1 00:00:23,023 --> 00:00:28,359 [Ward Narrating] Children have a wonderful knack of keeping their world separate from ours. 2 00:00:28,428 --> 00:00:31,693 [No Audible Dialogue] They raise monsters right under our very nose. 3 00:00:31,765 --> 00:00:33,699 [No Audible Sound Effects] 4 00:00:33,767 --> 00:00:39,467 Unknown to us, they send away for everything from shrunken heads to flying saucers. 5 00:00:40,541 --> 00:00:46,377 But occasionally they become involved with something that’s just a little too difficult to hide. 6 00:00:46,446 --> 00:00:50,212 And that’s our story for tonight on Leave It To Beaver. 7 00:00:56,056 --> 00:00:58,524 [Announcer] Leave It To Beaver. 8 00:01:02,729 --> 00:01:07,132 Starring Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow.. 9 00:01:08,201 --> 00:01:11,261 And Jerry Mathers as the Beaver. 10 00:01:18,812 --> 00:01:23,772 Oh, dinner a little late tonight, dear? Patience, Papa. Had to straighten up my dressing table. 11 00:01:23,850 --> 00:01:27,115 Somebody or something tipped over my bottle of hand lotion. 12 00:01:27,187 --> 00:01:30,884 Powder was spilt all over, and my pancake makeup is missing. 13 00:01:30,958 --> 00:01:35,395 Now don't tell me someone's trying to sabotage your natural, heaven—sent beauty. 14 00:01:36,463 --> 00:01:39,330 [Chuckles] 15 00:01:39,399 --> 00:01:41,697 I wonder if the boys could have had anything to do with it. 16 00:01:48,275 --> 00:01:50,209 Boy, that's a beaut. 17 00:01:50,277 --> 00:01:53,769 You think the “cakeup” will hide it? Pancake. 18 00:01:53,847 --> 00:01:59,376 Well, you can't go down to supper looking like that. Get heck for fighting. 19 00:02:00,387 --> 00:02:03,948 Ouch! Will you hold still and shut up? 20 00:02:06,126 --> 00:02:09,220 Gee, Wally, it sure is nice of you to help me out. 21 00:02:09,296 --> 00:02:15,257 Look, I'm only helpin' you 'cause if Dad gets mad at you, he always winds up getting mad at me. 22 00:02:15,335 --> 00:02:17,326 Well, thanks anyways. 23 00:02:19,906 --> 00:02:22,340 Who belted ya? 24 00:02:22,409 --> 00:02:24,343 A kid. 25 00:02:24,411 --> 00:02:26,936 Which kid? 26 00:02:27,014 --> 00:02:30,575 One of the kids. What“ I tell Dad? 27 00:02:30,651 --> 00:02:32,983 I don't know. 28 00:02:33,053 --> 00:02:36,216 Tell him— Tell him you fell down. 29 00:02:36,289 --> 00:02:38,849 Gee, thanks, Wally. 30 00:02:38,925 --> 00:02:41,792 Anyways, that wouldn't 'zactly be a lie. 31 00:02:41,862 --> 00:02:46,094 After I got hit, I did fall down. Ouch! 32 00:02:46,166 --> 00:02:50,762 June, I'm starved. It's all ready, honey. Will you call the boys? 33 00:02:50,837 --> 00:02:56,776 —Will I! Hey, Wally, Beaver! Boys! — [Door Slams] 34 00:02:56,843 --> 00:03:02,782 [Footsteps Running Loudly] June, don't you think you could get 'em shoes with softer soles? 35 00:03:02,849 --> 00:03:04,783 I'll ask around. 36 00:03:20,734 --> 00:03:24,101 Uh, Beaver, turn around. 37 00:03:29,810 --> 00:03:33,541 — Beaver, what's the matter with your eye? — Which eye, Mom? 38 00:03:36,516 --> 00:03:39,246 Uh, Beaver, come here. 39 00:03:51,298 --> 00:03:55,234 Theodore, you have a black eye! Guess so, Mom. 40 00:03:55,302 --> 00:03:57,964 Okay, Beave, where'd you get it? 41 00:03:58,038 --> 00:04:01,098 I fell down. Didn't I fall down, Wally? 42 00:04:01,174 --> 00:04:03,142 Yeah. He fell down, Dad. 43 00:04:04,211 --> 00:04:06,543 Oh. You fell down, did you? 44 00:04:06,613 --> 00:04:08,740 I fell down fighting. 