Leave It to Beaver
Season 1
39 episodes
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S01E01 Beaver Gets 'Spelled
When Beaver's new teacher, Miss Canfield, sends a note home to his parents, he expects the worst. As a result, he decides to run away from home.
Pilot note — From the desk: Leave It to Beaver opens its catalog run with “Beaver Gets 'Spelled” (1957-10-04). The sitcom family myth that later decades spent decades rewriting. Cast growing pains and the gap between set perfection and real teenage life fed endless tabloids later.
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S01E02 Captain Jack
After seeing an advertisement in a comic book, Wally and Beaver decide to send away to Florida for an alligator, in order to keep it in their bathtub. However, when Ward and June discover what the boys have done, they make the boys donate it to a local alligator expert's animal park.
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S01E03 The Black Eye
When Beaver comes home from school with a black eye, Wally helps him conceal it with some of their mother's makeup. However, it doesn't take Ward long to discover what happened and is disappointed at Beaver apparently running away from a fight. However, when he discovers who gave Beaver his black eye, he comes to regret giving Beaver the advice of confronting the guilty party.
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S01E04 The Haircut
When Beaver loses his lunch money more times that Ward cares to count, he lectures Beaver about the importance of responsible money management. At first it seems that the Beaver takes Ward's word to heart, but when he accidentally loses his money for a haircut, he frantically turns to Wally for help. However, Wally accidentally scalps Beaver when he gives him a free haircut, resulting in the boys having a hard time keeping it from Ward and June.
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S01E05 New Neighbors
June sends the Beaver over to the new neighbors with some flowers to welcome them to the neighborhood. When he is given a kiss on the check by Mrs. Donaldson for the bouquet, sneaky Eddie Haskell makes Beaver scared that her husband is a jealous man and is going to pay Beaver a visit when he least expects it.
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S01E06 Brotherly Love
Tiring of Wally and the Beaver's constant arguing, June makes them sign a friendship pact and spend a lot more time together. Things work well for a while, until their friends invite them to separate things on an upcoming Saturday. Then the boys try to find a way to trick Ward and June into thinking they spent the day together.
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S01E07 Water, Anyone?
Feeling left out when Ward helps Wally earn some money for a new uniform for the baseball team, Beaver decides to earn some money too, by selling water to everyone in their neighborhood after the city turns the water off to do some work on the pipes.
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S01E08 Beaver's Crush
When his class discovers that he has a crush on Miss Canfield, Beaver is coerced into putting a snake in her desk in order to scare her. However, after putting the snake inside of Miss Canfield's desk, Beaver has an attack of conscience and goes out of his way to keep Miss Canfield from finding it.
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S01E09 The Clubhouse
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?
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S01E10 Wally's Girl Trouble
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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S01E11 Beaver's Short Pants
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.
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S01E12 The Perfume Salesmen
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.
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S01E13 Voodoo Magic
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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S01E14 Part Time Genius
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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S01E15 Party Invitation
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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S01E16 Lumpy Rutherford
The local bully, Lumpy Rutherford, has been picking on Beaver and Wally. Thanks to a story Ward tells them, the boys 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.
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S01E17 The Paper Route
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.
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S01E18 Child Care
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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S01E19 The Bank Account
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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S01E20 Lonesome Beaver
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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S01E21 Cleaning Up Beaver
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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S01E22 The Perfect Father
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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Beaver and Poncho
Beaver and Poncho — Season 1, Episode 23 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-03-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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The State vs. Beaver
The State vs. Beaver — Season 1, Episode 24 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-03-26. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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The Broken Window
The Broken Window — Season 1, Episode 25 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-04-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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Train Trip
Train Trip — Season 1, Episode 26 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-04-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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My Brother's Girl
My Brother's Girl — Season 1, Episode 27 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-04-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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Next Door Indians
Next Door Indians — Season 1, Episode 28 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-04-23. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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Tenting Tonight
Tenting Tonight — Season 1, Episode 29 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-04-30. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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Music Lesson
Music Lesson — Season 1, Episode 30 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-05-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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New Doctor
New Doctor — Season 1, Episode 31 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-05-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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Beaver's Old Friend
Beaver's Old Friend — Season 1, Episode 32 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-05-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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Wally's Job
Wally's Job — Season 1, Episode 33 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-05-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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Beaver's Bad Day
Beaver's Bad Day — Season 1, Episode 34 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-06-04. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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Boarding School
Boarding School — Season 1, Episode 35 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-06-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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Beaver and Henry
Beaver and Henry — Season 1, Episode 36 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-06-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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Beaver Runs Away
Beaver Runs Away — Season 1, Episode 37 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-06-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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Beaver's Guest
Beaver's Guest — Season 1, Episode 38 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-07-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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Cat Out of the Bag
Cat Out of the Bag — Season 1, Episode 39 of Leave It to Beaver. Aired 1958-07-16. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.
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