ANY FANS?????

Wow! I had almost forgotten that one about Beaver climbing up on the billboard! That is one of my all time favorites.
I also like the one where Wally and Beaver spend their savings on a hunting jacket for Ward. That has such a sweet ending.
I have all of the seasons on dvd so I guess that's the reason I know so many of the episodes.

I also enjoy Dick Van Dyke and Andy Griffith as well. I watch them on Netflix. Great shows.

Yes, they did seem perfect. I think I like the old ones a bit better when the boys were young and they lived in the old house. Ward and June seemed a little less perfect and more funny. Ward tended to lose his temper more often.

" My favorite episode was the one already mentioned - Beaver climbing the billboard and falling into the cup of coffee."



It's from season 4. The episode is, In The Soup.

I haven't seen any reruns in years so I can't recall specific episodes. But I do remember liking it.

The Beav and his friends got in all kinds of silly trouble. They were funny but they weren't the smart mouth brats you see on many shows today who are somehow "wiser" than their parents.

Well, Eddie Haskell was a smart aleck, but he knew enough to present a respectful (if totally phony) face to June Cleaver. "My, you are looking lovely today, Mrs. Cleaver."

I like the way he always called Beaver "squirt".

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Not quite sure of why you say you HIGHLY doubt that I like the beaver. Do you know something about me that I'm not aware of?
Everyone has their fave sitcom families. i admire the Mitchels a great deal. They had their hands ful with Dennis! LOL!
I guess I always liked the Beaver because the stories were told from the view point of the children.
I also remember June and Ward in the early days. They weren't always perfect. They made mistakes. They could be very warm and loving though at times. i still get misty at the end of that episode where the boys decide to take most of their savings and buy Ward a hunting jacket instead of something for themselves.
As for any of the boys coming out to their families, is anybody's guess. We're talking early 60shere, so I imagine it may be hard to handle for either family at that time.

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Exactly! That is what this show has always been about. Many people talk about the squeaky clean image of the Cleavers or the coldness of the parents.
The thing about this show is that children have all sorts of troubles like the ones we all had..... We aren't always able to navigate our way when we are kids. Parents aren't perfect either. When you really watch this show, you realize that June and Ward may have been better than most, but they still made mistakes. Why else would Wally and the Beaver keep having troubles? This show reminds us of what life was like when we were children.