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Vito · 08-30-2009, 09:06 PM

Just wondering where everyone else was when LITB was first shown on network TV...

I was born shortly after the beginning of Season Six, so I was a baby during the show's final season. My family was living in the Westside area of Los Angeles at the time. Whenever I look at old family pictures in my photo albums, I always see something that makes me think of LITB -- the clothes that my parents and older siblings are wearing, the early 1960s hairstyles, the big American cars parked on the streets, and everything else.

I wish I could say that I watched the show every week back then, but hey...I was just a baby!

Marvo301 · 08-30-2009, 09:56 PM

I wasn't born yet! I was born in 1964 the year after LITB went off the air. So I've only enjoyed the show in reruns.

tdr · 08-30-2009, 10:35 PM

I was born in December, 1958, so I was around for most of the original episode runs. But my first memories of the show are when the early episoes were [I think] already in reruns, probably network reruns rather than syndication. In that way I can remember "The Pipe" and "Beaver Won't Eat" (the Brussels sprouts ep). But the only ep I am sure I can remember from 'primetime' is "Night in the Woods." I remember being at my grandparents' house, next door to ours, and Eddie being on that ledge. Even with such limited memories I wanted to see the show for years, I recall, until a local independent station finally picked it up when I was in the 6th grade, and then I watched it almost every afternoon. Later another station or 2 picked it up, so by the time I was in high school, being especially interested in the eps about Wally driving and taking part time jobs, I realized I knew every episode. So, for about 35 years I have known them all, but even so I will watch one on TVLand when I happen to find it, and I have 30-40 recordings. Beaver and Wally are like childhood friends spared the responsibilities and difficulties of reaching adulthood. I wasn't, of course, but I suppose that's my fantasy about the show; that I can "return to those thrilling days of yesteryear," as the Lone Ranger intro used to say. And LITB, unlike the LR, those years really were much like I remember.

catlover79 · 08-30-2009, 11:00 PM

Let's just say I wasn't a twinkle in anyone's eye then.

Schmoopie · 08-31-2009, 02:11 AM

I was born in 1967, but my first memory of watching LITB was probably in the 70's with my dad. I remember it came on at 7pm, but I have no idea what station.

ponytail · 08-31-2009, 06:14 AM

I was born in 1958. I don't recall watching LITB until maybe the 1970's and I have loved the show ever since. I do remember dressing the way they did, hairstyles and all. The cars were cool too. The best times!

Hughsgirl · 08-31-2009, 10:24 AM

As my mom always told me, I wasn't even thought of back then. I wasn't born until 1972.

catlover79 · 08-31-2009, 11:28 AM

Actually, I remember watching the 80s version of the show before I ever saw the original! I remember Eddie with his sons (who were also played by Ken Osmond's real life sons!!

) - they were so funny!!

MickeyMac · 08-31-2009, 12:58 PM

I didnt come into this world until 1974 so I missed the show the first time around. I saw the reruns when I was about 8 and have been hooked ever since.

COUGAR83159 · 09-02-2009, 10:58 PM

I was born in August of 1959, I don't remember if I watched the reruns as a youngster or not, as far as I remember, I didn't start to watch the show until
my late 30's or early 40's, but when they were on, I couldn't get enough of it.
it just cracked me up, I can relate to "Leave It To Beaver" because I did and said some of the same things when I was growing up.

Mr. Television · 09-02-2009, 11:07 PM

I was born in 1965 so I wasn't born yet. My first memories of watching the show was watching it in reruns during the 1970's.

tv star collector · 09-04-2009, 08:26 AM

I was ten years old, in 1957, when the series began its first season, on CBS.
But, because the only channel we received on our set was an NBC affiliate
(that also carried a few ABC shows), I didn't see Leave It to Beaver
until it moved to ABC, in 1958. So, I became a fan during its second season.

MickeyMac · 09-04-2009, 11:19 AM

^

Back then depending on where you lived, most people only got two channels. It wasnt until the early 60's that more homes got a third channel.

OH Nuts! · 09-05-2009, 07:11 PM

I was a toddler...too young at the time to watch or appreciate the show. Didn't really start watching it til late 60s & 70s thru synd.

Mr B · 10-24-2009, 08:01 PM

I was in 1st Grade in a small northern NJ town, very much like Mayfield...Can I please go back!!!!What a better place America was then!!!

