After decades of watching this iconic show, there's one thing I missed until now. No question, producers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher should have just written the whole show by themselves. They had the knack, they had the material. Yes, they did hire on such superb writers as Dick Conway and George Tibbles, but they actually had a good thing going. Also, Hugh Beaumont tossed in some nifty ideas about his own family, and at no charge!
Whatever the case, this is solid gold. A must see.
Wally does what every normal teenage boy does --spice up his life story. Pretty Kitty Bannerman, who used to go to school with Wally but moved away, apparently has been keeping in touch with him. They have been exchanging letters for some time and Wally's stories seem to be growing as he grows.
Wally writes the classic Hollywood bio, telling Kitty he's rubbing elbows with the elite. But what to do when Kitty and her mom decide to pay a visit back home?
As good as it gets for a tv sitcom, and you really can't fault Wally. How many of us have told a lie or two or three? No surprise this classic episode was rerun at the time of Tony Dow's passing.
Bernadette Withers, who plays Kitty, was a popular child actress at the time, making many appearances on BACHELOR FATHER, which is still around in reruns. She retired in the late 60s, passed in 2019, still living in California. Applause for veteran director Norman Abbott, who got the job done. Norman was a series director for JACK BENNY, and other sitcoms for decades. It shows.
SEASON 4 EPISODE 10 remastered.