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The New Leave It to Beaver Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1988 - 1989
Episode 1
Gosh, Wally
Sun, Oct 2, 1988
Wally suffers a life-threatening head injury during which he has numerous flashbacks to various points of his life, including that fabled high school basketball game he won with a last-second shot.
Episode 2
The Great Debate
Sun, Oct 9, 1988
Oliver publicly confirms his lack of intelligence when he leads a school debate team after cheating on a test to try to make his father proud, and Diane Brewster makes her fifth and final appearance as teacher Miss Canfield.
Episode 3
Family Scrapbook II
Sun, Oct 16, 1988
An homage to the Family Scrapbook finale of the original LitB series in 1963 with the 1980s family gathering to look at photos that trigger memories (clips) of seven moments, oddly only from Season 2 of this revival series
Episode 4
A Casual Affair
Sun, Oct 23, 1988
The hot young son of Mary Ellen's boss flirts with her at a party and later takes off his shirt and grabs and kisses her passionately just as her parents arrive for a visit, all with Wally oblivious to what's going on.
Episode 5
Cursed Again
Sun, Oct 30, 1988
Janice Kent's directorial debut as Eddie Haskell once again believes he has been cursed as he believed on the original series until June comes to his rescue, while Oliver prepares for a campaign speech to be elected class representative.
Episode 6
Hook, Line and Sinker
Sun, Nov 6, 1988
Wally forgets his anniversary, then loses a last-second reservation for he and Mary Ellen at Crystal Lodge, and makes matters worse when he decides instead to go on an overnight fishing trip with Eddie, Lumpy and Beaver
Episode 7
Inside Eddie Haskell
Sun, Nov 13, 1988
Eddie (the only character to be seen in new scenes) tries to explain his life to a stunned psychiatrist through 18-min of clips from 1950s, 60s, 80s - directed by Jerry Mathers; last one filmed in California before moving to Florida.
Episode 8
Chew Slowly
Sun, Jan 1, 1989
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.
Episode 9
First Down
Sun, Jan 8, 1989
Oliver struggles with grueling football try-outs and living up to his father's expectations.
Episode 10
Beyond the Sandbox
Sun, Jan 15, 1989
Wally and Mary Ellen go to great lengths to get Kevin qualified for a private school but finally decide against it as they are about to pay a bribe.
Episode 11
Party Line
Sun, Jan 22, 1989
While Mary Ellen debates whether to reconnect with an old high school friend, Oliver secretly makes a connection with an anonymous telephone Party Line girl and debates whether to meet her at the soda shoppe
Episode 12
On a Roll
Sun, Jan 29, 1989
When Eddie believes he is on a winning streak, he goes missing while on a gambling spree and comes home with a racing dog he believes will deliver a big payoff at the track.
Episode 13
Road Trip
Sun, Feb 5, 1989
When Kip and Freddie decide to indulge in spring break activities in Florida instead of interviewing at a college, they meet two co-eds and get busted when they are seen on TV.
Episode 14
Still the New Leave It to Beaver
Sun, Feb 12, 1989
After staying out late and lying to his dad, Kip dreams ahead to the year 2014 and learns what it's really like to be a father.
Episode 15
And Freddie Makes Three
Sun, Feb 19, 1989
Freddie "Fred" Haskell falls in love and makes plans to marry an older woman with a young son, alienating his father until the woman dumps Freddie and father and son reunite to watch The Flintstones.
Episode 16
What If?
Sun, Feb 26, 1989
Working on photos for the school yearbook sparks Kip to try to re-light the flame with former girlfriend Laurie but winds up getting him burned, while Oliver and Kelly try to rap to a Nancy Sinatra song.
Episode 17
Darkness on the Edge of Mayfield
Sun, Mar 19, 1989
Kip's and Freddie's music video of Fire in the Gym gets sabotaged when Lumpy insists they cast the daughter of a client, so they create a new song and video called Garage Band
Episode 18
Rockets Red Glare
Sun, Mar 26, 1989
Eddie's youngest son Bomber gets kicked out of military school and moves back home, befriending Oliver and getting him in trouble exploding fireworks
Episode 19
The Return of the Monster in the Closet
Sat, Apr 8, 1989
When Kevin becomes scared of a monster in his closet, keeping the family awake night after night, Wally confronts the invisible beast wearing a helmet.
Episode 20
What Has Four Legs and Flies?
Sun, Apr 9, 1989
Kelly takes a job grooming horses in order to prove she deserves to have her own, and to take down her arrogant classmate played by Oliver's Party Line mystery girl actress
Episode 21
A Day at the Mall
Sun, Apr 30, 1989
On the same day Kelly and Oliver head to the mall while ditching school, Mary Ellen is there to help June find a dress for her big date, and they find Wally and Beaver in the lingerie store.
Episode 22
Shortcuts
Sun, May 7, 1989
Wally decides to accompany Eddie in his truck drive to make sure he picks up Wally's long overdue air conditioner, but he can't prevent the many troubles Eddie causes.
Episode 23
Man's Greatest Achievements
Sun, May 14, 1989
Oliver imagines he's a Batman-like superhero, rescues twin alien girls, outsmarts gangsters, becomes a werewolf, and talks to Mrs C. on Happy Days while writing an essay for school
Episode 24
Brother vs. Brother
Sun, May 21, 1989
A new girl at school attracts the attention of Oliver, Bomber, and Freddie, while the Beaver and June struggle with Wally's family moving in as Eddie fumigates their home
Episode 25
Dads and Grads: Part 1
Sun, May 28, 1989
The boys prepare to graduate. Beaver's ex-wife arrives in town interrupting his new romance with a pretty teacher.
Episode 26
Dads and Grads: Part 2
Sun, Jun 4, 1989
Larry Mondello returns. Beaver is torn between his new girlfriend and his ex-wife.