Beaver Gets 'Spelled'
- Episode aired Oct 4, 1957
- 30m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Beaver expects the worst when teacher Miss Canfield sends him home with a sealed note for his parents.Beaver expects the worst when teacher Miss Canfield sends him home with a sealed note for his parents.Beaver expects the worst when teacher Miss Canfield sends him home with a sealed note for his parents.
Diane Brewster
- Miss Canfield
- (as Diana Brewster)
Stephen Paylow
- Boy #2
- (as Steve Paylow)
Rory O'Connor
- Beaver (double)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Joe Connelly(uncredited)
- Bob Mosher(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIt is revealed that the boys attend the same grammar school on Grant Avenue. Beaver is in the 2nd grade and Wally is in the 8th.
- GoofsStanley Fafara played Beaver's classmate, Hubert 'Whitey' Whitney, in many subsequent episodes. In this early episode (the first one broadcast), when Miss Canfield speaks to him in class, she calls him "Harold".
- Quotes
[opening narration]
Ward Cleaver: When you were young, you had your own set of values. Values that nothing could change. An ice cream cone was a snow-capped mountain of sheer delight. An autographed baseball was more precious than rubies. And a note from the teacher meant only one thing: Disaster. And that's our story tonight on "Leave It To Beaver".
- ConnectionsFeatured in Leave It to Beaver: Family Scrapbook (1963)
Featured review
BEAVER AND THE MYSTERIOUS NOTE!
Classic first episode, and it's always strange (if not a culture shock) to go right back to the beginning, particularly after you watched the entire series run. You have to admit, aside from Wally and Beave being so young, there's many other changes, foremost clothing and hair styles. Note all the different hair styles Barbara Billinglsey went through over six seasons. And a house that seemed a lot smaller, including a tiny yard and driveway. Times certainly change, even in TV Land.
The story goes that Jerry Mathers, who had quite an acting resume at the time, asked producers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher how long his audition would take -- because he had to attend an important Boy Scout meeting. They unanimously agreed, that's exactly what Beaver would say, and he got the job.
There's no question, Jerry was the perfect choice for the starring role, especially as this first episode would show.
Connelly and Mosher actually wrote (uncredited) many of the early stories, no doubt from personal family experiences, and they were spot on. This episode the perfect example, all about Beave's teacher, Miss Canfield (played by Diane Brewster), who sends him home with a "note." The note naturally brings the fear of all sorts of terrible things, and the dialogue between Beave and Wally is priceless, what the series would be known for.
The episodes were generally from a kid's point of view, and with it the kind of kooky dialogue you would except, even more outrageous as the series continued.
One exception to the rule, though. As you got older, and I'm sure most other viewers would agree, you suddenly began to take note of the banter between Ward and June, and it's just as hilarious. An amazing observation, if not transformation.
Definitely a first episode winner, replete with some desperate and wacky doings as administered by faithful older brother Wally to get helpless Beave out of his initial "end of the world" big mess.
Popular tv actress Diane Brewster became Beaver's first teacher, albeit brief. Brewster was working at Warner Brothers/ABC tv in both cop shows and westerns, as was Sue Randall, who later replaced her as Miss Landers. Interestingly, when Randall later retired from acting, and the show was revived in the 80s, Brewster returned to the series.
Two veteran actors also making their debut; Burt Mustin as Gus, the wise, old fireman, a close friend and advisor to Beaver, and Doris Packer as Beaver's principal, Mrs. Rayburn, a memorable character throughout the series entire run. Young Stanley Fafara (called Harold here instead of Whitey) and Jeri Weil as Judy also make their debut.
Dedicated to all us forever fans. SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 remastered Universal dvd box set. 3 dvds. 2005 release.
The story goes that Jerry Mathers, who had quite an acting resume at the time, asked producers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher how long his audition would take -- because he had to attend an important Boy Scout meeting. They unanimously agreed, that's exactly what Beaver would say, and he got the job.
There's no question, Jerry was the perfect choice for the starring role, especially as this first episode would show.
Connelly and Mosher actually wrote (uncredited) many of the early stories, no doubt from personal family experiences, and they were spot on. This episode the perfect example, all about Beave's teacher, Miss Canfield (played by Diane Brewster), who sends him home with a "note." The note naturally brings the fear of all sorts of terrible things, and the dialogue between Beave and Wally is priceless, what the series would be known for.
The episodes were generally from a kid's point of view, and with it the kind of kooky dialogue you would except, even more outrageous as the series continued.
One exception to the rule, though. As you got older, and I'm sure most other viewers would agree, you suddenly began to take note of the banter between Ward and June, and it's just as hilarious. An amazing observation, if not transformation.
Definitely a first episode winner, replete with some desperate and wacky doings as administered by faithful older brother Wally to get helpless Beave out of his initial "end of the world" big mess.
Popular tv actress Diane Brewster became Beaver's first teacher, albeit brief. Brewster was working at Warner Brothers/ABC tv in both cop shows and westerns, as was Sue Randall, who later replaced her as Miss Landers. Interestingly, when Randall later retired from acting, and the show was revived in the 80s, Brewster returned to the series.
Two veteran actors also making their debut; Burt Mustin as Gus, the wise, old fireman, a close friend and advisor to Beaver, and Doris Packer as Beaver's principal, Mrs. Rayburn, a memorable character throughout the series entire run. Young Stanley Fafara (called Harold here instead of Whitey) and Jeri Weil as Judy also make their debut.
Dedicated to all us forever fans. SEASON 1 EPISODE 1 remastered Universal dvd box set. 3 dvds. 2005 release.
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- 1.33 : 1
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