Leave It to Beaver (TV Series)

Wally, the Lifeguard (1960)

Jerry Mathers: The Beaver

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• Theodore Cleaver : [Wally is too young to qualify for the lifeguard job he was hoping to get, so he takes a job selling hot dogs and sodas at Friend's Lake]  Y'know, Wally, I just been thinkin'. Maybe tomorrow when you're sellin' hot dogs on the beach, all the other lifeguards'll be out rescuin' people and there'll be this girl and she'll start drownin' and you'll throw away your hot dogs and swim out and save her in front of all the people.

  Wally Cleaver : Aw, cut it out, Beav. You know that's not gonna happen.

  Theodore Cleaver : Yeah. And even if it did, on account of you're not 18, you'd have to throw her back.

• Theodore Cleaver : [Beaver on the telephone, talking about Wally's new job as a lifeguard at Friend's Lake]  And if we guys go up there, we can see Wally bein' a lifeguard and touch him and smell him and everything... Now, listen, Gilbert, don't you go callin' up all the guys and tellin' about my brother's new job. He's *my* brother, and I got dibs on braggin' him up.

• Theodore Cleaver : [Wally was telling Beaver about his potential job and paycheck]  What's withholding?

  Wally Cleaver : That's money they take out of your salary to run the government with.

  Theodore Cleaver : I didn't know they take money away from kids to run the government.

  Wally Cleaver : Even if you're a little baby and you have money, they'll come and take it away from ya.

• Ward Cleaver : [Ward walks into the boys' bedroom]  Well, hi, fellas.

  Wally Cleaver : Hi, Dad.

  Theodore Cleaver : Did ya bring 'em?

  Ward Cleaver : Bring what, Beaver?

  Theodore Cleaver : The flashlight batteries you said you'd bring.

  Ward Cleaver : Beaver, I forgot 'em again. I'm sorry. I'll bring them tomorrow.

  Theodore Cleaver : Boy, it sure takes a lot of tomorrows to get those batteries.