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Leave It to Beaver
1957 - 1963 7.0 (74 votes) 6 Seasons
Genres
Comedy Family
Networks
ABC
CBS
Created By
Bob Mosher

Leave It to Beaver

Overview

Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally. The show has attained an iconic status in the US, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.

Key Crew

Top Cast

Jerry Mathers
Jerry Mathers

Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver

Barbara Billingsley
Barbara Billingsley

June Cleaver

Hugh Beaumont
Hugh Beaumont

Ward Cleaver

Tony Dow
Tony Dow

Wally Cleaver

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (1957)

The first season of the American television situation comedy Leave It to Beaver premiered on October 4, 1957 and concluded on July 16, 1958. It consisted of 39 episodes shot in black-and-white, each running approximately 25 minutes in length. This was the only season that the show originally aired on CBS.

39 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Beaver Gets 'Spelled'
1957-10-04

Beaver's teacher, Miss Canfield, sends a note home with Beaver and the other kids convince him that it's news that he's getting kicked out of school. Beaver and Wally take steps to hide the note from Ward and June.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 2: Captain Jack
1957-10-11

Beaver and Wally send away for an alligator and they secretly keep it in the bathroom. When the alligator falls ill, the boys get some advice from Captain Jack, an owner of an alligator farm. However, keeping him a secret is going to be hard, the alligator is growing and they need a new place to keep him without June and Ward finding out.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 3: The Black Eye
1957-10-18

Beaver comes home with a black eye and Ward is upset when he learns that Beaver didn't fight back. This leads Ward to teach Beaver how to defend himself. Little does Ward know that the person who punched Beaver is a girl, Violet Rutherford, the daughter of one of Ward's co-workers.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 4: The Haircut
1957-10-25

After losing his lunch money for three days in a row, Ward gives Beaver one last chance by letting him handle his haircut money. However, when he loses that too, Beaver decides to give himself a haircut just days before he's scheduled to be an angel in a play.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 5: New Neighbors
1957-11-01

The Cleavers have new neighbors, the Donaldsons, and June sends Beaver over to welcome them with a vase of flowers. However, when Mrs. Donaldson thanks Beaver by kissing him on the cheek, Beaver becomes convinced that Mr. Donaldson will kill him because he let a married woman kiss him, and it's all thanks to Eddie Haskell, who planted that idea in Beaver's mind.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 6: Brotherly Love
1957-11-08

June has had it with Wally and Beaver's fighting and demands they make a pact to be nice to one another and do things together. However, when each boy gets an invitation for individual social outings, they each attempt to break the pact.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 7: Water, Anyone?
1957-11-15

Wally and his friends are trying to earn enough money to buy baseball uniforms. They put a plan into action by doing their chores at a slow pace in order to maximize their hourly pay. Meanwhile, Beaver, also wanting to be on the team, begins selling water to his family and neighbors.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 8: Beaver's Crush
1957-11-22

Beaver has a crush on his teacher, Miss Canfield. When Judy, Whitey and Larry tease him for being a 'teacher's pet,' Beaver tries to prove them wrong and places a spring snake in her desk. However, Beaver has second thoughts and becomes determined to remove the snake before she finds it.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 9: The Clubhouse
1957-11-29

Wally and his friends build a clubhouse and Beaver wants to join. Although the dues are $1 for 8th graders, Beaver has to come up with $3 in order to join their club. How can Beaver earn the money?

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 10: Wally's Girl Trouble
1957-12-06

Wally and Beaver dread attending dance school, so when suddenly Wally takes a liking in it, June and Ward are dumbfounded. It seems Wally has developed a crush on a girl named Penny and Beaver soon feels neglected and left out when Wally begins spending all his time with her.

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Episode 11: Beaver's Short Pants
1957-12-13

When June goes on a trip to visit her sister, Peggy, June's Aunt Martha steps in and stays with Ward and the boys. Ward and the boys do their best not to hurt Martha's feelings, but Beaver has the hardest time when she buys him a suit, knee socks, a cap, and short pants and makes him wear the outfit to school.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 12: The Perfume Salesmen
1957-12-27

Wally and Beaver want to win a fancy film projector. In order to get it they have to sell 24 bottles of perfume. However, the appalling aroma of the perfume quickly leads to zero sales and has Ward trying to think up a sales gimmick.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 13: Voodoo Magic
1958-01-03

June and Ward make Wally and Beaver promise that they won't go to the movies and see a scary movie. However, Wally and Beaver are talked into seeing it, thanks to Wally's so-called best friend, Eddie Haskell. The movie has quite an influence on Beaver, who makes a voodoo doll, names it Eddie Haskell, and sticks it with pins.

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Episode 14: Part Time Genius
1958-01-10

After taking an IQ test, Beaver scores the highest in his class and Mrs. Rayburn suggests that it would be best if Beaver went to a special school where his abilities can be challenged. However, little does anyone know that everything is not as it seems.

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Episode 15: Party Invitation
1958-01-17

Beaver is invited to Linda Dennison's birthday party and quickly discovers that he is the only boy that she invited. Fearing for his reputation, Beaver tries his best to get out of attending, but June and Ward are insistent, not aware of the situation Beaver's in.

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Episode 16: Lumpy Rutherford
1958-01-24

The local bully, Lumpy Rutherford, has been picking on Beaver and Wally and, thanks to a story Ward tells them, they decide to play a joke on Lumpy. However, their ploy catches the wrong person—Lumpy's father and Ward's co-worker Fred Rutherford, is caught in the trap.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 17: The Paper Route
1958-01-31

Wally and Beaver want to get brand new bike and they ask Ward for some money. He suggests that they earn the money. This leads Wally and Beaver to get a job delivering papers. Later, while trying to help the boys out, Ward and June inadvertently almost get Wally and Beaver fired.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 18: Child Care
1958-02-07

After Ward's bragging about Wally and Beaver being responsible, Herb and Janet Wilson assume that it would be all right to leave their 4-year old daughter in Wally and Beaver's care while they go out to a party with Ward and June. Trouble begins when the youngster locks herself in the bathroom.

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Episode 19: The Bank Account
1958-02-14

Ward tries to teach Wally and Beaver the importance of saving by giving them a piggy bank. The boys quickly save up a handful of change and are all ready to spend it on some baseball equipment. However, unknown to their parents, they change their minds and decide to spend the money on a most unselfish gift.

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Episode 20: Lonesome Beaver
1958-02-28

Wally goes away on a trip with the Boy Scout troop that he belongs to, leaving a lonesome Beaver behind. Finding his friends to be busy, Beaver takes up other means to make the time go by.

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Episode 21: Cleaning Up Beaver
1958-03-07

Wally begins to outgrow his "sloppy" faze and becomes much neater. This is noticed by Ward and June who try to encourage Beaver to undergo the same transformation. However, Beaver changing like that just seems too extraordinary of a task.

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Episode 22: The Perfect Father
1958-03-14

Ward becomes a bit jealous when Wally and Beaver begin spending time playing basketball at Willie Dennison's house after Willie's dad put up a backboard and a basket. This prompts Ward to do the same thing but it just seems like things are working against him being the perfect father.

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Episode 23: Beaver and Poncho
1958-03-21

Beaver makes a trade with Larry Mondello: a glass doorknob for a Chihuahua. Larry found the dog in his garbage can, so when Beaver brings it home, Ward immediately breaks the news that he's going to place an ad in the lost and found and that Beaver probably won't be able to keep the dog. Despite this, Beaver quickly begins to grow close to the little pooch.

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Episode 24: The State vs. Beaver
1958-03-26

Ward helps Beaver and Wally build a miniature race car powered by a lawn mower motor and Ward makes the boys promise not to use it without him being with them. Later, Larry talks Beaver into taking it for a spin resulting in being pulled over by a traffic officer.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 25: The Broken Window
1958-04-02

While playing baseball in the street with Wally, Chester and Tooey, Eddie hits a baseball through the Cleaver's window resulting in Ward forbidding the boys to play baseball so close to the house. However, later, Beaver talks Wally into pitching one, but this results in a broken car window.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 26: Train Trip
1958-04-09

After a week long visit with their Aunt Martha, Wally and Beaver prepare to head home to Mayfield on a train. After talking Martha into letting them buy their own tickets, they discover they're short the money after spending it on junk food and find themselves wondering how they are going to get home.

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Episode 27: My Brother's Girl
1958-04-16

An eighth grade dance has Wally being pressured into attending with a girl, instead of going stag with Eddie. However, Mary Ellen Rogers becomes determined to have Wally take her and goes through Beaver to get to him.

