Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963): Season 2, Episode 38 - Found Money - full transcript

Leave It To Beaver.

Starring Barbara Billingsley,

Hugh Beaumont,

Tony Dow...

and Jerry Mathers...

as the Beaver.

Well, we have a whole Saturday
ahead of us. You have any plans?

Well, I thought I
might play some golf.

Only nine holes. Then we'll have
some lunch and look at houses.

Hey, Dad, when we move,
can I ride in the moving van?

Well, that's a long
way off, Wally.



Yeah, but I just
wanted to get dibs on it.

What are you gonna
do today, Wally?

I'm gonna go over and pick
up Tooey, and then we're

gonna go to the carnival
over at Metzger's Field.

Oh, that sounds like fun.
What are you doing, Beaver?

Nothin'.

Nothing? Why aren't
you going to the carnival?

'Cause the little goof went
and spent all of his allowance.

- Is that the reason, Beaver?
- Yeah. But I'm not a little goof.

- Of course he isn't, Wally.
- Then why did he go and spend
all of his allowance?

Well, I'm sure he spent it for something
very worthwhile, didn't you, Beave?

Yes, sir. I bought a rat.

- Oh, a white rat.
- No, just a rat.

- I got it from Charles Fredericks.
- Well, you're certainly not going
to keep a rat around here!



Oh, don't worry, Mom. I lost it.
It got loose in Whitey's house.

Gee, Beaver, why'd you want to go
and spend good money for a rat for?

You could've gone down
to the dump and caught one.

Well, this wasn't any dump
rat. It was a trained rat.

I'll get it.

Well, Beaver,

you've spent your allowance
on foolish things before.

I, uh—I suppose, once
more, you expect me to

hand you over money
to go to the carnival, huh?

- No, sir.
- Oh, you don't?

Uh-uh. 'Cause every time you did it
before, you said you'd never do it again.

Yes. Well, I'm afraid this
time I'll have to make it stick.

- There'll be no money for the carnival.
- Gee, Dad. I didn't even ask you.

Hey, Beave. It's
for you. It's Larry.

Thanks, Wally.

Dear, just this once couldn't we
advance Beaver next week's allowance?

Well, June, it was next week's
allowance he used to buy the rat.

Well, couldn't we make an
exception? I don't think we should.

What do you think, Wally?

Well, gee, I don't want
to say, Dad. I might

want an advance on
my allowance sometime.

Well, Dad, Larry wants to know
if I can go to the carnival with him.

You don't have
any money, Beaver.

He wants to know, could I go as his
guest? You mean he's treating you?

Yeah, that includes
everything, even eatin'.

He oughta treat
you to somethin'.

He must've eaten a couple hundred
dollars' worth of food over here.

Well, Beaver, I guess you
can go if Larry's treating you.

Gee, thanks, Dad.

Ward, it's very sweet of Larry
to offer to take the Beaver.

Boy, at the carnival those
two kids better not bother me.

Now, Wally, how could
Larry and Beaver bother you?

Well, I mean, like, if I was
with somebody at the carnival,

and they came up behind us and
started makin' those kissin' noises.

Oh, you're taking a girl?

Well, no, but, well,

if me and Tooey happened to run into a
couple of guys we know from high school...

and they happened to be girls,

I just wouldn't want my little
brother messin' things up.

Yeah, Larry. My father says I can go
with you. You sure you're treatin' me?

Sure, Beaver. What do you think I
am, an Indian asker or somethin'?

- You come over, and we'll go.
- Gee, thanks, Larry.

Well, I got a lot of best friends, but
you're the best best friend I ever got.

Okay, Beaver. I'll see ya.

I was just using your phone,
Mom. Who were you talking to, dear?

Beaver Cleaver. Oh.

Hey, Mom.

It's Saturday. I
know it's Saturday.

Well? Well, what?

It's my allowance day.

Larry, you've already spent it.

How could I spend
it when it's still in

your sewing basket with
the emergency money?

Larry, the people from
the drugstore called.

Last week somebody in
this house spent $3.25...

on sodas, candy bars,
milk shakes and bubble gum.

Uh, maybe Dad did it, Mom.

Oh, Larry. Well, gee.

I didn't know it
came to all that.

All I did was just
say, "Charge it."

It wasn't like
spendin' real money.

I'm sorry, Larry. You won't get
an allowance now for two weeks.

But, Mom, I already invited
Beaver to the carnival.

He should be my guest even.

That's too bad. You'll
just have to uninvite him.

But you told me never
to go back on my word.

Larry, you're giving
me a headache.

Every time I wanna do somethin'
good, you get a headache.

Larry, that's enough of that.
Now, I'm going shopping.

Beaver can come over, but I don't want you
getting in trouble with your father away.

