10 Shocking Secrets From Leave It to Beaver

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Leave It to Beaver was a classic sitcom that aired for six seasons from 1957 to 1963. It was immensely popular in the United States during the time that it aired, and decades later, it is still referenced in a lot of pop culture. This iconic sitcom followed the young son of the Cleaver Family, Theodore. Among his friends and family, however, he was known more commonly as "The Beaver," which is where the name of the sitcom came from.
Two writers, Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, got the idea for the show after observing their children. They realized just how interesting and hilarious the life and viewpoint of a child could be, and thus the original idea for Leave It to Beaver was born. While most classic sitcoms focused on families, the main characters were usually adults. When Leave It to Beaver aired, it was the first primetime sitcom that was centered around the life of a child. It was also groundbreaking because while Beaver got into plenty of trouble as a young boy, his parents were never viewed as the perfect caregivers. The show often displayed the struggles of parenting, something every American family could relate to.
This lovable show ended on June 20th, 1963, in a natural and satisfying way. As the main character Beaver prepares to enter high school, his elder brother, Wally, prepared to leave for college. Because much of the show focused on their dynamic as brothers, it wouldn't make sense for the show to continue running after the two were separated.
Even though the show ended long ago, however, it remains popular in many households across America, and reruns still air on some channels. While the show never won any awards, much of the older generation can agree that the show played an important part in American culture.
Of course, while most people are aware of the on-screen events of this lovable sitcom, there are many behind the scenes facts that few are aware of. In today's video, we're going to look at ten shocking secrets of Leave It to Beaver. Make sure you stick around until the very end, where we'll reveal the real reason the show ended. We hope you like this video, and don't forget to subscribe to Facts Verse for more!
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@Valentina-tp9ok 2 жыл бұрын

I am 68 years old and I still watch Leave it to Beaver early in the morning when I wake up and get ready to face the world I love that show I've always loved that show and I'm always going to love that show thank you for the producers and everybody that created that show it's still as classy as ever *******

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

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@joyjeffcoat8711 3 жыл бұрын

I loved Leave it to Beaver. After 62 years I still watch it on ME tv.

@carlylegatlin6632 3 жыл бұрын

I wake up to this show to take my fursister out in the morning.

@Ma1nguy 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@mister762... 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@joycecoates2688 3 жыл бұрын

I love Leave it to Beaver also .Watch it every chance I get on MEtv

@nellgrill3845 3 жыл бұрын

ME tv great. Check out Decades tv,. Good oldies on that also; Donna Reed show,. Petticoat junction. Family affair. Ed Sullivan show,. Odd couple. Love boat!!

@gloriabiscoe431 3 жыл бұрын

Leave it to Beaver is my number one favorite show, I'm 71 now and any time I want go back to the comfort of my childhood this is the first show I think about, and i can watch it all day, i love this show

@larry45044 3 жыл бұрын

i like it as well or better than andy griffith but loved how a,g. put church in there episodes!!!

@showtimedawson7999 3 жыл бұрын

I'm 39 and love this show.. It's close in points with Andy griffith show but has the edge

@kubikiribasara3499 2 жыл бұрын

I love your post! Whenever I want to go back to the comfort of MY childhood I play Thundercats cartoons, Dungeons and Dragons cartoons, or watch reruns of 80's programs or commercials.

@denise8881m 2 жыл бұрын

I love your post too. I just turned 71 last Monday, a year after your post. I love Jerry Mathers and this iconic show and how his mother June called him "the" Beaver. I was very sorry to hear about Hugh Beaumont's personal family tragedy. This show makes me laugh every time I see it and Tony Dow was funny as Wally too. In fact the entire cast was funny. They were all a gift from God.

@gloriabiscoe431 2 жыл бұрын

@@denise8881m thank you , so sweet of you to say that

@davidgottfried1842 2 жыл бұрын

Although it is often viewed as simply a light, airy comedy, it occasionally addressed very serious social issues. For example, I remember a show which addressed ALCOHOLISM. A handyman, who Beaver adored, got drunk on the job and Beaver's parents explained to Beaver what alcoholism was. The show did not disparage alcoholics. Rather, it conveyed the message that they needed help.

@DougCeleste 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT point on this show! I remember that episode. You are right that in some shows, it did deal with social issues along with teaching lessons to the boys in just about every episode. So sad that Hollywood does NOT make quality shows like this anymore.

@kev3d Жыл бұрын

And then there was the time Eddie Haskell murdered a prostitute and Wally had to help hide the body, which was later discovered by Beaver. Ward taught the boys an important lesson on proper body disposal.

@amb6899 9 ай бұрын

Was a good episode. I believe it was Edgar Buchanan who was Uncle Joe on Petticoat Junction mid to late 60s.

@1533ramsay 8 ай бұрын

Back when TV was worth watching. We've come far in the opposite direction. 😮

@davidv7275 3 жыл бұрын

It was on when I was a kid, and I grew up in an alcoholic household, the show really gave me hope things can be better.

@jeaniehines3463 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought rich peoplehad nice happy families.i too livedinan alcoholic household. Mother was never around.

@mistyberrier949 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry y’all had to go thru that, but look at it this way. You learned your lesson.

@glenharrison2117 3 жыл бұрын

I went thru that too

@jillhoffman4286 3 жыл бұрын

@@mistyberrier949 your comment makes no sense. Growing up in a alcoholic household isn't a lesson.It's living in fear of getting hit or yelled at or both.

@mistyberrier949 3 жыл бұрын

Jill Hoffman I meant you learned from the experience not to do it. I went through it too and I used it for a learning experience. Now I don’t drink at all nor do I use drugs. And yes it could be used as a lesson in how not to live.

@judithbalestraci2993 3 жыл бұрын

I can't believe this classic never won any recognition

@Snoopy7666 3 жыл бұрын

'Suffice it to say that awards and recognition might've had higher bar in those days. . . TV was in its infancy. And in the same years as Leave It To Beaver was on the air, there were a handful of other well-done family sitcoms competing with it. 'Even without receiving awards recognition while it was on the air . . . 'more than a half-century later, it is widely regarded as a classic AND a model for other shows that followed it . . . I think that tops getting an award for your mantle any ol' day . . .

@howardkerr8174 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if the reason why it never got any awards is that it was seen as a " kids " show? Whether it was conscious or not, LTB, being centered around a child might have been seen as somewhat similar to Mister Ed.

@eutimiochavez415 3 жыл бұрын

What did u expect

@efandmk3382 3 жыл бұрын

To be perfectly honest, it really wasn't that great. It wasn't awful, but that doesn't get awards.

@islgrl292 3 жыл бұрын

It was on after school for the kids, not sure it was the audience for rewards. The real rewards is how much money it has made for 60 years, LOL. It’s been on everyday since it aired, every where.

@MrPanama9red 3 жыл бұрын

There will NEVER be another "Leave it to Beaver".It's charm and realism will never be duplicated.Just like my life these things can not be replicated ever again.I love this show!

