Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963): Season 3, Episode 7 - Borrowed Boat - full transcript

Wally has painstakingly made arrangements to allow Beaver to ride the team bus to his football game, then eat lunch with the team. However, Beaver makes some last-minute plans to go with Larry on an outing to Friends Lake. Wally is very upset and vows never to do any favors for Beaver again. At the lake, Beaver and Larry run into a pair of teen-agers, who say they are searching for some lost oars for their boat; however, the teens are hoodlums who had burglarized the boat shed and duped the two young boys into taking the boat. The hoods run off, and when the police arrive on the scene, Beaver and Larry are caught red-handed. Unable to explain the situation or identify the real culprits, the boys are taken into custody and are told their parents will be called. Wally is the only one who is home when Beaver makes his one phone call, and at first Wally is reluctant to help bail his brother out; however, Beaver tearfully apologizes for the earlier situation, and Wally - feeling obligated to help his brother - goes to the precinct to help bail his brother out. Good thing, too: Beaver lets slip a few important clues about the juveniles' identities, and Wally is able to give names (he knew them as troublemakers at school). When they arrive home, they keep quiet about the situation, but as always, Ward finds out; he is in the room when Wally accepts a phone call from the police department, telling him that the suspects in the boathouse burglary have been arrested. Ward demands an explanation and Wally resists, but Beaver explains the whole thing. June is surprised when Ward goes easy on his sons, but Ward - remembering earlier that Wally and Beaver were on the verge of not speaking to each other - said that this situation helped Wally realize that he needed to set aside his grudge and help Beaver when he was in trouble.

Starring...

and...

Where have you been? I thought
you were gonna wash the car.

Oh. Well, I had to go
down and get some gas.

So I figured as long as I was
there, I'd take an extra 10 minutes

and run the car through
the three-minute car wash.

What time shall we
leave for Lynnwood?

Kickoff's at 2:00. I think if we leave
around 12:30, it should be all right.

- Where's Wally?
- Went over to the high school
to talk to the coach.

- Say, would you...
- Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad. I got to go right back.

Don't fix any lunch for Beaver because
he's gonna ride on the bus with the team.



I'm gonna go upstairs
and tell him right now.

Ward, what in the
world did he say?

He said not to make any
sandwiches for Beaver

because the coach
gave Beaver permission

to ride to the
game with the team.

Did you really
understand all that?

No, but Wally told me

that's what he was
going to ask the coach.

That's nice of Wally.

I was afraid when
he got in high school,

he wouldn't want the Beaver
tagging along anymore.

Well, when you've
got a little brother

who thinks you're
a pretty great guy,

that's something you
want to hang on to.



Yeah, Beaver. You're not only
gonna get to ride on the bus,

but the coach said you
can sit on the bench.

And I fixed it so you can eat
with the team. Come on. Let's go..

Gee, Wally, I can't go.

What do you mean,
you can't go? It's all set.

I can't go on account
of I promised Larry

to go on a picnic with
him up to Friend's Lake.

You mean you'd rather
goof around with him

than watch me play football?

I already promised him.

And I don't want to be an
Indian promiser and insult him.

What about me? You're
insulting me, aren't you?

Well, you're just my
brother, and Larry's my friend.

Oh, boy. This is a
great thing to do to me

after I went to
all that trouble.

Well, I didn't ask you to.

Well, don't worry.
I won't do it again.

- Okay, don't.
- Okay, I won't.

- So don't.
- So I won't.

- I'm gonna go over to
the high school now.
- Okay. Good luck today.

Oh, yeah, thanks,
Dad. So long, Mom.

Where's your brother?

You call that little
creep upstairs a brother?

Well, what were we just saying

about Wally's overflowing
with brotherly love?

- What do you suppose
happened upstairs?
- Search me.

- Hey, Mom?
- What is it, Beaver?

- Would you make me a sandwich?
- Are you going to
the game with us?

No.

I'm going up to Friend's
Lake with Larry on a picnic.

Beaver, why wouldn't you want
to watch your brother play football?

'Cause he's the meanest
brother in the world, that's why.

Oh, now, Beaver.

He is. When I was little,

he made me pull him all
around the yard in the wagon.

Well, Beaver, you
were always asking him

to let you pull him around.

That was because I
was too young to know

he was just being mean.

But if Wally is so mean,

why would he ask you to ride to
the football game with the team?

I don't know.

I guess so he could laugh
at me in front of the big guys

for being a little shrimp.