You mean, I could get
in trouble if he was here?

Never mind that.

Mom, if I sold my bicycle, could I use the
money to take Beaver to the carnival with?

Larry! Well, if I found
some money, could I?

Of course, of course.
Now, you be a good boy,

Hello, Beaver? This is Larry.

If we're goin' to the carnival,
get here as quick as you can.

Hi, Beaver.

Hi, Larry.

I've been waitin' for you. You
ready to go to the carnival?

Yeah, sure. But— But how
about lookin' around first?

Lookin' around for what?

Mmm. Well, I don't
know. Stuff and junk.

I don't wanna look around for stuff
and junk. I wanna go to the carnival.

Look, Beaver, I'm
treatin' you to the carnival.

Now, either you're gonna look
around for stuff or I'm not takin' ya.

Okay, Larry. Where do
you wanna look around?

Uh, well, I don't know.

Let's look around by the side
yard. That might be a good place.

Well, okay, Larry.

But you're sure acting goofy.

Let's look here.

Hey, Larry, what are we lookin'
for? Pipe down and keep lookin'.

Hey, Larry! Here's a quarter!

Yeah. And look,
Beaver! Here's 50 cents!

Yeah! And here's a
whole bunch of dimes!

See? I told you it
was a good place.

Boy, this is neat!

Hey, Larry, can I
keep what I find?

- Why not? You found it.
- Yeah, but it's on your lawn.

That's okay. I'll let you keep it
if you don't find more than I do.

Gee.

Hey, Larry, where do
you suppose it came from?

Uh, maybe pirates buried it.

Pirates don't bury money
on top of the ground.

Well, then, uh,

maybe a guy was
stunt flyin' over here,

and when he turned upside down,
the money fell out of his pockets.

Yeah, I guess that could happen.

Look, Beaver! A whole dollar!

Yeah! And here's
another 50 cents.

Well, gee whiz. A
whole bunch of buttons.

Well, how'd they
get here, Larry?

I don't know.

I—I guess when the
stunt pilot turned over,

he lost some buttons too.

Yeah.

Hey, Larry. You know, we oughta find
that pilot and give him back his money.

Well, how are we gonna do that?

He's probably a thousand
miles away by now.

- And even if we went to the airport,
they wouldn't let us through the fence.
- Yeah.

How much you got, Beaver? A
dollar-65 cents and four buttons.

Shall we go to the carnival now?

Let's find another
80 cents and then go.

Why'd you say,
"another 80 cents"?

I don't know. I just said it.

Only nine holes, remember? Yeah.
Then we're gonna look at houses.

Uh-huh. I thought we'd
see the Emerson place first.

Didn't we look at that last week,
and it didn't have enough bedrooms?

Uh-huh. But the agent
wants to show us the furnace.

Dear, I don't mind looking
at houses, but I'm not gonna

give up my Saturday
afternoons to look at furnaces.

All right, dear. We'll
skip the Emerson furnace.

Hey, Dad? If you're
goin' by Metzger's Field,

could you drop Tooey
and I off at the carnival?

I told him you would. Yeah, I
guess so. Will he be all ready?

Yeah. I said if he
wasn't, you'd holler at him.

Now, Wally, don't
go eating a lot of junk.

Well, gee, Mom. That's
one of the reasons I'm goin'.

Sure, June. What good's a
carnival if you can't come home sick?

I'll win you somethin'
real good, Mom. Wally?

Wally, if you see Beaver at the
carnival, keep an eye on him, would you?

Well, gee, Mom. He can't get in to
any trouble. He doesn't have any money.

Hello? Oh, yes, Mrs. Mondello.

No, Larry and Beaver aren't
here. They went to the carnival.

Oh, I was afraid of that, Mrs.
Cleaver. I was just afraid of that.

Afraid?

Larry didn't have any money.
He spent all of his allowance.

- Did Beaver have any money?
- Well, no. He spent his allowance too.

I was afraid of that.

Mrs. Mondello?

I understood that Larry was treating
Beaver. Is there something wrong?

Well, I don't like to
upset you, Mrs. Cleaver,

but there's almost $4 missing
from my sewing basket,

and Larry and Theodore
aren't anywhere around.

Well, I'm sure Theodore
wouldn't do anything like that.

Of course, I'm sure
Larry wouldn't either.

Well, it certainly
is a coincidence.

And some of the
buttons are missing too.

If the boys come here,
I'll call you right away.

Well, I could call
Mr. Cleaver at the club,

but, well, I think we ought
to wait until we're sure.

- Bye.
- Good-bye.

Try your skill and fill the bill,
folks. A winner every time.

Five hoops for a dime. You can't
win if you don't play. That's the idea.

