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howilu · 05-05-2020, 11:12 PM

I was watching the June's Birthday episode today and in the scene where Beaver's class sings Old McDonald at the Mother's Club Tea was the actress who would go on to be the voice of Wilma Flintstone, Jean Vander Pyl. She played one of the club members.

I should also point out that Vander Pyl was in a later episode as Penny Woods' mother.

stevea · 05-06-2020, 07:22 AM

She had small parts in several episodes. She had a one liner where she told June she (June) had the husband who couldn't do anything, probably a season 4 episode. And in Wally and Alma, Alma's mother, who was concerned she kept June from her dishes.

Scrabjan1 · 05-06-2020, 08:25 AM

That was the episode where Mrs. Mondello had a headache because of her 17 year old daughter.

CosmicCharlie · 05-18-2020, 10:01 PM

Leave It to Beaver (TV Series)

Mrs. Woods / Mrs. Thompson / Mrs. Hanson / ...
- Farewell to Penny (1962) ... Mrs. Woods
- Beaver's Doll Buggy (1961) ... Mrs. Woods (as Jean Vanderpyl)
- Beaver and Kenneth (1960) ... Mrs. Thompson (as Jean Vanderpyl)
- Wally and Alma (1960) ... Mrs. Hanson (as Jean Vanderpyl)
- June's Birthday (1959) ... Woman's Club Member

The Jetsons (TV Series)

Rosie the Robot / Mrs. Spacely / Rosey the Robot / ...
- Spacely for a Day (1987) ... Rosie the Robot (voice)
Show all 47 episodes

wow - she had a great career including MANY voices ... the list is too long to show here

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888717/

stevea · 05-19-2020, 08:09 AM

Also Wilma Flintstone. Probably the biggest role in her career, an animated character.

OH Nuts! · 10-06-2020, 12:39 PM

In this ep Beaver buys June a garish, and rather gaudy blouse for her birthday. She looks terrible in it but promises Beaver she’ll wear it to a PTA tea. She wears something different thinking Beaver will be no wiser, but his class shows up unexpectedly, and he’s clearly hurt June didn’t wear it

Should she have worn it or not?. Curious what others think.

I say she should have this once. YES,she would have looked ridiculous but could have explained it away by saying Beaver gave it to her yesterday for her birthday. I think the other mothers would have understood; I bet they got some pretty yucky gifts from their youngsters at one time too. And ugly as the shirt was, it was beautiful in the sense it came from someone she deeply loved.

Later, she could explain to Beaver why the blouse is inappropriate to wear in certain venues. She surely could keep wearing it every once and a while around the home, where only the boys would have seen it.

GentlemanJim · 10-06-2020, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

In this ep Beaver buys June a garish, and rather gaudy blouse for her birthday. She looks terrible in it but promises Beaver she’ll wear it to a PTA tea. She wears something different thinking Beaver will be no wiser, but his class shows up unexpectedly, and he’s clearly hurt June didn’t wear it

Should she have worn it or not?. Curious what others think.

The Cleavers seem to be obsessed with projecting the "proper" image, so running a risk of giving someone an opportunity to draw a conclusion based upon a single instance (you only get one chance to make a first impression, etc)...is not something I see June willing to risk.

She could have spilled permanent ink on the blouse on purpose, and explained to Beaver that it was an accident, and she had to change plans at the last minute.

stevea · 10-06-2020, 05:27 PM

She'd have no way of knowing the class would be there. And a reminder, she WAS set to wear it, and Ward was the one who talked her out of it.

OH Nuts! · 10-06-2020, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

The Cleavers seem to be obsessed with projecting the "proper" image, so running a risk of giving someone an opportunity to draw a conclusion based upon a single instance (you only get one chance to make a first impression, etc)...is not something I see June willing to risk.

She could have spilled permanent ink on the blouse on purpose, and explained to Beaver that it was an accident, and she had to change plans at the last minute.

Not a bad idea! And LOL would have improved it’s appearance. Ooh La La!

Torgo · 10-06-2020, 06:34 PM

She could have worn it while Beaver wore his Eskimo girl's sweater, and Wally wore his jazzy suit and jelly roll.

OH Nuts! · 10-06-2020, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by stevea

She'd have no way of knowing the class would be there. And a reminder, she WAS set to wear it, and Ward was the one who talked her out of it.

Good points! But she still should have listened to her first instincts.

GentlemanJim · 10-06-2020, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by stevea

She'd have no way of knowing the class would be there. And a reminder, she WAS set to wear it, and Ward was the one who talked her out of it.

