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How you coming
with baseball, Wally?

2
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Well, we didn't have
a regular practice today.

3
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Coach gave us a lecture
on how to lose with a smile.

4
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[Door Closes]
How you doin' with Mr. Willet?

5
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Fine. He taught us
how to spit on the reed today.

6
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[Announcer]
Leave It To Beaver.

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

8
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and Jerry Mathers as the Beaver.

9
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Say, I got home after you fellows
had gone to bed last night.

10
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Oh, great, Dad.
The coach says right now
I'm practically first—string pitcher.

11
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Well, that's swell, Wally.
Hey, did you hear that, June.7
First—string pitcher.

12
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How about you, Beaver?
Did you go out for the "C" team?

13
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Oh, sure, Dad.
The coach threw each guy two flies.

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I caught the first one,
but the second one hit me on the head.

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On the head?

16
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I knew something like this
would happen.

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It hit me real hard,
But I didn't cry though.

18
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What did the coach say?

19
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He said I wasn't good enough
for the team.

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If I had "knowed" that,
I wouldn't have bothered not to cry.

21
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Well, Beaver—

22
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Hey, Dad it’s gonna be real neat.
We get to wear uniforms...

23
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and get to ride on buses
to games and even/thing

24
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[Ward]
Wally, I’m really proud of you

25
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Hey, I tell you what.
After I get home from work tonight,

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If you want to, we'll go over
to the vacant lot and play some catch.

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— Gee, that'd be great, Dad.
— Me too?

28
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Well, we'll be using a hard ball, Beaver.
I-I expect you'd better just hit the homework.

29
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Oh, Beaver, I wouldn't be upset
about not making the team.

30
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There are lots of other things
you can do at school.

31
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Sure, there are. Anyway, you're gonna
be a ballplayer one of these days.

32
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That's right. And in the meantime,
well, there must be
something else you like to do.

33
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Something that—
Something that especially appeals to you.

34
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Well,

35
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I like to wade in big puddles.

36
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But I don't think
they have a team for that.

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Hi!
Have a good day at the office?

38
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Miserable.
That's nice.
Oh, come here.

39
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There's something over here
from the boys' school
on the desk for you to sign.

40
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Well, if it's their report cards,
I'd better wait till I'm in a better humor.

41
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It's permission for the Beaver
to take music lessons.

42
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Music?
Uh-huh.

43
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He's never been interested
in music before.

44
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Well, I guess he was so disappointed
about not making the baseball team,
he wanted to go out for something.

45
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Huh.
At least there's nothing in the band
to hit him on the head.

46
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I wouldn't be too sure of that.

47
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You're really going out
for the band, Beaver?

48
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Yeah. I get to wear a uniform.
And for five dollars, you get free lessons.

49
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Boy, they got all kinds
Of instruments here.
Which one are you gonna play?

50
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I don't know.

51
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It's kind of hard to tell by lookin'
which one is the easiest.

52
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— What's that?
— That's a tuba.

53
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Tuba.
You ’re too small for that, Beaver

54
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And, anyway, Tooey's been playing
the tuba since the fifth grade.

55
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Does he have to polish it all the time?

56
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Nah. He gets his mom to do it for him.

57
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Here's somethin' that looks good.
What's that?
That's a clarinet.

58
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I think I'll go out for that.

59
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It looks easy to carry.

60
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I sure hope it sounds good.

61
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Oh, uh, supper's ready, boys.
You'd better get washed up.

62
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Okay, Dad.

63
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I, uh, understand you're going to take
some music lessons at school, Beaver.

64
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Yeah. I think I'm gonna go out
for the clarinet.

65
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I don't know how it sounds,
but I like the way it looks.

66
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Well, that's fine.

67
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I, uh—I do hope, though,
that it's not gonna turn out like
the ice—skating lessons you had last year.

68
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Remember?
You quit after one week.

69
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Oh, no. I don't think
I'll fall down playing the clarinet.