@toosweet6046 2 жыл бұрын

Umm hello Malcolm in the middle

@bluefinster6209 2 жыл бұрын

Realism? Your unrealistic view of the world will never be replicated because it's a made for TV fantasy. The majority who watched the show knew this. Then there's you!

@MrPanama9red 2 жыл бұрын

@@bluefinster6209 -WTF? What popped your cork?

@W81Researcher 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrPanama9red Would you like to see Sticks and Bones, a Ozzy and Harriet spin?

@jamesbrice6619 Жыл бұрын

@Elizabeth Bennett Beaver did change and so did Wally. Kept his childishness? Yeah, since he was a child the entire show! Complete misdiagnosis

@mccdrew7012 3 жыл бұрын

The fact Jerry Mathers, a rich famous kid that was set for life, made it a priority to serve in the United States military makes me have a huge amount of respect for him.

@eloiseockert6561 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, Jerry Mather's wad NOT det for life. He.made enough to live more than comfortable ad others but wad NOT rich.

@nordland2235 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah...he would have loved the Nam.

@adorablyadorable5665 3 жыл бұрын

@@nordland2235 Especially after coming home and be called a Child Killer a Murderer by the young Communist of America brought to US by the Communist (Progressive) Professors. I am 71 a Nam Vet 68/69 and I approve this message.

@lmdmn1645 3 жыл бұрын

@@eloiseockert6561 det, ad, wad??

@WokerThanThou 3 жыл бұрын

@@lmdmn1645 I think the D is supposed to be an S. Their keyboard is broken or it doesn't have autocorrect.

@kathyshelton9708 3 жыл бұрын

Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow were cast well. They had interaction like brothers and cared about their brothers too.

@elvicare35 3 жыл бұрын

Very true, Tony is a really cool guy!!!!!!!!

@willshore2506 3 жыл бұрын

Well most brothers had a lot more sibling rivalry!

@Snoopy7666 3 жыл бұрын

She was a perfect Fifties TV Mom. 'Right up there with Donna Reed.

@tt600pch 3 жыл бұрын

I can kinda see the sibling rivalry at the end credits when they walk up the sidewalk. True to life.

@WndD_74 3 жыл бұрын

@@Snoopy7666 Donna was one step better as far as letting her character get less snooty and get down with obstinate people. She played comedy more realistic and was funnier when need be.

@schizoidboy 3 жыл бұрын

I think Jerry Mathers enlisted in the Air National Guard before he graduated from high school, he was about seventeen at the time. So he was already in the military before he tried to enlist in the Marines. I got to hand it to him, it shows he handled being a child actor better than some who end up growing out of the business.

@cindyp5703 3 жыл бұрын

..or committing suicide.

@carloscarpinteyro332 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, he did handle it well. His dad, Norman Mathers was the Principal at my high school, in Granada Hills, Calif.

@deepspire 3 жыл бұрын

Ironic that he threw away his last regular acting gig to go to a regular high school.

@YawehthedragondogofEL 3 жыл бұрын

@@deepspire Uh, you never heard of the new leave it to beaver.

@jaysonlee4967 3 жыл бұрын

My dad was in basic training with Tony Dow during the Vietnam war

@DN-wb5vf 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite childhood sitcom! Couldn't wait to come home and watch this, Wally, Lumpy Eddie, Beaver, Larry and all the other friends..kudos to this sitcom!

@jamesbaldwin7676 3 жыл бұрын

The real heroes for the Leave It To Beaver show, were the writers who always had new ideas and new situations without falling into predictable, routine plots, like so many other TV shows. For example, at least every other Bewitched storyline, revolved around Darrin, his stupid boss, Larry and his job. The Beaver, (just like a real kid) was never so predictable.

@johnlittle2755 2 жыл бұрын

I still watch the beaver,I watched its first show in 1957,and still make time to watch it now too bad some of the talented cast members passed away I have many fond memories of the beaver

@Brutus-co9dt Жыл бұрын

@@johnlittle2755 same. It’s in METV.

@felixmadison5736 3 жыл бұрын

The late Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell made this sitcom great.

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

They did! What's your favorite memory of Ken and Eddie?

@chicagodaddy1 3 жыл бұрын

The guy who played Lumpy has passed away as well.

@karenstrycharz1499 3 жыл бұрын

...so many great actors & actresses on this series! So sad Ken Osmond & actor who played “Lumpy”, have passed away! May everyone who have since died, from this fun, fantastic series, “REST IN PEACE!”

@mamabluejean 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, Ken Osmond was great! But there were so many factors that made this series great--the characters, the acting, the writing...all came together to make this series timeless and so enjoyable to so many.

@Lpm920 3 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse when he quit school to work at the gas station....

@michaelgallick4617 3 жыл бұрын

It gave me hope...hope I'd have a family like that. All the bad stuff going on in my house at the time, it was my secret getaway. So "loved" the show.

@susanbaker641 2 жыл бұрын

Leave it to Beaver is one of my favorite all time shows to watch. I watched it years ago and watch it today on MeTV. Actually I'm watching it right now as I write this 😊

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you're a fan of Leave it to Beaver! Which episode is the most appealing to you?

@istateyourname4710 3 жыл бұрын

The episodes I remember, are when The Beav was older. The one where he & his friends took a pact to wear the hideous monster sweatshirts to school, & Beaver was the only one who did. Also, the episode where he fell into the steaming bowl of (supposed)soup.

@sharonh8851 3 жыл бұрын

There's too many episodes I'd like to mention

@michaelszczys8316 2 жыл бұрын

One of the very best episodes doesn't even really have Beaver in it. Where Wally and Eddie chain Lumpys car rear end to a tree and it accidentally gets ripped clean out. Had a friend back in those days whose family called him ' Beaver '

@tonyktown 3 жыл бұрын

A little known fact, Barbara Billingsley spoke fluent Jive.

@mac7083 3 жыл бұрын

iflyTony 😂😂😂😂

@douglasgriffiths3534 3 жыл бұрын

Yep, and she could rap too. (Jan Griffiths).

@MrTony002 3 жыл бұрын

Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! 🤣

@roustabout583 3 жыл бұрын

The classic comedy Airplane!

@Keltster 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, such a shame that she didn't get to utilize that talent on LEAVE IT TO BEAVER.

@sampearson2881 3 жыл бұрын

Talked to my brother yesterday. He said, " the most important role models for him being the father he is today is our Father and Ward Cleaver." Could not disagree. My brother and I are African Americans. Great Fathers come in a variety of race and ethnicity. My brother and I love this show. I am Wally and my brother is the "Beaver". :)

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

Wow that's amazing! What's your favorite episode from the show?

@sampearson2881 3 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse The episode where Ward makes mistakes: one allowing Beaver to run "away", trying to be the cool Dad by imposing himself with Wally friends and the berrel hoop story. Ms. Landers over Ms. Canfield. :)

@sampearson2881 3 жыл бұрын

For a Christmas gift I was able to a signed autograph from Tony Dow. The picture was of Wally and Beav. Mr. Dow signed underneath the Beaver side of the picture: "To Chris The "Beaver" of the Pearson Family!

