https://www.metv.com/stories/wallys-heartthrob-status-was-a-real-headache-for-writers

Tony Dow got so many fan letters that it changed his character's stories.

"It's really rough answering some of them," he said. "The idea of going steady sort of appeals to me. But 2,000 miles is a long way to go just for a soda. But I try to answer them all as nicely as possible." :rotflmao::eyes:

I wasn’t a teen yet when Beaver was in prime time. I never thought of Tony Dow being a heartthrob. If he really was, along the lines of others in the 50s and 60s, I’m surprised that he didn’t cut a hit record.

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