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Cleavers to Lohans: The Downhill Slide of the American TV Family It used to be kids in TV families who caused the problems and the parents who solved them. In the brave new world of reality television, parents are the problem. June 2, 2008 - by Katherine Berry There was a time in American television when parents and children alike would gather in front of the TV to watch Leave it to Beaver or even The Cosby Show, programs that affirmed the importance of the family structure and reminded us that loving parents can guide their children through even the...

It seems we’ve officially left “Leave It to Beaver” behind. In the new dynamics of home economics, it’s not just that men want women to contribute financially to a marriage: The vast majority of men say they wouldn't even mind if their wives brought home the bigger paycheck. That’s not the only gender stereotype that’s being left behind as couples increasingly grapple — as partners — with today’s economic realities, according to our exclusive Elle/msnbc.com Money, Sex and Love survey of nearly 74,000 men and women. “This is a real sea change that’s going on in gender roles,” said Stephanie...

Leave it to Beaver 50th Anniversary with GMA. Join Tom Bergeron with the cast members: Jerry Mathers (Beaver Cleaver), Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver), Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver), Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell) and Frank Bank (Lumpy Rutherford)for a look back in the GMA Time Machine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBWO1vWZXGY

LOS ANGELES — The actor who played Eddie Haskell on TV's "Leave It to Beaver" is suing the Screen Actors Guild, claiming the union is sitting on $8.1 million it collected from foreign royalties and should distribute to actors. Ken Osmond filed a lawsuit Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court accusing SAG of unjust enrichment and violations of the state's business code. The lawsuit seeks class-action status on behalf of at least 30,000 actors and others. A call to a SAG spokeswoman seeking comment was not returned Wednesday. Osmond contends that since at least 1996, SAG has collected royalties...

Father's importance no laughing matter http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/berman/422242,CST-FTR-berman11.article http://tinyurl.com/yrp9wc Dad may not always know best, but he knows far more than contemporary TV sitcoms suggest June 11, 2007 BY LAURA BERMAN Black-and-white sitcoms such as "Leave It to Beaver," "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" and "Father Knows Best" constructed Dad as the center of the American family. The fathers in these shows did it all -- they were the breadwinners, the coaches, the teachers, the advice-givers and the loving guides who saved their children from danger. But if you turn on your television today, fathers on recent sitcoms like "Everybody Loves...

Born in Sioux City, Iowa, he is best known for his role as Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver in the classic sitcom "Leave it to Beaver." Actor Jerry Mathers is 59...

President Clinton is a big fan of "24" even though "an uber right-wing guy" produces the Emmy-winning political thriller. Clinton told TV advertisers Friday that his favorite show is the medical drama "Grey's Anatomy," and he appreciates "Boston Legal" for the dynamic between William Shatner and James Spader. "It's something to behold," he said. As for "24," which was co-created by noted Republican Joel Surnow, Clinton said he enjoys the fact that conservatives and liberals alike can be the bad guys in the show. "They're trying to be fair," Clinton said. His other must-see TV shows include "All in the...

Where is Jerry Mathers when I need him most?http://www.greeleytrib.com/article/20070219/READERS/102190095 http://tinyurl.com/39td6s Guest Commentary by Jared Fiel February 19, 2007 I was 10 years old, and I was swinging high. My buddy, Sean, was pushing me on the two-seater swing on his front porch. I was stretched out on the seat pretending to be an astronaut ... or Tarzan ... or an Olympic bobsledder. And with one more big push, the swing rammed through the large front window of the house. Shattered it. We froze. Sean's parents weren't home (this was back in the day when parents were OK leaving 10-year-olds home...

Meanwhile, several defense attorneys on Friday allowed The Herald-Sun to view --but not copy or take pictures of -- time-stamped photographs they say an unidentified student took during and immediately after the alleged rape victim danced at the 610 N. Buchanan Blvd. party the night of March 13-14. According to the defense attorneys, the photos discredit the dancer's claim that her audience grew rowdy and aggressive with her. They also disprove the woman's timeline of events, lawyers believe. Here is what the pictures show and the time: 11:02 p.m.: Students are hanging out in a living room, apparently waiting for...

Man Likes Name On Car Tags, But Not 666 Christian Plans To Get New PlatesPOSTED: 11:03 am EST November 16, 2005 EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- Ken Hasenmueller doesn't want the sign of the devil on his red Oldsmobile. He was randomly assigned the Wisconsin license plate number 666-KEN. Hasenmueller said at first he thought it was kind of cool, having tags with his first name. But he said he worries people might think he is a Satanist who had ordered custom plates. His wife, Jean, added that they're a very strong Christian family. DMV officials said people who find their...

Leave It to Beaver - Universal Announces 1st Season, Including Limited Lunchbox Package! Posted by David Lambert 8/25/2005   Last Christmas we gave our readers a present and told them that Leave It To Beaver would be out in 2005. We've been biting our tongue for a long time about the release timeframe, but now Universal has finally announced a November 22nd release date! This will be a set of 3 double-sided DVDs, with video in the original black-and-white full screen and audio in English mono, with English and Spanish subtitles. There were 39 half-hour episodes in the first...

Joe Connelly, Co-Creator of 'Beaver' and 'Munsters,' Passes AwayFri, Feb 14, 2003 02:37 PM PDT by Daniel FienbergZap2it, TV News LOS ANGELES (Zap2it.com) - Joe Connelly, who helped develop and refine the television sitcom format with hits like "Leave It To Beaver" and "The Munsters," died on Thursday at the age of 85. Born in New York City in 1917, Connelly was working for the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency as a copywriter when he met Bob Mosher. The Connelly-Mosher partnership would continue for more than 25 years and would help change face of popular television. In 1942, the duo...

Was poking around DU a few minutes ago and came across this (coloring mine): Tonight Thursday, February 06, 2003 Exclusive: Former President Bill Clinton joins Larry live for the hour. (LOL, should be some interesting posts here on FR tomorrow.)

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