Leave It To Beaver

Leave It To Beaver (1957)

22 mistakes in season 2

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School Play - S2-E11

Continuity mistake: After the school festival performance, when Beaver reveals himself as the mushroom, the two costume straps hang straight down over Beaver's shoulders, but in the wide shot the two straps are crisscrossed, then reverts back to the original way. (00:22:20)

Super Grover

The Pipe - S2-E9

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Ward helps June carry the groceries into the house, the bag in his left arm has a loaf of bread sticking out of the top, but as they enter the kitchen the bread is sticking out of the bag in his right arm. It is not even the same size.

The Garage Painters - S2-E18

Continuity mistake: When June enters the boys' bedroom at nearly 1:00 am, she turns on their light. In the closeup, she flips the light switch, which is already in the up position, and the light turns on, but in the next shot, the light switch is in the down position. Then, when June exits their bedroom, in the wide shot, the light switch is in the down position, but in the closeup, the switch is in the up position so she can flip it down (off). (00:06:35)

Super Grover

Ward's Problem - S2-E3

Visible crew/equipment: While Ward and Beaver are in the garage, Ward straightens out Beaver's Olympics three-legged race misconception. Then, just as June enters the garage, the moving boom mic casts a shadow at the top left corner of the screen. (00:07:40)

Super Grover

Wally's New Suit - S2-E10

Visible crew/equipment: When Tooey and Eddie come over to see Wally's "really sharp" new plaid suit, the boys go upstairs to see Wally's new crazy socks. Then, just as Ward tells June the suit looks like a horse blanket, the shadow of the moving boom mic is visible at the top right corner of the screen. (00:15:20)

Super Grover

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School Play - S2-E11

Visible crew/equipment: At the start, while Whitey is reading aloud about the school festival, there's a large chalk T-mark on the floor in front of the boy at the center, and a small T-mark on the floor between Whitey and Beaver. (00:00:45)

Super Grover

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Captain Jack - S1-E3

Trivia: The episode "Captain Jack" was the first time a toilet was shown on TV; the boys buy a baby alligator and Wally is shown putting it in the toilet tank. The network censors were so spooked by the thought of showing a toilet on television that they delayed the episode. And when the censors finally relented, the compromise allowed only the toilet tank to be shown, not the bowl.

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