HaskellGirl
09-08-2002, 02:38 PM
Hi folks
I noticed a few people mentioning that they've never seen this series before. I was trying to remember as much as I can about what happened on this series, and I remembered a couple of things that people on this board might be interested in. I can't remember exactly, so if anyone else remembers better or wants to add to the list, feel free. Keep in mind that I don't have the best memory, and this was a LONG time ago.
The fate of June's pearls:
First of all, June says that Ward gave her those pearls. Wally's daughter Kelly, who was probably about 10 or 11 at the time, somehow gets a hold of them and is wearing them, but then realizes she needs to take them off. She's outside and tries to undo the clasp, and the string breaks. With the infamous Cleaver luck, they are fixing the road and a giant roller crushes and embedds the pearls. She tries to replace the necklace, but she can't afford to. I think in the end she purchases one pearl for June and promises to replace the necklace one pearl at a time.
The fate of Beaver's green baseball cap:
Beaver's youngest son Oliver wears his green baseball cap in the earlier seasons. Of course, when he's older, he's too big for it. Its not mentioned again until the last season when Oliver states that when he was younger, he lost the baseball cap and his dad (The Beav) didn't talk to him for a week.:)
How June and Ward met:
There was this lovely "flashback" episode where the Clever kids were looking through old photos in the attic. The only thing I really remember is a scene where June remembers back to her first meeting Ward. They were outside, and it might have been raining, I can't remember. Anyway, they bump into each other and there are immediate sparks. Ward asks June what her name is, and she says its a month. I think he guesses April and May before he gets to June. It was really a lovely episode, I wish I could see it again! At the end, I think they panned down the stairs at all the old photographs. That's another thing, the Cleaver's staircase, which on the original series has a set of nicely framed art, on the new series had family photographs lining the wall.
Miss Canfield:
Is Kelly Cleaver and J.J. Rutherford's (Lumpy's young daughter) elementary school teacher! Same actress I believe.
Here's a general overview:
Beaver works with Lumpy, just like Ward worked with Fred Rutherford. His son Kip is the oldest kid on the show. I was trying to figure it out, and Kip had to have been born when Beaver was still in college, or just out. At any rate, Beaver was somehwere in his early 20s. Kimberley is Beaver's ex-wife. Kip is the cute, older brother, with dark hair and dark eyes, but not in the same athletic way Wally was. Instead, music is Kip's main interest. He plays the keyboards and is an excellent singer and has his own band. Its interesting the way Kip and Beaver talk to each other, they seem to be more on the same level than Ward was with his boys. Oliver is Beaver's youngest son. He has curly red hair and brown eyes and braces. He gets in trouble a lot just like the Beaver did. He's good at martial arts, but not very good at school. They live with June, who's just as nice as ever, but isn't always in the kitchen anymore. She's a council-woman and eventually goes back to school.
Next door, Wally lives with his wife, Mary Ellen (Rogers). There's a different actress than on the original series, and this one's blonde, althugh there have been mentions that Mary Ellen dyes her hair. I can't remember any occupation for Mary Ellen, so she might have been a homemaker. Wally is a lawyer and still likes to excersize. On Still the Beaver, Wally had an impotency problem, but on the series he has a daughter Oliver's age named Kelly. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She's smarter than Oliver, and eventually starts dating his friend, Duffy, played by Giovonni Ribisi. When she was young, she had a crush on Freddie Haskell, and to make her dad like Duffy better, she danced with Bomber Haskell. Wally's youngest is a son named Kevin. At first, Kevin was a baby, then all the sudden they replaced the baby with a much older (but still little) kid. Wally owns an SUV, but also a vintage T-bird, which Kip eventually crashes.
Lumpy's married, but I don't remember seeing his wife. He has a daughter J.J., who's the same age as Oliver and Kelly. J.J. sometimes wears glasses and has really long light brown hair. J.J. refers to her father as "Clarence". I think she refers to her mom by her first name as well. Later on, J.J. isn't seen anymore, and I think that's because the actress got another series, that show "Our House" or whatever it was called with Shannon Doherty.
Eddie Haskell runs his own construction company and drives a red truck. His own house is pretty small, but he has this somewhat tacky, but cool retro living room with all kinds of memorabilia, and even some sorta barber chair he uses for a recliner. What's strange is that on the old show, Eddie Haskell was very very preppy, and always wore nice slacks and sweaters. Since he works in construction, he usually wears jeans, boots, workshirts, and a leather jacket, and his hair is darker than it was on the original series. He's married to Gert, who seems to be somewhat younger than Eddie. She's sweet and pretty with curly blond hair and blue eyes and dimples, and Eddie usually pushes her around. Sometimes she goes along with it, but other times she doesn't. Their eldest son is Frederick, who's in Kip's grade, although seems to be younger, just like Wally was younger than Eddie and Lumpy. He has honey-blond hair and blue eyes, and is very eloquent. Actually, half the time he talks too much. He's smart and an excellent guitar player in Kip's band, although he's not the best athlete. At first, his character was supposed to be like Eddie, but later on he was actually a very good person, and sometimes Kip would actually get Freddie in trouble instead of the typical "Haskell gets the Cleaver in trouble" routine we are used to. Bomber Haskell is in the same age-group as Oliver, Kelly, and J.J., although he seems to be a bit older. For most of the series, he's away at military school. Bomber's a trouble maker and is tougher than his brother. He has blondish-brown hair and blue eyes, and is sometimes scene wearing his military school outfit. In the last season, he moves back home. Personally, I never thought Bomber was a bad kid, he just needs some love.
Have I rambled enough? If anyone wants to add something, feel free. And if anyone has any of this series on tape and wants to copy it for me (I'll pay for it!) I'd really appreciate it! I love this show!
