It's after ten, it's a school night, and no phone call from Beaver. From now on, no going out on school nights period. Totally unfair, worse there is no sympathy from Wally. Beaver's friends, Mike and Kevin, had no punishment at all. More evidence that life, and Beaver's parents, are unfair. June is already feeling guilty.
Beaver has a ticket to see the jalopy races. Mike and Kevin are going. They might be going but Ward is keeping Beaver home. Eddie stops by to see Wally, but Wally is out. Eddie waits up in Wally's room and hears Beaver's problem. Eddie suggests Beaver write to "Dear Ella." Ella will side with Beaver and then Beaver will have someone on his side; plus, his parents will be "bawled out" in the newspaper. Kevin and Mike also like the idea. After hearing Beaver read his letter, they suggest he sign it prisoner.
Beaver gets his answer. Dear Ella agrees with Ward and June. If they read the column then Beaver feels he's sunk. Beaver manages to get the paper so Ward doesn't read the column. But Ward found the article when he was at the barber shop; and he reads it aloud during dinner. The doorbell rings and it's Kevin and Mike, their parents read the article also. Now they have to stay home school nights; and it's Beaver's fault.
When he returns to the table, Beaver confesses he wrote the letter on Eddie's suggestion. Wally can't believe Beaver took advice from Eddie. The problem is, according to Beaver, is that Eddie can make stupid stuff sound real smart. Beaver is resigned to his fate; a fate of having caring parents that is.
Things appear back to normal after Ward has taken Beaver to see a sporting event. When Beaver goes upstairs he says to Wally he worked the take Beaver to a game thing out. He says he saw the idea in a "Dear Ella" column and he slipped onto dad's desk. Yeah, Wally says, that exactly what dad told me you did. And the wind is let out of Beaver's sails.
I have no doubt a lot of parents liked this episode which was in its way a homage to Ann Landers who ruled advice columns.
Beaver has a ticket to see the jalopy races. Mike and Kevin are going. They might be going but Ward is keeping Beaver home. Eddie stops by to see Wally, but Wally is out. Eddie waits up in Wally's room and hears Beaver's problem. Eddie suggests Beaver write to "Dear Ella." Ella will side with Beaver and then Beaver will have someone on his side; plus, his parents will be "bawled out" in the newspaper. Kevin and Mike also like the idea. After hearing Beaver read his letter, they suggest he sign it prisoner.
Beaver gets his answer. Dear Ella agrees with Ward and June. If they read the column then Beaver feels he's sunk. Beaver manages to get the paper so Ward doesn't read the column. But Ward found the article when he was at the barber shop; and he reads it aloud during dinner. The doorbell rings and it's Kevin and Mike, their parents read the article also. Now they have to stay home school nights; and it's Beaver's fault.
When he returns to the table, Beaver confesses he wrote the letter on Eddie's suggestion. Wally can't believe Beaver took advice from Eddie. The problem is, according to Beaver, is that Eddie can make stupid stuff sound real smart. Beaver is resigned to his fate; a fate of having caring parents that is.
Things appear back to normal after Ward has taken Beaver to see a sporting event. When Beaver goes upstairs he says to Wally he worked the take Beaver to a game thing out. He says he saw the idea in a "Dear Ella" column and he slipped onto dad's desk. Yeah, Wally says, that exactly what dad told me you did. And the wind is let out of Beaver's sails.
I have no doubt a lot of parents liked this episode which was in its way a homage to Ann Landers who ruled advice columns.