@kevinfan726 3 жыл бұрын

you were blessed that your dad (and ward) were role models. My dad was terrible and when I found reruns of this show, Ward became someone I longed to have as a Dad.

@arthurvaisvilas7853 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing this, Wally and Beaver. if you see eddie and lumpy. tell em i said hi! thanks again.

@dianamarie1652 3 жыл бұрын

Best show ever! Still love watching the reruns!

@deborahf.5671 4 ай бұрын

I ♥️ watching the reruns too!

@nancycook4617 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching the Leave it to Beaver show as a young girl, and amazingly I still love watching it at the age of 70 years old.

@MrMalibu30 3 жыл бұрын

I was Barbara Billingsley's mailman, in Malibu...early 80's....She lived next to the Malibu Pier...on PCH...Had a package for her one day,,,she answered the door wearing only a towel,, ,said she was in the shower....I said, in my Eddie voice,,,"You look lovely today, Mrs. Cleaver"....... thankfully ,,she laughed.....

@Mike-pj1kv 3 жыл бұрын

That is funny. I can see why she laughed.

@latonyadbynumbynum4823 3 жыл бұрын

I still love this show in 2020. I have the first 4 season on DVD

@producerlinda7109 3 жыл бұрын

Hilarious 😂

@GeneJenkins 3 жыл бұрын

Great story! Thanks for sharing, Gertrude! 🤪

@morganlucas9062 3 жыл бұрын

Cool story!

@leo65281 3 жыл бұрын

When TV was great- and you planed your day so you wouldn't miss a show.

@melissacooper4282 3 жыл бұрын

Ah yes. The days before VCRs, then later DVRs.

@TWayneD1020 3 жыл бұрын

So true !!! Unlike today's corrupt Hollywoods destory the family unit , anti-American , programming socialist/communist propaganda Machine !!!

@tombradley2241 3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@Lit123ful 3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@lastdays3148 3 жыл бұрын

Now all that is left are those annoying Reality Shows🤦🏾‍♀️ The reason why I've rid myself of Cable Years ago.

@rachaelstephens209 2 жыл бұрын

I was a small child in the 70s. My brothers, sister and I used to watch the reruns of Leave it to Beaver. I remember being in Kindergarten and and asking my sister, when we were watching it, when the world turned to color. 😄 I loved that show and older Wally was so cute to me. My sister and I both thought he was something!! Miss those days. There aren't many shows left that are wholesome.

@sirikank.hatfield550 3 жыл бұрын

I am Thai married my husband for 20 years I found the show LEAVE IT TO BEAVER in ME T.V. as well. I am watching the show every morning with my husband before he goes to work. I am interested in LEAVE IN TO BEAVER because we have two boys as well. Most importantly I found this show is showing a lot of CARE, AND UNCONVENTIONAL LOVE TO EACH OTHER IN THE FAMILY💗 thank you 🙏

@LloydMajor 3 жыл бұрын

This was another one of my favorite "FAMILY ORIENTED SHOWS" when i was a child growing up. I still watch it from time to time. Ward and his wife were perfect role models.

@mikesb69-87 3 жыл бұрын

"Boy Beaver.....when dad gets home he's really gonna give you the business!"

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

That was so memorable! Do you have any other favorite moments from the show?

@jac1503101 3 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse Do you have any more shocking secrets?

@styldsteel1 3 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse when Larry and Beaver took a pact like Sodom and Gomorrah [sp] to stand up for one another. larry convinced Beaver to give him his homework assignment. When Ms. landers asked Beaver for the homework, he'd already given it to larry. beaver was gonna take some real punches for Larry. When Ms Landers really started to lean in Beaver, Larry stood up in front of his whole class, and said to Ms Landers and everyone else what actually happened. This showcases the power house team Connelly and Moser.

@1952creswell 3 жыл бұрын

Gee, Dad, are you gonna clobber the Beav?

@Al-zu9sm 3 жыл бұрын

Old joke, still funny.

@bombay3201 Жыл бұрын

Best family sitcom ever made the love wally has for the beaver is heart warming he had beavers back even though he himself got into trouble

@FactsVerse Жыл бұрын

We're glad to know that you love the show. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. If we may ask, which episode did you like the best?

@gep2771 2 жыл бұрын

The best show ever, so many great episodes, Beaver climbing into the soup bowl, Beaver smoking his dad's pipe with Larry, Wally cutting Beavers hair, Larry always getting Beaver to do the wrong thing was classic stuff, skipping school, playing with Wards Yankee autograph ball was hilarious..!! The parents mainly Ward made many mistakes and the kids would often be justified by his parenting hiccups, good will, manners and intentions to all was always the message and outcome and like a great band they all worked great together.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

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@5thdimension625 2 жыл бұрын

The soup bowl debacle is one of my favorite vids too. 😂

@marciapeak893 Жыл бұрын

@@5thdimension625 I liked Wally's jelly roll hair cut and the hair cut Beaver gave himself when he lost the Barber money Ward gave him. After Wally tried to finish the hair cut, wow, I was floored.

@5thdimension625 Жыл бұрын

@@marciapeak893 that’s an epic one too! Too hilarious. I’ve seen them all at least 5 times each. Lol

@suebennett9347 Жыл бұрын

Yes the soup bowl was my favorite episode!

@newerafrican 3 жыл бұрын

One of the best shows ever! No diversity, but a real dad model, no parental put-downs (although parental shortcomings were written in) and a world of respect for adults from kids. Gone forever.

@newerafrican 3 жыл бұрын

@Big Bubba Man, I need to use that line - then duck!! LOL!! I meant that the kids didn't put down the parents. There was some respect.

@Slipmahoney21 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they need a representative from every country, every race, every religion, and then need to be ostracized for not doing this from the start! Political correctness perverts everything.

@edithfaye1482 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, the only person of color was a maid in the episode where Eddie & Wally parked cars for a wedding

@newerafrican 3 жыл бұрын

@@edithfaye1482 It took Hollywood a long time to diversify. For supposedly being so "Woke" now, Hollywood was definitely a closed club in the earlier days.

@bobbyhullfan1077 3 жыл бұрын

Archie Bunker was the first dumb ass dad in a sitcom. It was all down hill for American man after that.

@ES-ho2nf 3 жыл бұрын

Jerry Mathers was the speaker at my son's college graduation ceremony in Fort Wayne, Indiana a few years ago. I remember thinking that he was an odd choice for that, but I was pleasantly surprised by his down-to-earth personality and the excellent career advice he gave to the graduates--using examples from his own life.

@gloriadiaz6400 3 жыл бұрын

Which school was that? I am from Fort Wayne!

@ES-ho2nf 3 жыл бұрын

@@gloriadiaz6400 Hi Gloria, it was Indiana Tech University. He was the Commencement speaker in 2016.