- Oh, now, Beav...
- All right, Beaver.

If that's what you want, you go
ahead on the picnic with Larry.

But the fun zone up at the lake

is closed for the season.
There's nothing to do.

That's what's good about it.

There's no one around to
stop you from having fun.

Well, all right. I'll
pack you a lunch.

Now, Beaver, I want you and
Larry to be very careful up at the lake.

Oh, we'll be real careful.

Boy, and you know something?

I wish when you'd gone
to the hospital to get Wally,

they'd have given you
Larry Mondello instead.

Hey, Larry, how come
food always tastes better

eating it outside
than eating it inside?

I don't know.

I guess because there's
nothing around but dirt.

So if you spill stuff, nobody's gonna
holler at you for getting dirt dirty.

Oh, yeah.

Beaver, you like this better

than watching your brother
play football, don't you?

Sure. He's only on
the third team anyway.

He might not even
get in the game.

Anyway, he's a mean brother.

I know how it is. I've
got a mean sister.

What does she do?

When my father's
hitting me, she laughs.

Don't you laugh when
your father's hitting her?

He never hits her. My
mother won't let him.

I guess that's the only
good part about being a girl.

Want to go down to
the lake and skip rocks?

Okay.

Hey, look, Beaver. I'm an ape.

Gee, Larry, you
make a real good ape.

Yeah, thanks, Beav. You know,

most of those apes in the movies

really have people
inside of them.

Maybe when you grow up,
you could get a job like that.

No. I think I'll be
a doctor instead.

Hey, look! A couple guys rowing.

Yeah. That's a neat
boat they've got there.

Yeah.

What's the matter? Did
you guys lose your oars?

Yeah. Yeah, we lost them.

You want we should
watch your boat for you?

Yeah, you can watch
it. Come on. Let's go.

Wait a minute. You guys
want to use the boat?

Sure! For how long?

As long as you want.

Well, I don't know if we
should go out in a boat, Larry.

Aw, come on, Beav.

What are you, chicken?

Are you sure it's all
right with you guys?

Sure. We'll even give
you a push-off. Come on.

I'd feel a lot better if the Beaver
were going to the game with us.

If he doesn't want to go,
we can't exactly force him

to sit in the stands
and enjoy the game.

Oh, I know. I just hope they'll
be all right up there at the lake.

They'll be perfectly all right.

The place is very
well patrolled.

What I really don't
like is our boys fighting.

Maybe it's our fault.

How could it be our fault?

Well, the books
always say it is.

No book's gonna
make me feel guilty.

Thank you, dear.

It's very sweet of you to be the
thoughtful husband after all these years.

You're very welcome.

Besides, the neighbors
might be watching.

Hey, Beaver, let's
play like in the movies.

You be the galley slave,

and I'll be the guy that
beats you to make you row.

Why can't you be the
slave and I'll be the beater?

Aw, come on, Beav.

You can be the beater after.

Nah.

Let's pretend we're Indians,
and I'm the dead Indian chief

and you've got to paddle
me back to the burial ground.

Aw, you're just saying
that to get out of paddling.

Hey, look. Some people.

I guess they're picnickers.

Hey, look. The picnickers
are waving at us.

I don't think
they're picnickers.

I think they're policemen.

- Looks like they want somebody.
- Come on in here!

Hey, you kids! Come in here!

I think they want us!

What would they want us for?

Maybe they want
to borrow our boat

to look for a body or something.

Miss Landers says we
should always help policemen

because they're our friends.

Look, boys, we didn't
bring you down here

to frighten you or
anything like that,

but breaking into a boathouse

and stealing a rowboat
is pretty serious.

But we told you.

Two nice boys gave it to us.

Sure. They told
us we could use it

as long as we wanted.

All right. Then suppose you just
tell me the names of those boys.

They didn't give us their names.
They just gave us the boat.

What's that?

That's my Scout hatchet.

We took it along in case we
ran into some grizzly bears.

You sure you didn't use it to
break the lock on the boathouse?

Oh, no, sir.

My mother won't let me
take it out of the holster.

Oh. I see.

Then what would you have done

if you'd have run into
one of those grizzly bears?

I guess we would've had to call up
his mother and gotten permission.

Yes?

I checked both phone
numbers the boys gave me.

- There's no answer
at either house.
- All right. Thank you.

My family's out
watching a football game.

My mother's in school.

In school?

Yes, sir.

She's taking free sewing
machine lessons from buying one.

Do you have to call our parents?