45 00:04:08,815 --> 00:04:12,774 Oh, dear. Maybe I better call a doctor. He might have a concussion. 46 00:04:12,853 --> 00:04:16,311 I don't have a 'cussion. I just have a black eye. 47 00:04:16,389 --> 00:04:19,847 And I wish everybody'd stop pickin' on me. [Chuckles] 48 00:04:19,926 --> 00:04:23,487 Nobody's pickin' on you, Beaver. You go on back and eat your supper. 49 00:04:23,563 --> 00:04:25,827 [Chuckles] 50 00:04:25,899 --> 00:04:30,495 It's all perfectly normal. It's a—just a part of growing up. 51 00:04:30,570 --> 00:04:32,162 [Chuckles] 52 00:04:32,239 --> 00:04:36,198 I guess I must have, uh, had a hundred fights by the time I was his age. 53 00:04:37,277 --> 00:04:40,474 Well, we'll talk no more about it. 54 00:04:51,892 --> 00:04:55,157 How does the other kid look? [Beaver] Alright. 55 00:04:55,228 --> 00:04:59,221 All right? Well, you—you must've got in a couple of good licks, didn't ya? 56 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:01,130 No, sir. 57 00:05:02,202 --> 00:05:05,797 You— You mean, you didn't fight back? No, sir. 58 00:05:06,807 --> 00:05:08,798 Well, what did you do? You must've done something. 59 00:05:09,876 --> 00:05:12,344 — I ran away. — You ran away? 60 00:05:13,914 --> 00:05:16,178 Ward,you're frightening him. 61 00:05:17,250 --> 00:05:20,515 Well, it frightens me a little too— a boy running away. 62 00:05:22,155 --> 00:05:26,319 Beaver, go ahead and eat your soup. I don't want to. 63 00:05:26,393 --> 00:05:29,089 [Ward] What’s the matter? I'm gonna be sick. 64 00:05:31,064 --> 00:05:33,692 I think he is. Remember on the roller coaster when he— 65 00:05:33,767 --> 00:05:35,701 Never mind. 66 00:05:35,769 --> 00:05:38,761 — Beaver, you can't be sick. —I think| can. 67 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:41,899 Beaver, you run along upstairs. 68 00:05:41,975 --> 00:05:45,069 Wally, you go along with him. I'll bring you up trays later. 69 00:05:51,818 --> 00:05:55,049 [Footsteps 0n Stairs] 70 00:05:58,425 --> 00:06:00,416 Did you have a bad day at the office today? 71 00:06:00,493 --> 00:06:03,860 Well, no. No, not at all. [Clears Throat] 72 00:06:03,930 --> 00:06:07,627 Oh, there was a little upset over the Thompson deal. They, uh, can't decide who to give it to. 73 00:06:07,701 --> 00:06:11,137 Be either Fred or me. Why don't you fight him for it? 74 00:06:12,205 --> 00:06:14,139 Now, June— 75 00:06:15,609 --> 00:06:19,375 If something's bothering you at the office, you certainly shouldn't take it out on the Beaver. 76 00:06:19,446 --> 00:06:24,782 This is a serious problem,June. A boy's got to be able to defend himself. 77 00:06:24,851 --> 00:06:27,615 And I intend to see that Beaver learns. 78 00:06:27,687 --> 00:06:30,986 I just don't like fathers teaching boys to fight. 79 00:06:32,058 --> 00:06:37,997 Dear, all in the world I'm going to do is give the Beaver a few little pointers on how to defend himself. 80 00:06:38,064 --> 00:06:43,161 So if he happens to run into this kid again, he— he can mop up the playground with him. 81 00:06:49,476 --> 00:06:51,467 Do you think it'll be “unswolled” by tomorrow? 82 00:06:53,346 --> 00:06:55,314 I don't know. 83 00:06:55,382 --> 00:06:57,316 Now come on, Beaver. Who hit ya? 84 00:06:58,385 --> 00:07:02,287 I told ya, a kid. I know, but which kid? 85 00:07:03,356 --> 00:07:06,086 If I tell ya, promise you won't tell nobody? 