@gloriadiaz6400 3 жыл бұрын

@@ES-ho2nf Wish I'd known back then!!! What a cool experience!!!!

@fazlurbaksh5969 2 жыл бұрын

I always thought Wally was the coolest older brother. He came across as so all American and so wholesome

@joesmith-or3wx Жыл бұрын

Great movie that help america family have hope.

@paulascott5701 3 жыл бұрын

People in show business / media ridicule this show constantly and I never understood why! It is a truly funny show. The comedy has stood the test of time. It was a well written, well acted classic!

@Brutus-co9dt Жыл бұрын

It I funny. 3:38

@ItsMe-ic7on Жыл бұрын

I've never heard anybody criticize it Media or otherwise

@sarafreeman5073 3 жыл бұрын

When I was little I couldn't went to get home from school to watch the reruns of this show. I still love it what a peaceful time in America so long ago!!!

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! What's your favorite episode?

@sarafreeman5073 3 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse Well I can't say I ever saw one i did not like. But if I had a favorite it would when Beaver and Larry gave their candy money to help a student. The older student said he needed the money to help feed his family mostly his little sister or sisters. He was suppose to pay it back to them in time to turn it into the teacher. But then the student acted like he didn't know what they were talking about when they asked for the money back. They had to confess to the teacher what had happened. The teacher Miss Landers took it from there!! Great episode of how not to trust others with money that is not yours!

@5thdimension625 3 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse my favorite is Beaver getting stuck in the teacup! Lol. All time favorite

@MrAquinas1 3 жыл бұрын

A happy fact about the show is that the entire cast was able to sustain friendships throughout their adult lives long after the show was over. All the young men treated Barbara as a family member, like their personal aunt.

@toonybrain 3 жыл бұрын

🧡

@RosemarySKelly 3 жыл бұрын

Aaaahh! How sweet and corny.

@elenaarman-tang7811 3 жыл бұрын

That's awesome 💖

@v-town1980 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully they treated the dad the same.

@ant-ekay7215 3 жыл бұрын

@@v-town1980 Like a aunt?

@melissaupton2097 3 жыл бұрын

MeTV airs two episodes Monday thru Friday, and I watch every morning with my coffee. I never knew Jerry Mathers began acting so young. Thanks!

@maureenmcgovern6119 3 жыл бұрын

Leave it to Beaver, is such an enjoyable show. It’s nice to go back to when; things were just a little bit slower. It’s a feel good show.

@clooaan 3 жыл бұрын

Not a word about the most interesting and funniest character-Eddie Haskell!!

@1talldaddy 3 жыл бұрын

yeah he was the most realistic character on the show,

@jwwj30 3 жыл бұрын

He ended up being a LAPD officer for 18 years before he was shot several times by a car thief. Eddie survived the shooting, but had to retire from a job he loved, being a beat cop on the streets of Los Angeles.

@shackdaddy7106 3 жыл бұрын

The fact of the matter is that Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell is one of the most iconic characters on TV in the late 50s and early 60s. And just to kill a rumor right now, Ken was not related to the singing Osmonds.😀😀

@CRuf-qw4yv 3 жыл бұрын

Ken played a very sarcastic and mild bully, and certainly one of the first slickster Bovine Scatology artists...a character people can still relate to today

@GaryAa56 3 жыл бұрын

Bovine Scatolgy, I like that description. Calling Ward, the Warden behind his back.

@nancyholgate4326 3 жыл бұрын

Tony became an extremely talented artist. His sculptures are stunning.

@dwightdodd3734 3 жыл бұрын

And a really handsome,clean cut looking kid....apple pie and all that stuff.........

@sissy20088 3 жыл бұрын

I had a crush on Wally. To me the only problem with the show was the kids dialog. You could tell it was written by adults because they had them saying the dumbest things. I still liked the show then and now.

@IamTaliaIsrael 3 жыл бұрын

I still love leave it to beaver I wish I could go back how I miss those days

@redneckmudersfromhel5821 Жыл бұрын

I know I'm in my 50s but still today I love watching this show it does have good morals and makes me smile and wish shows like this could be showed and liked for some good moral fibers in life for kids today thanks for the good wholesome show

@tinahachey454 3 жыл бұрын

Everybody wanted a mom and dad like that I know I did lol

@carolenewman8332 3 жыл бұрын

I’m 72 yrs old and I still love the show. Strange, however, that I don’t remember them having any Christmas shows.

@mattieacklin2138 3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@josephpopiel4793 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe they were Jewish?? (just kidding)

@mrsteveinsandiego 3 жыл бұрын

72 here. Yes, great tv back then, huh?

@mrsteveinsandiego 3 жыл бұрын

@@tr7198 rabbit ears..lolololololol. gadzooks how we've improved, huh?

@WndD_74 3 жыл бұрын

@@tr7198 Ozzie & Harriet had many Christmas shows thru the years as the boys aged. Likewise, I believe Donna Reed had a few too.

@debbyfronke3227 2 жыл бұрын

I am 65 ..I still watch the show every morning ...know the lines by heart...it like I love lucy...it just puts me at peace the writing was sooo good,and these kid actors...they were just so on the mark..never will there ever be a more family loved show then Beaver!

@bemore1134 3 жыл бұрын

I still crack up when I think of the scene where Ward is sitting with the boys and tells them how he was self-conscious as a kid & thought his ears stuck out too far. He told them he put scotch tape on his ears to pin them down. Beaver looks at him innocently and says "How come it didn't work, dad?"

@michaelszczys8316 2 жыл бұрын

Ward was always telling about when he was a boy, like the time he told about a big bully messing with him and he put a bunch of barrel hoops on the ground and tricked the bully to run into them which made him get his legs all banged up. The boys tried it on Lumpy and his father stepped on them by mistake. In the beginning Lumpy was an older guy that bullied them, later he was shown as one of Wallys school buddies.

@kristinamontes6092 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@michaelszczys8316 2 жыл бұрын

My sister once gave me a VCR tape with a lot of Beaver shows on it. I don't think I still have it. My favorite was Wally and Eddie chaining the rear axle of Lumpys 40 Ford to a tree and it ended up tearing completely out of his car.

@momsher1 2 жыл бұрын

OMG - I love that episode! So funny!

@deborahf.5671 4 ай бұрын

I love that scene too. It was very funny.

@phantomb7342 3 жыл бұрын

They shouldve had a spinoff with Wally, Eddie, and Lumpy in college.

@JamesParker1998 3 жыл бұрын

I think they had a spinoff where Beaver and Wally grow up and have kids of their own.

@truthseeker2321 3 жыл бұрын

Or a spin-off where they become stoned hippies in the 60's , and join a commune.

@331Grabber 3 жыл бұрын

@@truthseeker2321 Or Lumpy becomes both a police officer and a serial killer and Wally and Eddie have to team up to put him down.

@truthseeker2321 3 жыл бұрын

@@331Grabber Yeah, that one could be placed in the 70's!

