Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963): Season 2, Episode 8 - The Shave - full transcript
For June, Wally playing football, even if it's only on the second string, is a sign that he's growing up, much too fast for her liking. So when Wally starts shaving after hearing all the other guys talk about it in the locker room, June is even more concerned, but even more so when Wally's face shows signs of how disastrous the first shave was. Although Ward understands that these rituals are ones where most boys eventually go through, he does believe that Wally shouldn't start shaving and forbids Wally from doing it yet. Believing it will make Wally understand why he shouldn't start shaving, Ward tells him that shaving will make the hairs come in thicker, thus needing to shave more often. Ward's talk has the exact opposite effect he was hoping as Wally believes that shaving everyday will make a real beard and mustache grow sooner. So when Ward catches Wally shaving again, Ward chastises him. What's worse for Wally is that his father's scolding happens in front of Eddie, who in turn tells all the other guys, which makes Wally feel like a little kid. Ward, later hearing from Beaver why Wally is in such a bad mood, tries to make it up to Wally for being so thoughtless in treating Wally like a small boy in front of his friend.
[Announcer] Leave It To Beaver.
Starring Barbara Billingsley,
Hugh Beaumont,
Tony Dow...
and Jerry Mathers...
as the Beaver.
Everything all right, boys? Oh, yeah,
Mom. These scrambled eggs are real neat.
Mine are kinda loose. Could you take
'em back and scramble 'em a little tighter?
Well, honey, you have to get on to school
now, but I'll remember that next time.
Hi, dear. Hi.
Morning, men. [Both] Hi, Dad.
Well, did you boys have a restful
night? Gee, I don't know, Dad.
- Well, I was sleepin' all the time.
- Wow.
- I hope you had
a good night's rest, Wally.
- Why?
Well, doesn't the freshman team
have a football game today? Oh, yeah.
Will you get to play? Well, Coach
made me an alternate on the second team.
He might put me in if
enough guys get wrecked.
Wrecked?
Ward, I don't mind him
going out for the team,
but I don't like the
idea of him playing.
- In other words, Wally,
don't go near the water.
- Huh?
Me and Larry Mondello are
comin' over to watch you play,
'cept Larry's gotta stay after school, so
I guess I'll be the only one of us comin'.
Well, how about you, Dad?
The game doesn't start till 3:00.
Golly, I tried to get away, Wally,
but I'm gonna be tied up at the office.
Uh, maybe your mother would like to come
over and watch you play. Oh, no, you don't.
If he's gonna get wrecked, I think
his father ought to be there to see it.
Yeah. Well, uh, isn't it about time you
fellas got to school? Oh, yeah. Sure, Dad.
[June] Come on. It's late.
[Crowd Cheering]
Boy, you played a neat
game, Wally. You sure did.
Yeah. For a while there I
thunk you wouldn't get in.
I timed you, Wally. You played
exactly four minutes and 10 seconds.
[Chester] So what? He
intercepted a pass, didn't he?
Well, gee. It bounced
off a guy's head, and I had
a clear field. All I could
do was make a touchdown.
Yeah, but you still only played
four minutes and 10 seconds.
[Chester] A w!
You know, Wally, I bet next week you'll be
on the first team. Aw, heck, I don't know.
I could've made the team if I'd
have wanted to. But I didn't want to.
Well, you went out for it. Yeah.
Yeah, but I purposely
didn't try hard.
I promised my father I'd study this
year, on account of I'm goin' to Annapolis.
[Scoffs] Aw, cut it out.
Wally, that's pretty
neat— scorin' a
touchdown the first
time you got in the game.
Yeah. You were great. Great!
Great? He was colossal.
Yeah. When that football
bounced off that guy's head,
and you caught— Hey, fellas,
you wanna feel somethin'?
What? Feel my upper lip.
Hey. Don't tell me
you're startin' to shave?
What do ya mean, "starting"? I've
been shavin' for over two months.
- I've been shavin' for six months.
- No foolin'?
Almost once a month.
Yeah, you've been shavin', all
right. I haven't actually shaved yet,
but I'm savin' up to
buy my own razor.
[Eddie] Oh, heck, I
got my own, fellas.
You wanna come over to
my house and see my razor?
It's gold-plated, and it's in a
genuine plastic case. No foolin'?
Yeah. Okay. Let's
go. You comin', Wally?
Um...
- Um, no. I—
I promised to walk Beaver home.
- [Eddie] Okay. I'll be seein’ you, Wally.
I was thinkin' of growin' a mustache, but
they don't let you wear 'em at Annapolis.
[Door Closes]
Hey, Wally?
Well, you didn't promise to walk me
home. I can walk you home if I want to.
- Well, how come you didn't want
to go with the guys?
- Oh, I don't know.
Is it on account of
you not never shaved?
Well, gee. Who wants to hear a
bunch of guys actin' like big shots?
Well, most likely you'll
be shavin' soon, Wally.
