Episode
Leave It to Beaver: Wally Buys a Car
Overview
A friend has a car for sale and Wally is interested, however, Ward and June are, as usual, hesitant about the whole thing. Ward decides to give in to Wally and allow him to buy the used car, with the condition that he inspect it first. Ward quickly finds problems with the car and he helps Wally look elsewhere giving Wally tips on the process of used car shopping.
Details
- Series
- Leave It to Beaver
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1963-01-10
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Wally Buys a Car is Episode 16 in Season 6 of Leave It to Beaver. It aired on 1963-01-10. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 15: The Mustache
Wally's on-again off-again girlfriend, Julie Foster seems to have thrown him over for a new guy in school who just happens to have a mustache. Wally's ego is bruised when Eddie tells him that Julie thinks he's naive and immature. This is the last straw and Wally decides to grow a mustache, much to the dismay of his family.
Episode 17: The Parking Attendants
The social event of the season, according to Fred Rutherford, is big party that a wealthy family is throwing and he rubs it in due to the fact that June and Ward didn't get an invitation. However, Wally and Eddie will be there after they get jobs parking the guest's cars. However, trouble ensues when Eddie parks Fred's car in a no parking spot and the car gets towed away by the city.
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Episode 13: Beaver's Autobiography
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Episode 19: Beaver's Good Deed
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Episode 12: Beaver, the Hero
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Episode 20: The Credit Card
Eddie agrees to use his new credit card to buy a battery for Wally's car. After Wally pays him back, Eddie uses the cash to buy some clothes. When Eddie's father confronts him about the large bill, he lies and says that Wally didn't pay him back.
Episode 11: Beaver, the Sheep Dog
At school, Beaver gets into an argument with a girl who retaliates by making fun of Beaver's hair, calling him a sheepdog. Incredibly self-concious, Beaver goes out to the store and buys different hairsprays and gels to try to improve his hairdo. He doesn't get the reaction he was expecting when he tries his new hairdo out on his family.
Episode 21: Beaver the Caddy
Beaver has gotten a job as a caddy and is quickly running around the golf course chasing balls. However, all innocence is broken when one of the guys Beaver is caddying for cheats in order to win a bet. Soon, Beaver begins wrestling with his conscience over whether or not to tell anyone.
Episode 10: Wally's Car Accident
June and Ward go away for the weekend and Wally asks to borrow Ward's new car to go to a dance. Although hesitant, Ward finally gives in and lets him take it. However, after the dance, Lumpy runs into some car trouble which results in Wally smashing the headlight on the car. Wally is now faced with having it repaired and paying for it himself and trying to find a way to break it gently to Ward.
Episode 22: Beaver on TV
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