Beaver has a new bike and he wants to ride it to school but Ward and June would prefer if Beaver took the bus. Beaver must have won because he is riding to school with Larry and Whitey.
School is over and June is anxiously waiting for Beaver. Beaver is late because he and Larry stopped off for a soda. When they come out of the shop, a big kid is eyeing Beaver's new bike. The kid really lays in on claiming he thought the bike was some millionaire kid's bike; and he would like to ride a bike like that. Larry says he would be a good guy and let a kid ride his new bike; and doesn't Beaver wants to be a good guy, Beaver lets the stranger ride the bike but the bike and kid are soon gone. When a half hour passes, Beaver begins to worry. Larry does his usual and tells Beaver he shouldn't have let the kid ride his new bike. Larry didn't tell Beaver to be a dumb good guy. Now Beaver better tell someone that his new bike was stolen.
Ward finally decides he better go look for Beaver, but as he opens the door Beaver is standing there. Now Ward is upset that Beaver let his new bike to be stolen as it was a careless and stupid thing to do. And how does Beaver feel: he wishes he were dead. Even Wally is surprised that Beaver let someone take the bike.
Beaver has the police, Sgt. Peterson, come to the house to file a report. Beaver can give the officer a clear description, but Ward is caught flat-footed because he forgot to register the bike, forgot to get the serial number, and forgot to put the bike on the insurance. An embarrassed Ward looks at June and says he wishes he was dead.
The bike has been gone for three days now and Beaver figures the bike is gone for good. But the bike was found and Ward has gone to the school to pick up Beaver and then get the bike. Unfortunately the bike has been badly damaged and Beaver figures the boy who stole the bike got away with everything; Beaver is angry because now all he has is a busted bike. Ward tells Beaver that the kid didn't get away completely free. Ward says the boy's conscience will bother him and he will be afraid that sometime he will run into Beaver or Larry. That every time he sees a police car, he will think they are looking for him. Maybe, but what if the kid doesn't have a conscience asks Beaver.
Larry sees Beaver walking to school and says he saw the kid who stole Beaver's bike over on Grant Avenue, and as soon as he saw Larry he took off. Larry said he never saw a kid that big run away from him. Beaver wonders if the guy actually has a conscience.
Larry wants to know if Beaver will ride his bike to school when it's fixed. Beaver says no because he knows the whole thing upset his mom and his conscience would bother him if he rode his bike to school.
An episode with multiple lessons but Beaver still hasn't learned the most important one: don't listen to Larry, period.
School is over and June is anxiously waiting for Beaver. Beaver is late because he and Larry stopped off for a soda. When they come out of the shop, a big kid is eyeing Beaver's new bike. The kid really lays in on claiming he thought the bike was some millionaire kid's bike; and he would like to ride a bike like that. Larry says he would be a good guy and let a kid ride his new bike; and doesn't Beaver wants to be a good guy, Beaver lets the stranger ride the bike but the bike and kid are soon gone. When a half hour passes, Beaver begins to worry. Larry does his usual and tells Beaver he shouldn't have let the kid ride his new bike. Larry didn't tell Beaver to be a dumb good guy. Now Beaver better tell someone that his new bike was stolen.
Ward finally decides he better go look for Beaver, but as he opens the door Beaver is standing there. Now Ward is upset that Beaver let his new bike to be stolen as it was a careless and stupid thing to do. And how does Beaver feel: he wishes he were dead. Even Wally is surprised that Beaver let someone take the bike.
Beaver has the police, Sgt. Peterson, come to the house to file a report. Beaver can give the officer a clear description, but Ward is caught flat-footed because he forgot to register the bike, forgot to get the serial number, and forgot to put the bike on the insurance. An embarrassed Ward looks at June and says he wishes he was dead.
The bike has been gone for three days now and Beaver figures the bike is gone for good. But the bike was found and Ward has gone to the school to pick up Beaver and then get the bike. Unfortunately the bike has been badly damaged and Beaver figures the boy who stole the bike got away with everything; Beaver is angry because now all he has is a busted bike. Ward tells Beaver that the kid didn't get away completely free. Ward says the boy's conscience will bother him and he will be afraid that sometime he will run into Beaver or Larry. That every time he sees a police car, he will think they are looking for him. Maybe, but what if the kid doesn't have a conscience asks Beaver.
Larry sees Beaver walking to school and says he saw the kid who stole Beaver's bike over on Grant Avenue, and as soon as he saw Larry he took off. Larry said he never saw a kid that big run away from him. Beaver wonders if the guy actually has a conscience.
Larry wants to know if Beaver will ride his bike to school when it's fixed. Beaver says no because he knows the whole thing upset his mom and his conscience would bother him if he rode his bike to school.
An episode with multiple lessons but Beaver still hasn't learned the most important one: don't listen to Larry, period.
