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MichaelMartinD · 11-25-2022, 10:15 AM

I enjoyed all of her roles on LITB, brief as they were. An excellent character actress with great comic timing (and with the recognizable voice of Wilma Flintstone). An attractive lady, too. Unless I am mistaken, Jean was actually four different characters in a total of five episodes. She was Penny Woods' mother in two episodes, a busybody who confronts June in "Beaver in Kenneth," the snobby Mrs. Hanson in "Wally and Alma," and an anonymous woman leading the women's club meeting in "June's Birthday."

I wonder if Jean Vander Pyl holds a record for number of episodes for a guest actor on LITB?

stevea · 11-25-2022, 11:31 AM

Others who appeared more than once in different roles are Jess Kirkpatrick, Marjorie Reynolds, Bartlett Robinson, Edgar Buchanan, John Hoyt, Wendell Holmes, Claudia Bryar, Pamela Baird, Veronica Cartwright, Lurene Tuttle, Frank Wilcox, Bill Baldwin, Eddie Marr (probably), Patty Turner, Lenore Kingston (probably), Chrystine/Chrystie Jordan.

There are probably a few others I couldn't think of.

stevea · 11-25-2022, 11:38 AM

Of those multiple roles, the only one I'm sure of with three is Jess Kirkpatrick. My guess is Claudia Bryar, also. (I'll look her up) (yes, 4)

Edit: also checked Kirkpatrick - 5 or 6 appearances - one appearance was an unnamed garbage collector, one as a named garbage collector, Mr. Fletcher

Edit: John Hoyt had 3. Edit: So did Lenore Kingston

vitoscotti · 11-25-2022, 04:27 PM

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stevea · 11-25-2022, 06:28 PM

I think Pearl Slaghoople is Wilma's mother. JVP may have voiced that part after Verna Felton died or retired.

vitoscotti · 11-26-2022, 12:22 PM

JVP (and the rest of The Flintstones cast) also did a lot of one-time characters (sometimes uncredited) almost every episode. Sometimes multiple one-time characters on an episode. Would of been funny if Beaver told Penny "Your mom sounds like Wilma Flintstone". Oops! Too big a laugh?

MichaelMartinD · 11-26-2022, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by vitoscotti

JVP (and the rest of The Flintstones cast) Would of been funny if Beaver told Penny "Your mom sounds like Wilma Flintstone". Oops! Too big a laugh?

That would have been a terrific in-joke!

MichaelKeith · 11-28-2022, 01:33 PM

I also just found out that Jean Van Der Pyle was the voice of Margaret Anderson on the radio version of the great Robert Young show, Father Knows Best.

CosmicCharlie · 11-28-2022, 07:45 PM

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11-25-2022, 10:15 AM	#1
MichaelMartinD Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 23, 2013 Posts: 576	Jean Vander Pyl I enjoyed all of her roles on LITB, brief as they were. An excellent character actress with great comic timing (and with the recognizable voice of Wilma Flintstone). An attractive lady, too. Unless I am mistaken, Jean was actually four different characters in a total of five episodes. She was Penny Woods' mother in two episodes, a busybody who confronts June in "Beaver in Kenneth," the snobby Mrs. Hanson in "Wally and Alma," and an anonymous woman leading the women's club meeting in "June's Birthday." I wonder if Jean Vander Pyl holds a record for number of episodes for a guest actor on LITB?

11-28-2022, 07:45 PM	#9
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,450	Yabba Dabba Doo ! Betty was a real cutie Attached Images

11-25-2022, 11:31 AM	#2
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,860	Others who appeared more than once in different roles are Jess Kirkpatrick, Marjorie Reynolds, Bartlett Robinson, Edgar Buchanan, John Hoyt, Wendell Holmes, Claudia Bryar, Pamela Baird, Veronica Cartwright, Lurene Tuttle, Frank Wilcox, Bill Baldwin, Eddie Marr (probably), Patty Turner, Lenore Kingston (probably), Chrystine/Chrystie Jordan. There are probably a few others I couldn't think of.

11-25-2022, 11:38 AM	#3
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,860	Of those multiple roles, the only one I'm sure of with three is Jess Kirkpatrick. My guess is Claudia Bryar, also. (I'll look her up) (yes, 4) Edit: also checked Kirkpatrick - 5 or 6 appearances - one appearance was an unnamed garbage collector, one as a named garbage collector, Mr. Fletcher Edit: John Hoyt had 3. Edit: So did Lenore Kingston

11-25-2022, 04:27 PM	#4
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,084	Embedded Tweet

11-25-2022, 06:28 PM	#5
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,860	I think Pearl Slaghoople is Wilma's mother. JVP may have voiced that part after Verna Felton died or retired.

11-26-2022, 12:22 PM	#6
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,084	JVP (and the rest of The Flintstones cast) also did a lot of one-time characters (sometimes uncredited) almost every episode. Sometimes multiple one-time characters on an episode. Would of been funny if Beaver told Penny "Your mom sounds like Wilma Flintstone". Oops! Too big a laugh?

11-28-2022, 01:33 PM	#8
MichaelKeith Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 01, 2007 Posts: 1,139	I also just found out that Jean Van Der Pyle was the voice of Margaret Anderson on the radio version of the great Robert Young show, Father Knows Best.