@twikirobot6897 3 жыл бұрын

@@331Grabber 😆

@Robert08010 3 жыл бұрын

To watch Tony and Jerry acting together, one might think they had the exact same training. Their performances fit together perfectly.

@styldsteel1 3 жыл бұрын

Tony Dow said he followed Jerry as a roll model because when the show first aired, Jerry was already a veteran actor

@jeromebrown944 3 жыл бұрын

They had a lot of chemistry.

@jamesmcinnis208 3 жыл бұрын

@@styldsteel1 Dinner or crescent?

@devonwilliams4063 3 жыл бұрын

@carlacook3537 3 жыл бұрын

We watched Leave it to Beaver for years and I still watch the reruns. Loved the whole show !

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Carla!

@philshuster7463 2 жыл бұрын

Iconic is almost an understatement. Leave it to Beaver was household conversation and at school as well in the 50s and 60s. It has had a lasting and enduring effect on ppls lives to this day in 2022.

@charlibaltimore7641 3 жыл бұрын

I remember it well, laying on the living room floor and watching in black and white, lol! Kids laid or sat on the floor by the TV back them because we were the remote!!

@tonydelariva7163 3 жыл бұрын

And because the TVs were almost always closer to the ground, perfect for watching if you were laying on the floor. NEVER up on the wall like today.

@charlesdudek7713 3 жыл бұрын

We had an actual remote. It was huge and had one button in the middle to change the channel. It only went in one direction so if you missed your channel you had to go all the way around again.

@johnstecz9169 3 жыл бұрын

Watch it everyday

@pcno2832 3 жыл бұрын

I saw an interview with Tony Dow in which, among other things, he mentioned that he had suffered depression for a significant part of his life. In a way, that might have been why he was so perfect for the character of Wally, the almost perfect kid who always ended up holding the bag when things went wrong. He did everything right most of the time, but he always seemed a little down and his character would have been a lot less interesting if he hadn't. I hope he's overcome the worst of that; I know depression can be a major obstacle, but actors and singers always reveal a little of themselves and I can't imagine any other actor playing that role as well as he did.

@marybazargani6929 3 жыл бұрын

No one could have played his role.

@howardkerr8174 3 жыл бұрын

I have often thought he must have been a bit nervous in front of the cameras. If you really watch the show, Wally quite often rubs his finger under or beside his nose, while Beaver rarely if ever exhibits any nervous habits/mannerisms.

@275MsParis 2 жыл бұрын

I love Leave it to Beaver and I still watch it today in 2021. I got my son loving it as well 🥰 I loved all the trouble him and Larry got into 😂

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@GROOVYJOJO 2 жыл бұрын

Larry always talked Beaver into things that would surely misfire.

@breaker1685 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Good idea Ms Hunni, I might get my grand-kids to watch the show in a few years

@peggypeters6676 2 жыл бұрын

June was always nagging ward and the boys- she always had to know everything that was going on

@DougCeleste 2 жыл бұрын

And "Larry" always had FOOD on his mind!!!

@BenzeneHex57 Жыл бұрын

Can’t tell you how much I loved this show. Only saw it as a young adult and not when it first aired. I was born in the late fifties.

@FactsVerse Жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you love Leave it to Beaver! Which episode appealed to you the most?

@BenzeneHex57 Жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse It's been so long I would have to look at all of them again. I liked episodes with Eddie Haskell.

@lindafurroughs8216 3 жыл бұрын

Love that show. Still watch reruns

@jimbo43ohara51 3 жыл бұрын

Downunder it was a toss up between "Leave it to Beaver" and "Father knows Best".

@lucycat2576 3 жыл бұрын

I truly Love this show & watch 2 episodes every morning, the innocence & Americana is so refreshing, heartwarming. The writers, Actors couldnt be Better!!! Beaver is so darn cute.

@GaryAa56 3 жыл бұрын

So do I, On METV from 8-9 A.M.

@garyk8558 3 жыл бұрын

A really good show watched it growing up had my kids watch it now my grand kids watch it a lot of good values

@charles2241 3 жыл бұрын

But you're forgetting the........Eddie Hassle years aren't you? And those were the best years, where Eddie showed those chump Cleavers what the real deal was.

@markhoward8301 3 жыл бұрын

It was a wonderful show as was life at that time in America...Sadly the TV brought such joy in the 50s it now brings pornography and propaganda along with everything counter productive for raising and maintaining a family..Im nearly 70 and had the opportunity to speak with many of the cast while on my college radio station Hugh Beaumont was a wonderful man on and off screen and I would speak to him periodically and would often call him on Father's Day

@markhoward8301 3 жыл бұрын

@@charles2241 It was EDDIE HASKELL and glorifying Eddie as slick and the Cleavers as chumps I posit sir that you are the CHUMP...Thats why the 50s are a memory and smartassness is the norm of OMERICA today

@nuwavedave 2 жыл бұрын

In high school, Jerry and Richard formed a rock band with Jerry Mathers as the lead singer. After high school the band, "Beaver & The Trappers" hit the Sunset Strip and released a 45 rpm record - "Happiness Is Havin' ", which is wild Garage Psych, and "In Misery", which sounds a bit like The Everly Brothers.

@virginiarubino3773 3 жыл бұрын

Back when families could watch good tv together, have some laughs and even learn good lessons. I wish they would make more programs like this instead of the garbage they have now.

@islgrl292 3 жыл бұрын

It was on in the afternoon for kids to watch after school, not sure parents got a steady diet of the Beave.

@andregraves3825 3 жыл бұрын

@Lily Rose Dod you ever see Julia?

@georgevavoulis4758 3 жыл бұрын

I agree 100% how I long for those days

@mrlopez-pz7pu 3 жыл бұрын

Pull your head out of nostalgia's ass, for your own good!

@icyfire6879 2 жыл бұрын

Sorry, now our choices are to watch trans/pan/whatever sexuals get married at the legal-illegal drug hubs, or the minority of the month sue and/or riot that they're being victimized cause someone expected them to follow a rule

@omgdwayne1565 3 жыл бұрын

My brother and I were a few years younger than the Beav. But that meant we were the perfect ages to be big, big fans of the show. We didn't see the first few seasons because our parents were not really interested in owning a TV. In fact, on our street only about two or three households (out of around 30) had TVs. This was in the late 50s. What changed all that was the first televised occurance of the Wizard of Oz in 1958. I can't tell you what a big deal this was for adults and kids alike. Parties were planned at the houses who had TVs. New TVs were purchased just for this occasion. I'll never forget it. There were about 30 people crowded into a neighbor's living room to watch the show. All afternoon there had been a big cookout and games and the adults all got pretty drunk. It was great. In any event, after this my parents decided to buy our own TV "set." There were two channels at that time, and on one we could watch "Leave It to Beaver." My brother and I LOVED that show. I was five and he was three. We also greatly enjoyed "The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show", "The Life of Riley", "M Squad", etc. Some of these were already in their first reruns. For some reason we did NOT like "I Love Lucy." I remember thinking that I should like it, but I just found it irritating. No idea why. I liked all the afternoon cartoon shows of course. And it about this time that TV networks began rerunning a lot of really old stuff from the 20s, 30s and 40s. The Three Stooges, Our Gang, Laurel and Hardy, etc. Amazing stuff. And the technology was not great. I remember all of my male, adult relatives getting up on the roof at some point to rotate the antennae around while their wives would watch the screen to see if the reception improved. They would yell at each other through an open window. I thought I had died and gone to heaven when my grandfather allowed me to go up on to the roof with him. That was in about 1962.