70
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I don't think so either.
I, uh,just hope you stick with it, that's all.

71
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Oh, sure, Dad.

72
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[Be/l Ringing]

73
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Hey, Beave, how you doin'
with the clarinet?

74
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Great, Wally. They taught us
how to take it apart today.

75
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How you coming
with baseball, Wally?

76
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Well, we didn't have
a regular practice today.

77
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Coach gave us a lecture
on how to lose with a smile.

78
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[Door Closes]
How you doin' with Mr. Willet?

79
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Fine. He taught us
how to spit on the reed today.

80
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Hi!
Hi, Mom.

81
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Hi, Mom.
I've been worried about you two.

82
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We ate dinner with the team
on the way home from Bellport.

83
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Good.

84
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I, uh, take it you won.

85
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You bet we did.
The old pro here only allowed 12 runs.

86
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Is that good?
Well, it is when your team's
scoring 1 4.

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Hey, where's the Beaver?
I wanna tell him all about the game.

88
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He's been waiting
for you to come home.
This is a big night for him.

89
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He's gonna play something for us.
On the clarinet?

90
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Uh-huh.
Oh, boy. I gotta hear this.

91
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He looks like he's been
doing this all his life.

92
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And after only five lessons.
Six, Mom.

93
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Come on, Beave.
Will you quit showin' off
and play somethin'?

94
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Now, be quiet, Wally.

95
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["America" Out Of Tune]

96
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Well, that was very nice, Beaver.

97
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Wasn't it, Ward?

98
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Oh—Oh, yes.
Yes, it certainly was.

99
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Uh, as a matter of fact,
it, uh, sounded vaguely familiar.
Well, of course it did.

100
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It's "America."

101
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[Humming "America"]

102
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Well, sure!
Of course it was "America."

103
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Hey, Beave, play it again.
Sounds like there's somethin' missin'.

104
00:08:05,952 --> 00:08:10,048
Yep. That's "America," all right.

105
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But, Beave, tell me.
Why do you always stop there?

106
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'Cause that's how far I memorized.

107
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Mr. Willet says as soon
as I learn the last few notes,
I can go on with the other guys.

108
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Oh. Well, that's fine.

109
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You wanna come upstairs
and watch me take it apart?

110
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Well, why don't you fellas
go on up now.

111
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I'll be up a little later.
Okay, Dad.

112
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Wally, you didn't say nothin'.
How'd you like it?

113
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Well, for a guy that just learned how
to spit on the reed a couple days ago,

114
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I thought it was pretty good.

115
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Oh, Ward, wasn't he cute
with that clarinet?

116
00:09:00,206 --> 00:09:04,302
You gotta give him credit.
He certainly thinks he can play it, doesn't he?

117
00:09:06,446 --> 00:09:08,937
I practiced my piece
four hours yesterday,

118
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and my mother says if I don't make it,
she's gonna phone Mr. Willet.

119
00:09:12,685 --> 00:09:16,018
Mr. Willet told me
I got a pretty good chance.

120
00:09:16,089 --> 00:09:19,650
Mr. Willet didn't tell me anything,
but I think I got a pretty good chance too.

121
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You, Beaver? Mr. Willet's
just giving you lessons
because he had an extra clarinet.

122
00:09:24,531 --> 00:09:27,796
You're awful.
Isn't he, Whitey?
He's not really awful.

123
00:09:27,867 --> 00:09:31,462
He just sounds that way
when he plays.

124
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You just wait and see what happens
this afternoon, Beaver.

125
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You just wait and see.

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[Piano]

127
00:10:14,881 --> 00:10:17,213
[Stops]

128
00:10:20,086 --> 00:10:22,179
[Resumes]

129
00:10:26,359 --> 00:10:28,486
[Ends]

130
00:10:28,561 --> 00:10:31,826
Yes, I-I think with a little work,
That’ll be fine, Judy.

