Does it kind of bug anyone else... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

coltsfan90 · 08-05-2013, 04:01 AM

...that Wally was pretty much a perfect son? I know Beaver was supposed to be the one who always got into trouble and Wally was supposed to be the wise older brother, but it seems that they kind of exaggerated his role so that he didn't even seem like a teenager sometimes. Am I crazy for feeling this way?

Hughsgirl · 08-05-2013, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coltsfan90

...that Wally was pretty much a perfect son? I know Beaver was supposed to be the one who always got into trouble and Wally was supposed to be the wise older brother, but it seems that they kind of exaggerated his role so that he didn't even seem like a teenager sometimes. Am I crazy for feeling this way?

Yeah sometimes it does bug me! LOL! Glad I'm not the only one.Don't get me wrong, I like that he had manners and all, but no one likes a squeaky clean kid either! In fact that can be scary! But there is one epsiode I recall that he got into trouble and that was the Merchant Marine at the begining. He got a good talking to by Ward (which we didn't see) because he was very late for dinner and didn't call.

dahur1 · 08-05-2013, 07:58 PM

Well, there are over achievers in real life too. I grew up with a kid in the sixties that was one. Never got into trouble. Just like Wally he was always doing his homework. Quarterback for the HS football team, and Valedictorian. But street smart and and every day kind of guy like Wally too. What became of him..? Well, he became an astronaut, and flew on three shuttle missions in the 80's.
I wonder what Wally would have become...?

OH Nuts! · 08-05-2013, 11:22 PM

Wally wasn't completely perfect. I remember one time where he lost his temper a little bit with Eddie and Lumpy. He was a nice well-mannered guy. They do exist, and likely go far in life too.

MickeyMac · 08-08-2013, 02:21 PM

Nothing about this show bugs me.

Cincy Guy · 08-08-2013, 02:30 PM

I don't feel that the character of "Wally" was perfect. He made some bad choices in the shows just like "Beaver". There were times when both of them got punished for doing something wrong. Remember when they hid "Larry" when he ran away from home? or when "Beaver" was placed in the boat when it was tested in the pond?

OH Nuts! · 08-19-2013, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MickeyMac

Nothing about this show bugs me.

I know what you mean; the more I watch the show the more I love it.

Torgo · 08-19-2013, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cincy Guy

I don't feel that the character of "Wally" was perfect. He made some bad choices in the shows just like "Beaver". There were times when both of them got punished for doing something wrong. Remember when they hid "Larry" when he ran away from home? or when "Beaver" was placed in the boat when it was tested in the pond?

Exactly. Wally definitely wasn't perfect.

And let's not forget when Wally got in trouble for throwing towels in the locker room.

MacLeaper · 08-19-2013, 05:02 PM

Wally wasn't perfect. But he is awesome!

I LOVE "Leave It To Beaver"- Wally is such a great brother to Theodore- and vice versa. Wally and the Beaver- classic TV example of brotherly love.

Coffeecup · 09-02-2013, 06:23 PM

You talked about perfect kids. The Sound of Music the children there were perfect. No one talked back or made of fuss. They were too good.

PracTz · 09-02-2013, 06:32 PM

Nah, I disagree.
If Wally were 'perfect', he'd have ditched his alleged 'friends' Lumpy and Eddie early on but despite being shown by everyone including his parents and the Beav that they could drag him down [and Wally agreeing with the others], Wally stayed their friend to the end. The only reason I can think of is that he hoped eventually they'd somehow get guilt tripped for having done all those stunts to him while he was nice to them and become good people -which never happens in Real Life and didn't even happen in Mayfield.

dakert · 09-03-2013, 12:12 AM

I wanted to be like Wally Cleaver back in Jr high school

biffbronson · 09-03-2013, 01:47 AM

There were a few times when Ward became pretty upset over something Wally did -- like when he had that junk heap of an automobile parked in the driveway, and Ward couldn't get his car out. There was a comment that Ward hadn't been quite so upset with either of the boys before -- though he kept his emotions "in" more-or-less.

The whole thing about Wally buying the old car and eventually selling it piece-by-piece to his friends really created some bad waves.

LUNCH · 09-03-2013, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MickeyMac

Nothing about this show bugs me.

