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Leave It to Beaver: Season 2

Poster for Leave It to Beaver Season 2

39 episodes · premiered Oct 2, 1958

The second season of the American television situation comedy Leave It to Beaver premiered on October 2, 1958 and concluded on June 25, 1959. It consisted of 39 episodes shot in black-and-white, each running approximately 25 minutes in length. This was the first season that the show was originally aired on ABC after the first season was televised in CBS.

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  1. Episode 1: Beaver's Poem Oct 2, 1958 Beaver comes to Ward for help on the night before a poetry assignment is due. This prompts Ward to totally take over the project and writes the whole poem himself. Things get complicated…
  2. Episode 2: Eddie's Girl Oct 9, 1958 A school dance has Eddie swooning over his so-called girl, Caroline. However, it's obvious Eddie has made up their relationship when Wally and him visit her and she instantly becomes…
  3. Episode 3: Ward's Problem Oct 16, 1958 Ward must make a decision when a conflict develops concerning which son to spend the weekend with. He can either go on a fishing trip with Wally or take Beaver on a father-son weekend…
  4. Episode 4: Beaver and Chuey Oct 23, 1958 Beaver makes a new friend in Chuey Varella but he only speaks Spanish. So Beaver asks Eddie, who has taken Spanish, for some help but Eddie plays a joke on Beaver by feeding him a sentence…
  5. Episode 5: The Lost Watch Oct 30, 1958 While watching Wally and his friends play baseball, Beaver is put in charge of looking after everyone's coats and watches. However, after the game is over Lumpy comes to claim his watch…
  6. Episode 6: Her Idol Nov 6, 1958 Beaver becomes good friends with a classmate, Linda Dennison. However, their relationship is blown out of proportion by Beaver's classmates who begin to tease him and goad him into…
  7. Episode 7: Beaver's Ring Nov 13, 1958 Being Beaver's godmother, Aunt Martha sends him a gift of a ring that had once belonged to an uncle who was also named Theodore. June cautions Beaver that she doensn't want him taking it…
  8. Episode 8: The Shave Nov 20, 1958 When Eddie and some of his other friends brag about shaving, Wally decides it's time he try. After nicking his face, Ward tries to discourage him but this just leads Wally to continue to…
  9. Episode 9: The Pipe Nov 27, 1958 Ward receives an antique pipe as a gift from Fred Rutherford and a curious Larry and Beaver decide to try it out. First they use coffee but then they try tobacco. When Ward discovers…
  10. Episode 10: Wally's New Suit Dec 4, 1958 Wally needs a new suit for an upcoming dance and he convinces his parents that he's old enough to pick out his own clothes. So he and Beaver go down to the shop and pick out the loudest…
  11. Episode 11: School Play Dec 11, 1958 A school play has Beaver assigned the role of a canary. However, he doesn't seem to be graceful enough to fly around like a bird. To make matters worse, on the night of the play, Ward's…
  12. Episode 12: The Visiting Aunts Dec 18, 1958 Beaver and Wally are all excited about going to the carnival, however, Aunt Martha throws a wrench in their plans when she makes an unexpected visit with a friend of hers, forcing Wally…
  13. Episode 13: Happy Weekend Dec 25, 1958 Ward takes June and the boys away on a trip to a cabin in hopes of experiencing the "great outdoors." However, he quickly discovers getting away from today's modern conveniences will be…
  14. Episode 14: Wally's Present Jan 1, 1959 Wally's birthday has him deciding to have a birthday party but Beaver jumps to the conclusion that he won't be invited. While shopping for Wally's present, Larry talks Beaver into spending…
  15. Episode 15: The Grass Is Always Greener Jan 8, 1959 Beaver and Wally make friends with the garbage man's kids, Chris and Pete. They quickly learn that they take for granted what they have. Simple things like just having a yard to play in…
  16. Episode 16: The Boat Builders Jan 15, 1959 Wally, Chester and Tooey are building their own boat and plan to sail on it, despite Ward and June's forbidding Wally. Once at the lake, Beaver is the only one small enough to get in it…
  17. Episode 17: Beaver Plays Hooky Jan 22, 1959 Larry and Beaver find themselves tardy for the third time this week and decide to skip altogether. However, they quickly find themselves being caught when they inadvertently walk on the…
  18. Episode 18: The Garage Painters Jan 29, 1959 A lazy weekend leads Ward to direct Wally and Beaver to read a book, Tom Sawyer. The book influences them so much that they take on the job of painting the garage doors. However, they soon…