86 00:07:06,159 --> 00:07:09,026 Sure, I promise. Now who was the guy that hit ya? 87 00:07:10,096 --> 00:07:13,065 — He was a girl. —A girl? 88 00:07:14,067 --> 00:07:17,434 Quiet! All right. Who was it? 89 00:07:18,505 --> 00:07:20,666 Do you know Violet Rutherford? 90 00:07:22,976 --> 00:07:25,843 Isn't that the one that did the tap dance in the assembly? 91 00:07:25,912 --> 00:07:29,439 — That's the one. — What a creep. 92 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:37,287 I sure wish you were allowed to hit girls. 93 00:07:37,357 --> 00:07:41,953 Well, how did it happen? On account of the sign on her back. 94 00:07:42,028 --> 00:07:45,691 You pinned a sign on her back? No. 95 00:07:45,765 --> 00:07:49,030 Then why did she hit ya? I laughed. 96 00:07:49,102 --> 00:07:51,093 Oh. 97 00:07:52,772 --> 00:07:58,176 What did the sign say? “Violet Rutherford drinks gutter water.” 98 00:07:59,813 --> 00:08:03,943 Here we go. Come on. [Strains] 99 00:08:04,017 --> 00:08:07,475 You— You put your thumb in here. That's where I got my hand. 100 00:08:08,555 --> 00:08:11,888 Yeah. Well, uh, okay. Never mind. [Clears Throat] 101 00:08:11,958 --> 00:08:16,418 All right. There we go. Now then, I think that oughta do 'er, huh? 102 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:22,264 There we are. Now then— Now let's have a little action, Beaver. You're gonna have a lot of fun. 103 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:25,429 Okay. Now hit early. 104 00:08:25,505 --> 00:08:29,566 Come on. Let 'er go now. Let 'er go! 105 00:08:35,682 --> 00:08:37,047 [Thud] 106 00:08:41,221 --> 00:08:44,247 I don't think I like havin' fun this way. 107 00:08:45,592 --> 00:08:49,084 [June] Ward’ Ward? 108 00:08:51,064 --> 00:08:53,396 What's happened now? 109 00:08:53,466 --> 00:08:56,629 — He forgot to duck, Mom. — Nothing to worry about. 110 00:08:56,703 --> 00:08:58,864 Happens to the best of 'em. [Chuckles] 111 00:08:58,938 --> 00:09:03,034 Well, can he come in for his lunch now, or haven’t you finished knocking him down? 112 00:09:06,479 --> 00:09:11,280 Oh, by the way, Fred's here. Uh—huh. Be right there. 113 00:09:12,352 --> 00:09:15,810 Uh, well, um— [Clears Throat] now, uh, Wally, you'd better run along. 114 00:09:15,889 --> 00:09:18,449 I, uh— I—I wanna talk to the Beaver. All right. 115 00:09:19,526 --> 00:09:23,690 Now, um, Beave, I'm, uh— 116 00:09:23,763 --> 00:09:29,702 I'm gonna give you some pointers about boxing, but I don't want you to use the knowledge promiscuously. 117 00:09:30,837 --> 00:09:33,101 What's that, Dad? 118 00:09:33,173 --> 00:09:37,610 Well, I mean, I— I don't want you to go around pickin' fights. 119 00:09:37,677 --> 00:09:41,374 But if you should happen to run into this kid again who gave you the black eye the other day, 120 00:09:41,448 --> 00:09:43,575 well, um,you— you're not gonna— 121 00:09:43,650 --> 00:09:47,484 y—you wouldn't wanna let someone push you around twice in a row, now would you? 122 00:09:47,554 --> 00:09:50,182 No, sir. No. Of course not. 123 00:09:50,256 --> 00:09:55,592 So, uh, I don't want you to go looking for trouble, but I don't want you to run away from it either. 124 00:09:55,662 --> 00:09:58,756 A—As a matter of fact, I think, if I were you, I'd, uh— 125 00:09:58,832 --> 00:10:02,029 I'd look up this person who gave you the black eye, 126 00:10:02,102 --> 00:10:04,536 and, uh, I—I'd let 'em know where I stood. 