Voodoo Magic

Comedy writer Bill Manhoff put this all together, who wrote for Milton Berle and Bob Cummings, many other comedians.

Beave and Wally want to see a really, really scary voodoo movie at the theater, although June thinks it's a bit too much for Beaver. Instead, she wants Wally to take him to see PINOCCHIO?

Know that ain't gonna' happen, thanks to Eddie Haskell who puts in his two cents. Both Beave and Wally get into BIG trouble -- soooo -- Beaver creates a "voodoo doll" to get even with Eddie.

Of course, who believes in voodoo, that is until Eddie starts feeling sick?

Hilarious, again thanks to Bill Manhoff. Mr. Haskell (played to the hilt by actor Karl Swenson) storms over to the Cleaver household, demanding Beaver take the curse off his son!

If you are a movie buff, the voodoo angle may have been lifted from a campy Boris Karloff thriller called VOODOO ISLAND (1957). Sure has that feel, and with one or two zombies walking around.

Must see for Beaver and Eddie fans. From SEASON 1 EPISODE 13 remastered Universal dvd box set. First box set released with 3 dvds. Second set released with 6 dvds in 2014. The color covers are gems.

(*Ward to June quote*) - "You know what?... You're a real mean mother."

In "Voodoo Magic" Beaver Cleaver fixes Eddie Haskell real good for getting him and his brother, Wally into trouble after they defiantly went to see a movie that their mother had strictly warned them against.

And, with that in mind - All that Beaver had to do was tell that big faker/rascal, Eddie about the voodoo doll that he had named after him (which he had stuck pins into) and that had Eddie howling for his mommy to "Come quick! Come quick!" at the very top of his youthful lungs (like the true crybaby that he really was).

Anyway - I thought that this episode from Season One of "Leave It To Beaver" was certainly one of the better-than-average stories from this vintage TV series.