Leave It to Beaver
The Bank Account
Season 1, Episode 19 · Aired 1958-02-14
Synopsis
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.
In the series
This episode is part of Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963) on CBS/ABC.
Suburban innocence as national brand — and later, the punchline for every 'not like that anymore' think piece.
Key cast
- Jerry Mathers as Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver
- Tony Dow as Wally Cleaver
- Barbara Billingsley as June Cleaver
- Hugh Beaumont as Ward Cleaver