Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963): Season 6, Episode 36 - The All-Night Party - full transcript

Starring...

and...

Yes, Helen.

Fine. Uh-uh, this Friday night.

All right, we'll see you then.

Bye.

Ward, isn't that wonderful?

You know, everyone we've asked

is going to be at
Wally's graduation?

Yeah, Beaver was
estimating the loot yesterday.

He figures Wally's graduation



should be worth three wallets,

two fountain pens,

at least four checks,
and maybe a wristwatch.

That's a pretty mercenary
way to look at it, isn't it?

Dear, when you're Beaver's age,

it's the only way to look at it.

You know, Ward, I was thinking.

It would be nice if everyone
came back here to the house

after graduation.

You mean, give a party?

Well, nothing big,
but it seems to me

that we should have some kind
of a celebration after graduation.

- Don't you think?
- I guess we could.

Wally could have all of
his friends, and then...



Mom!

In here, Beaver.

Oh, hi, Mom.

Say, Gilbert wants me
to come over to his house

Friday night after
Wally's graduation.

Oh, I don't think so, Beaver.

We're planning to have
a party here for Wally,

and I think he'd want you around

on such an important night.

Gosh, Mom, I'm
going to the graduation.

Now, Beaver, this
Friday's going to be

one of the most important
days in Wally's life so far.

It's times like this that
the family comes first.

Hey, guess what?

I was just talking
to some of the guys,

and the committee
has it all set.

What's all set, Wally?

After graduation,

our whole class is going
over to the country club

for an all-night party.

- All night?
- All night?

Oh, boy.

Wally, we don't
mind if you children...

Graduates... have a party.

It's just that I
don't like the idea

of it being an all-night affair.

Gee, Mom, that's what
you do when you graduate,

have an all-night party.

Kids all over the
country are doing it.

When I graduate
from high school,

I don't know if I can
stay awake all night.

I fall asleep just
watching the 10:00 news.

Gee, Mom, it's not going to
be a crazy party or anything.

It's just the idea of
staying up all night.

Well, I guess since
it's at the country club,

that it does put a
little different light on it.

Yeah, and the biggest thing
about the whole deal is the eating.

The eating?

Yeah. You see, at 8:00

they serve us a great
big roast beef dinner,

and then we get
refreshments at 11:00,

and at 1:00 they
serve chicken salad,

and at 6:00 in the morning

we get a great big breakfast.

Boy, oh, boy.

Yeah, Lumpy says he doesn't
know when he's going to have time

to do any dancing.

Wally, how about the
chaperoning of this party?

The committee has a
bunch of the parents lined up.

Why didn't someone ask us?

Gee, Dad, they probably
don't want people

who are going to be
too tough on them.

Oh, sorry, Dad.

Well, no, it's just that I
didn't volunteer you guys.

I know how Dad
likes to get his sleep.

Wally, you know,
this is something

your father and I are just
going to have to talk over.

But, gee...

Oh, I'll get it. It's
probably Gilbert.

He was going to call
me if he had kittens.

I mean, his cat.

How about it, Mom,
Dad? Can I go to the party?

Wally, I don't know.

But, gee, Dad, all the
other guys are going...

It's for you, Mom.
It's Mrs. Rutherford.

She sounds real shook up,

like last year when Lumpy
got lost in the woods.

Excuse me.

Hello, Gwen.

Yes.

You know, we were just
discussing that now with Wally.

How do you and
Fred feel about it?

Yes, exactly.

Well, Ward and I
feel the same way.

You hate to say
no to them, but...

Yes.

Right.

Well, just a minute, Gwen.

Ward?

He'll be here in a second.

Honey, Fred wants to talk to
you about the all-night party.

Oh. Yeah, Fred.

Yep...

Well, at the moment we
don't know quite what to do.

Yeah, I see.

Uh... Oh, yes, Fred,

I'm sure you don't worry
about your Clarence.

It's always the other boys
who cause the trouble.

Yeah... Oh, I don't know, Fred.

That might be carrying
things a little too far.

Uh, I'll tell you what.

Let June and I talk it over,
and I'll call you back. All right?

Okay, good-bye.

What did Fred suggest?

Well, he has an in
with the chief of police,

and he thinks he could get four
or five special-duty policemen

assigned to the dance.

Policemen?

Ward, I don't like the
sound of this whole thing.

Gee, Mom, it's just going to
be a nice, little, innocent party.

Well, couldn't you have a
nice, little, innocent party

that broke up at 1:00 or 2:00?

Mom, you'll have
nothing to worry about,

with the fuzz there
and everything.

The fuzz?

Sure, the cops
there watching them.

Good heavens, Ward,
this is beginning to sound

like a party they might
give on The Untouchables.

Uh, wait a minute, June.

