Tony Dow, beloved star of "Leave It To Beaver" passed away on the morning on July 27th, 2022 with his family at his side. More info can be found here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fdJ8htuF0J_Senk.html

Tony Dow as well as Jerry Mathers both seemed like very downed to earth genuinely nice gentlemen.

Tony Dow was excellent in the role. Thank you

When times get hard I watch shows like Leave It to Beaver to comfort myself and it gets me out of a dark place and into the sunshine. Thanks for making this video.

Tony Dow was always a good brother to the Beaver. This show never gets old. I don't think I'll ever get tired of it. Thank you so much for your videos, they always put a smile on my face.

I saw Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers perform together in a dinner theater show called "So Long Stanley" in 1979. I got to meet them afterward. It was a wonderful experience. Two terrific people who brightened up our youths.

I lived one house over from Ken Osmond a few times I saw Tony and Jerry visiting Ken. Nice to see they stayed friends

Tony Dow was a great person and a fabulous human being!!!!!

Loved the show , always wanted a dad that was like his. A family showed as a family should be.

Loved the show always. It has morals. Always the boys learn what is right. There is not one show with morals on today...

I think it's great to highlight the celebrities that do good things in their lives, and not those that exploit others, act like entitled brats, and think they're sacrificing because they don't wear makeup. I'd rather hear these stories than tabloid gossip any day! Thanks, Dave! ♡

I have every episode of Leave it to Beaver. After my father passed away, I had Mom move into my house. She lived with me for 5 years. Every morning we would sit down and watch some of her favorite shows while having a couple cups of coffee. Leave it to Beaver was her favorite, and before I knew it, it became one of mine. Mom is now 91 and unfortunately suffering from dementia and is in Hospice and we are unable to visit her. She is suffering from heart failure but we still cannot visit her. This covid19 is causing so much emotional stress. Mom will more than likely die alone. I will always have the memory of her and I sharing those mornings together watching the Beave.

Was so saddened upon hearing Tony Dow had passed away. He was so dearly loved. I still watch Beaver reruns daily on FETV.

just stumbled on here.... I just wanted to share that when ever I see Leave it to Beaver. I always think of my mom....i am the first twin of a older and younger brother and my dad. But that lady Mrs Cleaver always have been a great representation of my mother. Raising us boys wasn't easy but she was always there to make peace out of war just like Mrs Cleaver she was a homemaker at the sametime trying to be pretty and neatly dressed with makeup and eye lashes. This show always brings back great memories....of my childhood. I think we all modeled lives from this show....LOL thanks again.

Tony Dow was such a nice looking guy.

Just 5 more reasons to respect and admire Mr. Dow. I would have never guessed he battled depression, but totally get why a man like that would want to serve his beloved Country. Thanks again, Dave!

I was and still am lucky enough to have a older brother like Wally...great video...still one of my favorite shows.

Those were the days . I grew up in a small town just like Leave it to beaver. No crime and the neighbors knew each other. No one locked their doors. Our town had parades every holiday. It was the best of times!

Mr. Dow if you resd this, thank you for years of enjoyable Leave it to Beaver. I am 67 and still watch the reruns

R.I.P. Tony Dow You were like a brother to me when I was growing up watching Leave It To Beaver....

Great video and Happy Birthday Tony Dow !

Leave it to Bever...and shows of it's nature can be so refreshing. Particularly during these stressful times of life.

A very nice informational tribute to an all-around great guy. I loved Leave it to Beaver growing up and always wished I had a brother growing up - especially one like Wally. It's great to see that Tony has overcome his problems with depression and accomplishing new things in his life. I really appreciate you sharing this video, Dave!

Thanks for sharing, I got the chance to meet Tony and Jerry back in'79 at a mall where I worked they were both very nice and was glad to have that opportunity,LITB is still one of my favorites and watch the show all the time,,as always"Howdy from Texas 😁"!!

At 11 years old I sold Tony Dow a XMAS tree from our boy scout run XMAS tree lot. Tony wanted it for his rented Condo when he was in Kansas City doing dinner theater one winter.

Wally was the big older brother I never had. Unlike Eddie Haskell, Wally never was mean spirited to Beaver.

RIP Tony Dow Wally was my mother's favorite TV personality he and Larry Mondello It was our show to watch I grew up watching leave to Beaver my whole life so many memories

I love leave it to beaver as well. Just last year my wife and I watched all the episodes and really enjoyed it. What people do not realize is in the 50's & 60's we had censorship, why? because today's TV is what we get when we don't have it and society pays the price, doesn't it? The show was a great moral show and Ward always explained what each episode was really about at the end of the show. It was one of the best shows in TV History in my book!!!

