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[Ward Narrating]
You know, it’s only natural for parents
to feel proud of their children.

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And there’s nothing so fascinating
as your own offspring.

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But when another parent raves
about his children, it's amazing
how you can lose interest.

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And that's the way our story
begins tonight on Leave It To Beaver.

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[Announcer]
Leave It To Beaver.

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Starring Barbara Billingsley,
Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow...

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and Jerry Mathers as the Beaver.

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Hey, Mom.
What is it now, Wally?

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When are we gonna eat?
The Beaver and me
are getting hungry.

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Wally, the Beaver and I
are getting hungry.

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Yeah, I guess we're all
getting hungry.

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We're waiting for your father.

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I don't know what's holding him up.
He was gonna drop Mr. Cornelius
off from the office and come right home.

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We'll eat as soon as he gets here.
Okay.

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I sure hope I can hold out.

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Of course, I haven't told you
about my oldest boy, have I?

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Not today.

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Oh, uh, Willis.
isn't that your wife
looking out the window there?

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No, no, no, that's the rubber plant
in the kitchen.
There's no hurry.

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Well, of course, with Willis Jr.,
his teacher says there is no limit
to how far he can go.

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Oh, but of course, your boy Wally
is in the same class.
You probably heard all about it.

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The other boys always
look up to a leader. Hmm.

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Yes, I guess they do.

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Yeah, well, Willis,
I don't wanna keep you.

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Oh, that's all right.
That's all right. Your boys worried
about the test tomorrow, hmm?

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Test?
Yes, the whole school's
taking it.

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Don't tell me your lads
haven't even mentioned it to you.

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Oh, oh, yes.
Oh, yeah, of course the test.
Yes, certainly.

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Yeah, well, I'll, uh,
see you in the morning then, Willis.

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Of course.
You're picking me up.
Yeah.

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Now, you take last year,
my two boys came in
first and second.

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And then, of course,
there's the girl.

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Now there's where the family traits
really come out.

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I remember my grandfather—
that's on my mother's side, of course—

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Beaver, anything happen
in school today?

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Angela Valentine said
she was gonna get sick in class.

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— What happened?
- She did.

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Well, uh, Wally, anything happen
in your class today?

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Nothing that good.

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Yeah.

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Uh, well, is anything special
going to happen at school tomorrow?

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I don't know.

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I don't know either, Dad.

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Anything, uh, special,
like a— like a test?

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Yeah, somebody said something
about a test.

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I think they're giving it
to the whole school

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Oh. Well, are you boys prepared?

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I guess so.
Could I have another cookie, Mom?

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Well, how about you, Beaver?
Are you prepared?

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— Prepared for what?
— For the test!

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I guess so.
Can I be excused?

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— Certainly.
— Thanks for a nice supper, Mom.

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— Thank you.
— Thanks for the nice cookies, Mom.

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Well, there they go.

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Test coming up tomorrow,
they're completely unconcerned.

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I'll bet you right now
Corny Cornelius's kids
are home studying like mad.

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Oh, Ward, you're just upset
because Willis hurt your ego.

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Well, he stepped on it
a little bit, I'll admit.

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But you know,
he got me started thinking too.

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Now look,
our kids make good grades,

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but there's no reason why
they shouldn't make great grades.

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Why, when I was in school,
I-I played football,
I managed to hold down a job...

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and still come up
with good enough grades
to get a scholarship.

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Ward, we all can't be "A" students.
Maybe the boys are more like me.

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Oh, of course they're not.
They—

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Uh, well, what I mean, dear,
is they've got to learn to apply themselves.

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And I'm going to go up there tonight
and see that they buckle down to work.

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Oh, Ward, don't you think
you oughta let them
study by themselves?

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You upset them so
when you try to help them.

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Dear, I've learned patience.

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Believe me,
I've learned patience.

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Hey, Wally, are we really
gonna have a test tomorrow?

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Yeah, I think they're giving it
to everybody in school.

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How come you're not studying?

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Well, they didn't give us
any homework. It's not the kind
of test you study for.

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It's a test in intelligence.

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I guess they don't teach
intelligence in the second grade.

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Intelligence isn't a subject, Beaver.
They don't ask you arithmetic and history.

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They ask you stuff like—
Which is longer a six—foot string
or a six—foot board?

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Oh.