Wally, you and
Beaver go upstairs

while your mother
and I talk this over.

Yeah. Yeah, sure, Dad.

Boy, they sure are taking
a long time talking it over.

Yeah, that's right.
Hey, I'll tell you what.

If I hit the bull's-eye,
that means you get to go.

Yeah, sure.

Here goes.

- What happened?
- You're out of luck.

I missed the whole dart board.

- Great.
- But I'll tell you
what I'll do.

- I'll make it one
out of four.
- Hey, look, Beav.

Do me a favor and don't
try to cheer me up, huh?

Because you aren't.

Uh, Wally, we've decided to
let you go to the all-night party.

Oh, hey, great, Dad.

Then how come I missed
the dart board again?

Oh, that's just a thing
he was playing, Dad.

Oh. Uh, Wally, the reason
we took so long to decide was,

we phoned some
of the other parents,

who are going to
be your chaperones,

and we laid down
a few ground rules.

Now, first of all,

there's to be no beer
or liquor of any kind.

Do you want me to
leave the room, Dad?

No, Beaver, you can stay.

Gee, Dad, you don't have
to worry about the drinking.

Wally, under ordinary
circumstances,

I wouldn't even mention it,

but there's something
about graduation

that makes some
kids feel that...

Well, that all rules are off.

Oh, and another thing.

If anyone leaves the club
before the party's over,

their parents will be notified
that they're on their way home.

Do you still want to go, Wally?

That'll be enough
of that, Beaver.

Those conditions
all right with you?

- Yeah, sure, Dad.
- All right, fine.

By the way, who are you taking?

Oh, Kathy Gregory.

She's a new
girl. I just met her.

It's all right with
her parents, huh?

Well, I haven't
met her parents yet,

but I'm sure it will be okay.

An all-night party?
I should say not.

- Daddy...
- I'm sorry, Kathy,

but I'm certainly not
going to allow you

to go to an all-night party

with a boy you hardly know.

You're father's right, dear.

Oh, Daddy,

you're ruining my
whole life forever.

It's not who to take
that worries me.

- It's who not to take.
- Yeah?

You know how the chicks are
when there's going to be dancing.

They just about tear
each other to pieces

to be going with Eddie Haskell.

Yeah, Eddie, it's
almost unbelievable.

And you're such a
rotten dancer, too.

Hi, guys.

Hey, congratulations, Sam.

I understand your dad's going
to let you go to the all-night party.

You know, I thought maybe
you'd have to sit home

and have hot chocolate
with the old folks.

You know something, Eddie?

If they gave a prize for
running off at the mouth,

you'd be valedictorian.

Who are you going
to take, Wally?

Kathy Gregory.
How about you guys?

I'm still studying
the form sheet.

I'm not sure who
I'm going to take.

My mother's still
working on it for me.

I thought you were going
to take Brenda Schottmiller?

- Oh, my pop doesn't want me
to take her.
- How come?

He saw her father at a
dinner party one night,

and he was wearing brown shoes.

Hey, Wally, get your
dimples operating.

Here comes your dreamboat now.

Come on, fat stuff.

- Hi, Kathy.
- Hello, Wally.

Wally, I could just about die.

My dad says I can't
go to the all-night party.

Oh, no.

I feel just terrible about it.

How come you can't go?

My dad says you're a new boy.

What I mean is he
hasn't met you yet,

and he doesn't
know you like I do.

Gee, maybe I should've
introduced myself last Friday

when I brought you
home from school,

and he yelled at you
to come in the house.

Wally, I don't think that
would've been a very good time.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

If Mom and Dad did
know you like I do,

I'm sure that...

Wally, why don't you
come over my house tonight.

Tonight?

Once my folks meet
you, I know they'll like you,

and that will solve everything.

Gee, Kathy, I don't know.

It'll work. I know it will.

All you have to do is say the right
things and don't make any mistakes,

make a good impression,
and everything will be all right.

We'll be late. Say you'll
come, Wally, please?

- Well...
- Good. 7:30.

Now, don't be late. Daddy gets
furious when people are late.

Hey, Wally, how come you have
to go to Kathy's house tonight?

Well, her parents
want to look me over.

You look okay to me.

Yeah, but these are her parents,

and I'm going to be with their
daughter on an all-night party.

Boy, I'm telling you.

To swing this, I'm going to have
to practically look like Pat Boone.

You took a shower. That's
going to help you a little bit.

Cut it out, will you, Beaver?

I'm nervous enough already.

Boy, one little mistake tonight,

and it could goof up the whole
graduation party for Kathy and me.

I tell you, Kathy,

you're not going to that all-night
party, and that's the end of it.

But, Daddy, it won't hurt
you to at least meet Wally.

Oh, Wally, is it?

I can just see him now...

