Ward keeps a very valuable souvenir in his den--an old baseball autographed by several great players of Ward's youth. Of course, when Larry Mondello comes over to visit and sees the ball, you know something bad is going to happen. As usual, Larry talks Beaver into a dumb idea, i.e., playing catch with the ball. The baseball flies into the street, a large truck is coming...and you know what happens.
Beaver and Larry's solution is an ingenious one: they take an old baseball and clumsily try to sign identical signatures to it. However, when Ward shows the substitute baseball to Fred Rutherford, Fred believes it's all a joke because the signatures are hilariously wrong. Ward starts fuming, the Beav is held responsible, and as usual Larry skates without any punishment.
I've seen this episode several times, and I still laugh every time I watch it. Richard Deacon's pompous mannerisms and words are perfectly delivered when he inspects the ball. As usual, there's a good lesson in this episode too.
One more thought: I'll bet a real baseball with those signatures would be worth millions today. Back in the early 1960s it would have been valuable, but not like today.
Beaver and Larry's solution is an ingenious one: they take an old baseball and clumsily try to sign identical signatures to it. However, when Ward shows the substitute baseball to Fred Rutherford, Fred believes it's all a joke because the signatures are hilariously wrong. Ward starts fuming, the Beav is held responsible, and as usual Larry skates without any punishment.
I've seen this episode several times, and I still laugh every time I watch it. Richard Deacon's pompous mannerisms and words are perfectly delivered when he inspects the ball. As usual, there's a good lesson in this episode too.
One more thought: I'll bet a real baseball with those signatures would be worth millions today. Back in the early 1960s it would have been valuable, but not like today.