Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963): Season 2, Episode 29 - Beaver Says Good-bye - full transcript

Leave It To Beaver.

Starring Barbara Billingsley,

Hugh Beaumont,

Tony Dow...

and Jerry Mathers...

as the Beaver.

I talked to Mrs. Clark today.
Oh, is she with Hoskins?

No, Thompson-Baker.
They have an exclusive.

What about Church's? Mrs.
Clark says we can steal that.

They always say that.

Hey, uh, what are
you guys talking about?



Oh, well, your mother and I
were talking about houses.

Oh. For a minute there, I thought
you were gonna steal a church.

You don't mean we're
gonna have to move, do you?

- We've looked at a few houses.
- Gee, Mom, is this one almost all used up?

No.

No, but, well, there's a place over in
Madison that would give us more room.

Madison.

Well, what does that mean?

Well, heck, Dad. Last
year we skunked Madison

High in basketball,
football and track.

Well, now, wait a minute, Wally.
Nothing's settled yet anyway.

Yeah, sure. But who wants to go to a
school where you're always getting skunked?

How about you, Beaver? Do
you have any objection to moving?

Uh-uh. At our school,
we don't skunk anybody.



Oh, it's a lovely house, boys. It
has twice the backyard we have here.

Look, tomorrow's Sunday and
we're gonna go over and look at it.

You can come along if you
want to. Heck, Mom, I can't come.

I promised Tooey I'd help him rig up a
stereophonic sound system in his house.

Tooey understands stereophonic
sound? Well, he's got two radios.

We're gonna put one in his
room and one in his brother's room.

Then we're gonna sit in the
bathroom and see how it sounds.

Well, I wouldn't want you to neglect
your research for house hunting.

- What about you, Beaver?
- Well, I guess I could go.

Madison. Oh, boy.

It's such a lovely home,
Mr. Church. Yes, why,

if our girls hadn't grown
up and gotten married,

the missus and I would never
think of giving this place up.

It certainly has a lot of
closet space, doesn't it, Ward?

Oh, yes, yes. Very nice.

And what do you think
of the house, young man?

It's real neat havin' a
whole closet right in the

living room where you can
throw all your dirty clothes.

Well, I'm afraid we sort of
picked up in a hurry this morning.

- Of course.
- Well, fine. You folks
just come back anytime.

Yeah, thanks. Well,
thanks a lot, Mr. Church.

Thank you. Bye.

Dear, did you change your mind?

You didn't act very
enthusiastic about the house.

Oh, well, of course not. I'm thinking
of making him an offer on it. Oh.

And, Wally, it's got two television
aerials and a doghouse in the backyard,

and bushes growing
right up out of the floor.

What are you tryin' to do, Beave, make
Mom and Dad think you want to move?

Sure. The house has
got all kinds of trees,

and they got their
own telegraph pole,

and a furnace that makes it
cold in the summer when it's hot.

All right. So maybe
this house is okay.

But what's gonna happen when you
move away and lose all your friends?

I'm not gonna lose 'em. Dad said Larry
and Whitey could come over and visit me.

Yeah, sure, but
they probably won't.

Their parents won't always be
drivin' 'em way over to Madison.

They don't have
to. Larry Mondello's

grandmother taught
him how to ride on a bus.

Yeah, well...

Well, maybe he'll come over
once a year or something.

And you’ll be gettin' bigger,
and he'll be gettin' bigger,

and pretty soon you'll see a
big fat man, and it'll be Larry.

Well, it'll still be Larry.

And anyway, they got a
real neat school over there.

Yeah, but don't think goin' to a
new school is so neat, Beave.

I knew this guy once
who went to a new school.

It was three days before anybody
would tell him where the cafeteria was.

- Who was the guy?
- Oh, uh, just a guy.

I'll bet you it was
a made-up guy.

Well, yeah. But it could happen.

Gee whiz, I guess it could.

Well, fellas, I've got
some good news for you.

I made an offer on that
house in Madison, and

the agent is pretty
sure it'll be accepted.

Gee, Dad, I don't
know if I want to move.

Beaver, you were all
excited about it this morning.

Well, I know. But, well, I
don't wanna go someplace...

where you never see
your friends again...

and in school they won't even
tell you where the cafeteria is.

Wally, what have you
been telling your brother?

Well, I don't know.

