The BEST episodes of Leave It to Beaver season 5
Every episode of Leave It to Beaver season 5, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Leave It to Beaver season 5!
Leave It to Beaver is a 1950s and 1960s family-oriented American television situation comedy about an inquisitive but often naive boy named Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show has attained an iconic status in the United States, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-twentieth century. One of the first primetime sitcom series filmed from a child's point-of-view, the show was created by Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, two radio and early television writers, who found inspiration for the show's characters, plots, and dialogue in the lives, experiences, and conversations of their own children. Like several television dramas and sitcoms of the late fifties and early sixties (Lassie and My Three Sons, for example), Leave It to Beaver is a glimpse at middle-class, American boyhood. A typical episode features Beaver getting into some sort of trouble and facing his parents for reprimand and correction.
#1 - Ward's Golf Clubs
Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/1962
When Beaver succumbs to peer pressure from his friends, he ends up permanently breaking his father's mended golf driver.
#2 - Beaver's First Date
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/30/1961
When Beaver asks Betsy Patterson out for his first date, he's left to fend for himself after she ditches him for another boy.
#3 - Eddie Quits School
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/10/1962
Eddie quits school to work at the garage for $80 a week, but soon realizes that despite the new clothes and lifestyle, he misses his best friend and even school.
#4 - Wally's Chauffeur
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/1961
Wally's embarrassed when his date, Evelyn, ends up driving the two of them to the school dance.
#5 - One of the Boys
Season 5 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/26/1962
Wally and Eddie are finally invited to join the Barons, the high school's most exclusive club.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - Three Boys and a Burro
Season 5 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/1962
Beaver, Gilbert and Richard have to find a home for their new burro!
#7 - Farewell to Penny
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/1962
Beaver and his rival, Penny Woods, both reluctantly come to the conclusion that the other isn't so bad after all when Beaver's invited to her going-away party.
#8 - Beaver's Jacket
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/10/1962
Envious of Richard's brand-new jacket, Beaver convinces June and Ward to get him one. But Beaver's new jacket soon becomes shared property after Richard's jacket gets lost.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - The Merchant Marine
Season 5 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/28/1962
When June finds pamphlets for the merchant marines in Wally's dresser, she and Ward fear that Wally is considering joining up.
#10 - Beaver, the Babysitter
Season 5 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/7/1962
Beaver's reputation is blown after his friends catch him playing house with Patricia, the ten-year-old girl he's babysitting for Wally.
#11 - No Time for Babysitters
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1961
Beaver's bragged to all his friends that his parents think he's too old for a babysitter. When they go out for an evening, Beaver has to figure out a way to hide Judy, the babysitter beaver's parents changed their minds about.
#12 - Lumpy's Car Trouble
Season 5 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/31/1962
Ward agrees to let Lumpy to drive his car, but Lumpy gets the car stuck along a dirt road "shortcut."
#13 - Beaver Takes a Drive
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/1961
Wally finds himself with his first driving ticket after he saves his father's car from an accident that would have been caused by Beaver's clumsiness.
#14 - Beaver's Laundry
Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/24/1962
A trip to the laundromat goes horribly awry when Beaver agrees to help Richard with his family's laundry.
#15 - Stocks and Bonds
Season 5 - Episode 38 - Aired 6/23/1962
Beaver and Wally are each encouraged to invest $25 in the stock market, but are warned against following the financial advice Eddie Haskell gives.
#16 - Beaver, the Bunny
Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1962
Beaver is embarrassed after he sees the bunny costume he's supposed to wear for the school pageant.
#17 - Un-Togetherness
Season 5 - Episode 39 - Aired 6/30/1962
For the first time, Wally doesn't want to join the rest of the family on their annual summer vacation, instead choosing to stay closer to his girlfriend, Lori Anne.
#18 - Brother Versus Brother
Season 5 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/5/1962
Beaver has a crush on Mary. Unfortunately, she's developed her own crush...on Wally!
#19 - Beaver's Fear
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/24/1962
When Beaver goes to the amusement park with Wally and his friends, his fear of the roller coasters just may be the boys' savior.
#20 - Beaver's English Test
Season 5 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/16/1961
Beaver has been having trouble in English and Ward persuades Wally to tutor him. Wally has Beaver look over an old exam that he once took and to Beaver's surprise, the next day, his teacher gives him the exact same test, which he of course he aces. However, Beaver is left with a guilty conscience.
#21 - Beaver's Cat Problem
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/1961
Beaver finds himswelf with a problem after he feeds Mrs. Prentiss's lost cat, Bootsie, and soon realizes that Bootsie will continue to return to the Cleaver's home for more.
#22 - Nobody Loves Me
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/17/1962
Tired of constantly being lectured by his parents, Beaver decides to straighten up. But he's disappointed when no one seems to take notice of his efforts.
#23 - Beaver's Birthday
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/1961
Having decided he's too old for birthday parties and presents, Beaver collects birthday money from family members. But instead of saving it, he decides to spend it..
#24 - The Yard Birds
Season 5 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/12/1962
When Beaver and Wally's horseplay causes them to miss their deadline in getting the garage and yard in order, they decide to take matters -- and the trash -- into their own hands!
#25 - Wally's Weekend Job
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/1961
Jealous of Wally's new job at the soda fountain, Eddie and Lumpy decide to play a prank on Wally by ordering a delivery of six quarts of ice cream to Mary Ellen Roger's slumber party.