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Bobby Mittelstaedt Movies

1959  
 
The card that Beaver (Jerry Mathers) draws from a fortune-telling machine tells him that it's his lucky day. Thus, when Larry (Rusty Stevens) goads Beaver into agreeing to fight an older kid named Sonny (Callen Thomas Jr.), our hero figures he has nothing to worry about. But as the hour of the fight draws near, Sonny's menacing words -- "Kid, I'll pulverize ya," -- reverberate in Beaver's memory, leading him to wonder if his luck will indeed hold out! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Rusty StevensBobby Mittelstaedt, (more)
 
1959  
 
No sooner has the school bus service been extended to the Cleavers' neighborhood than Beaver (Jerry Mathers) is suspended from riding the bus for getting into a fight. At the suggestion of his parents, Beaver gets back in the good graces of the bus driver by writing a heartfelt letter of apology. Well and good -- but should Beaver share this strategy when his perennial classroom nemesis Judy Hensler (Jeri Weil) likewise gets suspended and tearfully begs Beav for his help? (The ending of this episode is priceless!) ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Sue RandallRusty Stevens, (more)
 
1959  
 
Beaver (Jerry Mathers) is convinced that he and his family are going to move from Mayfield to faraway Madison, and he tells his friends as much. Then, dad Ward (Hugh Beaumont) decides not to move after all. When Beaver shows up in school the next day, he finds that the kids are holding a farewell party for him -- whereupon they load his arms with going-away presents! Complication piles upon complication before the Beav is able to prove that he's not the "rat" he's made out to be. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Sue RandallRusty Stevens, (more)
 
1959  
 
After Judy Hensler (Jeri Weil) delivers a class report about her dad's courageous activities in WWII, Beaver (Jerry Mathers) informs his schoolmates that his dad Ward (Tony Dow) was likewise a war hero -- and in fact, he's got a whole bunch of neat medals and stuff. Only upon his arrival home does Beaver learn that, although his father did indeed serve in the South Pacific during the "big one," he was actually a Seabee -- an engineer who never saw combat. Facing the prospect of public humiliation, Beav concocts his wildest tall tale yet! ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Wendell HolmesJeri Weil, (more)
 
1958  
 
The usually cautious Ward (Hugh Beaumont) has gotten himself into a bind. He has promised to attend a father-son picnic with Beaver (Jerry Mathers) and to go on a fishing trip with Wally (Tony Dow). Problem is, both events fall on the same day at the same time. As Ward tries to figure a way out of his predicament, it is Beaver who surprisingly hits upon a solution -- one that, not so surprisingly, just might make things worse! With this episode, Sue Randall makes her first appearance as Beav's toothsome teacher Miss Landers. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Starring:
Sue RandallJeri Weil, (more)