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Episode 28: Next Door Indians
1958-04-23

Wanting to be liked by Wally's friends, Beaver makes up a wild story about the vacant lot next to his house being an Indian battle ground. After making a bet with Eddie, Beaver has Wally help him plant artifacts in the lot. However, that is forgotten when the kids make a discovery that they believe will make them rich.

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Episode 29: Tenting Tonight
1958-04-30

After a weekend spent at the movies goes awry for Ward, he decides the boys should spend their weekends outside and plans a camping trip. However, when Ward's called into work, Wally and Beaver decide to camp out in the backyard.

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Episode 30: Music Lesson
1958-05-07

Wally makes the baseball team and Ward openly shows how proud he is of him, leaving Beaver feeling inferior. Trying to impress his parents, Beaver tries out for the band and begins practicing the clarinet. However, Beaver soon finds himself with more problems when he's let go from the band.

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Episode 31: New Doctor
1958-05-14

June has Wally stay home from school when he comes down with a sore throat and suddenly Wally is emersed in attention from his parents, friends and doctor. Jealous and feeling left out, Beaver fakes illness, seeking that same attention.

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Episode 32: Beaver's Old Friend
1958-05-21

Wally and Beaver are helping Ward clean out the garage when they run across Beaver's old teddy bear, Billy. Beaver reluctantly throws him away after Ward and Wally tell him he's too old for dolls. However, Beaver changes his mind but he's too late, the garbage truck came, which leads Beaver to take drastic measures to get him back.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 33: Wally's Job
1958-05-28

Wally jumps at the chance to paint a couple of garbage cans for Ward, who offers 50 cents a piece. However, once Eddie tells Wally, that his father was charged $3.00 to have his painted, he becomes disinterested in the job which is when Beaver steps in and takes over the job.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 34: Beaver's Bad Day
1958-06-04

An incident at the park leads to Beaver ripping the pants on his gray flannel suit. When he's questioned by Ward and June he makes up a wild story that his parents quickly see through. Lectured in telling the truth, Beaver does just that when the pants of his other suit are ripped but Ward and June don't believe him.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 35: Boarding School
1958-06-11

An old friend of Wally's stops by with stories about how great it is at the military school he attends. This leads Wally to decide that he would like to attend military school, despite a wary Ward and June.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 36: Beaver and Henry
1958-06-18

An animal is chewing up June's flower bed, so Ward and the boys set a trap to catch it. They soon catch a white rabbit whom Beaver talks Ward and June into keeping. Beaver names him Henry only to later discover Henry is really a Henrietta and she's expecting.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 37: Beaver Runs Away
1958-06-25

Larry gets Beaver into trouble when he goads Beaver into trying out Ward's drill and in the end there are two holes in the garage wall. Ward hits the roof and scolds Beaver who in turn decides to run away.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 38: Beaver's Guest
1958-07-02

Beaver is all excited to have his friend, Larry Mondello, stay over for the weekend. However, things start off on the wrong foot when Beaver and Larry get into a fight ending with Beaver punching Larry in the stomach.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 39: Cat Out of the Bag
1958-07-16

The neighbors are going away for the weekend and Beaver and Wally have been put in charge of taking care of their lawn and their cat, Puff Puff. When Eddie shows up with his dog, Wolf, chaos erupts and Wolf chases Puff Puff away.

Runtime: 25 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (1958)

The second season of the American television situation comedy Leave It to Beaver premiered on October 2, 1958 and concluded on June 25, 1959. It consisted of 39 episodes shot in black-and-white, each running approximately 25 minutes in length. This was the first season that the show was originally aired on ABC after the first season was televised in CBS.

39 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Beaver's Poem
1958-10-02

Beaver comes to Ward for help on the night before a poetry assignment is due. This prompts Ward to totally take over the project and writes the whole poem himself. Things get complicated when Beaver wins an award for the poem and Ward is faced with explaining the truth to Beaver's principal.

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Episode 2: Eddie's Girl
1958-10-09

A school dance has Eddie swooning over his so-called girl, Caroline. However, it's obvious Eddie has made up their relationship when Wally and him visit her and she instantly becomes smitten with Wally.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 3: Ward's Problem
1958-10-16

Ward must make a decision when a conflict develops concerning which son to spend the weekend with. He can either go on a fishing trip with Wally or take Beaver on a father-son weekend. Thinking Ward is going to go fishing with Wally, Beaver makes up a wild story when his classmates start to tease him.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 4: Beaver and Chuey
1958-10-23

Beaver makes a new friend in Chuey Varella but he only speaks Spanish. So Beaver asks Eddie, who has taken Spanish, for some help but Eddie plays a joke on Beaver by feeding him a sentence in Spanish which ultimately insults Chuey.

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Episode 5: The Lost Watch
1958-10-30

While watching Wally and his friends play baseball, Beaver is put in charge of looking after everyone's coats and watches. However, after the game is over Lumpy comes to claim his watch, but Beaver has no watch to give him.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 6: Her Idol
1958-11-06

Beaver becomes good friends with a classmate, Linda Dennison. However, their relationship is blown out of proportion by Beaver's classmates who begin to tease him and goad him into insulting Linda, to prove that she isn't his girl.

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Episode 7: Beaver's Ring
1958-11-13

Being Beaver's godmother, Aunt Martha sends him a gift of a ring that had once belonged to an uncle who was also named Theodore. June cautions Beaver that she doensn't want him taking it to school, but he sneaks off to school with it anyways. This leads to a confrontation between his peers that ends with him getting the ring stuck on his finger.

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Episode 8: The Shave
1958-11-20

When Eddie and some of his other friends brag about shaving, Wally decides it's time he try. After nicking his face, Ward tries to discourage him but this just leads Wally to continue to shave. When Ward catches him again, he scolds him right in front of Eddie which leads to Wally being made fun of.

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Episode 9: The Pipe
1958-11-27

Ward receives an antique pipe as a gift from Fred Rutherford and a curious Larry and Beaver decide to try it out. First they use coffee but then they try tobacco. When Ward discovers someone has used the pipe, he jumps to the conclusion that Wally is the culprit.

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Episode 10: Wally's New Suit
1958-12-04

Wally needs a new suit for an upcoming dance and he convinces his parents that he's old enough to pick out his own clothes. So he and Beaver go down to the shop and pick out the loudest, cheapest plaid suit in the entire shop.

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Episode 11: School Play
1958-12-11

A school play has Beaver assigned the role of a canary. However, he doesn't seem to be graceful enough to fly around like a bird. To make matters worse, on the night of the play, Ward's words of encouragement lead to Beaver coming down with a case of stage fright.

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Episode 12: The Visiting Aunts
1958-12-18

Beaver and Wally are all excited about going to the carnival, however, Aunt Martha throws a wrench in their plans when she makes an unexpected visit with a friend of hers, forcing Wally and Beaver to count the hours away, hoping she will leave soon enough so they can still go to the carnival.

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Episode 13: Happy Weekend
1958-12-25

Ward takes June and the boys away on a trip to a cabin in hopes of experiencing the "great outdoors." However, he quickly discovers getting away from today's modern conveniences will be more difficult than he anticipated.

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Episode 14: Wally's Present
1959-01-01

Wally's birthday has him deciding to have a birthday party but Beaver jumps to the conclusion that he won't be invited. While shopping for Wally's present, Larry talks Beaver into spending his money on a bow and arrow set for himself and buying a cheap gift for Wally.

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Episode 15: The Grass is Always Greener
1959-01-08

Beaver and Wally make friends with the garbage man's kids, Chris and Pete. They quickly learn that they take for granted what they have. Simple things like just having a yard to play in leave Chris and Pete in awe.

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Episode 16: The Boat Builders
1959-01-15

Wally, Chester and Tooey are building their own boat and plan to sail on it, despite Ward and June's forbidding Wally. Once at the lake, Beaver is the only one small enough to get in it and once on the water, the boat tips over, leaving a soaked Beaver behind. However, it's trying to keep their afternoon of boating a secret from Ward and June that's really going to wipe Wally and Beaver out.

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Episode 17: Beaver Plays Hooky
1959-01-22

Larry and Beaver find themselves tardy for the third time this week and decide to skip altogether. However, they quickly find themselves being caught when they inadvertently walk on the set of a live TV show.

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Episode 18: The Garage Painters
1959-01-29

A lazy weekend leads Ward to direct Wally and Beaver to read a book, Tom Sawyer. The book influences them so much that they take on the job of painting the garage doors. However, they soon find the job to be awfully boring and messy. Chaos erupts when neighbor Benjie Bellamy stops by wanting to help.

