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Waldo finds a dinosaur bone and buries it in the yard. Nanny and the children's hunt for a rose bush eating gopher uncovers Waldo's treasure and results in dig for more!

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    • Author: Nagor
    A delivery truck turns a corner too quickly and unknowingly tosses out a crate that rolls down the hill and opens in front of the Everett family dog Waldo. It is a box of a natural history museum's dinosaur bones. A gopher has taken out some of Nanny's (Juliet Mills) rose bushes. Waldo hides one of bones in a gopher hole, which Hal (David Doremus) finds and takes to his dad Professor Everett (Richard Long). He tells Hal to see a paleontologist, and he visits the museum to talk with Dr. Charles Walters (the great Jim Backus- "Mr. Howell" from "Gilligan's Island", "Mr. Magoo"). Dr. Walters says it's a dinosaur bone and brings two students to dig up the Everett's backyard. Hal and Butch (Trent Lehman) decide to sell tickets to neighborhood kids for guided tours of the excavation. Prudence (Kim Richards) sells lemonade. The professor is upset by the children's actions. Waldo brings back all sorts of bones overnight and buries them in the backyard where Dr. Walters exclaims it's the biggest discovery since the La Brea Tar Pits. When he consults Dr. Lois Hire (Diana Chesney) they find a discovery that leaves the Everett family in hot water. A nice little episode with light comedic moments.
  • Episode cast overview:
    Juliet Mills Juliet Mills - Nanny
    Richard Long Richard Long - Professor Everett
    David Doremus David Doremus - Hal
    Trent Lehman Trent Lehman - Butch
    Kim Richards Kim Richards - Prudence
    Jim Backus Jim Backus - Dr. Charles Walters
    Diana Chesney Diana Chesney - Dr. Lois Hire
    Patsy Garrett Patsy Garrett - Mrs. Fowler
    Whitney Rydbeck Whitney Rydbeck - Colby (as Whitney Rybeck)
    George Winters George Winters - Blakely
    Greg Konblett Greg Konblett - Mike
    Jimmy Bracken Jimmy Bracken - John
    Eileen Baral Eileen Baral - Francine Fowler
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