Larry Mondello is a fictional character from the iconic American
television series Leave It to Beaver (1957â€"1963). He is portrayed by
child actor Robert "Rusty" Stevens. Larry Mondello appears in 68 of
the show's 234 episodes over the first few seasons. Although Larry is
mentioned in the premiere episode, "Beaver Gets 'Spelled", it isn't
until the eighth episode, "Beaver's Crush", that he actually makes an
appearance.Larry is Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver's chubby, not very
bright classmate and best friend distinguished for his apple-eating,
candy bar-munching habits. Larry has a knack for leading Beaver astray
and getting him into trouble.Larry is Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver's
chubby, not very bright classmate and best friend distinguished for
his apple-eating, candy bar-munching habits. Larry has a knack for
leading Beaver astray and getting him into trouble.Larry's mother,
Margaret (portrayed by Madge Blake), is a nervous, exasperated parent,
whose husband is so perennially out-of-town on business, the phrase
"If your father were home . . ." comes out of her mouth, at some
point, in almost every episode in which she appears. Mrs. Mondello
sometimes takes Larry to Beaver's father for discipline. Larry's
father makes one brief appearance, however; he is seen talking to
Larry backstage in the second-season episode, "School Play". Larry has
older siblings, including a married brother and an unmarried, unseen,
and unattractive (according to Larry) 18-year-old sister (age
mentioned in the 3rd season) and a little brother mentioned in the
1958 Episode 'Beaver & Henry', who live at home. In one episode, Mrs.
Mondello catches Larry and Beaver reading Larry's sister's diary.
Reports from various characters on the show indicate Larry's home life
is one of "hollering" and physical punishments.Larry and Beaver have
an on-again/off-again relationship. The boys sometimes quarrel but
make up when the clouds pass. They are in the same class together at
Grant Avenue Grammar School and are forced to attend ballroom dance
lessons at Miss Spencer's School of the Dance on Saturdays. In the
first season episode Beaver's Short Pants, Larry taunts Beaver at
school for having "girl's stockings" and calls him a "sissy" for
wearing a formal short pants suit with kneesocks, provoking Beaver to
punch Larry in the stomach. Larry runs away from home in one episode
â€" but only as far as Beaver's bathroom where he sleeps in the bath
tub. In another episode, Larry throws his mother's pin money out the
window, picks it up later, and claims the money fell from an airplane. Larry Mondello Top Movies & Young Movies