"It's a Small World" is the pilot episode from the American television series Leave It to Beaver (1957–1963).
[2] Following its April 1957 telecast, the episode was subsequently misplaced and was feared lost until a copy was found in a film vault in Illinois.
Frankie Bennett, a mischievous boy, tells them new bikes can be had at a local dairy in exchange for 1,000 bottle caps from the company's products.
Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher wrote the teleplay with Jerry Hopper directing the episode.
Brewster and Deacon would find roles in the series as Miss Canfield, Beaver's second grade teacher, and Fred Rutherford, Ward's co-worker and father of "Lumpy," Eddie Haskell's easily duped henchman/bully.