127 00:10:04,604 --> 00:10:07,903 You see, if anyone's gonna get aggressive with you, 128 00:10:07,974 --> 00:10:12,308 you've got to show them you can be just as aggressive as they are. 129 00:10:12,378 --> 00:10:16,838 I know. But this kid— And if someone punches you, you've gotta punch 'em right back. 130 00:10:16,916 --> 00:10:19,009 But this kid— [June] Ward’ Huh? Sure. 131 00:10:19,085 --> 00:10:22,350 0h, Ward’ So— Yeah. All right. I'll be right there. 132 00:10:22,422 --> 00:10:27,018 Now, uh, you just remember What I told you, Beaver. Right? 133 00:10:27,093 --> 00:10:29,084 Right. 134 00:10:35,201 --> 00:10:40,400 Don't get 'gressive with me, Violet Rutherford. 135 00:10:50,717 --> 00:10:52,651 I'm sorry, Fred. Huh! 136 00:10:52,719 --> 00:10:55,153 | see you got a new sofa. Yeah, yeah. June thought we oughta— 137 00:10:55,221 --> 00:10:58,918 Now why didn't you tell me? I could've introduced you to a guy and saved you lots of money. 138 00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:04,089 Well, that's, uh, very nice of you, Fred. I'll certainly call on you the next time. 139 00:11:04,164 --> 00:11:09,864 Oh, the New York brass wanted you to look these over, so I said to myself, “Why don't I drop 'em by?” 140 00:11:09,936 --> 00:11:12,029 Well, thanks a lot for the trouble. 141 00:11:12,105 --> 00:11:14,437 Oh, no trouble at all. 142 00:11:15,775 --> 00:11:20,075 Say, uh, you're not upset about that Thompson deal, are ya? What about the Thompson deal? 143 00:11:20,146 --> 00:11:22,410 You mean they haven't told ya? 144 00:11:22,482 --> 00:11:26,543 Well, they dumped it in my lap. I know you were sort of counting on it, Ward. 145 00:11:26,619 --> 00:11:29,053 Ah, no hard feelings now. 146 00:11:29,122 --> 00:11:31,249 Oh, uh— [Chuckling] no. 147 00:11:31,324 --> 00:11:33,258 No, of course not. None at all. 148 00:11:33,326 --> 00:11:35,954 These things happen in a big company. 149 00:11:36,029 --> 00:11:37,963 Well, as long as there's no resentment. No. 150 00:11:38,031 --> 00:11:43,367 Oh, say, wasn't that your oldest boy I passed on the way in? He's kinda small for 15, isn't he? 151 00:11:44,437 --> 00:11:47,770 Uh, Wally is 13. 152 00:11:47,840 --> 00:11:50,809 Oh. Well, that's the way it goes. Yeah. 153 00:11:50,877 --> 00:11:52,936 Personally, my family's a little more mature. 154 00:11:53,012 --> 00:11:56,948 You know, both of my boys were offered scholarships— football scholarships. 155 00:11:57,016 --> 00:12:01,646 Well, that's, uh, certainly nice. Yeah. And then, of course, you know My youngest is quite a dancer— 156 00:12:01,721 --> 00:12:04,189 but then I suppose you saw that in the paper. No, I didn't. 157 00:12:04,257 --> 00:12:06,987 Oh, you didn't? Got the clipping right here. 158 00:12:07,060 --> 00:12:10,223 Yes, sir. She's gonna be a star someday. Here it is: 159 00:12:10,296 --> 00:12:14,392 “Violet Rutherford scores in amateur theatrical." [Chuckles] 160 00:12:14,467 --> 00:12:17,095 Well, that's certainly nice. 161 00:12:17,170 --> 00:12:19,104 Yeah, it sure is. Uh— 162 00:12:19,172 --> 00:12:22,608 Well, we'll see you around, Ward. Yeah, sure. You bet. 163 00:12:22,675 --> 00:12:25,303 Uh, are you sure there's no hard feelings? 164 00:12:25,378 --> 00:12:28,404 Oh, no. Absolutely not. [Both Laugh] 165 00:12:28,481 --> 00:12:30,642 See you around the salt mine. Yeah, right. 166 00:12:30,717 --> 00:12:32,651 [Exhales] 167 00:12:32,719 --> 00:12:38,089 Violet Rutherford, you do too drink gutter water. 