  19. Episode 19: Wally's Pug Nose Feb 5, 1959 When the new girl, Gloria, tells Wally that he has a pug nose, he becomes incredibly self-conscious and purchases a contraption that is suppose to give him a strong Roman nose. When Ward…
  20. Episode 20: Beaver's Pigeons Feb 12, 1959 Beaver, Larry, and Whitey begin a pigeon club and they each purchase pigeons of their own. Beaver names his two Miss Canfield and Miss Landers, after his two teachers. However, when Beaver…
  21. Episode 21: The Tooth Feb 19, 1959 Beaver learns he has to go to the dentist and that's when his friends tell him some horror stories about the drill the dentist is going to use. This prompts Beaver to become downright…
  22. Episode 22: Beaver Gets Adopted Feb 26, 1959 Wally wins a trophy at school and Beaver accidentally breaks it. This leads Ward to accuse Beaver of being jealous of Wally and that he broke it on purpose. Upset, Beaver decides to get…
  23. Episode 23: The Haunted House Mar 5, 1959 Beaver and Larry become convinced that the Cooper house is haunted by a witch and Beaver and Larry are scared to death. So when June gets Beaver a job walking Mrs. Cooper's dog, Beaver's…
  24. Episode 24: The Bus Ride Mar 12, 1959 June and Ward allow Wally to escort Beaver on a bus to a friends house in Crystal Falls. However, on one of the stops, Beaver inadvertently gets on the wrong bus that takes him back to…
  25. Episode 25: Beaver and Gilbert Mar 19, 1959 The Cleavers have new neighbors in the Gates family and Beaver befriends their son, Gilbert Gates (his last name was suddenly changed to Bates in a later episode). However, Ward, June and…
  26. Episode 26: The Price of Fame Mar 26, 1959 While staying after school cleaning the chalkboards, Larry convinces Beaver that Mrs. Rayburn keeps a spanking machine in the closest in her office. Later, a curious Beaver sneaks a peek…
  27. Episode 27: A Horse Named Nick Apr 2, 1959 Beaver and Wally get jobs at the circus cleaning the animals and a promise to each be payed $10.00 at the end of the week. However, when the end of the week comes and there is no payment…
  28. Episode 28: Beaver's Hero Apr 9, 1959 Beaver discovers that Ward was in WWII and brags to his classmates that Ward was a war hero. As usual, his classmates don't believe him and Beaver promises to bring in some mementos to…
  29. Episode 29: Beaver Says Goodbye Apr 16, 1959 Ward makes an offer on a house located in a neighboring town and Beaver believes moving is going to be a sure thing. This leads him to tell all his classmates that he's moving, leading his…
  30. Episode 30: Beaver's Newspaper Apr 23, 1959 While cleaning in the garage, Beaver and Wally come across an old typewriter. Beaver decides to fix it up and begin his own newspaper with Larry. However, Wally stands in his way by…
  31. Episode 31: Beaver's Sweater Apr 30, 1959 Beaver sees an Eskimo sweater in a store window and becomes determined to get one. He finally convinces Ward and June to get him one, but the first day he wears it to school, he sees Judy…
  32. Episode 32: Friendship May 7, 1959 Beaver spends the weekend at Larry's, but the first night there they get into a terrible argument and Beaver goes home angry. After Ward tells Beaver a story about Damon and Pythias…
  33. Episode 33: Dance Contest May 14, 1959 Wally gets an invitation to attend a cotillion with Mary Ellen Rogers. At first he wants to turn down the invitation, but then decides to go anyway, despite the fact that Mary Ellen has…
  34. Episode 34: Wally's Haircomb May 21, 1959 Wally begins combing his hair a new way, inspired by a fad started by Eddie that has swept his school. However, June and Ward are aghast at his hairdo and June becomes determined to get…
  35. Episode 35: The Cookie Fund May 28, 1959 Beaver and Larry have been put in charge of the class cookie fund and are taking turns guarding the money. A new kid takes advantage of them and cons Beaver and Larry out of three dollars…
  36. Episode 36: Forgotten Party Jun 4, 1959 · 30m An old friend of Beaver's, David Manning, invites him to a birthday party and Beaver promises to attend, but as the week passes, Beaver forgets all about it. When the day arrives, June…
  37. Episode 37: Beaver the Athlete Jun 11, 1959 · 30m After getting a poor grade in gym class on his report card, Beaver becomes determined to prove to everyone that he is a good athlete, so he signs up to play baseball where it's the boys…
  38. Episode 38: Found Money Jun 18, 1959 · 30m Larry invites Beaver to the carnival and tells him that his mother will treat him. However, when Mrs. Mondello refuses to give Larry money, Larry decides to find some. He throws some of…
  39. Episode 39: Most Interesting Character Jun 25, 1959 · 30m Miss Landers assigns Beaver's class to write a short essay about the most interesting character they know. While Judy writes about her dad, Beaver debates over whom he should write about…