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Tankeryanker · 08-13-2022, 06:49 PM

Wouldn't the show have been very popular at the time? Was there something that said outside shows and world events could not have been mentioned?

Annette would have been very popular and I think the boys would have had some googly eyes for her.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f01-Oy0C6E

stevea · 08-13-2022, 07:14 PM

It's odd; they mentioned other shows--Men of Annapolis, McHale's Navy, Ben Casey.

vitoscotti · 08-13-2022, 08:39 PM

Probably my favorite line of the whole series.

S6 E22 "Beaver on TV"
Ward brought a TV into the office. Fred of course put in his 2¢.

Oh, uh, what's Beaver
going to do on television?

Is he going to be on
The Mickey Mouse Club?

Oh, no, he's going
to be a panelist

on the Teen Age Forum

vitoscotti · 08-13-2022, 08:51 PM

Tankeryanker · 08-13-2022, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by vitoscotti

Probably my favorite line of the whole series.

S6 E22 "Beaver on TV"
Ward brought a TV into the office. Fred of course put in his 2¢.

Oh, uh, what's Beaver
going to do on television?

Is he going to be on
The Mickey Mouse Club?

Oh, no, he's going
to be a panelist

on the Teen Age Forum

stevea · 08-13-2022, 09:25 PM

Re world events, one time Wally was listening to his transistor radio--getting the news and saying that's how Lumpy found out about Cuba.

The reference was to a crisis in late 1962 when the U. S. found out the Soviet Union was shipping missiles to Cuba. Due to proximity, these could strike the U. S. The President ordered a Naval blockade, and the Soviets backed off.

biffbronson · 08-14-2022, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by stevea

It's odd; they mentioned other shows--Men of Annapolis, McHale's Navy, Ben Casey.

Also The Twilight Zone, and I believe it was Eddie who mentioned Captain Kangaroo.

TSMIV · 08-14-2022, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by biffbronson

Also The Twilight Zone, and I believe it was Eddie who mentioned Captain Kangaroo.

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Originally Posted by stevea

It's odd; they mentioned other shows--Men of Annapolis, McHale's Navy, Ben Casey.

They also mentioned 77 Sunset Strip (Kookie) and Surfside 6.

howilu · 08-14-2022, 04:50 PM

In the episode where Beaver had two dates for the Eighth Grade Dance, Eddie said to him "What's the matter Junior? You get drummed out of the Mouseketeers?" To me, that was a very funny Eddie line.

stevea · 08-14-2022, 05:42 PM

LITB ran on ABC when virtually all of these references were made (it was on CBS for its first season). Ben Casey, Mickey Mouse Club (original 50s show), McHale's Navy, 77 Sunset Strip, and Surfside 6 also ran on ABC. Capt. Kangaroo and The Twilight Zone were CBS shows, and Men of Annapolis was a ZIV syndicated show. Another veiled reference was made to CBS's What's My Line?, with a Wally comment about panelist Bennett Cerf's crying (probably on the episode where Beaver was on a TV panel show).

Seems like the bulk of references were to ABC shows. The Mickey Mouse Club, at the times of its references on LITB (season 6), was in syndicated reruns.

Tankeryanker · 08-14-2022, 06:13 PM

^^^
I never noticed any of the shows being mentioned. It seem to me that Mayfield was in a bubble and nothing from the outside world got in.

stevea · 08-14-2022, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Tankeryanker

^^^
I never noticed any of the shows being mentioned. It seem to me that Mayfield was in a bubble and nothing from the outside world got in.

There were virtually no topical references during the early years (there were some, but not to other TV shows).

You have to think some honcho, whether with the show or the network, told the writers to do them. A really early one is the Men of Annapolis reference from Wally's Track Meet from season 4.

Tankeryanker · 08-14-2022, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by stevea

A really early one is the Men of Annapolis reference from Wally's Track Meet from season 4.

Never heard of it before. Thanks for the tip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qm3Uado_9To

Torgo · 08-15-2022, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by biffbronson

Also The Twilight Zone, and I believe it was Eddie who mentioned Captain Kangaroo.

I know Lumpy likes to watch Captain Kangaroo.

stevea · 08-15-2022, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Torgo

I know Lumpy likes to watch Captain Kangaroo.

There was a scene, I'm thinking it was in the episode where Wally didn't tell Ward and June Scott's parents wouldn't be at the cabin, where Lumpy drives into the Cleaver driveway--he tells Wally he was in his room watching Captain Kangaroo and daddy came in and started yelling at him.

Wally tells Lumpy, maybe he doesn't want you watching Capt. Kangaroo.

08-13-2022, 06:49 PM	#1
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,049	No mention of the Mouseketeer Club Wouldn't the show have been very popular at the time? Was there something that said outside shows and world events could not have been mentioned? Annette would have been very popular and I think the boys would have had some googly eyes for her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f01-Oy0C6E

08-13-2022, 07:14 PM	#2
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,731	It's odd; they mentioned other shows--Men of Annapolis, McHale's Navy, Ben Casey.

08-13-2022, 08:39 PM	#3
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,083	Probably my favorite line of the whole series. S6 E22 "Beaver on TV" Ward brought a TV into the office. Fred of course put in his 2¢. Oh, uh, what's Beaver going to do on television? Is he going to be on The Mickey Mouse Club? Oh, no, he's going to be a panelist on the Teen Age Forum

08-13-2022, 08:51 PM	#4
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,083

08-13-2022, 09:25 PM	#6
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,731	Re world events, one time Wally was listening to his transistor radio--getting the news and saying that's how Lumpy found out about Cuba. The reference was to a crisis in late 1962 when the U. S. found out the Soviet Union was shipping missiles to Cuba. Due to proximity, these could strike the U. S. The President ordered a Naval blockade, and the Soviets backed off.

08-14-2022, 04:50 PM	#9
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,962	In the episode where Beaver had two dates for the Eighth Grade Dance, Eddie said to him "What's the matter Junior? You get drummed out of the Mouseketeers?" To me, that was a very funny Eddie line.

08-14-2022, 05:42 PM	#10
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,731	LITB ran on ABC when virtually all of these references were made (it was on CBS for its first season). Ben Casey, Mickey Mouse Club (original 50s show), McHale's Navy, 77 Sunset Strip, and Surfside 6 also ran on ABC. Capt. Kangaroo and The Twilight Zone were CBS shows, and Men of Annapolis was a ZIV syndicated show. Another veiled reference was made to CBS's What's My Line?, with a Wally comment about panelist Bennett Cerf's crying (probably on the episode where Beaver was on a TV panel show). Seems like the bulk of references were to ABC shows. The Mickey Mouse Club, at the times of its references on LITB (season 6), was in syndicated reruns.

08-14-2022, 06:13 PM	#11
Tankeryanker Do you like my monkey picture? Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 22, 2014 Posts: 3,049	^^^ I never noticed any of the shows being mentioned. It seem to me that Mayfield was in a bubble and nothing from the outside world got in.