Leave It to Beaver - Season 1
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Finally, one of the most beloved series from television's Golden Age
comes to DVD for the first time ever! Join the Cleavers, America's
quintessential family, in all 39 digitally remastered, unforgettable
episodes from the complete first season of Leave it to Beaver!
Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (Jerry Mathers) can't seem to avoid
trouble, and his older brother Wally (Tony Dow), and mischievous pal
Eddie Haskell (Ken Osmond), aren't any help. But with some wise
advice from his father Ward (Hugh Beaumont) and mom's (Barbara
Billingsley) home-cooked meals, Beaver learns that all's well that
ends well. Complete with the original pilot, brought out of the
studio archives, this must-have DVD collection will have you
declaring, "Gee, that Beaver sure is a swell guy!"
# Title Original airdate
Pilot "It's a Small World" April 23, 1957
Beaver and Wally collect 1,000 bottle caps thinking they can redeem
them for a bicycle at the Franklin Milk Company. Mr. Baxter, a
company executive, has heard nothing about such an offer and his
call to the home office returns no information. Nevertheless, he
sends the boys to a shop to select a bicycle at the company's
expense. Mr. Baxter later learns no offer was ever extended and
reclaims the bicycle. Ward buys the boys a new bicycle.
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Guests: Casey Adams (Max Showalter) as Ward Cleaver, Paul Sullivan
as Wally Cleaver, Richard Deacon as Mr. Baxter, Diane Brewster as
Miss Simms, Joseph Kearns as Mr. Fred Crowley, Russell Thorson as
Man with Milk Bottles, Lennie Bremen as Milk Bar proprietor, Harry
Shearer as Frankie Bennett, Tommy Randall as Frankie's friend, Tim
Graham as Doc, Virginia Carroll as Nurse. Director: Jerry Hopper.
Writers: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
1 "Beaver Gets 'Spelled" October 4, 1957
Miss Canfield wants Beaver to play Smokey Bear in a school pageant
and gives him a note to take home requesting parental permission.
Beaver believes he's going to be expelled. With Wally's help, he
concocts a letter from "Mrs. Ward Cleaver" assuring his teacher he's
been punished for his offense. His teacher is mystified and calls
June to school. The confusion is resolved. Beaver, however, has
climbed a tree to escape punishment and, after much ado, is coaxed
to descend.
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Guests: Burt Mustin as Gus the Fireman, Doris Packer as Mrs.
Cornelia Rayburn, Diane Brewster as Miss Canfield, Ralph Sanford as
Fats Flannaghan, Stanley Fafara as Whitey Whitney, Jeri Weil as Judy
Hensler, Gary Allen as First Man in Park, Alan Reynolds as Second
Man in Park, Steve Paylow as Boy in Park. Director: Norman Tokar.
Writers: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
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"Beaver Gets 'Spelled" was third in production order but became the
premiere episode when "Captain Jack", the first episode in
production order and intended premiere, was delayed while being
reviewed by the censors. First appearances for Burt Mustin as Gus,
Doris Packer as Mrs. Rayburn, Diane Brewster as Miss Canfield,
Stanley Fafara as Whitey Whitney, and Jeri Weil as Judy Hensler.
Whitey is called 'Harold' in this episode. In later seasons, Whitey
would be called 'Hubert'.
2 "Captain Jack" October 11, 1957
Wally and Beaver order a baby alligator through the mail and hide
him in their toilet tank. They treat friends to viewings in their
bedroom. When the alligator grows too large for the toilet tank,
they move him to a laundry tub in the basement. Minerva the
housekeeper finds the reptile. Ward congratulates the boys for
taking good care of the alligator but decides he must be sent to a
local alligator park. Ward surprises the boys with a terrier.
