Ward is expecting an important call from the office; and the boys are off to the movies. Beaver goes to see The Mad Hypnotist, and Beaver and Larry are mesmerized in their own way by the film. As soon as Beaver gets home, Beaver tries to hypnotize June without result. Next Beaver tries Ward and gets chased away. Then it's Wally without success. Beaver even tries a neighbor's cat but when Eddie comes over to talk to Wally, he disturbs Beaver's attempt. Wally explains to Eddie that Beaver saw this movie and now he's trying to hypnotize everyone. Eddie thinks it would be a blast to pretend to be hypnotized just to scare Beaver. Wally is going out to see Mary Ellen Rogers, but he warns Eddie not to fool Beaver or he will bop him one when he gets back.
But it's too irresistible for Eddie, and when Eddie goes outside he pretends Beaver was able to hypnotized him; but before going under, he asks if Beaver is sure he can bring him out of the trance. Beaver has no doubts for all he has to do is snap his fingers.
Once Eddie is in a "trance" he pretends to obey Beaver's command and walks off; but Beaver can't get Eddie out of the trance, and when Wally calls Beaver to come inside for lunch, a worried Beaver isn't sure where his slave is going.
The next day a zombie like Eddie begins following Beaver around saying, "Master, I am yours to command." Larry figures Eddie is just kidding because he's a creep, but when Beaver tells Eddie to go jump in a lake, Eddie walks off. Then Larry wonders if Eddie does jump in and drowns, will Beaver be taken to jail. Beaver and Larry run after Eddie to stop him. Beaver counters his command and tells Eddie to go home. A credulous Larry is just glad that even if Eddie is kidding that he is glad he didn't hypnotize him.
Beaver returns home in the hope of talking to Ward. Ward is busy but Beaver asks if a guy was hypnotized and did something wrong would the hypnotist be in trouble. Ward doesn't have time for foolish questions and sends Beaver away.
That night Beaver is having a nightmare in which he is thrashing about and calling out for Eddie not to jump. This wakes Wally up, and he wakes Beaver to find out why Beaver is dreaming about Eddie. Wally says Eddie is just giving Beaver the business; and that Eddie is a dirty rat for pretending to be hypnotized when Wally told him not to. Wally tells Beaver to meet him after school tomorrow by Larry's and they will fix that wise guy Eddie.
Next day Larry and Beaver are outside of Larry's and Wally is hiding in the bushes. When Eddie spots Beaver, he starts the zombie act and walks toward the boys. Eddie's eyes are closed and Beaver tells Eddie to turn left. When Eddie turns, Wally steps out and waits for Eddie to walk into him. When Eddie opens his eyes he sees Wally and knows he is in trouble. Eddie runs off with Wally and Beaver in pursuit. Unfortunately, Eddie runs into a lawn where the sprinkler was on and he trips and ends up covered in mud.
Up in their room, Beaver and Wally are laughing at the vision of Eddie covered in mud. Ward walks into the boys' room and apologizes for neglecting them all weekend because he was busy with office work. Ward wants to know if he can still help Beaver with his problem. Beaver says no, the problem was solved when Wally pushed Eddie into the mud. Now Ward really wants to know what happened. Wally tells his brother to fill their dad in. A relieved Beaver begins to narrate the weekend misadventure.
Afterward Ward relates the story to June; and he even feels Eddie's mud bath was well deserved. Ward feels that he should have listened to Beaver from the start. June asks if Ward's father listened. Ward says he listened but nine times out of ten in ended with the belt; but he did listen.
Just a fun episode. Yes, there were multiple "lessons," but rather than dwell on them, it is more fun to just picture a scared Eddie covered in mud.
But it's too irresistible for Eddie, and when Eddie goes outside he pretends Beaver was able to hypnotized him; but before going under, he asks if Beaver is sure he can bring him out of the trance. Beaver has no doubts for all he has to do is snap his fingers.
Once Eddie is in a "trance" he pretends to obey Beaver's command and walks off; but Beaver can't get Eddie out of the trance, and when Wally calls Beaver to come inside for lunch, a worried Beaver isn't sure where his slave is going.
The next day a zombie like Eddie begins following Beaver around saying, "Master, I am yours to command." Larry figures Eddie is just kidding because he's a creep, but when Beaver tells Eddie to go jump in a lake, Eddie walks off. Then Larry wonders if Eddie does jump in and drowns, will Beaver be taken to jail. Beaver and Larry run after Eddie to stop him. Beaver counters his command and tells Eddie to go home. A credulous Larry is just glad that even if Eddie is kidding that he is glad he didn't hypnotize him.
Beaver returns home in the hope of talking to Ward. Ward is busy but Beaver asks if a guy was hypnotized and did something wrong would the hypnotist be in trouble. Ward doesn't have time for foolish questions and sends Beaver away.
That night Beaver is having a nightmare in which he is thrashing about and calling out for Eddie not to jump. This wakes Wally up, and he wakes Beaver to find out why Beaver is dreaming about Eddie. Wally says Eddie is just giving Beaver the business; and that Eddie is a dirty rat for pretending to be hypnotized when Wally told him not to. Wally tells Beaver to meet him after school tomorrow by Larry's and they will fix that wise guy Eddie.
Next day Larry and Beaver are outside of Larry's and Wally is hiding in the bushes. When Eddie spots Beaver, he starts the zombie act and walks toward the boys. Eddie's eyes are closed and Beaver tells Eddie to turn left. When Eddie turns, Wally steps out and waits for Eddie to walk into him. When Eddie opens his eyes he sees Wally and knows he is in trouble. Eddie runs off with Wally and Beaver in pursuit. Unfortunately, Eddie runs into a lawn where the sprinkler was on and he trips and ends up covered in mud.
Up in their room, Beaver and Wally are laughing at the vision of Eddie covered in mud. Ward walks into the boys' room and apologizes for neglecting them all weekend because he was busy with office work. Ward wants to know if he can still help Beaver with his problem. Beaver says no, the problem was solved when Wally pushed Eddie into the mud. Now Ward really wants to know what happened. Wally tells his brother to fill their dad in. A relieved Beaver begins to narrate the weekend misadventure.
Afterward Ward relates the story to June; and he even feels Eddie's mud bath was well deserved. Ward feels that he should have listened to Beaver from the start. June asks if Ward's father listened. Ward says he listened but nine times out of ten in ended with the belt; but he did listen.
Just a fun episode. Yes, there were multiple "lessons," but rather than dwell on them, it is more fun to just picture a scared Eddie covered in mud.