168 00:12:51,504 --> 00:12:56,066 A girl? You mean a girl gave Beaver that black eye? 169 00:12:56,142 --> 00:12:59,771 Yes, Dad. That's why he didn't fight back. 170 00:12:59,846 --> 00:13:01,837 [Sighs] 171 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,418 [Laughing] 172 00:13:09,489 --> 00:13:12,981 [Sniffles, Continues Laughing] A girl. 173 00:13:16,462 --> 00:13:18,794 Beaver, come down here a minute. [Chuckles] 174 00:13:18,865 --> 00:13:21,231 Hey, Beaver— [Chuckles] 175 00:13:21,301 --> 00:13:26,034 If you want the Beaver, he went out about 10 minutes ago. Oh. Well, I'll talk to him later. 176 00:13:26,105 --> 00:13:28,096 Oh, uh, did he say where he was going? 177 00:13:28,174 --> 00:13:31,371 Yes. He went over to Violet Rutherford's house. Oh. [Chuckles] 178 00:13:32,812 --> 00:13:35,508 Now then, Wally, about this girl that— 179 00:13:35,581 --> 00:13:37,515 Violet Rutherford? 180 00:13:41,487 --> 00:13:47,426 Wally, that girl who, uh— who hit the Beaver, uh, it couldn't have been, uh— 181 00:13:49,062 --> 00:13:50,996 [Groans] 182 00:13:51,064 --> 00:13:55,160 And I practically sent him over there to annihilate her. 183 00:13:55,234 --> 00:13:57,168 Well, why didn't you tell me? 184 00:13:57,236 --> 00:14:01,195 You let me go through all those boxing lessons, everything, and you— Why didn't you say something? 185 00:14:01,274 --> 00:14:05,608 Well, I promised. And anyway, |didn't think it was important before. 186 00:14:05,678 --> 00:14:09,671 Well, you could have at least told me it was a girl. You didn't ask me. 187 00:14:09,749 --> 00:14:15,381 Oh, I didn't ask you. You never ask us, Dad. You just tell us. 188 00:14:15,455 --> 00:14:18,788 Well, that's just about enough out of you, young man. 189 00:14:18,858 --> 00:14:22,157 Uh, you better go on upstairs to your room. Go on. 190 00:14:22,228 --> 00:14:24,219 All right. 191 00:14:29,836 --> 00:14:32,532 Where's Wally going? Up to his room. 192 00:14:32,605 --> 00:14:36,041 Where are you going? Out! To Fred Rutherford's. 193 00:14:40,113 --> 00:14:42,604 [Doorbell Chimes] 194 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:49,811 Oh, I paid your partner for the newspaper last week. 195 00:14:49,889 --> 00:14:55,293 I'm not the paperboy. I'm Beaver Cleaver, and I wanna see Violet Rutherford. 196 00:14:55,361 --> 00:14:57,386 Oh. Uh,just a minute. 197 00:14:57,463 --> 00:14:59,454 Violet? 198 00:15:02,468 --> 00:15:04,959 Hi, Beaver. Hi, Violet. 199 00:15:13,146 --> 00:15:17,412 You got grass on your lawn too. The grass in the back is cement. 200 00:15:24,390 --> 00:15:27,120 Violet— What? 201 00:15:27,193 --> 00:15:31,027 You wanna be 'gressive? ’Gressive? 202 00:15:31,097 --> 00:15:34,999 'Cause if you wanna be 'gressive, I can be just as 'gressive as you can. 203 00:15:36,068 --> 00:15:38,468 I don't know how to play. What's 'gressive? 204 00:15:41,207 --> 00:15:44,802 — That means, “Do you wanna fight?" — No, I don't wanna fight. 205 00:15:45,878 --> 00:15:47,971 Okay. What else do you wanna do? 206 00:15:48,047 --> 00:15:51,483 Uh, I don't know. Let's go spit off the bridge. 