Edward Clark Haskell (also referred to as Edward W. Haskell) is a
fictional character on the Leave It to Beaver television situation
comedy, which ran on CBS from October 4, 1957 to 1958 and on ABC from
1958 to 1963. The character was also featured in the later series
Still the Beaver, and in the film remake of the original series.The
son of George (however, in Season 1, episode 20, Eddie gives his name
as "Edward Clark Haskell, Jr.") and Agnes, Eddie Haskell was the
smart-mouthed best-friend of Wally Cleaver. The character, played in
the original series by Ken Osmond, has become a cultural reference,
recognized as an archetype for insincere sycophants. Ward Cleaver once
remarked that "[Eddie] is so polite, it's almost un-American".The son
of George (however, in Season 1, episode 20, Eddie gives his name as
"Edward Clark Haskell, Jr.") and Agnes, Eddie Haskell was the
smart-mouthed best-friend of Wally Cleaver. The character, played in
the original series by Ken Osmond, has become a cultural reference,
recognized as an archetype for insincere sycophants. Ward Cleaver once
remarked that "[Eddie] is so polite, it's almost un-American".Eddie
was known for his neat groomingâ€"hiding his shallow and sneaky
character. Typically, Eddie would greet his friends' parents with
overdone good manners and often a compliment such as, "That's a lovely
dress you're wearing, Mrs. Cleaver." However, when no parents were
around, Eddie was always up to no goodâ€"either conniving with his
friends or picking on Wally's younger brother Beaver, whom he
regularly derided as "Squirt". "Gertrude" and "Sam" were nicknames he
reserved for Wally. Eddie's duplicity was also exemplified in his
efforts to curry favor by trying to talk to adults at the level he
thought they would respect, such as referring to their children as
Theodore (Beaver's much-disliked given name) and Wallace, even though
the parents called them Beaver and Wally.An untrustworthy wise guy,
Eddie could be relied upon to concoct and instigate schemes with his
friends, schemes for which they would be in the position of blame if
(and frequently when) they were caught. One of his most infamous
pranks with the Cleaver brothers involved fastening a chain around the
rear axle of their friend Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford's car, causing
unplanned damage as the entire rear axle, wheels and all, became
detached when Lumpy tried to move the car. The prank has been repeated
on police and gangster cars in scenes in various films including
American Graffiti (1973), Porky's (1981), and Gone in 60 Seconds
(2000). Eddie Haskell Top Movies & Young Movies