Now, just keep it just a little
lower, boys. Just a little lower.

And take your time. Not so fast.
It's over here, folks. It's over here.

It's Hoopla over here-yeah.
Here-yeah, here-yeah.

Folks, over here! How
about another setup, boys?

Sure, mister. Fine.

Hey, Larry, I think they made the hoops too
small to go over any of the good prizes.

I know, but don't let the man hear
you say that or he won't let us play.

Here you are, boys.

There you are. All right!
Who's gonna be next here?

That's the idea. Keep 'em low. There,
you almost had one that time, boys.

You pretty nearly got one. That's
the idea. You almost had one that time.

Right over here now, friends.

Who's gonna be next? It's five
hoops for a dime. A winner every time.

Hey, Larry, I got one! I got
one! I got the grand prize!

Here we are! Another winner!
Another winner, folks. Another winner.

And there you are, friends!

A Kodiak bear, hand carved by
our Eskimo brethren in our 49th state.

There you are,
friend, right there. Now,

who's going to be next?
Five hoops for a dime.

A winner every time. Try
your skill and fill the bill, folks.

Here they are. Five
hoops for 10 cents!

Here you are, friends. Right
over here! There you are, friends.

Five hoops for 10 cents. A
winner every time. There you are.

Oh, thank you, sir. Hey, Larry,
you want to go home now?

We can't. We haven't
spent all our money yet.

How come we gotta spend it all?

Hmm? 'Cause we're
havin' such a good time.

I'm kind of gettin' kinda tired
of havin' such a good time.

Look, Beaver, you can
go home if you want,

but I'm gonna stay here
and have a good time...

'cause after today, I might not have
a good time for a whole long time.

Boy, you know, you're
sure acting goofy.

Hey. Hi, Beave. Hi, squirts!

Hey, Wally. Hey, Tooey,
where'd you get the funny hat?

They gave it to me for being
the best-lookin' guy at the carnival.

- Ha! Hey, where'd you guys
get all that junk?
- We wonned it.

Gee, you must have spent a
whole couple of bucks to win all that.

Huh! We spent over three
dollars already— me and Beaver.

Hey, where'd you guys
get that kind of money?

Yeah. What'd you do, rob a bank?

We found it. A man
dropped it out of an airplane.

Here. You want
some money, Wally?

Heck, I don't want
any of your money.

Don't be a stupe,
Wally. Take it.

Yeah, Wally, you could help
us get rid of it by takin' 50 cents.

Well, okay, if you
guys are that goofy.

Maybe I can win
somethin' for Mom.

Hey, if you're throwin' your
money away, I'll take a quarter.

Thanks, Tooey. Hey, Wally.
Can I go watch you win stuff?

Well, you better stay with Larry.
We're meetin' a couple guys.

A couple of guys that
happen to be girls?

Well, maybe.

Hey, there's one wavin' at us!

I still got 30 cents left.

I still got 20 cents.

- What do you want to do with it?
- Let's go over to the hot dog stand.

I think my stomach still
has room for 30 cents.

Yeah.

I just can't imagine Beaver having
anything to do with this— not taking money.

But Mrs. Mondello
said it was in her sewing

basket, and the boys
were the only ones there.

You know how rattled she gets
whenever Mr. Mondello's gone.

Last time he was away, she had the
police out looking for Larry, remember?

Turned out he was
home, asleep in the closet.

Ward, I think you're right.

The Beaver just wouldn't take money out of
someone's sewing basket. He just wouldn't.

Hey, Mom! We're in here, Wally.

Hey, Mom. Look what
I won for you. Hi, Dad.

Hi. That's lovely, Wally.

Yeah. It's a TV lamp.

Look. Look, it says on the
bottom, "Retail price: 5.95."

Well, thank you, Wally. That
was very thoughtful of you.

Wally, did you see Beaver
at the carnival? Oh, sure, Dad.

Boy, he and Larry
were really livin' it up.

I won that with the
50 cents they gave me.

They gave you 50 cents?

Yeah, they were throwin'
away all kinds of money.

Did they say where they got it?

They said somethin' goofy
about it fallin' out of an airplane.

Oh, Wally. Honest, Dad.

Well, what's wrong?

Wally, over $4 is missing from
Mrs. Mondello's sewing basket.

Well, Beaver and Larry were over
there before they went to the carnival.

Gee, I didn't know I was
winnin' stuff with stolen money.

Well, Wally, we're not
sure it was stolen money.

Well, gee, Dad, I don't
really think Beaver's a crook.

I mean, he took my flashlight
once and a couple pairs of my socks,

but, heck, when you take stuff
from your brother, that's not stealin'.

Ward, maybe you should
get the car out and go over...

Hey, Mom, Dad!

Hey, Mom! Mom!

