Leave It to Beaver (1957) s01e33 Episode Script
Wally's Job
1
("Leave it to Beaver" theme music)
[Announcer] Leave it to Beaver.
Starring Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow
and Jerry Mathers as the Beaver.
(cheerful music)
What do you think you're doing?
I'm painting the trashcans.
[Wally] What for?
For $0.50 a piece.
That was supposed to be my job.
I made a deal with dad.
I made another deal with dad.
You little sneak,
you went behind my back and took the job away.
You said you didn't want it.
Well at least you coulda told me you were gonna do 'em,
then I coulda done 'em first.
That's your tough luck.
(cheerful music)
All right, you better quit that painting
or I'm liable to sock ya.
You come near me,
I'll let you have it with the paintbrush.
(cheerful music)
Well, so long, mom.
So long, mom.
Well aren't you boys a little early this morning?
Well, we washed our faces, we combed our hair,
we brushed our teeth and had our breakfast.
There wasn't anything else to do
so we thought we might as well go to school.
Yeah and we can kill some time at the playground.
Where's dad?
Well, your father's outside
picking up the trash the trash man left.
Oh.
Oh, can I have $0.20, mom?
Oh, can I have $0.20 too, mom?
$0.20, what's it for?
Oh they're having a drive at school.
Well that's fine, what's it for?
I don't know, they just said bring $0.20.
Why don't you ask your father for it?
Okay mom, goodbye.
Bye.
Bye mom.
Have a good day.
Where?
At school.
Oh.
Oh hi dad.
[Ward] Hi.
How are you doing?
Oh not bad, I think we're gaining a little on the city.
They took a little more trash than they left this morning.
Yeah, I guess they did.
(chuckles) Hey you know,
these cans are getting kinda rusty.
Gonna have to paint 'em this weekend.
Paint 'em?
Gee dad, I like to paint, could I do 'em?
Well that's nice of you to offer, Wally.
Tell you what though,
I think this is a little above and beyond the call of duty.
I don't think you should do it for nothing.
I don't think so either. (Laughs)
(laughs) Well, what do you think it's worth?
Well, there're two big cans here,
how about $0.50 a piece?
Okay, it's a deal.
I'll get the paint today and you can do 'em after school.
Okay dad.
Come on, Beav.
- Dad?
- Hm?
Could we each have $0.20?
Yeah.
Don't forget the paint, will you dad?
No, of course not.
(cheerful music)
Hi dear.
Hi.
Oh boy, what a day, everything happened,
everything that could and a few things that couldn't.
That's too bad.
Did you bring it?
Bring what?
Bring what, the paint for the trashcans.
Oh honey, I had a terrible day,
I didn't have time to think about trashcans.
Well Wally came right home from school,
put on his old clothes
and he's been waiting for you for an hour and a half.
Well June, I'm sorry, I
Oh hi dad, what color did you get?
I'm all set to paint the cans.
I'm all set to watch him.
Oh um, yeah uh, well gosh fellas,
I've been so busy today, I,
well I'm afraid I just forgot.
Oh.
Oh well that's okay, dad,
we can jump in the car and go down and get the paint now.
Well yes, we could, but uh,
no I'm afraid by the time we get down there,
the stores would all be closed.
Wally, your father won't forget again.
And anyway,
you can paint 'em just as well tomorrow afternoon.
Well yeah, sure.
(playful music)
Hi dear.
Hi.
Well I uh, thought with all your housework,
you didn't have time to read anymore.
I'm reading a cookbook.
Good idea.
Thought we'd have a chocolate mousse for supper.
It's the wrong time of year,
moose are out of season. (Laughs)
What put you in such a happy mood?
Oh not a thing, I just thought I'd come home and for once,
not complain about the hard day I'd had,
sympathize with any and all of your domestic problems
and uh, bring home the paint
for Wally to paint the trashcans.
Well that's very nice,
but I don't have any domestic problems
and Wally's out playing baseball.
He's playing baseball?