I wouldn't want them to ever
know I was in a police station.

Well, I'm afraid we do, son.

Now, why don't you
two just sit over there

and make yourselves comfortable?

Yes, sir.

You know something, Beaver?

What, Larry?

This is a hard place to
make yourself comfortable.

Yeah.

They're still not home
at my house, Mister.

Larry, suppose you try again.

Yes, sir.

What's my number, Beaver?

46907.

Hello?

Hello, Mom? This
is your son Larry.

Oh, hello, Larry.

I just got back from
my sewing lesson.

Did you and Beaver
have fun at the lake?

Yes, Mom.

Where are you, dear?

I'm in the police station.

Are you in some sort of trouble?

What kind of trouble?

The man says I stole a rowboat.

Stole a rowboat?

Oh, Larry, you know
your father's out of town.

Why couldn't you have
waited until he was home?

But I didn't do it!

Well, I'll be right down.

Now, don't you go
anyplace until I get there!

My mom's coming
down to get me, Mister.

Fine.

Can I go home with his mom?

I'm afraid not, Theodore.

We can only release
you to your own parents.

Gee, she's almost
like my mother.

When I was little, she
gave me a bath once.

We'll be back in
about an hour, Wally.

Your mother didn't get her
shopping done this morning.

If your brother's home from the
lake, you tell him to take a bath.

I'm sure he's
either wet or dirty.

Okay.

Hey, I'm sorry you guys
went all the way to Lynnwood

and I didn't even
get in the game.

Well, you were warming
up when the gun went off.

Yes, and you ran around
very nicely between the halves.

Oh. Hey, Mom,

at the market, would you get
me a cake of that beauty soap?

Beauty soap?

Yeah. I want to send in
the label and win an oil well.

Wally, what would
you do with an oil well?

Heck, Mom. I'd be the only kid
in high school that could retire.

Hello?

Hello, Dad?

No, it's me. What do you want?

Wally, would you
please put Dad on?

He's not here. He won't
be back for an hour.

Wally, please don't hang up.

Look, Beaver, I haven't got
all day. What do you want?

Would you do me a favor?

Are you kidding? After
the way you acted?

Wally, I'm in the police
station. They think I stole a boat.

Stole a boat?

Yeah. Larry and I
went up to the lake,

and some big kids loaned us a boat,
and now they think we stole the boat.

And Larry's mother came and
got him, and I'm all alone here.

Please come get me
before Mom and Dad find out.

Gee, I don't know, Beav.

I could get in a lot of trouble.

Please, Wally?

If you're nice to me today, you can be
mean to me for the whole rest of the year!

Well, okay, I'll come down,

but I don't know what
good it's gonna do.

My brother's coming
down to get me.

My big brother.

Tell Wally I forgot
his beauty soap.

He's gonna have to
do without his oil well.

Wally?

Oh, Wally!

Beaver?

Huh. There's nobody home.

Well, Beaver's
probably still with Larry,

but we just dropped
Wally off a while ago.

Well, he's probably
over at the Browns'.

He and Tooey are always working
on that broken-down motor scooter.

Ward, I don't like that.
Neither one of those boys

is old enough to
drive a motor scooter.

Not a thing to worry about,
dear. I talked to Mr. Brown,

and he said if they ever
got it in running condition,

he was gonna take
it away from Tooey.

Well, I'm glad Beaver's still too
young to get into any real trouble.

Thank you, dear.

Uh, excuse me.

I'm Wallace Cleaver. I came
to pick up my brother Theodore.

Hi, Wally. Here I am.

Gee, Beav, I thought
they'd have you in a cell

and I'd have to talk to you

through a wire
screen and everything.

Son, I expected
you to be a lot older.

Oh, well, our
parents aren't home,

and I thought I'd sort of come over
and find out what kind of mess he's in.

Well, we found him and the
Mondello boy in a stolen boat

on Friend's Lake, and the
boathouse had been broken into.

Boy, Beaver!

But we didn't do it, Wally.

Two older boys
loaned us the boat.

- Really, Beaver?
- Cross my heart
and hope to spit.

He didn't do it, Mister.

When he hopes to
spit, he's telling the truth.

Well, we'd like to believe him,

but the officers didn't see a
sign of those other two boys.

Who were they, Beaver?

Well, one was tall and thin,

and the other one had red hair

with a snake on his jacket.

Was it a cobra?

Yeah, I think that's
the kind of snake it was.

Sounds like Red Bennett
and Fred Thornton.