Oh, I don't know. It
just feels kinda fuzzy.
Well, I bet those guys weren't as fuzzy
as you are when they started to shave.
Well, don't forget, all those
guys are older than I am.
Except Tooey. He's younger, and
he's thinkin' of buying his own razor.
Yeah. Yeah.
Hi, Dad. Oh, hi, Beaver.
What are you up to? Oh, I'm
just gettin' down a 'cyclopedia.
Well, which volume do
you want? Oh, it doesn't
matter. I'm just gonna
look at the pictures.
Oh. [Chuckles] Well, let's see.
Here. Why don't you try this one? There's
a lot of good pictures starting with "L."
Thanks, Dad. Hey, listen. How'd your
brother make out in the game today?
Oh, real great, Dad. He 'cepted a
pass and made it into a touchdown.
He did? Yeah. He would
have won the game,
'ceptin' his team was
already ahead 40 points.
[Laughs] Hi, dear.
Oh, hi. Say, Beaver was
just, uh— Beaver, dinner will
be ready in a half an
hour. Would you tell Wally?
All right, Mom. Thanks for the
picture book, Dad. Okay, Beave.
Hey, Beaver was
just telling me, Wally
intercepted a pass today
and ran for a touchdown.
Oh, Ward, he didn't. Now they'll
probably want him to play all the time.
Well, yeah. They...
just might at that, dear.
Wally, wanna see a picture...
Wally? I'm in here.
[Water Running]
What ya doin', Wally?
Well, what do you think
I'm doin'? I'm gonna shave.
Well, where did you
get the shave stuff?
Well, I, uh, kinda borrowed
it out of Dad's room.
What do you do that for?
Mmm, I don't know,
but you're supposed to.
Boy, what a razor.
Feel how smooth it is.
Yeah. It sure is
smooth, all right.
Boy. Clean as a whistle.
- Wally?
- Yeah?
I don't think
there's a blade in it.
I, uh, thought there
was one already in there.
Yeah, me too, 'cause
you were shavin' so good.
Um, maybe I better
start on my upper lip.
I saw 'em do this
in the barbershop.
Hey, Wally, your
hand's shakin'. Yeah.
You want I should
hold your nose?
No, I can hold my own nose.
- Ow.
- What happened?
Um— [Chuckles]
I, uh, cut myself.
- Well, I'll call Dad.
- Um, no.
It's okay. Just get some adhesive
tape out of Mom's bathroom.
Ow!
Um, you better get a couple.
I'll get the whole box.
Did you call the boys? Three
times. They said they'd be right down.
I heard water running,
but I don't think they
could be washing all
this time. Oh, naturally not.
You know, water does have a
lot of fascination for kids though.
I remember once my brother and I
filled a cardboard box full of water.
Why would you do that? Wanted to see how
long it took before the bottom fell out.
[Chuckles]
Well, I hope the boys don't— Well, come on,
fellas. Hurry up. We're waiting for you.
Wally, your face!
Ward, I knew he'd get
hurt playing football.
Um, gee, Mom, it's not from
football. Um, it's just a scratch.
His skin just
fell apart a little.
- Wally, uh, did you put
my razor back?
- Huh?
After you finished shaving.
Wally, you shaved? Um,
yeah. I guess I did just a little bit.
Well, he didn't hurt your
razor any, Dad. Most
of the time he wasn't
even using the blade.
Oh, Wally, you're too
young to start shaving.
Well, gee, all the other guys are
shavin', like Eddie and Chester.
Yeah. And Eddie'd
even grow a mustache,
'ceptin' they wouldn't
let him into 'Napolis.
Wally, well, those fellows
are older than you are.
And anyway, believe me, you don't
want to start shaving until you have to.
Well, when do you
think I can start shavin'?
Well, when you start growing a
beard. And another thing, Wally.
Every time you shave, your
beard gets stiffer and stiffer.
First thing you know, you'll
have to be shaving every day.
Well, gee. I never knew that.
Dear, if we've finished our discussion
of beards, can we get on with dinner?
Oh, yeah. Sure. Here,
uh— Here, let me help you.
Ward, Wally playing
football and shaving...
Does he have to
grow up this fast?
I think it just seems fast
to us, dear. When your
Wally's age, it must
seem like it takes forever.
I know, but shaving. Well, shaving's
one thing you don't have to worry about.
I think I discouraged him
about that for the time being.
What ya thinkin' about,
Wally? About what Dad said.
The more you shave, the
more your beard grows.
- Yeah?
- Well, I was just thinkin'.
If I shaved every day, by the end of the
week, I oughta have a pretty good beard.
Thanks for givin' me the assignment,
Wally. Oh, that's okay, Eddie.
But where were you
during algebra class today?
I told Mr. Briggs I had to
go to the principal's office.
Then I hung around the
gymnasium till the class was over.
Well, what if Mr. Briggs
talks to the principal?
