Master of soap operas, Mathilde Farro, wrote this poignant episode, and nine others to her credit. She was behind such soapers as GENERAL HOSPITAL.
10 Stars. All the way with some valuable lessons.
Beave and Larry find a wallet filled with lots of money. Naturally, they have to turn it in, and there could be a big, fat reward. I agree with the last reviewer, not everyone was as good as Beave,
and probably why he had friends like Larry!
A lady called Miss Tompkins (played by Valerie Allen) finally, finally claims the money and promises Beave a reward.
He gets nothing. And it takes Ward to restore Beave's faith in one and all by purchasing a gift for him, pretending it was from Miss Tompkins. Truly, it's something all our parents would do, and we would do for our kids who faced a really trying time in their lives. This is tough on Beave.
Hugh Beaumont, who became a minister, once again probably had a hand in this special episode. It just has that feel about it. By the way, actress Valerie Allen, quite popular on tv, was married to movie star, Troy Donahue.
About 10 years later this story was revamped by THE BRADY BUNCH --only the guy who lost the wallet was a good guy. I guess times change!
Not to be missed. SEASON 3 EPISODE 30 remastered.