Politically Correct, Modern Beaver Molded by June - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

stevea · 12-27-2018, 08:32 PM

If Beaver was a little kid today, June would probably try to mold him to speak correctly, in modern times. For instance:

Ward (asking 7-3/4 years old Beaver): What would you like to do when you grow up?

Beaver: I wanna be a fireman!

June: Beaver, honey, say it this way: You want to be a firefighter.

Beaver: You wanna be a firefighter. (pauses.) You do?

or:

Beaver: Wally, it's MY typewriter now! It was broke and Gus fixed it for me. You're and Indian giver!

June enters: Beaver, I heard that. The correct wording is, Native American giver.

Beaver: Well, all I know is, he wants it back, and it's mine now!

Scrabjan1 · 12-27-2018, 09:39 PM

I’m surprised they haven’t edited out anything that is unacceptable today like Indian asker, gyp etc. A good example is that old Christmas song, Baby it’s Cold Outside. Someone decided it has sexual overtones pressuring a woman to give in to his arms and hands but if they banned that what about all those R-rated movies. Jeeez what next?

stevea · 12-28-2018, 06:57 PM

Penny: I want to marry a rich doctor, Miss Landers.

Landers: It's Ms. Landers, and you don't need to marry anybody, rich or otherwise.

stevea · 12-28-2018, 07:01 PM

Beaver: I'll take Miss Landers' arm, even though it doesn't have any clothes on it, and escort her to the patio.

June: Beaver, call her Ms. Landers, and she can walk to the patio without your help.

(15 minutes later)

Gilbert, from tree: Ya mean she might smoke? I'll pay to see that!

Whitey: I wished I wasn't here.

June comes out to save the day: Gilbert, no one smokes on this property. Ms. Landers will be right out to see why you boys are in the tree.

stevea · 12-28-2018, 08:10 PM

(Just heard about this kind of insanity on the news)

Wally, to Julie: Let me have a kittle kiss.

Julie: You're taller than me. That puts you in a position of power. So, bye, I'm going over to Wayne's.

Scrabjan1 · 12-28-2018, 09:33 PM

Marlene comes to dinner.

June: Marlene do you want milk, tea or beer?

Marlene: Oh beer please and do you have any micro brew?

June: No just Bud and Coors.

Marlene: In that case I’ll have soy milk. Also I’m Vegan so no animal products.

Beaver: Where did you find her Wally?

stevea · 12-28-2018, 10:10 PM

^Beaver had a good comment!

Beaver's friends come over for lunch.

June: What would you boys like?

Larry: I'm lactose intolerant, so Lactaid milk would be OK. But watch the cheese, it's a dairy product.

Whitey: I have a peanut allergy, no no peanuts or anything that may have come into contact with peanuts.

Gilbert: Gluten free, please. I have a sensitivity to it.

Beaver: Gee, just no brussels sprouts for me--I just don't like 'em. What's with you guys? Ya a bunch o' sissies?

June: Beaver, that's not nice! Boys, I'll make your lunch, but it'll be a couple of hours
before I figure everything out.

Tankeryanker · 12-29-2018, 12:43 PM

Being sensitive to gluten is not being PC. Neither is being vegan.

Scrabjan1 · 12-30-2018, 10:21 AM

You gotta admit you never heard Vegan in the 50’s maybe vegaterian. As for gluten free that’s a new diet too. Stevea just means you wouldn’t hear that stuff back then. Don’t forget the mayo on Eddie’s sandwich. Make it lite Miracle Whip.

If I see a product in the store that says fat free I avoid it. Probably tasteless.

Scrabjan1 · 12-30-2018, 10:24 AM

We just had salad, mashed red potatos, creamd spinach and vegan chicken and beef and vegan gluten-free choc chip cookies which were really gud for desert.

My Vegan friend’s menu on Christmas. Probably better than a cold meal LOL.

Tankeryanker · 12-30-2018, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scrabjan1

You gotta admit you never heard Vegan in the 50’s maybe vegaterian. As for gluten free that’s a new diet too. Stevea just means you wouldn’t hear that stuff back then.