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Guests: Irving Bacon as Postal Clerk, Edgar Buchanan as Captain
Jack, Connie Gilchrist as Minerva, Penny Carpenter as Neighborhood
Girl. Director: Norman Tokar. Writers: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
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"Captain Jack" was the first in production order and the intended
premiere but was held up in the censors' office regarding scenes
displaying a toilet. The show was forced to debut with "Beaver Gets
'Spelled". "Captain Jack" was televised the week following the
premiere. The episode has taken its place in television history as
the first to display a toilet. [1]The terrier never returns to the
show after this episode. In a later episode, Ward reminds Beaver the
dog was given away when he neglected to care for him. It's difficult
to believe that a show about a middle class household with two boys
wouldn't have a dog, but, in real life, dogs and other animals in
films and television can be difficult, time-consuming, and expensive
to work with — which accounts for the fact that very few sitcoms
feature family pets with regularity. The alligator and the terrier
are Beaver's first of several "one-shot" pets over the course of the
series.
3 "The Black Eye" October 18, 1957
Beaver gets a black eye from Violet Rutherford. Ward decides Beaver
should learn to defend himself and begins boxing lessons in the
garage. Beaver is knocked to the floor by a punching bag.
Nonetheless, he heads to Violet's house. Violet doesn't want to
fight and the two have a day of fun. Ward and Violet's father
believe the children are fighting and set off in search. They find
the two sitting on the steps quietly chewing gum.
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Guests: Wendy Winkelman as Violet Rutherford, Richard Deacon as Fred
Rutherford, Burt Mustin as Gus the Fireman, Jeri Weil as Judy
Hensler, Julie Bennett as Waitress, Philip Greisman as First
Neighborhood Boy, Lonnie Thomas as Second Neighborhood Boy, Tommy
Berwald as Third Neighborhood Boy, Richard Smiley as Fourth
Neighborhood Boy. Director: Norman Tokar. Story: Hendrik Vollaerts.
Teleplay: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
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First appearance for Richard Deacon as Fred Rutherford. Deacon
remained in the series for its entire run. Violet Rutherford would
be played in later episodes by Veronica Cartwright.
4 "The Haircut" October 25, 1957
Beaver loses his haircut money and is afraid to explain the loss to
his parents. He gives himself a ragged haircut with Wally's help.
The two wear stocking caps to dinner, saying the caps are part of a
secret club initiation. Later, Ward and June lift Beaver's cap while
he sleeps and discover the truth. June tells Ward Beaver was afraid
to come to them after losing his money so they have no one but
themselves to blame for his deception.
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Guests: Benny Baker as Barber, Gilbert Frye as Mr. Tyne. Director:
Norman Tokar. Writer: Bill Manhoff.
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This is the only episode related to a holiday (Christmas) in the
entire series. In one scene, June sews Beaver's angel costume and,
in the finale, Beaver sings a Christmas carol in a choir of angels
at a school concert.
5 "New Neighbors" November 1, 1957
The Donaldsons move in next door and Beaver carries a bouquet to
Mrs. Doanldson. She gives him a kiss. Eddie and Wally give Beaver
the business over the kiss and warn him of jealous husbands. Mrs.
Donaldson invites Beaver to her niece's birthday party but Beaver is
afraid of Mr. Donaldson and hides under his bed. When explanations
are offered, Mr. Donaldson tells Beaver he can kiss his wife
whenever he likes.
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Guests: Charles H. Gray as Harry Donaldson, Phyllis Coates as Betty
Donaldson, Yolanda White as Julia, Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell.
Director: Norman Tokar. Writers: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
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Ken Osmond's first appearance as Eddie Haskell.
6 "Brotherly Love" November 8, 1957
After a fight, June makes the boys create a friendship pact,
promising to have fun together. Both boys get separate invitations
from friends and try to get the other to break the pact first
without revealing his invitation. When they accuse each other of
being "sneaks", another fight explodes. Ward settles things by
telling the boys that the good times they have together will far
outweigh the bad times.
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Guests: Burt Mustin as Gus the Fireman, Buddy Hart as Chester
Anderson, Herb Vigran as Stanley the Barber. Director: Norman Tokar.
Writer: Joe Connelly. Story: Norman Tokar.
