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FOL85NatandMrsGRock
11-04-2002, 11:24 PM
What are some of the "firsts" that Leave it to Beaver gave to the world? I know it was the first tv show to be showed at the point of view of a child. But what other firsts did the show have??

Toodles! :rock:
UncleBilly
11-05-2002, 08:53 AM
I think it was also the first show in that time period to deal with serious subjects such as divorce, alcoholism and teen drinking.
BBF
11-05-2002, 03:10 PM
It was the first to show a toilet on tv! I find it hilarious that showing a toilet was considered bad! But it was...The first ep was actally "Captain Jack" where the boys keep an aligator in the toilet tank, but the station wouldn't allow a potty to be seen on tv, so the ep was shelved for a week and the first episode shown was "Beaver Gets Spelled." "Captain Jack" was shown the following week after they decided that showing a toilet wouldn't be so bad, as long as they didn't show the rest of the bathroom! (I got this from Jerry Mathers' Bio, in case anyone was wondering)
UncleBilly
11-05-2002, 05:52 PM
Yes, and in that episode they only could show the toilet tank, not the bowl. If you look in all the other bathroom scenes throughout the series though, they never show a toilet in the bathroom any other time.