True, it's not fair, it's not right... but when you're a kid there's no rules. Beave isn't invited to Wally's party, so the only thing to do is mess it up good. I do agree with the last reviewer, and there's a point to be made. If Beave had party, would he really have invited Wally, along with Eddie and Lumpy?
Anyway, the brotherly love goes south and Beave, with some nasty ideas from Gilbert, naturally, rig the food with rubber cheese sandwiches, the old fake bug in the ice cube routine and gooey mystery chocolates. If you're a movie buff, this rich material was obviously borrowed from the THREE STOOGES. Watching Eddie and Lumpy consume the goodies is classic.
10 Stars.
Series veteran Dick Conway, who passed in 2002, wrote this gem, later to do many great episodes for PETTICOAT JUNCTION. He began writing stories for the LIFE OF RILEY tv series, starring William Bendix.
Note the bedroom scene with Ward and June holed upstairs, and yes -- two beds, due to the tv codes back in the day. I think this was the only episode where we actually got to see the folks bedroom anyway.
One kooky episode, and the crew probably had a blast. Barbara Billingsley said in later years she could never remember a day when anyone didn't have a good time on the set. Everyone got along and it showed.
From SEASON 6, EPISODE 14 remastered dvd box set. 2011 release. The color cover is a must for collectors. Too bad the series was not in color.