Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963): Season 3, Episode 20 - Beaver and Andy - full transcript

Ward and June find that keeping old friend Andy Hadlock's "trouble" a secret from the boys was not the best way to handle the problem and the whole family learns an important lesson about alcoholism after Beaver unwittingly causes handyman Andy to fall off the wagon...and a ladder!

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Wally, where you going?

First, I'm going over to Eddie
Haskell's house and shoot some baskets.

Then, if Chester pays us
back the money he owes us,

we're going to the movies.

All right.

Oh, if Mary Ellen Rogers calls,

act like I'm kind of sore at her

but not enough to get her mad.

Why would you
want me to do that?



Well, 'cause she's a girl.

You know how it
is. So long, Mom.

Hey, Dad, if Mary Ellen
Rogers calls, tell her that...

I heard, and I know how it is.

Sure, Dad.

Dear, why can't boys and
girls be honest with each other?

What are you trying to
do, change the system?

Good-bye, Mom, good-bye,
Dad. See you later.

Just a minute. Where you going?

Just outside to mess around.

He certainly is in a
hurry to do nothing.

At his age, you always are.

♪ Oh, my darlin' Clementine ♪

Not a bad voice
you got there, son.



Hello, mister.

You must be Ward Cleaver's boy.

Yeah. I'm Mrs.
Cleaver's boy, too.

- Are you a friend of mine?
- You might say that.

Matter of fact, the day you
were born, you cost me a dollar.

How'd I do that?

Well, I was working in
the machine shop then.

I took this silver dollar,
and I drilled a hole in it.

I stuck a white ribbon through
it, and I gave it to your father.

That's how come
you cost me a dollar.

Oh, yeah. I still got it.

I thought an angel
drilled that hole in there.

No, I did that myself.

Weren't any angels
mixed up in it.

If your father's home,

I wonder if I might
possibly talk to him.

Well, sure. I'll tell
him you're here.

♪ Oh, my darlin' ♪

♪ Oh, my darlin' ♪

Hey, Dad.

What is it, Beaver?

There's a man outside who
wants to possibly talk to you.

Who is it?

He didn't say his name,

but he's the man who gave
me the dollar with the hole in it

for being born.

That's Andy Hadlock.

I haven't seen him in years.

Andy Hadlock?

Don't worry, dear. I'm
just going to talk to him.

Ward, every time that...

Beaver, why don't
you run on outside

and tell him I'll
be right there?

Yes, sir.

All right, dear, but
please be careful.

Don't get involved.

My father's coming out, but
he's just going to talk to you.

Hello there, Andy.

Hello, Mr. Cleaver.

I sure admire your place here.

You sure been doing fine.

Thank you, Andy. How
have you been doing?

Oh, I been doing fine, too.

Mostly.

I could show you
the dollar if you want.

I'm not allowed to spend it.

Glad you kept it, boy.

Mr. Cleaver, I just been
noticing your trim here.

It could use a coat of paint.

Don't you think?

Oh, I think we can get
through another season.

Sure good to see
you, though, Andy.

I could do the whole job
in a couple, three days.

Yes, indeed.

Cost you the same
as the other house,

even though this
is a larger place.

Well, I don't know, Andy.

Here's a nice color that I
painted the Johnson trim.

You call Mr. Johnson,

and he'll tell you
I did a nice job.

Real, real dependable.

Here's a nice color, Dad. Green.

That's Mr. Martin's garage.

You can call him,
too, if you like.

I'm right in between jobs now.

I could use the work.

Gee, it's real neat having
your samples right on yourself.

Couldn't he do it, Dad?

Look, Andy, I'd
like to help you.

You know that.

What about your trouble?

I haven't had that
five or six months.

Give or take a day.

All right. When could you start?

I can get my brushes, and
I can start right after lunch.

If you're worried
about my trouble,

you call Mr. Johnson
and Mr. Martin.

No. Take your word for it, Andy.

I appreciate that,
Mr. Cleaver, I...

I really do.

Well, I'll be seeing
you, young fella.

I'll be seeing you, too, Andy.

Dad, what kind of
trouble has Andy got?

Oh, it's nothing, Beaver.

That's good, 'cause
I thought his trouble

might be spilling
paint on himself.

Hey, Mom, I forgot to ask you.

Did Mary Ellen Rogers
call this afternoon?

No, no one called.

She's just doing
that to get me sore.

Seems to me she's
not doing anything.

Yeah, that's what I mean.

Dear, it looks to me

as though Andy is doing a
very nice job on the house.