I'll just say I was helpin' the
coach mark the athletic field.
Huh. I'll bet they never
find out where I was.
Well, I gotta be goin'.
Yeah, see ya, Eddie.
Why don't ya stick around,
Eddie, and watch Wally shave?
No foolin', Wally?
You shavin' now?
Yeah. Practically once a day.
Ah, go on. You're not
shavin'. I bet I am too.
Sure he is. Well, since last week,
he used up four whole blades.
Ah, any guy could say he was
shavin'. Let's show him, Wally.
I'll go get Dad's razor. Okay.
No foolin', Wally? You've been
shavin' every day for a week?
Well, yeah. A guy can't let
his beard get ahead of him.
[Vehicle Door Closes]
Oh, hi, dear. I thought you'd never get
home. We're due there in 10 minutes.
Due where? At the Rutherfords'.
Oh, my gosh. I completely
forgot. Give me a
couple of minutes for
a shower and a shave.
I'll put your blue suit out on
the bed. For the Rutherfords?
Well, they're having
the Mitchells too. Oh.
Like the hat?
Well, no. But maybe
the Mitchells will.
See, Eddie? He's
a real neat shaver.
Yeah, he's shavin' all right.
But he's not holdin' it
like Mickey Mantle does.
Well, everybody's gotta
have their own individual style.
Well, I think he's holdin' it
better than Mickey Mantle.
[Ward] Wally, is that
by any chance my razor?
Um— Um, yeah, Dad.
[Eddie] Good evening,
Mr. Cleaver. Hello, Eddie.
Wally asked me in
to watch him shave.
Wally, I just got home.
I have five minutes to
get to the Rutherfords',
and you have my razor.
Now didn't we go through
all this before about
you shaving, and didn't
you agree with me?
Um, uh, yeah,
Dad, but I was just...
You were just doing what you were told
not to do. Now may I have my razor, please?
Where are the blades?
Um— [Chuckles] I, uh, guess
I kinda used the last one.
Oh, fine. Now I have
to go without shaving.
Wally, I told you last week
that it was ridiculous for a
boy your age to start shaving
before he even had a beard.
Now I'll tell you once more.
Stop trying to act so grown-up!
I think I better run along,
Wally. [Door Closes]
I don't wanna be
around in case your father
wants to yell at you
some more about shaving.
You don't have to go, Eddie.
I think he's all yelled out.
Yeah. Well, uh,
I'll see you, Eddie.
Yeah. I'll see you, Wally.
Wally, there wasn't anything
funny about Dad yellin' at ya.
Why was Eddie laughin'?
Well, you know Eddie. He's always
laughin' at stuff that isn't funny.
Hey, Wally, you only
shaved half your face. Yeah.
Does it show? Gee, no. I can't
even tell which side you shaved.
Thanks a lot, Beaver.
Hiya, fellas. Hi, Lumpy.
Hi, Lumpy. Hello, Clarence.
Hey, Wally, I hear you
made the freshman team.
Boy, wait till you try goin'
out for the varsity next year.
Man, they'll pulverize
you. Mmm, maybe.
Hey, how come you know so much
about it? You're not on the varsity team.
Yeah? Four guys in my
homeroom are. Four guys!
Big deal. [Chuckles]
Hi, men. Hi, Eddie.
[Tooey] Hi, Eddie. Hi, Eddie.
- [Laughs]
- Hey, what's so funny?
Didn't Wally tell you what
happened last night? [Laughs]
It was a howl. Yeah?
What happened?
He was shavin' with
his pop's razor when his
pop walked in. Come
on, Eddie. Cut it out.
His pop jumped all over
him. He told him he was
a kid, and he didn't
have anything to shave.
And old Wally's been
shavin' every night for a
week. Listen, Eddie.
I told you to cut it out.
[Chuckles] What ya gettin'
so sore about, baby face?
Listen, Lumpy. I'm liable
to— You're liable to what?
[Bell Ringing] Lucky
for you the bell rang.
Hey, Wally, why you gettin' so
sore— 'cause you got nothin' to shave?
Yeah. You can't help it. Why don't
you put some hair tonic on your chin?
Cut it out! [Laughing]
Good morning, Mr. Briggs.
Well, Wally, how did football
practice go today? Okay, I guess.
Well, you don't sound very enthusiastic
for a boy who's just made the first team.
Yeah, well, uh, I might quit.
- Well, why would you quit?
- Oh, I don't know. I'm probably
too light to play football anyway.
Well, Wally, maybe
you could put a little
weight on if you'd eat
a little bit more. There.
Well, we're not supposed
to eat fried stuff, but
what difference does it
make as long as I'm quittin'?
Uh, Beaver, how were
things at your school today?
- All right, I guess.
- Did you have that arithmetic test?
Yeah. I only got eight wrong.
- Well, that's not very good, is it?
- Well, I was the highest
in the ones that failed.