131
00:10:31,898 --> 00:10:34,059
Thank you, Mr. Willet.

132
00:10:43,076 --> 00:10:45,067
Bye, Mr. Willet.

133
00:10:45,145 --> 00:10:49,104
Bye, Judy.
All right, now, uh, Herbert.

134
00:10:49,182 --> 00:10:53,084
["Mary Had A Little Lamb"]

135
00:10:57,957 --> 00:11:00,585
Excuse me.

136
00:11:17,243 --> 00:11:19,677
Thank you, Thomas.

137
00:11:19,746 --> 00:11:22,874
I don't believe we're quite ready
for the orchestra just yet.

138
00:11:22,949 --> 00:11:24,974
Perhaps with
a little more practice, hmm?

139
00:11:25,051 --> 00:11:28,578
[Playing Scales]

140
00:11:34,127 --> 00:11:37,893
— Well, that's gonna be very—
— Continues]

141
00:11:48,174 --> 00:11:50,802
Oh, that's—that's fine, Whitey.
You're making real progress.

142
00:11:50,877 --> 00:11:54,904
Thank you, Mr. Willet.
I practiced a lot at home,

143
00:11:54,981 --> 00:11:57,040
except when my big brother hits me.

144
00:11:58,484 --> 00:12:01,942
Well, you keep it up, Whitey.
I think you'll be a credit to our woodwinds.

145
00:12:05,258 --> 00:12:09,456
Bye, Mr. Willet.
All right. Now, Theodore,
let's hear what you can do.

146
00:12:09,529 --> 00:12:12,794
— Right now?
— Right now.

147
00:12:15,635 --> 00:12:18,934
We were, uh, working on "America,"
now, weren't we?

148
00:12:19,005 --> 00:12:21,098
Yes, Mr. Willet.

149
00:12:24,010 --> 00:12:28,276
["America" Out Of Tune]

150
00:12:32,685 --> 00:12:34,812
[Stops]

151
00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:38,986
Well, Beaver, can't you go any further?

152
00:12:39,058 --> 00:12:41,618
— I could, but it wouldn't be "America."
— Well, I-

153
00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:46,857
I see.

154
00:12:52,105 --> 00:12:55,097
I'll learn it, Mr. Willet.
Really, I will.

155
00:12:57,977 --> 00:13:00,377
I can't be in the band, huh?

156
00:13:02,382 --> 00:13:04,816
Well, you see, Theodore,

157
00:13:08,054 --> 00:13:11,854
you and Whitey are the youngest
that came out for the orchestra.

158
00:13:11,924 --> 00:13:16,623
And Whitey's been taking lessons
for six months, so naturally,
he's quite far ahead of you.

159
00:13:18,531 --> 00:13:20,556
Maybe next year.

160
00:13:20,633 --> 00:13:24,262
Oh.

161
00:13:24,337 --> 00:13:28,034
Maybe I could just sit in the band
and pretend like I was playing?

162
00:13:29,475 --> 00:13:32,842
Well, now, that wouldn't be fair either
to you or the other children, now, would it?

163
00:13:34,447 --> 00:13:36,540
I guess not.

164
00:13:37,617 --> 00:13:39,642
Do I have to give back the clarinet?

165
00:13:39,719 --> 00:13:44,816
Well, Theodore, I'll be working
with the others every day after school.

166
00:13:44,891 --> 00:13:49,385
But I-I guess you can keep it for a while,
and you can practice at home.

167
00:13:49,462 --> 00:13:51,589
Thank you, Mr. Willet.

168
00:13:55,935 --> 00:13:58,460
Oh. How'd you do, Beave?

169
00:13:58,538 --> 00:14:01,803
Who, me?
Yeah, you had tryouts today.

170
00:14:01,874 --> 00:14:03,899
Uh, great, Wally.
Just great.

171
00:14:03,976 --> 00:14:06,069
Oh, good.

