Beaver learns a girl he fights with is moving out of town.Beaver learns a girl he fights with is moving out of town.Beaver learns a girl he fights with is moving out of town.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is Wendell Holmes's last of five appearances in the series, the second as Mr. Blair. He died at 47, on April 27, 1962, three months after this episode first aired.
- GoofsWally mentions Cary Grant - Doris Day movies to help Beaver understand his feelings for Penny. This episode originally aired in January 1962, five months before the June 1962 release of That Touch of Mink (1962), the only movie that Cary Grant and Doris Day ever appeared in together.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver: [reading an invitation, while in the kitchen] 'You are invited to a party at school for Penny. Three-thirty, Friday. Cake and ice cream will be served.' Signed - 'Mrs. Henry Woods.' You might as well throw this one away, Mom.
June Cleaver: Now, why wouldn't he want to go to a party at school for Penny Woods?
Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver: Well, in the first place - 'cause she's a girl. In the second place - 'cause Beaver says she's just about the creepiest girl in the whole school.
June Cleaver: Oh, I think that's ridiculous. I wanted him to go because I think this is going to be a sweet little affair.
Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver: Okay, Mom. But I think it's going to be one of those 'sweet little affairs' Dad's gonna have to beat him into going to.
Cleverly written for teenagers, pretty Penny Woods (played so well by Karen Sue Trent) is leaving the neighborhood, relocating to another school --and its good bye to all, including Beaver. Here's the rub.... if you followed the series, Beave had a love/hate relationship with Penny, but you know, deep down inside, he kinda' liked her in his own way.
Penny was your 60s teen "surfer girl slash dream girl," and with an attitude. Karen played this role to perfection. Accordingly, since Penny is leaving, Beave's real feelings come out... and watch what happens. Shades of PILLOW TALK, starring Doris Day and Rock Hudson? Whitey (Stanley Fafara) is in this one too, sort of playing a juvenile Tony Randall-type role? All this has to make you chuckle.
Special guest star is famous Jean Vander Pyl, playing Penny's mom. Jean was the long time voice of Wilma on the FLINTSTONES and Rosie the robot maid on the JETSONS. On a sad note, Karen Sue Trent about a year after this story, was injured in an episode of the RIFLEMAN and gave up acting altogether. She passed in Florida in 2022.
Again, many thanks to Dick Conway. 10 Star episode if there ever was one. SEASON 5 EPISODE 15 remastered.
- tcchelsey
- Mar 12, 2024
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1