@omgdwayne1565 3 жыл бұрын

@David Erickson We were late getting a color TV too. My parents finally got one in 1974. I was a high school graduate. The first time I saw color TV was a party at a neighbor's in 1962 or 63 to watch DIsney's Pollyanna TV debut. These neighbors were rich and had a huge new color TV. I remember the quality as being pretty amazing, but man, I HATED that movie. I felt totally ripped off.

@jbarn49 3 жыл бұрын

Born in 1951. Can relate SO MUCH to your post! Watching the pattern thingy of the Indian chief on Sat. mornings until shows began. First, however, there was a "video" of a plane flying through clouds with someone quoting the poem "High Flight". I could hardly believe I Googled that and someone has posted it on KZfaq!! Then Mighty Mouse, Fury and Sky King!

@christinehutchins123 3 жыл бұрын

I liked the one where beaver had to be rescued from atop of a resteraunt that had a large coffee cup on it and it had steam comming from the cup like coffee does. Beaver fell in the cup. Also when he got his head stuck in the rails of a metal fence...good stuff lol.

@jackavila1908 3 жыл бұрын

It was a billboard

@maryspencer4975 3 жыл бұрын

Eddie hollered up to him "What are you doing, taking a bath?"

@crsmith845 3 жыл бұрын

Me too!❤

@teresaavizienis8491 3 жыл бұрын

@@jackavila1908 It wasn't just a billboard. But Christine has one detail wrong. It was supposed to be a bowl of steaming-hot soup. It was just a very large fake bowl attached to the billboard, with a pipe blowing steam to get the effect. This whole series was very well written, much better than most people give it credit for.

@BrianRIngram 3 жыл бұрын

@@teresaavizienis8491 I also heard somewhere that constructing the billboard was quite a strain on the show's budget.

@BlessedtobeMimi 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I remember watching this show when I was a kid and never knew it ended before I was even born in July 1963!

@DougCeleste 2 жыл бұрын

I met Tony and Jerry in 1980 in Phoenix, AZ. after seeing them perform in the play, "So Long Stanley." They were in the lobby after the show meeting with the guests who came to see them. I got their autographs on my program, briefly chatted with them and shook their hands. They were as genuine there as they were on the show. Sadly, I had no camera to take a photo. That night means even more to me now after Tony's passing. Thanks for the memories, Tony, and rest in peace.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you're a fan of Tony and Jerry! Which episode is the most memorable for you?

@DougCeleste 2 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse There were so many enjoyable episodes but "Beaver" climbing onto the soup bowl billboard stands out as a personal favorite. (And I also got a kick out of "Whitey's" parents in that episode. They looked much more like his grandparents!) :)

@robertacohen2955 Жыл бұрын

I loved Leave It To Beaver and I still do. I watch it every night in my bedroom before I go to sleep. It leaves wonderful thoughts in my mind so I can dream good dreams. I love Andy Griffith Show just the same way. Thanks for bringing them back.

@DougCeleste Жыл бұрын

@@robertacohen2955 Nice comments about these shows, Roberta, and thanks for sharing! Those were GREAT years for television with quality shows for the entire family. We will NEVER see shows like that again. :(

@gregoryburton1241 3 жыл бұрын

As an African-American child growing up in the sixties, there were almost no characters on TV who looked like me. However, the stories and the interactions between the child characters were so universal, it didn't matter. They were relatable to kids and adults of different ethnic backgrounds. My brothers and sisters still enjoy watching the reruns today. One of the great family shows in TV history. RIP Hugh, Barbara, Ken and the other cast members who are only with us in syndication!

@endtheliesnow5906 3 жыл бұрын

I remember that Beaver unfortunately never had an African-American friend, but he have a Hispanic friend in one episode.

@mja91352 3 жыл бұрын

Actually, no o ne in the world looks like you; you are unique

@gregoryburton1241 3 жыл бұрын

@bob smith : I know what you mean, but Leave It To Beaver is a little different for me. Now, Andy Griffith, Beverly Hillbillies, Brady Bunch, Happy Days and a host of others, I do find hard to watch. Even Gilligan's Island had no blacks on it. But as I watch it today, I'm glad, it is a dumb show!

@rickrichards8377 3 жыл бұрын

@bob smith there was a blake women episode when eddie and wally parked cars at a wedding

@scarfacemontana9239 3 жыл бұрын

@@rickrichards8377 yeah you're right it was Kim Hamilton a well-known black actress in Hollywood r i p that's the only one I ever seen on there but I didn't give a damn Leave it to Beaver hit on all cylinders I love that show I watch it every day

@rickmeyers401 3 жыл бұрын

This has always been my favorite show! It still takes me back to the happiest time in my life, the time before my dad died....

@rollydoucet8909 3 жыл бұрын

I was attending the NHRA Winternationals at Pomona, California during the 1980's. At the time, General Motors was running a promotion featuring Oldsmobiles driven by well known television personalities, such as Tom and Dick Smothers, to name a few. When a pair of cars driven by Tony Dow, and Gerry Mathers approached the staring line, the announcer said "Look folks, it's Wally and the Beav"

@patriciarodrigue5778 2 жыл бұрын

Tony Dow was a total dreamboat. He is almost a decade older than me but as a girl I had a major crush on him. Leave it to Beaver is one of my favorite sitcoms of all time. It brings back memories of those wonderful late fifties and early sixties. What a fabulous time to be a child. They don't make sitcoms like the Beaver anymore. I loved the relationship between the two brothers and their nearly perfect parents. Barbara Billingsley was a beautiful wife and mother. I loved her pearls and high heels.

@crystalheart9 3 жыл бұрын

I loved this show as a kid. Jerry was adorable and great in the part. I still watch it when I catch a rerun.

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

We did too! What's your favorite episode of the show?

@charlottesmith4850 3 жыл бұрын

I always loved Barbara Billingsley. She was the perfect June Cleaver.

@lastdays3148 3 жыл бұрын

Two words for her Eloquent & Elegant🌹

@sharonmcentee8615 3 жыл бұрын

All were perfectly cast imo

@robertbullard3324 3 жыл бұрын

Loved her in “Airplane” when she was speaking jive.

@swithinbarclay4797 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertbullard3324 : She just had to "cut-up", just this once; and I could never take Peter Graves nor Robert Stack, seriously, ever again!