I had a dad that was not a nice person, so I turned to Fred Fred MacMurray as my dad on TV's My Three Sons and the Disney movies. Fortunately I had an older brother who was a Wally Cleaver who was my hero and could talk me into doing the right things. Yes I very much liked Leave It To Beaver. Thank you Dave for the upload. 👍👍👍👍👍

It makes me happy to see the appreciation expressed for this show. 222,000 views as of September 2020! We love you Tony!

This show was great... And Tony, was the kinda guy you wanted as your big brother !!!!

Tony Doe was great as Wally. I just recently saw him in the My Three Sons episode. I’ve seen his sculpture. Very talented man. Thanks for sharing.

I grew up in a large house in Queens, NY. My parents were great! (Born in 1952). The neighbors all looked out for the kids! I'd come home from school and watch the "beav".. I had a huge crush on Wally!! Now Sally and Eddie are gone...So sad..I'm 70 now, my day will come someday soon!

I finally saw the pilot show of Leave it to Beaver. The Walley and Ward Cleaver just did not mold together as Tony and Hugh did. Thanks for the added info on Tony. I always saw my older brother as Tony and me the Beaver.

I was born in 1963, the year the show was cancelled. I watched reruns of the show. I thought that a lot of episodes were great. It would have been great to have a (Wally) for an older brother. I thought that was a great show. Thank You for posting this 👍.

Tony Dow was perfect for the role as the clean-cut, All-American elder brother on LITB. And so was David Nelson (Ozzie & Harriet Show), Tim Considine (My Three Sons), & Barry Williams (Brady Bunch). ❤️ them all!

He is 75 today. He looks very good.

I thoroughy enjoyed this interview. Jerry seems so genuine and nice and his wife seems to be as well. A lovely lady. And yes, we still love watching Leave it to Beaver as much as ever.

I am from that era, for me it was the greatest time and the 60's as well, loved everything about it the simpler times, the clothes, the music and the food. I feel for people who had a not so wonderful childhood, mine was beautiful, i had the best father anyone could want sadly he passed too early! Loved, Leave it to Beaver, Dennis the Menace and the Mickey Mouse Club!

I had met Tony Dow in Sarasota Florida when he was the Grand Marshal up the circus parade that they do down there! He was the nicest guy treated everybody like he was their best friend and my girlfriend at the time got a kiss on the cheek from him and you would think it was the best thing since white bread

Tony Dow was my favorite actor on Leave it to Beaver. I have the first 2 seasons on DVD. I always thought that he was and is handsome.

Great video, David! And yes, I belong to the Beaver fan club on Facebook. It's awesome, you know, the good stuff!

I love watching leave It to Beaver. It brings me back to happier times when I was young.

As usual, a wonderful stroll down memory lane. Thank you.

Growing up without a father, I fantasized ward cleaver as my dad. I still think he was the best t.v. father.

I always loved this show too, and watched it every chance I got. My sister and I was raised a lot like these 2 boys were. My parents were very loving, and raised us with excellent, Christian morals, and values. They could be just a little strick sometimes, but always very kind, and loving!

I grew up in that show... It depicts the true lifestyles of the 50s.. I enjoyed it then and I still enjoy today...🇺🇸👍

Huge fan. And Wally still looks beautiful.

It was a great show with values.

Leave it to Beaver is truly great. A mannered satire which still addresses realistic issues, it was a sitcom I watched regularly on Nick At Nite. I was probably about 5-7 years old at the time.

I just love that Tony Dow he is so cute.

I had a huge crush on Tony Dow

Definetly a great show. Wally was a good brother, patient to the core. Had to be for sure with Beaver, Eddie and even with his other friend Lumpy. Great family values and Hugh Beaumont great with his talks to the boys and Barbara a beautiful lady and great mother role with her boys. I would not trade these shows and memories for anything.

Tony Dow always was a class act. Always there when Beaver needed help. It's who he is.

I worked with a guy who did a pretty good Beaver imitation and saw Tony Dow outside a movie theater one evening. He pulled out his red baseball cap and said: "Gee Wally, do you think there will be any creepy girls in there?" Tony Dow laughed. True story.

I love this show and still watch it today. It’s a nice escape from reality today!!

