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The Best Episodes of The New Leave It to Beaver

Every episode of The New Leave It to Beaver ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The New Leave It to Beaver!

The New Leave It to Beaver is an American sitcom sequel to the 1950s and '60s series, Leave It to Beaver. The New Leave It...
Genre:Comedy

Best Episodes Summary

"Ensign Cleaver" is the best rated episode of "The New Leave It to Beaver". It scored 8/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Jerry Mathers and written by N/A, it aired on 2/1/1988. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Chew Slowly".

  • Ensign Cleaver
    8.0/1010 votes
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    #1 - Ensign Cleaver

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/1/1988

    June reminisces (black-and-white re-creations) about the night she met Ward at a USO dance, his awkward first steps, his charm that won her over, and Aunt Martha trying to prevent her from seeing him again.

    Director: Jerry Mathers

    Writer: N/A

  • Chew Slowly
    7.8/108 votes
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    #2 - Chew Slowly

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 1/1/1989

    Kelly's bad decision to sneak out with a lecherous older boy turns into a scary encounter until Freddie comes to the rescue in first show shot in Florida with new opening titles photos and livelier theme song.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Between Friends
    7.6/108 votes
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    #3 - Between Friends

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/1987

    Beaver's son Oliver (John Snee) gets upset when his best friend Duffy (Giovanni Ribisi as Vonni) becomes the boyfriend of his cousin Kelly (Kaleena Kiff).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What Has Four Legs and Flies?
    7.6/108 votes
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    #4 - What Has Four Legs and Flies?

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/9/1989

    Kelly takes a job grooming horses in order to prove she deserves to have her own, and to take down her arrogant classmate played by Oliver's Party Line mystery girl actress.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Drivers Ed
    7.4/108 votes
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    #5 - Drivers Ed

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 1/18/1988

    Wally's concern about lending his classic 1960 Thunderbird to newly-licensed driver Kip to impress a date turns out to be warranted.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Life Without Father
    7.3/1010 votes
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    #6 - Life Without Father

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 11/2/1987

    Freddie forces a reunion with his estranged father and grandfather during his birthday party with uncomfortable results.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Day At The Mall
    7.2/108 votes
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    #7 - A Day At The Mall

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 4/30/1989

    On the same day Kelly and Oliver head to the mall while ditching school, Mary Ellen is there to help June find a dress for her big date, and they find Wally and Beaver in the lingerie store.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dads and Grads (1)
    7.2/108 votes
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    #8 - Dads and Grads (1)

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/28/1989

    The boys prepare to graduate. Beaver's ex-wife arrives in town interrupting his new romance with a pretty teacher.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Still The New Leave It To Beaver
    7.0/1014 votes
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    #9 - Still The New Leave It To Beaver

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/12/1989

    After staying out late and lying to his dad, Kip dreams ahead to the year 2014 and learns what it's really like to be a father.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Part of Life
    6.8/108 votes
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    #10 - A Part of Life

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/1987

    When June's Aunt Martha dies, Kelly struggles to find the strength to attend the funeral.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Perfect Harmony
    6.8/108 votes
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    #11 - Perfect Harmony

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 11/9/1987

    Kip's aspiring-star girlfriend creates a rift in the band and his relationship with Freddie as they sing Fire in the Gym, and Jerry Mathers revives his 1960s record Happiness Is by singing with Kip and Freddie.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Terrible Lizards
    6.8/108 votes
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    #12 - The Terrible Lizards

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/30/1987

    Kelly gets her first phone and Oliver finds a dinosaur bone, while Wally is bothered by the blossoming romance of Kelly with Duffy.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • See You In Court
    6.8/109 votes
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    #13 - See You In Court

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 12/7/1987

    While Wally is trying to defend Eddie in court he winds up going after him when Eddie's shenanigans cause Wally and Mary Ellen to miss their gift vacation from Beaver and Lumpy to Key West.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Teenage Rebellion
    6.8/108 votes
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    #14 - Teenage Rebellion

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 4/25/1988

    Oliver makes his family's life miserable when he isn't allowed to get a slingshot and talks Kelly into defying her parents' orders to clean her room, leading to a lengthy and disruptive stand-off.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pacific Overture
    6.8/108 votes
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    #15 - Pacific Overture

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 5/2/1988

    June falls for a Japanese client of Beaver's and Lumpy's and winds up in a long, passionate kiss with him before learning something disturbing about him, all while Wally is suffering from back pains.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Beyond the Sandbox
    6.8/108 votes
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    #16 - Beyond the Sandbox

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 1/15/1989

    Wally and Mary Ellen go to great lengths to get Kevin qualified for a private school but finally decide against it as they are about to pay a bribe.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Plenty of Fish in the Sea
    6.7/109 votes
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    #17 - Plenty of Fish in the Sea

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/8/1988

    When Kip connects Oliver with his date's younger sister, all goes so well that Oliver falls head-over-heels in love and smothers the girl, leading to her dumping him just before a dance.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Darkness on the Edge of Mayfield
    6.7/109 votes
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    #18 - Darkness on the Edge of Mayfield

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 3/19/1989

    Kip's and Freddie's music video of Fire in the Gym gets sabotaged when Lumpy insists they cast the daughter of a client, so they create a new song and video called Garage Band.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • First Base
    6.6/108 votes
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    #19 - First Base

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/19/1987

    Kelly hosts her first boy-girl party where she and Oliver get their chance at a first kiss in a game of Spin the Bottle. Also the debut of Troy Davidson as the suddenly preschool-age Kevin, son of Wally and Mary Ellen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • First Down
    6.6/108 votes
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    #20 - First Down

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 1/8/1989

    Oliver struggles with grueling football tryouts and living up to his father's expectations.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Junior Prom
    6.4/108 votes
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    #21 - Junior Prom

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 4/18/1988

    Kip callously dumps his date for the junior prom when his first choice accepts his offer at the last-minute, while Freddie struggles to raise enough cash to pay for a hot date, leaving both of them together alone on prom night.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • On A Roll
    6.4/108 votes
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    #22 - On A Roll

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/29/1989

    When Eddie believes he is on a winning streak, he goes missing while on a gambling spree and comes home with a racing dog he believes will deliver a big payoff at the track.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • And Freddie Makes Three
    6.4/108 votes
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    #23 - And Freddie Makes Three

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/19/1989

    Freddie "Fred" Haskell falls in love and makes plans to marry an older woman with a young son, alienating his father until the woman dumps Freddie and father and son reunite to watch The Flintstones.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Brother vs. Brother
    6.4/1020 votes
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    #24 - Brother vs. Brother

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 5/21/1989

    A new girl at school attracts the attention of Oliver, Bomber, and Freddie, while the Beaver and June struggle with Wally's family moving in as Eddie fumigates their home.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Growing Pains
    6.3/1013 votes
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    #25 - Growing Pains

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/8/1984

    Beaver warns his young son to decline a job offer from Eddie Haskell's sneaky boy, Freddie.

    Director: Nick Abdo

    Writer: Brian Levant, Richard Gurman