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Tankeryanker · 12-09-2020, 06:20 PM

Beaver and Larry or Beaver and Gilbert?

OH Nuts! · 12-09-2020, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

Beaver and Larry or Beaver and Gilbert?

I vote Beaver and Larry. I like Larry more than Gilbert; Gilbert is too sneaky and duplicitous for my taste.

CosmicCharlie · 12-09-2020, 09:42 PM

Larry was my fav - more like my peer group - he was mostly a fun loving kid and did "as he pleases" - overall him & Beav had many youthful good times +-

whereas Gilbert seemed a bit sneaky, tricking Beaver more than once

stevea · 12-09-2020, 10:32 PM

Clearly, Larry. Some of it had to do with age (the younger kids had more fun), some of it had to do with Gilbert being a pain in the a$$.

Scrabjan1 · 12-10-2020, 09:39 AM

Beaver had fun getting into mischief with Larry. I agree with everyone Gilbert was a snake and always came out squeaky clean. He was downright rude to June in Wally Stays at Lumpy’s.

Torgo · 12-18-2020, 12:50 PM

Larry for sure.

But if I wanted to pretend being husband and wife, Gilbert would be my go to since he played a mother/wife so well.

OH Nuts! · 12-18-2020, 12:57 PM

I vote Beaver & Larry. Larry wasn’t as sneaky and devious as Gilbert; hence they got in less trouble, and at the end of the day, enjoyed themselves more.

Tankeryanker · 12-18-2020, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

Larry for sure.

But if I wanted to pretend being husband and wife, Gilbert would be my go to since he played a mother/wife so well.

That is one of my favorite episodes when Gilbert and Beaver drive Ward's car in the driveway and pretend they are married with kids.

stevea · 12-18-2020, 01:44 PM

That is Talbot's best LITB episode, IMO.

LOL, Torgo. Gilbert for mother of the year!

CosmicCharlie · 12-18-2020, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

That is one of my favorite episodes when Gilbert and Beaver drive Ward's car in the driveway and pretend they are married with kids.

So Agree

Someone needs to write up that dialogue !

Tankeryanker · 12-18-2020, 04:04 PM

^^^
Doesn't Glibert turn around and flick one on their head?

Cx · 12-18-2020, 06:12 PM

I thought about this after reading this threat and watched a couple dozen different episodes.

The verdict: I think Larry and Beaver were the better pair. Yeah, Larry could show duplicitousness but it was a side-effect of his short-sighted bumbling and often selfish thinking...and...he was often accosted and/or punished for it.

Gilbert was the devious one, with pure malice as the impetus behind most of the capers he got over on Beaver. He mostly got away with these scot-free. A few exceptions though, the most notable one being in 'Long Distance Call'.

In short: Larry was a little dipsh*t. Gilbert was just a little sh*t.

Torgo · 12-18-2020, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

That is one of my favorite episodes when Gilbert and Beaver drive Ward's car in the driveway and pretend they are married with kids.

Definitely one of Gilbert's funniest moments.

stevea · 12-18-2020, 06:37 PM

Re post #10--I'll write up the dialogue from the Beaver and Gilbert car scene and post a separate thread on it, sometime this weekend. It's definitely one of the funniest scenes in the 5th season, and maybe right up there for all 6.

PracTz · 12-18-2020, 11:48 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong but Beaver seemed to have stayed in touch/gotten in touch with Larry in the 1980's sequels but had little if anything to do with Gilbert as an adult. At least that showed him smarter than Wally who kept considering Eddie his bestie well into middle age!

12-18-2020, 12:50 PM	#6
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,050	Larry for sure. But if I wanted to pretend being husband and wife, Gilbert would be my go to since he played a mother/wife so well.
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12-09-2020, 06:20 PM	#1
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,051	Who had more fun... Beaver and Larry or Beaver and Gilbert?

12-09-2020, 09:42 PM	#3
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,459	Larry was my fav - more like my peer group - he was mostly a fun loving kid and did "as he pleases" - overall him & Beav had many youthful good times +- whereas Gilbert seemed a bit sneaky, tricking Beaver more than once

12-09-2020, 10:32 PM	#4
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,066	Clearly, Larry. Some of it had to do with age (the younger kids had more fun), some of it had to do with Gilbert being a pain in the a$$.

12-10-2020, 09:39 AM	#5
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	Beaver had fun getting into mischief with Larry. I agree with everyone Gilbert was a snake and always came out squeaky clean. He was downright rude to June in Wally Stays at Lumpy’s.

12-18-2020, 12:57 PM	#7
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	I vote Beaver & Larry. Larry wasn’t as sneaky and devious as Gilbert; hence they got in less trouble, and at the end of the day, enjoyed themselves more.

12-18-2020, 01:44 PM	#9
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,066	That is Talbot's best LITB episode, IMO. LOL, Torgo. Gilbert for mother of the year!

12-18-2020, 04:04 PM	#11
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,051	^^^ Doesn't Glibert turn around and flick one on their head?

12-18-2020, 06:12 PM	#12
Cx Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 01, 2020 Posts: 209	I thought about this after reading this threat and watched a couple dozen different episodes. The verdict: I think Larry and Beaver were the better pair. Yeah, Larry could show duplicitousness but it was a side-effect of his short-sighted bumbling and often selfish thinking...and...he was often accosted and/or punished for it. Gilbert was the devious one, with pure malice as the impetus behind most of the capers he got over on Beaver. He mostly got away with these scot-free. A few exceptions though, the most notable one being in 'Long Distance Call'. In short: Larry was a little dipsht. Gilbert was just a little sht.

12-18-2020, 06:37 PM	#14
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,066	Re post #10--I'll write up the dialogue from the Beaver and Gilbert car scene and post a separate thread on it, sometime this weekend. It's definitely one of the funniest scenes in the 5th season, and maybe right up there for all 6.

12-18-2020, 11:48 PM	#15
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	Correct me if I'm wrong but Beaver seemed to have stayed in touch/gotten in touch with Larry in the 1980's sequels but had little if anything to do with Gilbert as an adult. At least that showed him smarter than Wally who kept considering Eddie his bestie well into middle age!