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Episode 19: Wally's Pug Nose
1959-02-05

When the new girl, Gloria, tells Wally that he has a pug nose, he becomes incredibly self-conscious and purchases a contraption that is suppose to give him a strong Roman nose. When Ward discovers the device, he gives him a pep talk which just makes matters worse.

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Episode 20: Beaver's Pigeons
1959-02-12

Beaver, Larry, and Whitey begin a pigeon club and they each purchase pigeons of their own. Beaver names his two Miss Canfield and Miss Landers, after his two teachers. However, when Beaver comes down with chicken pox, Wally is forced into caring for them, but soon finds Beaver isn't the only one ill - Miss Canfield and Miss Landers are also ailing.

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Episode 21: The Tooth
1959-02-19

Beaver learns he has to go to the dentist and that's when his friends tell him some horror stories about the drill the dentist is going to use. This prompts Beaver to become downright scared of going to the dentist.

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Episode 22: Beaver Gets Adopted
1959-02-26

Wally wins a trophy at school and Beaver accidentally breaks it. This leads Ward to accuse Beaver of being jealous of Wally and that he broke it on purpose. Upset, Beaver decides to get new parents and heads to an adoption agency.

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Episode 23: The Haunted House
1959-03-05

Beaver and Larry become convinced that the Cooper house is haunted by a witch and Beaver and Larry are scared to death. So when June gets Beaver a job walking Mrs. Cooper's dog, Beaver's fear gets the best of him.

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Episode 24: The Bus Ride
1959-03-12

June and Ward allow Wally to escort Beaver on a bus to a friends house in Crystal Falls. However, on one of the stops, Beaver inadvertently gets on the wrong bus that takes him back to Mayfield.

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Episode 25: Beaver and Gilbert
1959-03-19

The Cleavers have new neighbors in the Gates family and Beaver befriends their son, Gilbert Gates (his last name was suddenly changed to Bates in a later episode). However, Ward, June and Wally quickly realize the obvious when Beaver comes home with all kinds of wild stories that Gilbert has told and that Beaver is convinced are true.

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Episode 26: Price of Fame
1959-03-26

While staying after school cleaning the chalkboards, Larry convinces Beaver that Mrs. Rayburn keeps a spanking machine in the closest in her office. Later, a curious Beaver sneaks a peek but soon finds himself locked in the principal's office. Beaver's fame doesn't go over well with his family but Beaver has another problem on his hands: he's just gotten his head stuck in an iron fence at the park.

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Episode 27: A Horse Named Nick
1959-04-02

Beaver and Wally get jobs at the circus cleaning the animals and a promise to each be payed $10.00 at the end of the week. However, when the end of the week comes and there is no payment in sight, Beaver and Wally instead become the proud owners of a horse named Nicholas, and they hide him in the garage.

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Episode 28: Beaver's Hero
1959-04-09

Beaver discovers that Ward was in WWII and brags to his classmates that Ward was a war hero. As usual, his classmates don't believe him and Beaver promises to bring in some mementos to prove it. At home, Beaver discovers that Ward was an engineer in the war and didn't actually fight in combat, leaving Beaver to take drastic measures so as not to look like a fool in front of his classmates.

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Episode 29: Beaver Says Good-bye
1959-04-16

Ward makes an offer on a house located in a neighboring town and Beaver believes moving is going to be a sure thing. This leads him to tell all his classmates that he's moving, leading his classmates to throw him a goodbye party and give him going away presents. When the deal falls through, Beaver must tell his class that he won't be moving after all.

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Episode 30: Beaver's Newspaper
1959-04-23

While cleaning in the garage, Beaver and Wally come across an old typewriter. Beaver decides to fix it up and begin his own newspaper with Larry. However, Wally stands in his way by claiming the typewriter is his property.

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Episode 31: Beaver's Sweater
1959-04-30

Beaver sees an Eskimo sweater in a store window and becomes determined to get one. He finally convinces Ward and June to get him one, but the first day he wears it to school, he sees Judy Hensler wearing the same sweater.

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Episode 32: Friendship
1959-05-07

Beaver spends the weekend at Larry's, but the first night there they get into a terrible argument and Beaver goes home angry. After Ward tells Beaver a story about Damon and Pythias, Beaver and Larry swear to die for each other. Larry then promptly demands that Beaver give him his homework to prove himself.

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Episode 33: Dance Contest
1959-05-14

Wally gets an invitation to attend a cotillion with Mary Ellen Rogers. At first he wants to turn down the invitation, but then decides to go anyway, despite the fact that Mary Ellen has signed them up to do the cha-cha in a dance contest.

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Episode 34: Wally's Haircomb
1959-05-21

Wally begins combing his hair a new way, inspired by a fad started by Eddie that has swept his school. However, June and Ward are aghast at his hairdo and June becomes determined to get Wally to change his hairdo back to his normal style.

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Episode 35: The Cookie Fund
1959-05-28

Beaver and Larry have been put in charge of the class cookie fund and are taking turns guarding the money. A new kid takes advantage of them and cons Beaver and Larry out of three dollars from the fund.

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Episode 36: Forgotten Party
1959-06-04

An old friend of Beaver's, David Manning, invites him to a birthday party and Beaver promises to attend, but as the week passes, Beaver forgets all about it. When the day arrives, June, Ward and Wally scramble to find the Beaver who is spending the day wandering around town with Larry.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 37: Beaver the Athlete
1959-06-11

After getting a poor grade in gym class on his report card, Beaver becomes determined to prove to everyone that he is a good athlete, so he signs up to play baseball where it's the boys versus the girls.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 38: Found Money
1959-06-18

Larry invites Beaver to the carnival and tells him that his mother will treat him. However, when Mrs. Mondello refuses to give Larry money, Larry decides to find some. He throws some of his mother's money out the window and when Beaver comes over, Larry pretends as if he's found some money.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 39: Most Interesting Character
1959-06-25

Miss Landers assigns Beaver's class to write a short essay about the most interesting character they know. While Judy writes about her dad, Beaver debates over whom he should write about. Beaver finally decides to write about Ward, but Beaver isn't sure if Ward is interesting enough.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (1959)

The third season of the American television situation comedy Leave It to Beaver premiered on October 3, 1959 and concluded on June 25, 1960. It consisted of 39 episodes shot in black-and-white, each running approximately 25 minutes in length.

39 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Blind Date Committee
1959-10-03

Wally becomes the chairman of the blind date committee for an upcoming dance. However, Wally quickly wants to resign from the position when he can't find anyone to go with the new girl, Jill Bartlett.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Beaver Takes a Bath
1959-10-10

Ward and June allow Wally to babysit Beaver one evening, while they attend a party. However, things go awry when Beaver gets ready to take a bath he accidentally lets the bathtub overflow causing the water to leak onto the bathroom floor and into the downstairs ceiling.

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Episode 3: School Bus
1959-10-17

A new school year has the bus service being extended to those students living in town. However, after not even a week, Beaver gets suspended from riding the bus after getting into a fight.

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Episode 4: Beaver's Prize
1959-10-24

After leaving the cap off the ink, Beaver is grounded to the house for a whole day after the ink ruined some of Ward's papers. However, Larry and Beaver sneak out to the movies and when Beaver wins a bike, he must find a way to keep it a secret from his parents.

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Episode 5: Baby Picture
1959-10-31

Beaver's class holds a ""Most Beautiful Baby"" contest and each student is supposed to bring in a baby picture. To make the deadline, June picks out a cute picture of Beaver at the last minute and sends it to Miss Landers, not realizing that the cute picture may cause Beaver embarrassment.

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Episode 6: Beaver Takes a Walk
1959-11-07

Ward saves an old pedometer from being thrown out and gives it to Beaver, but not before telling him a story about when he was a kid he would walk 20 miles a day. Taking the story literally, Beaver makes a bet with Whitey that he too can walk 20 miles in a day.

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Episode 7: Borrowed Boat
1959-11-14

Larry and Beaver spend the day at lake which is where they encounter two kids who let them borrow their boat. However, little do Larry and Beaver know that the boat is stolen.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Beaver's Tree
1959-11-21

Inspired after teacher Miss Landers reads a poem to his class about trees, Beaver worries about the tree that Ward planted for him on his birthday in the old neighborhood and decides to bring it to the Cleaver's new yard.