207 00:15:51,551 --> 00:15:55,146 Uh—uh. I did that on the way over here. 208 00:15:55,221 --> 00:15:58,088 — Let's go look at the lady in the jiggle belt. — Okay. 209 00:16:00,026 --> 00:16:04,019 [No Audible Sound Effects] 210 00:16:06,466 --> 00:16:08,457 [No Audible Dialogue] 211 00:16:20,213 --> 00:16:22,807 Cleaver, I don't know where that boy of yours could have taken her, 212 00:16:22,882 --> 00:16:26,147 but they must be somewhere in the neighborhood. Just take it easy. They'll show up. 213 00:16:26,219 --> 00:16:29,017 Yes, but in what condition? [Child Imitating War Whooping] 214 00:16:29,088 --> 00:16:33,320 — Cleaver, what's that? — [Whooping Continues] 215 00:16:33,392 --> 00:16:35,883 My gosh, he ’s killing her. 216 00:16:39,165 --> 00:16:41,656 [Child Giggling] All right. That'll be enough— 217 00:16:41,734 --> 00:16:44,362 What are you doing? Scalpin' a settler. 218 00:16:44,437 --> 00:16:47,929 — Can't a guy have any fun? — We're sorry, son. We thought you were two other children. 219 00:16:49,008 --> 00:16:50,942 Mister, let go of my arm. 220 00:16:51,010 --> 00:16:54,707 Oh. Sorry. Have you seen two kids fighting around here? 221 00:16:54,780 --> 00:16:57,510 I don't know. What do they look like? 222 00:17:00,450 --> 00:17:00,520 [Ward] One was a boy, about eight, and the other was a girl 223 00:17:00,520 --> 00:17:04,752 Fightin'? Well, nobody like that's been fightin' around here. 224 00:17:04,824 --> 00:17:07,486 Well, they must be fighting someplace. Come on. 225 00:17:11,197 --> 00:17:13,358 Who were those guys? I don't know. 226 00:17:13,432 --> 00:17:16,060 But two kids are gonna have a fight. Where? 227 00:17:16,135 --> 00:17:19,764 Where everybody goes to fight: over at Metzger's Field. 228 00:17:19,839 --> 00:17:24,071 Oh, boy! There hasn't been a good fight around here in a long time. 229 00:17:26,445 --> 00:17:29,278 — Hi, Gus. — Mm. 230 00:17:30,349 --> 00:17:34,547 Oh. Hi there, Beaver. | see you brought the missus today. 231 00:17:34,620 --> 00:17:37,646 Gus, you know I'm not married. 232 00:17:37,723 --> 00:17:40,089 Oh, just goin’ steady, huh? 233 00:17:40,159 --> 00:17:43,720 Stop teasin'. You know I'm never gonna get married. 234 00:17:43,796 --> 00:17:46,731 And if| do get married, I'm not gonna get married to a girl. 235 00:17:48,067 --> 00:17:52,800 —I got an idea he'll change his mind about that, eh, sis? —I don't know. 236 00:17:52,872 --> 00:17:56,103 I've known Gus all my life. All our lives. 237 00:17:56,175 --> 00:17:58,837 — Been to any fires this week? — Oh, no. 238 00:17:58,911 --> 00:18:02,745 No, this is the kind of firehouse where the firemen don't go to the fires. 239 00:18:02,815 --> 00:18:08,412 This is a 'ziliary firehouse. That’s right Auxiliary Company Number7. 240 00:18:08,487 --> 00:18:12,423 That means we help out If all the other companies can't handle the call. 241 00:18:12,491 --> 00:18:15,824 Gus had her out last year. To a fire? 242 00:18:15,895 --> 00:18:20,389 Uh, no, it was another kind of emergency. 243 00:18:20,466 --> 00:18:24,129 Last spring Miller's Pond was backin' up on the highway. 244 00:18:24,203 --> 00:18:26,364 Chief put in a call for me. 245 00:18:26,439 --> 00:18:31,206 Me and Number 7 went down there and pumped it out drier than the “Sahary” Dessert. 246 00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:33,643 Gee, I sure wish I'd been there. 247 00:18:33,713 --> 00:18:38,343 Mm—hmm. Only thing is, I still ain't got the swamp smell outta the cylinders. 248 00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:43,945 Well, Violet, we better be goin'. 249 00:18:44,023 --> 00:18:46,218 Bye, Gus. Bye, Gus. See you tomorrow. 