@michaelrief4424 3 жыл бұрын

I watched this show during my childhood. I once remember asking my Mom & Dad why they didn’t dress up like Ward & June. My Dad laughed and said that I should stop saying stupid stuff like that. “It’s a TV Show...get real “.

@johndettra8958 3 жыл бұрын

One of the all time best sitcoms ever. Kids point of views vs adults with lessons learned. Today, no show comes close.

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

What's your favorite episode of the show, John?

@mikestubbs356 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved this show while growing up! Never missed it!

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@kimkochel6754 3 жыл бұрын

Best show ever and still is. I've seen every episode many times.

@louieflash7190 3 жыл бұрын

As a child it was one of many shows I watched when I got home from school. I was a child of the reruns.

@mwhite1474 3 жыл бұрын

Loved the show while growing up in the 60s. What a great model of a family!

@patpatterson7555 Жыл бұрын

I grew up with "Leave it to Beaver" and I still watch it on MeTV. When I heard that Tony Dow had passed away I felt like I'd lost a childhood friend. RIP Wally

@FactsVerse Жыл бұрын

We're happy to know that you're a fan of the show! Which episode is the most memorable for you?

@patpatterson7555 Жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse there were so many that I really liked but one that pops to mind was when Beaver and Larry found the money Larry threw out the window and went to the carnival

@adorablyadorable5665 3 жыл бұрын

Seasons one two and three are my favorites as Beaver is still young and sweet. The Morals and Values escape so many of the young minds today.

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Adorably Adorable!

@phantomcollector1976 3 жыл бұрын

ONE OF THE GREATEST SHOWS OF ALL TIME

@lindaway5889 3 жыл бұрын

I love the show. I still watch it every weekday, even though I've seen every episode a hundred times! LOL

@susandavies3653 2 жыл бұрын

I am recovering from a broken knee cap and downloaded leave it to beaver. I didn’t expect to enjoy it this much! And I just watched an interview of Barbara Billingsley where she explained why she was wearing a pearl necklace. She didn’t say anything about a scar on her neck. Instead she said that she had a very deep hollow in her neck and they wanted to cover it up.

@jeankeats3200 3 жыл бұрын

This show is/was wonderful. It can make me laugh and cry at the same time. It's what households should have been like.

@BAletheaMinistries 3 жыл бұрын

I still watch reruns daily.

@8176morgan 3 жыл бұрын

Me too! And I'm almost 62!

@gwiyomikim5988 3 жыл бұрын

Me too. It’s like spending time with old friends.

@BAletheaMinistries 3 жыл бұрын

@@8176morgan LOL, I'm 66. ☺️

@patriciamagana2276 3 жыл бұрын

Love that show reruns are great. Brings back many memories.

@arlinemoore7896 Жыл бұрын

I am 70 and never miss this show on MeTV every morning. Great memories of life as a child❗️

@FactsVerse Жыл бұрын

We're glad to know that you love Leave it to Beaver. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. If we may ask, which episode did you like the best?

@gloriamarshall7759 3 жыл бұрын

I am 74 yrs old now. Absolutely loved this program growing up. I watched it every week.

@BAletheaMinistries 3 жыл бұрын

I was more surprised to find out about Hugh Beaumont's terrible family tragedy.

@minivegana6516 3 жыл бұрын

I knew about it. It's so sad!💔

@retroguy9494 3 жыл бұрын

What surprises ME about it is how bitter he was towards the show because of it. Many people do not know that Hugh Beaumont was an ordained minister. So it surprises me that a man of God would act in that manner.

@pcno2832 3 жыл бұрын

@@retroguy9494 I've read other descriptions of his attitude and the word "bitter" might have been an overstatement. The way I understood it, he just wasn't in a situation in which he could enjoy the show the way one would hope to. It was probably a little like living in a house in which a loved one had died; it wouldn't be the house's fault, but the association would still be hard to overcome.

@retroguy9494 3 жыл бұрын

@@pcno2832 I think your example is a very good one, considering that actually happened to ME ! So I can connect the two together quite easily.

@howardbroadnax8292 3 жыл бұрын

Wow ! I didn't know that about Hugh Beaumont. The tragedy he suffered or him being a Minister.

@endtheliesnow5906 3 жыл бұрын

To say that the show took place in Wisconsin, doesn't make sense. We never saw any snow.

@cudaus1 3 жыл бұрын

You beat me to the punch on the lack of snow.

@bajaskier 3 жыл бұрын

Plus, on one episode, Ward mentions "the ocean is a couple hours away." Not from Wisconsin without a teleporter.

@kebler823 3 жыл бұрын

Cincinnati is mentioned several times too

@davidstill754 3 жыл бұрын

In several of the episodes the beaver and his friends were wanting a surfboard. In another episode Ward (the father) was reassuring his wife June that the boys would be ok, after all they were 40 miles from the ocean....and the boys had just left the house. I'm pretty sure wherever Mayfield was located in was near the ocean.

@DmPmRr1959 3 жыл бұрын

They spoke of the ocean being 20 miles away. They spoke of California as somewhere else. They often talked about relatives being "back east" so I assume they were somewhere out west. No one had an "Oregonian" accent, so I thought it might be Washington.

@champaigne16 2 жыл бұрын

This was one of my favorite shows growing up.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

We're glad to know that Leave it to Beaver is one of your favorite shows! Which episode appealed to you the most?

@joannesowle2547 2 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful show that was. I still watch the reruns occasionally.

@singinggreatGranny 3 жыл бұрын

The only shocking thing about this video, is that there is NOTHING shocking in this video

@mangot589 3 жыл бұрын

SUSANNEJEAN63 Myers Bugyra I figured. I bit, just because I’m so freaking bored right now. I mean, come on. 🙄. But it was/is a lovely show.

@PoliteTia 3 жыл бұрын

I didn't finish the vlog. Vlog are correct! Nothing shocking here.

@cathycomenas5011 3 жыл бұрын

hahaha..I was going to say the same thing....

@jimcarlile6679 3 жыл бұрын

How is that shocking?

@oliviajohnjohnolivia8142 3 жыл бұрын

I heard Wally never had a beaver.

@dougfrith5001 3 жыл бұрын

I was surprised about Hugh Beaumont's grief over the car accident, losing his mother-in-law. Understandable though.

@judybrown1810 3 жыл бұрын

I am so sorry

@FogeyePiefoot 3 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what kind of car that was in the video? I've never seen one with the shifter and another lever on the dash like that. And I think I saw a GPS. They didn't have them back then, except maybe in the military.

@efandmk3382 3 жыл бұрын

@@FogeyePiefoot Those weren't shifters on the dash. Those were the heat and A/C controls. They used both Fords and Dodges on that show. This dash looks more like a Ford.

@robertkees6048 3 жыл бұрын

He may not be as resentful towards the show as this video suggests, after all he stayed for 6 years and he directed several episodes, so that part may have been a little overplayed.

@smorris9138 2 жыл бұрын

@@robertkees6048 I agree with you. I notice Hugh Beaumont directed several episodes in addition, I've heard the cast speak very fondly of him in interviews.