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Buddy Hart's first appearance as Chester Anderson.
7 "Water, Anyone?" November 15, 1957
When workmen turn the water off for the afternoon, Beaver gets rich
selling water to Wally and his friends. The boys are angry, saying
Beaver has swindled them out of their money. When the electric power
is shut off, Beaver gives his earnings to the boys to buy candles
which they then sell at exorbitant prices in the neighborhood. With
enough money earned from candle-selling, the boys buy baseball
uniforms and welcome Beaver to the team.
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Guests: "Tiger" Fafara as Tooey Brown, Katharine Warren as Mrs.
Brown, Francis De Sales as Mr. Anderson, Buddy Hart as Chester
Anderson, Eddie Marr as First Water Worker, Norm Alden as Second
Water Worker. Director: Norman Tokar. Writer: Clifford Goldsmith.
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"Tiger" Fafara's first appearance as Tooey Brown. His brother
Stanley Fafara appears as Whitey Whitney in the series.
8 "Beaver's Crush" November 22, 1957
Beaver has a crush on Miss Canfield and his classmates tease him. To
prove he's not the teacher's pet, he puts a spring-action snake in
her desk drawer. He tries to retrieve it later, but fails. The next
day, Miss Canfield tells him she found the snake early in the
morning. She blames herself for the prank saying she shouldn't favor
one student over another. She assures him he'll find a nice girl his
own age.
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Guests: Diane Brewster as Miss Canfield, Doris Packer as Mrs.
Rayburn, William Fawcett as Mr. Johnson, Jeri Weil as Judy Hensler,
Stanley Fafara as Whitey Whitney, Rusty Stevens as Larry Mondello.
Director: Norman Tokar. Writers: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher. Story:
Phil Leslie.
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First appearance for Rusty Stevens as Larry Mondello. Although Larry
Mondello has been mentioned in previous episodes and Rusty Stevens
has been seen in school crowd scenes, this is the first episode in
which Rusty Stevens appears as Larry Mondello.
9 "The Clubhouse" November 29, 1957
Wally, Eddie, and Tooey plan to build a clubhouse, charging eighth
graders one dollar to join and second graders (Beaver) three
dollars. Beaver makes a sandwich board, renting his front for 50
cents and his back for 75 cents. He also charges passers-by 10 cents
to spit off a nearby bridge. He makes two dollars but gives it to a
seedy gent in the park with a sob story. Back home, Wally and his
friends have forgotten all about a clubhouse.
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Guests: James Gleason as Pete, Allen Windsor as Ice Cream Man,
Johnny Silver as Man on Bridge, Raymond Hatton as Charlie the
Fireman, Charles Wagenheim as Bridge Painter, Ken Osmond as Eddie
Haskell, "Tiger" Fafara as Tooey Brown. Director: Norman Tokar.
Writer: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher. Story: Lydia Nathan.
10 "Wally's Girl Trouble" December 6, 1957
Wally meets pretty Penny Jamison and thereafter has little time for
his brother. Beaver mows the lawn for Wally, hoping to win his
companionship back. Wally takes Beaver on a soda date with Penny,
but Penny won't have anything to do with "grubby infants". Ward
tells Beaver one way to win a woman's favor is to give her a
sentimental gift. Beaver gives Penny his pet frog, Herbie, which
ends her relationship with both boys.
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Guests: Carol Sydes as Penny Jamison, Erik Nielsen as First Boy in
Library, Paul Engle as Second Boy in Library, Stephen Hammer as
Third Boy in Library, Louise Lewis as Store Clerk, Barbara Dodd as
Librarian, Rusty Stevens as Larry Mondello. Director: Norman Tokar.
Writers: Mel Diamond, Ben Gershman.
11 "Beaver's Short Pants" December 13, 1957
Aunt Martha arrives to tend house when June goes out of town. She
buys Beaver a short pants suit and expects him to wear it to school.