Well he said he'd be here.
I think he was counting on you
forgetting the paint again.
Look June, I forgot the paint once
Dear, maybe you could go out and paint the cans.
Well I uh, I made a deal with Wally, June,
I couldn't let him down.
Of course you couldn't.
June, I am merely trying to teach the boy
a sense of responsibility.
From a sitting position?
Yes, more or less.
Have a hard day?
Boy.
(cheerful music)
You know Wally, if the sun hadn't have been in my eyes,
I'd have got a couple hits today.
Yeah sure, Eddie.
It was just bum luck you struck out six times. (Laughs)
Eh.
(playful music)
(bat thumps)
You gonna play tomorrow, Wally?
Well I can't, Eddie, my dad's bringing me home some paint.
I'm gonna paint those trash cans.
These big things here?
Yeah, I'm getting $0.50 a piece for 'em.
$0.50 a piece?
When my old man had his painted, the guy charged him $3.00.
Yeah, but he was probably a real painter
and did a good job.
How can you do a bad job slopping paint
on a couple old trashcans?
You're getting gypped, kid.
I think dad giving me a dollar's okay.
What do ya mean?
He'd have to pay a stranger $3.00.
Why should he take advantage of you
just because you're unlucky enough
to be a member of the family?
(cheerful music)
Oh Wally, your father brought the paint home tonight.
Uh, paint?
Well yeah, for the trashcans.
Seem very enthusiastic.
I thought you wanted the job.
So did I.
You were going to get a whole dollar.
Well, gee, I don't know if I'm gonna have time.
Wally, what is this?
Yesterday you were all upset
because I forgot to bring the paint home.
You sure were, Wally.
Well we're playing baseball and anyway,
Eddie's father paid a guy $3.00
to have his cans painted.
(playful music)
Wally,
you're not asking your father to pay you $3.00, are you?
Oh no, no,
I just said that's what Eddie's father paid a guy.
Well I assure you, I have absolutely no intention
of paying that kind of money for painting trashcans.
As far as I'm concerned,
we made a deal for $0.50 a piece and that's the deal.
Yeah.
Well, I guess I can get around to 'em one of these days.
- One of these days
- May I be excused, mom?
I've got a lot of homework.
I suppose so.
Uh, thanks for the nice supper, mom.
[June] Thank you.
Pass the cream, dear.
[June] It's right there in front of you, dear.
Oh yeah.
Dad?
Yeah, what is it, Beaver?
I'll do 'em for nothin'.
Well now that's a very generous offer, Beaver, but I
Beaver, we should wait until Wally makes up his mind.
I'll do a real good job.
We'll have the prettiest trashcans on the whole block.
Well I'll say this, Beaver,
I think if you did do the job,
you should get the same money Wally was going to get.
I guess I could take money if you wanted me to.
All right, I'll tell you what,
since Wally doesn't seem interested in the job,
I think you could have a try at it.
Gee thanks, dad.
Can I be excused?
Sure, run along.
Ward?
- Yeah?
I hope you haven't started something here.
Started something?
I'm just trying to get the trashcans painted.
Well first you promised the job to Wally
and now you've given it to the Beaver.
Wally doesn't want the job.
Wally said he didn't want the job,
but I don't think he meant he didn't want it.
Well as far as I'm concerned,
it sounded a lot more like he didn't want it
than it sounded like he did want it.
- But Ward
- Look honey,
instead of arguing, why don't we just relax
and appreciate the fact that we're going to have
the prettiest trashcans on the block.
(cheerful music)
What cha doin', Wally?
Oh, I'm squishing a tennis ball.
It's a funny kind of homework.
I'm doing it so I can get a good grip on the baseball.
Now don't be such a little wise guy.
Hey Beav, what happened after I left the table?
Nothing.
Mm, didn't dad say anything?
I guess so.
Well, what'd he say?
He said um, pass the cream.
Hey Beav, you think I oughta paint those trashcans
for $0.50 a piece?
Uh, I don't know, I never painted any trashcans.
