Episode
Leave It to Beaver: Beaver's Short Pants
Overview
When June goes on a trip to visit her sister, Peggy, June's Aunt Martha steps in and stays with Ward and the boys. Ward and the boys do their best not to hurt Martha's feelings, but Beaver has the hardest time when she buys him a suit, knee socks, a cap, and short pants and makes him wear the outfit to school.
Details
- Series
- Leave It to Beaver
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1957-12-13
Episode context
Beaver's Short Pants is Episode 11 in Season 1 of Leave It to Beaver. It aired on 1957-12-13.
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Episode 10: Wally's Girl Trouble
Wally and Beaver dread attending dance school, so when suddenly Wally takes a liking in it, June and Ward are dumbfounded. It seems Wally has developed a crush on a girl named Penny and Beaver soon feels neglected and left out when Wally begins spending all his time with her.
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