I do not have to admit anything. YOU might not have heard about veganism in the '50s, but it was very much around. Gluten-free is not a "diet", its a way of living for those with gluten issues, which is a medical condition, not a fad. The thread is about Politically Correct. Diet is not PC

To help enlighten you about veganism.

http://time.com/3958070/history-of-veganism/

stevea · 12-30-2018, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scrabjan1

Don’t forget the mayo on Eddie’s sandwich. Make it lite Miracle Whip.

If I see a product in the store that says fat free I avoid it. Probably tasteless.

You can even tell a difference on some lite products. Lite mayo is really bland compared to the real thing. Plus it probably has more additives.

They've really destroyed some products. Like pretzels--try finding any with salt on them anymore. And it's interesting how we go back and forth on some items--eggs are bad, eggs are good. Wine is bad, wine is good. Coffee. Etc.

Scrabjan1 · 12-30-2018, 07:41 PM

“They've really destroyed some products. Like pretzels--try finding any with salt on them anymore. And it's interesting how we go back and forth on some items--eggs are bad, eggs are good. Wine is bad, wine is good. Coffee. Etc.”

I agree. Sick and tired that’s right sick and tired how they come out with the stupidest updates on food. Monday- “You better think before you have another cup of coffee.” Thursday- “Go ahead and drink another cup of Jo it’s great for your heart.”

Btw Thin and Right pretzels are quite good.

So I’m enlightened already.

stevea · 12-30-2018, 11:16 PM

(We never heard this on LITB, but this would be the way I'd like it to go)

Beaver (to Wally): On the way home me and Gilbert walked past the high school, and there were some guys whistling at girls. They looked like they were deer in the headlights. I'm wonderin' whether guys should do that.

Wally: I've never done it. And I never thought about it much, but the way you talk about it, I don't think it's right. So, no, guys shouldn't whistle at girls.

Beaver: You know, Wally, I oughta ask you more stuff. I like the way you think, sometimes.

Wally: Well, a lot of times when you see me and think I'm doin' nothin', I'm really thinking.

Beaver: When you see me doin' nothin', I'm really doin' nothin'.

(As a young woman was introduced on a What's My Line? episode I saw this week (around 1961 episode), many in the audience whistled. I thought, how degrading. This is one thing I'm glad went away.)

MMR · 12-31-2018, 11:36 AM

June: Don't forget, boys, we're all going to the gay pride festival this Saturday.

Wally: The gay pride festival? Aw, gee, Mom, do we have to?

Ward: Your mother's right, Wally. It's important that you boys learn respect for other members of our community.

12-27-2018, 08:32 PM	#1
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,779	Politically Correct, Modern Beaver Molded by June If Beaver was a little kid today, June would probably try to mold him to speak correctly, in modern times. For instance: Ward (asking 7-3/4 years old Beaver): What would you like to do when you grow up? Beaver: I wanna be a fireman! June: Beaver, honey, say it this way: You want to be a firefighter. Beaver: You wanna be a firefighter. (pauses.) You do? or: Beaver: Wally, it's MY typewriter now! It was broke and Gus fixed it for me. You're and Indian giver! June enters: Beaver, I heard that. The correct wording is, Native American giver. Beaver: Well, all I know is, he wants it back, and it's mine now!
	Last edited by stevea; 12-28-2018 at 07:03 PM.

12-27-2018, 09:39 PM	#2
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	I’m surprised they haven’t edited out anything that is unacceptable today like Indian asker, gyp etc. A good example is that old Christmas song, Baby it’s Cold Outside. Someone decided it has sexual overtones pressuring a woman to give in to his arms and hands but if they banned that what about all those R-rated movies. Jeeez what next?

12-28-2018, 06:57 PM	#3
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,779	Penny: I want to marry a rich doctor, Miss Landers. Landers: It's Ms. Landers, and you don't need to marry anybody, rich or otherwise.