Tight pants, buckles on
his shoes, a crazy haircut,

and a surfboard hanging
out of the back of his car.

- Daddy, Wally...
- I tell you, Kathy,

I don't like that boy already.

Daddy, you just can't
help but like Wally.

I know you can't.

Oh, I can't, can I?

I'm your father.

I can dislike someone
as well as the next person.

Now, Daddy, please?

When I give you the high sign,

you make up some excuse

about all of us having
to go some place.

But, Roger, what
if we like the boy?

You're worse than Kathy.

Roger.

Mom, Dad, this is Wally...
Wallace Cleaver. My mother.

Glad to know you, Wally.

Nice to meet you, Mrs. Gregory.

And my father.

Pleased to meet you, sir.

Hi, young man.

Have we met before?

Well, no, sir, I don't think so,

but I recognize your voice.

Oh.

Well, sit down.

Thank you.

Well, go ahead and
smoke if you like.

Oh, thanks anyway,
sir, but I don't smoke.

Hm.

Against coach's orders, huh?

Well, it's not that.

It's just that I never
much went for it.

Isn't that nice.

Do you go out for
sports at school?

Yes, sir, I've played
a little football.

He was captain of the varsity.

Captain, huh?

Well, I guess I was
kind of lucky on that deal.

And he was also the best swimmer
on Mayfield's swimming team.

Fine. Fine.

Um, Mr. Gregory,

I understand you're
a civil engineer.

That's right.

Gee, that must be
very interesting work,

building highways
and bridges and...

The project I'm
working on right now

is a power damn
at the upper falls.

Before we get through with that,

we'll have poured
enough concrete...

Well, a tremendous
amount of concrete.

Kathy, wouldn't you like
to get some refreshments.

Yes, I would.

Um, I used to swim the hundred
myself when I was at school.

Did it in 58-9.

What do you do
it in, young fellow?

Well, 53-2 is my best time.

Oh.

Let me tell you a little
more about that damn.

The most fascinating
thing about the whole...

And do come see us again, Wally.

Oh, thank you very
much, Mrs. Gregory. I will.

Wally, about this
graduation party Friday night,

you're driving your own car?

Yes, sir.

Oh, Wally's a very
good driver, Daddy.

And there will be no beer
or anything of that sort?

Oh, no, sir.

Oh, no, Daddy, not Wally.

Well, I don't think we have
anything to worry about, Mildred.

Oh, I'm sure we don't.

Wally seems like a
nice, safe boy to me.

Daddy, please.

Uh, good meeting you, son.

Thank you very much, sir.

It was nice meeting
you, Mrs. Gregory.

Thank you, Wally.

Well, good night.

Good night.

Uh, good night, Kathy.

Good night, Wally.

I thought it was a beautiful
graduation. Didn't you?

Sure did, although
I had the feeling

the whole class was more anxious

to get started on
their all-night party

than they were to
get their diploma's.

Eddie Haskell grabbed his

like he was taking the
baton in a relay race.

I just hope the party
turns out all right.

They've been looking
forward to it so.

I'm going over to Gilbert's now.

- All right, dear.
- What's in the bag?

Oh, my pajamas
and dirty clothes.

Well, Beaver, why didn't
you put them in the suitcase?

Gee, Mom, I don't
want Gilbert's parents

to think I'm moving in for good.

Well, good-bye,
Mom. Good-bye, Dad.

- Good-bye, Beaver.
- Bye, Beaver.

Hey, Wally.

- Hey, what do you say?
- Hi, guys.

Hey, we followed you
all the way up here, Wally.

Yeah? Well, how
come you didn't honk?

He was afraid he'd
wear out his battery.

Sue and I have to get
in the receiving line.

- Come on, Kathy.
- I'll see you inside.

Bye.

Hey, guys, get
that crazy fountain.

Hey, let's get some soap
chips from the kitchen

and dump them in
and then yell "mad dog!"

Ah, look, I was just trying

to liven up the joint a little.

Boy, am I beat.

I'm dragging. What
time is it, Wally?

3:30.

See? It's three whole
hours before we eat again.

Hey, come on, boys, let's dance.

- Oh, no, forget it.
- Are you crazy?

We have to dance until 6 a.m.

6 a.m.? How come?

Because that's how long
we hired the orchestra.

Well, whose stupid
idea was that?

Yours.

Come on, Wally, let's dance.

♪♪

♪♪

- Thank you so much.
- Bye.

- It was really lovely.
- It was really good.

- Oh, the food was lovely.
- Thank you very much.

- Oh, thank you. I hope...
- The punch was delicious.

- Bye.
- Thank you so much.

Bye-bye. Now drive carefully.

Good-bye. You were very brave.

- Thank you.
- Bye.

Wally, it's daylight.

