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Leave It to Beaver: Beaver's Short Pants

A visiting Aunt Martha buys Beaver a unique suit of clothes and forces him to wear them to school.


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Episode Info


Episode number: 1x11
Production Number: 912A
Airdate: Friday December 13th, 1957



Guest Stars
Eric SnowdenEric Snowden
As Clothier
Recurring
Jeri WeilJeri Weil
As Judy Hensler
Recurring
Madge Kennedy (1)Madge Kennedy (1)
As Aunt Martha
Recurring
Rusty StevensRusty Stevens
As Larry Mondello
Recurring
William SchallertWilliam Schallert
As Mr. Bloomgarten
Main Cast
Barbara BillingsleyBarbara Billingsley
As June Cleaver
Hugh BeaumontHugh Beaumont
As Ward Cleaver
Tony Dow (1)Tony Dow (1)
As Wallace "Wally" Cleaver
Jerry MathersJerry Mathers
As Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver

Recap

Aunt Martha is taking care of Ward and the boys while June visits her sister. Martha takes Beaver shopping and buys him an Eton jacket, short pants, knee-length socks, and a cap. Aunt Martha insists Beaver wear the outfit to school. Beaver hides out in school al day and tries to sneek out, only to find his friends waiting for him. He is then teased by his schoolmates. The following day, Ward permits Beaver to wear his regular clothes to school, changing in the garage, without letting Martha in on the secret. Beaver is grateful for his father's understanding...

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Episode Notes
Aunt Martha:
Aunt Martha Bronson first appears in this episode. Being June's aunt, she is great aunt to Beaver and Wally. Beaver was named for Aunt Martha's brother Theodore Bronson. Aunt Martha lives in Riverside.

June:
June's full name is June Evelyn Bronson Cleaver. June's father was a Bronson (we never learn his full name) June's father and Aunt Martha. Martha are brother and sister. June's father and Aunt Martha had a brother named Theodore and it is this man who provided Beaver with the name Theodore. In this episode June spends a few days away from home with her sister Peggy who's just given birth to a daughter -- June has a niece and Wally and Beaver have a cousin!



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