Wally, are you gonna be playing baseball tomorrow?
Yeah, I guess so, why?
Wanna come along and watch?
Watch what?
Watch me play baseball.
No.
[Wally] Well then why'd you ask?
So I'd know if you're gonna play baseball or not.
(cheerful music)
- Hi dear.
- Hi.
- You're home early.
- Yeah.
I have to go over to Chandler's
and get him to sign some papers.
Where are the boys?
Well, Wally's off playing baseball
and the Beaver's out in the garage painting the trashcans.
He has half the rags
and the newspapers in the house out there.
Well he's not looking like his brother, is he?
(laughs) He got right on the job.
Yeah, before I go to Chandler's,
I think I'll just run out and see how he's getting on.
You know,
he's got quite a sense of responsibility, hasn't he?
Uh huh.
I wonder who he takes after?
(playful music)
[Ward] Hi Beav.
Hi dad.
I'm painting the cans.
Well that's fine, Beaver,
but you know, you really shouldn't paint over the rust.
The rust is dirt, I gotta paint over it.
Let me show you what I mean.
See, where's that steel wool?
Now, here we go.
(steel wool swishing)
There you see?
Now you wipe that off
and you got a nice clean surface to paint.
What makes rust, dad?
Well oxidation that eats into the metal.
Why don't they make cans out of wood?
Well wood rots.
Gee, there's something wrong with just about everything,
isn't there, dad?
(laughs) Well just about, I guess, Beav.
Well look, you clean the rust off and then paint, huh?
- Okay dad.
- All right.
(playful music)
I'm going over to Chandler's now, honey.
All right, how's he doing out there?
Oh, he's painting everything in sight,
including the rust.
Maybe we should have waiting for Wally to do them.
If we'd waited for Wally to do 'em,
we'd have wound up putting our trash out in paper bags.
I won't be long.
(cheerful music)
(taps bat)
(playful music)
("Take Me Out To the Ballgame")
Uh, jet plane, mister.
(playful music)
What do you think you're doing?
I'm painting the trashcans.
[Wally] What for?
For $0.50 a piece.
That was supposed to be my job.
I made a deal with dad.
I made another deal with dad.
You little sneak,
you went behind my back and took the job away.
You said you didn't want it.
Well at least you coulda told me you were gonna do 'em.
Then I coulda done 'em first.
That's your tough luck.
All right, you better quit that painting
or I'm liable to sock ya.
You come near me,
I'll let you have it with the paintbrush.
You wouldn't do that.
Oh no, I'm littler than you are.
I gotta use anything I can.
Okay, but I'm just telling you something,
you better quit that painting or you're gonna be sorry.
(playful music)
(mumbling) Quarter cups of milk, one cup of sugar.
(door slams)
Hi Wally, how was the ballgame?
All right, I guess.
Don't eat anything, supper'll be ready soon.
I don't want any supper.
Wally?
What's the matter, why wouldn't you want any supper?
Because you and dad and everybody are against me,
that's why.
Oh Wally!
(door slams) (somber music)
Hi dear, how's the happy household?
Far from happy.
Wally just went upstairs and slammed his door.
It seems that you and I and the whole world's against him.
Must have seen Beaver painting those trashcans.
I told you he was counting on doing them.
I know you did.
Well actually, it's too much for Beaver.
I don't think we'll have any trouble
talking him into letting Wally take over.
Oh Beaver, look at you!
Honey, you go on upstairs
and see if you can get yourself cleaned up.
Say Beav?
About those trashcans
If you let that big ape, Wally do 'em,
I'll never speak to you again as long as I live.
Well, now what happens?
Well I guess at supper tonight,
the great white father assumes the role of peacemaker.
(playful music)
Dad?
Yes, what is it, Beaver?
Wally's got his elbows on the table.
Yes um, Wally?
Well um,
this is a delicious roast, dear.
Well thank you, dear.
Dad, Beaver's chewing with his mouth open.
