hawaii five-o
07-16-2004, 02:37 PM
I have been watching Lassie on the Christian station in my area and am getting hooked. In a lot of ways, it reminds me of Leave it to Beaver. Here are some simularities I have found...
The actors who played the dads on both shows are named Hugh (Hugh Beaumont and Hugh Reilly). Both are gentle natured and wise.
Beaver's mother is June Cleaver, while the mom on Lassie is played by June Lockhart. Nowadays, both actresses make appearances on TV as the epitome of the ideal TV mom of the 50's.
Like Beaver, Timmy can be somewhat naive and trusting and allow his friends to get him into trouble.
On both series, the title characters are named last in the opening credits with an 'and' credit. ("...and Jerry Mathers as the Beaver." "...and, of course, Lassie.")
The actors who played the dads on both shows are named Hugh (Hugh Beaumont and Hugh Reilly). Both are gentle natured and wise.
Beaver's mother is June Cleaver, while the mom on Lassie is played by June Lockhart. Nowadays, both actresses make appearances on TV as the epitome of the ideal TV mom of the 50's.
Like Beaver, Timmy can be somewhat naive and trusting and allow his friends to get him into trouble.
On both series, the title characters are named last in the opening credits with an 'and' credit. ("...and Jerry Mathers as the Beaver." "...and, of course, Lassie.")