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Citing the example of W. Somerset Maugham, Ward (Hugh Beaumont) encourages Beaver's writing aspirations by purchasing his son a diary. Each day, Ward says, Beaver (Jerry Mathers) can practice his literary skills by jotting down his daily adventures. Then one day, when Beaver fails to come home from school on time, his worried parents pick the lock on his diary in hopes of figuring out where he might be -- and when they read their son's purple prose, it practically knocks their eyes out!