But, well, it's just that— Gee
whiz, Dad. I don't wanna move.

I like this house, and I've got
all my friends here in Mayfield.

A guy doesn't want to be friends
with guys he doesn't even know.

Look, Wally, you
can keep your friends.

And at your age, it's
easy to make new friends.

And believe me, this house
is a lot better for all of us.

You know I wouldn't do anything
that was wrong for you fellas, don't you?

Yeah. Sure, Dad.

Dad.

I don't mind movin'. In school,
it's easy to find the cafeteria.

You just stand in the hall and
smell where the food's comin' from.

No foolin'? You really
gonna move, Beaver?

Yeah, my father deposited an
offer on the place and everything.

It's a real neat place. Are
you goin' to another school?

Yeah, I gotta. This school
doesn't go with my new house.

You're not supposed to be talkin',
just 'cause Miss Landers isn't here yet.

Boy, I'm glad I'm movin'
away from a snitcher like you.

What do you mean "moving"?

Beaver's moving to a real
neat house over in Madison.

It's got a doghouse
that's air-conditioned even.

Huh. I'll bet it's not
as big as my house.

Go on, Judy. Your whole house
would fit in Beaver's new garage.

- Huh, Beaver?
- Yeah.

I'll bet you're not moving
at all, that's what I'll bet.

He is too.

You know, Beaver, when
you move, I'm gonna miss you.

Yeah?

Hey, Larry. Are you
gonna miss me too?

Oh, sure. Can I have your swing?

Sure, Larry. If we
don't take it with us.

You know something,
Beaver? What?

When you change to a new school,

they put you back a whole
half a grade. They do not.

They do too. Unless
you're smart like I am.

Now just a minute.
What's going on here?

I was just telling them
to be quiet, Miss Landers.

Gee, Miss Landers. We were just talkin'
about how Beaver's gonna have to move.

Why, Theodore, are you
going to be leaving us?

Yes, Miss Landers. My father's
buying a new house over at Madison.

And I'm gonna
get to get his swing.

Well, we'll be very
sorry to see you go,

and we're all going to
miss you, aren't we, class?

Yes, Miss Landers.

- Aren't we, Judy?
- Yes, Miss Landers.

Wally!

Hey, Wally!

What do you want, Beave?
Unbutton this, will ya?

There you go. Thanks, Wally.

Hey, how come you didn't unbutton
it before you tried to put it on?

The laundry already buttoned it. If I
put it on this way, I save a lot of time.

Yeah.

Boys, your father says he'll drive you to
school as soon as he gets off the phone.

Gee, Mom, he's gonna pick up
Mr. Rutherford. I think I'll walk.

- Why, Wally?
- Well, I don't know.

Mr. Rutherford's always telling me
I'm a fine young man, that kind of junk.

What's wrong with being
told you're a fine young man?

Well, I don't know. But when he says
it, it kind of makes you feel like a creep.

Oh, well.

Well, Beaver, isn't your shirt buttoned
up nice and neatly? Well, sure, Mom.

Well, I talked to the agent.

Those people in Madison
accepted another offer.

Oh, what a shame.

Hey, you mean we
don't have to move?

Well, not right away, anyway.

Come on, guys.
Let's hurry up. Ward.

Who bought it?
Oh, no one we know.

They paid cash. All cash?

All cash. Come on, Beave.

Hey, what's wrong with you?

Wally, I told all the guys at
school we were gonna move.

Well, so what? You
can just "un-tell" 'em.

Yeah, I guess so.

I don't mind "un-tellin'"
stuff to the guys,

but I sure hate to "un-tell"
stuff to that goofy Judy.

Yeah.

Hey, maybe if you just don't say anything,
the guys will forget all about it.

Hey, Larry. How come Miss Landers made us
clean erasers first thing in the morning?

I don't know. Maybe she's
got a lot of erasing to do today.

Yeah, but she never made us
do it before school started before.

Beaver, don't ask
a lot of questions.

Come on.

Hey, Larry, you're actin' funny.

Are you trying to
hide something?

I'm not actin' funny. Come
on. Let's get in the classroom.

Shh.

♪♪

♪ Good-bye, Beaver ♪

♪ Good-bye, Beaver ♪

♪ Good-bye, Beaver ♪

♪ We hate to see you go ♪

♪ Good-bye, Beaver ♪

♪ Good-bye, Beaver ♪

♪ Good-bye, Beaver ♪

♪ We're gonna miss you so ♪♪

Mom?