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Well, why would they ask you
silly questions like that?

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I don't know.
I think it's to soften you up
for the harder ones.

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-Hi, Dad.
-Hi.

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Well, boys, I thought
before you went to bed tonight,

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we could sort of prepare
for this test together.

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Are you gonna
take it too, Dad?
[Laughs]

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You know what I mean, Beaver.

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No, I just thought
If we all sort of pulled together
on this thing,

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that we could maybe
make a little progress.

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Your old dad used to be
pretty good with the books, you know.

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Now, let's see, Beaver,
you made pretty good grades
in everything but arithmetic.

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— Suppose we start with you.
— But, Dad—

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Now, never mind, Wally.
I'll get to you in a minute.
Don't you worry.

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— Yes, Dad.
— Come on, Beaver.

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Let's see now.
Um, as I recall,

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we had a little trouble
with our multiplication tables,
didn't we?

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So, why don't we run
over them first. Okay, boy?

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Okay, Dad.
Okay.

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Two times two?
Four.

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Three times two?
Six.

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Four times two?
Eight.

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Hey, that's fine, Beaver.
Fine.

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Now then, four times four?
Fifteen.

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[Laughs]

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I guess I kinda threw you
a curve there, didn't I?

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No, four times four is 16, Beaver.

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— Sixteen.
— Yeah, now remember that.
Fix it in your mind.

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Okay, here we go again.

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Two times two?
Four.

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Three times two.
Six.

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Four times three?
Sixteen.

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[Chuckles]

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—All right, Wally.
— Sorry, Dad.

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I just thought of something funny
that happened in school.

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Yeah.
Now come on, Beaver.

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You know that four times three
is 72, don't you?
Yes, sir.

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Then why did you say 16?

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I thought you'd get mad at me.

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Wally, have I gotten mad at him?
Have I yelled at him?

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Not yet, Dad.

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Uh, Beaver, I just don't know
what you're gonna do tomorrow...

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when they ask you
what four times four is
and you don't know.

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They won't ask any arithmetic.
Wally says it's a 'telligence test.

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[Wally]
That's right, Dad.
It's one of those I.Q. tests.

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They told us not to study.
They don't want a lot of junk
in our minds.

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Oh, I see, an I.Q. test.

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Gee, Beaver, I hope
I didn't upset you.

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— That's okay.
—Yeah, well, uh—

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Well, if there's nothing to study,
I guess that's that.

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Uh, just do the best you can.

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And don't get upset,
or, you know, don't worry about it.

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Yeah, well, get a good night's sleep.

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[Beaver]
Dad?
Yeah.

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Four times four is 16.

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Thank you, Beaver.

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Children, while it's true
this is a test,

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this isn't the kind of a test
that's going to affect your marks.

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So, since you all have
your test papers in front of you,

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I want you to print your name
in the upper left—hand corner
of the page.

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Miss Canfield.
Yes, Whitey.

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Should we print printing
or print writing?

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Well, I think this time
we'll just print printing.

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Now, you have exactly 1 5 minutes
on the first part of the test.

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But if you come to a question
you can't answer, don't labor over it.
Go right on to the next one.

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All right, are we
all ready, class?

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[All]
Yes, Miss Canfield.
Then go.

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—All right, time's up.
—[Sigh Of Relief]

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Pass your papers to the front.

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Now, that wasn't so bad,
was it?
[All] No, Miss Canfield.

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Uh, Charles, would you collect
all the papers and take them
to Mrs. Rayburn's office.

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—Yes, Miss Canfield.
— Charles is a new boy, Miss Canfield.

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He doesn't know
where the principal's office is.

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I know where it is,
Miss Canfield.

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I'm sure you do, Charles.

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[Bell Rings]

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All right, class dismissed.

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Beaver.
What?

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Remember number 12?
Did you pick the apple
or the orange for the right answer?

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—I picked the apple.
— Yeah? How come?

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I like apples better.

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Oh. What did you pick, Whitey?

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I didn't get to that question.
I got stuck on the one
with the pictures of six houses.

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One of them
didn't have any chimney.

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It wasn't supposed to.
That was the problem.

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Oh. I guess I shouldn't have
"drawed” one in.

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[Giggles]
Isn't that funny, Beaver?

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Uh—uh.
I drawed one in too.

