<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Gwendolyn (Geraldine, first season) Rutherford (wife) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford (son) Unknown (son) Violet Rutherford (daughter) </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> Fred is the head of the "Rancho Rutherford" household and is married to Geraldine / Gwendolyn . He is the father of a son named Clarence, played by Frank Bank, and nicknamed "Lumpy" by everyone in town, and a daughter named Violet, played by Veronica Cartwright . Fred in public considers Clarence a model son and defends him whenever 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 older sons, both nominated for football scholarships . </P>

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