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WALLY'S HAIR

posted 8 years ago by snsurone
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AntennaTV is airing the first season again, and I notice Wally's hair is blond.
Yet, later, it was dark.
Did it darken naturally (most blond children's hair darken as they grow older), or did the studio decide to color it so that Wally would resemble Beaver more?
Sure, the show is in B&W, but Wally's hair looked almost black.

[–] Keena0128 8 years ago

I've always wondered the same thing. Wally's hair was blond in the first season and got progressively darker. In season 2's "Cleaning up Beaver", Wally's hair is almost black and then it lightens slightly but it's still dark throughout the other seasons.

[–] janet-conant 8 years ago

Tony Dow was a swimmer so maybe the sun did it. It was quite blond in season 1 and then got really dark.

Poor Jay North (Dennis the Menace) had his hair bleached blond and a waxed cowlick. Poor kid.

[–] leila2237 8 years ago

Also Wallys hair was straight when he was a blond.... later it got very curly and stood up like Elvis's hair.

[–] chas437 8 years ago

In season one, it almost looked like he had highlights in his hair. Was that even a thing in the late 1950s?

[–] Tmartin (1) a year ago

Told my husband the same thing. Top looks blonde sides have black