Boys, couldn't we have some pleasant faces
at the supper table?
Yes mom.
Yes mom.
Um, (clears throat) you know, um,
(laughs) I heard something pretty funny
down at the office today. (Laughs)
Uh, do any of you know what is purple,
has four eyes and eats people? (Laughing)
I don't.
(laughs) A four-eyed purple people eater.
Pass the bread, please?
I thought that was funny.
Didn't you, Wally?
Yeah, I guess so.
I think I heard it before.
Yeah, he thinks he knows everything.
Listen you!
All right, boys, I've had enough of this.
Now there's no reason for you to act this way
just because there was a mix up about the painting.
But gee dad, first you promised me
and then you gave the job to him.
When a promiser makes a promise, he should keep it.
Now look boys, I'm sure your father
has a solution to this whole thing.
Yes, as a matter of fact, I do.
Now there are two trashcans.
Each of you will paint one
and each of you will receive $0.50.
I'm not gonna paint with that big ape around.
You don't have to work together.
Each of you is responsible for his own job.
Now do we understand each other?
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
(Beaver laughing)
(Ward laughs)
[June] What is it, Beaver?
A four-eyed purple people eater, that's pretty funny.
(everyone laughing)
(playful music)
Wally?
Yeah?
I'm not mad at you, are you mad at me?
No, I guess I'm not mad at ya.
Are you supposed to paint the insides?
I don't know, but leaning over to paint the inside
would just mess up the outside.
Yeah, I guess it would.
After I get finished with mine,
I'll help you with yours.
Thanks, Wally.
Wally!
Hey you guys!
Hey, what's up?
There's a fire down at the lumberyard.
No foolin'?
Yeah, the whole place is going up in flames.
Come on, let's get over there before they put it out.
(newspaper rustling)
Where are you going?
There's a fire over at the lumberyard.
Yeah, we wanna get there while it's still burning!
I was the first one that heard about it, Mrs. Cleaver.
I saw it while I was taking my music lessons.
I sure hope this makes this fire old number seven.
(playful music)
- Boys!
Oh dear, you're home early.
Well it's a good thing I am,
I just looked in the garage.
I'm gonna change my clothes
and finish painting those trashcans myself.
The boys ran out on the job.
Well dear, you can't blame them too much.
They went over to see the big fire at the lumberyard.
Fire?
Yes, they couldn't resist it and after all,
they are just boys.
Tom Courtney's lumberyard?
Yes, it's been on the radio.
Why, they've called fire companies out from all over.
Well must be quite a fire.
Yes, it must be.
Dear, I wonder if you'd go out to the garage
and put those brushes in some turpentine.
I won't be too long.
(cheerful music)
Once a boy always a boy.
Boy, I never saw so many fire engines in my whole life,
have you, dad?
Not since the Das pavilion burned down years ago.
Everybody was there, but old number seven.
(playful music)
Hey look dad, the cans are painted.
Did you finish 'em for us?
Uh no boys, I didn't.
Then,
oh.
(playful music)
Well you three kids have fun at the fire?
Yeah.
Oh uh by the way dear,
I wanna thank you for painting those trashcans.
Yeah, give her a dollar, dad.
[Ward] (laughs) Yeah.
Oh I wouldn't think of it
and anyway, my reward is on its way.
That new hat you told me not to buy
until after the first of the month?
Well I'll be.
You'll be what?
I don't know, uh,
four-eyed purple people eater, I guess.
(everyone laughing)
(playful music)
(smacking glove)
Wally?
How much you think mom's new hat cost?
I don't know.
You know how women's stuff is, maybe 10, 15 dollars.
That's a lot to pay for something
that can't even keep your head warm.
Yeah, I guess us running out on dad
cost him a lot more than a dollar.
Well he ran out on his job too
when he heard about the fire.
Yeah, I guess he's a lot like us.
But why would a grownup like him wanna go to a fire?
I don't know, I guess maybe he wanted to see
if fires have changed any since he was a kid.