Yes, so far.

What color are you
having it painted?

I wouldn't want to
come home some night

and go in the wrong house.

We're just painting
the trim, Wally.

We got a real neat guy doing it.

His name is Andy, and
he was a sailor on a ship,

and he's going to show me
how to tie a monkey's fist.

A monkey's fist?

I don't know what it is,
but it sure sounds neat.

I think I remember Andy.

When I was a little kid,

he used to come around to the
other house and work around.

Then all of a sudden,
he didn't come anymore.

Is that the same Andy?

Yes, Wally. That's
the same Andy.

Dear, did you speak to Andy

about you-know-what?

Yes, I did, dear

and he assured me he
hadn't you-know-what-ed

in the last six months.

Andy's got troubles.

Yeah? What kind of trouble?

Never mind, Wally.

Ward, there's just one thing.

I'll not have any of
that around the boys.

Why don't you fellas take your
plates out to the kitchen now?

- Yes, sir.
- Yes, sir.

Hey, Wally, what kind of
trouble do you think Andy's got?

I don't know, but it must
be something pretty neat

if they don't want
him to do it around us.

Dear, I have
nothing against Andy.

It's just that I hope he doesn't
start drinking on the job again.

So do I, but he says
he's all right now.

I think the least we can do

is to try to help
him help himself.

I suppose so, dear.

That green he's using,

do you think it's
the right color?

Looks just great on his sweater.

Beaver, I've been on
ships that was cold before,

but none as cold as this.

It was so cold

that the flames in the
galley stove froze stiff.

Boy, oh, boy.

Yes, yes, indeed.

We had to thaw them
out with a blowtorch

before we could
heat up our chow.

Gee, Andy, you must have been

just about everywhere
in the whole world.

Every place there is,
and a few that there ain't.

Andy, are you really going
to make me a monkey's hand?

Monkey's fist, Beaver.

Yeah, I been working
on that for two nights now.

Beaver, it's time
to come in now.

Guess my mother wants me.

Yes, you better go on in, son.

Always do what
your mother tells you.

Be right in, Mom.

You know, Andy,

Mom and Dad said
you got troubles.

But I don't think there's
anything wrong with you at all.

There you are.

I have some milk
and cookies for you.

Have you been talking to Andy?

Yeah, Mom. He's a neat guy.

He was on a ship where the
flames froze up and everything.

Well, I think he may
be kidding you a little bit.

Yeah, maybe.

But he's kidding me
'cause I'm a friend of his,

not just 'cause I'm a kid.

Come on.

Hi, Beav.

Hi, Wally.

Hey, what are you doing?

Andy must have
gone home early today.

I'm putting his
paint away for him.

Hey, Wally, look. He
made me the monkey's fist.

Boy, that sure is a lot of knot.

He was a real sailor on
a ship that was in the war

and got hit by bullets and sunk,
and other guys rescued him.

No fooling? What war was that?

I don't know.

He was going so good,
I didn't want to stop him.

Yeah, he sure is a
neat guy, all right.

Hey, Wally, what's this?

I found it in the bushes.

I don't know.
Could be turpentine.

Didn't smell like turpentine.

Hey, I know what
this is. It's whiskey.

Smells awful.

All whiskey smells awful.

Then why do people drink it?

Well, it's like when
grownups have a party.

They drink it to
have a good time.

If it's a party, don't they
have a good time anyway?

Well, grownups
have a harder time

having a good time than kids do.

How do you think
it got in the bushes?

I don't know.

Maybe somebody threw it
there coming home from a party.

You sure Andy didn't tell
you what war he was in?

Uh-uh.

But he said during the
fight, an airplane flew over,

and it had top and
bottom wings on it.

That must've been World War I.

They had more wings
on airplanes in that war

than in any other
war they ever had.

Wally still on the phone?

Yes. He's talking to
Mary Ellen Rogers.

He's been talking to
her for half an hour.

What's he saying?

He's explaining why
he's not speaking to her.

Hey, you know, I think
Andy's doing a pretty good job.

Yes, but he went
home early today.

He was gone when I
came home from shopping.

He's not so young anymore.

That's pretty tiring work.

I suppose so.

Ward, do you think
we ought to tell the boys

about Andy's drinking problem?

He's always been harmless.

He's such a hero to Beaver,

I hate to disillusion
him without any reason.

Hey, did you see that
knot he tied for Beaver...

The monkey's fist?

Yeah. What do
they use those for?

