Ward's globe trotting uncle, 'Billy' (Edgar Buchanan) makes the first of two appearances on the show. Grammar School and Wally the eleventh grade at Mayfield High. In the fictional world of the show, Beaver enters the fifth grade at Grant Ave. Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher write most of the scripts and contribute as teleplay writers. Most of the directorial duties through the fourth season are the purview of Norman Abbott.

Norman Tokar makes his final directing credit in this season. Veronica Cartwright makes her last appearance as Violet Rutherford, although she returns to play Peggy MacIntosh in the final season episode, 'Don Juan Beaver.' After her departure, Beaver has male teachers or Mrs. She would, however, make one isolated fifth season appearance in 'Nobody Loves Me' (February 1962).

The season is essentially Sue Randall's last after twenty-nine appearances as Miss Landers. Karen Sue Trent then fills the classroom nemesis role as snooty Penny Woods. Keith Taylor is hired to play Harry, a chubby boy in Beaver's class, whose bulk suggests the Larry Mondello character.įollowing the season's third episode, 'Beaver Becomes a Hero', Jeri Weil leaves the show with thirty-one appearances as Beaver's classroom nemesis, Judy Hensler under her belt. His departure is attributed to a family move and forces Madge Blake (Larry's mother, Mrs. The Cusick character disappears while Julie Foster remains as one of Wally's girlfriends through the following seasons.Īfter sixty-seven appearances as Larry Mondello, Rusty Stevens leaves the show. Both sequences are accompanied by the show's theme tune, 'The Toy Parade'.Īs in previous seasons, all four of the show's main characters appear in every episode.Ĭheryl Holdridge made two previous appearances on the show as Gloria Cusick, one of Wally's girlfriends, but, in this season, makes her first appearance as Julie Foster, Wally's classmate and the daughter of one of his teachers. In the closing credits, wardrobe is acknowledged with 'Boys' Casual Wear by A-1 Manufacturing Co.' and 'Miss Billingsley's Dresses by DeDe Johnson'. The closing sequence would use the sequence of the third season. He is handed his lunch then his jacket and steps forward as the camera zooms in for his close-up. He is handed his lunch then his jacket and steps out of camera range. June steps from the house carrying the boys' lunches Ward appears carrying the boys' light jackets. The opening sequence shows the stoop of the Pine Street house. Like the previous three seasons, the fourth season consists of 39 black-and-white, full-screen, half-hour episodes (with ads) shot on 35mm film.

At forty-thousand dollars, 'In the Soup' (May 6, 1961) would be the most expensive episode produced during the series' run. The fourth season of Leave It to Beaver debuted on ABC Octowith 'Beaver Won't Eat' and aired its last episode, 'Substitute Father', June 24, 1961.

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