("Leave it to Beaver" theme music)
(cheerful theme music)
("Leave it to Beaver" theme music)
[Announcer] Leave it to Beaver.
Starring Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow
and Jerry Mathers as the Beaver.
(cheerful music)
What do you think you're doing?
I'm painting the trashcans.
[Wally] What for?
For $0.50 a piece.
That was supposed to be my job.
I made a deal with dad.
I made another deal with dad.
You little sneak,
you went behind my back and took the job away.
You said you didn't want it.
Well at least you coulda told me you were gonna do 'em,
then I coulda done 'em first.
That's your tough luck.
(cheerful music)
All right, you better quit that painting
or I'm liable to sock ya.
You come near me,
I'll let you have it with the paintbrush.
(cheerful music)
Well, so long, mom.
So long, mom.
Well aren't you boys a little early this morning?
Well, we washed our faces, we combed our hair,
we brushed our teeth and had our breakfast.
There wasn't anything else to do
so we thought we might as well go to school.
Yeah and we can kill some time at the playground.
Where's dad?
Well, your father's outside
picking up the trash the trash man left.
Oh.
Oh, can I have $0.20, mom?
Oh, can I have $0.20 too, mom?
$0.20, what's it for?
Oh they're having a drive at school.
Well that's fine, what's it for?
I don't know, they just said bring $0.20.
Why don't you ask your father for it?
Okay mom, goodbye.
Bye.
Bye mom.
Have a good day.
Where?
At school.
Oh.
Oh hi dad.
[Ward] Hi.
How are you doing?
Oh not bad, I think we're gaining a little on the city.
They took a little more trash than they left this morning.
Yeah, I guess they did.
(chuckles) Hey you know,
these cans are getting kinda rusty.
Gonna have to paint 'em this weekend.
Paint 'em?
Gee dad, I like to paint, could I do 'em?
Well that's nice of you to offer, Wally.
Tell you what though,
I think this is a little above and beyond the call of duty.
I don't think you should do it for nothing.
I don't think so either. (Laughs)
(laughs) Well, what do you think it's worth?
Well, there're two big cans here,
how about $0.50 a piece?
Okay, it's a deal.
I'll get the paint today and you can do 'em after school.
Okay dad.
Come on, Beav.
- Dad?
- Hm?
Could we each have $0.20?
Yeah.
Don't forget the paint, will you dad?
No, of course not.
(cheerful music)
Hi dear.
Hi.
Oh boy, what a day, everything happened,
everything that could and a few things that couldn't.
That's too bad.
Did you bring it?
Bring what?
Bring what, the paint for the trashcans.
Oh honey, I had a terrible day,
I didn't have time to think about trashcans.
Well Wally came right home from school,
put on his old clothes
and he's been waiting for you for an hour and a half.
Well June, I'm sorry, I
Oh hi dad, what color did you get?
I'm all set to paint the cans.
I'm all set to watch him.
Oh um, yeah uh, well gosh fellas,
I've been so busy today, I,
well I'm afraid I just forgot.
Oh.
Oh well that's okay, dad,
we can jump in the car and go down and get the paint now.
Well yes, we could, but uh,
no I'm afraid by the time we get down there,
the stores would all be closed.
Wally, your father won't forget again.
And anyway,
you can paint 'em just as well tomorrow afternoon.
Well yeah, sure.
(playful music)
Hi dear.
Hi.
Well I uh, thought with all your housework,
you didn't have time to read anymore.
I'm reading a cookbook.
Good idea.
Thought we'd have a chocolate mousse for supper.
It's the wrong time of year,
moose are out of season. (Laughs)
What put you in such a happy mood?
Oh not a thing, I just thought I'd come home and for once,
not complain about the hard day I'd had,
sympathize with any and all of your domestic problems
and uh, bring home the paint
for Wally to paint the trashcans.
Well that's very nice,
but I don't have any domestic problems
and Wally's out playing baseball.
He's playing baseball?
Well he said he'd be here.
I think he was counting on you
forgetting the paint again.
