7.8/10157 votes#1 - Beaver's Poem
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/2/1958
Beaver comes to Ward for help on the night before a poetry assignment is due. This prompts Ward to totally take over the project and writes the whole poem himself. Things get complicated when Beaver wins an award for the poem and Ward is faced with explaining the truth to Beaver's principal.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly, Dick Conway, Roland MacLane
7.9/10177 votes#2 - Eddie's Girl
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/9/1958
A school dance has Eddie swooning over his so-called girl, Caroline. However, it's obvious Eddie has made up their relationship when Wally and him visit her and she instantly becomes smitten with Wally.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly
7.7/10149 votes#3 - Ward's Problem
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/1958
Ward must make a decision when a conflict develops concerning which son to spend the weekend with. He can either go on a fishing trip with Wally or take Beaver on a father-son weekend. Thinking Ward is going to go fishing with Wally, Beaver makes up a wild story when his classmates start to tease him.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: N/A
7.9/10180 votes#4 - Beaver and Chuey
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/1958
Beaver makes a new friend in Chuey Varella but he only speaks Spanish. So Beaver asks Eddie, who has taken Spanish, for some help but Eddie plays a joke on Beaver by feeding him a sentence in Spanish which ultimately insults Chuey.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly, George Tibbles
7.7/10152 votes#5 - The Lost Watch
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/1958
While watching Wally and his friends play baseball, Beaver is put in charge of looking after everyone's coats and watches. However, after the game is over Lumpy comes to claim his watch, but Beaver has no watch to give him.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly, Richard Baer
7.5/10158 votes#6 - Her Idol
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/1958
Beaver becomes good friends with a classmate, Linda Dennison. However, their relationship is blown out of proportion by Beaver's classmates who begin to tease him and goad him into insulting Linda, to prove that she isn't his girl.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: N/A
7.7/10152 votes#7 - Beaver's Ring
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/1958
Being Beaver's godmother, Aunt Martha sends him a gift of a ring that had once belonged to an uncle who was also named Theodore. June cautions Beaver that she doensn't want him taking it to school, but he sneaks off to school with it anyways. This leads to a confrontation between his peers that ends with him getting the ring stuck on his finger.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: N/A
8.1/10173 votes#8 - The Shave
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/1958
When Eddie and some of his other friends brag about shaving, Wally decides it's time he try. After nicking his face, Ward tries to discourage him but this just leads Wally to continue to shave. When Ward catches him again, he scolds him right in front of Eddie which leads to Wally being made fun of.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly
7.7/10158 votes#9 - The Pipe
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1958
Ward receives an antique pipe as a gift from Fred Rutherford and a curious Larry and Beaver decide to try it out. First they use coffee but then they try tobacco. When Ward discovers someone has used the pipe, he jumps to the conclusion that Wally is the culprit.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: N/A
7.8/10171 votes#10 - Wally's New Suit
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1958
Wally needs a new suit for an upcoming dance and he convinces his parents that he's old enough to pick out his own clothes. So he and Beaver go down to the shop and pick out the loudest, cheapest plaid suit in the entire shop.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly, Richard Baer
7.5/10142 votes#11 - School Play
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1958
A school play has Beaver assigned the role of a canary. However, he doesn't seem to be graceful enough to fly around like a bird. To make matters worse, on the night of the play, Ward's words of encouragement lead to Beaver coming down with a case of stage fright.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly
7.2/10166 votes#12 - The Visiting Aunts
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1958
Beaver and Wally are all excited about going to the carnival, however, Aunt Martha throws a wrench in their plans when she makes an unexpected visit with a friend of hers, forcing Wally and Beaver to count the hours away, hoping she will leave soon enough so they can still go to the carnival.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: N/A
7.8/10156 votes#13 - Happy Weekend
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/1958
Ward takes June and the boys away on a trip to a cabin in hopes of experiencing the "great outdoors." However, he quickly discovers getting away from today's modern conveniences will be more difficult than he anticipated.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly
7.7/10146 votes#14 - Wally's Present