He does, and his classmates ridicule him. The next morning, Beaver
is once again dutifully wearing his short pants suit but Ward
ambushes him at the garage and dresses him in his regular clothes.
When Aunt Martha leaves for home, Beaver wears the suit, thinking
the gesture will please her.
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Guests: Madge Kennedy as Aunt Martha, Eric Snowden as Clothier,
William Schallert as Mr. Bloomgarten, Jeri Weil as Judy Hensler,
Rusty Stevens as Larry Mondello. Director: Norman Tokar. Writers:
Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
12 "The Perfume Salesmen" December 27, 1957
Beaver and Wally try to sell bad-smelling perfume to win a movie
projector but no one is interested. Ward then secretly calls members
of June's Women's Club and offers to reimburse the ladies if they
will buy the perfume from the boys. The boys sell all the perfume.
When the movie projector arrives, Ward is disappointed to find it's
a cheap plastic toy. He quietly buys the boys a real projector and
the boys are thrilled.
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Guests: Anne Dore as Mrs. Wentworth, Helen Jay as Customer.
Director: Norman Tokar. Writer: Ben Gershman.
13 "Voodoo Magic" January 3, 1958
Beaver blames Eddie for getting him into trouble with his parents so
he makes a voodoo doll and sticks a nail in it. Later, Beaver learns
Eddie is sick and tells him about the curse but Eddie laughs,
telling Beaver he's just feigning sickness to avoid school. When
Beaver leaves, Eddie suddenly has stomach pains. Mr. Haskell storms
the Cleaver house and insists that Beaver remove the curse. Ward
sends Beaver to the Haskell house with a genuine voodoo curse
remover that includes three hairs plucked from a small boy's head.
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Guests: Karl Swenson as George Haskell, Ann Doran as Agnes Haskell,
Doris Packer as Mrs. Rayburn, Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell. Director:
Norman Tokar. Writer: Bill Manhoff.
14 "Part Time Genius" January 10, 1958
After Beaver takes an intelligence test at school, Miss Canfield
informs Ward and June that he received the highest grade of all.
Mrs. Rayburn arranges an interview at a school for geniuses. At
home, Miss Canfield arrives with Beaver's new classmate, Charles
Fredericks. Charles switched Beaver's test paper with his own
because he always scores high on tests and his classmates shun him.
Ward and June are glad Beaver is just Beaver.
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Guests: Diane Brewster as Miss Canfield, Doris Packer as Mrs.
Rayburn, Bobby Mittelstaedt as Charles Fredericks, John Hoyt as Dr.
Compton, Charles Davis as Willis "Corny" Cornelius, Jeri Weil as
Judy Hensler, Stanley Fafara as Whitey Whitney, Rusty Stevens as
Larry Mondello. Director: Norman Tokar. Story: Hendrik Vollaerts.
Teleplay: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
15 "Party Invitation" January 17, 1958
Linda Dennison is sweet on Beaver and invites him to her all-girl
birthday party. Beaver is miserable. Ward takes him to Linda's
house. He almost ends up grounding Beaver, and Ward makes him go
inside. When the girls want to play a kissing game called "post
office", Beaver scoots off to another part of the house where Mr.
Dennison entertains him with the antique gun collection in his den.
That night, Ward apologizes to Beaver. He writes a note to Linda
asking permission to walk her home after school. He tells Wally he
really wants to see the gun collection again.
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Guests: Lyle Talbot as Chuck Dennison, Claudia Bryar as Mrs.
Dennison, Patty Turner as Linda Dennison, Jeri Weil as Judy Hensler,
Rusty Stevens as Larry Mondello, Stanley Fafara as Whitey Whitney,
Dorothy Anne Collier as First Girl at Party, Betty Budzak as Second
Girl at Party. Director: Norman Tokar. Writer: Ben Gershman.
16 "Lumpy Rutherford" January 24, 1958
Lumpy Rutherford bullies the boys after school. Ward tells his sons
about booby-trapping a bully when he was a boy. The boys try the
same booby-trapping method but Fred Rutherford becomes its victim
rather than Lumpy. When the Rutherfords arrive at the Cleaver house
to play cards, Fred mentions the incident. Ward suspects his sons.