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Episode 9: Teacher Comes to Dinner
1959-11-28

Beaver gets a surprise when June invites Miss Landers over for dinner and Larry convinces him that something bad might happen. This leads Beaver to becomes a nervous wreck and tries to make sure his parents don't do anything to embarrass him. Meanwhile, Larry charges a quarter to anyone who wants to spy on Miss Landers eating dinner at the Cleavers.

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Episode 10: Beaver's Fortune
1959-12-05

Beaver has his fortune read by a machine and becomes convinced nothing but good luck is headed his way. However, he doesn't feel that way when Larry sets it up so that Beaver will have to fight a 5th grader, Sonny Cartwright.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 11: Beaver Makes a Loan
1959-12-12

Ward loans Beaver 25 cents but gives him a dollar, expecting 75 cents as change. However, Larry manages to convince Beaver to loan him the 75 cents and when Larry doesn't pay him back, when he said he was going to, a feud erupts.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 12: Beaver the Magician
1959-12-19

Beaver buys a common magic trick but is disappointed by everyone's ""that's nice"" reaction, but he gets a totally different reaction out of Bengie when Larry and Beaver convince him that Beaver has been turned into a rock.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: June's Birthday
1959-12-26

June's birthday has Wally and Beaver fighting over what to buy with the five dollars that Ward gave them. Wally buys her a wallet while Beaver buys an ugly blouse that June kindly thanks him for, but she has a hard time bringing herself to wear it.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 14: Tire Trouble
1960-01-02

Beaver wants to raise chinchillas and begins building a cage in the garage. However, when Beaver changes his mind, Ward tries his best to get Wally and Beaver the clean the mess up in the garage. Things get worse, when Ward unknowingly runs over some of the wood and nails that Beaver left laying around with the car, causing the boys to try to patch a flat tire before Ward finds out.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 15: Larry Hides Out
1960-01-09

While Beaver is staying at the Mondellos, Larry sneaks a peak at his sister's diary and his mother discovers him and yells at him right in front of Beaver. This prompts Larry to run away, to Beaver's house, who secretly hides him in his bathroom.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Pet Fair
1960-01-16

A pet fair at school has Beaver feeling left out since he doesn't have a pet, but he tells everyone he does, a parrot. Meanwhile, Ward tries to find a pet for Beaver and buys him a hamster.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 17: Wally's Test
1960-01-23

An upcoming test in history, Wally's weakest subject, has Wally studying all weekend and has Larry and Eddie coming up with a plan that will give them good grades on the test.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: Beaver's Library Book
1960-01-30

Ward allows Beaver to check out a book on his library card but when Beaver loses the book he becomes convinced that Ward will be put in jail, thanks to Eddie Haskell's wiseguy comments.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 19: Wally's Election
1960-02-06

Eddie nominates Wally for class president and Wally has no interest in the position, that is until Ward gives him some encouragement. Wally quickly gets wrapped up in the election and his friends see a change in him, a change that prompts them to vote against him.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Beaver and Andy
1960-02-13

An old acquaintance of Ward's stops by and offers to paint the trim on the house. However, June and Ward are both apprehensive about the prospect of an alcoholic coming in contact with Wally and Beaver, despite the fact that he says he's cleaned himself up.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 21: Beaver's Dance
1960-02-20

Both Beaver and Larry are forced into attending dancing school by their parents and after one lesson, they find that they absolutly detest it, like they knew they would. This prompts them to skip class next time and they hide out behind a barn until it's time to go home.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Larry's Club
1960-02-27

Larry is furious when Beaver leaves him out when he joins a club called the Bloody Five. To get revenge, Larry makes up a story that he is starting his own club and that people are waiting in line to join. This prompts Beaver to resign from the Bloody Five and he tries to join Larry's bogus club.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: School Sweater
1960-03-05

Wally lends his school sweater to Frances and quickly finds getting it back is going to be difficult since the girl keeps making up excuses. Things reach a boiling point when Ward and June overhear Frances bragging to her friends how Wally is chasing after her.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: The Hypnotist
1960-03-12

After seeing someone being hypnotized in a movie, Beaver sets out to do the same but Eddie wants to play a trick on Beaver and pretends Beaver has hypnotized him and Beaver gets scared when Eddie doesn't snap out of the trance.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 25: Wally and Alma
1960-03-19

After drawing Alma's name for a school picnic, Wally finds himself meeting her parents and her mother takes an immediate like to Wally and begins setting him and Alma up on numerous dates then turns around and accuses Wally of monopolizing Alma's time.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 26: Beaver's Bike
1960-03-26

Beaver asks his parents if he could ride his new bike to school instead of ride the bus, and after some hesitating they finally agree to it. However, on the first day, a naive Beaver gets his bike stolen.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 27: Wally's Orchid
1960-04-02

Wally asks out a rich girl who drops hints that she would like an orchid for her corsage. Wally quickly discovers that getting one is going to be more difficult then he originally thought.

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Episode 28: Ward's Baseball
1960-04-09

Ward's cherished autographed baseball becomes the object that Larry and Beaver just can't keep their hand off of. They decide to play catch with it and it ends up getting run over by a truck.

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Episode 29: Beaver's Monkey
1960-04-16

Beaver wants a pet and when Ward and June object to his latest one, a mouse. They tell him they can have a sensible pet, so when Beaver and Larry see an ad at the market giving away a free monkey, Beaver jumps at the chance and Ward and June find their house the new home for Stanley, the Monkey.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 30: Beaver Finds a Wallet
1960-04-23

Beaver and Larry find a wallet that contains $89 while on their way to the grocery store to pick up some groceries for June. Surprisingly, Beaver and Larry decide to turn it in at the police station and Beaver finds himself waiting an agonizing week to see if he can keep the money.

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Episode 31: Mother's Day Composition
1960-04-30

Beaver must write a composition about his mother but soon finds himself the only one with a seemingly ""boring"" mother while Richard, Larry and Judy have colorful mothers. Beaver decides to make his mother colorful too even if it means making up things.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 32: Beaver and Violet
1960-05-07

Beaver finds himself in a most uncomfortable situation when Fred Rutherford practically plays matchmaker and pairs Beaver up with his daughter Violet. Fred organizes a picnic and invites the Cleavers which is where the situation culminates into Beaver getting kissed by Violet.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 33: The Spot Removers
1960-05-14

For an upcoming dance, Wally is ready to wear a grey suit but when Beaver brings his new friend Richard over to the house, he accidentally spills oil on it, leaving a big stain. This leads Richard and Beaver to try to bleach the stain out with disastrous results. Beaver finds himself with another problem, when later, Eddie discovers what Beaver is hiding from Wally.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 34: Beaver, the Model
1960-05-21

Beaver sends his picture in to a modeling agency and they reply with a letter stating they will place his photo in a modeling directory. Soon after Beaver recieves another letter this time asking for $30 and when Beaver ignores it, the company threatens legal action.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 35: Wally, the Businessman
1960-05-28

Wally gets a job selling Igloo ice cream and quickly finds himself giving credit to everyone, including Eddie. However, as the day approaches that his money is to be collected, Wally scrambles to get those who owe him money, to pay up.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 36: Beaver and Ivanhoe
1960-06-04

Assigned to read one more book before the end of the school year, Ward suggests Ivanhoe, and Beaver reads it and takes the ideas of knighthood and chivalry to heart. He begins defending girls and begins charging his friends to make them knights.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 37: Wally's Play
1960-06-11

Wally has joined an all male club at school and learns that they are putting on a play and he's not too happy when he learns that the part he's supposed to play is that of a chorus girl. Later, Beaver and Gilbert make matters worse when they stumble upon Wally's costume, a dress.

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Episode 38: Last Day of School
1960-06-18

The last day of school has each one of Miss Landers' students bringing her a gift. June orders some nice hankerchiefs for for the gift and a slip for herself. Beaver mistakes the slip as the gift for Miss Landers' and debates on whether or not to give her this very ""personal"" gift.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 39: Beaver's Team
1960-06-25

While coaching Beaver's football team, Wally makes up a secret play and Beaver just happens to mention it to Penny who inadvertently passes it on to the opposing team.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 4 poster
Season 4 (1960)

The fourth season of the American television situation comedy Leave It to Beaver premiered on October 1, 1960 and concluded on June 24, 1961. It consisted of 39 episodes shot in black-and-white, each running approximately 25 minutes in length.