250 00:18:46,292 --> 00:18:51,594 I'll be here. You and the missus drop by anytime. [Chuckles] 251 00:18:51,664 --> 00:18:53,598 [Sighs] 252 00:18:53,666 --> 00:18:57,966 [Ringing] 253 00:18:58,037 --> 00:19:01,063 Hello? Oh, Ward. Where are you? 254 00:19:02,141 --> 00:19:06,669 Oh. With Fred, hmm? Have you found the Beaver and Violet yet? 255 00:19:07,747 --> 00:19:10,113 No, they haven't come back here. 256 00:19:10,182 --> 00:19:12,116 Have you tried the park? 257 00:19:13,185 --> 00:19:16,313 | see. Everywhere, huh? 258 00:19:17,390 --> 00:19:19,381 What? 259 00:19:19,458 --> 00:19:24,794 [Chuckles] Well,just a minute. I'll ask him. You sent him up to his room. 260 00:19:26,198 --> 00:19:30,066 Wally! Wally! [Door Opens] 261 00:19:31,904 --> 00:19:36,773 What is it, Mother? Your father wants to know where you'd go if you were gonna have a fight with a girl. 262 00:19:36,842 --> 00:19:40,039 Gee, Mom, I wouldn't hit a girl. 263 00:19:41,113 --> 00:19:44,605 Ward? He says he wouldn't hit a girl. 264 00:19:46,185 --> 00:19:48,745 All right. 265 00:19:48,821 --> 00:19:52,621 Wally, your father says you better go back up to your room. All right. 266 00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:58,293 Hey, did you hear? Two kids are havin' a fight over at Metzger's Field. 267 00:19:58,364 --> 00:20:01,663 No foolin'. Who told ya? All the kids are talkin' about it. 268 00:20:01,734 --> 00:20:07,673 It's a heck of a fight. Blood and everything. I hear they sent for the cops. 269 00:20:12,645 --> 00:20:16,342 [Slurping] Want another one, Beaver? 270 00:20:16,415 --> 00:20:19,009 No, thanks. I don't wanna spoil my supper. 271 00:20:22,221 --> 00:20:24,985 How much is it? Eighty—eight cents with tax. 272 00:20:25,057 --> 00:20:27,082 Charge it. Charge it? 273 00:20:27,159 --> 00:20:30,492 What’s the name? Mr. Fred Rutherford 274 00:20:30,563 --> 00:20:33,259 Okay. 275 00:20:36,102 --> 00:20:39,401 Hey, that's keen. Where'd you learn that? 276 00:20:39,472 --> 00:20:42,464 From my mother. She does it to Dad all the time. 277 00:20:43,542 --> 00:20:46,375 Let's get some gum on the way out— 278 00:20:46,445 --> 00:20:49,346 [Both Slurping] 279 00:20:49,415 --> 00:20:51,406 and charge it. 280 00:20:53,085 --> 00:20:56,384 Son, have you seen two children fighting? Yeah. But it's all over. 281 00:20:56,455 --> 00:21:01,085 It's all over? Yeah. It was over in Metzger's Field. My brother saw it. 282 00:21:01,160 --> 00:21:04,254 One of the kids' ears was torn off. Ear? 283 00:21:04,330 --> 00:21:10,235 Yeah. It was layin' right there on the ground, and the guy from the ambulance sewed it back on. 284 00:21:11,303 --> 00:21:14,898 Oh, now— now, Fred, you— you know how boys exaggerate. 285 00:21:14,974 --> 00:21:17,636 I don't know about that, but there's been a fight. 286 00:21:17,710 --> 00:21:23,046 I knew you resented the Thompson deal, but I didn't Think you'd take it out on my kid. 287 00:21:26,018 --> 00:21:27,952 I gotta be goin' home pretty soon. 288 00:21:28,020 --> 00:21:32,457 Beaver, you never used to play with me before. How come you came over? 289 00:21:33,526 --> 00:21:37,656 I don't know. I guess I just come over. That's all. 290 00:21:42,234 --> 00:21:44,168 Hey, look. 291 00:21:45,237 --> 00:21:47,205 Looks like you got no teeth. 292 00:21:47,273 --> 00:21:50,003 I know. That's why I always get the black gum. 293 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,678 You know, you look a lot better without teeth. 