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Hello? Yes, speaking.

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Oh, how are you? Yeah.

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The Beaver? He—

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He— He did?

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Well— Well, certainly.
Yeah, we'll be very glad to.

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Yeah, yeah.
Well, thank you very much.

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[Chuckles]
Hey,June.

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Hey,June,
come in here a minute.

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What's all the excitement?
I'm breading cutlets.

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What are cutlets at a time like this?
That was Mrs. Rayburn.
You know what the Beaver's done?

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That little rascal just made
the highest mark in the intelligence test
in the whole school.

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Our Beaver?
Our Beaver.

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Not only that,
he made the second highest mark
in the entire history of the test.

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That little son of a gun.

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He's a real chip
Off the old block, huh?

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Well, don't you think
you oughta give the Beaver
a little credit?

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You know,
he took the test, not you.

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Oh, honey, there's glory enough
in this for all of us.

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What are you doing?
I'm going to call
that Corny Cornelius.

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This'll stop him cold.
Oh, no, you don't.

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Supper's ready.
Look, I gotta get back
to my cutlets.

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You go up and tell the genius
and his brother to wash up
for dinner, huh?

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All right.
[Chuckles]

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The little son of a gun.

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Ward! Ward, the boys and|
are waiting in the car.

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We don't wanna be late
for our appointment
with Mrs. Rayburn.

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Yeah, well, I just have to
let Willis know
I'm not picking him up, dear.

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I'll be right with you.
All right.

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Oh, uh, hello, Willis?
Uh, listen, fellow,

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I'm sorry, but I'm not going to
be able to pick you up this morning.

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— Feeling a little under the weather, huh?
— Oh, no, no.

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No, I have to go over to school
to see Mrs. Rayburn.

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It's about the intelligence test
and Beaver.

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[Chuckles]
It seems he made
the highest mark in the school.

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Oh, for his grade, huh?

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For the whole school?

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Well, why, that's wonderful.
[Chuckles]

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Yeah, well, I'd better hang up now.
My breakfast is getting cold.

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What's that?

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No, I haven't heard
how my boys did yet.

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Well, they probably
only notified the top group at first.

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You'll be hearing about your boys
in a few days.

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Well, I wouldn't dream
of keeping you from your breakfast, Willis.

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Go right ahead.
Yes, good—bye.

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Ward, the boys are gonna be late.

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And couldn't you have been
a little more subtle?

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Dear, you can't be subtle
at a time like this.

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And particularly
not with Corny Cornelius.

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Hi, kids.
[Scoffs]

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What's the matter?
We heard what you did, Beaver.

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Yeah, you went and got
the highest mark
in the intelligence test.

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What's wrong with that?
Nothing. But you were
so sneaky about it.

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Gee, all I did
was take the test.
[Larry] You're a sneak, Beaver

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Sittin' in class all the time,
pretendin' you weren't smart.

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And all the time
you were running around
with that head full of brains.

223
00:13:54,500 --> 00:13:58,527
Gee, I'm awful sorry.
I don't know how it happened.
[Bell Rings]

224
00:13:58,604 --> 00:14:02,438
Come on.
We'd better get to class.

225
00:14:02,508 --> 00:14:05,568
Beat it, Beaver.
I gotta get to class too.

226
00:14:05,645 --> 00:14:09,513
Then go by yourself.
We don't wanna hang around
with no sneaky genius.

227
00:14:13,386 --> 00:14:18,449
Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver,
we are very proud of Theodore
in this school.

228
00:14:18,524 --> 00:14:20,685
And I'm sure you are too.

229
00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:23,228
Well, actually,
I wasn't too surprised.

230
00:14:23,296 --> 00:14:25,856
He does have
the background for it.

231
00:14:27,567 --> 00:14:33,301
Well, to tell you the truth,
Mr. Cleaver, it came as quite
a surprise to me.

232
00:14:33,373 --> 00:14:38,834
Oh, well, Beaver's a very nice boy,
but I've always considered him
an average student.

233
00:14:38,911 --> 00:14:42,142
Well, Miss Canfield,
your class is large,

234
00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:44,706
and this is your first year
Of teaching.

235
00:14:44,784 --> 00:14:47,844
And recognizing this sort of thing
does come with experience.