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1959
Wally's birthday has him deciding to have a birthday party but Beaver jumps to the conclusion that he won't be invited. While shopping for Wally's present, Larry talks Beaver into spending his money on a bow and arrow set for himself and buying a cheap gift for Wally.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: N/A
8.3/10180 votes#15 - The Grass is Always Greener
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1959
Beaver and Wally make friends with the garbage man's kids, Chris and Pete. They quickly learn that they take for granted what they have. Simple things like just having a yard to play in leave Chris and Pete in awe.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: N/A
7.8/10147 votes#16 - The Boat Builders
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/15/1959
Wally, Chester and Tooey are building their own boat and plan to sail on it, despite Ward and June's forbidding Wally. Once at the lake, Beaver is the only one small enough to get in it and once on the water, the boat tips over, leaving a soaked Beaver behind. However, it's trying to keep their afternoon of boating a secret from Ward and June that's really going to wipe Wally and Beaver out.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly
7.9/10162 votes#17 - Beaver Plays Hooky
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/22/1959
Larry and Beaver find themselves tardy for the third time this week and decide to skip altogether. However, they quickly find themselves being caught when they inadvertently walk on the set of a live TV show.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: N/A
7.7/10143 votes#18 - The Garage Painters
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/29/1959
A lazy weekend leads Ward to direct Wally and Beaver to read a book, Tom Sawyer. The book influences them so much that they take on the job of painting the garage doors. However, they soon find the job to be awfully boring and messy. Chaos erupts when neighbor Benjie Bellamy stops by wanting to help.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly
8.0/10155 votes#19 - Wally's Pug Nose
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/5/1959
When the new girl, Gloria, tells Wally that he has a pug nose, he becomes incredibly self-conscious and purchases a contraption that is suppose to give him a strong Roman nose. When Ward discovers the device, he gives him a pep talk which just makes matters worse.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly, George Tibbles
7.7/10145 votes#20 - Beaver's Pigeons
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/12/1959
Beaver, Larry, and Whitey begin a pigeon club and they each purchase pigeons of their own. Beaver names his two Miss Canfield and Miss Landers, after his two teachers. However, when Beaver comes down with chicken pox, Wally is forced into caring for them, but soon finds Beaver isn't the only one ill - Miss Canfield and Miss Landers are also ailing.
Director: David Butler
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly
7.7/10135 votes#21 - The Tooth
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/19/1959
Beaver learns he has to go to the dentist and that's when his friends tell him some horror stories about the drill the dentist is going to use. This prompts Beaver to become downright scared of going to the dentist.
Director: David Butler
Writer: N/A
7.8/10156 votes#22 - Beaver Gets Adopted
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/26/1959
Wally wins a trophy at school and Beaver accidentally breaks it. This leads Ward to accuse Beaver of being jealous of Wally and that he broke it on purpose. Upset, Beaver decides to get new parents and heads to an adoption agency.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly
7.4/10159 votes#23 - The Haunted House
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/5/1959
Beaver and Larry become convinced that the Cooper house is haunted by a witch and Beaver and Larry are scared to death. So when June gets Beaver a job walking Mrs. Cooper's dog, Beaver's fear gets the best of him.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly, George Tibbles
8.0/10154 votes#24 - The Bus Ride
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/12/1959
June and Ward allow Wally to escort Beaver on a bus to a friends house in Crystal Falls. However, on one of the stops, Beaver inadvertently gets on the wrong bus that takes him back to Mayfield.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly
7.9/10163 votes#25 - Beaver and Gilbert
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 3/19/1959
The Cleavers have new neighbors in the Gates family and Beaver befriends their son, Gilbert Gates (his last name was suddenly changed to Bates in a later episode). However, Ward, June and Wally quickly realize the obvious when Beaver comes home with all kinds of wild stories that Gilbert has told and that Beaver is convinced are true.
Director: Norman Tokar
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Leave It to Beaver Season 2
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Beaver's Poem" is the best rated episode of "Leave It to Beaver" season 2. It scored 7.8/10 based on 157 votes. Directed by Norman Tokar and written by Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly, Dick Conway, Roland MacLane, it aired on 10/2/1958. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Eddie's Girl".