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passionsfan79 · 04-15-2006, 11:19 PM

Funniest on Leave it to Beaver in your opinion?

frani · 04-16-2006, 11:11 AM

I would have to say Eddie Haskell. Though, i might think of some others.

tv star collector · 04-16-2006, 04:22 PM

I think the Beaver, esp. in the early episodes.

TV Knowledge Fan · 05-22-2006, 02:02 PM

..it's Fred Rutherford. What a jerk! So pompous and irritating...and funny!
Only Richard Deacon could do justice to such a character.

howilu · 05-22-2006, 06:20 PM

Eddie Haskell in the show's later episodes and Beaver when he was telling numerous lies in the early episodes.

tdr · 05-22-2006, 07:52 PM

Agreed. In the earlier episodes Beaver often sees no alternative but to lie, but almost anybody could tell by his uncertainty and his choice of words ["I think....."] and his tone that he was making it all up. Eddie, on the other hand, comes across more as underhanded and sometimes mean in the first couple of seasons; but as the series progressed he is more simply comical menace, and has some good points that seep through.

howilu · 05-23-2006, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tdr

Agreed. In the earlier episodes Beaver often sees no alternative but to lie, but almost anybody could tell by his uncertainty and his choice of words ["I think....."] and his tone that he was making it all up. Eddie, on the other hand, comes across more as underhanded and sometimes mean in the first couple of seasons; but as the series progressed he is more simply comical menace, and has some good points that seep through.

Beaver would also start a lot of sentences with "Well I..."

treky · 05-25-2006, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TV Knowledge Fan

..it's Fred Rutherford. What a jerk! So pompous and irritating...and funny!
Only Richard Deacon could do justice to such a character.

....about Fred Rutherford. Richard Deacon continued to play him even after he started on THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW.

TV Knowledge Fan · 05-25-2006, 05:53 PM

....Richard Deacon didn't have an "exclusive" contract with either Kayro or Calvada Productions, so he could appear on both shows whenever he was needed. It wasn't until the middle of the first season of the Van Dyke show
that "Mel Cooley" was seen more often, while "Fred Rutherford" began to appear less frequently. But Connelly & Mosher never forgot Richard- they made sure he had a guest appearance on one of their early episodes of "THE MUNSTERS" {"Pike's Pique"}.

treky · 05-26-2006, 01:49 AM

Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell)also did an episode of THE MUNSTERS once.

bfuller07 · 01-21-2008, 05:58 PM

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Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell)also did an episode of THE MUNSTERS once.

I seen that.

to answer the question, i think it was Eddie.

Wally was in a episode of Dragnet.

JudgeGarth · 01-21-2008, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bfuller07

Wally was in a episode of Dragnet.

I don't remember him in 'Dragnet'. He was in an 'Adam-12', though.

AB · 01-21-2008, 08:25 PM

Beaver in the early years, he wasn't as funny after he got older. Eddie was pretty funny throughout the whole show. So its a toss up between those two, for me.

vedastone · 01-23-2008, 05:25 AM

I think Larry was the funniest. Just about every episode he was in was a memorable one.

tanquant · 01-30-2008, 08:04 PM

Beaver and Eddie. Sometimes Wally had a funny one liner sometimes. Maybe they held the Beav back because he's just stupid

04-15-2006, 11:19 PM	#1
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TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	for me... ..it's Fred Rutherford. What a jerk! So pompous and irritating...and funny! Only Richard Deacon could do justice to such a character.

05-25-2006, 05:53 PM	#9
TV Knowledge Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 29, 2006 Location: Long Branch, N.J. Posts: 2,577	that's true... ....Richard Deacon didn't have an "exclusive" contract with either Kayro or Calvada Productions, so he could appear on both shows whenever he was needed. It wasn't until the middle of the first season of the Van Dyke show that "Mel Cooley" was seen more often, while "Fred Rutherford" began to appear less frequently. But Connelly & Mosher never forgot Richard- they made sure he had a guest appearance on one of their early episodes of "THE MUNSTERS" {"Pike's Pique"}.

04-16-2006, 11:11 AM	#2
frani Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 445	I would have to say Eddie Haskell. Though, i might think of some others.

04-16-2006, 04:22 PM	#3
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	I think the Beaver, esp. in the early episodes.

05-22-2006, 06:20 PM	#5
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,963	Eddie Haskell in the show's later episodes and Beaver when he was telling numerous lies in the early episodes.

05-22-2006, 07:52 PM	#6
tdr Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Posts: 1,454	Agreed. In the earlier episodes Beaver often sees no alternative but to lie, but almost anybody could tell by his uncertainty and his choice of words ["I think....."] and his tone that he was making it all up. Eddie, on the other hand, comes across more as underhanded and sometimes mean in the first couple of seasons; but as the series progressed he is more simply comical menace, and has some good points that seep through.

05-26-2006, 01:49 AM	#10
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell)also did an episode of THE MUNSTERS once.

01-21-2008, 08:25 PM	#13
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	Beaver in the early years, he wasn't as funny after he got older. Eddie was pretty funny throughout the whole show. So its a toss up between those two, for me.

01-23-2008, 05:25 AM	#14
vedastone Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 05, 2002 Posts: 120	I think Larry was the funniest. Just about every episode he was in was a memorable one.

01-30-2008, 08:04 PM	#15
tanquant Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 13, 2003 Posts: 864	Beaver and Eddie. Sometimes Wally had a funny one liner sometimes. Maybe they held the Beav back because he's just stupid