOWS BEST always had an "edge" to it, and this episode is a good example.
Although the episode is officially titled "Hard Luck Leo," the character is always called Leonard, never Leo. He is played by recognizable character actor Arthur O'Connell (Jimmy Stewart's sidekick in ANATOMY OF A MURDER among other films). A wise person once said that FATHER KNOWS BEST always had an "edge" to it, and this episode is a good example.