39 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Beaver Won't Eat
1960-10-01

Beaver is determined not to eat brussels sprouts and adamently refuses not to eat them when June serves them for dinner. In order to go to a football game, Ward makes Beaver promise that he will eat them the next time they are served. Beaver quickly finds himself confronted with the ""deadly"" vegetables when the Cleavers go out to eat at a posh restaurant.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Beaver's House Guest
1960-10-08

A friend Beaver made at summer camp, Chopper, stays with the Cleavers for the weekend. Beaver is quickly introduced to Chopper's unusual life since he is the son of parents who have been married and divorced many times.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Beaver Becomes a Hero
1960-10-15

While Beaver and Wally are fishing an abandoned canoe floats up and Beaver and Wally responsibly return it to the owner, whose name had been carved in the paddle. However, after telling his friends the story, they adjust it to make it sound as if Beaver had saved a girl from drowning.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Wally, the Lifeguard
1960-10-22

Beaver proudly takes his friends Whitey and Gilbert on a picnic at the lake to see Wally in his first day as a lifeguard, not knowing that a new law forbidding anyone under age 18 from filling the position has forced Wally to work as a snack vendor instead. When he sees Wally in a floppy hat peddling hot dogs instead of sitting importantly on a stand in a lifeguard uniform, an embarrassed Beaver wants to go home before anyone else finds out.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Beaver's Freckles
1960-10-29

When Clarence gets fed up with Beaver calling him Lumpy, he gives Beaver a new nickname of Freckles. This leads Beaver to become self-concious about his freckles and takes steps to try to remove them.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Beaver's Big Contest
1960-11-05

Constantly entering contests, Beaver's latest one has him selling raffle tickets in hopes of winning one of the prizes. Surprisingly, he does indeed win third prize and the prize is a $3,500 sports car. However, his dreams are dashed when Eddie's premonition comes true, Ward breaks the news that Beaver can't keep the car.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Miss Landers' Fiancé
1960-11-12

While doing some yard work for Miss Landers, Beaver and Whitey witness their favorite teacher in the midst of a gentleman caller, which makes Beaver a bit jealous. However, Beaver gets sick to his stomach when he discovers Miss Landers is engaged to be married and the man he saw was her fiance.

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Episode 8: Eddie's Double-Cross
1960-11-19

Eddie crawls through the Cleaver house spreading the news that he's going steady with Caroline Schuster, something that worries June who doesn't want Wally to get any ideas about going steady. However, Wally has other worries when he overhears Caroline saying that she's only using Eddie while her boyfriend is grounded. Leaving Wally with the decision to tell Eddie or not.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Beaver's I.Q.
1960-11-26

After learning that he's going to be taking an I.Q. test, Beaver hits the books, scared after his friend tell him that if he doesn't pass, he will be sent to ""dumb"" school.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Wally's Glamour Girl
1960-12-03

Wally is shocked to learn that the glamourous Kitty Bannerman is visiting Mayfield and he's afraid that she will find out that he's not the rich hot shot that he told her he was in the letters that he had sent her.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Chuckie's New Shoes
1960-12-10

A neighbor gives Wally the responsibility of taking her son, Chuckie, down to the shoe store to pick out a pair of shoes. However, when Wally gives the job to Beaver, Beaver finds himself searching for Chuckie, who has gotten himself lost.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Beaver and Kenneth
1960-12-17

While at a parent's meeting, June leans from Miss Landers that someone has been stealing in Beaver's class and so far, a baseball glove, a lunch box and a baseball cap were heisted. Later, June makes a shocking discovery, she finds the stolen items under Beaver's bed. This leaves June and Ward wondering if they're raising a thief.

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Episode 13: Beaver's Accordian
1960-12-24

An advertisement in the mail for a free tryout of an accordian has Beaver sneaking around behind Ward's back. After rescuing the flyer from the trash, Beaver sends it in and indeed gets an accordian that he quickly finds hard to hide from his parents.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Uncle Billy
1960-12-31

Ward's Uncle Billy arrives in Mayfield for a visit and begins telling Wally and Beaver exaggerated stories. Not realizing this, Beaver expects Billy to come through after promising Beaver a fishing reel.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Teacher's Daughter
1961-01-07

Wally's latest girlfriend is Julie Foster who just happens to be the daughter of a Mr. Foster who teaches English. Meanwhile, at school, a new semester lands Wally in Mr. Foster's class and quickly finds himself feeling uncomfortable. Especially after Eddie tells him that his relationship with Julie will determine his grades.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Ward's Millions
1961-01-14

Wanting Ward to become a millionaire, Beaver buys him a book called, ""I Became a Millionaire in Twelve Months."" Ward thanks him for it but Beaver quickly learns that Ward is just being polite as to spare his feelings.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Beaver's Secret Life
1961-01-21

After revealing that he wants to be a writer when he grows up, Ward buys Beaver a diary to practice writing and Beaver begins keeping a record of his daily activites. However, June and Ward pick the lock and sneak a peek at his diary after Beaver neglects to come home on time.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: Wally's Track Meet
1961-01-28

Wally is all set to compete in a track meet but after the coach catches him ""horsing around"" in the locker room, he's ousted from the meet, even though Lumpy and Eddie were egging him on.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Beaver's Old Buddy
1961-02-04

An old friend of Beaver's spends the weekend at the Cleavers and Beaver is all ready to have a great time like they use to. However, Beaver quickly discovers that people change and in this case Beaver's old buddy has indeed changed.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Beaver's Tonsils
1961-02-11

When Beaver becomes sick, the doctor thinks Beaver may need to have his tonsils taken out. Ward quickly puts Beaver's fears to rest by telling him everyone will bring him presents when they visit him in the hospital. This leads Beaver to tell everyone that he's going to have surgery but then finds out he may not need the operation after all.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: The Big Fish Count
1961-02-18

Eddie makes it known to everyone that he's just gotten a job down at Parker's Pet Store, which happens to be the store that's holding a contest where you guess how many fish are in the tank. After hours of counting and re-counting, Gilbert suggests to Beaver that they ought to just ask Eddie for the count, but Beaver is a bit hesitant at cheating.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Beaver's Poster
1961-02-25

Miss Landers is having Beaver's class do projects on the colonial period and Beaver is one of three people doing posters. Who ever makes the best one, gets a prize and Beaver is sure that Ward will paint the poster for him, but Ward rejects that idea and forces Beaver to do his own work.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Mother's Helper
1961-03-04

A neighborhood cleaning woman, Mrs Manners, gets a request from June asking her to help out a couple times during the week. Mrs. Manners is too busy herself but instead sends over her daughter, a girl whom Wally instantly falls for.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: The Dramatic Club
1961-03-11

After joining the dramatic club at school, Beaver is given the lead role in a play. However, after reading the script, Beaver discovers he must kiss a girl and wants out of the production.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 25: Wally and Dudley
1961-03-18

A close friend of June's moves into the neighborhood and June arranges to have Wally show the new kid, Dudley, around school. However, everyone thinks Dudley is a creep and Eddie and Lumpy plan to make a fool of Dudley at a party.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 26: Eddie Spends the Night
1961-03-25

Wally invites Eddie to spend the night. However, during a game of chess, Eddie accuses Wally of cheating and they get into a big argument ending with Wally ordering Eddie to go home.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 27: Beaver's Report Card
1961-04-01

Beaver gets out of school early to go to the dentist which prompts Gilbert to drop off his report card. However, Eddie and Lumpy get a hold of it and Eddie decides to alter Beaver's arithmetic grade from a D- to a B+.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 28: Mistaken Identity
1961-04-08

A police officer catches Richard throwing rocks at the windows of an old abandoned house. When asked for his name, he tells the officer his name is Theodore Cleaver. Meanwhile, Ward has joined a committee to organize a youth center.

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Episode 29: Wally's Dream Girl
1961-04-15

Wally falls head over heels for a popular girl in school, Ginny Townsend. To get them together, June slyly invites Ginny on a picnic and the Cleaver's quickly discover that Ginny is not exactly a barrel of laughs.

