Beaver in Order on MeTV

[cd637299]

Originally Posted by Howard

I always wondered why episode #1 Captain Jack is never shown first in syndication order. I do know it wasn't aired first because of the toilet-controversy! Crazy and funny. Years ago when the show first began syndication on a local CBS channel they started with the Beaver sells water episode.

Not only the toidy deal….but they had a housekeeper named Minerva. It seemed obvious to me that she was intended to be a regular live-in. I wonder if anything was written, why she was canned so quickly. Not that she was necessary.

As to the Water ep (isn’t that #9?), it sounds like my Miami station in the 60s, likely not having all the episodes.

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[stevea]

Originally Posted by cd637299

Not only the toidy deal….but they had a housekeeper named Minerva. It seemed obvious to me that she was intended to be a regular live-in. I wonder if anything was written, why she was canned so quickly. Not that she was necessary.

As to the Water ep (isn’t that #9?), it sounds like my Miami station in the 60s, likely not having all the episodes.

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The water episode was the fourth produced, according to the production numbers on Wikipedia, which we all know never has any errors.

I agree, they probably didn't have all the episodes, or had a damaged syndication film reel.

Minerva had a drinking problem--or so Ward thought. We can't have any of that around the boys.

Of course, the poor woman really did see a tiny alligator. But just like Any Hadlock, she disappeared, never to be seen again.