Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963): Season 6, Episode 5 - Double Date - full transcript

Wally worries that his immature little brother will spoil an evening with Carolyn Stewart after Beaver agrees to double-date with them, unaware that Beaver's date, Carolyn's shy little sister, Susan, may be the one to throw a wrench in the quartet's plans.

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Thanks for letting
me use the car, Dad.

I'll just pick Carolyn
up and be right back.

Oh, yeah. Now, no
stopping along the way.

- Oh, no, sir.
- Good.

Yeah, I'll just...

You won't pick anyone
else up on the way over.

Oh, no, no one. I'll
go right to Carolyn's.

Thanks, Dad. I
certainly appreciate it.

Don't pick anyone
up on the way back.



No, no one.

You see, Wally, I'm letting you
take the car because I trust you.

Yeah, I know.

Dad, I told her I was
coming right over.

Oh, sure. Here, there you are.

Yeah. Thanks, Dad.

Wally, you watch
all the stop signs.

Yeah, sure, Mom.

Well, there's no stop signs
between here and Carolyn's.

Well, thanks a lot,
Dad. I'll be real careful.

- Okay.
- Take it easy, Wally.

You know, when
Wally asked for the car,

you and Mom sure
make walking sound good.

When did this Carolyn
Stuart move into town?



Four days ago.

And Wally's met her already?

Wally met her when they
were unloading the moving van.

Oh. Well, that's what happens
when you grow up, Beaver.

Yeah. I know how it is, Dad.

You know, I could remember when
the most important things in Wally's life

were throwing rocks
and walking fences.

Well, that's all behind him now.
He's become quite a young man.

I guess I've become quite a
young man, too, huh, Mom?

Of course you have, Beaver.

That must be Wally and Carolyn.

Well, I suppose
the polite thing to do

would be go in and
meet the young lady.

Are you coming too, Beaver?

Well, sure, Dad. I'd
like to snoop at her too.

Oh, hi. I was wondering
where everybody was.

Mom, Dad, this
is Carolyn Stuart.

- How do you do?
- Hello, Carolyn.

How are you, Carolyn?
So nice to meet you.

Oh, yeah, and that's
Beaver over there.

Hello, Beaver.

Hi. My name's Theodore.

Yeah, well, won't you sit down?

Thank you.

Well, if you'll excuse us,

Wally says you're
going to play records,

and I think we have
something to do.

Yes, yes. We'll see you later.

Beaver.

Yes, Dad?

Don't you want to finish
that game of checkers?

But we already did, Dad.

I meant another game.

Oh, sure, Dad.

Uh, you always play better
in the kitchen, remember?

I do?

Oh, yeah. I guess I do.

Wally, you know
about Saturday night.

Yeah, I know about it. We're
going to the movies, aren't we?

Well, I wanted to go with you,

but my parents are
going out that night,

and I'm supposed to stay
home and babysit with my sister.

Gee, I thought she
was in the eighth grade.

Can't she stay by herself?

She could, except we just moved into
a new house in a new neighborhood.

Mom and Dad insist I stay
with her the first night they're out.

Well, gee, Carolyn, that's
going to wreck everything.

But meeting your brother
just now gave me an idea.

Meeting my brother?

Yeah. If your brother could take
my sister to the movies that night,

the four of us could
all go together.

You mean my
brother, take a girl out?

Well gee, Carolyn, he's
not even in high school yet.

He doesn't go out on dates.

If I mentioned
your sister's name,

He might run away or something.

That's a fine way
for you to talk, Wally.

You haven't even met my sister.

No, it's just that...
Well, I'm sorry.

If he can't take her Saturday,

we'll just have to call
the whole thing off.

Well, I suppose I could ask him,

but I don't know why a girl would
want to go out with him, though.

Why, Wally, I
think Beaver's cute.

No fooling?

I guess I'm going to have to
take another look at that kid.

Hi, Beav.

Hi.

Hey, guess what.

I found this old baseball of
mine out in the hall closet.

Sure.

Oh, by the way, you have
anything planned for next Saturday?

I guess not. Why?

Well, uh... Hey, how about that?

Here's that old baseball
mitt I thought I lost.

Well, as long as you
already have the ball,

might as well take
the glove too, huh?

You know, that
mitt cost me $9.00.

