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evermore · 11-20-2003, 08:41 PM

No crime? how about the Cobras who stole the boat at Friend's Lake and then Larry and Beaver got arrested for stealing it.

and not to forget Richard and Gilbert who threw rocks at the MUNSTER'S HOUSE and Beaver got blamed for the incident.

all in all, harmless fun.

I would love to sit at the soda fountain back then and not have a ringing cell phone got off in the middle of the restaurant or have a huge television set on in the background playing a loud sports game or MTV. It was a simplier time.

The Modfather · 11-20-2003, 10:21 PM

Most: The atmosphere, the people and most of all getting to say 'gee' and not look weird!

Least: No colour t.v., computers/ internet etc.

Mrs. Ducky · 11-21-2003, 04:27 PM

most: a simpiler, friendlier evirment

Least: Medical technology

MikeZ · 11-21-2003, 10:02 PM

Having been a teenager in the 50's, I can well relate to the scripts for LITB.

I can remember when tv did not start until about 1 or 2 in the afternoon, and usually ran until about 9 or 10 at night. I remember when cars did not have AC. Nobody had color tv. Telephone numbers had letters in them; like TV-2032. You could get a soda and huge burger for about 30 cents. Gas was less than 20 cents a gallon. People respected their teachers and their parents. Everyone in the neighborhood knew everyone else. People would sit out on their porches at night, and talk with neighbors. I remember when there were only 3 channels on the tv. A first-class letter cost 2 cents, and there was mail delivery TWICE a day. I remember when there were no zip codes. I remember when we were scared to death of the Russians. I remember when milk trucks had horses in front of them. I remember when you walked down the street, and would say "hello" to people when you passed them. Now if you did that, they would probably shoot you. Would I go back to that time if it were possible? I don't know, probably not. If I could go back, it would be only to be able to see the great friends I had then.

I like my cable modem, my AC'd car, my color tv, my MTV, and many of the other great modern things available now.

I don't like that you have to put locks on everything, look out the door before you open it, have police officers standing in k-mart stores, pay $5 for a hot-dog at a ball game. I don't like that modern crime has taken some of my best friends from me. I don't like that people will kill you over a pair of tennis shoes. I don't like that most of the stuff we use in the United States comes from foreign countries, where people are starving to death because they only earn about $1 a day. Don't EVEN get me started on TV preachers!

I really think every time-frame has good, and bad, nothing is all totally good, or totally bad. You just have to make the best of it, and enjoy.

1954Boomer · 11-24-2003, 09:41 AM

I guess it all depends on what you would rather have. While today it is true we have a lot of 'things' we didn't have back in the 50s and 60s, we have lost a lot in terms of people knowing one another in the neighborhood; an unscrupulous media when it comes to the lives of others; a must faster-paced society; people being very wary about others. In those areas concerning people, we have really paid the price.

junecleaver · 11-25-2003, 11:39 PM

ahhh the 50's looked so....peaceful...i could fit perfectly! only not so good thing...no computers..thats it

junecleaver · 11-25-2003, 11:44 PM

oh and no straightening irons...i honestly couldn't live without my CHI

BlueEyes1767 · 11-26-2003, 10:28 PM

I would love to sit at the soda fountain back then and not have a ringing cell phone got off in the middle of the restaurant or have a huge television set on in the background playing a loud sports game or MTV. It was a simplier time.

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I agree! And I remember as a child going to soda fountains, especially the ones they used to have in drugstores. I do recall that era as being slower-paced and quieter. The parents/adults had much more authority than they do now,,,,and if you got in trouble at school, you got in trouble at home, too. People lived in the same neighborhoods for years and many would leave home for hours without locking their doors. The cars back then were much cooler and there wasn't as much pressure to have everything brand new.

BlueEyes1767 · 11-28-2003, 08:23 PM

Although the location of Mayfield was never mentioned on the old series, most of it points to Ohio. There is a Mayfield, Ohio and a Mayfield Heights, Ohio,,,,both fairly close to Cleveland. Ward has mentioned a few times that he went to Shaker Heights high school, and Shaker Heights is a suburb of Cleveland. Eddie once had an Ohio State pennant on his bedroom wall. Larry Mondello's father was always going to Cincinnati, and the Haskells went to Freeport, which is another Ohio city. Ward grew up on a farm which Ohio has many of.

I know the writer's didn't want to have a specific location so everyone could identify with it & mentioned surfing, etc. in the stories. But the mythical Mayfield for the most part seems like an idyllic midwestern town in the 1950's. And the Leave It to Beaver movie had Mayfield set it Ohio, too.

