Beaver warns his young son to decline a job offer from Eddie Haskell's sneaky boy, Freddie.Beaver warns his young son to decline a job offer from Eddie Haskell's sneaky boy, Freddie.Beaver warns his young son to decline a job offer from Eddie Haskell's sneaky boy, Freddie.
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An OK first episode that tries to set the pace
It is shortly after Beaver's marriage has disintegrated, and he and his two sons, Kip and Olver, have moved in with Beaver's mother to their ancestral home.
Beaver and Wally, who lives next door with his wife and daughter, are building a treehouse for Beaver's sons to play in. Oliver wants to help with the drilling, but Beaver gives him the safer job of sanding. Feeling like he is being treated like a little kid - because he IS a little kid! - Oliver accepts Freddie's offer to help him clean out the Haskell garage although Beaver has forbidden him to do so. Of course Freddie cheats him on how much he is paying him. But then he accidentally breaks Eddies "priceless" collection of ashtrays that he has pilfered from all over America, and Eddie is demanding repayment. How will this work out? Watch and find out.
There are lots of tie ins to the original LITB show here, including mention of Beaver's childhood paper route that his dad said would be too much for him and did turn out to be just that. Eddie is somebody who has managed to raise somebody who is growing up to be just like him - Freddie. And Eddie Haskell has turned into a very selfish adult. Also, there is June in slacks, taking up her late husband's sport, golf.
No further mention is made of Eddie demanding payment for his stolen ashtrays. What's he going to do? Sue? Then he'd have to mention that his ashtrays are priceless because he stole all of them. That would sully his good name in the community and hurt his business. Would he care? Nah. We're talking about Eddie Haskell after all!
Beaver and Wally, who lives next door with his wife and daughter, are building a treehouse for Beaver's sons to play in. Oliver wants to help with the drilling, but Beaver gives him the safer job of sanding. Feeling like he is being treated like a little kid - because he IS a little kid! - Oliver accepts Freddie's offer to help him clean out the Haskell garage although Beaver has forbidden him to do so. Of course Freddie cheats him on how much he is paying him. But then he accidentally breaks Eddies "priceless" collection of ashtrays that he has pilfered from all over America, and Eddie is demanding repayment. How will this work out? Watch and find out.
There are lots of tie ins to the original LITB show here, including mention of Beaver's childhood paper route that his dad said would be too much for him and did turn out to be just that. Eddie is somebody who has managed to raise somebody who is growing up to be just like him - Freddie. And Eddie Haskell has turned into a very selfish adult. Also, there is June in slacks, taking up her late husband's sport, golf.
No further mention is made of Eddie demanding payment for his stolen ashtrays. What's he going to do? Sue? Then he'd have to mention that his ashtrays are priceless because he stole all of them. That would sully his good name in the community and hurt his business. Would he care? Nah. We're talking about Eddie Haskell after all!
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