Wally needs to see Ward because he needs his signature to get a work permit. Ward offers to speak with his friends to get Wally a job but Wally wants to find one on his own. Wally does, selling Igloo bars. Wally has a bike with a freezer and bells on the front; but he needs $27.00 for bike deposit and dry ice. But he will pay Ward back out of his profits. Beaver wants a free Igloo bar but Wally says no, the price is fifteen cents a bar. Beaver tells Wally he has a rat for a brother.
While Wally is out selling bars, Beaver is following along until Wally chases him off. Wally gets conned out of a number of free bars first by a little kid, then by Eddie and his friends, then Gloria, a classmate, gets twelve bars out of him for the girls. On his first day Wally is short $2.55. When he gets a call from his boss about picking up new bars and paying his bill, Wally gets a look of worry on his face that June picks up on.
Beaver is sore at Wally for chasing him away so he won't eat an Igloo bar even if Ward pays for it. Later Ward finds Beaver downstairs doing his homework because Wally chased him out of the room, Ward sends Beaver up to the room as it is his room too. Wally admits to Beaver he is now short $3.75 and asks Beaver to loan him the money as Beaver has nine dollars saved in his drawer. Beaver refuses, Wally didn't give him any free ice cream; he just gave it to his crummy friends. Wally says that Beaver is a rat; Beaver says he may be a rat but he's a rat with nine dollars.
When Wally tries to get his friends to pay him they still stiff him. Eddie only has a quarter and Gloria spent her money on her hair. When Wally gets home, June tells him that boss was here and Beaver gave him his money. Wally, knowing he was short, gets upset and runs upstairs to yell at Beaver for ratting him out to his boss. Instead he finds Beaver has a receipt for Wally for his entire bill which was paid in full. Wally is shocked that Beaver paid the bill after he treated him so badly. Beaver says it is one thing if he thinks Wally is a rat, but Beaver doesn't want his boss thinking his brother is a rat.
Later Wally confess to Ward he doesn't have the money to pay him back or pay Beaver. Ward is surprised to learn Wally had to borrow from his brother. Wally adds that he gave credit to friends who stiffed him. Ward repeats a quote from Shakespeare to Wally, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be. For loan oft loses both itself and friend." Wally says he remembers the line from Hamlet but says he thought he just read that stuff because it was assigned, he never thought he could actually learn from that stuff, even to selling Igloo bars.
No doubt many parents longed to see their boys act like Wally and Beaver and this episode is a keeper for them. The message about brotherly love is particularly strong here; but I also like Wally getting a real-life lesson in "friends" and money. But hearing Ward quote Shakespeare is the best. Over the years I had more than a few students confess some of that "stuff" I made them read or watch (Not another black and white movie!) actually turned out to have some valuable stuff in it after all. Gold to a teacher's ears.
While Wally is out selling bars, Beaver is following along until Wally chases him off. Wally gets conned out of a number of free bars first by a little kid, then by Eddie and his friends, then Gloria, a classmate, gets twelve bars out of him for the girls. On his first day Wally is short $2.55. When he gets a call from his boss about picking up new bars and paying his bill, Wally gets a look of worry on his face that June picks up on.
Beaver is sore at Wally for chasing him away so he won't eat an Igloo bar even if Ward pays for it. Later Ward finds Beaver downstairs doing his homework because Wally chased him out of the room, Ward sends Beaver up to the room as it is his room too. Wally admits to Beaver he is now short $3.75 and asks Beaver to loan him the money as Beaver has nine dollars saved in his drawer. Beaver refuses, Wally didn't give him any free ice cream; he just gave it to his crummy friends. Wally says that Beaver is a rat; Beaver says he may be a rat but he's a rat with nine dollars.
When Wally tries to get his friends to pay him they still stiff him. Eddie only has a quarter and Gloria spent her money on her hair. When Wally gets home, June tells him that boss was here and Beaver gave him his money. Wally, knowing he was short, gets upset and runs upstairs to yell at Beaver for ratting him out to his boss. Instead he finds Beaver has a receipt for Wally for his entire bill which was paid in full. Wally is shocked that Beaver paid the bill after he treated him so badly. Beaver says it is one thing if he thinks Wally is a rat, but Beaver doesn't want his boss thinking his brother is a rat.
Later Wally confess to Ward he doesn't have the money to pay him back or pay Beaver. Ward is surprised to learn Wally had to borrow from his brother. Wally adds that he gave credit to friends who stiffed him. Ward repeats a quote from Shakespeare to Wally, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be. For loan oft loses both itself and friend." Wally says he remembers the line from Hamlet but says he thought he just read that stuff because it was assigned, he never thought he could actually learn from that stuff, even to selling Igloo bars.
No doubt many parents longed to see their boys act like Wally and Beaver and this episode is a keeper for them. The message about brotherly love is particularly strong here; but I also like Wally getting a real-life lesson in "friends" and money. But hearing Ward quote Shakespeare is the best. Over the years I had more than a few students confess some of that "stuff" I made them read or watch (Not another black and white movie!) actually turned out to have some valuable stuff in it after all. Gold to a teacher's ears.
