Wally falls hard for the pretty ticket taker at the movie theater. When he takes her out on a date, he finds she is not as nice as he thought.Wally falls hard for the pretty ticket taker at the movie theater. When he takes her out on a date, he finds she is not as nice as he thought.Wally falls hard for the pretty ticket taker at the movie theater. When he takes her out on a date, he finds she is not as nice as he thought.
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- Trivia25-year-old Diane Sayer played Marlene, Wally's date. Wally and Marlene were to go to a movie but go to a bar instead. Marlene orders two beers, which Wally pays for. Wally, however, is uncomfortable with being in the bar. He does not drink the beer and leaves Marlene, at her request, alone in the bar and goes home. It is one of the few times Wally is seen driving his older convertible car. It is the only time Wally is in a bar with an alcoholic beverage in front of him.
- GoofsWhen Wally leaves the bar and walks out to his car there are no lights on inside the bar.
- Quotes
Gilbert Bates: [standing on the sidewalk in front of a bar 'n' grill] Hey, Beaver, let's wait here awhile.
Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver: How come?
Gilbert Bates: To watch people come out. Some of 'em walk and talk real funny.
Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver: I don't think they're funny. I think they're sad.
Gilbert Bates: Yeah, I guess so. There's nothin' sadder than seein' old people try to be happy.
- ConnectionsReferences Mister Peepers (1952)
Writer Dick Conway adds a bit more drama, if not soap opera and it all clicks. Diane Sayer plays Marlene, the object of Wally's new found affection. She works the box office at the local movie theater, and while it takes time, he finally musters up enough nerve to ask her out on a date.
So relatable as there are good dates and bad dates... Wally is clearly out of his league and it's a letdown, but not necessarily surprising if you want to put a bit of realism into a sitcom story every now and then, and Dick Conway is to be congratulated. If you're a follower of MY THREE SONS, you'll remember the same happened to Robbie, perhaps inspired by this episode, when he met a chorus girl, just a few years later.
Diane Sayer, who signed a contract with Universal the year this story was filmed, is quite good and had bit parts in some classic films, such as THE STRANGLER and ROBIN AND THE SEVEN HOODS (1964), starring Frank Sinatra. She appeared three times on Alfred Hitchcock's tv show.
Beaver takes a back seat, yes, although there are the "muttered" suspicions about this new face, especially with Gilbert hanging around with nothing else to do. And Mrs. Cleaver refers to Marlene as Marilyn --as in MONROE?
I often wonder if that was an out-take left in as a gag?
The thorns of growing up, Wally Cleaver style.
Recommended from SEASON 6, EPISODE 23 remastered dvd box set. 2011 release.
- tcchelsey
- Nov 1, 2023
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- Runtime30 minutes
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