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Bonniegirl · 07-23-2015, 10:29 AM

One of yesterdays eps. Wally buying his own suit. I actually thought it was pretty cool. Was it really that bad I wonder if it had been in color? I wonder what colors it was? Ward said it was loud! LOL!!! They should make a colorized version of that ep.! But for a teenage boy, was it really that bad? It looked kind of baggy and all the pockets, but like I said I thought it was cool!

Beaver saying wouldn't it be neat if they made blue jean suits? About 15 years later in the 70's , they were! Beaver got his wish! LOL!!

biffbronson · 07-23-2015, 11:25 AM

Beaver was prophetic!

Very hard to say what color Wally's fabric was. Solid colors though I think were pretty much a given for men & boys, with narrow lapels and modest details. So maybe its pattern was sort of objectionable.

Men's fashions were quite understated in those years. Most of my dad's suits were in solid shades of grey. At least one black suit for funerals. One or two lighter color tan, for the summer. It wasn't until the mid-'70s that he bought some plaids. That's in the wide-lapel era.

My dad was a fairly sharp dresser, and liked to wear a grey men's hat in the '50s and '60s, with a wide black band. Sort of like you'd see Al Capone wear decades earlier. So I guess hats could still be a little flashy. (My uncle had a big head and hated wearing that type of hat -- he didn't like how he looked. LOL. So he was glad hats began falling out of style in the JFK era...! lol)

Marvo301 · 07-23-2015, 02:11 PM

When push came to shove even Eddie and Lumpy wouldn't wear a suit like Wally bought! They went with something far more conservative! I think that pretty much tells us all we need to know about Wally's suit. If it was too "flashy" for Eddie Haskell than there's no way it was suitable (pun intended!) for Wally Cleaver!

70s show watcher · 07-23-2015, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

One of yesterdays eps. Wally buying his own suit. I actually thought it was pretty cool. Was it really that bad I wonder if it had been in color? I wonder what colors it was? Ward said it was loud! LOL!!! They should make a colorized version of that ep.! But for a teenage boy, was it really that bad? It looked kind of baggy and all the pockets, but like I said I thought it was cool!

Beaver saying wouldn't it be neat if they made blue jean suits? About 15 years later in the 70's , they were! Beaver got his wish! LOL!!

I liked the suit myself but then again ward and/or june often seemed to make mountans out of molehills a lot of times so it was nothing new on their part

Bonniegirl · 07-23-2015, 07:24 PM

Back than like Biffbronson said suits were usually one color and very plain , conservative. And Wally was from a good upper middle class family in a small town and going to a dance and the Cleaver name had to be represented well!

But the suit was at the store. Somebody must have worn that type of suit back than? I'm thinking that was more like for rebellious types. Like a beatnik perhaps, a jazz musician or something a guy would wear to a wild nightclub or something? Also it was oversized! Or maybe just too big for Wally? But it reminded me of the suits that came in style in the 80's that were kind of big looking. I liked that look actually! But for the late 50's , as Ward was commenting on Wally's suit, I was looking at Ward's suit , and it looked very form fitting, almost like it was too tight!

So Wally's suit was big, and not solid , had a wild colorful pattern. If he were a bachelor playboy going to a wild jazz nightclub he would fit right in, but as a conservative teen from a small town it was a bit out of place I guess! LOL!!

Still it was awesome. I loved that suit, and I really would love to see that ep in a colorized version!!!! Who's with me on that?

Bonniegirl · 07-24-2015, 10:44 PM

This is kind of like the pattern of Wally's suit! LOL! Maybe Wally was an aspiring game show host!

visaman666 · 07-24-2015, 11:33 PM

I think it was Purple.

Bonniegirl · 07-25-2015, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by visaman666

I think it was Purple.

You did? I was thinking orange!

70s show watcher · 07-25-2015, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

You did? I was thinking orange!

I thought it was orange too

Tankeryanker · 07-25-2015, 09:21 PM

Here is a short clip of it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bonPtKnBGH4

Bonniegirl · 07-26-2015, 12:59 AM

So cute! Thank you for posting that! I will go to my grave saying that suit was really cool!

And Wally was adorable!!!!!!

biffbronson · 07-26-2015, 08:18 AM

I have a couple of things I know you'll also like, Bonniegirl, so I'll hold onto them and bequeath them to you:

1) My brother's dark blue leisure suit, from the '70s. Worn with stacked-heel shoes!!
2) My late dad's bright red velour sportscoat, which he wore only on Easter (also '70s).

I used to wear a couple of neat items of my own, but they were later sent to my younger cousins so I no longer have 'em:

1) A "houndstooth" sportscoat, likely my very first, from 1968 - worn with a bowtie.
2) A red corduroy suit, circa 1971. I think I was wearing my yellow dress shirt with that! I don't know how my mom kept me from wearing holes in the knees of the pants!!

Babalu · 07-26-2015, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

Here is a short clip of it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bonPtKnBGH4

The clothing salesman is played by veteran character actor John Hoyt, who made hundreds of guest appearances on TV series from the 1950's to the 1980's, and although I never watched it, seems to have been a regular on Gimme a Break in the 1980's.

