The second season of the American television situation comedy Leave It to Beaver premiered on October 2, and concluded on June 25, It consisted of 39 episodes shot in black-and-white, each running approximately 25 minutes in length. Beaver needs to write a poem for a school assignment. But he waits until the last minute the night before to start. To make his own life easier, Ward writes the poem after Beaver goes to bed.
The next day, Wally announces Beaver has been chosen to read his poem in assembly and will be given an award. Ward and June discourage Beaver from accepting an award for a poem he did not write. Ward talks to Mrs. Rayburn who decides to give Beaver another chance to write a poem. Eddie tells Wally and Beaver that he has a new girl named Caroline Cunningham. Even though Eddie takes Wally over to Caroline's house, Wally is suspicious that Eddie doesn't really even know her.
When Caroline comes to meet them, it is obvious that Eddie and Caroline have not formally met and that Caroline has no interest whatsoever in Eddie. Caroline is more interested in Wally and wants to invite him to a dance. Cunningham and June arrange the date between Caroline and Wally. Wally gets angry at their interference, and refuses to go. However, Eddie at the last hour complains of a sore throat and urges Wally to take Caroline to the dance, which Wally then agrees to do.
Later, Eddie tells Beaver he knew Wally would not go to a dance with someone else's girl, so he pretended to be sick to give Wally the chance to accept the invitation. Ward makes plans to take Wally fishing, a trip which Ward has already postponed three times. Beaver comes home with news about a school father-and-student picnic on the same day and Ward now feels he must go to the picnic.
The next morning arrives with Ward already gone to work, and Wally still believing that his father is taking him fishing. Although Ward told Beaver that he would go to the picnic, Ward failed to sign the permission slip, making Beaver believe that Ward will instead spend the day with Wally. Beaver tells Miss Landers he will be the only student not to attend the picnic, because his father has an "important business trip". Ward realizes by stalling he placed Beaver in an awkward position.
