Another one of those wrong time, wrong place, wrong person episodes we all loved.
Beave and Larry are honorable chairmen of the class "Cookie Committee," in charge of the money from cookie sales which will be used to pay for a fun field trip. Now you know where this is going... The guys meet up with a sly kid called Roger (well played by Danny Richards, Jr), who claims his family is poor, he hasn't eaten in days and could sure use a few extra dollars. Do the hysterical math.
This famous episode has shades of the "new bike" episode where Beave let's a strange kid ride his bike and never sees him or the bike again. Of course, had Beave and Larry never had the money in the first place, this kid would have never crossed paths. An all too common slice of life tale which seems to pop up in the series from time to time.
Producers and writers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher also peppered this with some fun dialogue, especially between Wally and Beaver, the two brothers trying to analyze this dilemma. And what a dilemma.
By the way, Danny Richards, Jr was a popular child actor at the time, appearing in dozens of tv shows. His father was a well known Big Band singer.
Best of Season 2 Episode 35 remastered. Check out the classic color cover of the dvd box set.