Mom, what's this weird stuff? Why can't
we just have fried potatoes or somethin'?
Well, that's eggplant—
Wally, you just got through
saying you weren't
supposed to eat fried foods.
- Yeah, but this stuff is weird.
- Try it, dear. It...
If you haven't anything
better to do than sit there
and criticize your food,
you can go to your room.
Okay, if that's what you want.
Oh, now, Wally—
Let him go, June.
Mom? Now what's your complaint?
Well, I just wanted to know,
could I have my dessert?
I'll get it, Beaver.
I'm sorry, Beaver. I
shouldn't have jumped on you.
It's just that I'm... upset about
the way Wally's been acting.
Yeah. I guess he
is kinda mad at ya.
Well, he used my razor
after I told him not to.
Yeah, he knows that.
But ya shouldn't have told
him not to do it in front of Eddie.
Oh. Guess I was so upset, I forgot
all about Eddie Haskell's being there.
Yeah. Eddie told all the guys,
and they made fun of Wally
about bein' a baby face.
They did, huh?
Well, Beaver, it just
goes to show you that us
grown-ups can make
mistakes just like you fellas.
Yeah. But when big
people mess things up,
sure makes a lot bigger mess.
Dad, can I be excused? I'm
not hungry from tellin' you stuff.
Sure, Beaver.
Where'd the Beaver go?
Oh, he's not hungry
from telling me stuff. Hmm.
You know, June, I just
did a very thoughtless thing.
Oh? Balling Wally out in front
of Eddie for using my razor.
Well, dear, you told him before about using
your razor, and he is too young to shave.
Yeah, but when a
boy's trying to be a man,
he doesn't want his father around
telling him he's too young to be one.
I— [Chuckles]
I guess that's something a
woman wouldn't understand.
Oh, I think I know how
he feels. I was the last
one in my class to get a
pair of high-heel shoes.
[Chuckles]
You know, sometimes you'd think
neither one of us had ever been a kid.
[Rings]
Hello? Oh, hello, Larry.
Beaver isn't home. He and
Wally went down to the barbershop
with some of the other
boys to get their hair cut.
Well, he should be home pretty soon.
Mr. Cleaver went down to pick them up.
What, dear?
Mmm, no. Beaver didn't
mention anything about you
coming over for lunch, but
you're perfectly welcome.
All right, Larry. Bye.
Hi, Wally. Oh, hi, Chester.
Hi, fellas. [Eddie] Hi, Chester.
Hi, Chester.
How's that, Tooey? Okay? Yeah, I guess
it'll hold me till I get to a barbershop.
Next.
I'll wait for you,
Chester. Okay.
How do you want it this
time, Wally? Ah, I don't care.
Hey, Wally, later on do
you wanna go over to the
athletic field? The girls
are havin' hockey practice.
Miss Wade won't let any
guys on the field. Yeah, but we
can holler at 'em through
the fence. How 'bout it, Wally?
- Well, why don't you go
holler at 'em by yourself?
- [Tooey, Chester Laugh]
Hi, Andy. Hello, Mr. Cleaver.
[Boys] Hi, Mr. Cleaver. Hi.
Hi, Dad. I'm all ready. He
finished my head first. Okay, Beave.
It'll be just a few minutes,
Mr. Cleaver. All right, Andy. Hi, Eddie.
Hello, sir. My father's
working today, Mr. Cleaver.
When you own your own business,
you have to work on Saturdays.
Yeah, I guess you do, Eddie.
Say, Mr. Cleaver, now
that I have Wally in the
chair, should I give him
the once-over lightly?
You mean a shave?
Well, he could use
a little cleaning up.
Well, Andy, I didn't think
Wally needed to shave
yet, but, uh, after
all, you're the expert.
Oh, yes, yes. He
needs a shave, all right.
- I do?
- He does?
Uh, yes, he does at that.
Well, you know how it is. A man
likes to look right over the weekend.
Well, whatever you say,
Andy. You're the doctor.
Can I watch, Andy?
Surely, Beaver.
Gee, Mr. Cleaver, I never had a shave in a
barbershop. Oh, you will, Eddie. You will.
[Squeaks]
Not too hot for you, is it,
Wally? Uh-uh. Just right.
Gee whiz. He's not even
gonna use a safety razor.
♪♪ [Humming]
♪♪ [Continues]
Aren't you getting
a little carried away?
Larry Mondello's
here for lunch. Oh.
Did you really get Wally a shave? I
sure did— with Andy's cooperation.
He didn't do much more than
scrape the lather off his face,
but I think it did the trick as
far as Wally was concerned.
There. I guess that does
it. Want me to call the boys?
Would you, dear? Sure.
Hey, fellas, lunch!
Oh, thanks, Dad. Larry and
Beaver will be right down.
They're dryin' out Larry's
shoe. He fell in the bathtub.
Say, um, Wally.