I noticed a few people mentioning that they've never seen this series before. I was trying to remember as much as I can about what happened on this series, and I remembered a couple of things that people on this board might be interested in. I can't remember exactly, so if anyone else remembers better or wants to add to the list, feel free. Keep in mind that I don't have the best memory, and this was a LONG time ago.
The fate of June's pearls:
First of all, June says that Ward gave her those pearls. Wally's daughter Kelly, who was probably about 10 or 11 at the time, somehow gets a hold of them and is wearing them, but then realizes she needs to take them off. She's outside and tries to undo the clasp, and the string breaks. With the infamous Cleaver luck, they are fixing the road and a giant roller crushes and embedds the pearls. She tries to replace the necklace, but she can't afford to. I think in the end she purchases one pearl for June and promises to replace the necklace one pearl at a time.
The fate of Beaver's green baseball cap:
Beaver's youngest son Oliver wears his green baseball cap in the earlier seasons. Of course, when he's older, he's too big for it. Its not mentioned again until the last season when Oliver states that when he was younger, he lost the baseball cap and his dad (The Beav) didn't talk to him for a week.:)
How June and Ward met:
There was this lovely "flashback" episode where the Clever kids were looking through old photos in the attic. The only thing I really remember is a scene where June remembers back to her first meeting Ward. They were outside, and it might have been raining, I can't remember. Anyway, they bump into each other and there are immediate sparks. Ward asks June what her name is, and she says its a month. I think he guesses April and May before he gets to June. It was really a lovely episode, I wish I could see it again! At the end, I think they panned down the stairs at all the old photographs. That's another thing, the Cleaver's staircase, which on the original series has a set of nicely framed art, on the new series had family photographs lining the wall.
Miss Canfield:
Is Kelly Cleaver and J.J. Rutherford's (Lumpy's young daughter) elementary school teacher! Same actress I believe.
Here's a general overview:
Beaver works with Lumpy, just like Ward worked with Fred Rutherford. His son Kip is the oldest kid on the show. I was trying to figure it out, and Kip had to have been born when Beaver was still in college, or just out. At any rate, Beaver was somehwere in his early 20s. Kimberley is Beaver's ex-wife. Kip is the cute, older brother, with dark hair and dark eyes, but not in the same athletic way Wally was. Instead, music is Kip's main interest. He plays the keyboards and is an excellent singer and has his own band. Its interesting the way Kip and Beaver talk to each other, they seem to be more on the same level than Ward was with his boys. Oliver is Beaver's youngest son. He has curly red hair and brown eyes and braces. He gets in trouble a lot just like the Beaver did. He's good at martial arts, but not very good at school. They live with June, who's just as nice as ever, but isn't always in the kitchen anymore. She's a council-woman and eventually goes back to school.
Next door, Wally lives with his wife, Mary Ellen (Rogers). There's a different actress than on the original series, and this one's blonde, althugh there have been mentions that Mary Ellen dyes her hair. I can't remember any occupation for Mary Ellen, so she might have been a homemaker. Wally is a lawyer and still likes to excersize. On Still the Beaver, Wally had an impotency problem, but on the series he has a daughter Oliver's age named Kelly. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She's smarter than Oliver, and eventually starts dating his friend, Duffy, played by Giovonni Ribisi. When she was young, she had a crush on Freddie Haskell, and to make her dad like Duffy better, she danced with Bomber Haskell. Wally's youngest is a son named Kevin. At first, Kevin was a baby, then all the sudden they replaced the baby with a much older (but still little) kid. Wally owns an SUV, but also a vintage T-bird, which Kip eventually crashes.
Lumpy's married, but I don't remember seeing his wife. He has a daughter J.J., who's the same age as Oliver and Kelly. J.J. sometimes wears glasses and has really long light brown hair. J.J. refers to her father as "Clarence". I think she refers to her mom by her first name as well. Later on, J.J. isn't seen anymore, and I think that's because the actress got another series, that show "Our House" or whatever it was called with Shannon Doherty.
Eddie Haskell runs his own construction company and drives a red truck. His own house is pretty small, but he has this somewhat tacky, but cool retro living room with all kinds of memorabilia, and even some sorta barber chair he uses for a recliner. What's strange is that on the old show, Eddie Haskell was very very preppy, and always wore nice slacks and sweaters. Since he works in construction, he usually wears jeans, boots, workshirts, and a leather jacket, and his hair is darker than it was on the original series. He's married to Gert, who seems to be somewhat younger than Eddie. She's sweet and pretty with curly blond hair and blue eyes and dimples, and Eddie usually pushes her around. Sometimes she goes along with it, but other times she doesn't. Their eldest son is Frederick, who's in Kip's grade, although seems to be younger, just like Wally was younger than Eddie and Lumpy. He has honey-blond hair and blue eyes, and is very eloquent. Actually, half the time he talks too much. He's smart and an excellent guitar player in Kip's band, although he's not the best athlete. At first, his character was supposed to be like Eddie, but later on he was actually a very good person, and sometimes Kip would actually get Freddie in trouble instead of the typical "Haskell gets the Cleaver in trouble" routine we are used to. Bomber Haskell is in the same age-group as Oliver, Kelly, and J.J., although he seems to be a bit older. For most of the series, he's away at military school. Bomber's a trouble maker and is tougher than his brother. He has blondish-brown hair and blue eyes, and is sometimes scene wearing his military school outfit. In the last season, he moves back home. Personally, I never thought Bomber was a bad kid, he just needs some love.
Have I rambled enough? If anyone wants to add something, feel free. And if anyone has any of this series on tape and wants to copy it for me (I'll pay for it!) I'd really appreciate it! I love this show!