11-21-2003, 04:27 PM	#18
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11-24-2003, 09:41 AM	#20
1954Boomer Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 18, 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 482	I guess it all depends on what you would rather have. While today it is true we have a lot of 'things' we didn't have back in the 50s and 60s, we have lost a lot in terms of people knowing one another in the neighborhood; an unscrupulous media when it comes to the lives of others; a must faster-paced society; people being very wary about others. In those areas concerning people, we have really paid the price.
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11-20-2003, 08:41 PM	#16
evermore Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 16, 2003 Location: New York City Posts: 906	No crime? how about the Cobras who stole the boat at Friend's Lake and then Larry and Beaver got arrested for stealing it. and not to forget Richard and Gilbert who threw rocks at the MUNSTER'S HOUSE and Beaver got blamed for the incident. all in all, harmless fun. I would love to sit at the soda fountain back then and not have a ringing cell phone got off in the middle of the restaurant or have a huge television set on in the background playing a loud sports game or MTV. It was a simplier time.

11-20-2003, 10:21 PM	#17
The Modfather It Sure Does Moderator Forum Celebrity Join Date: Jul 12, 2003 Location: canada Posts: 21,149	Most: The atmosphere, the people and most of all getting to say 'gee' and not look weird! Least: No colour t.v., computers/ internet etc.

11-21-2003, 10:02 PM	#19
MikeZ The Phoenix Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 01, 2003 Posts: 208	Having been a teenager in the 50's, I can well relate to the scripts for LITB. I can remember when tv did not start until about 1 or 2 in the afternoon, and usually ran until about 9 or 10 at night. I remember when cars did not have AC. Nobody had color tv. Telephone numbers had letters in them; like TV-2032. You could get a soda and huge burger for about 30 cents. Gas was less than 20 cents a gallon. People respected their teachers and their parents. Everyone in the neighborhood knew everyone else. People would sit out on their porches at night, and talk with neighbors. I remember when there were only 3 channels on the tv. A first-class letter cost 2 cents, and there was mail delivery TWICE a day. I remember when there were no zip codes. I remember when we were scared to death of the Russians. I remember when milk trucks had horses in front of them. I remember when you walked down the street, and would say "hello" to people when you passed them. Now if you did that, they would probably shoot you. Would I go back to that time if it were possible? I don't know, probably not. If I could go back, it would be only to be able to see the great friends I had then. I like my cable modem, my AC'd car, my color tv, my MTV, and many of the other great modern things available now. I don't like that you have to put locks on everything, look out the door before you open it, have police officers standing in k-mart stores, pay $5 for a hot-dog at a ball game. I don't like that modern crime has taken some of my best friends from me. I don't like that people will kill you over a pair of tennis shoes. I don't like that most of the stuff we use in the United States comes from foreign countries, where people are starving to death because they only earn about $1 a day. Don't EVEN get me started on TV preachers! I really think every time-frame has good, and bad, nothing is all totally good, or totally bad. You just have to make the best of it, and enjoy.

11-25-2003, 11:39 PM	#21
junecleaver Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2003 Location: i'm a southerner! :D Posts: 1,298	ahhh the 50's looked so....peaceful...i could fit perfectly! only not so good thing...no computers..thats it

11-25-2003, 11:44 PM	#22
junecleaver Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 28, 2003 Location: i'm a southerner! :D Posts: 1,298	oh and no straightening irons...i honestly couldn't live without my CHI

11-26-2003, 10:28 PM	#23
BlueEyes1767 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 26, 2003 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 95	I would love to sit at the soda fountain back then and not have a ringing cell phone got off in the middle of the restaurant or have a huge television set on in the background playing a loud sports game or MTV. It was a simplier time. [/B][/QUOTE] I agree! And I remember as a child going to soda fountains, especially the ones they used to have in drugstores. I do recall that era as being slower-paced and quieter. The parents/adults had much more authority than they do now,,,,and if you got in trouble at school, you got in trouble at home, too. People lived in the same neighborhoods for years and many would leave home for hours without locking their doors. The cars back then were much cooler and there wasn't as much pressure to have everything brand new.

11-28-2003, 08:23 PM	#24
BlueEyes1767 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 26, 2003 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 95	Although the location of Mayfield was never mentioned on the old series, most of it points to Ohio. There is a Mayfield, Ohio and a Mayfield Heights, Ohio,,,,both fairly close to Cleveland. Ward has mentioned a few times that he went to Shaker Heights high school, and Shaker Heights is a suburb of Cleveland. Eddie once had an Ohio State pennant on his bedroom wall. Larry Mondello's father was always going to Cincinnati, and the Haskells went to Freeport, which is another Ohio city. Ward grew up on a farm which Ohio has many of. I know the writer's didn't want to have a specific location so everyone could identify with it & mentioned surfing, etc. in the stories. But the mythical Mayfield for the most part seems like an idyllic midwestern town in the 1950's. And the Leave It to Beaver movie had Mayfield set it Ohio, too.