Yeah. Boy, I haven't
been up this late

since I had that food poisoning.

Say, what's going on
around here anyway?

Isn't that something?

Yeah, it sure is.

I wonder where
that guy came from.

Hey, come on, Sam!

Wally...

Are you okay, Kathy?

Oh, I'm not hurt or
anything, but look at me.

Look at my dress.

Oh, no.

What are you playing here,
three coins in a fountain?

Dry up, will you, Eddie?

Some drunk came along

and pushed Kathy
into the fountain.

Oh, what's my
father going to say?

I don't know, but I'm glad

I'm not going to
be there to hear it.

Please, Wally, you
don't have to wait.

I'd better. I... I just
can't leave you like this.

I just hope Daddy's asleep.

That you, Kathy?

Yes, Daddy.

Kathy, what in the world
ever happened to you?

Mr. Gregory, I can explain.

Your dress, your hair.
You're soaking wet.

Well, yes, sir. You
see, there was this fella,

- and he had too much to drink.
- Drink?

Ah, so that's it.

Well, no. Well, I mean,

he wasn't part of the graduat...

I might have known something
like this would happen.

I trusted you because
you wore a shirt and a tie.

Kathy, you go to bed right now.

But, Daddy, that's
not what happened.

Kathy, get to bed!

And you, young man, you get out.

But, sir, if you'll
just let me explain...

Out, out, out, you delinquent!

Yeah, Dad, and then this
guy came staggering back,

and he knocked
Kathy into the water.

Wally, that's terrible.

Do you have any idea
who this man was?

No, Dad. We never
saw him before.

He was a real old guy.

He must have been 40
years old or something.

Uh, and you're sure this is
just the way it happened?

Well, yeah. Yeah, sure, Dad.

Uh, Wally, there was no, uh...

Well, there was no drinking
in your group, was there?

Gee, Dad, you're going to make
him blow up a balloon or something?

No, Dad, honest.
Honest, there wasn't.

I'll get it.

That's all there was to it.

Where's your brother, Rover?

What do you want him for?

Just go get him before I
report you to Captain Kangaroo.

Hey, Wally, the goon
brothers are here.

- Oh, hi, guys.
- Hey, Sam.

It's all over town the way
you lived it up last night.

Yeah, throwing people
in fountains and stuff.

Hey, you hear what
happened to Kathy?

No. What?

She's grounded.

Grounded?

Yeah. Her old man's so sore,

he won't let her
go out for a month.

Oh, boy. That isn't fair.

That wasn't her fault at all.

Where are you going, Wally?

Over and talk to Kathy's father.

Boy, there goes the bravest
guy in the whole world.

Either that or the stupidest.

Where's your brother?

He just went out.

He went over to
tell Kathy's father

that her falling in the
fountain wasn't his fault.

Ward, what if
Mr. Gregory doesn't believe

Wally's telling the truth?

Well, dear, if he's
going to go with girls,

he's going to have to
learn to handle fathers.

And just at that moment,

this mysterious
stranger comes along

and pushes Kathy
into the fountain.

Do you expect
me to believe that?

No, sir.

Well, it's the truth,

but, uh, I don't expect
you to believe it.

Oh? Why not?

Well, just because, uh,

some teenagers get in trouble
and mess around and lie,

a lot of parents think

that all teenagers act that way.

Just a minute. How
do you suppose I felt

when I saw my daughter
come home soaking wet?

Yes, sir.

But gee, how do you think
Kathy felt on the way home,

knowing you'd probably
believe the worst?

What do you mean? Kathy
can come to me at any time

with any kind of problem.

Well, can't she?

Well, sir, uh, I don't know.

All I know is she was awful
scared on the way home.

Well, I mean, she likes
you and everything.

It's...

I'm beginning to get
the message, Wally.

Tell me,

where did this drunk come
from at 6:00 in the morning?

I don't know.

Lumpy Rutherford said he
wasn't any ordinary drunk.

He thinks he was
one of the fathers

who came to pick
up his daughter.

Wally,

I guess that leaves
me with very little to say.

Well, there she
is... The old diploma.

An awful lot of hard
work went into that.

Was it worth it, Wally?

What do you mean,
was it worth it?

Sure it was worth it.

Wally, does a guy have to
graduate if he doesn't want to?

What are you talking about?

Wouldn't it be neat if a
guy could stay in school

and hide from the world?

You know, like teachers do.

You kidding, Beav?

Teachers have just as many
problems as anybody else.

They have to go home at night

and take care of their families.

They have to pay the
rent, the income tax,

and they have to worry
about their car breaking down.

No fooling?

Sure. And then on top of that,

they have to come
in in the morning

and face 40 or 50
stupid-looking kids.

If you think that's
hiding from the world,

you're way off the beam.

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