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howilu · 08-19-2005, 12:28 AM

Here's a subject that could generate some board action. How good a student was Beaver? I would say fair, since he didn't have the drive and ambition to get good grades and he probably spent more time looking at Miss Canfield and Miss Landers.

Speaking of Miss Canfield, did you notice that TV Land skipped the episode where Beaver had a crush on her? That was an outstanding early episode.

Mijada · 08-19-2005, 08:11 PM

Yeah I agree, unlike Wally, Beaver wasn't really interested in school or appreciate the education. Today he would probably be considered ADD. He could never keep his mind on one thing for very long. He was always forgetting/losing things, was very sloppy, more so than the average kid I would say. I would say he was probably a C student but got better grades as he got older.
I didn't notice the skipped episode. I do love that one as well. Miss Canfield was very pretty. I could see why Beaver had a crush on her. I hated how the kids teased Beaver for liking her and made him put that snake in her desk. Seems the kids were constantly picking on Beaver for something. I never heard them tease Larry for being a fat little mooching slob, Judy for being a butt kissing tattletale or Whitey for being a puny little smart alec. Just Beaver

Courtnee · 08-19-2005, 08:55 PM

eh I would say fair. If ward hadn't been his father he would have been failing

desilu #1 · 08-21-2005, 10:15 AM

I would say average and even sometimes below average. He was cute when he was little but I gotta say that when he got older and repulsive than he brought all that teasing on himself and quite frankly having the parents he had I can't believe that Ward and June didn't insist that he clean himself up alot more. He became very difficult to look at.

gidgetgrape · 08-21-2005, 03:02 PM

I think he was an average student. I think that's one of the reasons the show is so appealing. He's an average boy and viewers can relate to that.

Jack1000 · 08-21-2005, 07:20 PM

I also consider Beaver to be an average student, who often didn't apply himself as well as he should have due to often following bad advice from friends.

Jerry did have dyslexia and sometimes would have trouble remember his lines in the years of LITB's run. This never showed in the series because he was cute and charming when he needed to be in school and at home. He was also an accomplished actor throughout the series.

I am one that feels glad that they made Jerry more "repulsive" and opinionated in his later years. Teens aren't supposed to be cute, they are supposed to be a bit awkward, somewhat concieted and a bit replusive. When they tried to make Jerry some 6 year old by dressing up as a bunny for a school play at 13, it was awkward. Beaver was best when he was doing things that were natural for kids his age. Most of the school sequences are very well done. But I could be sparred the sinigng of "Old McDonald Had a Farm" by his 5th grade class!!! OUCH!!!

I like the older Beaver even better than the younger Beaver because 14-15 year old Bever represented that same sense of awkwarness and uncertainty that many people had in their teen years. Cuteness is cute at 6-8. But NOT for a 14 year old in the 8th grade,

Jack

Corvetteguy · 08-22-2005, 10:49 PM

I'm sorry to say that Beaver was dumb as a stump. He let everyone talk him into anything even when he was a teenager and acted like a 8 year old for the entire run. I'm surprised that he wasn't in a "Special Class" to help him with his learning disabilities. I'm being serious here and intend to be honest with my opinion of the Beaver character. No kid could be that stupid and be considered normal.

Tap Dancer · 05-08-2007, 08:30 PM

I don't think Beaver was stupid in school. He lacked common sense, though.

08-19-2005, 08:11 PM	#2
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	Yeah I agree, unlike Wally, Beaver wasn't really interested in school or appreciate the education. Today he would probably be considered ADD. He could never keep his mind on one thing for very long. He was always forgetting/losing things, was very sloppy, more so than the average kid I would say. I would say he was probably a C student but got better grades as he got older. I didn't notice the skipped episode. I do love that one as well. Miss Canfield was very pretty. I could see why Beaver had a crush on her. I hated how the kids teased Beaver for liking her and made him put that snake in her desk. Seems the kids were constantly picking on Beaver for something. I never heard them tease Larry for being a fat little mooching slob, Judy for being a butt kissing tattletale or Whitey for being a puny little smart alec. Just Beaver
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08-19-2005, 08:55 PM	#3
Courtnee MAN VS SAMMICH. Forum Star Join Date: Mar 23, 2005 Location: Louisiana Posts: 16,413	eh I would say fair. If ward hadn't been his father he would have been failing
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08-21-2005, 10:15 AM	#4
desilu #1 Lucy/Desi 4-EVER Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 23, 2000 Location: Battle Creek, Michigan USA Posts: 724	I would say average and even sometimes below average. He was cute when he was little but I gotta say that when he got older and repulsive than he brought all that teasing on himself and quite frankly having the parents he had I can't believe that Ward and June didn't insist that he clean himself up alot more. He became very difficult to look at.
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08-19-2005, 12:28 AM	#1
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,963	Beaver at School Here's a subject that could generate some board action. How good a student was Beaver? I would say fair, since he didn't have the drive and ambition to get good grades and he probably spent more time looking at Miss Canfield and Miss Landers. Speaking of Miss Canfield, did you notice that TV Land skipped the episode where Beaver had a crush on her? That was an outstanding early episode.

08-21-2005, 03:02 PM	#5
gidgetgrape Forever Gidget Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 20, 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 3,504	I think he was an average student. I think that's one of the reasons the show is so appealing. He's an average boy and viewers can relate to that.

08-21-2005, 07:20 PM	#6
Jack1000 Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 05, 2001 Posts: 2,055	I also consider Beaver to be an average student, who often didn't apply himself as well as he should have due to often following bad advice from friends. Jerry did have dyslexia and sometimes would have trouble remember his lines in the years of LITB's run. This never showed in the series because he was cute and charming when he needed to be in school and at home. He was also an accomplished actor throughout the series. I am one that feels glad that they made Jerry more "repulsive" and opinionated in his later years. Teens aren't supposed to be cute, they are supposed to be a bit awkward, somewhat concieted and a bit replusive. When they tried to make Jerry some 6 year old by dressing up as a bunny for a school play at 13, it was awkward. Beaver was best when he was doing things that were natural for kids his age. Most of the school sequences are very well done. But I could be sparred the sinigng of "Old McDonald Had a Farm" by his 5th grade class!!! OUCH!!! I like the older Beaver even better than the younger Beaver because 14-15 year old Bever represented that same sense of awkwarness and uncertainty that many people had in their teen years. Cuteness is cute at 6-8. But NOT for a 14 year old in the 8th grade, Jack

08-22-2005, 10:49 PM	#7
Corvetteguy Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 01, 2003 Location: TN Posts: 126	I'm sorry to say that Beaver was dumb as a stump. He let everyone talk him into anything even when he was a teenager and acted like a 8 year old for the entire run. I'm surprised that he wasn't in a "Special Class" to help him with his learning disabilities. I'm being serious here and intend to be honest with my opinion of the Beaver character. No kid could be that stupid and be considered normal.

05-08-2007, 08:30 PM	#8
Tap Dancer Member Forum Regular Join Date: Mar 20, 2005 Location: Virginia Posts: 754	I don't think Beaver was stupid in school. He lacked common sense, though.