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The Best Episodes of The New Leave It to Beaver

Every episode of The New Leave It to Beaver ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The New Leave It to Beaver!

The New Leave It to Beaver is an American sitcom sequel to the 1950s and '60s series, Leave It to Beaver. The New Leave It to Beaver began with the 1983 CBS TV movie Still

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The New Leave It to Beaver Season 1 Episode 1 - Growing Pains
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    #1 - Growing Pains

    S1:E1

    Beaver warns his young son to decline a job offer from Eddie Haskell's sneaky boy, Freddie.

    Director:Nick Abdo
    Writers:Brian Levant, Richard Gurman

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  2. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 2 Episode 5 - A Farewell to Freddie
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    #2 - A Farewell to Freddie

    S2:E5

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  3. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 1 - It's A Small World
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    #3 - It's A Small World

    S3:E1

    The 1957 pilot for the original series that had different actors for Ward and Wally, different roles for actors who played Mr. Rutherford and Miss Canfield, and an Eddie Haskell-type character played by Harry Shearer.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 2 - First Base
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    #4 - First Base

    S3:E2

    Kelly hosts her first boy-girl party where she and Oliver get their chance at a first kiss in a game of Spin the Bottle. Also the debut of Troy Davidson as the suddenly preschool-age Kevin, son of Wally and Mary Ellen.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 3 - A Part of Life
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    #5 - A Part of Life

    S3:E3

    When June's Aunt Martha dies, Kelly struggles to find the strength to attend the funeral.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 4 - Life Without Father
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    #6 - Life Without Father

    S3:E4

    Freddie forces a reunion with his estranged father and grandfather during his birthday party with uncomfortable results.

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  7. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 5 - Perfect Harmony
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    #7 - Perfect Harmony

    S3:E5

    Kip's aspiring-star girlfriend creates a rift in the band and his relationship with Freddie as they sing Fire in the Gym, and Jerry Mathers revives his 1960s record Happiness Is by singing with Kip and Freddie.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 6 - Between Friends
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    #8 - Between Friends

    S3:E6

    Beaver's son Oliver (John Snee) gets upset when his best friend Duffy (Giovanni Ribisi as Vonni) becomes the boyfriend of his cousin Kelly (Kaleena Kiff).

    Director:Unknown
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  9. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 7 - The Terrible Lizards
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    #9 - The Terrible Lizards

    S3:E7

    Kelly gets her first phone and Oliver finds a dinosaur bone, while Wally is bothered by the blossoming romance of Kelly with Duffy.

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  10. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 8 - See You In Court
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    #10 - See You In Court

    S3:E8

    While Wally is trying to defend Eddie in court he winds up going after him when Eddie's shenanigans cause Wally and Mary Ellen to miss their gift vacation from Beaver and Lumpy to Key West.

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  11. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 9 - Oops
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    #11 - Oops

    S3:E9

    When Kelly accidentally deletes Mary Ellen's first story for her new job at the Mayfield newspaper, she makes it worse by submitting her own story that gets her mother fired.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 10 - Drivers Ed
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    #12 - Drivers Ed

    S3:E10

    Wally's concern about lending his classic 1960 Thunderbird to newly-licensed driver Kip to impress a date turns out to be warranted.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 11 - Ensign Cleaver
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    #13 - Ensign Cleaver

    S3:E11

    June reminisces (black-and-white re-creations) about the night she met Ward at a USO dance, his awkward first steps, his charm that won her over, and Aunt Martha trying to prevent her from seeing him again.

    Director:Jerry Mathers
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 12 - Plenty of Fish in the Sea
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    #14 - Plenty of Fish in the Sea

    S3:E12

    When Kip connects Oliver with his date's younger sister, all goes so well that Oliver falls head-over-heels in love and smothers the girl, leading to her dumping him just before a dance.

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  15. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 13 - Don't Go Changing
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    #15 - Don't Go Changing

    S3:E13

    When Mayfield outlaws people living and sleeping on public property, Freddie and June open their homes to homeless Hank, Freddie's billboard contest friend.

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  16. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 14 - And Everybody's Happy
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    #16 - And Everybody's Happy

    S3:E14

    June reminisces (black-and-white re-creations) about the night she met Ward at a USO dance, his awkward first steps, his charm that won her over, and Aunt Martha trying to prevent her from seeing him again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 15 - Wrap Party
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    #17 - Wrap Party

    S3:E15

    Cast and crew celebrate halfway point of season with a party, songs, and comments, as well as a tribute by Tony Dow to series creator Joe Connelly at his home with his extended family.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 16 - Junior Prom
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    #18 - Junior Prom

    S3:E16

    Kip callously dumps his date for the junior prom when his first choice accepts his offer at the last-minute, while Freddie struggles to raise enough cash to pay for a hot date, leaving both of them together alone on prom night.

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  19. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 17 - Teenage Rebellion
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    #19 - Teenage Rebellion

    S3:E17

    Oliver makes his family's life miserable when he isn't allowed to get a slingshot and talks Kelly into defying her parents' orders to clean her room, leading to a lengthy and disruptive stand-off.

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  20. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 18 - Pacific Overture
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    #20 - Pacific Overture

    S3:E18

    June falls for a Japanese client of Beaver's and Lumpy's and winds up in a long, passionate kiss with him before learning something disturbing about him, all while Wally is suffering from back pains.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 19 - Madcap Dreams
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    #21 - Madcap Dreams

    S3:E19

    A depressed Eddie Haskell suddenly decides he should become a country-western singer at a local talent show that doesn't go well, while Wally tries to help his young son Kevin ride his bicycle without training wheels.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 20 - Day Dreamin'
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    #22 - Day Dreamin'

    S3:E20

    Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson plays a singing teacher in one of four elaborate musical numbers dramatizing Kip's infatuation with a "New Girl in School," and another in which each member of the cast sings solo.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 3 Episode 21 - The End of the World
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    #23 - The End of the World

    S3:E21

    The final appearance of Giovanni Ribisi (billed here as Vonnie) as Ollie's best friend and Kelly's boyfriend, Duffy finds Kelly becoming jealous of a flirting girl which leads to their break up.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 4 Episode 8 - Chew Slowly
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    #24 - Chew Slowly

    S4:E8

    Kelly's bad decision to sneak out with a lecherous older boy turns into a scary encounter until Freddie comes to the rescue in first show shot in Florida with new opening titles photos and livelier theme song.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. The New Leave It to Beaver Season 4 Episode 9 - First Down
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    #25 - First Down

    S4:E9

    Oliver struggles with grueling football tryouts and living up to his father's expectations.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Growing Pains" is the best rated episode of "The New Leave It to Beaver". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Nick Abdo and written by Brian Levant, Richard Gurman, it aired on 11/8/1984. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "A Farewell to Freddie".