Eddie gets a credit card for a local independent gas station so that he can buy gas and oil when necessary. Of course, this is underwritten by his father's good name, but Eddie gloats and brags in true Eddie Haskell fashion.
Then one day Eddie, Wally, and Lumpy are out riding in Wally's car when it dies. They stop at the gas station where Eddie has the credit card and the mechanic states that the problem is that Wally's car needs a new battery. Eddie offers to use his card to charge the needed fifteen dollars, and Wally says he will pay Eddie back with the money he has been saving for new seat covers when they return to his house. Wally keeps his promise, but Eddie lets the cash linger in his pockets. And when Eddie spots a snazzy new vest for the same amount in his wallet he buys it rather than give the money to his father, thinking he has plenty of time before the credit card bill appears. But it appears sooner than expected, Eddie's dad sees the fifteen dollar charge and explodes. Complications ensue.
The parents of Eddie, Wally, and Lumpy are like the Three Little Pigs of parenting styles. Eddie's parents are hands off until something goes wrong, and then they overreact. Lumpy's parents are what we would call helicopter parents today, always babying Lumpy. And Wally and Beaver's parents are always held up as having a balanced approach.
Also note the presence of the independent gas station with an owner who knows his customers. Today that is pretty much extinct with virtually all gas stations belonging to some mega corporation.
Then one day Eddie, Wally, and Lumpy are out riding in Wally's car when it dies. They stop at the gas station where Eddie has the credit card and the mechanic states that the problem is that Wally's car needs a new battery. Eddie offers to use his card to charge the needed fifteen dollars, and Wally says he will pay Eddie back with the money he has been saving for new seat covers when they return to his house. Wally keeps his promise, but Eddie lets the cash linger in his pockets. And when Eddie spots a snazzy new vest for the same amount in his wallet he buys it rather than give the money to his father, thinking he has plenty of time before the credit card bill appears. But it appears sooner than expected, Eddie's dad sees the fifteen dollar charge and explodes. Complications ensue.
The parents of Eddie, Wally, and Lumpy are like the Three Little Pigs of parenting styles. Eddie's parents are hands off until something goes wrong, and then they overreact. Lumpy's parents are what we would call helicopter parents today, always babying Lumpy. And Wally and Beaver's parents are always held up as having a balanced approach.
Also note the presence of the independent gas station with an owner who knows his customers. Today that is pretty much extinct with virtually all gas stations belonging to some mega corporation.