Baseball cards were big for me.

The Cleaver family never took a cross country trip.

No mention of going to a zoo, or museum.

Hopscotch was big mostly with girls, but sometimes boys would play.

Offshoots of baseball. Hot-box, home- run derby, wiffle ball

Candy stores

Kids choosing favorite restaurant for birthday.

No pizza in Mayfield

School field trips each year

Remember lots of snow shoveling

Following pro & college sports

Watching local news on tv

In the show's long run there is a lot mentioned though.

Bowling

Kickball (from school)

Roller Skating

Dog shows & Obedience Trials (yes, I was an odd child)
skateboarding
Canal surfing (one person in the canal the other on a horse and pulls the person in the canal)
They never went to any national parks. Not sure if Friends lake is a state park.

We never see them take a drive into the country and pass any farms or crops.

Dog shows & Obedience Trials (yes, I was an odd child)
skateboarding
Canal surfing (one person in the canal the other on a horse and pulls the person in the canal)
They never went to any national parks. Not sure if Friends lake is a state park.

Could you explain canal surfing in more detail?

Could you explain canal surfing in more detail?

Hope it's not in Florida. You don't want to enter drainage canals there.

Could you explain canal surfing in more detail?

I grew up mostly in the Central Valley of California. Farm country to be exact. I have spent most of my life living on not fewer than 25 acres.

We have a ton of ag canals and most of them are small and go across individual farms. They are not lined in cement and were great places for kids to spend hot summer days.

To surf, the person in the canal holds on to the end of a long rope that has a big knot tied into it to give a better grip once the rope gets wet and muddy. They lay in the water on their belly and when ready give the go-ahead to the person on the horse to take off at a gallop, pulling the person through the water. You can also put a surfboard into the water and stand on it while the person on the horse picks up speed to around 25MPH.

Generally, there were two horses. One would stand tied in the shade while the other was used to pull the people in the water. We would switch them so they would not get tired. Lots of times we brought the horses into the water and use them as diving boards.

I grew up mostly in the Central Valley of California. Farm country to be exact. I have spent most of my life living on not fewer than 25 acres.

We have a ton of ag canals and most of them are small and go across individual farms. They are not lined in cement and were great places for kids to spend hot summer days.

To surf, the person in the canal holds on to the end of a long rope that has a big knot tied into it to give a better grip once the rope gets wet and muddy. They lay in the water on their belly and when ready give the go-ahead to the person on the horse to take off at a gallop, pulling the person through the water. You can also put a surfboard into the water and stand on it while the person on the horse picks up speed to around 25MPH.

Generally, there were two horses. One would stand tied in the shade while the other was used to pull the people in the water. We would switch them so they would not get tired. Lots of times we brought the horses into the water and use them as diving boards.

Wow! I'm glad I asked. Did anyone ever get hurt?

Sounds like some smart, tough kids.

^^^
Nope, none of us ever got hurt spending the day with the horses.

I don't think we were tough, just normal active outside kids. Smart? Not so sure I would go that far. The horses were a lot smarter than us. Great baby sitters too.

I would not have traded those days for the world. You just can't buy an upbringing like that.