Um, about this barbershop
thing, um— Oh, um, yeah, Dad.
Uh, that was real neat
what you did— well, you
know, with all the guys
there and everything.
Oh, that's all right, Wally. I
think I kind of owed you that.
But, uh, you know, Wally, shaving is just
one of the outward signs of being a man.
It's a whole lot more important
to try to be a man inside first.
Yeah. Sure, Dad.
Well, now that it's
over, I, uh— well, about
this shaving thing,
I— I just hope you're...
Well, heck, Dad. Um, don't worry about
it. What have I got to shave anyway?
Starring Barbara Billingsley,
Hugh Beaumont,
Tony Dow...
and Jerry Mathers...
as the Beaver.
Everything all right, boys? Oh, yeah,
Mom. These scrambled eggs are real neat.
Mine are kinda loose. Could you take
'em back and scramble 'em a little tighter?
Well, honey, you have to get on to school
now, but I'll remember that next time.
Hi, dear. Hi.
Morning, men. [Both] Hi, Dad.
Well, did you boys have a restful
night? Gee, I don't know, Dad.
- Well, I was sleepin' all the time.
- Wow.
- I hope you had
a good night's rest, Wally.
- Why?
Well, doesn't the freshman team
have a football game today? Oh, yeah.
Will you get to play? Well, Coach
made me an alternate on the second team.
He might put me in if
enough guys get wrecked.
Wrecked?
Ward, I don't mind him
going out for the team,
but I don't like the
idea of him playing.
- In other words, Wally,
don't go near the water.
- Huh?
Me and Larry Mondello are
comin' over to watch you play,
'cept Larry's gotta stay after school, so
I guess I'll be the only one of us comin'.
Well, how about you, Dad?
The game doesn't start till 3:00.
Golly, I tried to get away, Wally,
but I'm gonna be tied up at the office.
Uh, maybe your mother would like to come
over and watch you play. Oh, no, you don't.
If he's gonna get wrecked, I think
his father ought to be there to see it.
Yeah. Well, uh, isn't it about time you
fellas got to school? Oh, yeah. Sure, Dad.
[June] Come on. It's late.
[Crowd Cheering]
Boy, you played a neat
game, Wally. You sure did.
Yeah. For a while there I
thunk you wouldn't get in.
I timed you, Wally. You played
exactly four minutes and 10 seconds.
[Chester] So what? He
intercepted a pass, didn't he?
Well, gee. It bounced
off a guy's head, and I had
a clear field. All I could
do was make a touchdown.
Yeah, but you still only played
four minutes and 10 seconds.
[Chester] A w!
You know, Wally, I bet next week you'll be
on the first team. Aw, heck, I don't know.
I could've made the team if I'd
have wanted to. But I didn't want to.
Well, you went out for it. Yeah.
Yeah, but I purposely
didn't try hard.
I promised my father I'd study this
year, on account of I'm goin' to Annapolis.
[Scoffs] Aw, cut it out.
Wally, that's pretty
neat— scorin' a
touchdown the first
time you got in the game.
Yeah. You were great. Great!
Great? He was colossal.
Yeah. When that football
bounced off that guy's head,
and you caught— Hey, fellas,
you wanna feel somethin'?
What? Feel my upper lip.
Hey. Don't tell me
you're startin' to shave?
What do ya mean, "starting"? I've
been shavin' for over two months.
- I've been shavin' for six months.
- No foolin'?
Almost once a month.
Yeah, you've been shavin', all
right. I haven't actually shaved yet,
but I'm savin' up to
buy my own razor.
[Eddie] Oh, heck, I
got my own, fellas.
You wanna come over to
my house and see my razor?
It's gold-plated, and it's in a
genuine plastic case. No foolin'?
Yeah. Okay. Let's
go. You comin', Wally?
Um...
- Um, no. I—
I promised to walk Beaver home.
- [Eddie] Okay. I'll be seein’ you, Wally.
I was thinkin' of growin' a mustache, but
they don't let you wear 'em at Annapolis.
[Door Closes]
Hey, Wally?
Well, you didn't promise to walk me
home. I can walk you home if I want to.
- Well, how come you didn't want
to go with the guys?
- Oh, I don't know.
Is it on account of
you not never shaved?
Well, gee. Who wants to hear a
bunch of guys actin' like big shots?
Well, most likely you'll
be shavin' soon, Wally.
Oh, I don't know. It
just feels kinda fuzzy.
Well, I bet those guys weren't as fuzzy
as you are when they started to shave.
Well, don't forget, all those
guys are older than I am.
Except Tooey. He's younger, and
he's thinkin' of buying his own razor.
Yeah. Yeah.
Hi, Dad. Oh, hi, Beaver.
What are you up to? Oh, I'm
just gettin' down a 'cyclopedia.
Well, which volume do
you want? Oh, it doesn't
matter. I'm just gonna
look at the pictures.