236
00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:52,289
Yes, Mrs. Rayburn.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver,

237
00:14:52,358 --> 00:14:57,796
Theodore's showing
Of such remarkable potential
presents quite a problem.

238
00:14:59,699 --> 00:15:04,136
A problem?
We 're not equipped to handle
the exceptional chi/d

239
00:15:04,203 --> 00:15:07,639
I had a talk with Dr. Wade.

240
00:15:07,707 --> 00:15:09,641
He's the school system psychologist.

241
00:15:09,709 --> 00:15:14,203
And both of us urge you
to place Theodore
in a special school

242
00:15:17,016 --> 00:15:19,746
Change schools?
But he's been so happy here.

243
00:15:19,819 --> 00:15:24,518
And he has his friends
and he's particularly fond
of Miss Canfield here.

244
00:15:24,590 --> 00:15:26,922
I'm very fond of Beaver too.

245
00:15:26,993 --> 00:15:31,623
Dr. Wade gave me these pamphlets
on some excellent schools.

246
00:15:31,697 --> 00:15:34,564
I do hope you'll consider
one of these for Theodore.

247
00:15:35,868 --> 00:15:40,305
And I thank you for coming down,
and I hope you make
the right decision.

248
00:15:40,373 --> 00:15:42,841
Yes, well, thank you .

249
00:15:45,244 --> 00:15:47,678
thank you. Good—bye.

250
00:15:50,883 --> 00:15:55,081
Hey, Beaver, are they really gonna
send you to one of these schools?
I guess so.

251
00:15:55,154 --> 00:15:57,645
They're taking me out
to one of them tomorrow
to get reviewed.

252
00:15:57,723 --> 00:15:59,520
Interviewed.

253
00:15:59,592 --> 00:16:01,753
Interviewed.

254
00:16:03,563 --> 00:16:06,726
Wally, if I've gotta go,
I like this one best.

255
00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:09,962
It's the only one
that's got swings in the yard.

256
00:16:10,036 --> 00:16:12,800
Yeah, I noticed the kids
were giving you a rough time
at recess today.

257
00:16:12,872 --> 00:16:18,139
Yeah. Why'd they do that
just because I got a good mark?
Whitey gets good marks.

258
00:16:18,211 --> 00:16:22,204
Yeah, but you never have before.
I guess they're kinda jealous.

259
00:16:22,281 --> 00:16:25,717
They think you made them
look bad on purpose.

260
00:16:25,785 --> 00:16:28,811
Wally, I'm gonna miss
the kids at school.

261
00:16:28,888 --> 00:16:32,221
Even that creepy Judy.

262
00:16:32,291 --> 00:16:34,225
I guess I'm gonna
miss you too, Wally.

263
00:16:34,293 --> 00:16:38,059
Well, don't worry, Beave.
I'll come up and see you
on visiting days.

264
00:16:38,130 --> 00:16:40,394
Just like they do
at the penitentiary.

265
00:16:53,579 --> 00:16:55,513
Good morning.
Good morning.

266
00:16:55,581 --> 00:16:58,345
I'm Dr. Compton.
How do you do?
I'm Mr. Cleaver.

267
00:16:58,417 --> 00:17:01,045
Dr. Wade called
and told me you were coming.

268
00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:03,918
I imagine this is the young man.
What's your name, my boy?

269
00:17:03,990 --> 00:17:07,016
— Beaver.
— Beaver?

270
00:17:07,093 --> 00:17:09,459
Well, his name's actually Theodore,

271
00:17:09,529 --> 00:17:12,464
but the boys started
calling him Beaver because—

272
00:17:12,532 --> 00:17:16,434
It's sort of a nickname.
Well, Beaver,

273
00:17:16,502 --> 00:17:19,062
suppose we all sit down
and have a talk, hmm?

274
00:17:19,138 --> 00:17:24,440
Dr. Compton, don't you think
we oughta let Beaver play outside
while we talk this over?

275
00:17:24,510 --> 00:17:27,377
Oh, no, no.
That's one of my theories.

276
00:17:27,446 --> 00:17:29,380
Too many educators
treat the gifted child...

277
00:17:29,448 --> 00:17:32,417
as if he were suffering
from some sort of affliction.

278
00:17:32,485 --> 00:17:35,181
You don't mind if we talk
in front of you, do you, young man?

