How many of us had friends who "borrowed' our name in unpleasant situations? Great episode centered around Beave and his part-time pals Gilbert and Richard, who one fine day start throwing rocks at an old, abandoned house. A window is broken --the cops arrive! --Gilbert manages to get away, BUT Gilbert is caught and promptly gives Beaver's name instead of his own. Not a candidate for friend of the month by a mile!
The story gets back to the Cleaver household, especially to Ward, who just happens to be on one of those honorable town committees that tv fathers seem to belong to. FORTUNATELY, things don't work out too well for Gilbert when the policeman discovers the old switch-a-roo! And Beave is off the hook.
Now it's up to Beaver to right another wrong.
An excellent character study, not all played for laughs, and with some very good acting. Alan Hewitt plays LT. Barnes, whose long career went back to the stage in the 30s, before working steadily in both movies and tv. This role, and a few others like it, may have lead to him being cast as nosey detective Brennan on MY FAVORITE MARTIAN, the copper we all loved to hate! Hewitt frequently appeared on PERRY MASON (generally seen on the witness stand) and ALFRED HITCHCOCK.
The old house in this episode is noneother than the famous MUNSTERS home, which turned up a lot in the background of many other tv shows and movies.
Must see TV. SEASON 4 EPISODE 28 remastered.