Oh, Mom?

Beaver? Well, hi there.

Did you want something? No.

I just wanted to
tell you I was home.

Oh.

Did you leave your
jacket somewhere again?

Uh, I guess so, Mom.

I think I smell
something burning.

Burning? Yeah, in the kitchen.

Oh! I hope it's not our roast.

- Beaver?
- I'm upstairs, Mom.

- There was nothing burning.
- Oh, that's good, Mom.

Hi, Wally. Hey.

What's all this?

Presents the guys
gave me at school.

Well, what are you doing with presents?
It's not your birthday or anything.

These are going-away presents on
account of me movin' to the new house.

Yeah, but we're not gonna move.

Why would they give
you going-away presents?

'Cause I told them
I was going away.

And before I could tell 'em I wasn't goin'
away, they give me going-away presents.

Boy, Beaver, you're goofy.

Hey, you can't keep those
presents when we're not gonna move.

But if I give 'em back, they'll think I
made up all that junk about movin'.

So what?

Wally, what do you think would
happen if I didn't give 'em back?

The guys will
think you're a crook.

- What did you have to say that for?
- 'Cause you asked me.

Well, it was a bad answer.
You could've at least not said it.

Yeah? You're the one that
shouldn't have said stuff, boy.

Hi. Hi, Mom.

How long before
supper? Oh, a little while.

Oh. When's Dad gonna be home?

He's home now.
He's out in the garage.

Oh. I think I'll go
say hello to him.

Beaver.

Do you feel all
right? Oh, sure, Mom.

Oh, Hi, Beaver. Hi, Dad.

What you doing? Fixing
the hinge on this teapot.

- What's wrong with it?
- Well, every time your mother
gives a tea party,

it falls off into
somebody's cup.

That's pretty funny.

Your mother doesn't think so.

It's a wedding present
from your grandmother.

Did you and Mom get presents
when you got married, Dad?

Oh, sure. We got a
lot of fine presents.

Oh. Is that why
people get married?

Well, not exactly, Beaver.

Uh, now, would you hold
this lid for me? Sure, Dad.

Dad, what if you told everybody
you were gonna get married...

and they bought you presents,

and then you and Mom had a
fight and you didn't get married,

would you have to
give the presents back?

I'd have had to give
them back, Beaver.

Well, couldn't you keep
'em till you looked around...

and found some
other lady to marry?

No, that would've hardly
been proper etiquette.

Etiquette. That's
like manners, ain't it?

That's like manners, "isn't it."

That's what I thought.

Why are you asking all this?

Well, uh, in case I ever
decide to get married,

and I have a fight with my wife,

I'll know what to
do with the presents.

Oh. Come on. Hold this lid
again, will you? Sure, Dad.

Theodore. Yes, Mom?

You left your books
scattered all over your room.

Now you go on up
there and pick them up.

All right, Mom.

Hey, uh, June, would you hold
this lid for me while I fix the hinge?

Honey, I'm mashing
potatoes. Well, I...

Hello, Mr. Cleaver. Yeah...

Uh, hello, Larry.

Afraid Beaver
can't play right now.

He's straightening up his room and, uh,
it's getting pretty close to supper time.

That's okay. I just came
over to look at his swing.

Oh, you did? Yeah.

Well, uh, it's right
out in back there.

I know. I already
looked at it. That's fine.

How did Beaver like the
pen I gave him, Mr. Cleaver?

Uh, well, Larry, if you gave him a
pen, I'm sure he liked it very much.

Miss Landers said that we
should only spend 25 cents,

but on account of Beaver bein'
my best pal, I spent a whole dollar.

Uh-huh.

If it gets broken, you
don't have to throw

it away. You can just
buy new insides for it.

Well, that's fine, Larry.

Uh, now, look, I'm
just a little busy.

Maybe you'd excuse
me, huh? Sure.

When you gonna
move, Mr. Cleaver?

We're not moving.

Sure, you are.

Beaver told everybody
at school you're moving.

We all gave him presents
and a party even. Presents?

Sure. He brought 'em all home.

Didn't he even show 'em to you?

Uh, well, no. No, he didn't.

How do you like
that? Not moving.

Well, I'd better go.
Excuse me, Mr. Cleaver.

What a mean trick.

