Leave It to Beaver: The Black Eye

Beaver tries to hide a black eye, with Wally's help, from their parents.

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Episode Info

Episode number: 1x3
Production Number: 902A
Airdate: Friday October 18th, 1957

Director: Norman Tokar
Story: Hendrik Vollaerts
Teleplay: Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher

Guest Stars

Burt Mustin As Gus the Fireman Recurring	Jeri Weil As Judy Hensler Recurring
Richard Deacon As Fred Rutherford Recurring	Richard Smiley As Boy #4 Recurring
Julie Bennett (1) As Waitress	Lonnie Thomas As Boy #2
Philip Greisman As Boy #1	Tommy Berwald As Boy #3
Wendy Winkelman As Violet Rutherford

Main Cast

Barbara Billingsley As June Cleaver	Hugh Beaumont As Ward Cleaver
Tony Dow (1) As Wallace "Wally" Cleaver	Jerry Mathers As Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver

Recap

Beaver comes home from school one day with a black eye. Ward is very upset to learn that Beaver didn't fight back until he finds out that is was Violet Rutherford that hit his son. Ward then teaches Beaver how to defend himself against his aggressors. Later on that day, Beaver and Violet are found playing together in the park and have apparently forgotten about the fight earlier...

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Episode Notes

Burt Mustin was a veteran character actor who also appeared in guest roles on The Twilight Zone, Andy Griffith show and All in the Family.

Julie Bennett was a voice actress for "The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show" (1986), "Mighty Orbots" (1984) as Boo , "Scooby's All Star Laff-A-Lympics" (1977) as Cindy Bear, "The Three Musketeers" (1968) as Queen Anne / Lady Constance, "The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure"(1967) as Wonder Girl and "The Yogi Bear Show" as Cindy Bear

Richard Deacon is best known from his role "The Dick Van Dyke Show" as Melvin Cooley

Richard Smiley returns in The Perfect Father.