279
00:17:35,254 --> 00:17:37,814
No. Mom and Dad
do that at home.

280
00:17:37,890 --> 00:17:39,949
'Scept they spell out
the bad words.

281
00:17:40,026 --> 00:17:43,291
This young fella's
got quite a sense of humor.

282
00:17:43,362 --> 00:17:44,852
Yeah.
[Giggles]

283
00:17:44,931 --> 00:17:50,130
Well, Beaver, this is for you,
and you and your wife
sit over there.

284
00:17:50,202 --> 00:17:52,136
thank you .

285
00:17:52,204 --> 00:17:55,901
Well, after your tour around,
what do you think
of our school?

286
00:17:55,975 --> 00:17:58,409
Well, we think it's very nice.

287
00:17:58,477 --> 00:18:00,604
Ain't you got no baseball field?

288
00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:06,050
No. No, we have
an excellent gymnasium
and a fine swimming pool.

289
00:18:06,118 --> 00:18:09,246
You see, Mr. Cleaver, we don't
go in for competitive sports here.

290
00:18:09,322 --> 00:18:13,122
We feel that it arouses
the natural antagonisms in a boy

291
00:18:13,192 --> 00:18:15,660
And besides,
it's very distracting emotionally.

292
00:18:17,496 --> 00:18:20,056
Oh. Well.
I played football myself.

293
00:18:20,132 --> 00:18:24,228
I—I'd always thought
that the team play
sort of prepared one for life.

294
00:18:24,303 --> 00:18:28,296
I'm sure it's fine for the average child,
but we just can't have it with our boys.

295
00:18:29,675 --> 00:18:32,473
Being smart
is a lot more complicated
than when I was a boy.

296
00:18:32,545 --> 00:18:34,740
It certainly is, Mr. Cleaver

297
00:18:34,814 --> 00:18:37,510
I've been looking over
Dr. Wade's letter.

298
00:18:37,583 --> 00:18:40,051
Yes, the boy made
a fine showing.

299
00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:44,180
It's an excellent test too.
Wonderful way of putting
a ruler to a boy's brain.

300
00:18:46,692 --> 00:18:48,751
We're very proud
the Beaver did so well
on his tests.

301
00:18:48,828 --> 00:18:51,262
We're just trying to
make up our minds what to do.

302
00:18:51,330 --> 00:18:54,527
Well, I imagine Theodore's marks
have made up your mind for you.

303
00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:56,534
You don't want to
jeopardize his future.

304
00:18:56,602 --> 00:18:58,661
Well, that's certainly
what we're concerned with.

305
00:18:58,738 --> 00:19:03,141
By the way,
have you given any thought
to your vocation in life?

306
00:19:03,209 --> 00:19:04,938
Huh?

307
00:19:05,011 --> 00:19:08,105
Dr. Compton wants to know
what you'd like to be
when you grow up.

308
00:19:09,415 --> 00:19:13,010
Yes. Would you think
of being a lawyer
or a scientist?

309
00:19:13,085 --> 00:19:16,179
Perhaps a doctor?
I don't think so.

310
00:19:16,255 --> 00:19:19,816
Doctors have to wash
their hands all the time.
Besides that, they smell funny.

311
00:19:22,094 --> 00:19:25,461
I'm sure an intelligent fellow
like you has ambitions.

312
00:19:25,531 --> 00:19:28,056
What would you like
to be in life?

313
00:19:29,135 --> 00:19:31,399
Well, I thought maybe
a garbage collector.

314
00:19:32,471 --> 00:19:35,963
A garbage collector?
Now, why a garbage collector?

315
00:19:36,042 --> 00:19:40,536
Well, you don't have to
wash your hands all the time,
and nobody cares how you smell.

316
00:19:42,915 --> 00:19:46,476
Well, that's an original way
of looking at it.

317
00:19:46,552 --> 00:19:50,181
There seems to be
some diffusion of thought here,

318
00:19:50,256 --> 00:19:52,554
but I'm sure
we can remedy that.

319
00:19:52,625 --> 00:19:56,561
Our main concern is taking him away
from his friends in the school
where he's been so happy.

320
00:19:56,629 --> 00:19:59,894
Oh, I know the young man's
going to like it here.
Aren't you, son?

321
00:20:00,966 --> 00:20:04,026
I guess so.
Sure wish you had
a baseball field though.

