This episode proves that Leave It To Beaver has overstayed its welcome. The writers obviously ran out of ideas. The Beaver has lost his child naivete and he is showing that he is stupid and relentlessly gullible to others. Just like the monster sweatshirt episode the Beaver always is the odd man out and his friends laugh at his expanse. Ward was right in forcing the Beaver to go to the reward dinner without getting dressed up in a suit while bringing his suit. Like Jay North of Dennis The Menace Jerry Mathers has outgrown the Beaver role and the writers has ran out ideas and has to reuse scripts. The one thing Leaver It to Beaver done right was to shift to Wally.
Review of Beaver's Football Award
