When Beaver refuses to eat his Brussels sprouts, Ward and June try to find a compromise in their differing opinions on discipline, with surprising results.When Beaver refuses to eat his Brussels sprouts, Ward and June try to find a compromise in their differing opinions on discipline, with surprising results.When Beaver refuses to eat his Brussels sprouts, Ward and June try to find a compromise in their differing opinions on discipline, with surprising results.
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- TriviaThe prolific character actor Hal Smith began his recurring appearances as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show (1960), within a week of appearing as the restaurant manager in this show.
- GoofsAt the restaurant, while the Cleavers are debating the Beaver's promise to eat his Brussels sprouts, his crumpled napkin falls off the table. It suddenly appears, nicely folded, in the very next Beaver shot.
- Quotes
Ward Cleaver: [Ward and June are arguing about making Beaver eat his Brussels sprouts] Well, they're probably cold by now.
June Cleaver: It doesn't make any difference!
Ward Cleaver: Yeah, but a cold sprout... That's about as appetizing as a soggy sponge.
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Of Brussel sprouts and high school louts
That lout being, of course, Eddie Haskell.
The Cleaver family is planning a night out together - They are going out to dinner and then to a football game. The night before, Beaver refuses to eat his Brussel sprouts at dinner. Ward wants to cut him some slack, but June is firm. Apparently there is no green vegetable that Beaver will eat. Thus June makes an ultimatum - Either he eats his Brussel sprouts or he won't go with the rest of the clan on their night out. But Beaver won't back down and comply.
Of course, Eddie is around for his usual "advice". He says the parents will fold - that Beaver should hold out. In Eddie's case, from what you can glean from conversation from various episodes over the seasons, Eddie's parents fold because holding firm is just too much trouble. In this case, and in general with Ward and June, they fold because they don't want Beaver to miss out on the fun and they want to give him a second chance to make the right choice. They allow him to go if he'll promise he'll eat Brussel sprouts the next time he encounters them. But then guess what shows up on Beaver's plate when the family is out to dinner? Complications ensue.
There are several things I noticed. Apparently, this must be a NFL game that the Cleavers are going to as they mention The Packers, as in Green Bay Packers. They were popular - and winning - at the time. Also notice how the Cleavers are wondering what they'll get to go with the roast beef that they ordered. Was it typical to not get to pick your side orders at the time? My memories go back well into the 1960s and I don't remember not getting to specify every aspect of your restaurant food.
This episode was unusual with June being particularly determined and angry at Beaver, and Beaver being very stubborn considering he doesn't even know what a Brussel sprout tastes like! Also, Ward is particularly unwise here. When Beaver is offered the choice of promising to eat his Brussel sprouts the next time they show up on his plate, he is honest and says he's not sure he ever could eat them and hates to promise that he can. Ward tells Beaver that he knows he can keep such a promise. Never tell somebody else that you know that their limitations are not their limitations.
The Cleaver family is planning a night out together - They are going out to dinner and then to a football game. The night before, Beaver refuses to eat his Brussel sprouts at dinner. Ward wants to cut him some slack, but June is firm. Apparently there is no green vegetable that Beaver will eat. Thus June makes an ultimatum - Either he eats his Brussel sprouts or he won't go with the rest of the clan on their night out. But Beaver won't back down and comply.
Of course, Eddie is around for his usual "advice". He says the parents will fold - that Beaver should hold out. In Eddie's case, from what you can glean from conversation from various episodes over the seasons, Eddie's parents fold because holding firm is just too much trouble. In this case, and in general with Ward and June, they fold because they don't want Beaver to miss out on the fun and they want to give him a second chance to make the right choice. They allow him to go if he'll promise he'll eat Brussel sprouts the next time he encounters them. But then guess what shows up on Beaver's plate when the family is out to dinner? Complications ensue.
There are several things I noticed. Apparently, this must be a NFL game that the Cleavers are going to as they mention The Packers, as in Green Bay Packers. They were popular - and winning - at the time. Also notice how the Cleavers are wondering what they'll get to go with the roast beef that they ordered. Was it typical to not get to pick your side orders at the time? My memories go back well into the 1960s and I don't remember not getting to specify every aspect of your restaurant food.
This episode was unusual with June being particularly determined and angry at Beaver, and Beaver being very stubborn considering he doesn't even know what a Brussel sprout tastes like! Also, Ward is particularly unwise here. When Beaver is offered the choice of promising to eat his Brussel sprouts the next time they show up on his plate, he is honest and says he's not sure he ever could eat them and hates to promise that he can. Ward tells Beaver that he knows he can keep such a promise. Never tell somebody else that you know that their limitations are not their limitations.
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- AlsExGal
- Feb 22, 2024
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