Episode- Larry Hides Out - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Lee G · 09-08-2007, 12:23 PM

This is the episode where Larry runs away to Beaver's house and hides in the bathtub. One thing doesn't make sense. When Beaver asks his mom if he could eat supper upstairs in his room, how was he able to get two plates of food up there without his mom getting suspicious? Wally had dinner at the table with June and Ward.

Larry had a strange family. His mom looked more like a grandmother than a mother. And the poor woman's husband was never home, he was always away on a business trip somewhere. I don't think we ever saw Larry's father in any of the episodes. Same thing with Larry's sister. I don't think we ever saw her either. I seem to recall she appeared in one episode, but I'm not certain.

JudgeGarth · 09-08-2007, 06:57 PM

In the LITB reunion movie, they made a point of noting that. Somebody (I think it was Richard) said something like "Larry's father was gone a lot."

Actually, I think Larry's father DID appear once. Some episode about a pageant? Maybe I'm mistaken.

Torgo · 09-12-2007, 03:10 PM

I thought Beaver only took one plate up. For some reason I though Larry ate off Beaver's plate.

stevea · 12-21-2018, 10:52 AM

Something bugs me about this episode. Suddenly, Larry is hiding in the bathtub. Is there a missing scene, where he's sneaking into the Cleaver house?

Scrabjan1 · 12-21-2018, 12:07 PM

Correct. Beaver only had one plate of food and didn’t have supper. Maybe he got a carrot.

June and Ward are out shopping, Wally is at the home show and we see Beaver playing with a gun in the living room. Larry calls about running away to Mexico. Scene fades to a commercial. Next thing we see W&J come home and Beaver comes downstairs. During that interval Larry has come over and left his suitcase in the bushes. What I can’t figure out is how Larry sneaked out of his room with his mother home. I’m surprised she didn’t lock the door.

stevea · 12-21-2018, 03:25 PM

Oh, yeah, the phone call. Where Beaver repeats himself over and over.

I need to check the DVD and see what MeTV cut out. Although I think the DVD set is unreliable when it comes to season 3.

Scrabjan1 · 12-22-2018, 10:28 AM

I don’t know of any scene edited but I love seeing scenes I’ve never seen before. Before TV Land got really bad they used to show the whole episode. I think when they edit out that scene when the boys try to leave with their monster sweatshirts it ruins the whole episode. It looks like they deliberately didn’t try to keep the pact to wear them. When they show that scene it looks like they at least tried. Beaver is the only one who made a second attempt.

stevea · 12-22-2018, 07:27 PM

Well, beating a dead horse, the edit that really bugs me is in June's Birthday, where they cut some of Miss Landers' dialog, explaining to the class that they are going to sing for the mothers. The worst part of that edit is that the snippet seems to be lost.

The other scene that was routinely cut from that episode (by TV Land) is the opening when Ward was working on the car, and he and June talked about her birthday. MeTV shows that scene, and TV Land opened the episode with the boys in their room and Ward coming in.

I agree about Sweatshirt Monsters.

stevea · 12-25-2018, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Scrabjan1

I don’t know of any scene edited but I love seeing scenes I’ve never seen before.

I looked at Larry Hides Out on the DVD set. This one appears to be the full episode, with a time of 25:50. On TV they always open the episode with a shot of Larry's house, and then go to the boys entering Larry's sister's room. There is a whole scene before that, where Ward is repairing a window in the door to the patio. I think June is in the scene too, and they chat a little. Then Wally comes in and says Beaver is eating over at Larry's (maybe he had answered the phone and Beaver told him.)

Scrabjan1 · 12-26-2018, 11:03 AM

I know that scene and MeTV never shows it. I guess Beaver didn’t get lunch or maybe they went into his sister’s room after lunch. Next thing you know they’re getting ready to eat dinner.

stevea · 12-26-2018, 11:49 AM

MeTV doesn't show it, and I doubt TV Land showed it.

getsmartbeaver · 12-26-2018, 06:01 PM

No, TV Land cut out that beginning scene, too.

Scrabjan1 · 12-27-2018, 02:13 PM

I first discovered the old TV Land back in the mid 90’s and they were showing Beaver almost unedited. Loved the retromercials, Haikus and using scenes from Beaver in their promos. It was the first time I saw the LITB intros with Hugh saying “and that’s our story tonight.”

stevea · 12-27-2018, 03:07 PM

They started in 1996, so they probably were like Nick at Nite back then, unedited or close to it. Ah, for those days!

stevea · 04-28-2020, 07:29 PM

Someone over on Facebook mentioned how convenient it was that there just happened to be a rope in the boys' dresser drawer for Wally to haul up Larry's suitcase. How true!

