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TheLittleFaerie · 06-04-2021, 11:43 PM

I know Eddie Haskall is portrayed as, shady and kinda a bully, but you can't help but like the guy lol

I always find myself laughing at any scene he's in.... and always sense a person who just wants to be accepted underneath his misfit behavior, and I get the sense he had a bad home life.

Dude111 · 06-05-2021, 02:15 AM

Ya we all love eddie.... Especially when he trips and falls in the mud while chasing Beaver

TheLittleFaerie · 06-05-2021, 04:38 AM

Just getting acquainted with the show and I felt really bad for Eddie at least twice. When he couldn't find anyone to hang out with him when he had the car....he was even ready to hang out with Beaver and even Beaver stands him up

And when he was caught out on the ledge in the woods, he did seem truly frightened, even though he immediately returned to his old self when they got him back up.

I did like the scene where Beaver ruined Wally's good coat and Eddie covered for him

He really just seemed like a scared, neglected little kid who wanted acceptance.

Lumpy is the one I really didn't care for

OH Nuts! · 06-05-2021, 08:01 AM

I like him as a character cause he definitely spices up the show. But do I like him as a perso? Absolutely not!

GentlemanJim · 06-05-2021, 09:42 AM

His frailties make him humorous in context with his assuming personality. But, his tendency to be patronizing wears thin in a hurry.

PracTz · 06-05-2021, 03:04 PM

While I can't say I really liked Eddie as a person, Mr. Osmond somehow made the character likable enough to see what he'd pull on Wally and the Beav week after week.

Still, I think if I had been Ward or June, I'd have had at least one serious long talk with Wally re as to what (if any) benefit there was to keep considering Eddie to be among one's 'friends'- then let him sink or swim on his own re keeping Eddie around.

stevea · 06-05-2021, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TheLittleFaerie

Lumpy is the one I really didn't care for

Lumpy is a bully in the earlier episodes and loses that in later years.

stevea · 06-05-2021, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by PracTz

Still, I think if I had been Ward or June, I'd have had at least one serious long talk with Wally re as to what (if any) benefit there was to keep considering Eddie to be among one's 'friends'- then let him sink or swim on his own re keeping Eddie around.

Eddie pulled some mean tricks on the Beaver over the years, and Wally could have done more to wise him up. The only time he really crossed the line is when he altered Beaver's report card.

PracTz · 06-05-2021, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by stevea

Eddie pulled some mean tricks on the Beaver over the years, and Wally could have done more to wise him up. The only time he really crossed the line is when he altered Beaver's report card.

I agree with that but it wouldn't have hurt for Wally to consider that keeping Eddie as an alleged 'friend' could easily wind up getting himself dragged down and/or burnt even taking away how Eddie constantly tricked the Beav! One of the saddest lessons of growing up is having to learn that it's better to seek out positive folks to befriend or even to be alone than it is to stick with toxic folks as supposed 'friends'. I definitely think Eddie was someone at least worth questioning whether he was toxic rather than just annoying.

GentlemanJim · 06-05-2021, 10:54 PM

Perhaps Eddie got too many hugs as a younger child? Or perhaps not enough? Or maybe he was hugged by the wrong kind of people?

TheLittleFaerie · 06-06-2021, 06:56 AM

I think deep, DEEP down, he had a good heart. Like I said, I love those FEW little moments he did something nice to help Beaver, then would threaten to beat Beaver up if he ever told anyone.... in a weird way it was really sweet lol

stevea · 06-06-2021, 07:46 AM

Yes, one example was when he and Wally were hunting for Beaver and the doll carriage. He told Wally he could relate because of something his dad did to embarrass him when he was in kindergarten.

And there are a couple of other examples...

Tankeryanker · 06-06-2021, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by stevea

Yes, one example was when he and Wally were hunting for Beaver and the doll carriage. He told Wally he could relate because of something his dad did to embarrass him when he was in kindergarten.

And there are a couple of other examples...

Didn't he say that he had to get a perm or something similar?

stevea · 06-06-2021, 05:50 PM

Yep it was something like that.

vitoscotti · 06-06-2021, 06:59 PM

Of the LITB cast Eddie Haskell would definitely be in my top 50 sitcom characters of all time. Larry, Mrs Mondello, Fred, Lumpy, Judy maybe if room. Love the Cleavers, but they wouldn't make it. Probably top 100.

06-04-2021, 11:43 PM	#1
TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,948	Can't help but like Eddie I know Eddie Haskall is portrayed as, shady and kinda a bully, but you can't help but like the guy lol I always find myself laughing at any scene he's in.... and always sense a person who just wants to be accepted underneath his misfit behavior, and I get the sense he had a bad home life.

06-05-2021, 09:42 AM	#5
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	His frailties make him humorous in context with his assuming personality. But, his tendency to be patronizing wears thin in a hurry.
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06-05-2021, 02:15 AM	#2
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,718	Ya we all love eddie.... Especially when he trips and falls in the mud while chasing Beaver

06-05-2021, 04:38 AM	#3
TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,948	Just getting acquainted with the show and I felt really bad for Eddie at least twice. When he couldn't find anyone to hang out with him when he had the car....he was even ready to hang out with Beaver and even Beaver stands him up And when he was caught out on the ledge in the woods, he did seem truly frightened, even though he immediately returned to his old self when they got him back up. I did like the scene where Beaver ruined Wally's good coat and Eddie covered for him He really just seemed like a scared, neglected little kid who wanted acceptance. Lumpy is the one I really didn't care for

06-05-2021, 08:01 AM	#4
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	I like him as a character cause he definitely spices up the show. But do I like him as a perso? Absolutely not!

06-05-2021, 03:04 PM	#6
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	While I can't say I really liked Eddie as a person, Mr. Osmond somehow made the character likable enough to see what he'd pull on Wally and the Beav week after week. Still, I think if I had been Ward or June, I'd have had at least one serious long talk with Wally re as to what (if any) benefit there was to keep considering Eddie to be among one's 'friends'- then let him sink or swim on his own re keeping Eddie around.

06-05-2021, 10:54 PM	#10
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	Perhaps Eddie got too many hugs as a younger child? Or perhaps not enough? Or maybe he was hugged by the wrong kind of people?

06-06-2021, 06:56 AM	#11
TheLittleFaerie Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Posts: 1,948	I think deep, DEEP down, he had a good heart. Like I said, I love those FEW little moments he did something nice to help Beaver, then would threaten to beat Beaver up if he ever told anyone.... in a weird way it was really sweet lol

06-06-2021, 07:46 AM	#12
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,932	Yes, one example was when he and Wally were hunting for Beaver and the doll carriage. He told Wally he could relate because of something his dad did to embarrass him when he was in kindergarten. And there are a couple of other examples...

06-06-2021, 05:50 PM	#14
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,932	Yep it was something like that.

06-06-2021, 06:59 PM	#15
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,084	Of the LITB cast Eddie Haskell would definitely be in my top 50 sitcom characters of all time. Larry, Mrs Mondello, Fred, Lumpy, Judy maybe if room. Love the Cleavers, but they wouldn't make it. Probably top 100.