When the ship's
coming in to the dock,

why, the monkey's fist is on
the end of the heaving line.

That's all coiled up,
and you just let her go.

And the heaving line's
attached to the hawser,

and down on the
dock, you have a...

- Hi, Mom.
- Hi there, Beaver.

As soon as I change my clothes,

I'm going to go out and tell
Andy I can't watch him paint today

'cause I'm going to go
over and play with Larry.

Oh, all right. Here's a
piece of cake for you,

and you can pour
yourself a glass of milk.

I have to go pick your
father up at his office.

He just phoned me.

I thought Mr. Rutherford was
taking him there and back today.

It seems Mr. Rutherford
just remembered

that today is the day

he has to take Violet
for a ballet lesson.

Oh, yeah. She's in
my class at school.

She's practicing to be a
famous Broadway star.

That's nice.

Larry told her they wouldn't
let anybody be a Broadway star

with braces on their teeth.

I want you to behave yourself
when you're over at Larry's.

Oh, sure, Mom.

Beaver, clean that mess up.

Oh, sure, Mom.

Hi, Andy.

Hi, Beaver.

I can't watch you paint today

'cause I'm going over
to my friend Larry's

as soon as I put on
my other dirty clothes.

Sure.

You all by yourself, Beaver?

Uh-huh. Did you want something?

I tell you, I been
working out there and I...

I kind of got a little shaky.

Oh, yeah?

I got shaky one
time in a school play

when I had to hug a girl.

You haven't been hugging
any girls, have you, Andy?

No. No, sir, not old Andy.

Say, Beaver, I...

I hate to ask you this, but...

I wonder if you
can get me a drink.

Sure.

It's a clean glass.

It sure is.

Son, what I was thinking of

was something with
a little more flavor to it.

Oh, sure. We got some
real neat Honolulu punch.

Now just a minute, son.

Here's what...
This is the way it is.

I got all that trim out
there to finish painting,

and I want to do a
good job for your father,

and it's hot out there.

I don't think I could make
it on Honolulu punch.

Oh.

Well, what could
you make it on, Andy?

Let me ask you
something, Beaver.

Does your father...

Would he have a little
bit of whiskey around?

No, I don't think so.

You don't.

No.

But once, my Uncle Billy
sent my father a bottle.

It was all wrapped up,
and it had brandy in it.

That's about what I'm
talking about, Beaver.

Could you get it for me,
seeing as you're my friend.

Well, sure.

At Christmastime, my
father pours it over cake.

Do you want me to
pour it over cake for you?

Don't bother about that, Beaver.

I think it'll be all
right the way it is.

There you are.

Thank you, Beaver.
I'll just take this outside

so I'll have it there in
case I get shaky again.

Say, Beaver, I hope you're
not disappointed in old Andy.

Gee whiz, no, Andy.

Lots of people don't like cake.

It's all right, Andy.

Andy, you don't have to
apologize. I understand.

No, no, I wouldn't worry
about the rest of the painting.

We'll get someone
else to finish up.

It's all right, Andy.

Yeah. You just take it easy,

and get yourself a good rest.

All right. Good-bye, Andy.

How is he?

Oh, he's very apologetic.

I really think he means well.

I'm certainly glad
Beaver wasn't around

to see him in this condition.

I think Andy is, too.

That seems to be
his main concern.

I put the paint away, Dad,
and I got the brushes soaking.

Okay. Thanks, Wally.

Wally, when your
brother comes home,

say as little about
this as possible.

Sure, Mom. I know
how to be diplomatic.

I won't tell him
Andy was drinking.

If he asks where Andy is,

I'll just tell him

that he tripped over
a log or something

and they had to take
him to the hospital

to have an operation.

Wally, I think it
would be better

if you just said nothing at all.

Okay, Dad.

I'm going to get supper started.

Dear.

Thanks for not
saying "I told you so."

It was a real effort,
but I managed.

Oh, hi, Beaver.

Hello, Dad. Hello,
Mom. Where's Andy?

Well, Andy went
home a little early today.

Gee, he was going to tell me
some more stories about the war.

Now I'll have to
wait until tomorrow.

I'm afraid he won't be
back tomorrow, Beaver.

Andy's been working pretty
hard, and he needs a little rest.

There's something
wrong, isn't there?

Beav, why don't you just run
on upstairs now like a good boy?

There's always something wrong

when I have to run
upstairs like a good boy.

Hurry up, Beaver.
Supper will be ready soon.

Yes, Mom.

Come on, Wally, you can tell me.

Gee, I told them I
wouldn't say much about it.