Look June, I forgot the paint once
Dear, maybe you could go out and paint the cans.
Well I uh, I made a deal with Wally, June,
I couldn't let him down.
Of course you couldn't.
June, I am merely trying to teach the boy
a sense of responsibility.
From a sitting position?
Yes, more or less.
Have a hard day?
Boy.
(cheerful music)
You know Wally, if the sun hadn't have been in my eyes,
I'd have got a couple hits today.
Yeah sure, Eddie.
It was just bum luck you struck out six times. (Laughs)
Eh.
(playful music)
(bat thumps)
You gonna play tomorrow, Wally?
Well I can't, Eddie, my dad's bringing me home some paint.
I'm gonna paint those trash cans.
These big things here?
Yeah, I'm getting $0.50 a piece for 'em.
$0.50 a piece?
When my old man had his painted, the guy charged him $3.00.
Yeah, but he was probably a real painter
and did a good job.
How can you do a bad job slopping paint
on a couple old trashcans?
You're getting gypped, kid.
I think dad giving me a dollar's okay.
What do ya mean?
He'd have to pay a stranger $3.00.
Why should he take advantage of you
just because you're unlucky enough
to be a member of the family?
(cheerful music)
Oh Wally, your father brought the paint home tonight.
Uh, paint?
Well yeah, for the trashcans.
Seem very enthusiastic.
I thought you wanted the job.
So did I.
You were going to get a whole dollar.
Well, gee, I don't know if I'm gonna have time.
Wally, what is this?
Yesterday you were all upset
because I forgot to bring the paint home.
You sure were, Wally.
Well we're playing baseball and anyway,
Eddie's father paid a guy $3.00
to have his cans painted.
(playful music)
Wally,
you're not asking your father to pay you $3.00, are you?
Oh no, no,
I just said that's what Eddie's father paid a guy.
Well I assure you, I have absolutely no intention
of paying that kind of money for painting trashcans.
As far as I'm concerned,
we made a deal for $0.50 a piece and that's the deal.
Yeah.
Well, I guess I can get around to 'em one of these days.
- One of these days
- May I be excused, mom?
I've got a lot of homework.
I suppose so.
Uh, thanks for the nice supper, mom.
[June] Thank you.
Pass the cream, dear.
[June] It's right there in front of you, dear.
Oh yeah.
Dad?
Yeah, what is it, Beaver?
I'll do 'em for nothin'.
Well now that's a very generous offer, Beaver, but I
Beaver, we should wait until Wally makes up his mind.
I'll do a real good job.
We'll have the prettiest trashcans on the whole block.
Well I'll say this, Beaver,
I think if you did do the job,
you should get the same money Wally was going to get.
I guess I could take money if you wanted me to.
All right, I'll tell you what,
since Wally doesn't seem interested in the job,
I think you could have a try at it.
Gee thanks, dad.
Can I be excused?
Sure, run along.
Ward?
- Yeah?
I hope you haven't started something here.
Started something?
I'm just trying to get the trashcans painted.
Well first you promised the job to Wally
and now you've given it to the Beaver.
Wally doesn't want the job.
Wally said he didn't want the job,
but I don't think he meant he didn't want it.
Well as far as I'm concerned,
it sounded a lot more like he didn't want it
than it sounded like he did want it.
- But Ward
- Look honey,
instead of arguing, why don't we just relax
and appreciate the fact that we're going to have
the prettiest trashcans on the block.
(cheerful music)
What cha doin', Wally?
Oh, I'm squishing a tennis ball.
It's a funny kind of homework.
I'm doing it so I can get a good grip on the baseball.
Now don't be such a little wise guy.
Hey Beav, what happened after I left the table?
Nothing.
Mm, didn't dad say anything?
I guess so.
Well, what'd he say?
He said um, pass the cream.
Hey Beav, you think I oughta paint those trashcans
for $0.50 a piece?
Uh, I don't know, I never painted any trashcans.
