Taking a Shower vs a Bath ... ? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

CosmicCharlie · 04-11-2021, 09:42 AM

In LITB seems bathing is the norm with the exception of Wally taking a shower at school.

Now a days showers are much more common.

Was that a generation thing ?

I always shower daily but hardly ever that a bath !

GentlemanJim · 04-11-2021, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by CosmicCharlie

In LITB seems bathing is the norm with the exception of Wally taking a shower at school.

Now a days showers are much more common.

Was that a generation thing ?

I never really thought about it before, but it could pertain to whether one grew up in a house having indoor plumbing, or not. If your main source of hot water was a kettle, then you likely didn't shower often?

Personally, I don't care for the notion of wallowing in my own filth, so I by far prefer showers. With occasional trips to the jacuzzi to clean out my pores.

Babalu · 04-11-2021, 11:55 AM

I don't really remember but I'm guessing that they (and TV shows in general) only refer to kids taking baths. I doubt that they ever mentioned June taking a bath, but it would be interesting to see if she took off her pearl necklace.

Torgo · 04-11-2021, 12:00 PM

Wally took a shower at home also, this was seen in at least one episode when Wally sticks his head out of the shower and Beaver tries to hypnotize him.

The episode with the Jeff the tramp, Jeff takes a bath in the master bathroom.

Cx · 04-11-2021, 01:49 PM

I guess it's generational. When I was a kid ( well....when I was a kid...

) I never really knew of anything other than baths. Sure there was that spouty thing coming out of the wall up high, but that was off limits. Up until I was 10-11 years old it was always a bath, and I hated it. It was so drawn out and protracted and I hated that feeling of sitting in a mix of soapy/dirty water becoming ever more tepid. Yuck. Not just on LITB, but it seems lots of us kids took baths only when we were forced to.

One day at about 10 or 11 y/o I was with my father and we just came inside from doing something and we were dirty and sweaty. He basically said, "You're old enough now. From now on, you take showers, and here's what you do..." and showed me how to adjust the water pressure and temp and left me to it. It felt refreshing and much less bothersome. I never looked back. In hindsight, I wonder if there was some unwritten parental rule of the 60s and early 70s ( and no doubt prior to that ) that "Little kids take baths, everybody else showers".

Somewhat similar to that was grade school's absolute prohibition of the use of ink pens ( ball points ). We had to write in pencil until 5th or 6th grade. In hindsight, it was kind of generational caste-system of sorts.

Dude111 · 04-11-2021, 06:02 PM

I prefer baths

Tankeryanker · 04-11-2021, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dude111

I prefer baths

I have not had a shower in 20 years. I got used to baths and they save water.

I live in California and we get charged for water usage. They keep importing people though so I am not sure they just want my money or they want us to conserve.

stevea · 04-11-2021, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

Wally took a shower at home also, this was seen in at least one episode when Wally sticks his head out of the shower and Beaver tries to hypnotize him.

The episode with the Jeff the tramp, Jeff takes a bath in the master bathroom.

I think Wally refers to taking a shower a few times in the 2nd house. Once I recall him saying he's going over to Mary Ellen's and Eddie asks why he is taking a shower (odd question).

The only time I remember a reference to him taking a bath (again 2nd house) is in the episode "Teacher Comes to Dinner." Beaver asked him to take one, and later Beaver introduced him to Miss Landers: "This is my brother, Wally. He's a sophomore in high school and he took a bath."

umfan87 · 04-11-2021, 09:15 PM

well i would imagine both being active boys they probably needed to shower at least 2 times a day lol

stevea · 04-11-2021, 10:37 PM

Of course we had the episode "Beaver Takes a Bath." He ended up not, as far as we know, because he let the tub run over.

Like Cx above, Beaver hated them and all his baths were under verbal protest. He probably missed his bath the time Larry ran away and hid in the bathtub.

TheLittleFaerie · 05-23-2021, 07:04 AM

Showers may not have been as common in homes as they are today. I prefer a bath a night, shower in the morning

OH Nuts! · 05-23-2021, 07:39 AM

Bath all the way. But showers are good too-esp. if I’m in a rush.

vitoscotti · 05-23-2021, 12:07 PM

Didnt they have the boys bathroom without a toilet a lot? Now that's funny.

TheLittleFaerie · 05-24-2021, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by vitoscotti

Didnt they have the boys bathroom without a toilet a lot? Now that's funny.

