Episode Reviews - "Nobody Loves Me" - season 5 - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

stevea · 02-05-2026, 10:50 AM

Beaver's noticeably clumsy, spilling his water and breathing down June's neck.

Richard tells him that they're at the age where they're regarded as repulsive, and tells Beaver he's been sent from the table because he "smelt bad." It also doesn't help when Miss Landers tells Beaver he's shot up "like a beanpole," and Mr. Gus tells him about the cute kids that are currently visiting the firehouse.

Beaver's feeling worse and worse, and Wally clues his parents in that Beaver is sulking in their room. So Ward and June go upstairs and make a fuss over him, worried he might have a cold. Eventually the attention perks him up.

Final appearance by Sue Randall as Miss Landers.

This episode was written by Connelly and Mosher, probably using personal experiences as parents. Thoughts?

VTO6685 · 02-05-2026, 02:08 PM

One of my favorite Beaver episodes, because I have experienced many of those same feelings as I was growing up. That ending scene never fails to being tears to my eyes.

MichaelMartinD · 02-06-2026, 02:14 PM

It was a poignant episode that brought out the pains of growing up. I liked when Beaver went around town revisiting his old friends, Gus and Miss Landers, but things just weren't the same. It was a graceful way for the show to deal with Beaver transitioning to adolescence.

stevea · 02-06-2026, 04:32 PM

Growing pains...awkward age...adolescence...puberty...it's a confusing time when growing up that we can all relate to.

Miss Landers and Gus, unaware of Beaver's mood, weren't much help. Even the Dalmatian at the firehouse didn't seem to know Beaver.

A year later, when Beaver had second thoughts about going away to a prep school, he also went on a memory tour--that time, visiting the closed firehouse, and a tree with his name carved in it.

"Nobody Loves Me" is definitely a highlight of the entire series. You wouldn't expect such a well-crafted episode so late in the series.

MichaelMartinD · 02-06-2026, 04:46 PM

Very nicely put, stevea.

MichaelMartinD · 02-11-2026, 04:20 PM

One detail in this episode bothers me: in the beginning and end, when Beaver and Richard are looking in the bookshop window, the book covers have titles but no authors listed. They look obviously fake. Books never have just titles on the front with no author. Surely the art director or whoever could have made up some random author names?

02-05-2026, 10:50 AM	#1
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,175	Episode Reviews - "Nobody Loves Me" - season 5 Beaver's noticeably clumsy, spilling his water and breathing down June's neck. Richard tells him that they're at the age where they're regarded as repulsive, and tells Beaver he's been sent from the table because he "smelt bad." It also doesn't help when Miss Landers tells Beaver he's shot up "like a beanpole," and Mr. Gus tells him about the cute kids that are currently visiting the firehouse. Beaver's feeling worse and worse, and Wally clues his parents in that Beaver is sulking in their room. So Ward and June go upstairs and make a fuss over him, worried he might have a cold. Eventually the attention perks him up. Final appearance by Sue Randall as Miss Landers. This episode was written by Connelly and Mosher, probably using personal experiences as parents. Thoughts?

02-05-2026, 02:08 PM	#2
VTO6685 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 31, 2023 Location: San Jose, California Posts: 61	One of my favorite Beaver episodes, because I have experienced many of those same feelings as I was growing up. That ending scene never fails to being tears to my eyes.

02-06-2026, 02:14 PM	#3
MichaelMartinD Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 23, 2013 Posts: 573	It was a poignant episode that brought out the pains of growing up. I liked when Beaver went around town revisiting his old friends, Gus and Miss Landers, but things just weren't the same. It was a graceful way for the show to deal with Beaver transitioning to adolescence.

02-06-2026, 04:32 PM	#4
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,175	Growing pains...awkward age...adolescence...puberty...it's a confusing time when growing up that we can all relate to. Miss Landers and Gus, unaware of Beaver's mood, weren't much help. Even the Dalmatian at the firehouse didn't seem to know Beaver. A year later, when Beaver had second thoughts about going away to a prep school, he also went on a memory tour--that time, visiting the closed firehouse, and a tree with his name carved in it. "Nobody Loves Me" is definitely a highlight of the entire series. You wouldn't expect such a well-crafted episode so late in the series.

02-06-2026, 04:46 PM	#5
MichaelMartinD Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 23, 2013 Posts: 573	Very nicely put, stevea.

02-11-2026, 04:20 PM	#6
MichaelMartinD Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 23, 2013 Posts: 573	One detail in this episode bothers me: in the beginning and end, when Beaver and Richard are looking in the bookshop window, the book covers have titles but no authors listed. They look obviously fake. Books never have just titles on the front with no author. Surely the art director or whoever could have made up some random author names?