https://www.metv.com/stories/the-story-behind-barbara-billingsleys-hilarious-cameo-in-airplane

"People talk to me as much about that as they ever did about Leave It to Beaver."

This was a great scene from the movie. Barbara played it perfectly.

Barbara Billingsley once said that her ''Airplane!'' cameo never would have happened without June Cleaver (https://www.metv.com/stories/barbara-billingsley-once-said-that-her-airplane-cameo-never-would-have-happened-without-june-cleaver)

The actor owed Mrs. Cleaver a great deal.