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stevea · 12-28-2020, 09:25 AM

Ward tells June it won't be bad riding in the back seat of Eddie's car, with a board under the seat--it'll be just like riding a buckboard.

What the heck is that?

1960'sTVfan · 12-28-2020, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by stevea

Ward tells June it won't be bad riding in the back seat of Eddie's car, with a board under the seat--it'll be just like riding a buckboard.

What the heck is that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckboard

Tankeryanker · 12-28-2020, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by stevea

Ward tells June it won't be bad riding in the back seat of Eddie's car, with a board under the seat--it'll be just like riding a buckboard.

What the heck is that?

Its a type of horse-drawn wagon. Think Charles Ingall's wagon.

stevea · 12-28-2020, 01:30 PM

Hmm. Ward thinks June knows what riding one is like...

Tankeryanker · 12-28-2020, 04:30 PM

^^^
That is an odd thing to think June has experienced. Then again, maybe he is warning her of what is to come.

stevea · 12-28-2020, 04:35 PM

Maybe she guested on Wagon Train or something similar.

CosmicCharlie · 12-28-2020, 10:48 PM

Horse Drawn ? just how old is Ward and June ?

A buckboard is a four-wheeled wagon of simple construction meant to be drawn by a horse or other large animal. A distinctly American utility vehicle, the buckboard has no springs between the body and the axles. [1]The suspension is provided by the flexible floorboards of the body and a leaf spring under the seat(s).

stevea · 12-28-2020, 11:50 PM

That's a good question. Maybe Uncle Billy told him about them.

Torgo · 12-28-2020, 11:52 PM

June drove a buckboard back and forth to school when she worked as a schoolmarm in Gabby Gulch.

stevea · 12-28-2020, 11:53 PM

Ah, that solves it!

Tankeryanker · 12-29-2020, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CosmicCharlie

Horse Drawn ? just how old is Ward and June ?

The 30s and 40s had a lot of them still. Gosh, I bet people used them on ranches and farms even longer than that.

Look at some movies about the great depression or wartime in the sticks. Lots of them, even at church.

stevea · 12-29-2020, 03:43 PM

Oh it gets clearer now. Ward's family in Shaker Heights had one on the farm. So he knew the ride...

Tankeryanker · 12-29-2020, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by stevea

Oh it gets clearer now. Ward's family in Shaker Heights had one on the farm. So he knew the ride...

Yes! And that is why I said what I said about June, but maybe she and Ward visited the modern dairy in Shaker Heights and he took her on a ride in a buckboard around the ranch.

Tankeryanker · 12-29-2020, 04:09 PM

Do we know where Shaker Heights is located? There is one in Ohio.
https://www.shakeronline.com/

stevea · 12-29-2020, 05:46 PM

The age-old debate about where Mayfield is. I like the Shaker Heights theory, and there is a Mayfield OH--both are in Cuyahoga County. But it's been debunked by other things that have been said on the show. I also don't think it's a rural area that would have farms, but who knows?, maybe it was in the 60s.

They're obsessed with it over on Facebook, as they were on the old TV Land boards.

12-28-2020, 09:25 AM	#1
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,064	Buckboard? Ward tells June it won't be bad riding in the back seat of Eddie's car, with a board under the seat--it'll be just like riding a buckboard. What the heck is that?

12-28-2020, 11:52 PM	#9
Torgo Omaha & Fritz Forum Star Join Date: Mar 06, 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 19,050	June drove a buckboard back and forth to school when she worked as a schoolmarm in Gabby Gulch.
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12-28-2020, 01:30 PM	#4
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,064	Hmm. Ward thinks June knows what riding one is like...

12-28-2020, 04:30 PM	#5
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,051	^^^ That is an odd thing to think June has experienced. Then again, maybe he is warning her of what is to come.

12-28-2020, 04:35 PM	#6
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,064	Maybe she guested on Wagon Train or something similar.

12-28-2020, 10:48 PM	#7
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,459	Horse Drawn ? just how old is Ward and June ? A buckboard is a four-wheeled wagon of simple construction meant to be drawn by a horse or other large animal. A distinctly American utility vehicle, the buckboard has no springs between the body and the axles. [1]The suspension is provided by the flexible floorboards of the body and a leaf spring under the seat(s).

12-28-2020, 11:50 PM	#8
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,064	That's a good question. Maybe Uncle Billy told him about them.

12-28-2020, 11:53 PM	#10
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,064	Ah, that solves it!

12-29-2020, 03:43 PM	#12
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,064	Oh it gets clearer now. Ward's family in Shaker Heights had one on the farm. So he knew the ride...

12-29-2020, 04:09 PM	#14
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,051	Do we know where Shaker Heights is located? There is one in Ohio. https://www.shakeronline.com/

12-29-2020, 05:46 PM	#15
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 45,064	The age-old debate about where Mayfield is. I like the Shaker Heights theory, and there is a Mayfield OH--both are in Cuyahoga County. But it's been debunked by other things that have been said on the show. I also don't think it's a rural area that would have farms, but who knows?, maybe it was in the 60s. They're obsessed with it over on Facebook, as they were on the old TV Land boards.