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.
Featured review
ROCK-A-BYE BEAVER!
Another George Tibbles classic, who wrote a ton of episodes for MY THREE SONS, also associated with Betty White's early tv shows in the 50s.
Perhaps the most creative episode of the entire series, and with little Joey Scott (as Bengie), who we all loved. One of those "let's see if we can fool someone" stories, naturally with Larry caught up in the mechanics. The guys pay a visit to Uncle Artie's Magic Shop (on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood?) and get a few interesting ideas.
Benjie becomes their perfect audience... Larry pretends to make Beave disappear and turn into a ROCK. Complications arise, Larry has to run off at the last minute, leaving poor Benjie to believe Beaver is one hard rock! By the way, there's some truth to this episode. All of us young kids had practical jokes played on us, some worse than this! Watch what happens next.
You also have to feel sorry for Benjie's mom, well played by Ann Doran, who gets caught up in this mess. Joey Scott appeared in only a few episodes of the series, but not forgotten. He was a natural. Joey went on to star with Ann Doran in the NATIONAL VELVET tv series, later to become a popular producer, working to this day on short film projects.
Look for Eddie Marr as magician Uncle Artie. Eddie was in lots of cult films, such as I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF. Madge Kennedy makes another appearance as Aunt Martha, whose career went back to silent films. She was a favorite of Alfred Hitchcock, appearing on his tv show and in his masterpiece film, NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
Don't miss the insanity, and some hilarious dialogue, both from the kids and the adults in the room. SEASON 3 EPISODE 12.
Perhaps the most creative episode of the entire series, and with little Joey Scott (as Bengie), who we all loved. One of those "let's see if we can fool someone" stories, naturally with Larry caught up in the mechanics. The guys pay a visit to Uncle Artie's Magic Shop (on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood?) and get a few interesting ideas.
Benjie becomes their perfect audience... Larry pretends to make Beave disappear and turn into a ROCK. Complications arise, Larry has to run off at the last minute, leaving poor Benjie to believe Beaver is one hard rock! By the way, there's some truth to this episode. All of us young kids had practical jokes played on us, some worse than this! Watch what happens next.
You also have to feel sorry for Benjie's mom, well played by Ann Doran, who gets caught up in this mess. Joey Scott appeared in only a few episodes of the series, but not forgotten. He was a natural. Joey went on to star with Ann Doran in the NATIONAL VELVET tv series, later to become a popular producer, working to this day on short film projects.
Look for Eddie Marr as magician Uncle Artie. Eddie was in lots of cult films, such as I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF. Madge Kennedy makes another appearance as Aunt Martha, whose career went back to silent films. She was a favorite of Alfred Hitchcock, appearing on his tv show and in his masterpiece film, NORTH BY NORTHWEST.
Don't miss the insanity, and some hilarious dialogue, both from the kids and the adults in the room. SEASON 3 EPISODE 12.
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- tcchelsey
- Jan 13, 2024
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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