172
00:14:13,753 --> 00:14:16,244
Hi, Beaver.
Hi, Mom.

173
00:14:16,322 --> 00:14:18,552
Wally's still at school?

174
00:14:18,624 --> 00:14:21,684
Yeah. He had to practice baseball.

175
00:14:21,761 --> 00:14:25,094
Oh, that's right.
Your father's gonna stop by
and watch them play.

176
00:14:25,164 --> 00:14:28,031
Yeah, I seen him there.
Oh?

177
00:14:28,101 --> 00:14:32,128
How come you aren't at school
practicing with the band?

178
00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:35,971
Uh, I think
they let us go early today.

179
00:14:36,042 --> 00:14:38,636
Oh.

180
00:14:38,711 --> 00:14:41,942
Honey, don't spoil your dinner.
Oh, no, Mom.

181
00:14:43,916 --> 00:14:45,941
Mom?
Hmm?

182
00:14:46,018 --> 00:14:50,717
I guess Dad's pretty glad
about Wally making the baseball team, huh?

183
00:14:50,790 --> 00:14:53,350
He certainly is.

184
00:14:53,426 --> 00:14:57,863
And I guess he's kind of glad
about me and the clarinet too.

185
00:14:57,930 --> 00:15:00,296
Oh, he certainly is, Beaver.

186
00:15:00,366 --> 00:15:03,563
Well, you're only in the second grade,
and to be in the school band,

187
00:15:03,636 --> 00:15:06,070
that's quite an accomplishment.

188
00:15:06,139 --> 00:15:08,232
Mmm. Yeah.

189
00:15:10,643 --> 00:15:14,079
And I guess Dad would feel pretty bad...

190
00:15:14,147 --> 00:15:17,674
if Wally wasn't no good
and got thrown off the team?

191
00:15:17,750 --> 00:15:22,847
Yes. Yes, he would.
He'd be quite upset.

192
00:15:22,922 --> 00:15:25,015
I thunk so.

193
00:15:26,859 --> 00:15:32,354
Beaver, Wally hasn't
gotten into any trouble
on the baseball team, has he?

194
00:15:32,432 --> 00:15:36,232
Oh, no, Mom.
With Billy Eehart having the measles,

195
00:15:36,302 --> 00:15:39,294
Wally's just about
the best player in the whole school.

196
00:15:39,372 --> 00:15:42,466
Well, then why all this talk?

197
00:15:42,542 --> 00:15:44,567
I don't know.

198
00:15:44,644 --> 00:15:47,772
I guess I just like to suppose things
that aren't gonna happen.

199
00:15:56,756 --> 00:16:00,692
Hurry up, boys.
You're gonna be late.

200
00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,160
So long, Mom.
Here's your lunch.

201
00:16:03,229 --> 00:16:05,424
So long, Dad.
So long, Wally. Say, hey.

202
00:16:05,498 --> 00:16:07,932
You gonna pitch again today?
Yeah, Dad.

203
00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,366
My arm feels great.
Swell.

204
00:16:10,436 --> 00:16:12,563
So long Mom. So long Dad.
See you later.

205
00:16:12,638 --> 00:16:16,768
Bye.
Beaver?
Don't forget your clarinet.

206
00:16:20,413 --> 00:16:24,179
I almost forgot it.
Hey, Beave, how you
coming along with the band?

207
00:16:24,250 --> 00:16:27,742
Oh, fine.
My fingers feel great.

208
00:16:27,820 --> 00:16:30,050
Swell.

209
00:16:30,122 --> 00:16:32,488
Bye.
Bye.

210
00:16:37,530 --> 00:16:41,899
Ward, I know you're happy
about Wally and the baseball team,

211
00:16:41,968 --> 00:16:47,406
but, well, I think
you should make a little more fuss
maybe over Beaver and his clarinet.

212
00:16:47,473 --> 00:16:51,341
Well, June, I'm proud as can be
about him being in the band.

