Fun speculation :What if Leave It To beaver lasted another few seasons ? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Kirk W Morgan · 08-26-2013, 10:40 PM

Would Wally have burned his draft card?

Gilbert daring 'Beav' to smoke a 'funny' cigarette?

June wears slacks and gets a job?

Any other story ideas ?

The world changed drastically after LITB ended,Would the series have refected that ?

dahur1 · 08-26-2013, 11:16 PM

Wally wouldn't be drafted, he would be going to college, just like Dave and Ricky. And just think of the college scripts, man that would have been fun. Of course Eddie, and Lumpy too. (somehow).
Beaver with a GF or two. Maybe even in a band, like he did in real life.
I wish they had wanted to put in a few more seasons.

Hughsgirl · 08-29-2013, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Kirk W Morgan

Would Wally have burned his draft card?

Gilbert daring 'Beav' to smoke a 'funny' cigarette?

June wears slacks and gets a job?

Any other story ideas ?

The world changed drastically after LITB ended,Would the series have refected that ?

To answer your question, I think if LITB didn't end when it did, they would possibly touch on some controversial topics or events that were happening back then and I think they would have done a classy job of it too. I thought they did real well with that episode in dealing with Beaver having a friend that came from divorced parents. In fact, I think the writers from LITB would have done just as well writing the more "taboo" stuff just as All in the Family did in the 70's. I was always sorry that they didn't take a shot. IMO, there were so many possibilities out there when the boys hit their late teens and early adulthood. Personally, I wanted to see Ward and June have another baby - a girl and see how Beaver would have handled not being the youngest, etc. I'm sure there will be alot of people who will disagree with me, but to each their own. And of course the cast wanted to move on, but again, had they brought these ideas into play maybe it would have enticed them to stay? I guess we will never know.

MacLeaper · 08-29-2013, 09:06 PM

Well, there's always "The New Leave It to Beaver" (aka "Still the Beaver") to take a look at how LITB would look in the 1980s.

missy's pop pop · 11-24-2013, 01:01 PM

I have read that Jerry Mathers had grown tired of playing the Beaver, especially in the last two seasons (think "Beaver the Bunny.")--and as it turned out, "Still the Beaver" and "The New LITB" gives us some clue as to what would happen in the intervening years.

(Poor Mary Ellen Rogers Cleaver--during the later series, she was probably pregnant as long as the average elephant!)

Scrabjan1 · 12-01-2013, 04:58 PM

That was funny about Mary Ellen Rogers Cleaver. Didn't they have Wally with a problem of impotence?

Beaver wound up with Corey Feldman as one of his kids in Still the Beaver. I love watching Ken in that one.

CanICallYouDad · 12-07-2013, 12:54 PM

Larry moves back to town, Gilbert gets arrested, Wally goes to Medfield college
and brings Kurt Russell over for a weekend. Ward gets promoted to top boss. Lumpe gets drafted, Eddie does nothing and June takes it all in stride and knows just what to do. As for the Beav? He gets a few letters in sports made B's and a few C's. Life goes on. My favorite episode (that didn't happen) is when Beaver sports a Beatle haircut at the dinner table

CanICallYouDad · 12-07-2013, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Hughsgirl

To answer your question, I think if LITB didn't end when it did, they would possibly touch on some controversial topics or events that were happening back then and I think they would have done a classy job of it too. I thought they did real well with that episode in dealing with Beaver having a friend that came from divorced parents. In fact, I think the writers from LITB would have done just as well writing the more "taboo" stuff just as All in the Family did in the 70's. I was always sorry that they didn't take a shot. IMO, there were so many possibilities out there when the boys hit their late teens and early adulthood. Personally, I wanted to see Ward and June have another baby - a girl and see how Beaver would have handled not being the youngest, etc. I'm sure there will be alot of people who will disagree with me, but to each their own. And of course the cast wanted to move on, but again, had they brought these ideas into play maybe it would have enticed them to stay? I guess we will never know.

I am so happy that didn't happen....The All in the Family junk. If they had touched more on subjects as you mentioned the show would have been ruined. The whole point of that show was to avoid nonsense bullcrap and be wholesome entertainment (imagine that...how wonderful). I like how it showed that divorce sucked for the kids. That being a garbageman was OK without elevating him to mythic status and cultures are different and have trouble understanding each other. It was done subtly not in your face. There are more I just can't recall them now.

Mr. Television · 12-07-2013, 03:46 PM

I don't think the producers would have tackled any controversial subjects. I think they would have been in the same universe as the Brady Bunch. Sitcoms remained pretty mild during most of the 1960's and even in the early 70's certain sitcoms were barred from tackling controversial subjects. That's why Dick Van Dyke quit the New Dick Van Dyke Show in 1974.

08-26-2013, 10:40 PM	#1
Kirk W Morgan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Feb 18, 2002 Location: St.Paul Minnesota Posts: 47	Fun speculation :What if Leave It To beaver lasted another few seasons ? Would Wally have burned his draft card? Gilbert daring 'Beav' to smoke a 'funny' cigarette? June wears slacks and gets a job? Any other story ideas ? The world changed drastically after LITB ended,Would the series have refected that ?

08-26-2013, 11:16 PM	#2
dahur1 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 02, 2007 Location: Alamogordo, NM Posts: 195	Wally wouldn't be drafted, he would be going to college, just like Dave and Ricky. And just think of the college scripts, man that would have been fun. Of course Eddie, and Lumpy too. (somehow). Beaver with a GF or two. Maybe even in a band, like he did in real life. I wish they had wanted to put in a few more seasons.
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08-29-2013, 09:06 PM	#4
MacLeaper Child of the 80s Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 20, 2001 Posts: 3,359	Well, there's always "The New Leave It to Beaver" (aka "Still the Beaver") to take a look at how LITB would look in the 1980s.
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11-24-2013, 01:01 PM	#5
missy's pop pop Hooray for "Hazel!" Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 19, 2013 Location: St. Louis Posts: 396	Ward, would you have driven a '65 Plymouth in later years? I have read that Jerry Mathers had grown tired of playing the Beaver, especially in the last two seasons (think "Beaver the Bunny.")--and as it turned out, "Still the Beaver" and "The New LITB" gives us some clue as to what would happen in the intervening years. (Poor Mary Ellen Rogers Cleaver--during the later series, she was probably pregnant as long as the average elephant!)

12-07-2013, 12:54 PM	#7
CanICallYouDad Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 12, 2013 Location: Meeechigan Posts: 233	Larry moves back to town, Gilbert gets arrested, Wally goes to Medfield college and brings Kurt Russell over for a weekend. Ward gets promoted to top boss. Lumpe gets drafted, Eddie does nothing and June takes it all in stride and knows just what to do. As for the Beav? He gets a few letters in sports made B's and a few C's. Life goes on. My favorite episode (that didn't happen) is when Beaver sports a Beatle haircut at the dinner table
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12-01-2013, 04:58 PM	#6
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	That was funny about Mary Ellen Rogers Cleaver. Didn't they have Wally with a problem of impotence? Beaver wound up with Corey Feldman as one of his kids in Still the Beaver. I love watching Ken in that one.

12-07-2013, 03:46 PM	#9
Mr. Television 23 Years at Sitcoms Online Forum Icon Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: Somewhere you're Not Posts: 62,132	I don't think the producers would have tackled any controversial subjects. I think they would have been in the same universe as the Brady Bunch. Sitcoms remained pretty mild during most of the 1960's and even in the early 70's certain sitcoms were barred from tackling controversial subjects. That's why Dick Van Dyke quit the New Dick Van Dyke Show in 1974.
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