Leave It to Beaver Beaver's Ice Skates (1957–1963) watch online HD

After pleading with Dad for $6 to get "season tickets" to the town's new skating rink, Beaver soon decides he NEEDS new skates. Ward and June let him take money from his bank account to buy them, then agree to let him go do so without either of them being there.

The salesman eager to sell him skates, learns from a colleague that they out of the size 6 skates Beaver needs, and everything else smaller than size 9. So he decides to hold the tag upside down so the 9 will look like a 6 to fool Beaver. He then tells Beaver that they are so big because he is supposed to wear three pairs of thick socks as well. Beaver is so easily fooled he never even attempts to stand up on the skates in the store, even though he has put them on.

Beaver is eager to test his new skates but finds he can't take a step without falling down because they are so big. Whitey tells him "You could put a whole other foot in that one skate." So the Beav decides to pretend to go skating every day, instead spends his time in the library, as Wally put it, "pretending to read." When Wally found him at the library one day, he learns what happened and goes with Beaver to return the skates. But the salesman insists they got scuffed when Beaver fell down and therefore he can't take them back.

The boys still won't go to their parents, but they get caught when Ward catches a small newspaper story about the ice rink having to close for a few days for repairs. Beaver finally fesses up and Ward returns the skates—scene unseen, and for what seems like the 183rd time, Beaver learned a lesson about how he should go to his parents when he has a problem.

This was a moderately funny show altogether, although I am weary of the way Beaver seems to never feel like he can share any problem with his Dad until there is no other option. The way Ward is portrayed throughout the series, he is extremely eager to make things right, never hits his boys, rarely punishes them with anything more than "going to their room," and seems like the kind of father real kids would feel comfortable approaching when they have a problem.

I can't cite other episodes, but it also seems like most salespeople on this series, like the skate salesman here, are rather dishonest in nature.

My biggest gripe about this plot is how Beaver was so dumb as to not realize with his toes not coming within three inches of the end of the boot, that he would have trouble using these skates. Who tries on shoes in a shoe store and doesn't at least stand up, if not walk a bit. (For those who've never skated: If you can ice skate, you can walk at least some on your skates. You normally have to just to get from the area where you put them on to the ice surface itself.)

What does Beaver want? All the guys are going ice skating at the rink; and to be a member of the herd, Beaver needs the money for a season pass. Ward cautions him that Beaver will want a new sweater, hat, etc. and especially new skates. No way, Beaver will skate in his old clothes and rent the cheap crummy skates at the rink. Ward gives Beaver the money for the pass, and tells June he knows how this will spiral out if control. June agrees, and reminds Ward how a five-iron turned into a new bag of new clubs and a membership in the country club. I gather we will see if the acorn doesn't fall far from the Callaway Big Bertha.

And two days later, Beaver needs thirteen dollars for new skates. Not to worry, Beaver will just take the money from his bank account. No need for Ward to reach for his wallet. Ward offer to take Beaver to the new sporting goods store. No way, Beaver is too old to have Dad supervise purchases, it's Beaver's own money. We can already anticipate what will happen.

Ouch, Beaver is shopping with Whitey in tow, Beaver must have had a growth spurt: he is a full head taller than Whitey, and pretty close in size to the salesman. Hey, that's Stanley Clements as the salesman: he's Stanislaus "Duke" Coveleskie from the fading Bowery Boys films, don't trust him, he used to boss Sach around.

Beaver gets his shoe size measured; he's a six. No size six available, but if you turn the ticket size around, a size nine is a size six; and you have room to wear three pair of socks. Beaver is happy (for now); June is thrilled her baby showed responsibly (for now), and Ward, Ward is, it was just a purchase (for now).

Beaver is at the rink, puts his new skates on, and falls over. He is going to have to tell Ward that he was taken; and worse, he still needs a parent with him when he goes shopping. Meanwhile back at the ranch, Wally is looking for Beaver to see if he'd like to walk to the library with him. No, he's at the rink again; at least he's getting his money's worth out of those skates. But no, Wally finds his brother hiding out in the library, too embarrassed to admit his mistake. Wally says he will take the skates back for his brother, but the salesmen points out a sign reading No Refunds. Beaver is stuck. Then Ward reads an article in the paper, the rink had to close for a repair. So, where was Beaver if he wasn't skating? The Sonja Henie is off the ice; and Beaver has to confess the error. But why didn't Beaver go to Ward immediately? He just didn't want to admit the mistake and have his father think he was dumb. That rings true. I recall how I felt at that age; if my dad gave me a chance to show I was "growing up," I didn't want to disappoint him by screwing up the opportunity. I can see Beaver feeling the same way.

Ward did get the money back, so it's back to normal. Beaver is a bit gun shy about taking responsibility, and for now will defer to Ward. Eventually, like the rest of us, Beaver will have to learn how to negotiate through the adult world. Just not this season.

LEAVE IT TO BEAVER was at its most subversive when it put the deviousness and corruption of adults on display. In this episode, an ice skate salesman - call him an adult Eddie Haskell - succeeds in selling Beaver a size 9 pair of skates under the guise of a size 6 by simply turning the label upside down. Beaver falls for the dirty ruse, and when he gets out on the rink it's painfully obvious that the skates are too big. Beaver is now in a fix, because he had been begging his father for the ice skates for ages (as well as for season tickets to the skating rink). What will he do?

As usual, Beaver declines to go to his father for help but instead lets his parents think he is at the skating rink every day after school while he instead hides out at the library. When Beaver and Wally try to return the skates, the corrupt shoe clerk evades them. At this point Ward steps in to solve the problem. All in all, a solidly average episode of the penultimate season.