213
00:16:51,410 --> 00:16:53,901
After all, he's only
in the second grade.

214
00:16:53,980 --> 00:16:56,813
Look, I'll tell you what. Tonight,
we'll ask him to play for us again.

215
00:16:56,883 --> 00:16:59,113
Oughta show a lot of improvement
after two weeks, huh?

216
00:16:59,185 --> 00:17:01,585
["America" Out Of Tune]

217
00:17:11,697 --> 00:17:13,892
Now, Wally,
I wouldn't laugh at your brother.

218
00:17:13,966 --> 00:17:16,867
I think he's shown
remarkable progress.

219
00:17:16,936 --> 00:17:20,633
Don't you, June?
Oh, yes. Yes, I do.

220
00:17:20,706 --> 00:17:23,470
Thank you.
Could I go now?

221
00:17:23,543 --> 00:17:26,239
Certainly.
I’d better go too.

222
00:17:32,084 --> 00:17:34,609
Hey, June, I didn't wanna
say anything to discourage him,

223
00:17:34,687 --> 00:17:37,315
but isn't that the same tune
he played two weeks ago?

224
00:17:37,390 --> 00:17:39,517
Yes, it is.

225
00:17:39,592 --> 00:17:42,356
Maybe that's Mr. Willet's system.

226
00:17:42,428 --> 00:17:44,555
Yeah.

227
00:17:44,630 --> 00:17:46,894
Yeah, maybe when he gets
the whole band together,

228
00:17:46,966 --> 00:17:49,059
it comes out all right.

229
00:17:50,703 --> 00:17:54,537
You think I oughta call him up
and just see how the Beave's doing?

230
00:17:54,607 --> 00:17:56,632
Oh, no, Ward.
I wouldn't do that.

231
00:17:56,709 --> 00:17:59,576
I'd hate him to think
we were like Judy's mother.

232
00:18:10,790 --> 00:18:16,319
Hey, Beave, that junk you just played,
it was the same junk
you played before, wasn't it?

233
00:18:16,395 --> 00:18:18,659
Maybe it was.

234
00:18:20,333 --> 00:18:23,427
All right, Beave.
When did they kick you out of the band?

235
00:18:23,502 --> 00:18:27,131
Two weeks a— Two weeks ago.

236
00:18:27,206 --> 00:18:31,870
And you've been carrying that thing
back and forth just to make it look good?
What a goof!

237
00:18:31,944 --> 00:18:34,845
You can't get away with it,
pretending you're in the band.

238
00:18:34,914 --> 00:18:36,939
They're gonna catch you,
and then you're gonna get in trouble.

239
00:18:37,016 --> 00:18:39,814
Well, if I do get in trouble,
it's all your fault.

240
00:18:39,885 --> 00:18:42,445
— My fault?
—Yeah.

241
00:18:42,521 --> 00:18:46,150
If I had to have a brother,
why did it have to be one
that could play baseball so good?

242
00:18:50,930 --> 00:18:55,230
I, um— I'll get my breakfast
downtown this morning.

243
00:18:55,301 --> 00:19:00,000
Now, why would Wally wanna carry
messy old shoelaces like that in his pocket?

244
00:19:00,072 --> 00:19:02,199
Those are not shoelaces.

245
00:19:02,274 --> 00:19:05,334
I think they're very old worms.

246
00:19:05,411 --> 00:19:07,936
Worms?

247
00:19:08,014 --> 00:19:10,039
Hey, what's this?

248
00:19:10,116 --> 00:19:12,209
I found that in another pocket.

249
00:19:12,284 --> 00:19:16,948
Looks like some sort of a fang.
It's a horse tooth.

250
00:19:17,023 --> 00:19:19,514
Well, now, why would anyone
want a horse tooth?

251
00:19:19,592 --> 00:19:23,528
Oh, I don't know.
I just know I wouldn't trust a kid
who didn't want one.