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Episode 30: The School Picture
1961-04-22

Beaver's class is having a group picture taken and while having it done, Gilbert goads Beaver into making a face with him when they snap the picture. However, when the picture is actually taken, Gilbert backs out and Beaver is the only one making a face.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 31: Beaver's Rat
1961-04-29

Beaver making trades with his classmates is beginning to get on Ward and June's nerves since he seems to be the one who always walks away shorthanded. June especially thinks Beaver got the short stick in his latest trade, when he comes home with a pet rat.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 32: In the Soup
1961-05-06

Wally is throwing a party and is successful in getting Beaver out of the house, who is planning to spend the night at Whitey's. However, on the way to Whitey's house, him and Beaver get into an argument over a billboard that is advertising for soup and this leads to Beaver falling into the giant soup bowl mounted at the top of the billboard.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 33: Community Chest
1961-05-13

Beaver volunteers to go around the neighborhood and collect for the Community Chest in June's place after she decides to attend Wally's open house at his school. Beaver brings along Gilbert and thanks to Beaver's astronomical mistake of losing the collection can, chaos erupts.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 34: Junior Fire Chief
1961-05-20

Beaver decides to run for Junior Fire Chief and, to his surprise, wins. However, as soon as he's elected, Beaver lets the responsibilities go to his head and begins issuing citations to not only his family but his neighbors as well.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 35: Beaver's Frogs
1961-05-27

Beaver wants a canoe and makes a deal with Ward that if he can come up with half the money, Ward will pay for the other half. So Beaver, comes up with a way of making money by selling frogs. However, little does he know that the man who's going to buy the frogs, uses them for class disections.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 36: Beaver Goes in Business
1961-06-03

Beaver and Gilbert begin a lawn mowing business and plan to go door to door in seach of lawns that need to be mowed. However, shortly after they venture out, Eddie gives the boys some advice that leads them into trouble and Gilbert to bail out of the business when their first client appears.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 37: Kite Day
1961-06-10

An upcoming father-son Kite Day has Beaver getting all excited when Ward agrees to participate with him. They do a great job building a kite together but when Gilbert talks Beaver into testing it out, the kite crashes and falls apart. This leaves Beaver with the duty to tell Ward just what happened to their entry in Kite Day.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 38: Beaver's Doll Buggy
1961-06-17

Beaver buys a run down mini-race car from Eddie and needs to find a set of wheels for it. Beaver decides to ask Penny Woods if he could have the wheels off her old doll buggy but finds himself in an awkward position, pushing a doll buggy down the street.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 39: Substitute Father
1961-06-24

Before leaving on a business trip, Ward asks Wally to look after June and Beaver and Wally does indeed. However, when Miss Landers hears Beaver swear at a bully, Beaver turns to Wally to handle the situation and be a ""substitute father.""

Runtime: 30 min
Season 5 poster
Season 5 (1961)

The fifth season of the American television series Leave It to Beaver aired from September 30, 1961 to June 30, 1962 on ABC. It consisted of 39 black-and-white episodes, each running approximately 25 minutes.

39 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Wally Goes Steady
1961-09-30

Ward and June find themselves in the dark when they hear through the grapevine that not only is Wally going steady with Evelyn Boothby but that wedding bells may be heard soon. Meanwhile, Wally gets a different picture of marital life through Evelyn's sister and her husband.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 2: No Time for Babysitters
1961-10-07

June, Ward and Wally are going out for the evening and not wanting to worry about Beaver, June calls a babysitter, despite Beaver's pleas against the idea.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 3: Wally's Car
1961-10-14

For $25, Wally buys a car and signs a contract with the owner knowing full well what he's getting, a car that doesn't start. Wally quickly finds himself with more trouble then he bargained for when the lemon becomes a fixture in front of the Cleaver home.

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Episode 4: Beaver's Birthday
1961-10-21

Beaver has told his parents that he doesn't want anything big for his birthday and they decide to respect his wishes and give him a gift of money. Beaver also gets quite a bit of money from other relatives and finds himself debating on whether or not to spend it or put in the bank, like his parents suggest.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 5: Beaver's Cat Problem
1961-11-04

A strange cat appears at the Cleaver's door and Beaver takes it in and feeds it. However, when the owner is found, and the cat is returned, Beaver finds himself with a dilemma. The cat keeps coming back.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 6: Wally's Weekend Job
1961-11-11

Wally gets a job at the ice cream parlor leaving a gaggle of girls swooning and Eddie and Lumpy feeling neglected. So to get back at him, Eddie and Lumpy concoct a plan of revenge that involves Mary Ellen Roger's slumber party.

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Episode 7: Beaver Takes a Drive
1961-11-18

When Beaver and Gilbert are pretending to go for a drive in Ward's car, Beaver accidentally releases the parking brake, causing the car to roll down the driveway and into the street, backing up traffic. Wally steps in and drives the car back in the driveway and clears up the traffic mess, but he soon finds himself being issued a citation for driving without a license.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 8: Wally's Big Date
1961-11-25

Wally's school is having an exchange dance and Wally and Eddie must take girls from a rival school that they chose out of a hat. Eddie asks to trade with Wally and he agrees, like a shot, after seeing the picture of Eddie's intended in a yearbook. Suspicious, Wally soon quickly discovers why Eddie wanted to trade; the girl is a few inches taller than Wally.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 9: Beaver's Ice Skates
1961-12-02

Beaver wants a new pair of expensive ice skates and asks Ward to borrow $13.00. Wanting to pick them out himself, he goes to the store and is conned by a salesman who sells him skates that her 3 sizes too big.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 10: Weekend Invitation
1961-12-09

Wally and a bunch of other guys are invited to spend the weekend at Scott's cottage on the lake. However, the one thing that could keep Wally from going, Scott just happens to forget to mention, that there will be no parent supervision.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 11: Beaver's English Test
1961-12-16

Beaver has been having trouble in English and Ward persuades Wally to tutor him. Wally has Beaver look over an old exam that he once took and to Beaver's surprise, the next day, his teacher gives him the exact same test, which he of course he aces. However, Beaver is left with a guilty conscience.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 12: Wally's Chauffeur
1961-12-23

Wally plans on going to a big dance with Evelyn Boothby and they plan on getting there cramped with six other people in Lumpy's car. When June and Ward refuse to allow that, Wally and Evelyn must find another way to get there. However, what Evelyn has in mind doesn't go over well with Wally.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 13: Beaver's First Date
1961-12-30

A party is being thrown at the dancing school where Beaver and Wally once took lessons and they're both invited. This prompts Beaver to ask one particular girl who caught his eye, Betsy Patterson, if he could escort her to the dance. However, once at the dance, he finds that Betsy has promised other boys that she would dance with them.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 14: Ward's Golf Clubs
1962-01-06

During a particularly awful golf game, Ward happens to break his driver and decides it's not worth repairing it, so he just puts it in the closet. Later, Gilbert talks Beaver into hitting around some golf balls with Ward's clubs and one hit with the broken driver has Beaver thinking he broke it.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 15: Farewell to Penny
1962-01-13

Beaver learns a girl he fights with is leaving town.

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Episode 16: Beaver, the Bunny
1962-01-20

Beaver is cast as a rabbit for a school play and June has his costume all ready, complete with floppy ears and puffy tail. On the night of the play, Beaver needs to be at the school early and gets a ride with Lumpy and Wally in full costume, however, Lumpy's car breaks down and Beaver must walk the few blocks to the school to get there in time.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Beaver's Electric Trains
1962-01-27

June runs across Beaver's old electric trains while cleaning and since he hasn't played with them in years, finds someone who will take them, with Beaver's consent. However, Beaver quickly re-discovers the fun he has with his old trains and wants to withdraw from the arrangement, even though, the new owners-to-be are expecting them.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 18: Beaver's Long Night
1962-02-03

Beaver has Gilbert over to spend the night but after they watch a gangster movie things get out of hand. A suspicious car has just pulled up to the front of the house with two strange characters sitting inside, and they just happen to be Lumpy and Bill, dressed for a masquerade party. Not knowing this, Beaver calls the police and Lumpy and Bill are arrested.

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Episode 19: Beaver's Jacket
1962-02-10

Richard has just gotten, as Beaver describes it, a ""keen"" new jacket and this prompts Beaver to ask his parents for one exactly like it. June and Ward are hesitant after learning the price of one but decide to give in. However, when Richard loses his, he coerces Beaver into a plot to trick his parents.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 20: Nobody Loves Me
1962-02-17

Beaver becomes convinced that he's ugly and unwanted after constantly being reminded how cute he used to be and from being yelled at from his parents at how messy he currently is.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Beaver's Fear
1962-02-24

Wally is rounding up some guys to go to an amusement park and he's one short from getting a discount so he settles on Beaver. However, Beaver begins having second thoughts when he hears stories about one of the rollercoasters.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 22: Three Boys and a Burro
1962-03-03

Beaver, Gilbert and Richard find a burro for sale in Mayfield and they each decide to each go in $10 for it. After getting their parent's permission, Richard and Gilbert fight over who gets to keep the burro, which they name Pepe. However, once they get a load of just how destructive a burro can be, they dump the problem of room and board on Beaver.

