Ep 8. Eddie's Double-Cross

In the episode "Eddie's Double-Cross," the Cleaver boys Beaver and Wally, find themselves in a pickle when their good friend Eddie Haskell asks them to cover for him. Eddie has promised to deliver a cake to his aunt for her birthday, but he has been invited to play golf with some older boys and doesn't want to miss out. He asks Beaver and Wally to deliver the cake for him.

Of course, things can never be simple for the Cleaver boys. Once they arrive at Eddie's aunt's house, they realize they've forgotten the cake! In a panic, they try to come up with a plan to fix the situation. They search for a bakery that's still open, but it's already past closing time. However, they do find a bakery with one cake left on display, but it's already been sliced.

Beaver and Wally decide to buy the cake, glue it back together, and hope for the best. When Eddie arrives at his aunt's house the next day, he's impressed that the boys were able to deliver the cake without any issue. However, things take a turn for the worse when Eddie's aunt notices that the cake has already been sliced. The boys panic, but Eddie quickly takes charge and spins a story about how the bakery must have cut the cake to make sure it was fresh.

As it turns out, Eddie had a motive for asking the boys to deliver the cake. He had stolen some money from his father and used it to buy a new set of golf clubs. When his father found out, he made Eddie return the clubs, but Eddie still wanted to keep the money. He had hidden the money in the cake he had originally purchased for his aunt and planned to retrieve it later. However, when he found out that the boys had forgotten the cake and bought a different one, he realized he couldn't retrieve the money without raising suspicion.

In the end, Eddie's aunt realizes what's happened and confronts him about stealing the money. Eddie comes clean and returns the money to his father. The Cleaver boys learn a valuable lesson about trying to cover for someone else's misdeeds and vow to never get involved in that kind of situation again.

Overall, "Eddie's Double-Cross" is a classic episode of Leave It to Beaver that highlights the misadventures of childhood and the importance of honesty. The episode is filled with humor and teaches a valuable life lesson that is still relevant today.