LITB kids didn't watch much tv - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

vitoscotti · 10-18-2022, 02:05 PM

They watch some. But it appears minimal. Wally & Beaver spend a lot of time laying in their bed with their clothes on basically doing nothing in the middle of the day. I was active with sports, friends, family outings and homework. But still watched tons & tons of tv.

What about the tv in Ward's den? Kids watching TV with all of Ward's prized possessions and personal paperwork seems an odd spot for a tv.

What were your go-to tv (few - many?) shows as a kid? I remember when "Batman" was on the neighborhood full of kids playing turned into a ghost town for a ½ hour.

We'd watch as a family before we got multiple TVs. Kids were the channel changers.

Ward doesn't apparently watch the evening news. Just read the paper. Local then national ½ hour news was a staple early evening. My dad would smoke & read the paper while watching the news to unwind after work.

Tankeryanker · 10-18-2022, 05:54 PM

I guess nobody wants to watch someone watching tv.

stevea · 10-18-2022, 06:33 PM

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I guess nobody wants to watch someone watching tv.

Right--they spent more time talking about TV-watching, than watching. In a few instances we actually saw them watching, and we once saw W&J watching--Ward had fallen asleep.

Dude111 · 10-18-2022, 06:42 PM

Maybe ward/June didnt like them watching?

Tankeryanker · 10-18-2022, 07:46 PM

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Right--they spent more time talking about TV-watching, than watching. In a few instances we actually saw them watching, and we once saw W&J watching--Ward had fallen asleep.

and doesn't Ward wake up and ask June what was happening on the show and June says it's a commercial?

stevea · 10-18-2022, 08:03 PM

Yep. They used that same joke when Beaver and Gilbert are watching TV.

vitoscotti · 10-19-2022, 03:26 PM

It would of been a great episode ending scene if Wally & Beaver are watching TV and an old Hugh Beaumont movie comes on. W & B run out of the room yelling "hey mom... hey mom... hey mom.

Sgt. Saunders · 10-19-2022, 04:35 PM

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It would of been a great episode ending scene if Wally & Beaver are watching TV and an old Hugh Beaumont movie comes on. W & B run out of the room yelling "hey mom... hey mom... hey mom.

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That IS a great idea about the two brothers seeing their dad in a film. (How about H.B. in the 1951 comedy, “Callaway Went Thataway” with Fred MacMurray and Dorothy McGuire?)

Perhaps Wally and the Beaver might have been watching the 1953 sci-fi classic, “Invaders From Mars” (one of a young Steven Spielberg’s favorite films), and the boys spotted their much younger mom as astronomer Arthur Franz’s secretary at his observatory?

I’ll bet that Ward wouldn’t have nodded off if he and June had been watching “I Claudius” or “Breaking Bad” on television many years later.

spiderrob8 · 10-20-2022, 12:05 PM

In my house, we had one tv, and mom picked what was on it. Until dad got home, then he picked what was on it.

Only time it was my choice was early Sat mornings before they got up.

spiderrob8 · 10-20-2022, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dude111

Maybe ward/June didnt like them watching?

Ward knocks tv several times during the series.

stevea · 10-20-2022, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by spiderrob8

In my house, we had one tv, and mom picked what was on it. Until dad got home, then he picked what was on it.

Only time it was my choice was early Sat mornings before they got up.

Yep, Saturday morning I owned the TV, and only then. Eventually, the family got a 2nd TV, which helped--a Portacolor TV in a bedroom. Color was a big deal in the 60s.

Torgo · 10-20-2022, 02:16 PM

You would also think Ward would watch sports on TV - golf, baseball, or football at least.

I think the kids probably watched TV more than we ever see given that each episode is just a small part of their life.

Saturday mornings was my time in front of the TV - Davy and Goliath, then the main cartoons until about 11AM, if the weather was nice I'd be gone outside after that, but if it was miserable, I might watch a Godzilla movie.

With the family, I can remember watching the original Hawaii 5-O with my dad, also remember watching shows like Hee Haw.

We had a TV in the basement family room (terrified alone watching Salem's Lot during its original airing), my parents had a TV in their room, I can remember watching the Wizard Of Oz for the first time in there. And a small black and white TV in the kitchen.

vitoscotti · 10-20-2022, 07:25 PM

Anybody remember watching Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" as a kid and how scary it was??

Tankeryanker · 10-20-2022, 07:43 PM

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Anybody remember watching Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" as a kid and how scary it was??

That is like my favorite movie to watch only because of the way they kept Tippi looking so damn good and how the love birds leaned into the curves when the car was turning the corners on the way to Bodega Bay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct3nwFJrabg

Here is where I watch the movie if I am feeling a little low
https://archive.org/details/the-bird...orror-film-iof

vitoscotti · 10-21-2022, 02:43 PM

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That is like my favorite movie to watch only because of the way they kept Tippi looking so damn good and how the love birds leaned into the curves when the car was turning the corners on the way to Bodega Bay.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ct3nwFJrabg

Here is where I watch the movie if I am feeling a little low
https://archive.org/details/the-bird...orror-film-iof

It's got a lot of familiar classic sitcom faces too including Richard Deacon and Rory Stevens.

10-18-2022, 02:05 PM	#1
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,083	LITB kids didn't watch much tv They watch some. But it appears minimal. Wally & Beaver spend a lot of time laying in their bed with their clothes on basically doing nothing in the middle of the day. I was active with sports, friends, family outings and homework. But still watched tons & tons of tv. What about the tv in Ward's den? Kids watching TV with all of Ward's prized possessions and personal paperwork seems an odd spot for a tv. What were your go-to tv (few - many?) shows as a kid? I remember when "Batman" was on the neighborhood full of kids playing turned into a ghost town for a ½ hour. We'd watch as a family before we got multiple TVs. Kids were the channel changers. Ward doesn't apparently watch the evening news. Just read the paper. Local then national ½ hour news was a staple early evening. My dad would smoke & read the paper while watching the news to unwind after work.

10-20-2022, 02:16 PM	#12
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,036	You would also think Ward would watch sports on TV - golf, baseball, or football at least. I think the kids probably watched TV more than we ever see given that each episode is just a small part of their life. Saturday mornings was my time in front of the TV - Davy and Goliath, then the main cartoons until about 11AM, if the weather was nice I'd be gone outside after that, but if it was miserable, I might watch a Godzilla movie. With the family, I can remember watching the original Hawaii 5-O with my dad, also remember watching shows like Hee Haw. We had a TV in the basement family room (terrified alone watching Salem's Lot during its original airing), my parents had a TV in their room, I can remember watching the Wizard Of Oz for the first time in there. And a small black and white TV in the kitchen.
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10-18-2022, 05:54 PM	#2
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,049	I guess nobody wants to watch someone watching tv.

10-18-2022, 06:42 PM	#4
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,348	Maybe ward/June didnt like them watching?

10-18-2022, 08:03 PM	#6
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,731	Yep. They used that same joke when Beaver and Gilbert are watching TV.

10-19-2022, 03:26 PM	#7
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,083	It would of been a great episode ending scene if Wally & Beaver are watching TV and an old Hugh Beaumont movie comes on. W & B run out of the room yelling "hey mom... hey mom... hey mom.

10-20-2022, 12:05 PM	#9
spiderrob8 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Oct 20, 2022 Location: USA Posts: 13	In my house, we had one tv, and mom picked what was on it. Until dad got home, then he picked what was on it. Only time it was my choice was early Sat mornings before they got up.

10-20-2022, 07:25 PM	#13
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,083	Anybody remember watching Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" as a kid and how scary it was??