09-08-2007, 12:23 PM	#1
Lee G Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 850	Episode- Larry Hides Out This is the episode where Larry runs away to Beaver's house and hides in the bathtub. One thing doesn't make sense. When Beaver asks his mom if he could eat supper upstairs in his room, how was he able to get two plates of food up there without his mom getting suspicious? Wally had dinner at the table with June and Ward. Larry had a strange family. His mom looked more like a grandmother than a mother. And the poor woman's husband was never home, he was always away on a business trip somewhere. I don't think we ever saw Larry's father in any of the episodes. Same thing with Larry's sister. I don't think we ever saw her either. I seem to recall she appeared in one episode, but I'm not certain.

09-08-2007, 06:57 PM	#2
JudgeGarth Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 07, 2004 Location: Wheaton, IL Posts: 443	In the LITB reunion movie, they made a point of noting that. Somebody (I think it was Richard) said something like "Larry's father was gone a lot." Actually, I think Larry's father DID appear once. Some episode about a pageant? Maybe I'm mistaken.

09-12-2007, 03:10 PM	#3
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,033	I thought Beaver only took one plate up. For some reason I though Larry ate off Beaver's plate.

12-21-2018, 10:52 AM	#4
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,710	Something bugs me about this episode. Suddenly, Larry is hiding in the bathtub. Is there a missing scene, where he's sneaking into the Cleaver house?

12-21-2018, 12:07 PM	#5
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	Correct. Beaver only had one plate of food and didn’t have supper. Maybe he got a carrot. June and Ward are out shopping, Wally is at the home show and we see Beaver playing with a gun in the living room. Larry calls about running away to Mexico. Scene fades to a commercial. Next thing we see W&J come home and Beaver comes downstairs. During that interval Larry has come over and left his suitcase in the bushes. What I can’t figure out is how Larry sneaked out of his room with his mother home. I’m surprised she didn’t lock the door.

12-21-2018, 03:25 PM	#6
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,710	Oh, yeah, the phone call. Where Beaver repeats himself over and over. I need to check the DVD and see what MeTV cut out. Although I think the DVD set is unreliable when it comes to season 3.

12-22-2018, 10:28 AM	#7
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	I don’t know of any scene edited but I love seeing scenes I’ve never seen before. Before TV Land got really bad they used to show the whole episode. I think when they edit out that scene when the boys try to leave with their monster sweatshirts it ruins the whole episode. It looks like they deliberately didn’t try to keep the pact to wear them. When they show that scene it looks like they at least tried. Beaver is the only one who made a second attempt.

12-22-2018, 07:27 PM	#8
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,710	Well, beating a dead horse, the edit that really bugs me is in June's Birthday, where they cut some of Miss Landers' dialog, explaining to the class that they are going to sing for the mothers. The worst part of that edit is that the snippet seems to be lost. The other scene that was routinely cut from that episode (by TV Land) is the opening when Ward was working on the car, and he and June talked about her birthday. MeTV shows that scene, and TV Land opened the episode with the boys in their room and Ward coming in. I agree about Sweatshirt Monsters.

12-26-2018, 11:03 AM	#10
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	I know that scene and MeTV never shows it. I guess Beaver didn’t get lunch or maybe they went into his sister’s room after lunch. Next thing you know they’re getting ready to eat dinner.

12-26-2018, 11:49 AM	#11
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,710	MeTV doesn't show it, and I doubt TV Land showed it.

12-26-2018, 06:01 PM	#12
getsmartbeaver Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 07, 2014 Location: United States Posts: 133	No, TV Land cut out that beginning scene, too.

12-27-2018, 02:13 PM	#13
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	I first discovered the old TV Land back in the mid 90’s and they were showing Beaver almost unedited. Loved the retromercials, Haikus and using scenes from Beaver in their promos. It was the first time I saw the LITB intros with Hugh saying “and that’s our story tonight.”

12-27-2018, 03:07 PM	#14
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,710	They started in 1996, so they probably were like Nick at Nite back then, unedited or close to it. Ah, for those days!

04-28-2020, 07:29 PM	#15
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,710	Someone over on Facebook mentioned how convenient it was that there just happened to be a rope in the boys' dresser drawer for Wally to haul up Larry's suitcase. How true!