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Episode 23: Eddie Quits School
1962-03-10

Eddie pompously announces that he's dropping out of school to get a high paying job at a gas station. However, all is not as it seems when Wally and Lumpy get a glance at Eddie's new free spending life.

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Episode 24: Wally Stays at Lumpy's
1962-03-17

A communication gap ensues when Wally wants to spend the night at Lumpy's and Beaver wants to have Gilbert spend the night. Beaver asks June and she tells him, he can sometime when Wally spends the night somewhere and Wally asks Ward, who tells him he can sometime when Beaver has someone spend the night.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 25: Beaver's Laundry
1962-03-24

Beaver agrees to help Richard cart his family's clothes down to the laundromat, however, half way there they discover that Richard has lost the three dollars his mother gave him. This leads him to ask Beaver if he could use the Cleaver washer. They soon find themselves in another jam when the washing machine overflows after Beaver put in too much soap and starch.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 26: Lumpy's Car Trouble
1962-03-31

Ward allows his car to be driven by Lumpy who must get Eddie, Wally and Beaver to a sporting event in a neighboring town. However, on the way back, Lumpy disobeys Ward's orders and takes a shortcut home.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 27: Beaver the Babysitter
1962-04-07

When Wally has a previous engagement and is unable to babysit, Beaver fills in and quickly finds himself the object of a 10-year old's affection.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 28: The Younger Brother
1962-04-14

Beaver decides to join the basketball team but finds himself trying to live up to Wally's performance. However, after not making the team, Beaver allows his family to believe that he did.

Runtime: N/A min
Episode 29: Beaver's Typewriter
1962-04-21

Seeing an ad for typewriters on sale, Beaver talks his parents into letting him get one as long as he learns how to use it. However, Beaver discovers learning to type is not as easy as it looks and soon finds himself making a deal with the shady Eddie Haskell.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 30: The Merchant Marine
1962-04-28

Angry with his dad for taking his car keys away, Lumpy Rutherford decides to secretly join the Merchant Marine Corp and has the enlistment information sent to the Cleaver's address instead of his own. Trying to be a good friend, Wally hides the Corp literature in his room; but, when June finds it while cleaning, she's sure that a break-up with his girlfriend and a recent reprimand from Ward have made Wally unhappy enough to leave home.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 31: Brother Versus Brother
1962-05-05

Beaver gets a new girl in his class and is instantly smitten. He begins walking her home from school but he soon realizes that the girl has an agenda on her mind. Her sole purpose is to get close to Beaver in order to get close to Wally. This leads Beaver to accuse Wally of stealing his girl.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 32: The Yard Birds
1962-05-12

Wally and Beaver reluctantly give up their Saturday morning to clean the yard, miss the garbage man's pick-up deadline and go from the frying pan into the fire when they trust Eddie Haskell and Lumpy Rutherford to take the trash to the dump in Lumpy's car.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 33: Tennis, Anyone?
1962-05-19

Wally finds himself smack dab in the middle of a lover's quarrel when a woman tries to make her estranged boyfriend jealous by continually making tennis dates with Wally. Wally finds himself in an awkward position when the boyfriend threatens him.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 34: One of the Boys
1962-05-26

Wally and Eddie are finally invited to join the barons, the high school's most exclusive club.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 35: Sweatshirt Monsters
1962-06-02

Beaver, Richard, Whitey and Alan each buy sweatshirts that have monster faces on the front of them. They like them so much they each decide to wear them to school the next day. However, each one finds that their parents forbid them from wearing such hideous sweatshirts to school. However, Beaver manages to sneak out of the house with his on.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 36: A Night in the Woods
1962-06-09

Beaver and his friends are all psyched to go on a camping trip with Gilbert's father as an escort. However, when Gilbert's father suddenly has to work and everyone is down in the dumps that is until Wally agrees to take them. Meanwhile, Eddie and Lumpy decide to secretly tag along and scare the boys with animal noises.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 37: Long Distance Call
1962-06-16

Beaver and his friends decide to make a call to California to talk to Don Drysdale and they agree to chip in on the cost of the call, assuming that it's only going to be a couple dollars. However, when they're put on hold, the cost quickly jumps up to $9.00.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 38: Stocks and Bonds
1962-06-23

Beaver and Wally become interested in the stock market and Ward decides that they should try their hand at it. However, Wally and Beaver have different ideas about what to invest in compared to Ward who wants them to play it safe and invest in Mayfield Power and Electric, while they want to invest in a more risky venture.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 39: Un-Togetherness
1962-06-30

The Cleavers are all excited about their annual summer vacation up to the cabin, that is except Wally. Wanting to be close to his latest girl, Wally wants to stay behind and gets permission to stay at Eddie's house during the two weeks the Cleavers are on vacation, but June and Ward are a bit unsure of Wally's plans.

Runtime: 30 min
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Season 6 (1962)

The sixth and final season of the television series Leave It to Beaver aired from September 27, 1962 to June 20, 1963 on ABC. It consisted of 39 black-and-white episodes, each running approximately 25 minutes.

39 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Wally's Dinner Date
1962-09-27

Wally has been constantly spending his time at Julie Foster's house and June suggests that he's old enough to take her out on a dinner date. Julie suggests a new expensive restaurant called The White Fox. However, during the meal Wally discovers that he forgot his wallet at home.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Beaver's Football Award
1962-10-04

Beaver is scheduled to recieve a football award at a father son dinner being held in the school gym. While talking with his friends, Beaver learns that none of them are planning on wearing a jacket and a tie so when June and Ward insist that he wear one, he adamently refuses.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Wally's License
1962-10-11

Now that Wally is 17, he feels it's about time that he get his drivers license. However, June and Ward are a bit apprehensive about the idea of Wally driving but Wally is persitant and finally gets his parents to agree to let him take a drivers class.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: The Late Edition
1962-10-18

Beaver has his heart set on taking a swing at being a paper boy again but another kid beats him to it. This leads Beaver to think about using sabatoge to get the new paper boy fired. However, the boy may just do that himself when the service becomes terrible leading Beaver to confront him only to discover he is a she.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Double Date
1962-10-25

Wally's new girlfriend Carolyn can't go out to the movies on Saturday night because she has to watch her little sister Susan. Carolyn suggests that Beaver take Susan out to the movies and that they all double date. Not wanting to let Wally down, Beaver decides to go along, despite being nervous.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Eddie, the Businessman
1962-11-01

Wally and Eddie get jobs at the Mayfield Dairy thanks to Ward pulling some strings. They soon unknowingly find themselves involved in a plot started by the foreman and his assistant who are secretly stealing the merchandise. When Ward learns of the plot, he warns Wally who in turn tries to warn Eddie, but Eddie doesn't buy it.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Tell It to Ella
1962-11-08

After coming home late on a school night, Ward and June punish him by not allowing him to go anywhere on school nights. Beaver feels the punishment is unfair and when Eddie suggests Beaver write to an advice column but is disappointed with the response.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Bachelor at Large
1962-11-15

The news that Eddie has moved out of his parent's house and into an apartment of his own has June worried that Wally may be contemplating something similar. However, Wally gets a picture of just how ""happy"" Eddie is being on his own and it makes him think twice.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Beaver Joins a Record Club
1962-11-22

Beaver wants to join a record club and asks Ward for the money to join. Fed up with Beaver constantly asking for money, Ward decides to put him on an allowance. However, Beaver is so thrilled with his records he disreguards the bills for them and quickly finds himself swamped with records, a rising bill and not enough allowance to pay for everything.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Wally's Car Accident
1962-11-29

June and Ward go away for the weekend and Wally asks to borrow Ward's new car to go to a dance. Although hesitant, Ward finally gives in and lets him take it. However, after the dance, Lumpy runs into some car trouble which results in Wally smashing the headlight on the car. Wally is now faced with having it repaired and paying for it himself and trying to find a way to break it gently to Ward.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Beaver, the Sheep Dog
1962-12-06

At school, Beaver gets into an argument with a girl who retaliates by making fun of Beaver's hair, calling him a sheepdog. Incredibly self-concious, Beaver goes out to the store and buys different hairsprays and gels to try to improve his hairdo. He doesn't get the reaction he was expecting when he tries his new hairdo out on his family.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Beaver, the Hero
1962-12-13

During one of his football team's games, Beaver is sent in and scores the winning touchdown which results in a picture in the paper. Soon, Beaver finds himself swamped with attention and quickly lets it goes to his head. He begins acting like he's better than everyone and begins to alienate Gilbert, Whitey and Wally.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Beaver's Autobiography
1962-12-20