Oh. [Chuckles] Well, let's see.
Here. Why don't you try this one? There's
a lot of good pictures starting with "L."
Thanks, Dad. Hey, listen. How'd your
brother make out in the game today?
Oh, real great, Dad. He 'cepted a
pass and made it into a touchdown.
He did? Yeah. He would
have won the game,
'ceptin' his team was
already ahead 40 points.
[Laughs] Hi, dear.
Oh, hi. Say, Beaver was
just, uh— Beaver, dinner will
be ready in a half an
hour. Would you tell Wally?
All right, Mom. Thanks for the
picture book, Dad. Okay, Beave.
Hey, Beaver was
just telling me, Wally
intercepted a pass today
and ran for a touchdown.
Oh, Ward, he didn't. Now they'll
probably want him to play all the time.
Well, yeah. They...
just might at that, dear.
Wally, wanna see a picture...
Wally? I'm in here.
[Water Running]
What ya doin', Wally?
Well, what do you think
I'm doin'? I'm gonna shave.
Well, where did you
get the shave stuff?
Well, I, uh, kinda borrowed
it out of Dad's room.
What do you do that for?
Mmm, I don't know,
but you're supposed to.
Boy, what a razor.
Feel how smooth it is.
Yeah. It sure is
smooth, all right.
Boy. Clean as a whistle.
- Wally?
- Yeah?
I don't think
there's a blade in it.
I, uh, thought there
was one already in there.
Yeah, me too, 'cause
you were shavin' so good.
Um, maybe I better
start on my upper lip.
I saw 'em do this
in the barbershop.
Hey, Wally, your
hand's shakin'. Yeah.
You want I should
hold your nose?
No, I can hold my own nose.
- Ow.
- What happened?
Um— [Chuckles]
I, uh, cut myself.
- Well, I'll call Dad.
- Um, no.
It's okay. Just get some adhesive
tape out of Mom's bathroom.
Ow!
Um, you better get a couple.
I'll get the whole box.
Did you call the boys? Three
times. They said they'd be right down.
I heard water running,
but I don't think they
could be washing all
this time. Oh, naturally not.
You know, water does have a
lot of fascination for kids though.
I remember once my brother and I
filled a cardboard box full of water.
Why would you do that? Wanted to see how
long it took before the bottom fell out.
[Chuckles]
Well, I hope the boys don't— Well, come on,
fellas. Hurry up. We're waiting for you.
Wally, your face!
Ward, I knew he'd get
hurt playing football.
Um, gee, Mom, it's not from
football. Um, it's just a scratch.
His skin just
fell apart a little.
- Wally, uh, did you put
my razor back?
- Huh?
After you finished shaving.
Wally, you shaved? Um,
yeah. I guess I did just a little bit.
Well, he didn't hurt your
razor any, Dad. Most
of the time he wasn't
even using the blade.
Oh, Wally, you're too
young to start shaving.
Well, gee, all the other guys are
shavin', like Eddie and Chester.
Yeah. And Eddie'd
even grow a mustache,
'ceptin' they wouldn't
let him into 'Napolis.
Wally, well, those fellows
are older than you are.
And anyway, believe me, you don't
want to start shaving until you have to.
Well, when do you
think I can start shavin'?
Well, when you start growing a
beard. And another thing, Wally.
Every time you shave, your
beard gets stiffer and stiffer.
First thing you know, you'll
have to be shaving every day.
Well, gee. I never knew that.
Dear, if we've finished our discussion
of beards, can we get on with dinner?
Oh, yeah. Sure. Here,
uh— Here, let me help you.
Ward, Wally playing
football and shaving...
Does he have to
grow up this fast?
I think it just seems fast
to us, dear. When your
Wally's age, it must
seem like it takes forever.
I know, but shaving. Well, shaving's
one thing you don't have to worry about.
I think I discouraged him
about that for the time being.
What ya thinkin' about,
Wally? About what Dad said.
The more you shave, the
more your beard grows.
- Yeah?
- Well, I was just thinkin'.
If I shaved every day, by the end of the
week, I oughta have a pretty good beard.
Thanks for givin' me the assignment,
Wally. Oh, that's okay, Eddie.
But where were you
during algebra class today?
I told Mr. Briggs I had to
go to the principal's office.
Then I hung around the
gymnasium till the class was over.
Well, what if Mr. Briggs
talks to the principal?
I'll just say I was helpin' the
coach mark the athletic field.
Huh. I'll bet they never
find out where I was.
Well, I gotta be goin'.
Yeah, see ya, Eddie.
Why don't ya stick around,
Eddie, and watch Wally shave?
No foolin', Wally?
You shavin' now?
Yeah. Practically once a day.
Ah, go on. You're not
shavin'. I bet I am too.
Sure he is. Well, since last week,
he used up four whole blades.
Ah, any guy could say he was
shavin'. Let's show him, Wally.