Thanks a lot.

But I'm still not
going to do it.

Do what?

Your half of the yard
work on Saturday.

That's what you're getting
around to asking me to do, isn't it?

Gee, no.

Well, there was something
I wanted to ask you about,

but it isn't Saturday.
It's Saturday night,

and it's not half as
hard as yard work.

Yeah? What is it?

Well, it's got something to do

with taking a
girl out to a show.

You mean me take
a girl to a show?

Yeah. Yeah, you
see, I'm taking Carolyn,

and she's got this sister Susan,

and we thought it might be
fun if we all went together.

And besides, if you can't take
her, then my whole date's off.

You mean I'd take this girl's
sister, and we'd go with you guys?

Yeah, yeah, that's the idea.

Okay, what's wrong with her?

Nothing's wrong with her.

Carolyn says her
sister's real cute.

Of course, if you
don't want to go,

- I guess...
- What do you mean, if I don't want to go?

You mean you do want to go?

Well, sure. Why not?

No kidding? I mean,
you'll really go?

Well, sure. I said
I would, didn't I?

Hey, that's great.

You're planning on
keeping all that stuff, huh?

Well, sure. If this Susan
turns out to be a goon,

this glove and ball, it might be the
only way I come out ahead in this deal.

I just can't get over it. Beaver,
accepting Wally's invitation.

You're not writing your
congressman about it?

No, this is to Aunt Martha.

Say, how does Susan's mother
feel about this arrangement?

She doesn't think of it as a real date
between them at their age, does she?

Oh, no, honey. I talked to her.
She understands the situation.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Hi there, Wally.

Is Beaver still willing to go

on the date Saturday
night with Susan?

He sure is. That's
all he can talk about.

Well, frankly, your mother
and I are a little amazed

- at the sudden change in him.
- Yeah, me too.

You know, he was even digging
out his fingernails a little while ago.

Oh, Wally, I'm sure this isn't the
first time Beaver's cleaned his nails.

Yeah, but this time, he
was using a real fingernail file

instead of a paper
clip or something.

Sure sign of social
consciousness.

Hello?

Oh, yes, Gilbert.

Mm-hm, he's upstairs.

Saturday night? Well, why
don't you let me get him down,

and you talk to him about it.

Mom, what's all this
about Saturday night?

I don't know. Gilbert said he
wanted to talk to Beaver about it.

Oh, boy, that's all I need.

What are you talking about?

Beaver.

If Beaver talks to that Gilbert,

then he's going to go right back

to being a little squirt again

and ruin everything
for Saturday night.

Wally, that's not
necessarily so.

Now go tell your brother
he's wanted on the phone.

Okay, but I know it's
going to wreck everything.

Hey, Beaver, you're
wanted on the phone.

Did you call me?

It's your little friend Gilbert.

Gilbert? Oh.

Hello, Gilbert?

Yeah. Saturday night?

Well, I'm sorry,
Gilbert. I can't make it.

I've got more
important stuff to do.

Yeah. Well, me and Wally
are going on a double date.

No, not with Eddie and Lumpy.

Girls.

Yeah, we're taking a
couple girls to the movies,

then to the malt shop.

You know, sort
of doing the town.

Yeah. Well, I'm sorry, buddy.

See if you can get Richard or Alan
or one of those kids to go with you.

Yeah. Well, thanks
anyway. Good-bye.

Poor kid. He has
to go to the drive-in

with his mother and
father Saturday night.

Hello, could I please
speak to Carolyn?

This is Wally Cleaver.

Okay, thanks.

Hello, Carolyn?

Well, my brother's all set for
Saturday night. Is your sister?

She's all for it.

I've never seen her so excited.

Yeah, well, I just
wanted to double-check.

Boy, I sure hope
everything works out okay.

What do you mean by that?

Well, what happens if
they don't like each other?

If a girl started
screaming at Beaver,

I don't know what he might do.

I'm not worried about Susan.

She's at that age
where she likes all boys.

Yeah, well, maybe
Beaver's at the age

where he should be liking girls,

but sometimes he has
a hard time showing it.

Okay, we'll pick you guys
up around 7:00. So long.

Oh, hi. That was Carolyn.

I just told her
about Beaver going.

Oh, is it all right
with her sister?

