Beaver’s Fear

[Scrabjan1]

Did I hear another Thompson? Wally ‘s trying to find another guy to go to Bellport and mentions some guy but he carries a briefcase.

[stevea]

I'll check. I need to re-watch the 2 episodes from today anyway. They edited a lot out of Nobody Loves Me.

[MMR]

Right you are. Arthur Thompson.

Wonder why Wally and his friends didn't think of inviting one or two of the girls they knew.

[getsmartbeaver]

Whenever Beaver says, "Gus and the net," I hear "Gus and Annette."

[Scrabjan1]

“Gus and Annette.” LOL

[stevea]

Originally Posted by MMR

Right you are. Arthur Thompson.

Wonder why Wally and his friends didn't think of inviting one or two of the girls they knew.

Arthur sounds like Dudley McMillan. They both carry briefcaases.

[stevea]

Was Beaver's Fear Burt Mustin's final appearance?

[MMR]

Originally Posted by stevea

Was Beaver's Fear Burt Mustin's final appearance?

Yes, it was.

Beaver by then was more or less done hanging around the firehouse.

In Beaver's next-to-last visit to the firehouse, in "Nobody Loves Me," Gus tells Beaver about the two younger kids that come by to hang out there.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by Scrabjan1

“Gus and Annette.” LOL

When he was mumbling on the way into the amusement park, it did sound like Gus 'n' Annette.

I was on a roller coaster (or as Beaver called it, rolly coaster) once, very little, at an amusement park--Willow Grove, near Philadelphia. I don't remember much about it--I can't imagine my dad going on it, as he didn't like high places, either.

[Scrabjan1]

Thanks for substantiating another Thompson. Have to add him to the list. I guess Gus went on to Andy Griffith and later All in the Family. I loved Gus. I never went on a roller coaster my stomach wasn’t up to it. Once I went on a ride when I was 10 and a guy said you kids don’t know what you’re getting into. It was horrid!!

[stevea]

Originally Posted by Scrabjan1

Thanks for substantiating another Thompson. Have to add him to the list. I guess Gus went on to Andy Griffith and later All in the Family. I loved Gus.

Gus added a lot to the show. He was on 15 times, and probably should have been used more.

Mustin played a lot of character roles. In this case, he played a recurring character and did a darn good job.

[getsmartbeaver]

Originally Posted by stevea

Gus added a lot to the show. He was on 15 times, and probably should have been used more.

Gus was only on 15 episodes?! It seemed like a lot than that, but it always does with characters like that on sitcoms like Hymie and Siegfried on Get Smart.

[stevea]

Mustin was in:

1-1 Beaver Gets 'Spelled
1-3 Black Eye
1-6 Brotherly Love
1-20 Lonesome Beaver
1-28 Next Door Indians
1-36 Beaver and Henry
2-27 A Horse Named Nick
2-30 Beaver's Newspaper
4-6 Beaver's Big Contest
4-9 Beaver's I.Q.
4-20 Beaver's Tonsils
4-34 Junior Fire Chief
5-20 Nobody Loves Me
5-21 Beaver's Fear

Another character actor of the era, Will Wright, appears in one episode (1-18 Child Care) as Pete the Fireman.

[MMR]

Originally Posted by stevea

Another character actor of the era, Will Wright, appears in one episode (1-18 Child Care) as Pete the Fireman.

And, in another episode, "The Clubhouse," Beaver went to see a third fireman, Charlie, played by yet another actor.

Don't know why, in those two episodes, we see Pete and Charlie instead of Gus; maybe those actors just happened to be available.

[getsmartbeaver]

I think it's interesting that Gus was not on during season 3.