They confess. Fred says he will speak to his son about the bullying.
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Guests: Richard Deacon as Fred Rutherford, Frank Bank as Clarence
"Lumpy" Rutherford, Helen Parrish as Geraldine Rutherford. Director:
Norman Tokar. Writer: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
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In future episodes, "Geraldine" would become "Gwendolyn".
17 "The Paper Route" January 31, 1958
The boys get a paper route to earn money. Ward and June help out
with the workload. One afternoon, June discovers a pile of papers in
the garage, and, not realizing they're last week's papers, folds and
delivers them around the neighborhood with Ward's help. Customers
complain to the newspaper offices. The boys are fired. Ward tries to
get them reinstated but the boys have found jobs as grocery
bag-boys.
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Guests: Jack Kelk as Mr. Merkel, Alan Reynolds as Newspaper Delivery
Man, Gilbert Frye as Newspaper Customer, Yvonne White as First
Newspaper Customer, Lyn Osborn as Second Newspaper Customer.
Director: Norman Tokar. Writer: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
18 "Child Care" February 7, 1958
Wally and Beaver babysit Puddin', the four-year-old child of family
friends. Puddin' locks herself in the bathroom and won't come out.
Beaver passes Benjie Bellamy through the bathroom window but Benjie
is unable to open the door. The boys call the Fire Department to
rescue the children. Later, neighbors tell the Cleavers firemen were
at the house but Ward and June decide to wait until the boys are
ready to speak.
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Guests: Shirley Mitchell as Janet Wilson, Ray Montgomery as Herb
Wilson, Will Wright as Pete the Fireman, Gabrielle as Helen "Puddin'"
Wilson, Joey Scott as Benjie Bellamy. Director: Norman Tokar.
Writer: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
19 "The Bank Account" February 14, 1958
The boys borrow from their school savings accounts and leave school
to secretly buy their father a hunting jacket. Mrs. Rayburn informs
Ward. Ward is furious, believing the boys are skipping school to buy
themselves new baseball gloves. When the package arrives from the
sporting goods store, Ward calls everyone around to see if the boys'
purchase is a worthwhile one. He is rendered speechless to find the
boys have bought him a gift.
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Guests: Eric Snowden as Salesman, Doris Packer as Mrs. Rayburn.
Director: Norman Tokar. Writer: Phil Leslie.
20 "Lonesome Beaver" February 21, 1958
When Wally joins the scouts, Beaver is left home alone. Ward finds
Beaver wandering idly about the neighborhood and tells him that
Wally can't keep him company forever. At home the two discover
Wally's trip was rained-out and Wally is home. Beaver is glad to
have Wally at home. Later, when Wally attends a scout meeting,
Beaver goes to bed early, using Wally's official scout sleeping bag
in preparation for the day when he'll be a scout.
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Guests: Burt Mustin as Gus the Fireman, Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell,
Buddy Hart as Chester Anderson, Tiger Fafara as Tooey Brown, Lillian
O'Malley as Mrs. Whitney, John Hart as Troop #21 Scoutmaster Norton.
Director: Norman Tokar. Writer: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
21 "Cleaning Up Beaver" March 7, 1958
Ward and June praise Wally for his neat appearance. Beaver is told
he could follow his brother's example. Beaver moves him into the
guest room where he can be his untidy self without criticism. That
night, shadows in the room spook Beaver and force him back to the
safety of his old room. The brothers strike a middle ground: Wally
will be a little less neat and Beaver will be a little less untidy.
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Guests: Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell, Rusty Stevens as Larry Mondello.
Director: Norman Tokar. Writer: Bill Manhoff.
