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Tankeryanker · 10-22-2015, 12:53 AM

and do we know much about the move? It must have been close to the first house as the boys stay at the same schools.

JudgeGarth · 10-22-2015, 10:40 AM

They didn't have an episode where they actually showed the move. It happened between the end of Season 2 and the beginning of Season 3.

Tankeryanker · 10-22-2015, 11:29 AM

I started watching season 3 last night and the boys bedroom looked the same, and the boys go to the same school, so that is why I was asking

Bonniegirl · 10-22-2015, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JudgeGarth

They didn't have an episode where they actually showed the move. It happened between the end of Season 2 and the beginning of Season 3.

That is correct! The boys bedroom looked basically the same in both houses!!!

Torgo · 10-22-2015, 06:16 PM

Isn't the second bedroom slightly bigger?
But yeah the layout is pretty much the same, even have their own private bathroom again.

biffbronson · 10-22-2015, 06:41 PM

I think the move was forecast (foretold?) because in one episode, Ward and June announce that they're going to go, via car, to look at houses. I just can't recall anything more though.

After the series ended, eventually Marcus Welby MD moved in, hung up his shingle, and modified the front entrance area...!

Torgo · 10-22-2015, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by biffbronson

I think the move was forecast (foretold?) because in one episode, Ward and June announce that they're going to go, via car, to look at houses. I just can't recall anything more though.

After the series ended, eventually Marcus Welby MD moved in, hung up his shingle, and modified the front entrance area...!

They went looking for houses in several episodes, then the final ep of Season 2 they talk about buying the house, and the boys were all excited they'd have their own rooms, which of course didn't happen.

Hazel Anyday · 10-22-2015, 07:34 PM

Righty Oh. As Felix The Cat used to say. I just recently watched those Season 2 shows and am now in the Season 3 shows (I watch one a week). During the Season 2 shows it is talked about often about looking for a house to move to and then in Season 3, wa la, they're magically already in the new house. There was never an episode where the Cleavers actually moved. Strange though, they must have moved clear to the next street down because Larry was still able to walk to their house and Beaver still went to same school. But I do remember as a kid some other kids in the neighborhood "moving" but the move was just to a house a few streets away. We never moved, when we did it was to another town not down the street.

biffbronson · 10-22-2015, 09:01 PM

Thanks for all of the info...!

I'm reminded of a My Three Sons episode from around Season 10 when Ernie's best friend Gordon (Butch Patrick) is going to move. Then (spoilers) we find that he remains in the same neighborhood...!

Tankeryanker · 10-22-2015, 10:54 PM

Thanks for all the info.
I was confused when Beaver got the going away party if he was still going to be going to the same school.

Also, I thought it was kind of odd to move to a bigger house when Wally had only 2 years or so left at home and then he was going to be gone to college and they would be stuck with a big house with less people in it.

opus · 07-01-2025, 11:34 PM

Don’t they move in every episode? Do they stand completely still the whole time in all but one of them?

Howard · 07-25-2025, 03:56 PM

Like the other posts said there was no episode about them moving. The new house just appeared in Season 3 but there was a storyline in I believe episode 4 where Beaver goes to his old house to dig up a tree. I personally hated the 1st house and also felt the show really came into its own starting with season 3!

stevea · 07-25-2025, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Howard

Like the other posts said there was no episode about them moving. The new house just appeared in Season 3 but there was a storyline in I believe episode 4 where Beaver goes to his old house to dig up a tree. I personally hated the 1st house and also felt the show really came into its own starting with season 3!

I really disliked that first house, too. One thing, they made a mistake during the first season--when the swinging door to the kitchen opened (the kitchen entrance by the stairs) all you saw from the hall was a white backdrop instead of the kitchen set. They corrected that in season 2--someone must have noticed.

Anyway, the layout of the main floor was confusing. Even the exterior shot wasn't a very nice-looking house. For season three it was a night and day difference. A much nicer, modern house with an understandable layout.