Yeah, she's really
looking forward to it.

Boy, I still don't know
about this whole thing.

What's bothering you?

I don't know, Dad.

I guess it's just
thinking about Beaver

sitting there in the back
seat of the car with a girl.

I just hope I don't
start laughing, that's all.

Wally, now don't you dare.

Beaver's only doing
this to help you out.

Yeah, I know.

Guess I'm just going to have to get
used to Beaver being around girls.

Well, that shouldn't
be too difficult, son.

Your mother and I
managed to accept it

when you broke
through the girl barrier.

Yeah, well...

You know, I think I better
have a little talk with Beaver

about how he's supposed to act.

I don't want him
goofing things up.

Wally, I think you're
worrying needlessly.

I don't know. I'm going to
check him out, just to make sure.

We're liable to be walking
down the street with the two girls,

and Beaver might start
kicking a tin can or something.

Ward, how old were you when
you stopped kicking tin cans?

I don't quite remember, dear.

I think it was about my
second year in the Seabees.

Hey, what are you doing?

I was just counting
the wrinkles in my face.

Oh. Hey, why don't you forget
about it for a couple minutes?

I want to have a
little talk with you

about us taking Carolyn
and Susan out Saturday night.

Yeah, I want to
talk to you, too.

You do?

Yeah. Let's get one
thing straight right now...

- We take turns paying.
- Paying for what?

You know, the tickets to the
movie and the malt shop afterwards.

And you don't get to carry all
the money and pay for everything

so I look like a little kid.

Oh, okay. We'll take turns.

And Wally, there's
one other thing.

In the movie, when
we're with the girls,

if there's some kissing
stuff on the screen,

don't nudge me with your
elbow and start giggling, huh?

Okay. I'll try and watch that.

Thanks, Wally.

Oh, what did you want
to talk to me about?

Oh, well, nothing.
Nothing at all.

Hey Wally, before we go out, is it okay
if I use some of your aftershave lotion?

Sure. Hey, you know
what you used to call it?

You used to call
it smelly stuff.

Yeah, that's right.

I guess a lot of things start
smelling better when a guy grows up.

Come on in.

- Hi, Dad.
- Hi.

Well, you look
pretty sharp there.

Thanks, Dad.

Where's Beaver?

He's in there.

He put a little too much
aftershave lotion on,

so now he's trying to dilute
it by washing his face again.

Anything that'll get him to wash
his face twice is okay with me.

There you are.

Oh, thanks, Dad.

I'll be real careful
with your car.

I won't let Beaver put his
feet on the seats or anything.

Thanks, Wally.

Well now, talk about
sharp-looking guys.

Do I look okay, Dad?

You look fine, Beaver.

How do I smell?

I mean, can you
smell me from there?

Am I supposed to be able to?

Maybe from three feet,
but not from five feet.

I'd say you have
just the right distance.

I've got to admit, Dad, he looks
pretty sharp for a little squirt.

Well, he sure does.

Hey, what's this here?

That's your tie pin with
the real fake pearl in it.

Don't you remember?
You said I could borrow it.

Oh. Oh, yeah.

Now look, Beaver, I don't want
you horsing around in the movies

or in the malt shop tonight
and embarrassing Wally.

We have etiquette
in school, Dad.

I won't eat with my
hands or anything.

Here you are, Beaver.

The final touch for the
young man of distinction.

Boy.

You'd think this
was the first time

that Beaver has ever
been out of the house

with his good clothes on.

I'll get it.

How are you fixed
for money, Wally?

We have enough,
Dad. $2.86 apiece.

We split it up. It was his idea.

Wally, telephone.

Okay, Mom.

- It's in there.
- Oh, thanks.

Hello? Oh, hi, Carolyn.

Hi.

Wally, I hate to tell you this,

but my sister isn't
going to go tonight.

She's not going?

Well, how come?

I don't know.

Everything was fine,
up until the last minute,

and then she backed out.

Did she say why she
wasn't going to go?

Has she seen the
Beaver or something?

No.

I think it's just a
case of being afraid.

You know how kid sisters are.

Boy, this messes up everything.

We were just about ready
to come by and pick you up.

I know, Wally, and
I'm sick about it.

I could just die.

Yeah, well, before you go
and do something like that,

I've got an idea.