322
00:20:13,479 --> 00:20:16,039
Hi, Wally.
Hi, Beave.

323
00:20:16,115 --> 00:20:18,345
Hey, how'd you like
the new school?
Did they interview you?

324
00:20:18,417 --> 00:20:21,875
Yeah, but, Wally,
it doesn't look like
a school at all.

325
00:20:21,954 --> 00:20:24,081
It looks like the building
where we go to the dentist.

326
00:20:24,156 --> 00:20:26,522
Well, did you get to see
any of the kids?

327
00:20:26,592 --> 00:20:28,890
Yeah, but I didn't get to talk
to any of them.

328
00:20:28,961 --> 00:20:32,192
They took us in a room
where I looked at a bunch of them
through a glass window.

329
00:20:34,433 --> 00:20:37,095
Well, maybe they were afraid
you'd get germs on them or something.

330
00:20:37,169 --> 00:20:40,366
You know, Wally,
I don't think I'm gonna
like it, being a genius.

331
00:20:40,439 --> 00:20:43,897
[Doorbell Rings]

332
00:20:46,545 --> 00:20:48,479
Well, Miss Canfield,
come on in.

333
00:20:48,547 --> 00:20:52,711
Uh, thank you .
Uh, Mrs. Cleaver,
I hope I'm not disturbing you,

334
00:20:52,785 --> 00:20:56,084
but I would like to talk
to you and your husband about
something important.

335
00:20:56,155 --> 00:20:58,089
Well, come on in.

336
00:20:59,391 --> 00:21:03,259
Well, hello, Miss Canfield
Glad you caught us in.

337
00:21:03,329 --> 00:21:06,093
We've been out looking over schools
for the Beaver.

338
00:21:06,165 --> 00:21:09,134
Yes, well, that's what
I wanted to talk to you about.

339
00:21:09,201 --> 00:21:12,534
Uh, this is Charles Fredericks.
He's a new boy in my class.

340
00:21:12,605 --> 00:21:15,472
How do you do, Charles?
How do you do, Mr. Cleaver?

341
00:21:15,541 --> 00:21:18,009
I'm sorry about what I did.

342
00:21:18,077 --> 00:21:19,772
Huh?

343
00:21:21,580 --> 00:21:25,676
Uh, Charles came to me
this afternoon with a rather
startling confession.

344
00:21:25,751 --> 00:21:29,778
You see, I gave him the test papers
to take to Mrs. Rayburn's office.

345
00:21:29,855 --> 00:21:33,052
Uh, well, it seems
that he switched the papers,

346
00:21:33,125 --> 00:21:36,686
and he put his name
on Beaver's test.

347
00:21:38,230 --> 00:21:41,324
You mean, the Beaver
didn't get the high mark?

348
00:21:42,768 --> 00:21:45,737
No, I'm afraid he didn't.

349
00:21:45,805 --> 00:21:49,866
Oh, I know this must be
upsetting to both of you.

350
00:21:49,942 --> 00:21:53,810
Well, I—I must say,
it comes as something
of a shock.

351
00:21:55,881 --> 00:21:59,112
Charles, why would you do
a thing like that?

352
00:22:00,319 --> 00:22:04,653
Well, at the school I came from,
I always got the best marks
in the class,

353
00:22:04,723 --> 00:22:06,657
and the kids were always
picking on me.

354
00:22:06,725 --> 00:22:08,784
Why did they pick on you?

355
00:22:10,729 --> 00:22:14,722
I guess 'cause my parents
were always coming to the school
and making a fuss about it.

356
00:22:16,468 --> 00:22:18,459
Oh.

357
00:22:18,537 --> 00:22:20,835
[Miss Canfield]
I hope you can forgive Charles.

358
00:22:20,906 --> 00:22:24,034
His parents almost made him
ashamed of being smart.

359
00:22:26,712 --> 00:22:28,646
I can see how that could happen.

360
00:22:30,115 --> 00:22:32,242
Yeah.

361
00:22:32,318 --> 00:22:38,223
Uh, but I'm curious, Charles,
why did you pick on the Beaver
to change papers with?

362
00:22:38,290 --> 00:22:40,417
Well, everybody likes him.

363
00:22:40,492 --> 00:22:43,655
I thought if I used his paper,
they'd like me too.

