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June tells Ward that Beaver is having a friend over for the night: Larry Mondello. Ward agrees but Wally isn't enthused and some of June's support disappears when she hears Larry has a pet rat. When Larry shows up he has everything but pajamas; Larry figures he can wear a pair of Beaver's. And no rat, to June's relief.

Ward is doing burgers and hot dogs and is ready for Beaver and Larry; but Larry is on the front porch. Larry has been sitting there for half an hour. Larry wants to go home claiming Beaver hit him in the stomach. Ward is trying to straighten it out and has June fetch the Beaver for a meeting in the living room. Larry wants to go to his grandma's. Ward is willing to get a taxi so Larry can go to his Grandma's, but while he's inside making the call, Wally announces the burgers are on fire. Don't you think Ward should call Larry's grandma first? A taxi arrives but Larry doesn't know what the cab is there for. Larry and the Beaver are having fun and Beaver reminds Ward he said Larry could stay overnight. Ward has to tip the cabby. The food Ward attempted to grill gets eaten, Ward was amazed at how much Larry could eat and what he ate: ketchup on corn on the cob.

Wally is still moaning about having to sleep in the back bedroom but that argument is going nowhere. Finally, everyone is asleep, but at midnight Beaver wakes Ward. Larry is sick. Larry thinks it's his appendix. Ward figure it was all the food plus the ketchup and corn, not to mention the candy bars Larry stashed behind his pillow and has been eating on and off all night. Later Beaver wakes Ward to tell him Larry is alright, but he wants his candy bars back.

Mrs. Mondello comes to get Larry and we have the usual lies about how well Larry behaved. Larry wants to stay longer but luckily Mrs. Mondello doesn't want Larry to wear out his welcome.

Ward and June are exhausted. Thank god, the torment is over and things can get back to normal. Ward and June are no doubt figuring out how to insure Larry never stays again. Unfortunately, the worst is yet to come. When Wally was whining about Beaver having a friend over, Ward said Wally could have a friend of his over in the future. The future is basically now. Wally is ready to cash in on Ward's promise. Wally already invited Eddie Haskell. Oh, and he wants him this coming weekend. Larry Mondello is probably looking better already.

I remember those sleepover days. I had a large room, basically the entire attic. Over the years I had a few friends over, but we didn't get into trouble. We got into trouble during the summers when we slept outside at night in the tent we had. It was a big tent and slept five boys, but slept was an exaggeration. You could make book that some father would end up at the flap door yelling if we didn't quiet down he would wake all our fathers and be sure they got to the seat of the problem. That usually worked, but on occasion the "seat" was served.

(*Ward to June quote*) - "Well, I, uh, suppose I'm doing the barbecuing, huh?"

Beaver invites his fickle friend, Larry Mondello to stay over night at his place.

Beaver and Larry end up having a fight where Beaver punches Larry in the stomach.

Later the 2 boys make up and then Larry gets sick from eating too much candy before bedtime.