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.

Last Updated: 2/21/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Ward's Golf Clubs
star
8.75
8 votes

#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.

Directors: David Butler
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One of the Boys
star
8.42
12 votes

#2 - 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.

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Beaver's First Date
star
8.40
10 votes

#3 - 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.

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Eddie Quits School
star
8.38
8 votes

#4 - 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.

Directors: Jeffrey Hayden
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Farewell to Penny
star
8.25
8 votes

#5 - 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.

Directors: David Butler
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Three Boys and a Burro
star
8.25
4 votes

#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!

Directors: David Butler
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The Merchant Marine
star
8.20
5 votes

#7 - 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.

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Beaver, the Babysitter
star
8.18
11 votes

#8 - 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.

Directors: David Butler
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Lumpy's Car Trouble
star
8.15
13 votes

#9 - 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."

Directors: David Butler
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Wally's Chauffeur
star
8.14
7 votes

#10 - 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.

Directors: Hugh Beaumont
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Stocks and Bonds
star
8.10
10 votes

#11 - 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.

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Beaver Takes a Drive
star
8.10
20 votes

#12 - 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.

Directors: Charles Haas
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No Time for Babysitters
star
8.08
12 votes

#13 - 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.

Directors: David Butler
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Beaver's Laundry
star
8.08
13 votes

#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.

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Beaver's Cat Problem
star
8.00
12 votes

#15 - 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.

Directors: David Butler
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Beaver's English Test
star
8.00
8 votes

#16 - 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.

Directors: Norman Abbott
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Beaver, the Bunny
star
8.00
12 votes

#17 - 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.

Directors: Anton Leader
Brother Versus Brother
star
8.00
7 votes

#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!

Directors: David Butler
Un-Togetherness
star
8.00
8 votes

#19 - 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.

Directors: Norman Abbott
The Yard Birds
star
7.92
12 votes

#20 - 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!

Directors: David Butler
Beaver's Fear
star
7.88
8 votes

#21 - 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.

Directors: David Butler
Beaver's Jacket
star
7.86
7 votes

#22 - 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.

Nobody Loves Me
star
7.86
7 votes

#23 - 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.

Beaver's Birthday
star
7.85
13 votes

#24 - 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..

Directors: Hugh Beaumont
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Wally's Weekend Job
star
7.73
15 votes

#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.

Directors: Norman Abbott
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