Instead, Ward says he will take care of matters. Ward discusses briefly with the boys what happened and they are willing to go downstairs and confess their wrongdoing. After Fred shares what happened, the jig is up. Ward suggests he go to the police with the evidence. Fred bolsters the events earlier that night to include a gang attacking him and leaving behind an incriminating hat. Totally oblivious that the Cleaver boys were responsible for Fred’s misery, they seek an enjoyable evening with Ward and June. That same night as they fear the police will arrive any moment, the Rutherfords arrive instead.

The boys scamper away and Beaver loses his hat in the process. The boys’ prank goes horribly wrong as Fred exits the house and falls victim to barrel hoops to the shins. She would appear only one more time in front of the camera before passing away from cancer in 1959. Sadly, this would be her only appearance as Mrs. She had been an actress since age 4 and was a teen star in a few b-movies. Rutherford was played by the stunning beauty Helen Parrish. Rutherford says, “Might be for you dear.” Helen Parrish In the episode’s LOL moment, the boys yell “Hey, Meathead! Meathead!”, Mrs. As they yell taunts at the house to summon Lumpy, only Fred and his wife hear them. Wally and Beaver are soon mimicking Ward’s childhood prank as they have spread barrel hoops across the Rutherford’s driveway. Ward then reminisces about his own trial with one and the prank he played on the boy. Not wanting to look weak amongst their peers, the boys decline. Upon learning the boys have encountered a bully, Ward offers to intervene. Readers, your thoughts on the father and son relationship between Fred and Clarence are most welcome. When Lumpy encounters him briefly after taunting the Cleaver boys, he is timid and acts very obedient towards the kindly Fred. Fred Rutherford is a bit pompous but certainly not intimidating. Rutherford claims that Clarence (aka Lumpy) has a personality that just draws others in. His father, while somewhat aloof, doesn’t seem domineering or cruel. His mother seems like a sweet and reasonable woman. The brief glimpse into Lumpy’s home life provides no justification for his terrible ways. However, this episode of LITB treated us to another dynamic. He is a cruel bully to Wally and Beaver.Ĭlassic TV is full of plotlines that involve the stars of the show suffering the cruelty of a bully. In this episode, we get a very nasty version of Lumpy Rutherford. The dynamic between Lumpy and his father, Fred Rutherford, was always fun to see. He would later become a “friend” to Wally and appear alongside Eddie Haskell in several episodes.

The episode being reviewed today, “Lumpy Rutherford” treats us to the first appearance of Lumpy. Notable Facts : First appearance of Lumpy Rutherford

Lumpy leave it to beaver