I'll go get Dad's razor. Okay.
No foolin', Wally? You've been
shavin' every day for a week?
Well, yeah. A guy can't let
his beard get ahead of him.
[Vehicle Door Closes]
Oh, hi, dear. I thought you'd never get
home. We're due there in 10 minutes.
Due where? At the Rutherfords'.
Oh, my gosh. I completely
forgot. Give me a
couple of minutes for
a shower and a shave.
I'll put your blue suit out on
the bed. For the Rutherfords?
Well, they're having
the Mitchells too. Oh.
Like the hat?
Well, no. But maybe
the Mitchells will.
See, Eddie? He's
a real neat shaver.
Yeah, he's shavin' all right.
But he's not holdin' it
like Mickey Mantle does.
Well, everybody's gotta
have their own individual style.
Well, I think he's holdin' it
better than Mickey Mantle.
[Ward] Wally, is that
by any chance my razor?
Um— Um, yeah, Dad.
[Eddie] Good evening,
Mr. Cleaver. Hello, Eddie.
Wally asked me in
to watch him shave.
Wally, I just got home.
I have five minutes to
get to the Rutherfords',
and you have my razor.
Now didn't we go through
all this before about
you shaving, and didn't
you agree with me?
Um, uh, yeah,
Dad, but I was just...
You were just doing what you were told
not to do. Now may I have my razor, please?
Where are the blades?
Um— [Chuckles] I, uh, guess
I kinda used the last one.
Oh, fine. Now I have
to go without shaving.
Wally, I told you last week
that it was ridiculous for a
boy your age to start shaving
before he even had a beard.
Now I'll tell you once more.
Stop trying to act so grown-up!
I think I better run along,
Wally. [Door Closes]
I don't wanna be
around in case your father
wants to yell at you
some more about shaving.
You don't have to go, Eddie.
I think he's all yelled out.
Yeah. Well, uh,
I'll see you, Eddie.
Yeah. I'll see you, Wally.
Wally, there wasn't anything
funny about Dad yellin' at ya.
Why was Eddie laughin'?
Well, you know Eddie. He's always
laughin' at stuff that isn't funny.
Hey, Wally, you only
shaved half your face. Yeah.
Does it show? Gee, no. I can't
even tell which side you shaved.
Thanks a lot, Beaver.
Hiya, fellas. Hi, Lumpy.
Hi, Lumpy. Hello, Clarence.
Hey, Wally, I hear you
made the freshman team.
Boy, wait till you try goin'
out for the varsity next year.
Man, they'll pulverize
you. Mmm, maybe.
Hey, how come you know so much
about it? You're not on the varsity team.
Yeah? Four guys in my
homeroom are. Four guys!
Big deal. [Chuckles]
Hi, men. Hi, Eddie.
[Tooey] Hi, Eddie. Hi, Eddie.
- [Laughs]
- Hey, what's so funny?
Didn't Wally tell you what
happened last night? [Laughs]
It was a howl. Yeah?
What happened?
He was shavin' with
his pop's razor when his
pop walked in. Come
on, Eddie. Cut it out.
His pop jumped all over
him. He told him he was
a kid, and he didn't
have anything to shave.
And old Wally's been
shavin' every night for a
week. Listen, Eddie.
I told you to cut it out.
[Chuckles] What ya gettin'
so sore about, baby face?
Listen, Lumpy. I'm liable
to— You're liable to what?
[Bell Ringing] Lucky
for you the bell rang.
Hey, Wally, why you gettin' so
sore— 'cause you got nothin' to shave?
Yeah. You can't help it. Why don't
you put some hair tonic on your chin?
Cut it out! [Laughing]
Good morning, Mr. Briggs.
Well, Wally, how did football
practice go today? Okay, I guess.
Well, you don't sound very enthusiastic
for a boy who's just made the first team.
Yeah, well, uh, I might quit.
- Well, why would you quit?
- Oh, I don't know. I'm probably
too light to play football anyway.
Well, Wally, maybe
you could put a little
weight on if you'd eat
a little bit more. There.
Well, we're not supposed
to eat fried stuff, but
what difference does it
make as long as I'm quittin'?
Uh, Beaver, how were
things at your school today?
- All right, I guess.
- Did you have that arithmetic test?
Yeah. I only got eight wrong.
- Well, that's not very good, is it?
- Well, I was the highest
in the ones that failed.
Mom, what's this weird stuff? Why can't
we just have fried potatoes or somethin'?
Well, that's eggplant—
Wally, you just got through
saying you weren't
supposed to eat fried foods.
- Yeah, but this stuff is weird.
- Try it, dear. It...
If you haven't anything
better to do than sit there
and criticize your food,
you can go to your room.
Okay, if that's what you want.
Oh, now, Wally—
Let him go, June.
Mom? Now what's your complaint?
Well, I just wanted to know,
could I have my dessert?
I'll get it, Beaver.