364
00:22:43,729 --> 00:22:46,197
I see.

365
00:22:46,265 --> 00:22:49,496
Well, now look.
Why don't you just go upstairs
and play with the Beaver for a while.

366
00:22:49,568 --> 00:22:52,059
— Gee, could I?
— Sure you can.

367
00:22:52,137 --> 00:22:55,004
Thanks.
Please, Mr. Cleaver,

368
00:22:55,074 --> 00:22:57,008
don't say anything, huh?

369
00:22:57,076 --> 00:22:59,101
Okay, Charlie.

370
00:23:05,150 --> 00:23:07,914
Well, Miss Canfield,
I suppose this may sound silly,

371
00:23:07,987 --> 00:23:12,014
but the only feeling
I have right now
is one of relief.

372
00:23:12,091 --> 00:23:15,618
You know, I just think it's wonderful
that there are bright boys like Charles,

373
00:23:15,694 --> 00:23:18,925
but somehow I'd rather have
the Beaver just the way he is.

374
00:23:18,998 --> 00:23:22,365
You know, Mrs. Cleaver, so would I.

375
00:23:26,772 --> 00:23:29,332
Yeah, Wally,
the test papers were switched.

376
00:23:29,408 --> 00:23:31,899
I didn't get
that high mark at all.

377
00:23:31,977 --> 00:23:34,912
Well, I figured all the time
there was something about it.

378
00:23:34,980 --> 00:23:38,279
Wally, Dad said
I'm not supposed to tell anyone.

379
00:23:38,350 --> 00:23:41,444
But if I don't tell anyone,
how are the kids supposed to know
I'm not a genius?

380
00:23:42,655 --> 00:23:45,818
Well, why don't you tell them
what four times four are?
That oughta do it.

381
00:23:45,891 --> 00:23:48,325
Sure, uh, 12.

382
00:23:49,695 --> 00:23:54,723
Well, it's been quite a day,
but it looks like
we're back to normal.

383
00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,200
Why so pensive?

384
00:23:57,269 --> 00:23:59,965
You know, June, I think
I've learned something from all this—

385
00:24:00,039 --> 00:24:02,132
to take our kids as they are.

386
00:24:02,207 --> 00:24:06,940
Not wish they were something else
or try to make them like ourselves.
It doesn't work.

387
00:24:07,012 --> 00:24:10,175
You know, maybe it's
just as well that it doesn't.

388
00:24:10,249 --> 00:24:12,183
[Phone Rings]
Yeah.

389
00:24:15,054 --> 00:24:17,818
Hello.

390
00:24:17,890 --> 00:24:20,415
Oh, uh, hi, Willis.

391
00:24:20,492 --> 00:24:22,653
Pick you up tomorrow.
Sure.

392
00:24:22,728 --> 00:24:26,061
Thanks, Ward.
See, Dorothea wouldn't let me
have the car the other day,

393
00:24:26,131 --> 00:24:29,123
and it cost me $2.60 in taxi fare.

394
00:24:29,201 --> 00:24:32,102
Oh, by the way,
about those intelligence tests,

395
00:24:32,171 --> 00:24:34,105
I don't put too much stock in them.

396
00:24:34,173 --> 00:24:38,769
I mean, my boys finished
in the bottom half of the school
for the first time.

397
00:24:38,844 --> 00:24:41,506
Can't get over
your boy finishing first.

398
00:24:41,580 --> 00:24:44,743
Well, we had a talk
with Miss Canfield,

399
00:24:44,817 --> 00:24:48,446
and we're not gonna make a big thing
out of the Beaver's standing in the test.

400
00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:53,014
You know, in our family,
we sort of take things
like that in stride.

401
00:24:53,092 --> 00:24:55,424
Yeah. Well, no, of course
I won't forget to pick you up, Willis.

402
00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:59,760
I—Yes, yes, I know
$2.60's a lot of money.

403
00:25:01,766 --> 00:25:03,102
All right, good—bye.

404
00:25:03,102 --> 00:25:08,563
Ward, why didn't you tell Willis
that that high mark was a mistake?

405
00:25:08,640 --> 00:25:10,574
Oh, I couldn't have done that, June.

406
00:25:10,642 --> 00:25:14,100
You heard me promise Miss Canfield
not to breathe it to a soul.