Train Trip

I logged on tonight to share the same frustration as the two above posters. I now know there are at least three of us in the world that would have come to Wally and Beaver's aid.

Pensman wrote a great review of this episode. I only wanted to gripe about the way the writers chose to have Mr. and Mrs. Haskel view Wally and Beaver in dire trouble on the train, only to ignore and laugh at them. No wonder Eddie is such a jerk - he learned from the best. Then, on top of it all, Mr. Haskel later laughs in Mr. Cleaver's face about how his boys were in trouble. Why didn't Mr. Cleaver ask Haskel, pointedly, "WHY didn't you help my sons?" I'll be da**ed if I ever help Eddie in the future. Now, please, GET LOST." It would have been just as good an episode if the boys had received help - and much more realistic.

A funny and poignant episode. Of course, there's always a bit of poetic license in everything, and that includes the further adventures of Beave and Wally.

The guys go away to visit Aunt Martha and basically spend all their money, forgetting all about the train tickets to get them back home OMG.

It may not have been train tickets, but it's yet another relatable story how many of us kids back in the day were careless with money --and paid the price!

Fortunately, Beave has the good luck of running into a kindly train conductor, played by veteran actor Joseph Crehan. He foots the bill for the guys, like an invisible angel on their shoulders, and they will send him the money when they get back home. Crehan was a wonderful actor, usually cast as cops in many classic films, particuarly in the CHARLIE CHAN movies.

Also this is one of those "parental magic" episodes where Ward seems to know about everything that happened to Beave and Wally. And ain't that truth mom and dad were always a step ahead of us, in one way or another.

Note another appearance by Karl Swenson as sarcastic Mr. Haskell (who needs a punch in the nose!) and a bit role (as a passenger) by Bess Flowers, long in Hollywood, going back to the early 1920s. Known as the Queen of Hollywood Extras, appearing in hundreds of films.

Well written by series creators Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher. From SEASON 2 EPISODE 26 remastered Universal dvd box set. The color box cover is tops.