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Lumpy Rutherford becomes a member of Wally's circle of friends though retaining something of his first-season bullying nature. The sweater becomes a constant in his wardrobe and is featured significantly in a future episode. Wally receives his first letter in sports and begins wearing a letter sweater in 'Beaver the Athlete'. Grammar School while Wally becomes a freshman at Mayfield High School. Series star Hugh Beaumont pens the story for the episode, 'A Horse Named Nick'.īeaver is in the third grade at Grant Ave. Norman Tokar directs most episodes with Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, again, writing most. Stephen Talbot joins the show as Beaver's friend, Gilbert Gates (later, Bates), and remains for the series' duration. Sue Randall joins the cast as Beaver's third grade teacher, Miss Landers, and remains with the show for several seasons. Both sequences were accompanied by the show's theme tune, 'The Toy Parade'.Īs in the first season, all four main characters appear in every episode. The closing sequence parallels the opening in showing Beaver and Wally returning from school at the end of the day and approaching the house along the front walk. He turns and the camera zooms in for a closeup as he pauses in the doorway to don his baseball cap. Wally descends first and leaves the house, slamming the door so hard that a lamp wobbles and Ward winces. The opening sequence features Ward and June standing at the bottom of the entry stairs and sending the boys off to school one at a time. Like the show's first season, the second season consists of 39 black-and-white, full-screen, half-hour episodes (with ads) recorded on 35 mm film. The third season was broadcast in another time slot.

(EST), with summer '59 reruns airing at 9:00 P.M. The show moved from its first season time slot of Wednesdays at 8:00 P.M. The season opened Octowith 'Beaver's Poem' and completed its run Jwith 'Most Interesting Character'. The move is attributed to the show's sponsor, Ralston Purina, who managed a better deal with ABC than with CBS. Leave It to Beaver moved from CBS to ABC before the season debut and would remain with ABC for the rest of its run.

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