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howilu · 08-31-2005, 12:28 AM

In response to several posts on this board regarding Beaver and Wally's friends, I'm throwing in my two cents on why the boys had a number of rotten friends.

1. The men who created Leave it to Beaver, Joe Connolly and Bob Mosher intended the show to focus on life through a child's eyes., through situations that would come up in everyday life. One situation was peer pressure and it became evident when Beaver was coaxed into doing something bad. An example was shown last week when Beaver was talked into calling Linda Dennison a bad name to prove that she wasn't his girlfriend.

2. They didn't want to make the show like Ozzie and Harriet and Father Knows Best so they created the Eddie Haskell character to keep the show from becoming bland.

thetruth · 09-02-2005, 01:12 PM

Very good i know father knows best and ozzie and harriet were just about the same but ozzie was funny always putting his foot in his mouth.

Eddie is my favorite most of all. Cause i love to clown myself at people

hahahhaaha!! what a can

08-31-2005, 12:28 AM	#1
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,964	In Response to Several Posts On... In response to several posts on this board regarding Beaver and Wally's friends, I'm throwing in my two cents on why the boys had a number of rotten friends. 1. The men who created Leave it to Beaver, Joe Connolly and Bob Mosher intended the show to focus on life through a child's eyes., through situations that would come up in everyday life. One situation was peer pressure and it became evident when Beaver was coaxed into doing something bad. An example was shown last week when Beaver was talked into calling Linda Dennison a bad name to prove that she wasn't his girlfriend. 2. They didn't want to make the show like Ozzie and Harriet and Father Knows Best so they created the Eddie Haskell character to keep the show from becoming bland.

09-02-2005, 01:12 PM	#2
thetruth Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 17, 2003 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 20	Very good i know father knows best and ozzie and harriet were just about the same but ozzie was funny always putting his foot in his mouth. Eddie is my favorite most of all. Cause i love to clown myself at people hahahhaaha!! what a can