Bengie thinks Larry Mondello magically turned Beaver into a rock.Bengie thinks Larry Mondello magically turned Beaver into a rock.Bengie thinks Larry Mondello magically turned Beaver into a rock.
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- TriviaThe Beaver and Larry go to "Uncle Artie's Magic Shop" to look for some magic tricks to buy. The establishing shot for the store shows the neon signs above the door of Buddy's Fun Shop, which was located at 5316-1/2 Lankershim Boulevard, North Hollywood, California.
- GoofsWhen Wally walks into his bedroom where June is packing a suitcase, you can see the shadow of a boom mic moving on the wall above June's left shoulder.
- Quotes
Wally Cleaver: Ah heck mom, don't worry. You get that little Bengie over here. I'll straighten him out.
June Cleaver: You really think you can?
Wally Cleaver: Well sure mom. If you're gonna stay ahead of kids you gotta be smarter than they are.
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Surrealism in LITB
LEAVE IT TO BEAVER had some notable forays into the surreal. This is one of them. Beaver has suddenly become interested in magic tricks after visiting a local novelty shop with his pal Larry Mondello. The two boys perform a magic stunt for little neighborhood boy Bengie Bellamy in which they appear to transform Beaver into a rock. Bengie is fooled and carries the rock home, thinking it is really Beaver.
To complicate matters, Beaver goes away to visit his Aunt Martha this weekend. The adults and Wally try every trick in the book to convince Bengie that Beaver is not really a rock, but he is unshakable in his belief. Even talking to Beaver on the phone doesn't convince him!
Interesting episode with philosophical/epistemological overtones, not as silly as it first appears. Bengie's mother is played by old-time character actress Ann Doran, who went back to Frank Capra films in the 1930s. Many funny lines from her as well as from starchy Madge Kennedy as Aunt Martha and Joey Scott as Bengie.
To complicate matters, Beaver goes away to visit his Aunt Martha this weekend. The adults and Wally try every trick in the book to convince Bengie that Beaver is not really a rock, but he is unshakable in his belief. Even talking to Beaver on the phone doesn't convince him!
Interesting episode with philosophical/epistemological overtones, not as silly as it first appears. Bengie's mother is played by old-time character actress Ann Doran, who went back to Frank Capra films in the 1930s. Many funny lines from her as well as from starchy Madge Kennedy as Aunt Martha and Joey Scott as Bengie.
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- MichaelMartinDeSapio
- Sep 5, 2016
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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