Ward, Wally, and Beaver are going through some clothes to donate when Eddie walks in. Ward almost loses it with Eddie when he overhears one of Eddie's snide comments directed at him, but restrains himself. Good for Ward, he should be nominated for sainthood. Eddie has dropped over to claim he is going steady with Caroline Shuster (after all, it's all over the school, according to Eddie). Eddie wants to drag Wally over to the soda shop and meet her. When Beaver announces that Wally has gone out to look at a girl Eddies says is his steady, June goes off on a rant about Ward talking to Wally about going steady. There are times I really wonder about June and her desire to have Wally tied to her apron strings.
When Eddie hits the soda shop, he and Wally sit at the counter rather than with Caroline who is in a booth with another girl. Eddie seems to have a strange idea of what going steady is like. Finally, Eddie goes over, but the girls seem to know more about Wally the basketball player than they do about Eddie. Eddie looks at Caroline and asks "Do you mind if we sit down, honey?" Is it possible Caroline is actually dating Eddie? She likes his sweater as it brings out the blue in Eddie's eyes and she actually calls Eddie "Peachy." Eddie comments that it is nice Caroline is wearing her hair the way he likes it. Is it possible? Is there a girl who is so desperate that she considers Eddie a catch? Playing the big shot, Eddie picks up the girls' check with Wally's money.
The weekend has passed and June is still nagging Ward about talking to Wally about going steady. This is getting weird but Ward promises to speak with Wally after he comes home from work. Wally stops at the drugstore to pick up some picture and while he is at the counter with his back to the booths, he overhears Caroline talking with her friends about how she's using Eddie to fill in because her "real" boyfriend has been grounded. No reason to be a wallflower when she can manipulate a dud like Eddie to take her out. Actually, she sounds like the perfect match for Eddie: his female doppelganger.
Now Wally has a dilemma: tell Eddie the truth or spare Eddie's feelings by keeping mum. Would Eddie even believe Wally as Eddie believes he is every girl's dream man. Wally talks it over with Beaver as he is bothered by the way Eddie is being treated. Even though Wally can agree with Beaver that Eddie is a creep, Wally is bothered by some girl using Eddie and then laughing at him. Beaver gets it though: girls are rats, and even Sunday school lessons testify to that. Beaver talks about Delilah, and how she betrayed Sampson so guys could cut out his eyes and stuff. So, if girls were rats in the Bible, wouldn't you just expect them to rats in daily life? Beaver wants to know what Wally intends to do. Wally decides to turn to Ward for advice. Wally believes he has a duty to tell his friend, and Ward backs him up. Wally was hoping for a graceful way but Ward assures Wally his instincts are good and Wally should trust himself to find a way.
Wally pulls Eddie up to his room for a man-to-rat talk (sorry, I'm not as good as Ward) and Eddie is going on and on as to how he has Caroline under his thumb. Wally tries for a rational approach: we've been friends a long time, you won't get sore. Wally tells Eddie the hard truth, and Eddie accuses Wally of trying to move in on his girl. Eddie even threatens to sock Wally in the mouth, a threat Wally knows is meaningless. Eddie huffs out the front door, and he tells Ward goodbye and that he's not ever coming back. June believes that this might be the end of Wally's friendship with Eddie as she can't believe Eddie would every apologize to Wally.
To Beaver's surprise, Eddie returns looking for Wally. Eddie admits to Beaver that he knew Wally was telling him the truth about Caroline. Now Eddie wants Beaver to tell him how to apologize to Wally, he doesn't want to lose his best friend. Beaver figures he can help Eddie this one time. Maybe there is some character in Eddie after all.
Nice look at friendship and what it can mean to be a real friend. I wonder how many people could be as honest as Wally. Or be honest in self-reflection like Eddie for that matter.
When Eddie hits the soda shop, he and Wally sit at the counter rather than with Caroline who is in a booth with another girl. Eddie seems to have a strange idea of what going steady is like. Finally, Eddie goes over, but the girls seem to know more about Wally the basketball player than they do about Eddie. Eddie looks at Caroline and asks "Do you mind if we sit down, honey?" Is it possible Caroline is actually dating Eddie? She likes his sweater as it brings out the blue in Eddie's eyes and she actually calls Eddie "Peachy." Eddie comments that it is nice Caroline is wearing her hair the way he likes it. Is it possible? Is there a girl who is so desperate that she considers Eddie a catch? Playing the big shot, Eddie picks up the girls' check with Wally's money.
The weekend has passed and June is still nagging Ward about talking to Wally about going steady. This is getting weird but Ward promises to speak with Wally after he comes home from work. Wally stops at the drugstore to pick up some picture and while he is at the counter with his back to the booths, he overhears Caroline talking with her friends about how she's using Eddie to fill in because her "real" boyfriend has been grounded. No reason to be a wallflower when she can manipulate a dud like Eddie to take her out. Actually, she sounds like the perfect match for Eddie: his female doppelganger.
Now Wally has a dilemma: tell Eddie the truth or spare Eddie's feelings by keeping mum. Would Eddie even believe Wally as Eddie believes he is every girl's dream man. Wally talks it over with Beaver as he is bothered by the way Eddie is being treated. Even though Wally can agree with Beaver that Eddie is a creep, Wally is bothered by some girl using Eddie and then laughing at him. Beaver gets it though: girls are rats, and even Sunday school lessons testify to that. Beaver talks about Delilah, and how she betrayed Sampson so guys could cut out his eyes and stuff. So, if girls were rats in the Bible, wouldn't you just expect them to rats in daily life? Beaver wants to know what Wally intends to do. Wally decides to turn to Ward for advice. Wally believes he has a duty to tell his friend, and Ward backs him up. Wally was hoping for a graceful way but Ward assures Wally his instincts are good and Wally should trust himself to find a way.
Wally pulls Eddie up to his room for a man-to-rat talk (sorry, I'm not as good as Ward) and Eddie is going on and on as to how he has Caroline under his thumb. Wally tries for a rational approach: we've been friends a long time, you won't get sore. Wally tells Eddie the hard truth, and Eddie accuses Wally of trying to move in on his girl. Eddie even threatens to sock Wally in the mouth, a threat Wally knows is meaningless. Eddie huffs out the front door, and he tells Ward goodbye and that he's not ever coming back. June believes that this might be the end of Wally's friendship with Eddie as she can't believe Eddie would every apologize to Wally.
To Beaver's surprise, Eddie returns looking for Wally. Eddie admits to Beaver that he knew Wally was telling him the truth about Caroline. Now Eddie wants Beaver to tell him how to apologize to Wally, he doesn't want to lose his best friend. Beaver figures he can help Eddie this one time. Maybe there is some character in Eddie after all.
Nice look at friendship and what it can mean to be a real friend. I wonder how many people could be as honest as Wally. Or be honest in self-reflection like Eddie for that matter.