Such a good looking kid and I think he grew up to be a nice person, love leave it to beaver still watch it everyday

Love,this Commentary About Legendary Actor Mr.Tony Dow❤️💪📺🧢my favorite Actor Artist

I had the biggest crush on Wally growing up 👍😏 Happy Easter Dave 😃 And Happy birthday Tony Dow 😃🎂👑🎁🎈🎂

This was my noon time show when I came home from school for lunch everyday. I learned so much from this while growing up and identified with Beaver in so many ways. I'm so thankful to have had it in my life at that time. It will always hold a special place in my heart.

Tony is a year older than I am. I of course had a crush on him, back in the day. He'a a pretty good looking old man now!

Love Tony Dow ❤️❤️❤️

I loved that show!!!

Awesome I Love the Leave it to Beaver shows I grew up watching then when I was a kid I'm now 46 years old now🤗🤗❤️❤️

LEAVE IT TO BEAVER was canceled the year I was born in 1963,but I enjoyed watching the show in syndication years later. Watch them now on ME-TV.

Yeah, I still watch the show. Unfortunately, the world has changed for the worse. The character's have such chemistry. ❤❤❤

That's very true about Tony Dow's sculptures being shown around the world. He even had a showing of his sculptures at The Louvre . . . that Louvre, in Paris . . . France. In the article I read about this, Tony Dow commented very few people involved with The Louvre show were familiar with his acting career and that is exactly how he preferred it. He wanted his art to stand on its own merits rather than given a free pass as work done by someone already well-known and accomplished in another field. His art work also helped him with his depressive bouts.

Tony Dow fit the character of Wally so perfectly!!!... 👏☺️ It was made for Tony Dow!!!... And only Tony Dow!!!!

Thanks! Gotta love this show and this family.

I STILL watch that show on MeTv.

Growing up in the late 50's and early 60's, my childhood mirrored LITB (except I didnt end up stuck in a coffee cup on a billboard). The older brother. The loving parents (who were married close to 60 years). My neighborhood 2 best friends ( we were 3 months apart in age), their older brothers and parents/neighbors who knew your first name and watched after you. On a hot summer's night, playing baseball in the middle of the street and being invited to go swimming at a neighbor's pool after the game. Walking back to your house after midnight without a care in the world. It truly a wonderful and innocent time growing up.

My family in the 1950 s .....but we were poor and my Mom had mental issues and my Dad had severe back and leg problems and worked as a machine isn’t on foot all day long....he took car to work and left Mom home to care for us and home...Dad did gardening in back acre or on side of the house ...Dad went hunting in the Colorado mountains near us, I was Tom boy like and our house was two story brick sided house old fashioned and the yards were spectacular in old style gardens....plumb and apple trees, tulips and mushrooms, strawberry patch large, old barn with hay storage on the top , Cotton wood trees so high in the sky loomed over the house , lilac bushes , birds and lush grass in front and on sides hollyhocks by the bay window , large front porch with rails to sit on, corn field next to us on left, old horses fenced in on the right and mounds in the fence to keep the horses charging over the fence...a paved road tow lanes in front and a ditch of water to grow grass and to grow our vegetable and fruit garden, an old chicken house so long and old out side wooden toilet out behind the barn on a path , clothes line behind the house, mud room, attic, 4 bedrooms and a shower until one day Mom had it made into indoor plumbing and a tub and washer and dryer, she also bout us a color t.v. From Sears, grandma and grandpa came to visit....we were one block too close to school to ride the bus so we walked for a half hour to school one mile in any kind of weather...I had a boys bike , there was a swimming place with roller Skating down the road one mile from us and we had yearly access to it ...we went boating on Sunday’s with uncle Elmer and his motor boat....long ago about 60 years ago, the lovely life....and we got a thrill ... a real rose drawn sleigh on early Christmas morning with bells on the horse, it was foggy soft snow and it lasted about an hour, warm thick blankets and all bundles up my sister was only half awake , all 4 of us had a dreamy splendid ride !! Grandma lived in a one horse cowboy old town and I was there for the summer....it had a 6 room 3 dollars a night breed rooms with quaint old furnishings, the main step reef was gravel road and wide.. one couple still came to town in horse and buggy to fetch their mail !!! I later went to school there it was a 3 story red brick school,house with a ring it your self hand held bell to bring in the kids after the recess....there is lots more to this !!