What if I got Beaver
to call your sister

and see if he could
talk her into going?

Say, maybe that would work.

Least it's worth a try.

I'll talk to Beaver
and see what I can do.

Okay? Bye.

Problems, Wally?

Yeah, Dad. Now
Carolyn's sister's not going.

She's not going?

Yeah. I should've known something
like this was gonna happen.

Women. Wow.

Oh, sorry, Mom.

I didn't mean big women.

I just meant little
women, like Susan.

Women. Wow.

Thought I'd change socks.

Why? Were the other ones dirty?

Un-unh. I had one blue
and one brown one on.

Oh. Hey, look, Beav, that
was Carolyn on the phone.

And it kind of looks
like the whole thing's off

'cause Susan doesn't
want to go out with you.

She doesn't?

I mean, what's the big idea?

I don't know. I guess... I guess
she just changed her mind.

Boy. She can't do
something like that to me.

Wait till I talk to
her. Boy oh boy.

Yeah, well, Carolyn and I kind of
figured you would want to talk to her,

so I said you'd call.

- When?
- Well, right now.

You can just call Susan back,
and maybe even talk her into going.

Well gee, I don't know
if I ought to call her now.

Why? What's the
matter? You afraid?

No. I'm not afraid.

It kind of sounds
like you're chicken.

I'm not chicken.

Okay, then call her.

Well, okay, okay,
I'll give her a buzz.

Swell.

Okay, here you go.

Wally, maybe you
better wait outside.

Huh?

Well, if she gives
me an argument,

I might have to tell her off.

Okay.

Hello. Could I speak
to Susan, please?

What? Beaver.

Oh, hi, Carolyn.

If your sister's not
home, it's okay.

Oh, she is?

Okay, I'll wait.

Come on, Susan, talk to him.

But I don't know what to say.

Just say anything. Now here.

Go ahead.

Well, do you have to listen?

Okay, okay.

Hello?

Uh, hello.

Uh, this is Beaver.

This is Susan.

Hi.

Hi.

Uh, my brother told
me to talk to you.

He did?

Yeah.

My sister told
me to talk to you.

- She did?
- Yeah.

Yeah. Well, you were supposed
to go to the show or something.

Yeah, I know it.

Well then, how come
you're not going?

I don't know exactly.

Well, you're not
scared, are you?

I might be scared.

Well, scared? What's
there to be scared of?

Well, I'm scared
to go out with a boy.

Yeah. Well, I can only tell you
this 'cause you're on the phone

and you're not looking at me.

But I guess I'm
kind of scared too.

You're scared too, Beaver?

You really are?

Yeah.

Oh, that's wonderful.

It is?

Beaver, maybe someday,

when we both get
over being scared,

maybe we'll see
each other sometime.

Yeah, maybe we will.

Well, so long.

So long.

Well, Beav?

She's not going.

Oh, boy.

Oh, that's too bad, Beaver.

Yeah, she chickened out.

Did you try to talk
her into going?

Yeah, I started to, but then
I saw how scared she was,

and I began to
feel sorry for her.

There's nothing worse
than a scared girl.

Well, there goes the movies.

I guess I better go
call Carolyn back.

Wally?

Wally, if you want to,

maybe Carolyn's parents
would drop her off over here.

We're going to be
home all evening.

Oh, well gee, no, Mom.

Thanks, but that's okay.
Things aren't that desperate.

I mean, I can just
go over to Carolyn's

and help her sit
with her sister.

Hey, I'm sorry about the mix-up.

That's okay, Wally.

But next time you cook
something like this up,

get me a girl who
knows the score, huh?

Yeah, sure, Beav.

I just said good night to Beaver,
and I said you'd be up in a minute.

Oh, fine. How's our junior
playboy taking his setback?

Very philosophically.

He says he's known for
years that girls aren't reliable.

A typical Cary Grant attitude.

You know, honey, I really wasn't
sorry when Susan backed out.

Oh, I wasn't, either.

I know this was a special case,

but I don't like
this early dating.

Oh, Beaver has plenty
of time to learn about girls.

Sure he has. It's the
same theory the doctor had

on the jungle picture on
television the other night.

I think his line was

"Now, let's not expose
ourselves to malaria

any sooner than we have to."

Ward.

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