Well it was the 50s, so that's not uncommon for TV show... Same with Brady Bunch. I mean a toilet is only used for one thing, and they didn't want the viewers' minds going there lol

stevea · 05-24-2021, 07:19 AM

Regardless of how pleasant Charmin says it is, we don't need to dwell on it in a Sitcom. We never saw a toilet on the Brady Bunch, and the only reference to one was when Bobby and Peter were feuding, and Peter divided their room with tape on the floor. Bobby advised that the bathroom was on his side of the room, and flushed the toilet off camera.

In 1970 the TV world knew when Archie was in the bathroom, mostly by hearing a toilet flush. No harm in any of this, we just don't need vivid detail--as far as Charmin goes, just bring Mr. Whipple back and get rid of those silly bears and their itchy rears.

04-11-2021, 09:42 AM	#1
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,416	Taking a Shower vs a Bath ... ? In LITB seems bathing is the norm with the exception of Wally taking a shower at school. Now a days showers are much more common. Was that a generation thing ? I always shower daily but hardly ever that a bath !

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Babalu Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 22, 2014 Posts: 4,779	I don't really remember but I'm guessing that they (and TV shows in general) only refer to kids taking baths. I doubt that they ever mentioned June taking a bath, but it would be interesting to see if she took off her pearl necklace.
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Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,017	Wally took a shower at home also, this was seen in at least one episode when Wally sticks his head out of the shower and Beaver tries to hypnotize him. The episode with the Jeff the tramp, Jeff takes a bath in the master bathroom.
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04-11-2021, 01:49 PM	#5
Cx Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 01, 2020 Posts: 209	I guess it's generational. When I was a kid ( well....when I was a kid... ) I never really knew of anything other than baths. Sure there was that spouty thing coming out of the wall up high, but that was off limits. Up until I was 10-11 years old it was always a bath, and I hated it. It was so drawn out and protracted and I hated that feeling of sitting in a mix of soapy/dirty water becoming ever more tepid. Yuck. Not just on LITB, but it seems lots of us kids took baths only when we were forced to. One day at about 10 or 11 y/o I was with my father and we just came inside from doing something and we were dirty and sweaty. He basically said, "You're old enough now. From now on, you take showers, and here's what you do..." and showed me how to adjust the water pressure and temp and left me to it. It felt refreshing and much less bothersome. I never looked back. In hindsight, I wonder if there was some unwritten parental rule of the 60s and early 70s ( and no doubt prior to that ) that "Little kids take baths, everybody else showers". Somewhat similar to that was grade school's absolute prohibition of the use of ink pens ( ball points ). We had to write in pencil until 5th or 6th grade. In hindsight, it was kind of generational caste-system of sorts.
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04-11-2021, 06:02 PM	#6
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 35,386	I prefer baths

04-11-2021, 09:15 PM	#9
umfan87 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 05, 2017 Location: waterloo, iowa Posts: 87	well i would imagine both being active boys they probably needed to shower at least 2 times a day lol

04-11-2021, 10:37 PM	#10
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,196	Of course we had the episode "Beaver Takes a Bath." He ended up not, as far as we know, because he let the tub run over. Like Cx above, Beaver hated them and all his baths were under verbal protest. He probably missed his bath the time Larry ran away and hid in the bathtub.

05-23-2021, 07:04 AM	#11
TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,938	Showers may not have been as common in homes as they are today. I prefer a bath a night, shower in the morning

05-23-2021, 07:39 AM	#12
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Bath all the way. But showers are good too-esp. if I’m in a rush.

05-23-2021, 12:07 PM	#13
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,066	Didnt they have the boys bathroom without a toilet a lot? Now that's funny.

05-24-2021, 07:19 AM	#15
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,196	Regardless of how pleasant Charmin says it is, we don't need to dwell on it in a Sitcom. We never saw a toilet on the Brady Bunch, and the only reference to one was when Bobby and Peter were feuding, and Peter divided their room with tape on the floor. Bobby advised that the bathroom was on his side of the room, and flushed the toilet off camera. In 1970 the TV world knew when Archie was in the bathroom, mostly by hearing a toilet flush. No harm in any of this, we just don't need vivid detail--as far as Charmin goes, just bring Mr. Whipple back and get rid of those silly bears and their itchy rears.