What an awesome show. Watch it every morning on MeTV. Thanks 🙏

I worked in Florida as an actor. Dow was the director on the project. I worked directly with him in a bit part. He was one of the best directors I had the pleasure of working with. What you saw on screen in the Beaver was the real deal. He was that nice. I wish him the best.

Since I started working from home for the past 2 weeks now, I've had my tv on while I work on the computer. I've been watching Leaving To Beaver then I switch it over to Father Knows Best. It's been a morning ritual now. I normally am not a morning person but watching these classic shows has put me in a much better mood.

I watched leave it to Beaver when I was a kid. Loved it.

I remember Wally Cleaver. I am happy to see that people are bringing us up to date on the old Leave it to Beaver characters from the show.

Loved Wally. ❤️ Always then and now. Gone too soon. The good ones always are. 😔

Wally - Good friend, brother, son, student, athlete, citizen. Very solid character played masterfully by Tony Dow. Wally is my favorite character on LITB. Most of my favorite episodes feature Wally more prominently. "Ah cut it out will ya Eddie before I belt ya in the nose."

The show was clean they all did wonderful in the show.

Excellent man, one of my favorite shows ever!

Tony was also on a teen soap opera in the 60's called "NEVER TOO YOUNG"

I often wondered how Tony and Jerry’s real life compared to the show. Honestly, I don’t honk I would have wanted to go home based on how I felt while watching the show. Although i had a very happy childhood, sometimes actors don’t always get handed a truly happy existence outside the walls of Hollywood. I always have at least 10 episodes of Beaver recorded so I can lift my mood and return to my childhood of the 50”s. My brother had the exact same picture of the cowboy on a horse, over his bed as they did on the wall in their bedroom. They also had the nautical bedroom light we had also. I think most of the set design and furniture etc. was purchased at Sears back then. Best show there ever was that expressed moralistic values.

Met him years ago great guy very humble his wife is a beautiful human being so sweet.

I can't imagine anyone else but Tony Dow playing Wally, and I don't want to. He was my ideal big brother.

I always had the biggest crush on him 😍

Had such a crush on him. I wrote him a fan letter and got back a letter from his mother, as she was answering his fan mail because he was so busy. Wish I would have kept it

One observation on this, when the show was originally broadcast most TV screens had a curved edged that masked out a small percentage of the filmed/videotaped image, this blooper would not have been seen at that time. The advent of 16x9 TV screens and remastering to capture and show all of the film and video information led to more bloopers like this one to show up.

Throughout life's experience I have noticed and learned that many people who had a great influence and uplift to so many people, They themselves have unfortunately experience some difficulty in their lives. This is not to say, That they were weak or inadequate or not even a wonderful example of encouragement to others. I Believe that was why he was such a tremendous encouragement and sample to other people In such a genuine and natural way. In other words When we know we have weaknesses or inadequacies, we tend to be more humble and naturally genuine and outgoing towards others. IDK if he realized he was such a huge star 🌟 who was equally As brilliant as the Beaver... often the most "beautiful people" are those who are clothed in humility, and play the most humble ❤ role, like Dimash.

LOVE Leave It to Beaver!!! I am binge watching your channel today, your content is the best. Thank you so very much!

He’s still a good looking older gentleman.❤️

Barbara Billingsley is great as June Cleaver. She also voiced ‘Nanny’ for Jim Henson’s 1980’s animated series “Muppet Babies.”

What a surreal life it must be for people like him. Could you imagine? I mean, going through your whole life, seeing yourself on television as a kid? No video even exists of most of us who grew up before the days of everything's on video. lol...just a handful of old photos.

Tony is a solid silver fox these days.WOW!

Love Tony Dow , for the way he mixed with the Beav, his little brother in the show , leave it to beaver.

Dave, I'm glad to find your channel. What a compelling and compassionate voice!

Happy B Day Tony sea you on your FB page...and watch your posted videos there.....

Wally was cool. My favorite character on the show. It was sad when I learned that he greatly resented the role and saw it as something that stole his real life and identity. And actually drove him into clinical depression. I don't get it, I think it would've made my life a blast to have been Wally on Leave It To Beaver. Rest in peace Tony Dow and Wally Cleaver, just learned of your death from liver cancer at age 77 on July 26th 2022. You brought me a lot of fun and happiness on that baby boomer's iconic piece of Americana as a kid.

That was my favorite show when I growing up And probably still is

My favorite episode of The Beaver was and always will be Wallys Haircomb. 😅❤✂🙆