I'm sorry, Beaver. I
shouldn't have jumped on you.
It's just that I'm... upset about
the way Wally's been acting.
Yeah. I guess he
is kinda mad at ya.
Well, he used my razor
after I told him not to.
Yeah, he knows that.
But ya shouldn't have told
him not to do it in front of Eddie.
Oh. Guess I was so upset, I forgot
all about Eddie Haskell's being there.
Yeah. Eddie told all the guys,
and they made fun of Wally
about bein' a baby face.
They did, huh?
Well, Beaver, it just
goes to show you that us
grown-ups can make
mistakes just like you fellas.
Yeah. But when big
people mess things up,
sure makes a lot bigger mess.
Dad, can I be excused? I'm
not hungry from tellin' you stuff.
Sure, Beaver.
Where'd the Beaver go?
Oh, he's not hungry
from telling me stuff. Hmm.
You know, June, I just
did a very thoughtless thing.
Oh? Balling Wally out in front
of Eddie for using my razor.
Well, dear, you told him before about using
your razor, and he is too young to shave.
Yeah, but when a
boy's trying to be a man,
he doesn't want his father around
telling him he's too young to be one.
I— [Chuckles]
I guess that's something a
woman wouldn't understand.
Oh, I think I know how
he feels. I was the last
one in my class to get a
pair of high-heel shoes.
[Chuckles]
You know, sometimes you'd think
neither one of us had ever been a kid.
[Rings]
Hello? Oh, hello, Larry.
Beaver isn't home. He and
Wally went down to the barbershop
with some of the other
boys to get their hair cut.
Well, he should be home pretty soon.
Mr. Cleaver went down to pick them up.
What, dear?
Mmm, no. Beaver didn't
mention anything about you
coming over for lunch, but
you're perfectly welcome.
All right, Larry. Bye.
Hi, Wally. Oh, hi, Chester.
Hi, fellas. [Eddie] Hi, Chester.
Hi, Chester.
How's that, Tooey? Okay? Yeah, I guess
it'll hold me till I get to a barbershop.
Next.
I'll wait for you,
Chester. Okay.
How do you want it this
time, Wally? Ah, I don't care.
Hey, Wally, later on do
you wanna go over to the
athletic field? The girls
are havin' hockey practice.
Miss Wade won't let any
guys on the field. Yeah, but we
can holler at 'em through
the fence. How 'bout it, Wally?
- Well, why don't you go
holler at 'em by yourself?
- [Tooey, Chester Laugh]
Hi, Andy. Hello, Mr. Cleaver.
[Boys] Hi, Mr. Cleaver. Hi.
Hi, Dad. I'm all ready. He
finished my head first. Okay, Beave.
It'll be just a few minutes,
Mr. Cleaver. All right, Andy. Hi, Eddie.
Hello, sir. My father's
working today, Mr. Cleaver.
When you own your own business,
you have to work on Saturdays.
Yeah, I guess you do, Eddie.
Say, Mr. Cleaver, now
that I have Wally in the
chair, should I give him
the once-over lightly?
You mean a shave?
Well, he could use
a little cleaning up.
Well, Andy, I didn't think
Wally needed to shave
yet, but, uh, after
all, you're the expert.
Oh, yes, yes. He
needs a shave, all right.
- I do?
- He does?
Uh, yes, he does at that.
Well, you know how it is. A man
likes to look right over the weekend.
Well, whatever you say,
Andy. You're the doctor.
Can I watch, Andy?
Surely, Beaver.
Gee, Mr. Cleaver, I never had a shave in a
barbershop. Oh, you will, Eddie. You will.
[Squeaks]
Not too hot for you, is it,
Wally? Uh-uh. Just right.
Gee whiz. He's not even
gonna use a safety razor.
♪♪ [Humming]
♪♪ [Continues]
Aren't you getting
a little carried away?
Larry Mondello's
here for lunch. Oh.
Did you really get Wally a shave? I
sure did— with Andy's cooperation.
He didn't do much more than
scrape the lather off his face,
but I think it did the trick as
far as Wally was concerned.
There. I guess that does
it. Want me to call the boys?
Would you, dear? Sure.
Hey, fellas, lunch!
Oh, thanks, Dad. Larry and
Beaver will be right down.
They're dryin' out Larry's
shoe. He fell in the bathtub.
Say, um, Wally.
Um, about this barbershop
thing, um— Oh, um, yeah, Dad.
Uh, that was real neat
what you did— well, you
know, with all the guys
there and everything.
Oh, that's all right, Wally. I
think I kind of owed you that.
But, uh, you know, Wally, shaving is just
one of the outward signs of being a man.
It's a whole lot more important
to try to be a man inside first.
Yeah. Sure, Dad.
Well, now that it's
over, I, uh— well, about
this shaving thing,
I— I just hope you're...
Well, heck, Dad. Um, don't worry about
it. What have I got to shave anyway?