252
00:19:26,699 --> 00:19:29,725
Ward, look.
Here's a notice from the boys' school.

253
00:19:29,802 --> 00:19:34,569
"Grant Avenue School Band Concert.
7:00 pm. Thursday night."

254
00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:38,098
Hey, that's tonight.
Yes.

255
00:19:38,177 --> 00:19:41,704
Well, I wonder why
the Beaver didn't show it to us.
He's so proud of being in the band.

256
00:19:41,781 --> 00:19:45,877
Ah, he probably just stuck it in his pocket
along with the horse tooth
and forgot about it.

257
00:19:45,951 --> 00:19:50,479
Well, that's funny.
Here it is, the Beaver's big night,
and he doesn't even mention it.

258
00:19:50,556 --> 00:19:52,786
Ain't that just like a kid?

259
00:19:52,858 --> 00:19:57,261
Good—bye, dear.
Have a nice breakfast.

260
00:20:02,168 --> 00:20:05,467
Hey, Beave,
will you tell me somethin'?

261
00:20:05,538 --> 00:20:08,098
What are you doin'?

262
00:20:08,174 --> 00:20:10,301
Puttin' on my blue suit.

263
00:20:10,376 --> 00:20:12,901
What for? You can't go
to the band concert.

264
00:20:12,978 --> 00:20:15,071
You're not in it.

265
00:20:16,916 --> 00:20:19,214
But Mom and Dad think I'm in it.

266
00:20:19,285 --> 00:20:23,585
So you're just gonna put on your blue suit
and walk out of here with Mom and Dad
with a clarinet under your arm?

267
00:20:25,191 --> 00:20:27,159
What else can I do?

268
00:20:28,828 --> 00:20:31,296
Anyway, somethin' good
might happen on the way.

269
00:20:31,363 --> 00:20:34,127
Like what?

270
00:20:34,200 --> 00:20:36,168
Like I might get sick in the car.

271
00:20:36,235 --> 00:20:39,568
Beaver, a guy just can't get sick
when he wants to.

272
00:20:41,907 --> 00:20:45,604
I guess not.
Can you think of anything, Wally?

273
00:20:47,980 --> 00:20:52,246
Well, you couldn't play the clarinet
if you wrecked your fingers.

274
00:20:52,318 --> 00:20:54,684
How could I wreck my fingers?

275
00:20:54,754 --> 00:20:57,985
Well,you could slam 'em
in the door or somethin'.

276
00:21:02,461 --> 00:21:05,362
Wally, help me tie my tie.

277
00:21:09,668 --> 00:21:12,102
How come you're not gettin' dressed?
Aren't you goin'?

278
00:21:12,171 --> 00:21:15,834
No, I don't wanna be there
and watch what happens
when they find out what you did.

279
00:21:15,908 --> 00:21:18,206
You should've told 'em
a long time ago.

280
00:21:18,277 --> 00:21:22,270
But Dad was so proud of you
for gettin' on the baseball team.

281
00:21:22,348 --> 00:21:25,317
I wanted him to have
somethin' to be proud of me for.

282
00:21:25,384 --> 00:21:27,352
Yeah.

283
00:21:27,419 --> 00:21:31,617
Well—
Wally, where you goin'?

284
00:21:31,690 --> 00:21:34,454
Uh, well, I gotta
get some stuff downstairs.

285
00:21:37,463 --> 00:21:39,488
Darling?

286
00:21:39,565 --> 00:21:42,796
What are you so nervous about?
You aren't gonna play tonight.

287
00:21:42,868 --> 00:21:45,200
Well, I certainly am.
I'm gonna be right in there...

288
00:21:45,271 --> 00:21:47,569
straining for every note with him.

289
00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,200
[Humming "America" Out Of Tune]

290
00:21:53,212 --> 00:21:56,511
Oh, hi. Where's the Beaver?
You're not dressed.

291
00:21:56,582 --> 00:22:00,814
Well, he'll be right down
in a couple minutes.

