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Ward is going to play golf and Wally is going to caddy. Beaver has his good clothes on because the pants were let out but he is supposed to take them off and change; he doesn't. Larry Mondello shows up and he has some slugs he picked up at a new construction. He and Beaver take off to gather slugs as Larry has coaxed Beaver to go while still wearing his good suit.

The house the boys are at is just framed but Larry coaxes Beaver into trying a makeshift seesaw and Beaver's pants get ripped. Eddie Haskell thinks it's funny Beaver tore out his pants and it is due to Eddie's fooling around. When Beaver threatens to tell, Eddie accuses him of being a squealer. Then Eddie goes on to say of Beaver talks he will sic his dog on Beaver. Eddie isn't worried about Wally either as Eddie can take Wally anytime. And of course, in conclusion, Larry Mondello says Beaver should never have worn his good clothes outside.

When Beaver gets home he spins a story about a dog chasing him. Both Ward and June see through the lie easily. As Ward is lecturing Beaver about lying, Fred Rutherford calls and Ward excuses himself from an evening playing bridge by using a white lie.

Ward decides as a punishment Beaver will stay in his room. Beaver apologizes to June, but she reminds Beaver not to lie because God sees everything. Beaver doesn't quite get why his dad can lie but he can't. Ward ends up calling Fred and agrees to play bridge to soothe June's conscience.

On the way home from church, Beaver mentions to Wally that Eddie said he could beat him up anytime. Hearing that, Wally decides to visit the construction site to see Eddie about his boasting. Wally demands Eddie take back what he said. Eddie agrees but when Wally turns his back, Eddie pushes him. When Wally turns, Eddie's dog snaps at Beaver and rips his pants. When the boys try telling Ward and June what happened, they don't believe them; not another dog story. The boys get sent to their room as a punishment for Beaver ruining his other suit.

Once again, the boys ponder the unfairness of being a kid. Lie and you get punished, tell the truth and you get punished. Well, maybe God actually sees everything. Maybe or maybe not God, but June gets a phone call from Mrs. Mondello and she corroborates Beaver and Wally's story. Now Ward has to go upstairs and apologize. Ah, the trials of being a parent.

If nothing else just interesting to hear June's lecture. Not sure you would hear that today on a network TV show.

This is a strange episode, strange mainly for Ward & June.

As the other post relays, Beaver went to play where a new house was being built, and Beav was wearing his good Sunday clothes.

Playing seesaw on a board with Larry Mondello, Eddie Haskell gets involved and Beaver's pants are ripped on a rusty nail.

Beaver says he has to tell his parents what happened.

"If you squeal, then no one will like ya," Eddie Haskell says.

"Is that why no one likes you, Eddie?" killer line from Larry Mondello.

So for whatever reason, Beaver concocts a dog ripping his pants story; perhaps because Eddie had a dog with him? But more on that later.

The strange bit was Ward telling Beaver 'alright, how did it happen?' So Beaver comes up with the dog story, and Ward notes the dog must have had a very rusty single tooth, hence, it was a nail.

"Beaver, why did you lie to us?" June queries.

dog or nail, what difference did it make? Beaver's good pants were ripped.

The next day, Beaver and Wally are leaving Sunday school, and Beaver is in his blue suit (note that Ward and June don't attend service).

Now Wally and Beaver head over to the new house, where Eddie is known to hang out, and confront Eddie about something he said.

Larry and other boys are there as well.

So now a little tussle takes place and Eddie's dog rips Beaver's pants.

"Okay, Beaver, how did it happen?" Ward says.

Why this need to know how Beaver ripped his pants? the episode seemed to be wanting to set up lessons in lying, but in doing so, it downplayed that Beaver wore his good pants the first time and that Beaver and then Wally kept going over to the new house.

Wally had nothing said to him about wanting to fight Eddie. What if it had been a big fight? Wally's good shirt and pants would have been dirtied and probably ripped.

Ward and June then find out that Beaver's pants were ripped by a dog THE SECOND TIME and how they didn't listen to him or Wally. Made them look very foolish.

A very strange episode; the pants weren't repaired simply because Beaver told how they were ripped.

Episode is only distinctive because of Larry's comment to Eddie.

This episode was not for everybody. Even the other reviewers either thought it was great or not so great. I enjoyed it myself. It was great to see Larry and Eddie in the same episode with some interaction between them. Also Eddie's dog was funny and well trained and was in another later episode too. The scene where June was telling Beaver about God watching and seeing everything he does was quite touching. Later you could tell that Beaver took June's words to heart as he repeated to Wally that there is someone always watching him. An unusual episode that has some good lessons about God and lying. Good watch.

(*Beaver quote*) - "When you're under 12 you can hardly do anything except brush your teeth and go to bed."

Beaver is told by his parents that if he tells the truth he can't get into any trouble.

And even when Beaver tells the truth about his ripped pants his patents still don't believe him and he is subsequently punished.

*Note* - "Wolf" (Eddie's dog) makes an appearance in this episode.