When Eddie Haskell moves into a place of his own after a fight with his parents, best friend Wally and a kind landlady join forces to try to get the unhappy, but stubborn, teen to go back ho... Read allWhen Eddie Haskell moves into a place of his own after a fight with his parents, best friend Wally and a kind landlady join forces to try to get the unhappy, but stubborn, teen to go back home.When Eddie Haskell moves into a place of his own after a fight with his parents, best friend Wally and a kind landlady join forces to try to get the unhappy, but stubborn, teen to go back home.
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- TriviaBeaver mentions his friend Richard, but Richard does not appear in this episode, nor does he appear in any subsequent episodes. The character, played by Richard Correll in 32 of the series' episodes, made his last appearance in Season 6, Episode 4, "The Late Edition."
- GoofsLumpy drives over to the Cleavers in his car and talks to Wally. He said he was watching Captain Kangaroo (1955) when his dad came in to tell him something. This scene clearly took place in the afternoon. Captain Kangaroo was an early morning TV show - 7AM on the east coast. It was never on in the afternoon.
- Quotes
Clarence Rutherford: [Eddie has left home to live in his own apartment] That guy's really livin' it up. The only time he's been back home is to get clean sheets.
Ward Cleaver: Uh, have you boys, uh, seen where he's living?
Wally Cleaver: Well, not yet. Eddie says he's been pretty busy and hasn't had a chance to have the guys over yet.
Theodore Cleaver: Boy, it must really be neat to have your own place, and to be your own boss.
Clarence Rutherford: Yeah. Eddie says he's even gonna get a telephone. Boy, wouldn't that be a blast? You could talk all night to your girl without your snoopy parents tell... This is very good pot roast, Mrs Cleaver.
June Cleaver: Thank you, Clarence.
Ward Cleaver: Uh, well, I wonder if Eddie is enjoying a meal like this in his room tonight.
Clarence Rutherford: Oh, he's doing very well, Mr Cleaver. He's been buying TV dinners.
Theodore Cleaver: Gee, does he have his own television set?
Clarence Rutherford: Not yet. He eats the TV dinners and listens to the radio.
- ConnectionsReferences Captain Kangaroo (1955)
All of this talk makes the Cleavers nervous - What if Wally gets upset at them sometime and just moves out? This bachelor pad fever may be contagious. But then Wally and Beaver have occasion to visit the rooming house where Eddie lives and see just how much reality diverges from the story he's been telling. Can Eddie Haskell be persuaded to return home without damaging his delicate pride? Watch and find out.
I'm surprised the guys wouldn't think back on all of the times Eddie has embellished the details of his own feats and not realize that this was, once again, one of those times. But it might have been a case of wishful thinking - Of wanting to live adventurously through Eddie without having to leave the safety of home themselves.
And just a thought on how housing prices have changed. When the news of Eddie first moving out first hits, Wally mentions that Eddie can afford to move out since he has a job after school and on weekends. Nobody disputes that statement. So in 1962 a teenager's part time job was sufficient to put a roof over their head. Today a full time job, often that of a college graduate, is not sufficient to pay rent. Plus, so many of the old style boarding houses have ceased to exist - partially due to stricter regulations and partly because it is hard to find tenants who won't trash a place.
- AlsExGal
- May 11, 2024
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1