Boy, did I have a good
time! The best time I ever had.

We had hot dogs and candy,
and look at all the prizes I won.

And here, Mom. Here's
a "Kodak" bear for you.

- How come everybody's lookin' funny?
- Boy, Beaver.

Beaver, how did you and Larry
get the money for the carnival?

- We found it.
- Where?

Oh, on Larry's lawn.
There were quarters and

50 cents and dollar
bills lyin' all around.

- How did it get there?
- They fell out of an airplane.

Beaver, Mrs. Mondello called.

Four dollars is missing
from her sewing basket.

It is?

Oh, why would someone
call at a time like this?

Well, Beaver?

Gee, Dad, do you think
the $4 in the basket...

was the money that
fell out of an airplane?

- What do you think, Beaver?
- It can't be,

'cause when I got there,
Larry was waitin' outside.

And he said, "Let's
look around for stuff."

And then we found the money, and
he said it dropped out of a pilot's pocket.

And I said we should
give it back to him.

But he said that even
if we went to the airport,

they wouldn't let us go beyond the
fences, so we went to the carnival.

Yeah, Dad. That's the kind of
crazy story Larry would make up.

Well, Beaver...

That was Mrs. Mondello. Larry
claims it fell out of an airplane too.

You see, Dad?

She's bringing Larry over to see if
we can't find out just what did happen.

Well, I think that's
a very good idea.

All right, Beaver. Suppose you go up
to your room and wait until they get here.

Yes, sir.

But could I go to
the bathroom first?

Well, of course.

I feel kinda sick.

What do you
suppose is the matter?

I suppose it's half what he
ate and half guilty conscience.

- Boy, what a tough break.
- What do you mean, Wally?

Well, it looks like he ate
all that good junk for nothin'.

I'll get it. Mrs. Mondello.

Mrs. Cleaver. Larry.

I thought if I brought Larry over, we
might be able to get to the bottom of this.

Gee, why do grown-ups always
have to get to the bottom of everything?

Come on in, Mrs. Mondello.

Hello, Mrs. Mondello.
Hello, Mr. Cleaver.

Hello, Larry.

Hello, Mr. Cleaver.

Larry's father's out
of town, Mr. Cleaver,

and I thought if I
brought him over here,

he wouldn't dare tell any more
of these fibs in front of a man.

Well, uh, Larry,

all we want to know is where you got
the money you spent at the carnival.

We found it.

Mr. Cleaver, I just don't know what
I'll do if I hear that story once more...

about it falling
out of an airplane.

Larry, we just can't accept
that story from you boys.

- You can't, Mr. Cleaver?
- No.

The money's gone from
your mother's sewing basket,

and you two boys were the
only ones who were there.

- Now, what would you think?
- I don't know, Mr. Cleaver.

Well, Beaver's
going to be punished,

not only for his part in this, but
because he didn't tell the truth.

Gee, Mr. Cleaver, he
can't tell you the truth.

Why not, Larry?

'Cause he really thinks
it fell out of an airplane.

Oh, Larry. That's right.

You said if I found money, I
could go to the carnival with it,

so I guess I took the money
and threw it out the window.

And then when Beaver
came over, we went out,

and I guess I made
believe like we found it.

Oh, Larry. And you let poor
Beaver be blamed for this?

I'm sorry.

We are too, Larry.

Well, I guess we'd
better be going.

Thank you for
everything, Mr. Cleaver.

Why don't you do these
things when your father's home?

Mr. Cleaver, are you still
gonna punish the Beaver?

Oh, well, I guess not, Larry.

But I just can't understand him
believing all that about the airplane.

Gee, Mr. Cleaver, don't
blame him too much...

'cause when we were pickin' up the money,
I almost thought we were findin' it myself.

Bye, Larry, Mrs. Mondello.

Boy, you and Dad really
had a talk. What did he say?

He said he was sorry.

Boy, usually when we have
one of those talks with Dad,

it's usually us that
says we're sorry.

Yeah.

He said he was sorry he misjudged me
and he should have known his boy better.

That's pretty good, havin' a father
who's fair and admits he's wrong.

Lot of guys' dads would've still tried to
make it look like you did somethin' wrong.

Yeah. How come, Wally?

I don't know how
come, but they would.

Hey, what are they
gonna do to Larry?

- They're makin' him pull weeds.
- They're always makin' him pull weeds.

Yeah, but this time...

I think he's gonna be pullin' weeds
for practically the rest of his life.

Well, it's better
than goin' to jail.

Yeah.

- I kinda feel sorry for Larry.
- What do you mean?

Well, he was having such
a good time at the carnival.

But what's the good
of havin' a good time...

if after you've had
it, you can't enjoy it?

Yeah.