When their plans to cheat on the history exam are foiled, sneaks Eddie Haskell and Lumpy Rutherford try to make it look like high-scoring Wally was the real cheater.When their plans to cheat on the history exam are foiled, sneaks Eddie Haskell and Lumpy Rutherford try to make it look like high-scoring Wally was the real cheater.When their plans to cheat on the history exam are foiled, sneaks Eddie Haskell and Lumpy Rutherford try to make it look like high-scoring Wally was the real cheater.
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- Joe Connelly(uncredited)
- Bob Mosher(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaIt was established that Lumpy Rutherford is older than Wally and Eddie since Lumpy's first appearance in the series in season one. In this episode, Eddie tells June that Lumpy has been held back a year in school. This plot device allows Wally, Eddie and Lumpy to be friends in the same high school class for the remainder of the series.
- GoofsThe test score sheet posted on the high school bulletin board misspells Clarence 'Lumpy' Rutherford's first name as "Clarance". Considering that a school teacher typed the names on the test score sheet, this is an egregious error.
- Quotes
Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver: Hey, Wally, what are you rubbin' on your face?
Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver: Aftershave lotion.
Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver: How come?
Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver: To smell good.
Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver: What's the good of smellin' good for me?
Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver: I'm not smelling good for you. I'm just practicing smelling good.
There's a major history test in Mr. Gannon's (Frank Albertson) class and he expects results. Naturally, Eddie and Lumpy don't want to disappoint him and work up a neat scheme. Eddie will write the answers on a paper towel in the school lav, excuse himself to memorize them, and then return. Next it will be Lumpy's turn.
But what happens when good guy Wally also uses the lav, and ultimately ends up with a higher grade on the same exam? Eddie and Lumpy fink him out! That's what happens. Oh, these teenage scandals.
Veteran director Norman Tokar handled his episode and brought out some truly fine performances from everybody. In all, he directed 93 episodes for the series, also working on the DONNA REED SHOW and later for Walt Disney tv.
There's only one question, and one that has bugged me for decades. Memorizing a bunch of answers takes time and can be confusing. However, if Eddie and Lumpy could memorize all that stuff in a few minutes, they probably would have passed the test anyway without cheating!
Good support from actor Frank Albertson, whose film career went back to the 1930s and appeared in several Oscar winning films, such as IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946). Interestingly, not too long after this episode, he would portray the oil tycoon who flirts with Janet Leigh in an early scene from PSYCHO (1960).
A history lesson with a lesson to be learned. Not to be missed. SEASON 3 EPISODE 17 remastered dvd box set.
- tcchelsey
- Oct 28, 2023
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- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1