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10-22-2021, 06:19 PM
A detail in the car(s) themselves.
For the Cleaver's car, two models of 1961 Plymouth 4-door sedans were used, a hardtop sedan ( no "B pillar", or post ) between the front and rear doors, and a regular 4-door sedan with a pillar/post between the front and rear doors.
When the shots of Beaver and Gilbert inside the car are shown, we can clearly see the "B" pillar, as well as the metal or plastic trim on it.
When the car is in the street ( after having coasted down there, courtesy of Beaver ) and when Wally gets in to drive it back into the driveway, we can see the car is a hardtop sedan, with wooden planks located where the pillars would be on a regular sedan, to act as fake posts/pillars. From the outside you can clearly see they're painted a darker color and they're not at all flush with the exterior lines of the car. From the inside we can clearly see the unpainted planks of wood.
I marveled because on one hand they were making an effort to cosmetically alter a vehicle for the sake of continuity and blur the differences between the cars, but on the other hand it was so crudely done it was laughable. The shots were long enough that even without the ability to pause, a viewer could easily see the difference.
Another thing I noticed was when Beaver was getting in the driver's seat and gripping the steering wheel, it wobbled on its shaft.
I'm guessing the "car" they used for the interior Beaver and Gilbert shots was possibly a mockup maybe? Why not just use the same hardtop sedan and not have to add fake pillars to mimic that of a sedan in the first place.
I like the episode though, lots of laughs.
For the Cleaver's car, two models of 1961 Plymouth 4-door sedans were used, a hardtop sedan ( no "B pillar", or post ) between the front and rear doors, and a regular 4-door sedan with a pillar/post between the front and rear doors.
When the shots of Beaver and Gilbert inside the car are shown, we can clearly see the "B" pillar, as well as the metal or plastic trim on it.
When the car is in the street ( after having coasted down there, courtesy of Beaver ) and when Wally gets in to drive it back into the driveway, we can see the car is a hardtop sedan, with wooden planks located where the pillars would be on a regular sedan, to act as fake posts/pillars. From the outside you can clearly see they're painted a darker color and they're not at all flush with the exterior lines of the car. From the inside we can clearly see the unpainted planks of wood.
I marveled because on one hand they were making an effort to cosmetically alter a vehicle for the sake of continuity and blur the differences between the cars, but on the other hand it was so crudely done it was laughable. The shots were long enough that even without the ability to pause, a viewer could easily see the difference.
Another thing I noticed was when Beaver was getting in the driver's seat and gripping the steering wheel, it wobbled on its shaft.
I'm guessing the "car" they used for the interior Beaver and Gilbert shots was possibly a mockup maybe? Why not just use the same hardtop sedan and not have to add fake pillars to mimic that of a sedan in the first place.
I like the episode though, lots of laughs.