Ken Osmond's military commitment made it so he only appeared sporadically... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 02-29-2024, 03:16 AM

...in later Leave It to Beaver episodes

https://www.metv.com/stories/ken-osm...eaver-episodes

The United States Army Reserve kept Eddie Haskell off the show.

vitoscotti · 03-01-2024, 01:17 AM

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stevea · 03-02-2024, 09:30 AM

It affected season 5. They brought in David Kent to play Scott/Bill Scott for 4 episodes to fill the void. They were probably episodes Osmond was slated for; however, he did manage to appear in one of them. His episode total for the season was 16, matching season 3.

Osmond also appeared in only 5 episodes for season 2, for reasons unknown. It could have been extended contract negotiations.

cd637299 · 03-02-2024, 03:30 PM

Eddie OWNED season 6 though!

cd

stevea · 03-02-2024, 10:25 PM

It was a rarity when an episode was centered on any character other than Beaver or Wally. But Eddie was an exception: he quit school, he moved into an apartment, he toyed with idea of commercial fishing in Alaska for the summer.

02-29-2024, 03:16 AM	#1
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,743	Ken Osmond's military commitment made it so he only appeared sporadically... ...in later Leave It to Beaver episodes https://www.metv.com/stories/ken-osm...eaver-episodes The United States Army Reserve kept Eddie Haskell off the show.

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03-02-2024, 09:30 AM	#3
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,880	It affected season 5. They brought in David Kent to play Scott/Bill Scott for 4 episodes to fill the void. They were probably episodes Osmond was slated for; however, he did manage to appear in one of them. His episode total for the season was 16, matching season 3. Osmond also appeared in only 5 episodes for season 2, for reasons unknown. It could have been extended contract negotiations.

03-02-2024, 03:30 PM	#4
cd637299 cd637299 Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 14, 2022 Location: South Florida Posts: 853	Eddie OWNED season 6 though! cd

03-02-2024, 10:25 PM	#5
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,880	It was a rarity when an episode was centered on any character other than Beaver or Wally. But Eddie was an exception: he quit school, he moved into an apartment, he toyed with idea of commercial fishing in Alaska for the summer.