Great showcase for Ken Osmond, who never let any of us fans down when playing Eddie Haskell. Producers and writers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher wrote this story in reverse, and very cleverly.
This time around, instead of pulling the strings, Eddie is the one who gets conned, and Big Time. What a twist of fate! Eddie hooks up with pretty Caroline Shuster (Reba Waters) who seems to like him, even surprising Wally. And there's more surprises on the way. Caroline is playing a little game. Her real boyfriend is grounded and can't leave the house, so to kill some time and get her kicks, Caroline makes Eddie (who she actually despises!) think he's Mr. Cool -- until she can dump him and have the last laugh.
Another super episode that also shows what a true blue friend Wally is, finally filling Eddie in on the ugly details after he overhears Caroline's secret plan. The thorns of being a teenager, and a story many of us kids at the time could relate to in one way or another.
Of course, if you're a long time fan of the series, you can also argue Eddie deserved everything that was coming to him... but two wrongs don't make a right. Right? I agree with the last reviewer, season four had many excellent episodes revolving around Wally, growing up rather fast and becoming an earnest young adult, comparable to Robbie on MY THREE SONS.
Good acting on the part of Reba Waters, who frequently appeared on DONNA REED and FATHER KNOWS BEST. Cindy Carol makes another guest appearance, best known for playing Gidget in GIDGET GOES TO ROME. Cindy appeared in seven episodes.
10 Stars for Wally, our hero all the way. SEASON 4 EPISODE 8 remastered dvd box set. 6 dvds. Released 2010 with a classic color cover of the Beave.