They're always
messing around together.

That must be the ones

because one of the guys
called the other guy "Red"

All right, son. Take
your brother on home.

We don't want to keep him
here any longer than we have to.

We'll check on these
other boys and let you know.

Wally, have you got a dime?
I owe the man for the soda.

That's all right, son.

Thanks a lot.

You know, Wally?
When I was in there,

I never wanted to cry
so bad in all my life.

Did you cry?

Uh-uh. I thought if I did,

they'd think I really did it.

Come on. Let's get out of here.

Ward,

didn't you think the boys
were rather quiet during dinner?

Well, that's the way I
was when I was a kid.

The less you said, the less
chance you had of being jumped on.

Beaver didn't get
home until 6:00,

and he hardly mentioned
his picnic with Larry.

Maybe he's feeling a little
guilty about running out

on Wally's football game.

Well, I just hope the boys
aren't still mad at each other.

Hello?

Y... Yes, Sergeant?

Who? Wallace Cleaver?

Uh, just a minute.

- Wally? Wally!
- Yeah, Dad?

- Who is it?
- It's the police sergeant
for Wally.

I just know it's
about that scooter.

What is it, Dad?

Telephone call for you.
It's the police department.

Oh. Uh, thanks a lot, Dad.

Uh, hello?

Oh. You did, huh?

Well, uh, were they the ones?

Oh. Uh-huh.

Well, uh... Oh, no.
No, that's all right.

No, he won't be sore at you.

Yeah.

Uh, well... well, uh...
Yeah, thanks a lot.

Uh, thanks, Dad.

Wally. What was that all about?

- Oh, nothing, Dad.
- Wally, you come back here.

That was the police department
calling you. We want to know why.

Well, I can't tell you, Mom.

The police department called.
Are you in some kind of trouble?

Well, no. I'm not
in any trouble.

- Then why did they call?
- I can't tell you, Dad.

Now, I've had just about
enough of this. I want you...

Dad?

He can't tell you

on account of he
didn't do anything. I did.

- You did what, Beaver?
- I got arrested.

- Arrested?
- Yes, sir.

The policeman says that
Larry and I swiped a rowboat.

But it wasn't really Larry and I who
swiped a rowboat. It was two other guys.

Well, when did this happen?

This afternoon, and Wally
came down and got me.

Well, yeah, Dad, but
everything's okay now,

because they just called and said they
got the guys that really did take the boat.

Wally, if you knew your brother
was down at the police station,

why didn't you get in touch
with me and let me handle it?

Gee, Dad, when you were a kid,

would you have wanted your father
to know you were in a police station?

Well, no, but... And
when Wally came down,

he was almost as
good as a real father.

I see.

Well, I guess you fellas
can go on upstairs now.

Uh, thanks, Dad.

Good night, Mom.
Good night, Dad.

Good night, boys,

Ward,

do you think you should
have dropped it so quickly?

What do you mean?

Well, I think we should insist
the boys always come to us

no matter what kind
of trouble they're in.

Well, ordinarily, yes.

But the way things were
going around here today,

I think it's great that the
Beaver went to Wally.

What else did the policeman say?

Well, he said he was sorry,

and he hoped
you're not sore at him.

Gee, I never thought a
policeman would worry

whether I was
sore at him or not.

Well, maybe the sergeant's
got a kid of his own.

Yeah. I never thought of that.

I guess a policeman could have.

Hey, Wally? Thanks.

For what?

For coming down and getting me.

Well, heck, I don't want
my brother being a jailbird.

- Wally?
- Yeah?

You think on the next game,

you could fix it for me
to ride with the team?

Well, I don't know. I might.

But don't you go
counting on it, see?

Sure, Wally.

Hey, Beaver!

Hey, Bea-ver!

Beav!

Hi, Larry.

How come you didn't
ring the doorbell?

I didn't want to
disturb anybody.

You want to mess
around a little?

Yeah, I guess we could.

Beaver, did your father
hit you for yesterday?

No. He didn't even say anything.

Did your father hit you?

Sure, he hit me, the
minute he got home.

Well, what'd he say when
the sergeant called up

and said we didn't
steal the rowboat?

He said that'd teach
me a lesson for next time.

Oh.

Did your sister laugh at
you when he was hitting you?

- No.
- How come?

She wasn't home.

Oh.

You know, I'm never going
up to Friend's Lake again

as long as I live.

What's wrong with Friend's Lake?

Nothing. But why go
where there's trouble?

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