You can tell me
a little about it.

Well, Andy had a little
trouble with the ladder.

What kind of trouble?

He kind of fell off it.

How could he do that?

He was a sailor on a ship,

and he used to climb
masts and everything.

Well, he was, uh... drinking.

Drinking what?

Whiskey. What do you think?

- Oh.
- Yeah.

That's his trouble that Mom
and Dad were talking about.

Wally, Beaver, supper.

Right away, Dad.

Wally, is brandy like whiskey?

Sure, it is. Now will you
stop asking questions?

I told you enough already.

Well, are we all
enjoying our supper?

I know I am. It's
just wonderful, dear.

Yeah, Mom, it's real delicious.

Dad, it was too bad
about Andy today.

Oh?

Yeah, about him drinking whiskey

and falling off the
ladder and stuff.

Wally, I thought we
weren't going to say anything

about this to your brother.

Well, we weren't, Mom,

but he kind of
dragged it out of me.

You know how he does.

Well, Beaver, it certainly
is too bad about Andy

because he was trying very
hard to overcome his trouble.

I think he had a very good
chance of making it, too,

if someone hadn't sold
him that first drink today

and got him started again.

Dad.

Nobody sold it to
him. I gave it to him.

You gave him what?

I gave him that bottle
of stuff from Uncle Billy

that you pour on the cake.

Oh, boy, Beaver.

Yeah. He came in
and said he felt shaky,

and I gave it to him.

Well, Beaver, don't you know

that's the worst thing you
could possibly have done?

Don't you know that's what
got Andy started all over again?

Gee, Dad, the way you and
Mom were talking about troubles

and you-know-whats
and spelling out stuff,

how could I know
something was wrong

when I didn't even know
what you were talking about?

Heck, yeah. I'm in high school,

and I didn't know what was wrong

until you were
helping Andy in the car.

But, boys, we were just trying to
protect you from things like this.

You know something,
dear? Beaver's right.

We can't ever
really protect anyone

by hiding the truth from them.

Well, I wouldn't have
given Andy anything

if I thought it would
have hurt him.

I know you wouldn't, Beaver.

And I'm sure if we just let
you know from the beginning

what was going on,

you could've handled the
situation when it came up, huh, boy?

Sure, Dad. I know
what to do if I know stuff.

Heck, yeah. You and Mom
shouldn't be scared to tell us things.

Somebody's got to tell a guy

about all the bad
junk in the world.

Well, Wally, I just hope
it's always your mom and I

who are the guys to do it.

- Hi, Mom.
- Hello, Wally.

Hey, you know, Mom, the
house looks pretty crummy

with just half the trim painted.

How much do you think Dad
would pay me to finish it up?

Well, Wally, I think
you should be willing

to do things around the house

without always
asking to be paid.

After all, this is your
home as well as ours.

You know, Mom, I guess it
doesn't look so bad after all.

Did you see your
brother on the way home?

Yeah. He was over by Lake
Avenue walking in the mud.

Did you tell him to
get out of the mud?

Of course not. Why
should I spoil his fun?

That's for grownups to do.

♪ Oh, my darlin' ♪

♪ Oh, my darlin' Clementine ♪

Hello there, Beaver.

Hello, Andy.

Are you feeling better today?

Yeah, yeah. I've been
feeling pretty good.

Beaver, I've sort of been
hoping I'd run into you.

- You have?
- Yeah.

Did they find out

that you were the one
that helped me yesterday?

Yeah, they found out,

and they were
pretty mad at me, too.

I'm sorry about that,
Beaver. I really am.

'Cause you were my friend.

Then how come you did it?

Beaver, I've been
hurting people all my life.

I still don't know
how come I do it.

Now, you take the authorities.

I can't hurt them.

Andy's become just another
old bum to them by now.

But you're not a bum, Andy.

You're a real neat guy.

That's because you're
my friend, and you like me.

But, you see, a fella can't
hurt the ones who don't care.

He can hurt just the
ones who love him.

Well, my brother says
people drink to be happy.

But you sure don't look happy.

No, I'm not, Beaver.

But running into
a little fella like you

kind of taught Andy something.

I taught you something?

Yeah.

An empty life...

and an empty bottle
go pretty much together.

Beaver, you tell your father

I'll be back first
thing tomorrow,

and I'll finish up that trim.

- Okay, Andy.
- All right, Beaver.

♪ Oh, my darlin',
oh, my darlin' ♪

♪ Oh, my darlin' Clementine ♪

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