22 "The Perfect Father" March 14, 1958
Ward is jealous when the boys want to play at the Dennison house so
he installs a basketball hoop on the garage. The boys and their
friends play basketball until Ward joins them, delivering criticisms
and comments on how to play like a pro. The boys leave. At the
country club, Mr. Dennison tells Ward he doesn't interfere with the
boys' play. Later, Ward tells June the secret of being close to your
children is to stay away from them.
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Guests: Lyle Talbot as Charles "Chuck" Dennison, Richard Smiley as
Willie Dennison, Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell, Tiger Fafara as Tooey,
Buddy Hart as Chester Anderson. Director: Norman Tokar. Writer: Joe
Connelly, Bob Mosher.
23 "Beaver and Poncho" March 21, 1958
Beaver brings home a lost chihuahua and the Cleavers put an ad in
the newspaper. Mrs. Bennett calls to claim her "Poncho". The next
day, Beaver carries the dog to school in his coat. Mrs. Bennett
arrives at the Cleaver house, and grows distressed when Poncho
cannot be found. Beaver returns from school and tells Mrs. Bennett
he only took Poncho to school because he wanted the dog to remember
him a little longer.
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Guests: Maudie Prickett as Mrs. Bennett, Diane Brewster as Miss
Canfield, Doris Packer as Mrs. Rayburn, Patty Turner as Linda
Dennison, Joanna Lee as Newspaper Clerk, Stanley Fafara as Whitey
Whitney, Rusty Stevens as Larry Mondello, Jeri Weil as Judy Hensler.
Director: Norman Tokar. Writer: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
24 "The State vs. Beaver" March 26, 1958
Ward helps the boys build a kart with a one-cylinder motor. When
Beaver rides the kart in the street against his father's orders, he
receives a ticket for driving without a license. Wally acts as
Beaver's "guardian" in court so Beaver won't have to tell his father
about the incident. Beaver gets worried when the judge begins
sentencing people to jail. He cries and the judge sends the boys
home, saying they've been punished enough.
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Guests: Frank Wilcox as Judge, Bill Kendis as Police Officer, Rusty
Stevens as Larry Mondello. Director: Norman Tokar. Writers: Joe
Connelly, Bob Mosher.
25 "The Broken Window" April 2, 1958
The boys crack a window in the car door with their baseball and roll
the window down, hoping the damage won't be noticed immediately. The
next day, when Ward takes the family on an outing, the boys find the
damage repaired. Ward says he slammed the car door the night before
and heard glass shattering. Believing he broke the window, he had it
repaired. The boys confess to their part and Ward is glad they told
the truth.
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Guests: Buddy Hart as Chester Anderson, Tiger Fafara as Tooey Brown,
Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell, Rusty Stevens as Larry Mondello,
Charles Davis as Willis "Corny" Cornelius, Ralph Sanford as Fats
Flannaghan, Bill Hunt as Grocer. Director: James Neilson. Writer:
Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
26 "The Train Trip" April 9, 1958
Returning home from a visit to Aunt Martha, the boys spend their
train ticket money on treats. They board the train without tickets
and tell the conductor a fantastic tale about their father falling
from an airplane. The conductor buys their tickets. That evening,
Mr. Haskell tells Ward he was on the train and heard the boys'
fantastic tale. As Ward tucks the boys in, he slyly tells them he is
feeling much better after falling from the airplane.
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Guests: Ricky Allen as Boy in Train Station, Joe Crehan as Train
Conductor, Mary Foran as Lady in Bus Station, Madge Kennedy as Aunt
Martha, Eddie Marr as Ticket Salesman, Alan Reynolds as man in Train
Station, Karl Swenson as George Haskell, Bess Flowers as Lady in
Train Station Waiting Room (uncredited). Director: Norman Tokar.
Writers: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
27 "My Brother's Girl" April 16, 1958
Wally decides to go to a dance without a date but Mary Ellen Rogers
has different plans for him. She tells Beaver he can come to her
house to see her father's train set if he brings Wally with him. The
boys go to Mary Ellen's house where she entertains them with ginger
ale and donuts. She then wants Beaver to sit in the kitchen so she
can manipulate Wally into going to the dance with her. Beaver
realizes was used to get to Wally and leaves.
