I'll get right to the main topic: there's a Leave It To Beaver episode where Wally starts combing his hair like his mom.
It's not explicit- in fact, they gloss over the whole thing with the idea that Wally's hair is done up like a dumb teenager, in the "jellyroll" style, swept up on the sides, and piled on top of the head in an inverted "U".
Coincidentally, his mom, June, also wears her hair swept up on the sides and kind of piled on top.
Hmm. Are they trying to make a point, here? Well, we can certainly try.
The point of the episode (I think) is how embarrassed June and Ward are, for Wally, on his account, as he happily goes through life with hair like his mom a very strange haircut. (The accompanying juke box jive whenever Wally's hair heaves into sight is a nice touch. Maybe it's a fragrant pomade.)
It might be that they're concerned about how Wally's doing high-hair like an amateur; the "fallen cake" effect on top looks like June's 'do with clippers run through the middle.
But even if it weren't soaked with 30-weight, the question remains: why would their eldest son want hair like his mother? Is it the smell of the pomade?
