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1 posted on 03/08/2007 12:24:43 PM PST by fgoodwin

That's good. And very true! I learned a lot about how to be a good kid and a good father, watching shows like Beaver and Andy Griffith - and don't forget Captain Kangaroo.

The good news is, my boys (now teenagers) love the old "Leave it to Beaver" reruns!

2 posted on 03/08/2007 12:40:05 PM PST by HeadOn (Stop global warming - sew Al Gore's mouth shut.)

"Where is Jerry Mathers when I need him most?"

He was killed in Vietnam.

3 posted on 03/08/2007 1:07:54 PM PST by Maximus of Texas (On my signal, pull my finger.)

And the hunt for Beaver continues ...

7 posted on 03/08/2007 1:37:35 PM PST by NonValueAdded (Prevent Glo-Ball Warming ... turn out the sun when not in use)

8 posted on 03/08/2007 1:58:47 PM PST by stylecouncilor

We checked out the first two seasons on DVD from the library and went on a Beaver marathon about two months ago. My kids still talk about "the Beav" all the time.

Ward Cleaver: How'd the fishing go Beav?
Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver: Great Dad. Larry and I saw a man slip on a wet rock and heard everything he said.

9 posted on 03/08/2007 2:34:41 PM PST by Sopater (Creatio Ex Nihilo)

But I couldn't go through with it. Jerry Mathers wouldn't let me. Of course, he was Theodore Cleaver -- The Beaver -- from "Leave it to Beaver," a show I watched almost every day of my young life (mainly because this was before cable TV was invented and I had a choice between that and "The Mike Douglas Show"). At that instant, I thought of The Beav who had done something wrong and he lied about it. He got caught and learned an important lesson about telling the truth (sadly, he never learned one about getting a better nickname). So, we told the truth.

I grew up watching many classic tv sitcoms throughout my childhood on the weekend afternoons in the mid seventies to early 80s.

My Mother cursed alot. The Brady Bunch NEVER cursed, much less their Mother, Carol Brady. Hence, profanity is not a part of my every day vocabulary. (The Brady Bunch wasnt the only program I watched and took lessons from, but it was my favorite out of all of them.)

Those classic tv shows performed a great service for me. (and I still enjoy watching many classic programs thanks to DVD)

10 posted on 03/08/2007 5:22:23 PM PST by lowbridge ("Of course Americans should vote Democrat" -Jihad Jaara, senior member, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade)

There were probably no great life lessons in "Barnaby Jones" or "Columbo" either.

Sure there were. No matter how smart the bad guys thought they were, they always got caught.

Famous Mrs. Cleaver quote: Ward, weren't you a little hard on the beaver last night?

11 posted on 03/08/2007 6:00:09 PM PST by GATOR NAVY (Naming CVNs after congressmen and mediocre presidents burns my butt)

To: devolve; ntnychik; PhilDragoo; fgoodwin

The 'good ol' days'!!

12 posted on 03/08/2007 9:50:47 PM PST by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)

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