Beaver has been given an assignment in which he must write a autobiography for class but isn't sure about his abilities at writing. So, he convinces a girl, who likes him, to write it for him. When she discovers that he is merely using her, she writes an outrageous life story and hands it in, causing embarassment for Beaver when the teacher reads it in class.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: The Party Spoiler
1962-12-27

Wally asks June and Ward if he could have a party and with some prodding, Wally finally gets their permission. June quickly begins the plans and Beaver gets a look at the guest list and quickly finds that he's not invited. For revenge, Beaver decides to sabotage Wally's party with a variety of gags that he bought at a magic shop.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: The Mustache
1963-01-03

Wally's on-again off-again girlfriend, Julie Foster seems to have thrown him over for a new guy in school who just happens to have a mustache. Wally's ego is bruised when Eddie tells him that Julie thinks he's naive and immature. This is the last straw and Wally decides to grow a mustache, much to the dismay of his family.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Wally Buys a Car
1963-01-10

A friend has a car for sale and Wally is interested, however, Ward and June are, as usual, hesitant about the whole thing. Ward decides to give in to Wally and allow him to buy the used car, with the condition that he inspect it first. Ward quickly finds problems with the car and he helps Wally look elsewhere giving Wally tips on the process of used car shopping.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: The Parking Attendants
1963-01-17

The social event of the season, according to Fred Rutherford, is big party that a wealthy family is throwing and he rubs it in due to the fact that June and Ward didn't get an invitation. However, Wally and Eddie will be there after they get jobs parking the guest's cars. However, trouble ensues when Eddie parks Fred's car in a no parking spot and the car gets towed away by the city.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: More Blessed to Give
1963-01-24

Beaver and Gilbert go to a carnival and Beaver surprisingly wins a fourteen caret gold locket in one of the carnival games. Beaver thinks about giving it to June but thanks to Gilbert, Beaver decides to give it to a girl whom he has a crush on. However, soon it becomes apparant that this was a mistake when the girl's parents discover Beaver's gift.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Beaver's Good Deed
1963-01-31

Beaver seems to be on a selfish streak after backing out of a babysitting and later not wanting to do a simple favor for Wally. Ward gives Beaver a stern lecture and soon takes Ward's advice when a tramp comes to the door wanting some kindness. Howver, the tramp quickly takes advantage and helps himself to more than a glass of water.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: The Credit Card
1963-02-07

Eddie agrees to use his new credit card to buy a battery for Wally's car. After Wally pays him back, Eddie uses the cash to buy some clothes. When Eddie's father confronts him about the large bill, he lies and says that Wally didn't pay him back.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Beaver the Caddy
1963-02-14

Beaver has gotten a job as a caddy and is quickly running around the golf course chasing balls. However, all innocence is broken when one of the guys Beaver is caddying for cheats in order to win a bet. Soon, Beaver begins wrestling with his conscience over whether or not to tell anyone.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Beaver on TV
1963-02-21

Beaver comes home with the news that he applied to appear on a local television show called Teen Forum and he has been accepted. Beaver gets out of classes for the taping and all his classmates are treated to being able to watch him on TV during class. However, what Beaver, his friends and family don't know is that the show tapes each episode a week in advance.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Box Office Attraction
1963-02-28

June and Ward have noticed the Wally has been spending quite a bit of his time at the movie theater but it's not to see the movies. He's been eying the pretty young lady who works in the box office. Thanks to Eddie, Wally works up enough courage to ask her out but quickly sees another side to the young lady that is a bit too mature for Wally's taste.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Lumpy's Scholarship
1963-03-07

When Wally is notified that the State College scholarship he applied for went to Lumpy Rutherford instead, he graciously throws a party to celebrate with his friend and secretly helps out after Lumpy gets disappointing news.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 25: The Silent Treatment
1963-03-14

Beaver is all set to go with Eddie and Wally to hook up an AM/FM car radio in Eddie's car, but June stops him and insists he go to the grocery store to pick up the items as he had promised. This leads Beaver to give June the cold shoulder treatment while playing up to Ward.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 26: Uncle Billy's Visit
1963-03-21

June and Ward go away for a couple of days and leave Uncle Billy to stay with Wally and Beaver. Beaver quickly realizes Billy runs a much looser ship than Ward and June and feels as if he can get away with more things. However, he's soon in for a rude awakening when he helps Gilbert sneak into the movies.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 27: Beaver's Prep School
1963-03-28

June and Ward are excited when they learn that Aunt Martha has made arrangements to send Beaver to a prep school in New England. However, Beaver quickly realizes he will miss his friends as they are all entering Mayfield High School next year. This puts Beaver in a delicate position, how to tell Aunt Martha he doesn't want to go without hurting her feelings.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 28: Wally and the Fraternity
1963-04-04

Wally has his mind pretty much made up about going to Ward's alma mater, State University and he's even considering joining Ward's old fraternity. However, both Eddie and Wally think twice when they hear from a college student that it's the worst fraternity on campus, but Ward has already sent out his letter of recommendation for both of them.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 29: Eddie's Sweater
1963-04-11

Eddie has been seeing one particular girl, Cindy Andrews and she wants to give Eddie a birthday gift, so she decides to knit a sweater. She uses Wally as a model and he begins spending so much time at Cindy's that he arouses the suspicions of Julie, Eddie, Lumpy, Beaver and his parents.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 30: The Book Report
1963-04-18

Beaver has been assigned to write a book report on The Three Musketeers. However he's waited right down to the wire to get reading and quickly realizes that he'll never get finished. He decides to watch the movie that's going to be on TV and write his book report based on the movie.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 31: The Poor Loser
1963-04-25

Ward is given two tickets to a baseball game and is faced with an impossible decision: should he take Wally or Beaver? Beaver lets him off the hook when he announces he has plans with Gilbert. However, when they fall through, Beaver changes his mind about the game and becomes convinced that because he's the youngest he gets the short stick.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 32: Don Juan Beaver
1963-05-02

A school dance has Beaver with a major dilemma: he has two girls who ask him to go with them. However, he has a little problem, he accepted the first invitation but now wants out of it when he's asked by the second girl. This leads him to take some of Eddie's poor advice.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 33: Summer in Alaska
1963-05-09

Eddie is happy to break the news that he plans to spend his summer on a fishing boat in Alaska and this prompts Wally and Lumpy to think about signing up to do the same thing. However, they all get a dose of reality when they discover just what kind of conditions they would be living in.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 34: Beaver's Graduation
1963-05-16

It's come down to the final week before junior high school graduation and Beaver is having a ball and even skips a class with Gilbert. However, Beaver becomes convinced he won't graduate after Gilbert and him take a peek at the diplomas on Mrs. Rayburn's desk and find Beaver's diploma to be missing.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 35: Wally's Practical Joke
1963-05-23

Wally and Eddie fall prey to Lumpy's practical joking after he plants cherry bombs under the hoods of Eddie's car and Wally's car. Both Eddie and Wally want to get him back but their plan goes awry when they destroy Lumpy's car after chaining it to a tree. All fingers point to Wally after Fred finds that the chain has Ward's name printed on it.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 36: The All-Night Party
1963-05-30

After graduation, an all-night party is set to begin, which has June and Ward very wary. They aren't sure if they should allow Wally to attend. Meanwhile, Wally's date for the party has the same problem. This leads her to invite Wally to meet her folks and put their worries to rest.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 37: Beaver Sees America
1963-06-06

Beaver has the chance to travel around the country for six weeks during the summer and he's all excited about it. However, he quickly realizes when he's gone Gilbert will go after the girl Beaver has a crush on, Mary Margaret. Fortunately, he quickly realizes there's more to life than Mary Margaret.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 38: The Clothing Drive
1963-06-13

Beaver's school is having a clothing drive and whoever brings in the most clothes is awarded 1000 school points. June, Ward and Wally round up all the old clothes they can find and put them in a box. When Beaver picks up the box to take into school, he mistakenly thinks Ward's nearby suits for the dry cleaner are also for the clothes drive.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 39: Family Scrapbook
1963-06-20

While cleaning, June runs across an old family scrapbook and gathers the family together to reminisce about the past six years. The Cleavers recall scenes from previous episodes including: Beaver Gets 'Spelled, New Neighbors, My Brother's Girl, The Shave, Beaver Runs Away, Larry Hides Out, Teacher Comes to Dinner, and Wally's Election.

Runtime: 30 min

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