- [last lines]
- Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver: [referring to Gilbert's dog] Hey, Beaver, Archie really went home, huh?
- Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver: Sure, I told him, and he went. You know, it's a lot easier talking to dogs than it is to cats.
- Ward Cleaver: Cats are very smart, though, Beaver. It's just that when you call someone Bootsy-Wootsy, he's inclined to be a little difficult.
- June Cleaver: I wish Beaver had told us where he was going this morning. We ought to make that a rule around here, so we don't worry.
- Ward Cleaver: Oh, sometimes I think if we really knew where they were going, we'd worry more.
- June Cleaver: Did you bring home strange animals when you were their age?
- Ward Cleaver: Oh, sure. Bringing home animals is just a part of being a boy, I guess. Kids don't seem to do it, though, as much today as we used to.
- June Cleaver: Why do you suppose that is?
- Ward Cleaver: I don't know. I guess they don't need to talk to animals as much. Nowadays, they have psychiatrists.
- Gilbert Bates: Hi Beaver.
- Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver: Hi, Gilbert. What are ya doin'?
- Gilbert Bates: Nothin'. What are you doin'?
- Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver: Oh, I'm doin' nothin' too.
- Gilbert Bates: If you're doin' nothin', how come you're pulling a wagon?
- Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver: I don't know.
- Gilbert Bates: What's in the box?
- Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver: A cat.
- Gilbert Bates: Oh, neat! Can I help you bury it?
- Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver: It's a live cat.
- Gilbert Bates: [obviously disappointed] Oh.