This was a very enjoyable episode in my opinion. As i have stated before the episodes of Leave it to Beaver are always elevated a notch or two when they focus on Wally instead of the idiot IQ Beaver. Also,it is elevated when it features Eddie Haskell and Lumpy Rutherford., as this one does. I think this was Wall's first meeting with Julie Foster who became his love interest in later episodes. In the end Lumpy started going out with Julie because he thought her Dad would give him a good grade because her Dad was his teacher and it was very funny when Lumpy got an F from him on a test. Good episode.
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Don't waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice.
pensman3 April 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Something is up when Wally is found using cologne. Mystery solved when he is spotted downtown with a girl. June wants to know who she is, her family, her intentions. Who knew June was so "jealous." She wants Wally to be a mommy's boy.
Poor Wally gets it at dinner and JUNE and Ward want to meet her. The girl is Julie Foster, daughter of one of the high school English teachers. Wally is going out that night with Julie and is doubling with Eddie; but the bad news is Wally is in Mr. Foster's English class. So, Eddie and Lumpy are really giving Wally the business. Now we have out real problem: will Wally continue to see Julie because he likes her, or will his friends intimidate him out of a nice relationship. I suspect Mr. Foster will play a role.
Wally tries to get out of Mr. Foster's class but Mr. Foster refuses, and tells Wally just to do his best and not worry what other people are saying. At JUNE's behest, Ward discusses the problem with Wally but not quite the way June expects. Wally ends up breaking up with Julie and, of course Eddie Haskell exacerbates the issue by insisting Wally be punished for breaking up Julie.
Possibly one the best scenes ever is Mr. Foster asking Wally where he gets his crazy ideas; and when Wally says it's just one of the guys, Mr. Foster retorts that Wally needs to tell Eddie Haskell to mind his own business.
But the final bit at the very end has to be seen to be appreciated. Especially by those of you who like me were educators in the 60's
Poor Wally gets it at dinner and JUNE and Ward want to meet her. The girl is Julie Foster, daughter of one of the high school English teachers. Wally is going out that night with Julie and is doubling with Eddie; but the bad news is Wally is in Mr. Foster's English class. So, Eddie and Lumpy are really giving Wally the business. Now we have out real problem: will Wally continue to see Julie because he likes her, or will his friends intimidate him out of a nice relationship. I suspect Mr. Foster will play a role.
Wally tries to get out of Mr. Foster's class but Mr. Foster refuses, and tells Wally just to do his best and not worry what other people are saying. At JUNE's behest, Ward discusses the problem with Wally but not quite the way June expects. Wally ends up breaking up with Julie and, of course Eddie Haskell exacerbates the issue by insisting Wally be punished for breaking up Julie.
Possibly one the best scenes ever is Mr. Foster asking Wally where he gets his crazy ideas; and when Wally says it's just one of the guys, Mr. Foster retorts that Wally needs to tell Eddie Haskell to mind his own business.
But the final bit at the very end has to be seen to be appreciated. Especially by those of you who like me were educators in the 60's
All In The Family
StrictlyConfidential15 November 2020
(*Beaver quote*) - "I'll bet he's giving her a whole bunch of mushy talk."
Wally Cleaver has got a big crush on Julie Foster who just happens to be the daughter of an English teacher at Mayfield High.
When semester changes Wally is transferred into Mr. Foster's class and he feels that by dating Julie this will create some kind of a conflict.
Mr. Foster doesn't believe that this is so. Yet Wally is so certain of this that he breaks up with Julie.
The eternal creep, Eddie Haskell offers his 2 cents worth on the matter, but, Wally is determined to do things in his own way.
Wally Cleaver has got a big crush on Julie Foster who just happens to be the daughter of an English teacher at Mayfield High.
When semester changes Wally is transferred into Mr. Foster's class and he feels that by dating Julie this will create some kind of a conflict.
Mr. Foster doesn't believe that this is so. Yet Wally is so certain of this that he breaks up with Julie.
The eternal creep, Eddie Haskell offers his 2 cents worth on the matter, but, Wally is determined to do things in his own way.
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