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8/10
Miss Canfield really smells good
pensman19 June 2017
Warning: Spoilers
I don't believe any boy could go to school without developing a crush on one of their pretty teachers; apparently the writers agree. On the way to school, Beaver wants to know from June when he will be grown up, he has a crush. Not on a cute little girl in his class like June envisions, it's Miss Canfield and he is gaga. Now his friends are claiming he's the teacher pet. If he isn't, then put a can of pop up snakes in her desk. A can he can't immediately retrieve.

At dinner, Ward is sounding Beaver out on what is keeping him after school. Nothing. Nothing from Wally either. Upstairs, Beaver tells Wally he put a snake in Miss Canfield's desk. Wally at first thinks it's a live snake Beaver put in the desk. Wally also says some of the kids are saying Beaver is the teacher's pet. Wally says he wouldn't think of liking his teacher. Of course not, Miss Canfield is much prettier than Mr. Blumgarten. Only thing to do is sneak into school and get the snake. But the boys don't know the custodian Mr. Johnson brought a friend with him, his dog, Alfred.

Mr. Johnson always leaves the door open when he goes for coffee; so, so far so good. But what is that rumbling? It's a dog and he isn't friendly. The boys go home and climb the trellis to get into their rooms but June discovers the fraud. When Ward gets upstairs, the boys are in bed. Ward figures the boys just snuck out, nothing to worry about.

Everyone is in class and how can Beaver get to that drawer. Maybe he can sneak in during lunch. No, Mrs. Rayburn catches him and takes him to the nurse. What to do to distract Miss Canfield? He tries pulling Judy's hair. That gets him a trip to the blackboard writing I will not pull Judy's hair.

When Beaver gets to the drawer, the snake is gone. Mrs. Canfield found it earlier. But why? Beaver explains about the teasing and she understands he likes her. No, Beaver likes her a whole lot, he even asked his mom if he was old enough to marry Miss Canfield. She is also pretty sure that Beaver will find a classmate he likes. He doesn't think so, none of the other girls smell as good as she does.

Ward thinks he should talk to the boys about sneaking out. Never mind, June fills him in as Miss Canfield called her. That night Beaver wants to know if Wally ever liked someone like Miss Canfield? Yes, Miss Hilldebrand. And did you ever get over her Beavers asks? No, I didn't replies Wally. Beaver confesses he doesn't think he will get over Miss Canfield.
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10/10
First 10* episode of the series
vitoscotti16 January 2021
Previous episodes were ok. Thr series was getting grounded. First appearance of Larry. The acting seemed more natural. Fine performance by Dianne Brewster (Miss Canfield). Wonderful Doris Packer. Seen on many classic sitcoms.. Now more classic regular supporting actors will appear.
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6/10
Beaver and peer pressure
AlsExGal20 April 2024
Beaver has a crush on his teacher, Miss Canfield. He stays after school and helps her, and it's pretty obvious to the casual observer how he feels. It is so obvious that some of the kids tease him about it and dare him to put some "exploding snakes" in her desk to frighten her as proof he doesn't really "like" her. Beaver, always the one to give into peer pressure, does just that. Then he immediately regrets the choice, but after the kids leave the room Miss Canfield returns and he doesn't have a chance to retrieve the snakes. It seems the anticipation of Miss Canfield being scared by the snakes and his own conscience are bothering him more than being made fun of by the other kids could ever have done. Complications ensue.

There is an odd section in the middle where Beaver and Wally go to the school in the middle of the night to try and get the snakes, but the janitor's dog prevents them from succeeding. While they are gone, June goes to check on the boys and finds books in their beds instead of them. When Ward goes in a few minutes later to confirm what June said that she found, the boys are "sleeping" in their beds and Ward acts like June is seeing things. Why didn't either of them pull back the covers to see that their street clothes are probably still on? One of those inconsistencies that don't happen later as the characters find their bearings.
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6/10
Teacher's Pet Warning: Spoilers
(*Beaver to June quote*) - "When do I get to be grown up?"

7-year-old Beaver Cleaver has got a big crush on his second grade teacher, Miss Canfield.

To prove to his pesky classmates that he isn't the teacher's pet, Beaver puts a pop-up toy snake inside the top drawer of her desk.

Later that evening Beaver and Wally sneak into Grant Avenue School to try to remove the snake from the desk. But their plans fail.

In the morning Beaver tells Miss Canfield the whole story.
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