08-30-2009, 09:06 PM	#1
Vito Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Location: California Posts: 635	Where were you when LITB was on the air? Just wondering where everyone else was when LITB was first shown on network TV... I was born shortly after the beginning of Season Six, so I was a baby during the show's final season. My family was living in the Westside area of Los Angeles at the time. Whenever I look at old family pictures in my photo albums, I always see something that makes me think of LITB -- the clothes that my parents and older siblings are wearing, the early 1960s hairstyles, the big American cars parked on the streets, and everything else. I wish I could say that I watched the show every week back then, but hey...I was just a baby!

08-30-2009, 09:56 PM	#2
Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,456	I wasn't born yet! I was born in 1964 the year after LITB went off the air. So I've only enjoyed the show in reruns.
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08-30-2009, 11:00 PM	#4
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	Let's just say I wasn't a twinkle in anyone's eye then.
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08-31-2009, 02:11 AM	#5
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	I was born in 1967, but my first memory of watching LITB was probably in the 70's with my dad. I remember it came on at 7pm, but I have no idea what station.
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09-02-2009, 11:07 PM	#11
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I was born in 1965 so I wasn't born yet. My first memories of watching the show was watching it in reruns during the 1970's.
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08-30-2009, 10:35 PM	#3
tdr Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Posts: 1,454	I was born in December, 1958, so I was around for most of the original episode runs. But my first memories of the show are when the early episoes were [I think] already in reruns, probably network reruns rather than syndication. In that way I can remember "The Pipe" and "Beaver Won't Eat" (the Brussels sprouts ep). But the only ep I am sure I can remember from 'primetime' is "Night in the Woods." I remember being at my grandparents' house, next door to ours, and Eddie being on that ledge. Even with such limited memories I wanted to see the show for years, I recall, until a local independent station finally picked it up when I was in the 6th grade, and then I watched it almost every afternoon. Later another station or 2 picked it up, so by the time I was in high school, being especially interested in the eps about Wally driving and taking part time jobs, I realized I knew every episode. So, for about 35 years I have known them all, but even so I will watch one on TVLand when I happen to find it, and I have 30-40 recordings. Beaver and Wally are like childhood friends spared the responsibilities and difficulties of reaching adulthood. I wasn't, of course, but I suppose that's my fantasy about the show; that I can "return to those thrilling days of yesteryear," as the Lone Ranger intro used to say. And LITB, unlike the LR, those years really were much like I remember.

08-31-2009, 06:14 AM	#6
ponytail Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 20, 2004 Location: In Happy, Healthy, Wealthyville Posts: 4,273	I was born in 1958. I don't recall watching LITB until maybe the 1970's and I have loved the show ever since. I do remember dressing the way they did, hairstyles and all. The cars were cool too. The best times!

08-31-2009, 10:24 AM	#7
Hughsgirl Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 22, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 804	As my mom always told me, I wasn't even thought of back then. I wasn't born until 1972.

08-31-2009, 11:28 AM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,382	Actually, I remember watching the 80s version of the show before I ever saw the original! I remember Eddie with his sons (who were also played by Ken Osmond's real life sons!! ) - they were so funny!!

08-31-2009, 12:58 PM	#9
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	I didnt come into this world until 1974 so I missed the show the first time around. I saw the reruns when I was about 8 and have been hooked ever since.

09-02-2009, 10:58 PM	#10
COUGAR83159 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 18, 2003 Location: Moreno Valley,Ca Posts: 48	I was born in August of 1959, I don't remember if I watched the reruns as a youngster or not, as far as I remember, I didn't start to watch the show until my late 30's or early 40's, but when they were on, I couldn't get enough of it. it just cracked me up, I can relate to "Leave It To Beaver" because I did and said some of the same things when I was growing up.

09-04-2009, 08:26 AM	#12
tv star collector I Love Susie Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 4,486	I was ten years old, in 1957, when the series began its first season, on CBS. But, because the only channel we received on our set was an NBC affiliate (that also carried a few ABC shows), I didn't see Leave It to Beaver until it moved to ABC, in 1958. So, I became a fan during its second season.

09-04-2009, 11:19 AM	#13
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	^ Back then depending on where you lived, most people only got two channels. It wasnt until the early 60's that more homes got a third channel.

09-05-2009, 07:11 PM	#14
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	I was a toddler...too young at the time to watch or appreciate the show. Didn't really start watching it til late 60s & 70s thru synd.

10-24-2009, 08:01 PM	#15
Mr B Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 13, 2002 Posts: 136	I was in 1st Grade in a small northern NJ town, very much like Mayfield...Can I please go back!!!!What a better place America was then!!!