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CosmicCharlie · 07-23-2021, 05:03 PM

I'd say Larry looks like his mom ...

What You Think ?

Cx · 07-23-2021, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by CosmicCharlie

I'd say Larry looks like his mom ...

What You Think ?

I can go along with that. In addition, I've always wondered what Larry's often spoken of, but never seen, sister looked like. Perhaps if we knew what a teenage Madge Blake looked like......

She seems to be afflicted with the Abe Vigoda effect, in where people seemingly looked like a late-middle aged person all their lives.

vitoscotti · 07-23-2021, 09:57 PM

Mrs Woods (Jean Vander Pyl), and Penny (Karen Sue Trent) were a good pairing.

PracTz · 07-23-2021, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by vitoscotti

Mrs Woods (Jean Vander Pyl), and Penny (Karen Sue Trent) were a good pairing.

Not quite as good as Wilma and Pebbles Flintstone (both of whom Miss Van Der Pyl would voice)!

MichaelMartinD · 07-26-2021, 09:13 AM

This is an interesting topic and one that I've thought about before. I don't think the Cleavers were cast based on physical resemblances, because on the surface there is little resemblance between Jerry, Tony, and Barbara and Hugh. HOWEVER, I have to say that as the show progresses and Tony Dow matures, he does sort of come to resemble Hugh Beaumont a little bit - something about the profile and the way his hair is combed. Likewise, you can believe that Jerry is the son of Barbara's character, as they both have blue eyes and a similar head shape. So, while there is no obvious physical resemblance, you sort of come to believe in them as a family.

I agree completely about Larry looking like his mother. That was a clever casting choice.

On FATHER KNOWS BEST, it strikes me that the kids (Bud, Kathy and "Princess") must have deliberately been cast for physical resemblances and they seem convincing as siblings and as children of Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.

Dude111 · 07-26-2021, 09:58 AM

Hmmmmmm I dunno if they do or not,maybe slightly like Ward....

PracTz · 07-28-2021, 09:43 AM

Actually, I think Beaver slightly resembled Ward and Wally slightly resembled June (especially when he had bleach streaks in the early years when Mr. Dow was swimming so much).

07-23-2021, 05:03 PM	#1
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,451	Do The Kids Look Like Their Parents ? I'd say Larry looks like his mom ... What You Think ?

07-23-2021, 09:57 PM	#3
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,084	Mrs Woods (Jean Vander Pyl), and Penny (Karen Sue Trent) were a good pairing.

07-26-2021, 09:13 AM	#5
MichaelMartinD Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 23, 2013 Posts: 576	This is an interesting topic and one that I've thought about before. I don't think the Cleavers were cast based on physical resemblances, because on the surface there is little resemblance between Jerry, Tony, and Barbara and Hugh. HOWEVER, I have to say that as the show progresses and Tony Dow matures, he does sort of come to resemble Hugh Beaumont a little bit - something about the profile and the way his hair is combed. Likewise, you can believe that Jerry is the son of Barbara's character, as they both have blue eyes and a similar head shape. So, while there is no obvious physical resemblance, you sort of come to believe in them as a family. I agree completely about Larry looking like his mother. That was a clever casting choice. On FATHER KNOWS BEST, it strikes me that the kids (Bud, Kathy and "Princess") must have deliberately been cast for physical resemblances and they seem convincing as siblings and as children of Robert Young and Jane Wyatt.

07-26-2021, 09:58 AM	#6
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,751	Hmmmmmm I dunno if they do or not,maybe slightly like Ward....

07-28-2021, 09:43 AM	#7
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	Actually, I think Beaver slightly resembled Ward and Wally slightly resembled June (especially when he had bleach streaks in the early years when Mr. Dow was swimming so much).