June.

Hey, June!

Beaver, we're not up here to punish
you. I just wanted to get this straight.

Now, you told everybody at
school you were going to move,

and they gave you a
going-away party, right? Yes, sir.

Well, you can't blame him for telling
the kids he was gonna move, Dad,

'cause you told him we
were gonna move. Wally.

But, Beaver, your father told you this
morning that we weren't gonna move.

And still you went ahead and
let the children give you a party.

Yes. Now, why would you
do a thing like that, Beaver?

Well, 'cause he would
have felt dumb, Dad.

Wally, I'm talking to your
brother. Well, Beaver?

'Cause I would
have felt dumb, Dad.

Why?

Well, everybody was singin'
and havin' such a good time.

- Well, I didn't want to spoil it for 'em.
- Yeah, you see, Dad?

Wally, would you
have kept the gifts?

Well, no, but— Well, I'm
not a goofy little kid anymore.

Well, Beaver, if it
was a surprise party,

I can understand that you
didn't have a chance to tell them,

but, Son, you can't retain gifts
you accepted under false pretenses.

- Huh?
- He means you can't keep 'em, Beave.

I guess it's like with the presents if
you got mad at Mom and didn't marry her.

Look, Beaver, I'm sorry
about the mix-up about moving,

but, Son, you know the
difference between right and wrong,

so I'm just going to
leave this up to you.

You can either return those presents
tomorrow, or you can keep them.

But I, uh—I don't think
you'll be able to enjoy them.

What Dad means is that—
Beaver knows what I mean, Wally.

Don't you, Son?

Yes, sir. I'll give 'em back.

Would you like me to go down to
the school with you tomorrow, Beaver?

Uh-uh. I'll give
'em back by myself.

Good.

Well, now, should we all have
some supper? Yeah. Gee, I'm hungry.

Dad.

Could I keep the fountain
pen? I already busted it.

I'm afraid not, Beaver.

Here he comes. Shh.

Hi, guys.

Where's the presents?
You sell 'em for money?

Boy, Beaver, you ought
to go to liar's school.

Cut it out, Whitey.

Where's my whole-dollar pen?

If I was Miss Landers, I'd
expel you right out of school.

Well, I'm afraid you're not Miss Landers,
Judy. Who wrote that on the board?

Charles Fredericks
did it, Miss Landers.

Erase it, Judy. But Charles...

I said "Erase it."

Well, children, I've just come
from the principal's office.

Yesterday we gave a little
party for Beaver Cleaver...

because we thought
he was going away.

Miss Landers. Yes, Judy?

Beaver knew all the time
he wasn't— Sit down, Judy.

Now then,

yesterday morning, Beaver found
out that he wasn't going to move,

so when you gave
him all of your presents,

well, he didn't quite
know what to do.

He took them home,
but he didn't open them.

Miss Landers. Yes?

- I did open one.
- Thank you, Beaver.

Now, as I told you, I've just
come from the principal's office.

All of your presents are there.

Beaver brought them back to
school with him this morning.

Now, anyone who wishes
to reclaim his gift may do so.

Well, class? You move,
and I'll sock you one.

Well, that's fine.

I'm sure we'd all rather have Beaver
here than in some other school.

All right. Now, shall we get
out our geography books?

- Hey, Beave.
- Yeah?

What you got in your
lunch? Jam sandwiches.

I'll trade you for my
peanut butter. Okay.

Hey, Dad. Mm-hmm.

What does this mean? What is it?

Well, it's one of my presents.
Walter Dean gave it to me.

"Henry Dean, Insurance Broker."

Well, I'd say Walter's father
is in the insurance business.

Walter didn't buy it, huh? No, I
guess not, but the thought's the same.

Yeah, I guess so.

Hey, Dad, how come the kids
were sad when I was gonna move,

and sore when I was gonna stay?

Oh. Well, Beaver, I, uh...

I guess you just
disturbed their thinking.

The kids were thinking? Mm-hmm.

You see, when they
thought you were going away,

they wanted to do something nice
for you, so they gave you presents.

And then, when you weren't going
away, why, well, it seemed to them...

that all their nice thoughts
had been for nothing.

Well, in other words, they
had gone to some trouble,

and they didn't
feel repaid for it.

It's actually a form of selfishness,
but most kids grow out of it.

Even Judy?

Yeah, even Judy.