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Guests: Buddy Hart as Chester Anderson, Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell,
Jan Gillum as Kathleen, Linda Lowell as Frances, Pamela Baird
(Pamela Beard) as Mary Ellen Rogers, Raymond Karr as Boy. Director:
Norman Tokar. Teleplay: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher. Story: Bill
Manhoff.
28 "Next Door Indians" April 23, 1958
Beaver wants the bigger boys to notice him so he tells a fib about
an Indian battle occurring in a field near his house. The bigger
boys dig for artifacts in the field and find garnets. They dream of
becoming "jillionaires". Beaver's balloon is burst when he learns
the garnets are not precious jewels but the worthless kind used for
making sandpaper. Ward points out the risks of making up stories and
trying to be a "make-believe big guy".
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Guests: Burt Mustin as Gus the Fireman, Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell,
Buddy Hart as Chester Anderson, Tiger Fafara as Tooey Brown.
Director: Norman Tokar. Writers: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
29 "Tenting Tonight" April 30, 1958
When Ward is forced to cancel a family camping trip, the boys camp
out in the backyard on their own. It rains heavily and June is
worried about the boys but Ward assures her they can take care of
themselves. The next morning, June finds water spots in the house.
Ward tells her the boys made the spots when they left their tent in
the storm and carried their sleeping bags up to their bedroom. He
left the back door unlocked for the two.
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Guests: Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell, Buddy Hart as Chester Anderson,
Tiger Fafara as Tooey Brown, Frank Bank as Lumpy Rutherford, Richard
Deacon as Fred Rutherford. Director: Norman Tokar. Writers: Joe
Connelly, Bob Mosher.
30 "Music Lesson" May 7, 1958
Beaver takes clarinet lessons but performs poorly and fails to make
the school band. He continues to practice to hide his humiliation
from the family. On the night of a school concert, Beaver plans to
continue the charade to the last possible moment but the Cleavers
have discovered his status and tell him something has come up so
they must remain at home. Beaver is relieved and later thanks his
father for sparing him the concert.
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Guests: Wendell Holmes as Mr. Willet, Douglas Wade as Boy with
Trumpet, Jeri Weil as Judy Hensler, Stanley Fafara as Whitey
Whitney. Director: Norman Tokar. Teleplay: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
Story by Jack Patrick.
31 "New Doctor" May 14, 1958
Wally is showered with attention and gifts from family and friends
when he stays home from school sick. Beaver then feigns illness
expecting he'll get some loot, too. However, he is disappointed in
his expectations. When the new doctor arrives and finds Beaver well,
he tells him the story of the boy who cried wolf. Beaver tells his
parents he'll never pretend to be sick again. Ward tells him to eat
his ice cream.
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Guests: Stuart Wade as Doctor Bradley, Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell,
"Tiger" Fafara as Tooey Brown, Stanley Fafara as Whitey Whitney,
Jeri Weil as Judy Hensler. Director: Norman Tokar. Writers: Joe
Connelly, Bob Mosher.
32 "Beaver's Old Friend" May 21, 1958
When Beaver's old teddy bear, Billy, is carried away by the trash
truck, he scurries after the truck and retrieves the bear. Ward and
Wally once chided Beaver about his fondness for the toy and, having
saved Billy, he now hides him. June finds the bear and has him
dry-cleaned. Beaver recalls the comfort the bear offered him when he
was sick and gives the bear to a sick little boy across the street,
hoping he'll be comforted, too.
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Guests: Jesse Kirkpatrick as Trash Man, Dennis Holmes as First
Friend, David Halper as Second Friend, Stanley Fafara as Whitey
Whitney. Director: Norman Tokar. Writers: Dick Conway, Roland
MacLane, Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
33 "Wally's Job" May 28, 1958
Wally wants three dollars a piece for painting the two garbage cans
instead of the fifty cents a piece Ward offers. Ward refuses and
Wally turns the job down. Beaver offers to do the job. Wally is
angry, thinking he should have been given another opporunity to do
the job. Ward finally settles the quarrel by having each boy paint
one can for fifty cents. When Ward and the boys run off to see a
fire, June finishes the job and buys a hat.