12-28-2018, 07:01 PM	#4
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,779	Beaver: I'll take Miss Landers' arm, even though it doesn't have any clothes on it, and escort her to the patio. June: Beaver, call her Ms. Landers, and she can walk to the patio without your help. (15 minutes later) Gilbert, from tree: Ya mean she might smoke? I'll pay to see that! Whitey: I wished I wasn't here. June comes out to save the day: Gilbert, no one smokes on this property. Ms. Landers will be right out to see why you boys are in the tree.

12-28-2018, 08:10 PM	#5
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,779	(Just heard about this kind of insanity on the news) Wally, to Julie: Let me have a kittle kiss. Julie: You're taller than me. That puts you in a position of power. So, bye, I'm going over to Wayne's.

12-28-2018, 09:33 PM	#6
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	Marlene comes to dinner. June: Marlene do you want milk, tea or beer? Marlene: Oh beer please and do you have any micro brew? June: No just Bud and Coors. Marlene: In that case I’ll have soy milk. Also I’m Vegan so no animal products. Beaver: Where did you find her Wally?

12-28-2018, 10:10 PM	#7
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,779	^Beaver had a good comment! Beaver's friends come over for lunch. June: What would you boys like? Larry: I'm lactose intolerant, so Lactaid milk would be OK. But watch the cheese, it's a dairy product. Whitey: I have a peanut allergy, no no peanuts or anything that may have come into contact with peanuts. Gilbert: Gluten free, please. I have a sensitivity to it. Beaver: Gee, just no brussels sprouts for me--I just don't like 'em. What's with you guys? Ya a bunch o' sissies? June: Beaver, that's not nice! Boys, I'll make your lunch, but it'll be a couple of hours before I figure everything out.

12-29-2018, 12:43 PM	#8
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,051	Being sensitive to gluten is not being PC. Neither is being vegan.

12-30-2018, 10:21 AM	#9
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	You gotta admit you never heard Vegan in the 50’s maybe vegaterian. As for gluten free that’s a new diet too. Stevea just means you wouldn’t hear that stuff back then. Don’t forget the mayo on Eddie’s sandwich. Make it lite Miracle Whip. If I see a product in the store that says fat free I avoid it. Probably tasteless.

12-30-2018, 10:24 AM	#10
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	We just had salad, mashed red potatos, creamd spinach and vegan chicken and beef and vegan gluten-free choc chip cookies which were really gud for desert. My Vegan friend’s menu on Christmas. Probably better than a cold meal LOL.

12-30-2018, 07:41 PM	#13
Scrabjan1 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 27, 2013 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 3,521	“They've really destroyed some products. Like pretzels--try finding any with salt on them anymore. And it's interesting how we go back and forth on some items--eggs are bad, eggs are good. Wine is bad, wine is good. Coffee. Etc.” I agree. Sick and tired that’s right sick and tired how they come out with the stupidest updates on food. Monday- “You better think before you have another cup of coffee.” Thursday- “Go ahead and drink another cup of Jo it’s great for your heart.” Btw Thin and Right pretzels are quite good. So I’m enlightened already.

12-30-2018, 11:16 PM	#14
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,779	(We never heard this on LITB, but this would be the way I'd like it to go) Beaver (to Wally): On the way home me and Gilbert walked past the high school, and there were some guys whistling at girls. They looked like they were deer in the headlights. I'm wonderin' whether guys should do that. Wally: I've never done it. And I never thought about it much, but the way you talk about it, I don't think it's right. So, no, guys shouldn't whistle at girls. Beaver: You know, Wally, I oughta ask you more stuff. I like the way you think, sometimes. Wally: Well, a lot of times when you see me and think I'm doin' nothin', I'm really thinking. Beaver: When you see me doin' nothin', I'm really doin' nothin'. (As a young woman was introduced on a What's My Line? episode I saw this week (around 1961 episode), many in the audience whistled. I thought, how degrading. This is one thing I'm glad went away.)

12-31-2018, 11:36 AM	#15
MMR Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 30, 2013 Location: United States Posts: 113	June: Don't forget, boys, we're all going to the gay pride festival this Saturday. Wally: The gay pride festival? Aw, gee, Mom, do we have to? Ward: Your mother's right, Wally. It's important that you boys learn respect for other members of our community.