Hey, you know....after "eat you spinach and grow strong like Popeye", "let's find how many eggs the Easter Bunny left for you", and "He knows if you've been bad or good".....then I'd suspect "Oh I spilled ink all over it" would come quite naturally.

And if she had to buy a bottle of ink on the way home, I don't see that as insurmountable.

Tankeryanker · 10-08-2020, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

Hey, you know....after "eat you spinach and grow strong like Popeye", "let's find how many eggs the Easter Bunny left for you", and "He knows if you've been bad or good".....then I'd suspect "Oh I spilled ink all over it" would come quite naturally.

And if she had to buy a bottle of ink on the way home, I don't see that as insurmountable.

Are you meaning after all the lying she has been doing, whats one more?

GentlemanJim · 10-09-2020, 12:33 PM

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Are you meaning after all the lying she has been doing, whats one more?

I'm not really trying to single-out June specifically. Just editorializing on the way parents have always cut themselves "artistic license" where the little people are concerned.

I suppose in some instances they justified it as "protecting us", or doing whats "best". Preserving our innocence.....etc

Then, when Johnny turns 20,.... everyone wonders why he's detached from reality...lol!

GentlemanJim · 10-09-2020, 12:39 PM

I think there also is a twinge of satire on all the improbable maladies that Beaver got himself into, only to have to explain his way out of it. So he shouldn't have that hard of a time believing his mother found hardship as well.

05-05-2020, 11:12 PM	#1
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,967	June's Birthday I was watching the June's Birthday episode today and in the scene where Beaver's class sings Old McDonald at the Mother's Club Tea was the actress who would go on to be the voice of Wilma Flintstone, Jean Vander Pyl. She played one of the club members. I should also point out that Vander Pyl was in a later episode as Penny Woods' mother.

10-06-2020, 12:39 PM	#6
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	June’s Birthday In this ep Beaver buys June a garish, and rather gaudy blouse for her birthday. She looks terrible in it but promises Beaver she’ll wear it to a PTA tea. She wears something different thinking Beaver will be no wiser, but his class shows up unexpectedly, and he’s clearly hurt June didn’t wear it Should she have worn it or not?. Curious what others think. I say she should have this once. YES,she would have looked ridiculous but could have explained it away by saying Beaver gave it to her yesterday for her birthday. I think the other mothers would have understood; I bet they got some pretty yucky gifts from their youngsters at one time too. And ugly as the shirt was, it was beautiful in the sense it came from someone she deeply loved. Later, she could explain to Beaver why the blouse is inappropriate to wear in certain venues. She surely could keep wearing it every once and a while around the home, where only the boys would have seen it.

10-06-2020, 06:34 PM	#10
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,055	She could have worn it while Beaver wore his Eskimo girl's sweater, and Wally wore his jazzy suit and jelly roll.
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05-06-2020, 07:22 AM	#2
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,387	She had small parts in several episodes. She had a one liner where she told June she (June) had the husband who couldn't do anything, probably a season 4 episode. And in Wally and Alma, Alma's mother, who was concerned she kept June from her dishes.

05-06-2020, 08:25 AM	#3
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	That was the episode where Mrs. Mondello had a headache because of her 17 year old daughter.

05-18-2020, 10:01 PM	#4
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,493	Leave It to Beaver (TV Series) Mrs. Woods / Mrs. Thompson / Mrs. Hanson / ... - Farewell to Penny (1962) ... Mrs. Woods - Beaver's Doll Buggy (1961) ... Mrs. Woods (as Jean Vanderpyl) - Beaver and Kenneth (1960) ... Mrs. Thompson (as Jean Vanderpyl) - Wally and Alma (1960) ... Mrs. Hanson (as Jean Vanderpyl) - June's Birthday (1959) ... Woman's Club Member The Jetsons (TV Series) Rosie the Robot / Mrs. Spacely / Rosey the Robot / ... - Spacely for a Day (1987) ... Rosie the Robot (voice) Show all 47 episodes wow - she had a great career including MANY voices ... the list is too long to show here https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0888717/

05-19-2020, 08:09 AM	#5
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,387	Also Wilma Flintstone. Probably the biggest role in her career, an animated character.

10-06-2020, 05:27 PM	#8
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,387	She'd have no way of knowing the class would be there. And a reminder, she WAS set to wear it, and Ward was the one who talked her out of it.

10-09-2020, 12:39 PM	#15
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	I think there also is a twinge of satire on all the improbable maladies that Beaver got himself into, only to have to explain his way out of it. So he shouldn't have that hard of a time believing his mother found hardship as well.