Leave It to Beaver Wally's Practical Joke (1957–1963) watch online HD

Lumpy is over at Wally's and he's doing something to Eddie's car. Eddie and Wally are supposed to be going out to meet girls: Eddie figures with Wally along the girls won't immediately move away. When Eddie starts his car, the engine begins to whistle then smoke pours out. Wally thinks it's a pretty good joke and then offers to use his car. When Wally starts his car, the same thing happens; Lumpy has struck twice in the same driveway.

At dinner, Beaver is talking about the joke. There was so much smoke it was like being in The Longest Day. Nothing serious was done to either car. Ward starts to relate one of his practical jokes, but June stops him. Eddie stops by to see Wally and impresses the Cleavers with his "adult" response to the joke; but when the guys go upstairs in Wally's room, Eddie is all for plotting a revenge joke.

Eddie's suggestions are all pretty dangerous, until Eddie suggests they tie a chain to a tree and the other end around the axle of Lumpy's car, he will be unable to move. Wally believes that sounds safe enough.

The boys are setting up the joke; but Lumpy hasn't appeared. Eddie calls Lumpy pretending to be Julie Foster. She needs Lumpy's help; he'll be right over. After Lumpy starts the car, he pulls into the street and the entire rear axle, tires and all, comes off. Not so funny now.

Fred Rutherford isn't amused; and the chain has Ward's name on it. Lumpy says it must be Eddie and Wally. Fred wants to know why Lumpy mentioned Eddie. What did Lumpy do? Now Wally knows he's on the hook to pay for repairs. Especially when Fred comes over with Ward's chain. Wally confesses saying they thought it was going to be a funny joke. Wally figures he and Eddie can repair the damage. Eddie comes over to ask Wally to a ball to a ball game; nope, we will be fixing Lumpy's car. No way, they can't connect us to that; just then Ward arises from the couch. He's on the phone with Fred telling him Wally and Eddie will be there Saturday.

All Eddie wants to know is how did they get caught. Don't use a tow chain with Ward Cleaver's name on it.

June wonders if Wally and Eddie can fix the car; Ward figures the boys will find out the answer to that pretty quickly. If dirt and grime are indicators of success, then the car should run. Fred comes out and asks if the boys have learned not to do practical jokes; yes sir, Eddie believe Lumpy has learned not to put cherry bombs in other people's cars too. Fred tells Lumpy if he started it then he should work on the car with the boys. Wally asks Mr. Rutherford a favor. He and Eddie are doing a pretty good job, so please don't make Lumpy help us.

It appears the car is running fine, Wally learned his lesson. Would Beaver play a joke on Wally?

A sort of filler episode. I know it's been a running theme that Wally likes working on cars, but this job would have really requited a serious mechanic. At the conclusion, all is forgiven. Lumpy drives over to see Wally and Eddie, he needs a favor. He put his tuba in the car, then he put the top up. Now he can't get the top down or the tuba out. Lumpy just doesn't disappoint.

Do we really believe that Wallace would go along with a bone-headed stunt like this? By the way, did George Lucas get the idea for the same prank in "American Graffiti" from LITB? The best line goes to Eddie about the fate of his rear seat covers. I have to admit the smoke bombs under the hoods are a pretty funny sight gag, and the Lump's gullibility in believing Julie Foster would ask him for help with geometry is laughable. "How the West Was Won" gets a nice plug, which makes you miss the days of single-, big-screen theaters and Cinemascope. I agree, this does feel like a filler episode with the writers running out of steam and motivation late in the fourth quarter. One other thing—the idea that a women today would allow male teen strangers into her home to use the telephone is almost unthinkable. I doubt many women would have been so trusting even in '63.