Ward wants to get off to work but Beaver needs a dollar. Two fifty cent pieces as that must sound less than a whole dollar, and that will allow Beaver to join his friends in the pigeon club. Beaver can then get two pigeons to raise but Ward wants to stop by the pet store for the whole story. Apparently, the sell was a good one as Ward returns home after work with two pigeons. But he can't give them to Beaver as Beaver has contracted chicken pox. Who will take care of the pigeons? Wally agrees to care for the pigeons although when he had to take over Beaver's hamsters, they ended up croaking.
Things seem OK until Larry comes over with his pigeons. He has to go away for the weekend and needs a pigeon sitter. As Larry's birds look ill, it is a reluctant Wally who agrees and the pigeons are put together. When Wally checks the pigeons later, they all look sick. Did they catch something from Larry's pigeons? Will Wally be blamed for croaking Beaver's pigeons? Will Ward try to save the pigeons? Will all end happily?
An episode with an ending a lot of kids could no doubt relate to. Along the way they might have even gleaned something about responsibility and friendship. Looking back over the years, I sometimes wonder what I picked up from watching TV. It wasn't the babysitter it is now. Even on Saturday's writers did most of the shows like Fury and Sky King or Mr. Wizard using the same format they did for adults.
For a surprise, we find out that Larry can actually act in a rather mature manner. Who knew?