@superdayday3462 2 жыл бұрын

This show was great to watch and many could relate to Beaver and there were some households as strict or stricter than this family. Back then kids had to check in with parents and be home by a certain hour for dinner and then do homework. That was all what this program was about having fun, and responsibility.

@karensummer225 3 жыл бұрын

I grew up on Leave It To Beaver, Andy Griffith, My Three Sons, I Love Lucy - shows of a more simpler but fun way of living. These shows are so much better than what we see on TV today. I hate reality TV - the people they choose to use are not good role models for children today.

@ardmoreverizon445 3 жыл бұрын

Still love the show, i am now retired and watch it every morning

@mikeripperda8878 3 жыл бұрын

Such a demonstration of decency.

@martyknapp741 3 жыл бұрын

Wish I could post a picture but knew Tony and we swam on the same swim team. Later my dad, who was a film editor for MGM worked with Tony in a Movie. Tony’s dad was a home builder and built 3 houses for my parents! I have priceless pictures of me and Tony when we both belonged to Lisa Bingston’s Swim school and his mom and my mom were friends until we moved to Ok from California in 1957.

@LindyLouCantu 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool! He seems like such a great person, even today! Do you keep in touch with him? What great memories you must have!

@Ducati_Dude 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome story... thanks for sharing.

@allanmann68 3 жыл бұрын

I went to Van Nuys High at the same time as Tony Dow, but I think he was a year or two ahead of me.

@mdwmdw1000 3 жыл бұрын

Tony's dad built NONE house for me !!!!!:)

@sweetpeasscentyessentials 2 жыл бұрын

I’m in my late 30s and This and Andy Griffith are two of my favorites! I love all old sitcoms/shows… my mom think I’m crazy 😂

@markalles881 3 жыл бұрын

Great show - I watched it as a kid when it was in reruns. Also, I think that the show had some real life elements to it - Beaver getting into trouble, a visiting relative that appears to have a drinking problem, etc. In other words, not everything was perfect.

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

We loved the show too, Mark!

@steveperry1344 3 жыл бұрын

absolutely the most beloved show for me in tv history. i was and am the same age as jerry and watched the show during it's run and many times in reruns and even today. very simple wholesome concept and how early in tv shows it started. it holds up today.

@bajaskier 3 жыл бұрын

No, Mayfield couldn't have been in Wisconsin. In one episode, Ward mentions the ocean is "a couple hours away." Believe me, there is no ocean a couple hours away from Wisconsin.

@jessebaldwin2661 3 жыл бұрын

In one episode Beaver and Richard were standing on a curb and Beaver said that they were counting the cars from New Jersey, which I assume was a neighboring state. That might match up with Ward's comment about the ocean.

@bajaskier 3 жыл бұрын

@@jessebaldwin2661 Good point. They are also on East or West coast time as school starts at 9 and the news is on at 11, whereas in the Midwest it's 8 and 10 respectively.

@retroguy9494 3 жыл бұрын

@@jessebaldwin2661 Well, there IS a Madison, New Jersey. It IS both a couple hours as well as approximately 40 miles from the ocean (the Jersey Shore depending on which town you go to). But it snows in Madison, New Jersey and it never snowed in Mayfield. Plus you can't get any further east than New Jersey and they said they had relatives "back east." There are 27 towns in the United States named Madison. The only ones that would remotely fit the other statements in the show would be California, Alabama, or Mississippi. Since they do not speak with southern accents, I'm going with California. The Pacific Ocean is about a 2 hour and 40 minute drive from Madison although its roughly 130 miles, not 40. Plus, using the phrase "back east" was definitely a California thing during that time period. And the show WAS filmed in California!

@martingitlin4624 3 жыл бұрын

@@retroguy9494 There is also a Mayfield and Madison Ohio. AND A Shaker Heights, which is also mentioned in the show. Wally also competed against Riverside High School, which is in Painesville, Ohio. But there are also indications they're from California.

@retroguy9494 3 жыл бұрын

@@martingitlin4624 All very true dude! But there is no ocean anywhere NEAR Ohio. Also, it snows in Ohio! LOL!

@tomjohnson1252 3 жыл бұрын

Best show on TV to me. Lots of lessons for our life.

@Jeff-uy8xg Жыл бұрын

I loved the episode where the mom says to the dad- "You were a little rough on the beaver last night"

@FactsVerse Жыл бұрын

Us too! Thank you for bringing back memories. Who is your favorite cast member?

@ELSeven-dx6br Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@zanti4132 Жыл бұрын

And which episode would that be? As is typical of many juicy stories found on the Internet, this one has little bearing on the truth - June never said anything that salacious to Ward in any episode. There was one episode where Ward sternly reprimanded Beaver for disobeying his mother, which resulted in an heirloom from Aunt Martha getting damaged. Ward then ordered Beaver to go to his room and write a letter of apology to Aunt Martha. Immediately after Beaver left with Wally, June said to Ward, "Ward, don't you think you were a little bit rough on Beaver? He's been through a lot today." Doesn't sound quite as spicy now, does it?

@girle5584 3 жыл бұрын

Loved Larry Mondello and his fretting mother whose husband was always travelling on the road when problems came up.

@ralphbarr6217 3 жыл бұрын

his mother on the show was in her late 50's in real life, looked like his grandmother

@kimmib1987 3 жыл бұрын

I agree. He was an instigator for sure. Lol His mom was always in a tizzy.

@frankieC1023 3 жыл бұрын

Larry`s "mother" looked old enough to be his grandmother.Although he did have a considerably older sister never seen in the show.

@tomvalveede6808 3 жыл бұрын

Tony Dow could be seen out on Kansas City's Rodeo Dr., shopping and high-end restaurant District, the County Club Plaza, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He was extremely good looking ,in person, and was a very nice person. No star attitude. But so handsome!

@FactsVerse 3 жыл бұрын

That's an interesting fact! Do you have a favorite moment from the show?

@tomvalveede6808 3 жыл бұрын

@Christopher Hughes So a straight man can't tell if another man is handsome or attractive? You may fear Admitting this, but you have eyes to see. No one is going to judge you or care. It's the 21st Century!

@tomvalveede6808 3 жыл бұрын

@@FactsVerse I liked the show with the Mexican exchange student. Beaver wants to be his friend, and he goes to Eddie Haskell to learn a phrase in Spanish that will help make them friends. Eddie being Eddie instructs Beaver, and the Spanish language phrase translates into You have the face of a Pig! Larry Mondello was also a favorite, as was his highly proper Mother. The show is enjoyable Still!

@fundamentos3439 3 жыл бұрын

How we all loved to sit around the T.V. , when the show was on. So fond memories . Thank you so much for sharing.

@yolandajohnson8685 2 жыл бұрын

Lumpy played in an episode of Andy Griffith. It was the episode where an album was being recorded. I have always loved the father's wisdom. And the mother always had given Wally and Beaver good advice and good input.

@FactsVerse 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!