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Tankeryanker · 04-02-2022, 09:35 PM

she had, had a daughter? Maybe like Princes from FKB?

I sometimes feel sorry for June surrounded by guys all the time. I think she would have had a better disposition if she had a daughter to go shopping with and look at fashion, go to the beauty shop (could Ward afford two top dressers), etc.

They could have ended up like that famous mother and daughter that had a mansion that they let fall down around their ears. Darn, what were their names? Gray something or other.

Cx · 04-03-2022, 03:02 AM

I wonder that as well. A daughter would have absorbed some of the excessive fussiness that she had toward the Cleaver boys. I'll tell you: while it's clear she meant well, I would find living under her purview as oppressive as hell...at least by my standards.

vitoscotti · 04-03-2022, 04:59 AM

Fascinating subject. Also did her fussiness and mandatory prim & proper behavior demanded of the kids have a negative effect on their development.

I always though Ward's style of behind June's back of allowing the boys to be rough and tumble wiped out a lot her negative influence. Most of the time Ward's style was on target. He seemed happy inside when one of the boys got into a fight wanting to know if they'd won. But, he never carried things too far.

stevea · 04-03-2022, 08:45 PM

Yes Ward blunted a lot of her fussiness. When she flew solo what battle did she pick? A few Brussels sprouts in Beaver's pocket. Ward knew she was wrong to die on that hill.

Having a girl would divide her attention, so she'd have less time to worry about things like Wally saying, Going ape. She'd be spending more time doing female things (of that time), like teaching her to cook, sew, and keep a house to June standards. Also taking her downtown to buy her her first string of pearls, to be worn while running the vacuum cleaner.

GentlemanJim · 04-11-2022, 03:13 PM

So, there was like a 4 year difference in the ages of the 2 boys. What age would you have made the daughter? right in between the 2 boys?

Might have made some interesting plot opportunities with June defending the girl from expeditionary advances by Lumpy and Eddie.

stevea · 04-11-2022, 05:38 PM

Yeah, that would be a good age, or maybe a year or a little more older than Wally. An age where June would have to shield her from advances by those two.

CosmicCharlie · 04-19-2022, 11:04 PM

LOL having a girl may have made the Show Title a PROBLEM !

stevea · 04-19-2022, 11:25 PM

Right, how true!

04-02-2022, 09:35 PM	#1
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,049	Would June have been a happier woman if she had, had a daughter? Maybe like Princes from FKB? I sometimes feel sorry for June surrounded by guys all the time. I think she would have had a better disposition if she had a daughter to go shopping with and look at fashion, go to the beauty shop (could Ward afford two top dressers), etc. They could have ended up like that famous mother and daughter that had a mansion that they let fall down around their ears. Darn, what were their names? Gray something or other.

04-11-2022, 03:13 PM	#5
GentlemanJim Concerns, Support, & Feedback Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 26, 2019 Location: The back country Posts: 5,443	So, there was like a 4 year difference in the ages of the 2 boys. What age would you have made the daughter? right in between the 2 boys? Might have made some interesting plot opportunities with June defending the girl from expeditionary advances by Lumpy and Eddie.
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04-03-2022, 03:02 AM	#2
Cx Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 01, 2020 Posts: 209	I wonder that as well. A daughter would have absorbed some of the excessive fussiness that she had toward the Cleaver boys. I'll tell you: while it's clear she meant well, I would find living under her purview as oppressive as hell...at least by my standards.

04-03-2022, 04:59 AM	#3
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,083	Fascinating subject. Also did her fussiness and mandatory prim & proper behavior demanded of the kids have a negative effect on their development. I always though Ward's style of behind June's back of allowing the boys to be rough and tumble wiped out a lot her negative influence. Most of the time Ward's style was on target. He seemed happy inside when one of the boys got into a fight wanting to know if they'd won. But, he never carried things too far.

04-03-2022, 08:45 PM	#4
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,699	Yes Ward blunted a lot of her fussiness. When she flew solo what battle did she pick? A few Brussels sprouts in Beaver's pocket. Ward knew she was wrong to die on that hill. Having a girl would divide her attention, so she'd have less time to worry about things like Wally saying, Going ape. She'd be spending more time doing female things (of that time), like teaching her to cook, sew, and keep a house to June standards. Also taking her downtown to buy her her first string of pearls, to be worn while running the vacuum cleaner.

04-11-2022, 05:38 PM	#6
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,699	Yeah, that would be a good age, or maybe a year or a little more older than Wally. An age where June would have to shield her from advances by those two.

04-19-2022, 11:04 PM	#7
CosmicCharlie Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 14, 2019 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,437	LOL having a girl may have made the Show Title a PROBLEM !

04-19-2022, 11:25 PM	#8
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,699	Right, how true!