Same here.It's one of the best shows of it's type ever made and I consider it one of the top ten shows ever made.

MickeyMac · 09-04-2013, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LUNCH

Same here.It's one of the best shows of it's type ever made and I consider it one of the top ten shows ever made.

WORD!!!!

08-05-2013, 04:01 AM	#1
coltsfan90 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 24, 2013 Posts: 5	Does it kind of bug anyone else... ...that Wally was pretty much a perfect son? I know Beaver was supposed to be the one who always got into trouble and Wally was supposed to be the wise older brother, but it seems that they kind of exaggerated his role so that he didn't even seem like a teenager sometimes. Am I crazy for feeling this way?

08-19-2013, 05:02 PM	#9
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,359	Wally wasn't perfect. But he is awesome! I LOVE "Leave It To Beaver"- Wally is such a great brother to Theodore- and vice versa. Wally and the Beaver- classic TV example of brotherly love.
	__________________ "Oh boy!" - Dr. Sam Beckett "You can do anything you wanna do if you put your mind to it." - MacGyver "Have mercy!" - Uncle Jesse "Ha, I kill me!" - ALF "I am The Way, The Truth and The Life. No man comes to The Father but by Me."- Jesus Christ (John 14:6)

09-03-2013, 01:47 AM	#13
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,505	There were a few times when Ward became pretty upset over something Wally did -- like when he had that junk heap of an automobile parked in the driveway, and Ward couldn't get his car out. There was a comment that Ward hadn't been quite so upset with either of the boys before -- though he kept his emotions "in" more-or-less. The whole thing about Wally buying the old car and eventually selling it piece-by-piece to his friends really created some bad waves.
	__________________ In memory of lovely Erin Moran 1960-2017 ~ Missing you "For you are beautiful ~ And I have loved you dearly ~ More dearly than the spoken word can tell..." "What's the word?" (Paul Martin) ~~ "I don't want money for nothing." (Timmy Martin) -- Lassie ROCKS! WORD UP "It's just a dugout that my dad built... In case the reds* decide to push the button down..."*

08-05-2013, 07:58 PM	#3
dahur1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 02, 2007 Location: Alamogordo, NM Posts: 195	Well, there are over achievers in real life too. I grew up with a kid in the sixties that was one. Never got into trouble. Just like Wally he was always doing his homework. Quarterback for the HS football team, and Valedictorian. But street smart and and every day kind of guy like Wally too. What became of him..? Well, he became an astronaut, and flew on three shuttle missions in the 80's. I wonder what Wally would have become...?

08-05-2013, 11:22 PM	#4
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	Wally wasn't completely perfect. I remember one time where he lost his temper a little bit with Eddie and Lumpy. He was a nice well-mannered guy. They do exist, and likely go far in life too.

08-08-2013, 02:21 PM	#5
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,006	Nothing about this show bugs me.

08-08-2013, 02:30 PM	#6
Cincy Guy Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 20, 2003 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 230	I don't feel that the character of "Wally" was perfect. He made some bad choices in the shows just like "Beaver". There were times when both of them got punished for doing something wrong. Remember when they hid "Larry" when he ran away from home? or when "Beaver" was placed in the boat when it was tested in the pond?

09-02-2013, 06:23 PM	#10
Coffeecup coffeecup. Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2003 Location: snoozeville Posts: 3,183	You talked about perfect kids. The Sound of Music the children there were perfect. No one talked back or made of fuss. They were too good.

09-02-2013, 06:32 PM	#11
PracTz Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 14, 2002 Location: United States of America [Happily Living in the 20th Century] Posts: 2,711	Nah, I disagree. If Wally were 'perfect', he'd have ditched his alleged 'friends' Lumpy and Eddie early on but despite being shown by everyone including his parents and the Beav that they could drag him down [and Wally agreeing with the others], Wally stayed their friend to the end. The only reason I can think of is that he hoped eventually they'd somehow get guilt tripped for having done all those stunts to him while he was nice to them and become good people -which never happens in Real Life and didn't even happen in Mayfield.

09-03-2013, 12:12 AM	#12
dakert Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 10, 2007 Location: Altoona PA Posts: 3,411	I wanted to be like Wally Cleaver back in Jr high school