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Leave It to Beaver

1957TV-G6 seasons6.9 / 10

Gee, Wally!

An inquisitive and often naïve boy, Theodore 'The Beaver' Cleaver, has 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.

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Synopsis

An inquisitive and often naïve boy, Theodore 'The Beaver' Cleaver, has 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.

Season 5 episodes

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Episode 1

Wally Goes Steady

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.

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Directed by Norman AbbottWritten by Bob MosherGuest stars Ryan O'Neal

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Episode 2

No Time for Babysitters

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.

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Directed by David ButlerGuest stars Barbara Parkins

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Episode 3

Wally's Car

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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Directed by David ButlerGuest stars Ken Osmond, Ralph Sanford

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Episode 4

Beaver's Birthday

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.

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Directed by Hugh Beaumont

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Episode 5

Beaver's Cat Problem

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.

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Directed by David ButlerWritten by Bob Mosher

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Episode 6

Wally's Weekend Job

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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Directed by Norman AbbottGuest stars Cheryl Holdridge, Ken Osmond

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Episode 7

Beaver Takes a Drive

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.

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Directed by Charles F. HaasGuest stars Brad Morrow

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Episode 8

Wally's Big Date

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.

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Directed by David ButlerGuest stars Ken Osmond

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Episode 9

Beaver's Ice Skates

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.

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Directed by Hugh BeaumontGuest stars Stanley Clements

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Episode 10

Weekend Invitation

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.

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Directed by David ButlerWritten by Bob Mosher

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Episode 11

Beaver's English Test

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.

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Directed by Norman AbbottGuest stars Wendell Holmes

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Episode 12

Wally's Chauffeur

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.

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Directed by Hugh BeaumontGuest stars James Seay

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Episode 13

Beaver's First Date

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.

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Directed by David ButlerWritten by Bob MosherGuest stars Cheryl Holdridge

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Episode 14

Ward's Golf Clubs

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.

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Directed by David Butler

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Episode 16

Beaver, the Bunny

30m

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.

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Directed by Anton Leader

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Episode 17

Beaver's Electric Trains

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.

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Directed by Hugh Beaumont

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Episode 18

Beaver's Long Night

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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Directed by Hugh Beaumont

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Episode 19

Beaver's Jacket

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.

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Directed by David Butler

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Episode 20

Nobody Loves Me

30m

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.

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Directed by David ButlerWritten by Dale EunsonGuest stars Burt Mustin

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Episode 21

Beaver's Fear

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.

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Directed by David ButlerGuest stars Ken Osmond, Burt Mustin

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Episode 22

Three Boys and a Burro

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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Directed by David Butler

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Episode 23

Eddie Quits School

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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Directed by Jeffrey HaydenGuest stars Bert Remsen, Ken Osmond

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Episode 24

Wally Stays at Lumpy's

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.

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Directed by Hugh Beaumont

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Episode 25

Beaver's Laundry

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.

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Directed by David ButlerGuest stars Ken Osmond

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Episode 26

Lumpy's Car Trouble

30m

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.

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Directed by David ButlerWritten by Bob MosherGuest stars Ken Osmond

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Episode 27

Beaver, the Babysitter

30m

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.

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Directed by David ButlerGuest stars Marjorie Reynolds, Ken Osmond

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Episode 28

The Younger Brother

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.

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Directed by David ButlerGuest stars Russ Conway, Ken Osmond

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Episode 29

Beaver's Typewriter

30m

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.

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Directed by David ButlerGuest stars Ken Osmond

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Episode 30

The Merchant Marine

30m

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.

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Episode 31

Brother Versus Brother

30m

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.

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Directed by David ButlerGuest stars Mimi Gibson, Hardie Albright

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Episode 32

The Yard Birds

30m

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.

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Guest stars Ken Osmond

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Episode 33

Tennis, Anyone?

30m

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.

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Directed by Hugh BeaumontGuest stars Ken Osmond, James Drake

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Episode 34

One of the Boys

30m

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

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Directed by David ButlerGuest stars Ken Osmond, Stephanie Hill

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Episode 35

Sweatshirt Monsters

30m

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.

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Directed by David ButlerGuest stars Doris Packer, Hardie Albright

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Episode 36

A Night in the Woods

30m

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.

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Directed by David ButlerGuest stars Ken Osmond, John Hart

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Episode 37

Long Distance Call

25m

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.

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Directed by Norman AbbottGuest stars Don Drysdale, Stephen Talbot, Mark Murray, Dennis Olivieri, Ray Montgomery, Kevin Jones, Johnny Eimen

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Episode 38

Stocks and Bonds

30m

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.

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Directed by Norman AbbottWritten by Allan ManingsGuest stars Ken Osmond

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Episode 39

Un-Togetherness

30mfinale

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.

Episode credits

Directed by Norman AbbottGuest stars Ken Osmond

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about Leave It to Beaver

Cast

Jerry MathersTheodore 'Beaver' Cleaver
Barbara BillingsleyJune Cleaver
Hugh BeaumontWard Cleaver
Tony DowWally Cleaver
Cindy CarolNita Norton
Madge BlakeMrs. Margaret Mondello
John HoytDoctor Compton
Cheryl Holdridge

Credits

Created by
Bob Mosher
Written by
Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly, Dale Eunson, George Tibbles, Ben Gershman, Mel Diamond, Dick Conway, Bill Manhoff, Roland MacLane, Richard Baer, Allan Manings, Clifford Goldsmith, John Whedon, Phil Leslie, Harry Winkler, Fran van Hartesveldt

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
234
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ABCUnited States
  • CBSUnited States
  • Kayro Productions
  • MCA TelevisionUnited States
  • Revue StudiosUnited States
  • Gomalco Productions

Themes

sitcomtraditional family