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Guests: Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell. Director: Norman Tokar.
Writers: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
34 "Beaver's Bad Day" June 4, 1958
Beaver rips his pants playing with Larry at a worksite and tells his
parents a dog was the cause. His parents believe he is lying and
punish him. Another day, Beaver rips his pants again and a dog is
the cause this time. Wally tries to save him. His parents once again
believe he is lying. Ward is furious and sends both Wally and Beaver
upstairs. Mrs. Mondello calls and confirms Beaver's story. Ward
prepares to apologize to Beaver.
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Guests: Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell, Rusty Stevens as Larry
Mondello, Bobby Mittelstaedt as Boy at Worksite (uncredited).
Director: Norman Tokar. Writer: John Whedon.
35 "Boarding School" June 11, 1958
Johnny Franklin, a former student at Wally's school, visits the
Cleavers during his break at military academy. The boys love his
stories and Wally asks his parents if he can attend the academy.
Ward agrees to consider an application. Eddie says Wally's parents
want to send him to military academy because they want to get rid of
him. Wally and his father decide Wally should remain at home and go
to Mayfield High with his friends.
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Guests: Barry Curtis as Johnny Franklin, Ken Osmond as Eddie
Haskell. Director: Norman Tokar. Writers: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher,
Dick Conway, Roland MacLane.
36 "Beaver and Henry" June 17, 1958
A rabbit is caught in the yard and soon has babies. Beaver is told
not to touch the babies because the mother will reject them. He has
touched the babies, however. Gus tells him to put talcum powder on
the rabbits and the mother won't notice the human odor. Ward detects
the talcum. Beaver confesses and Ward is disappointed he didn't
consult him. Beaver says his father is better at telling him what
not to do rather than what to do.
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Guests: Burt Mustin as Gus the Fireman, Rusty Stevens as Larry
Mondello. Director: Norman Tokar. Writers: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
37 "Beaver Runs Away" June 25, 1958
Beaver is determined to run away and Ward bids him farewell. When he
doesn't return, June presses Ward to begin a search. Ward stubbornly
refuses but June leave the house, finds Beaver, and brings him home.
Beaver apologizes to his father and asks him how he felt as boy when
he ran away and his father didn't come looking for him. Ward says he
forgot for a moment what it was like when he was a boy.
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Guests: Rusty Stevens as Larry Mondello, Madge Blake as Mrs.
Mondello. Director: Norman Tokar. Writers: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher.
38 "Beaver's Guest" July 9, 1958
Larry Mondello arrives for a weekend stay but the boys fight and
Larry wants to go home. Ward calls a taxi but the boys become pals
again and Larry decides to stay. Late that night, Beaver rouses his
parents. Larry has a stomach ache. June discovers the remains of
four candy bars under his pillow and Ward says Larry has simply
overeaten. The next day, when Mrs. Mondello arrives to take Larry
home, Ward breathes a sigh of relief.
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Guests: Rusty Stevens as Larry Mondello, Frank Sully as Cab Driver,
Madge Blake as Mrs. Mondello. Director: Norman Tokar. Writers: Joe
Connelly, Bob Mosher.
39 "Cat Out of the Bag" July 16, 1958
The Donaldsons leave their cat Puff Puff in the care of the boys for
a few days. The cat runs away but, late in the night, the boys find
him in a tree. With Ward's help, they bring the cat safely down.
Later, Mr. Donaldson tells the Cleavers the boys have told him of
their troubles and have refused payment. He says they're a couple of
little characters. June says the two are a couple of "nice" little
characters.
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Guests: Ray Kellogg as Mr. Donaldson, Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell.
Director: Norman Tokar. Teleplay: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher. Story:
Roland MacLane, Dick Conway.