294 00:21:59,885 --> 00:22:02,649 [Tires Squealing] 295 00:22:03,722 --> 00:22:05,656 There they are. Thank heavens. 296 00:22:06,659 --> 00:22:09,992 —Violet, are you all right? — Hi, Daddy. 297 00:22:10,996 --> 00:22:14,830 Oh, my gosh, her teeth. $800 worth of braces. 298 00:22:16,936 --> 00:22:21,498 — Beaver, did you do this? — Yes, Daddy. I done it to me too. 299 00:22:22,575 --> 00:22:24,805 Huh! It's chewing gum. 300 00:22:24,877 --> 00:22:27,402 Chewing gum? 301 00:22:27,479 --> 00:22:29,413 Violet, you better go in the house. 302 00:22:29,481 --> 00:22:32,939 A w, come on now, Fred Where’s your sense of humor? [Chuck/es] 303 00:22:33,018 --> 00:22:34,952 Cleaver, you made me miss my golf game. 304 00:22:35,020 --> 00:22:40,117 You ran me all over town, chased me half out of my wits and now you wanna know where's my sense of humor? 305 00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:42,752 But, Daddy, we had fun. 306 00:22:47,166 --> 00:22:51,933 Cleaver, I don't think your boy better come around here anymore. Now look here, Fred. 307 00:22:54,506 --> 00:22:56,770 All right, Fred. 308 00:22:56,842 --> 00:22:58,833 Come on, Beaver. 309 00:23:02,715 --> 00:23:05,115 — Bye, Beaver. — Bye, Violet. 310 00:23:13,525 --> 00:23:15,459 [Door 0pens] 311 00:23:16,528 --> 00:23:19,520 Hi, Wally. Oh, hi, Beave. 312 00:23:20,766 --> 00:23:23,564 They were lookin' for ya. They found me. 313 00:23:23,636 --> 00:23:25,729 Did you beat up Violet Rutherford? 314 00:23:25,804 --> 00:23:29,638 No. But Mr. Rutherford hollered at Dad. 315 00:23:29,708 --> 00:23:32,768 What did Dad do? Did he holler at Mr. Rutherford? 316 00:23:32,845 --> 00:23:35,405 No. He took me home. 317 00:23:39,051 --> 00:23:43,715 Oh, uh, boys, uh,you'|l be eating alone tonight. Your mother and I are going out to dinner. 318 00:23:43,789 --> 00:23:47,088 And, uh— [Clears Throat] Wally, you can leave your room now. 319 00:23:47,159 --> 00:23:50,617 — Yes, Dad. — [Beaver] Dad? 320 00:23:53,399 --> 00:23:56,800 Did Mr. Rutherford get 'gressive with you? 321 00:23:56,869 --> 00:24:00,464 Yeah, Beaver, he did. He— He got quite aggressive. 322 00:24:00,539 --> 00:24:04,339 Dad, how come you didn't get 'gressive back at Mr. Rutherford? 323 00:24:06,111 --> 00:24:10,673 — Well— — You told me, if somebody got 'gressive at me, that I should get 'gressive back at them. 324 00:24:11,750 --> 00:24:14,514 Yeah, I know| did, Beaver, but, uh, 325 00:24:14,586 --> 00:24:18,454 well, you see, you're a little boy, and little boys are supposed to defend themselves. 326 00:24:19,525 --> 00:24:24,827 — Aren't grown—ups? — Uh, well, uh, grown—ups have learned to control themselves, Beaver. 327 00:24:24,897 --> 00:24:27,127 Uh, that's why they don't have to fight. 328 00:24:27,199 --> 00:24:29,030 Are little boys supposed to fight? 329 00:24:31,270 --> 00:24:35,206 Yeah. Yeah, |—| guess you could say that, uh, 330 00:24:35,274 --> 00:24:39,506 defending yourself is one of the rules for being a little boy, Beaver. 331 00:24:44,416 --> 00:24:49,183 Well, um, I'm— I'm late now. Uh, you— See you later. 332 00:25:00,399 --> 00:25:03,027 — Wally— — What, Beave? 333 00:25:04,703 --> 00:25:08,104 The rules are a lot easier on grown—ups than they are for little boys. 334 00:25:08,173 --> 00:25:12,439 Sure they are, Beaver. The grown—ups are the ones that make the rules. 335 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:16,671 Whew.