Stephen Talbot Movies

Beaver (Jerry Mathers) and his friends Gilbert (Stephen Talbot) and Richard (Richard Correll) pool their resources to buy a burro named Pepe. But once the transaction has been made, it turns out that each of the boys' parents agreed to lend them the money only if Pepe stayed at one of the other boys' houses. With Richard and Gilbert's folks refusing to board the burro, Beaver is stuck with the responsibility -- much to the dismay of Ward (Hugh Beaumont) and June (Barbara Billingsley), who correctly predict that Pepe will be a catalyst for disaster! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Left alone in the Cleaver house one night, Beaver (Jerry Mathers) and Gilbert (Stephen Talbot) pass the time by watching television. It seems that there's a scary old crime picture on the air, and of course the two boys are duly frightened. In fact, they're so unnerved that, when they think someone is skulking around the house, they call the cops. Imagine their embarrassment when the two "burglars" turn out to be Wally's friends Lumpy (Frank Bank) and Bill (David Kent), both dressed up for a costume party! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Citing the example of W. Somerset Maugham, Ward (Hugh Beaumont) encourages Beaver's writing aspirations by purchasing his son a diary. Each day, Ward says, Beaver (Jerry Mathers) can practice his literary skills by jotting down his daily adventures. Then one day, when Beaver fails to come home from school on time, his worried parents pick the lock on his diary in hopes of figuring out where he might be -- and when they read their son's purple prose, it practically knocks their eyes out! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Parker's Pet Store is offering a dog as first prize in a fish-counting contest -- that is, the winner must determine the number of goldfish swimming in a display bowl. Beaver (Jerry Mathers) figures he's got the inside track, since Eddie Haskell (Ken Osmond) is currently working at the pet store. But in the end, Beav opts for honesty, an example that should have been followed by Lumpy Rutherford (Frank Bank), who, after being tipped off by Eddie as to the number of fish, lets slip the information to a girl named Kathy (Carol Wakefield) -- who then proceeds to tell the whole world! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

When June cannot find time to collect money for the Community Chest, Beaver volunteers to do so. He does an excellent job accumulating the money -- only to lose all the cash while enjoying an ice cream cone. Replacing the money is one thing, explaining what happened to his mother is another, dicier matter entirely. Watch for brief appearances by former Miss America and future Barnaby Jones regular Lee Meriwether, and by perennial horror movie character actor Bruno Ve Sota. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Sneaking a peek at Beaver's report card, Eddie (Ken Osmond) prankishly changes the arithmetic grade from a D minus to a B plus. Fully aware that Beaver (Jerry Mathers) is hardly a Rhodes scholar when it comes to math, June (Barbara Billingsley) figures out that the grade has been altered. Beav, of course, insists that he hasn't tampered with his report card, thereby setting up the big situation of the evening; will truth prevail, or will our hero be clobbered for something that he didn't do? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Beaver (Jerry Mathers) and his buddy Gilbert (Stephen Talbot) conspire to make "funny faces" when their class picture is taken. But when the flash-bulb goes off, Beaver is the only one who is contorting his face and sticking out his tongue! Undoubtedly, dad Ward (Hugh Beaumont) is going to blow his top when he finds out that his son is responsible for "wrecking" the photo session. In the end, however, Beaver is rescued by the unexpected intervention of classmate Myrtle Jarvis (who doesn't even get a mention in the closing credits). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Beaver insists that he's too old for birthday parties and presents and all that kind of junk. Accordingly, his parents present him with money on his birthday, as does his Uncle Billy. However, Beaver cannot resist spending some of the cash on a model car. So here's the problem -- inasmuch as he was so adamant about not getting "toys" for his birthday, and he hasn't asked permission to purchase the car, Beav must now figure out a way to hide his new acquisition lest he lose face in front of his parents. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Both Wally (Tony Dow) and Eddie (Ken Osmond) are up for a job at the local ice cream emporium, but it's Wally who lands the position. He also wins the adoring attention of the pretty girls who frequent the establishment, making Eddie mighty jealous. Hoping to get even, Eddie and Lumpy (Frank Bank) cook up a scheme whereby Wally will deliver six quarts of ice cream to the home of Mary Ellen Rogers (Pamela Baird) during a girls-only slumber party -- thereby incurring the wrath of Mary Ellen's father. In the episode's uproarious climax, Wally concludes that revenge is a dish best served cold (as cold as ice cream). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

While Ward (Hugh Beaumont) is on a business trip to St. Louis, Wally (Tony Dow) has been appointed "substitute father" to brother Beaver (Jerry Mathers). Soon afterward, Beaver gets into trouble by using (gasp!) bad language in school, whereupon Miss Landers (Sue Randall) demands a meeting with our hero's parents. Thus it is that Wally makes a game effort to pass himself off as "Mr. Cleaver" -- with the expected results. This is the final episode of Leave It to Beaver's fourth season, and the last in which Sue Randall appears as Beav's teacher (though she'll return for a cameo appearance the following year). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Dean Jagger stars as Ed Lindsay, a cranky middle-aged man living in a boarding house with several other old-timers, including his former fiancée Vinnie Brown (Carmen Mathews). Fed up with television, Ed squirrels himself away in his room, where he begins tooling around with the antique radio he's found in the cellar. Before long, he is receiving broadcasts from the 1930s and 1940s -- live broadcasts, not reruns. Having opened a window to the past, Ed desperately tries to correct several mistakes he's made in life. Scripted by Charles Beaumont from a story by OCee Ritch, "Static" was one of six videotaped Twilight Zone episodes and was originally telecast March 10, 1961 (and yes, that voice emanating from Ed's old-time radio does belong to future Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Ever in need of ready cash, Beaver (Jerry Mathers) and Gilbert (Stephen Talbot) form a lawn-mowing business. Trouble is, no one in the neighborhood needs their services. Acting upon a suggestion from Eddie Haskell (Ken Osmond), the boys decide to work on "spec," mowing lawns first and then asking for money afterward. Not surprisingly, the scheme backfires -- and to add insult to injury, Gilbert gives up on the project, leaving Beaver to soldier on alone. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Purchasing an old mini-car from Eddie, Beaver (Jerry Mathers) is in dire need of a set of wheels. To this end, he acquires a worn-out doll buggy from the mother (Jean Vander Pyl) of his schoolmate Penny Woods (Karen Sue Trent). So far, so good -- but there's still one problem to be overcome. Namely, how is Beaver going to be able to wheel the doll buggy home without suffering the merciless ridicule of his male friends? ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide