Lonesome Beaver
- Episode aired Feb 28, 1958
- 30m
Beaver faces a lonely week-end when his neighborhood pals can't come out to play and older brother Wally's scout troop leaves on a camping trip.Beaver faces a lonely week-end when his neighborhood pals can't come out to play and older brother Wally's scout troop leaves on a camping trip.Beaver faces a lonely week-end when his neighborhood pals can't come out to play and older brother Wally's scout troop leaves on a camping trip.
- Director
- Writers
- Joe Connelly(uncredited)
- Bob Mosher(uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe song that Beaver sings is called "The Monkeys Have No Tails in Zamboanga," probably written during the Spanish-American War or the Moro Rebellion. It was popular with US soldiers in the Pacific in World War II.
- GoofsWhen Ward and June stand in the front doorway of their house to watch Wally go off with his Boy Scout Troop, to their right is a chair and at their back is a wall with a painting. The interior behind them is not supposed to be a wall but a balustrade for the stairway leading to the upstairs with no chair in front of it.
- Quotes
[Wally is about to embark on a camping trip with the Scouts]
Ward Cleaver: Now, Wally, you do whatever Mr Norton tells you. And don't go wandering off by yourself. That's the easiest way to get lost.
June Cleaver: And don't sleep on the damp ground, and don't eat a lot of junk.
Wally Cleaver: Gee, Mom, that's what we're goin' for.
June Cleaver: [after Wally leaves] Ward, it's just like he was going in the Army.
Ward Cleaver: Oh, June, they're going up to Friends Lake, it can't be more than...
[he pauses, looking worried]
June Cleaver: More than what?
Ward Cleaver: Well, well, fifty or sixty miles.
June Cleaver: Ward, that's practically overseas!
There's not that much going on in this episode, and it feels a bit like filler. There are some things that recommend it though. First, joining the Boy Scouts sure seems like joining the army with the questions about age and qualifications and then the oath. Next, there is a rather frantic June, not wanting Wally to go camping, almost kissing him in front of the fellas, and obsessing over weather reports. A good wedding gift for Wally's future wife would be a sturdy pair of scissors - to cut those apron strings!
Then there is Eddie Haskell, trying to kiss up to the scoutmaster from the beginning and acting like he's in charge, like another famous know it all, Barney Fife. Finally - Was it common to put kids into bed in their pajamas all weekend so that they would not catch cold? This seems like an extreme precaution.
- AlsExGal
- Jun 3, 2024
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1