Fred Rutherford
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Frederick "Fred" Rutherford is a fictional character
in the television sitcom
Leave It to Beaver
. The show aired October 4, 1957 to June 20, 1963. Fred is portrayed by Richard Deacon
. Alan Rachins
played the character in the 1997 film adaptation of the series, Leave It to Beaver
.
, who is nicknamed "Lumpy" by everyone in town, and a daughter named Violet. Fred thinks Clarence is a model son and defends him when he is blamed for troublesome activities. He is shocked if "his boy" misbehaves. Privately, however, Fred calls his son a "big boob." Clarence initially bullies both Wally and Beaver but eventually becomes one of Wally's pals. In the show's third episode, "The Black Eye", Fred is the father of two sons, both nominated for football scholarships.
Fred is Ward
's suit-wearing office co-worker. He often gets on Ward's nerves, but Ward usually takes it well. Fred and Ward work for a "big company" with offices in New York City. Fred drops over to the Cleaver house occasionally on work matters or social calls. In one episode, the Cleavers have the Rutherfords in for cards. Fred plays golf at a local country club.
In the pilot episode "It's a Small World"
, Richard Deacon plays a character named "Mr. Baxter", an employee for the "Franklin Milk Co."
Beginning in Leave It To Beavers fifth season which launched in September 1961, Fred Rutherford began appearing less often in episodes as Richard Deacon began appearing as a regular on The Dick Van Dyke Show. He reprised the role in the 1983 reunion television movie, Still the Beaver, but Deacon died before the spinoff television series The New Leave It to Beaver
was launched in 1985.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
in the television sitcom
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive but often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood...
. The show aired October 4, 1957 to June 20, 1963. Fred is portrayed by Richard Deacon
Richard Deacon (actor)
Richard Deacon , born in Philadelphia, was an American television and motion picture actor.-Career:The bald and usually bespectacled character actor often portrayed pompous or imperious figures. He made appearances on The Jack Benny Show as a salesman and a barber, and on NBC's Happy as a hotel...
. Alan Rachins
Alan Rachins
Alan Rachins is an American television actor, best known for his role as Douglas Brackman in L.A. Law, which earned him both Golden Globe and Emmy nominations, as well as for his portrayal of Dharma's hippie father, Larry, on the hit television series, Dharma & Greg...
played the character in the 1997 film adaptation of the series, Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver (film)
Leave It to Beaver is a 1997 film that is a remake of the TV series of the same name. There are many in-jokes related to the original series within the movie.-Plot:...
.
Overview
Fred is the head of the "Rancho Rutherford" household and is married to Geraldine/Gwendolyn. He is the father of a son named ClarenceClarence Rutherford
Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford is a fictional character in the television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. The show aired from October 4, 1957 to June 20, 1963. Lumpy is a bit of a bully and, with Eddie Haskell, is one of Wally Cleaver's friends....
, who is nicknamed "Lumpy" by everyone in town, and a daughter named Violet. Fred thinks Clarence is a model son and defends him when he is blamed for troublesome activities. He is shocked if "his boy" misbehaves. Privately, however, Fred calls his son a "big boob." Clarence initially bullies both Wally and Beaver but eventually becomes one of Wally's pals. In the show's third episode, "The Black Eye", Fred is the father of two sons, both nominated for football scholarships.
Fred is Ward
Ward Cleaver
Ward Cleaver is a fictional character in the American television sitcom Leave It to Beaver. Ward and his wife, June, are often invoked as archetypal suburban parents of the babyboomer 1950s. The couple are the parents of Wally, a thirteen-year-old in the eighth grade, and seven-year-old ...
's suit-wearing office co-worker. He often gets on Ward's nerves, but Ward usually takes it well. Fred and Ward work for a "big company" with offices in New York City. Fred drops over to the Cleaver house occasionally on work matters or social calls. In one episode, the Cleavers have the Rutherfords in for cards. Fred plays golf at a local country club.
In the pilot episode "It's a Small World"
It's a Small World (Leave It to Beaver episode)
"It's a Small World" is the pilot episode from the iconic American television series Leave It to Beaver . The pilot was first televised April 23, 1957 on a syndicated anthology series, Studio 57, without a laugh track nor the series' well known theme song, "The Toy Parade"...
, Richard Deacon plays a character named "Mr. Baxter", an employee for the "Franklin Milk Co."
Beginning in Leave It To Beavers fifth season which launched in September 1961, Fred Rutherford began appearing less often in episodes as Richard Deacon began appearing as a regular on The Dick Van Dyke Show. He reprised the role in the 1983 reunion television movie, Still the Beaver, but Deacon died before the spinoff television series The New Leave It to Beaver
The New Leave It to Beaver
The New Leave It to Beaver is an American sitcom sequel to the 1950s and '60s series, Leave It to Beaver. The New Leave It to Beaver began with the 1983 CBS TV movie Still the Beaver, and was picked up in 1984 as a Disney Channel series with the same name; however, it only lasted one season...
was launched in 1985.