Episode
Leave It to Beaver: Beaver's First Date
Overview
A party is being thrown at the dancing school where Beaver and Wally once took lessons and they're both invited. This prompts Beaver to ask one particular girl who caught his eye, Betsy Patterson, if he could escort her to the dance. However, once at the dance, he finds that Betsy has promised other boys that she would dance with them.
Details
- Series
- Leave It to Beaver
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1961-12-30
Episode context
Beaver's First Date is Episode 13 in Season 5 of Leave It to Beaver. It aired on 1961-12-30.
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Episode 12: Wally's Chauffeur
Wally plans on going to a big dance with Evelyn Boothby and they plan on getting there cramped with six other people in Lumpy's car. When June and Ward refuse to allow that, Wally and Evelyn must find another way to get there. However, what Evelyn has in mind doesn't go over well with Wally.
Episode 14: Ward's Golf Clubs
During a particularly awful golf game, Ward happens to break his driver and decides it's not worth repairing it, so he just puts it in the closet. Later, Gilbert talks Beaver into hitting around some golf balls with Ward's clubs and one hit with the broken driver has Beaver thinking he broke it.
More episodes from this season
Episode 11: Beaver's English Test
Beaver has been having trouble in English and Ward persuades Wally to tutor him. Wally has Beaver look over an old exam that he once took and to Beaver's surprise, the next day, his teacher gives him the exact same test, which he of course he aces. However, Beaver is left with a guilty conscience.
Episode 15: Farewell to Penny
Beaver learns a girl he fights with is leaving town.
Episode 10: Weekend Invitation
Wally and a bunch of other guys are invited to spend the weekend at Scott's cottage on the lake. However, the one thing that could keep Wally from going, Scott just happens to forget to mention, that there will be no parent supervision.
Episode 16: Beaver, the Bunny
Beaver is cast as a rabbit for a school play and June has his costume all ready, complete with floppy ears and puffy tail. On the night of the play, Beaver needs to be at the school early and gets a ride with Lumpy and Wally in full costume, however, Lumpy's car breaks down and Beaver must walk the few blocks to the school to get there in time.
Episode 9: Beaver's Ice Skates
Beaver wants a new pair of expensive ice skates and asks Ward to borrow $13.00. Wanting to pick them out himself, he goes to the store and is conned by a salesman who sells him skates that her 3 sizes too big.
Episode 17: Beaver's Electric Trains
June runs across Beaver's old electric trains while cleaning and since he hasn't played with them in years, finds someone who will take them, with Beaver's consent. However, Beaver quickly re-discovers the fun he has with his old trains and wants to withdraw from the arrangement, even though, the new owners-to-be are expecting them.
Episode 8: Wally's Big Date
Wally's school is having an exchange dance and Wally and Eddie must take girls from a rival school that they chose out of a hat. Eddie asks to trade with Wally and he agrees, like a shot, after seeing the picture of Eddie's intended in a yearbook. Suspicious, Wally soon quickly discovers why Eddie wanted to trade; the girl is a few inches taller than Wally.
Episode 18: Beaver's Long Night
Beaver has Gilbert over to spend the night but after they watch a gangster movie things get out of hand. A suspicious car has just pulled up to the front of the house with two strange characters sitting inside, and they just happen to be Lumpy and Bill, dressed for a masquerade party. Not knowing this, Beaver calls the police and Lumpy and Bill are arrested.
Episode 7: Beaver Takes a Drive
When Beaver and Gilbert are pretending to go for a drive in Ward's car, Beaver accidentally releases the parking brake, causing the car to roll down the driveway and into the street, backing up traffic. Wally steps in and drives the car back in the driveway and clears up the traffic mess, but he soon finds himself being issued a citation for driving without a license.
Episode 19: Beaver's Jacket
Richard has just gotten, as Beaver describes it, a ""keen"" new jacket and this prompts Beaver to ask his parents for one exactly like it. June and Ward are hesitant after learning the price of one but decide to give in. However, when Richard loses his, he coerces Beaver into a plot to trick his parents.