GrtGzu · 07-27-2015, 08:57 AM

I thought I heard somebody say it was yellow..

Bonniegirl · 07-27-2015, 01:37 PM

I wish there was a way we could contact Tony Dow and ask him. I'm not really that internet savvy, and I don't have face book or twitter or anything. But I wonder if somehow we could get in touch with him like that and ask him, what color was that loud suit you wore from season 2? Or even if we could contact Jerry Mathers or Ken Osmond. They would probably remember too, even though they weren't wearing the suit? Could we find them on face book or Twitter somehow?

07-23-2015, 10:29 AM	#1
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,775	Wally's suit One of yesterdays eps. Wally buying his own suit. I actually thought it was pretty cool. Was it really that bad I wonder if it had been in color? I wonder what colors it was? Ward said it was loud! LOL!!! They should make a colorized version of that ep.! But for a teenage boy, was it really that bad? It looked kind of baggy and all the pockets, but like I said I thought it was cool! Beaver saying wouldn't it be neat if they made blue jean suits? About 15 years later in the 70's , they were! Beaver got his wish! LOL!!

07-23-2015, 11:25 AM	#2
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,502	Beaver was prophetic! Very hard to say what color Wally's fabric was. Solid colors though I think were pretty much a given for men & boys, with narrow lapels and modest details. So maybe its pattern was sort of objectionable. Men's fashions were quite understated in those years. Most of my dad's suits were in solid shades of grey. At least one black suit for funerals. One or two lighter color tan, for the summer. It wasn't until the mid-'70s that he bought some plaids. That's in the wide-lapel era. My dad was a fairly sharp dresser, and liked to wear a grey men's hat in the '50s and '60s, with a wide black band. Sort of like you'd see Al Capone wear decades earlier. So I guess hats could still be a little flashy. (My uncle had a big head and hated wearing that type of hat -- he didn't like how he looked. LOL. So he was glad hats began falling out of style in the JFK era...! lol)
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07-23-2015, 02:11 PM	#3
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07-23-2015, 07:24 PM	#5
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,775	Back than like Biffbronson said suits were usually one color and very plain , conservative. And Wally was from a good upper middle class family in a small town and going to a dance and the Cleaver name had to be represented well! But the suit was at the store. Somebody must have worn that type of suit back than? I'm thinking that was more like for rebellious types. Like a beatnik perhaps, a jazz musician or something a guy would wear to a wild nightclub or something? Also it was oversized! Or maybe just too big for Wally? But it reminded me of the suits that came in style in the 80's that were kind of big looking. I liked that look actually! But for the late 50's , as Ward was commenting on Wally's suit, I was looking at Ward's suit , and it looked very form fitting, almost like it was too tight! So Wally's suit was big, and not solid , had a wild colorful pattern. If he were a bachelor playboy going to a wild jazz nightclub he would fit right in, but as a conservative teen from a small town it was a bit out of place I guess! LOL!! Still it was awesome. I loved that suit, and I really would love to see that ep in a colorized version!!!! Who's with me on that?

07-24-2015, 10:44 PM	#6
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,775	This is kind of like the pattern of Wally's suit! LOL! Maybe Wally was an aspiring game show host!

07-24-2015, 11:33 PM	#7
visaman666 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 818	I think it was Purple.

07-25-2015, 09:21 PM	#10
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,049	Here is a short clip of it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bonPtKnBGH4

07-26-2015, 12:59 AM	#11
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,775	So cute! Thank you for posting that! I will go to my grave saying that suit was really cool! And Wally was adorable!!!!!!

07-26-2015, 08:18 AM	#12
biffbronson Sentimental Fool Forum Star Join Date: Aug 22, 2009 Location: Near Notre Dame Posts: 10,502	I have a couple of things I know you'll also like, Bonniegirl, so I'll hold onto them and bequeath them to you: 1) My brother's dark blue leisure suit, from the '70s. Worn with stacked-heel shoes!! 2) My late dad's bright red velour sportscoat, which he wore only on Easter (also '70s). I used to wear a couple of neat items of my own, but they were later sent to my younger cousins so I no longer have 'em: 1) A "houndstooth" sportscoat, likely my very first, from 1968 - worn with a bowtie. 2) A red corduroy suit, circa 1971. I think I was wearing my yellow dress shirt with that! I don't know how my mom kept me from wearing holes in the knees of the pants!!

07-27-2015, 08:57 AM	#14
GrtGzu Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 05, 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 203	I thought I heard somebody say it was yellow..

07-27-2015, 01:37 PM	#15
Bonniegirl AKA Hazel Horvath Forum Addict Join Date: Jul 10, 2014 Posts: 65,775	I wish there was a way we could contact Tony Dow and ask him. I'm not really that internet savvy, and I don't have face book or twitter or anything. But I wonder if somehow we could get in touch with him like that and ask him, what color was that loud suit you wore from season 2? Or even if we could contact Jerry Mathers or Ken Osmond. They would probably remember too, even though they weren't wearing the suit? Could we find them on face book or Twitter somehow?