Wally, are you gonna be playing baseball tomorrow?
Yeah, I guess so, why?
Wanna come along and watch?
Watch what?
Watch me play baseball.
No.
[Wally] Well then why'd you ask?
So I'd know if you're gonna play baseball or not.
(cheerful music)
- Hi dear.
- Hi.
- You're home early.
- Yeah.
I have to go over to Chandler's
and get him to sign some papers.
Where are the boys?
Well, Wally's off playing baseball
and the Beaver's out in the garage painting the trashcans.
He has half the rags
and the newspapers in the house out there.
Well he's not looking like his brother, is he?
(laughs) He got right on the job.
Yeah, before I go to Chandler's,
I think I'll just run out and see how he's getting on.
You know,
he's got quite a sense of responsibility, hasn't he?
Uh huh.
I wonder who he takes after?
(playful music)
[Ward] Hi Beav.
Hi dad.
I'm painting the cans.
Well that's fine, Beaver,
but you know, you really shouldn't paint over the rust.
The rust is dirt, I gotta paint over it.
Let me show you what I mean.
See, where's that steel wool?
Now, here we go.
(steel wool swishing)
There you see?
Now you wipe that off
and you got a nice clean surface to paint.
What makes rust, dad?
Well oxidation that eats into the metal.
Why don't they make cans out of wood?
Well wood rots.
Gee, there's something wrong with just about everything,
isn't there, dad?
(laughs) Well just about, I guess, Beav.
Well look, you clean the rust off and then paint, huh?
- Okay dad.
- All right.
(playful music)
I'm going over to Chandler's now, honey.
All right, how's he doing out there?
Oh, he's painting everything in sight,
including the rust.
Maybe we should have waiting for Wally to do them.
If we'd waited for Wally to do 'em,
we'd have wound up putting our trash out in paper bags.
I won't be long.
(cheerful music)
(taps bat)
(playful music)
("Take Me Out To the Ballgame")
Uh, jet plane, mister.
(playful music)
What do you think you're doing?
I'm painting the trashcans.
[Wally] What for?
For $0.50 a piece.
That was supposed to be my job.
I made a deal with dad.
I made another deal with dad.
You little sneak,
you went behind my back and took the job away.
You said you didn't want it.
Well at least you coulda told me you were gonna do 'em.
Then I coulda done 'em first.
That's your tough luck.
All right, you better quit that painting
or I'm liable to sock ya.
You come near me,
I'll let you have it with the paintbrush.
You wouldn't do that.
Oh no, I'm littler than you are.
I gotta use anything I can.
Okay, but I'm just telling you something,
you better quit that painting or you're gonna be sorry.
(playful music)
(mumbling) Quarter cups of milk, one cup of sugar.
(door slams)
Hi Wally, how was the ballgame?
All right, I guess.
Don't eat anything, supper'll be ready soon.
I don't want any supper.
Wally?
What's the matter, why wouldn't you want any supper?
Because you and dad and everybody are against me,
that's why.
Oh Wally!
(door slams) (somber music)
Hi dear, how's the happy household?
Far from happy.
Wally just went upstairs and slammed his door.
It seems that you and I and the whole world's against him.
Must have seen Beaver painting those trashcans.
I told you he was counting on doing them.
I know you did.
Well actually, it's too much for Beaver.
I don't think we'll have any trouble
talking him into letting Wally take over.
Oh Beaver, look at you!
Honey, you go on upstairs
and see if you can get yourself cleaned up.
Say Beav?
About those trashcans
If you let that big ape, Wally do 'em,
I'll never speak to you again as long as I live.
Well, now what happens?
Well I guess at supper tonight,
the great white father assumes the role of peacemaker.
(playful music)
Dad?
Yes, what is it, Beaver?
Wally's got his elbows on the table.
Yes um, Wally?
Well um,
this is a delicious roast, dear.
Well thank you, dear.
Dad, Beaver's chewing with his mouth open.
Boys, couldn't we have some pleasant faces
at the supper table?
