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[John Sterren]

You're so right, Jack. Ward and June get stiffer and stiffer the longer the series goes on. (And Jerry Mathers gets uglier and uglier.)

Last night ep is a classic example. Ward and June pratically have heart attacks after they find out that Wally may be going away to a friend's cabin WITHOUT PARENTAL SUPERVISION!!

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I know this is the early-60s -- generally speaking a much more civilized time than now -- but still, the school-marmish tone of late LITB is hard to take.

[HaskellGirl]

I have a book about sitcoms, and the author addresses this a bit. He said that as the world in general changed, the LITB writers became even more conservative, almost like a counter-measure to what was going on in the real world.

[HaskellGirl]

And I don't think Jerry Mathers got ugly!!! I mean, he's not a cute little boy anymore, but everyone goes through that awkward stage. But look at his classmates. Compared to them, he looks pretty good!

[*InThisMoment*]

I agree the beav wasn't ugly he was just an awkward teenager.