No wonder the family moved!

Howard · 07-27-2025, 07:03 PM

I never noticed that thing in Season 2! I also hated the 1st house and to me the series really took off with the new house in Season 3; My personal opinion is I felt the 1st 2 seasons they were just trying to get into their roles and the family dynamics. I never watch those episodes!

MichaelMartinD · 07-31-2025, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Howard

I never noticed that thing in Season 2! I also hated the 1st house and to me the series really took off with the new house in Season 3; My personal opinion is I felt the 1st 2 seasons they were just trying to get into their roles and the family dynamics. I never watch those episodes!

That's an interesting point of view. Some people see the first two seasons as quintessential. There were indeed many classic episodes and situations in those seasons. Think of Beaver and Larry playing hooky, Beaver smoking the pipe, and Wally's haircut and new suit. In Season 1 the roles and dynamics and the overall pace of the show were still evolving. I just watched "Water, Anyone?" yesterday (we're having a heat wave where I live so I thought that was appropriate) and I noticed how slow and phlegmatic the pacing was, completely different from the snappy pace of later seasons. I think Season 3 was the best overall. The first two seasons feel oddly old-fashioned at times, almost like something from the 1930s or 40s. Ward seemed a bit short-tempered with the kids, and he and June acted like they were channeling Ricky and Lucy. The last seasons feel much more modern, as if we've moved up a few decades instead of only a few years. As for the houses, I liked both but I prefer the second one.

10-22-2015, 12:53 AM	#1
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Hazel Anyday Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 12, 2002 Posts: 2,135	This is a move? Righty Oh. As Felix The Cat used to say. I just recently watched those Season 2 shows and am now in the Season 3 shows (I watch one a week). During the Season 2 shows it is talked about often about looking for a house to move to and then in Season 3, wa la, they're magically already in the new house. There was never an episode where the Cleavers actually moved. Strange though, they must have moved clear to the next street down because Larry was still able to walk to their house and Beaver still went to same school. But I do remember as a kid some other kids in the neighborhood "moving" but the move was just to a house a few streets away. We never moved, when we did it was to another town not down the street.
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10-22-2015, 10:40 AM	#2
JudgeGarth Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 07, 2004 Location: Wheaton, IL Posts: 443	They didn't have an episode where they actually showed the move. It happened between the end of Season 2 and the beginning of Season 3.

10-22-2015, 11:29 AM	#3
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,049	I started watching season 3 last night and the boys bedroom looked the same, and the boys go to the same school, so that is why I was asking

10-22-2015, 09:01 PM	#9
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,502	Thanks for all of the info...! I'm reminded of a My Three Sons episode from around Season 10 when Ernie's best friend Gordon (Butch Patrick) is going to move. Then (spoilers) we find that he remains in the same neighborhood...!

10-22-2015, 10:54 PM	#10
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,049	Thanks for all the info. I was confused when Beaver got the going away party if he was still going to be going to the same school. Also, I thought it was kind of odd to move to a bigger house when Wally had only 2 years or so left at home and then he was going to be gone to college and they would be stuck with a big house with less people in it.

07-01-2025, 11:34 PM	#11
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,507	Don’t they move in every episode? Do they stand completely still the whole time in all but one of them?

07-25-2025, 03:56 PM	#12
Howard Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 23, 2003 Posts: 250	Like the other posts said there was no episode about them moving. The new house just appeared in Season 3 but there was a storyline in I believe episode 4 where Beaver goes to his old house to dig up a tree. I personally hated the 1st house and also felt the show really came into its own starting with season 3!

07-27-2025, 07:03 PM	#14
Howard Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 23, 2003 Posts: 250	I never noticed that thing in Season 2! I also hated the 1st house and to me the series really took off with the new house in Season 3; My personal opinion is I felt the 1st 2 seasons they were just trying to get into their roles and the family dynamics. I never watch those episodes!