292
00:22:00,886 --> 00:22:03,411
But I think there's something
you oughta know.

293
00:22:03,489 --> 00:22:07,653
Well, what?
Well, uh—

294
00:22:13,265 --> 00:22:16,257
Well, the Beaver's not in the band.

295
00:22:17,570 --> 00:22:21,563
What do you mean, he's not in the band?
We're going to hear him play tonight.

296
00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:25,076
Well, Mr. Willet flunked him
out of the band three weeks ago.

297
00:22:26,579 --> 00:22:30,015
Well, he's been taking
his clarinet to school every morning.

298
00:22:30,082 --> 00:22:33,677
I know. He's been hopin' something good
would happen before you found out.

299
00:22:36,255 --> 00:22:39,349
Now, why would he deliberately
try to deceive us like this?

300
00:22:41,861 --> 00:22:45,126
Well, you got such a kick out of me
makin' the baseball team and everything,

301
00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:47,131
he wanted you to like him
for somethin' too.

302
00:22:47,199 --> 00:22:49,690
Oh.

303
00:22:49,768 --> 00:22:51,929
[Door Closes]

304
00:22:58,110 --> 00:23:00,340
I'm all set to go.

305
00:23:00,412 --> 00:23:03,347
Uh— Well, Beaver, um—

306
00:23:03,415 --> 00:23:08,375
Beaver, uh, something's come up,
and your mother and I are not going
to be able to go to the concert.

307
00:23:10,289 --> 00:23:13,986
— Oh?
— We're awfully sorry to disappoint you.

308
00:23:14,059 --> 00:23:17,586
You mean I'm gonna
have to go by myself?

309
00:23:19,064 --> 00:23:22,830
Well, I don't think a fellow your age
should go out alone at night.

310
00:23:24,203 --> 00:23:27,366
Yes, Beaver.
Why don't you go upstairs...

311
00:23:27,439 --> 00:23:31,739
and take your suit off,
and maybe we can all go some other time.

312
00:23:33,078 --> 00:23:36,514
Yeah, maybe we can go some other time.

313
00:23:41,420 --> 00:23:43,354
I don't think Mr. Willet
will really miss me.

314
00:23:43,422 --> 00:23:46,823
Hey, wait up, Beave.
Sure, Wally.

315
00:23:53,132 --> 00:23:55,566
[Sighs]

316
00:23:56,969 --> 00:24:00,905
Oh, Ward, can you imagine what
he's gone through for the last few weeks...

317
00:24:00,973 --> 00:24:03,305
just so you'd still be proud of him?

318
00:24:03,375 --> 00:24:06,344
Yep.

319
00:24:06,412 --> 00:24:09,142
You know something, June?
We'd be a lot better parents...

320
00:24:09,214 --> 00:24:13,844
If we didn't wait
till they did something good
to let 'em know we're proud of 'em.

321
00:24:13,919 --> 00:24:16,945
Every once in a while,
just for no reason at all,

322
00:24:17,022 --> 00:24:19,820
we oughta tell 'em we love them.

323
00:24:27,299 --> 00:24:31,099
I just wanted to remind you boys
to brush your teeth
before you go to bed tonight.

324
00:24:31,170 --> 00:24:33,297
Your mother will be up in a few minutes
to say good night to you.

325
00:24:33,372 --> 00:24:36,398
Okay, Dad. Good night.
Good night, Wally.

326
00:24:37,876 --> 00:24:39,901
Good night, Beave.

327
00:24:39,979 --> 00:24:43,506
Dad?
What is it, Beave?

328
00:24:49,922 --> 00:24:54,120
Thanks.
Well, thanks for what, Beaver?

329
00:24:54,193 --> 00:24:57,822
For pretending you still thunk
I was in the band.

330
00:24:57,896 --> 00:25:02,424
Oh. Well, don't you worry
about it, Beaver.

331
00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:04,799
You'll make it next year.