Yes mom.
Yes mom.
Um, (clears throat) you know, um,
(laughs) I heard something pretty funny
down at the office today. (Laughs)
Uh, do any of you know what is purple,
has four eyes and eats people? (Laughing)
I don't.
(laughs) A four-eyed purple people eater.
Pass the bread, please?
I thought that was funny.
Didn't you, Wally?
Yeah, I guess so.
I think I heard it before.
Yeah, he thinks he knows everything.
Listen you!
All right, boys, I've had enough of this.
Now there's no reason for you to act this way
just because there was a mix up about the painting.
But gee dad, first you promised me
and then you gave the job to him.
When a promiser makes a promise, he should keep it.
Now look boys, I'm sure your father
has a solution to this whole thing.
Yes, as a matter of fact, I do.
Now there are two trashcans.
Each of you will paint one
and each of you will receive $0.50.
I'm not gonna paint with that big ape around.
You don't have to work together.
Each of you is responsible for his own job.
Now do we understand each other?
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
(Beaver laughing)
(Ward laughs)
[June] What is it, Beaver?
A four-eyed purple people eater, that's pretty funny.
(everyone laughing)
(playful music)
Wally?
Yeah?
I'm not mad at you, are you mad at me?
No, I guess I'm not mad at ya.
Are you supposed to paint the insides?
I don't know, but leaning over to paint the inside
would just mess up the outside.
Yeah, I guess it would.
After I get finished with mine,
I'll help you with yours.
Thanks, Wally.
Wally!
Hey you guys!
Hey, what's up?
There's a fire down at the lumberyard.
No foolin'?
Yeah, the whole place is going up in flames.
Come on, let's get over there before they put it out.
(newspaper rustling)
Where are you going?
There's a fire over at the lumberyard.
Yeah, we wanna get there while it's still burning!
I was the first one that heard about it, Mrs. Cleaver.
I saw it while I was taking my music lessons.
I sure hope this makes this fire old number seven.
(playful music)
- Boys!
Oh dear, you're home early.
Well it's a good thing I am,
I just looked in the garage.
I'm gonna change my clothes
and finish painting those trashcans myself.
The boys ran out on the job.
Well dear, you can't blame them too much.
They went over to see the big fire at the lumberyard.
Fire?
Yes, they couldn't resist it and after all,
they are just boys.
Tom Courtney's lumberyard?
Yes, it's been on the radio.
Why, they've called fire companies out from all over.
Well must be quite a fire.
Yes, it must be.
Dear, I wonder if you'd go out to the garage
and put those brushes in some turpentine.
I won't be too long.
(cheerful music)
Once a boy always a boy.
Boy, I never saw so many fire engines in my whole life,
have you, dad?
Not since the Das pavilion burned down years ago.
Everybody was there, but old number seven.
(playful music)
Hey look dad, the cans are painted.
Did you finish 'em for us?
Uh no boys, I didn't.
Then,
oh.
(playful music)
Well you three kids have fun at the fire?
Yeah.
Oh uh by the way dear,
I wanna thank you for painting those trashcans.
Yeah, give her a dollar, dad.
[Ward] (laughs) Yeah.
Oh I wouldn't think of it
and anyway, my reward is on its way.
That new hat you told me not to buy
until after the first of the month?
Well I'll be.
You'll be what?
I don't know, uh,
four-eyed purple people eater, I guess.
(everyone laughing)
(playful music)
(smacking glove)
Wally?
How much you think mom's new hat cost?
I don't know.
You know how women's stuff is, maybe 10, 15 dollars.
That's a lot to pay for something
that can't even keep your head warm.
Yeah, I guess us running out on dad
cost him a lot more than a dollar.
Well he ran out on his job too
when he heard about the fire.
Yeah, I guess he's a lot like us.
But why would a grownup like him wanna go to a fire?
I don't know, I guess maybe he wanted to see
if fires have changed any since he was a kid.
("Leave it to Beaver" theme music)
(cheerful theme music)