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Tankeryanker · 09-19-2021, 09:02 PM

Of the girls on the show.

Just for looks, he should have married what's her name (the blonde he took to the silver fox).

A good solid choice would have been the one that did not have a date. The one that Beaver said did not look like a gopher.

CosmicCharlie · 09-19-2021, 10:37 PM

Poor virgin Wally ... (lol was anyone on the show not a virgin other than THE Box Office Attraction ?)

old saying revised for this forum -
wanna be happy for the rest of your life, marry yourself a not so pretty wife ...

so many times in the early years it was Mary Ellen Rogers the Wally had centered his attention on - let it be her

stevea · 09-20-2021, 08:12 AM

From post 1, Julie Foster. She would have been a good candidate.

From post 2, according to the later show in the 80s, he DID marry Mary Ellen.

Tankeryanker · 09-20-2021, 10:56 AM

No, I am not thinking MER.

Its the one when Wally was part of the Blind dating committee and had to find dates for the wet blankets. This one did not have a date so Wally took her out. She was dark-haired like MER, but without evil intentions.

Jill Bartlett/Beverly Washburn

Coffeecup · 09-20-2021, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by CosmicCharlie

Poor virgin Wally ... (lol was anyone on the show not a virgin other than THE Box Office Attraction ?)

old saying revised for this forum -
wanna be happy for the rest of your life, marry yourself a not so pretty wife ...

so many times in the early years it was Mary Ellen Rogers the Wally had centered his attention on - let it be her

What's with this virgin bit? I take it you Cosmic lost your virginity at age 8.? These are innocent times of the 1950's. I don't know why you even brought this up. It must have bothered you for you had to mention it. If you need to talk about losing virginity, talk about Two and a Half men. There you can talk about it to your hearts delight.

CosmicCharlie · 09-20-2021, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffeecup

What's with this virgin bit? I take it you Cosmic lost your virginity at age 8.? These are innocent times of the 1950's. I don't know why you even brought this up. It must have bothered you for you had to mention it. If you need to talk about losing virginity, talk about Two and a Half men. There you can talk about it to your hearts delight.

Hmm
Nice Attack
I'm not sure if your kidding me or kidding yourself ?
And innocent times are elementary school and not Box Office Attraction era ...
Ever see the movies American Graffiti or The Last Picture Show ?
I find those depictions of the 50's & early 60' s true to the reality I remember.

I'm sorry if your offended by my comments. It was not my intent.

stevea · 09-20-2021, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffeecup

What's with this virgin bit? I take it you Cosmic lost your virginity at age 8.? These are innocent times of the 1950's. I don't know why you even brought this up. It must have bothered you for you had to mention it. If you need to talk about losing virginity, talk about Two and a Half men. There you can talk about it to your hearts delight.

We don't know about "Cosmic", but Charlie Harper of 2-1/2 probably lost his at 8...

GentlemanJim · 09-20-2021, 03:02 PM

It is almost a "given" that each succeeding generation believes they "invented" sex as they themselves came of age.

Think of the movie "the Summer of '42" just as an illustration. I think it is due to, at least in part, the experienced generation trying to preserve the "innocence" of their progeny. Perhaps a result of failures the experienced generations had during their own "come uppance"

Censorship of the time no doubt played a center-stage role in preserving an atmosphere that we today perceive as innocent. The girl in the movie who is abducted, and then upon her rescue the hero asks "Did they hurt you?" I think that just about everyone to have come of age realizes the double entendre in that question, while leaving those in the audience who are truly innocent thinking happy thoughts.

But, sitcoms of this era I think were also intended as escape for the contemporary audiences watching them in first runs. Although we now see these shows as a venue of escape to simpler times, I think they were intended for the same purpose...even back then.

So, life's more complex issues were intentionally overlooked. Not because "times were simpler" or that the 1950s were more chaste....but more because escape has a timeless appeal.

vitoscotti · 09-20-2021, 06:52 PM

The beauty of classic sitcoms is they're an escape that can be rewatched over, and over in a lifetime.

vitoscotti · 09-21-2021, 06:32 AM

Tony Dow & Adrienne Barbeau were born 2 months apart. Appears she wasn't acting during LITB time. But she would have been an amazing girlfriend for Wally Cleaver.

PracTz · 09-21-2021, 10:20 AM

Easy: Whichever girl would have insisted on moving the FARTHEST away from Eddie Haskell!

Tankeryanker · 09-21-2021, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by PracTz

Easy: Whichever girl would have insisted on moving the FARTHEST away from Eddie Haskell!

Awe, Eddie would be Wally's kid's godfather.

09-19-2021, 09:02 PM	#1
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,051	Who should Wally have married? Of the girls on the show. Just for looks, he should have married what's her name (the blonde he took to the silver fox). A good solid choice would have been the one that did not have a date. The one that Beaver said did not look like a gopher.

09-20-2021, 03:02 PM	#8
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	It is almost a "given" that each succeeding generation believes they "invented" sex as they themselves came of age. Think of the movie "the Summer of '42" just as an illustration. I think it is due to, at least in part, the experienced generation trying to preserve the "innocence" of their progeny. Perhaps a result of failures the experienced generations had during their own "come uppance" Censorship of the time no doubt played a center-stage role in preserving an atmosphere that we today perceive as innocent. The girl in the movie who is abducted, and then upon her rescue the hero asks "Did they hurt you?" I think that just about everyone to have come of age realizes the double entendre in that question, while leaving those in the audience who are truly innocent thinking happy thoughts. But, sitcoms of this era I think were also intended as escape for the contemporary audiences watching them in first runs. Although we now see these shows as a venue of escape to simpler times, I think they were intended for the same purpose...even back then. So, life's more complex issues were intentionally overlooked. Not because "times were simpler" or that the 1950s were more chaste....but more because escape has a timeless appeal.
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09-19-2021, 10:37 PM	#2
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,450	Poor virgin Wally ... (lol was anyone on the show not a virgin other than THE Box Office Attraction ?) old saying revised for this forum - wanna be happy for the rest of your life, marry yourself a not so pretty wife ... so many times in the early years it was Mary Ellen Rogers the Wally had centered his attention on - let it be her

09-20-2021, 08:12 AM	#3
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,899	From post 1, Julie Foster. She would have been a good candidate. From post 2, according to the later show in the 80s, he DID marry Mary Ellen.

09-20-2021, 10:56 AM	#4
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,051	No, I am not thinking MER. Its the one when Wally was part of the Blind dating committee and had to find dates for the wet blankets. This one did not have a date so Wally took her out. She was dark-haired like MER, but without evil intentions. Jill Bartlett/Beverly Washburn

09-20-2021, 06:52 PM	#9
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,084	The beauty of classic sitcoms is they're an escape that can be rewatched over, and over in a lifetime.

09-21-2021, 06:32 AM	#10
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,084	Tony Dow & Adrienne Barbeau were born 2 months apart. Appears she wasn't acting during LITB time. But she would have been an amazing girlfriend for Wally Cleaver.

09-21-2021, 10:20 AM	#11
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	Easy: Whichever girl would have insisted on moving the FARTHEST away from Eddie Haskell!