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.

Episodes

Beaver Gets 'Spelled'

S01E01 Beaver Gets 'Spelled'

October 4, 1957 9.0 25 min
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...
Captain Jack

S01E02 Captain Jack

October 11, 1957 25 min
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....
The Black Eye

S01E03 The Black Eye

October 18, 1957 25 min
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...
The Haircut

S01E04 The Haircut

October 25, 1957 25 min
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...
New Neighbors

S01E05 New Neighbors

November 1, 1957 25 min
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...
Brotherly Love

S01E06 Brotherly Love

November 8, 1957 25 min
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...
Water, Anyone?

S01E07 Water, Anyone?

November 15, 1957 25 min
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....
Beaver's Crush

S01E08 Beaver's Crush

November 22, 1957 25 min
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....
The Clubhouse

S01E09 The Clubhouse

November 29, 1957 25 min
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...
Wally's Girl Trouble

S01E10 Wally's Girl Trouble

December 6, 1957
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...
Beaver's Short Pants

S01E11 Beaver's Short Pants

December 13, 1957
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,...
The Perfume Salesmen

S01E12 The Perfume Salesmen

December 27, 1957
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...
Voodoo Magic

S01E13 Voodoo Magic

January 3, 1958
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,...
Part Time Genius

S01E14 Part Time Genius

January 10, 1958
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,...
Party Invitation

S01E15 Party Invitation

January 17, 1958
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...
Lumpy Rutherford

S01E16 Lumpy Rutherford

January 24, 1958
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...
The Paper Route

S01E17 The Paper Route

January 31, 1958
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,...
Child Care

S01E18 Child Care

February 7, 1958
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...
The Bank Account

S01E19 The Bank Account

February 14, 1958
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...
Lonesome Beaver

S01E20 Lonesome Beaver

February 28, 1958
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...
Cleaning Up Beaver

S01E21 Cleaning Up Beaver

March 7, 1958
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...
The Perfect Father

S01E22 The Perfect Father

March 14, 1958
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...
Beaver and Poncho

S01E23 Beaver and Poncho

March 21, 1958
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...
The State vs. Beaver

S01E24 The State vs. Beaver

March 26, 1958
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...
The Broken Window

S01E25 The Broken Window

April 2, 1958
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,...
Train Trip

S01E26 Train Trip

April 9, 1958
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...
My Brother's Girl

S01E27 My Brother's Girl

April 16, 1958
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...
Next Door Indians

S01E28 Next Door Indians

April 23, 1958
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...
Tenting Tonight

S01E29 Tenting Tonight

April 30, 1958
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...
Music Lesson

S01E30 Music Lesson

May 7, 1958
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....
New Doctor

S01E31 New Doctor

May 14, 1958
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...
Beaver's Old Friend

S01E32 Beaver's Old Friend

May 21, 1958 25 min
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....
Wally's Job

S01E33 Wally's Job

May 28, 1958 25 min
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,...
Beaver's Bad Day

S01E34 Beaver's Bad Day

June 4, 1958 25 min
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....
Boarding School

S01E35 Boarding School

June 11, 1958 25 min
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...
Beaver and Henry

S01E36 Beaver and Henry

June 18, 1958 25 min
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...
Beaver Runs Away

S01E37 Beaver Runs Away

June 25, 1958 25 min
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...
Beaver's Guest

S01E38 Beaver's Guest

July 2, 1958 25 min
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...
Cat Out of the Bag

S01E39 Cat Out of the Bag

July 16, 1958 25 min
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,...

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

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