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bus_stop · 07-18-2002, 02:17 PM

something i have been wondering about. On the show when it shows other peoples family's, why are about 90% of them really mean, I noticed that a lot of the other family's (especially mothers) are played by really bad actors....just some ideas that I wondered if anybody else noticed

Bus_Stop

tdr · 07-19-2002, 07:54 PM

I think the answer to that is very simple. It's just a comparison thing between the 'nice' Cleavers, who cleave so warmly, and the Rutherfords, Haskells, Mondellos, Whitneys, et al, for whom our glimpses seem to suggest they are a bit dysfunctional by comparison.

bus_stop · 07-19-2002, 08:06 PM

I guess thats a good explaination, but why have that comparison? What purpose does it serve?

cablejockey · 07-20-2002, 01:53 AM

When I was a kid I could always think of families just the ones on Beaver. Everyone knew a Eddie Haskell type, a Larry or a Whitey. It made it more realistic to me except maybe the Cleavers, who sometimes seemed too good to be true.

07-18-2002, 02:17 PM	#1
bus_stop Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 20, 2002 Location: New Mexico Posts: 75	other familys in LTB something i have been wondering about. On the show when it shows other peoples family's, why are about 90% of them really mean, I noticed that a lot of the other family's (especially mothers) are played by really bad actors....just some ideas that I wondered if anybody else noticed Bus_Stop

07-19-2002, 07:54 PM	#2
tdr Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 23, 2001 Posts: 1,454	I think the answer to that is very simple. It's just a comparison thing between the 'nice' Cleavers, who cleave so warmly, and the Rutherfords, Haskells, Mondellos, Whitneys, et al, for whom our glimpses seem to suggest they are a bit dysfunctional by comparison.

07-19-2002, 08:06 PM	#3
bus_stop Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 20, 2002 Location: New Mexico Posts: 75	I guess thats a good explaination, but why have that comparison? What purpose does it serve?

07-20-2002, 01:53 AM	#4
cablejockey Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: ontario canada Posts: 478	When I was a kid I could always think of families just the ones on Beaver. Everyone knew a Eddie Haskell type, a Larry or a Whitey. It made it more realistic to me except maybe the Cleavers, who sometimes seemed too good to be true.