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vitoscotti · 10-18-2025, 07:39 AM

vitoscotti · 10-18-2025, 08:14 AM

HB showed the fighter he was how sick he was to still participate in the reunion and it sounded like he was doing some theater work.

When I heard that his first stroke was in 1964 right after the show closed I thought that was inaccurate. Googling it it says the first stroke was in 1970. He was still a relatively young man at 61 when he had it.

Nice touch Barbara Billingsley using her Airplane jive talk to the kids now adults. Both the reunion and her Airplane appearance were 1980.

Dude111 · 10-18-2025, 11:35 AM

Ward was a g00d dad!!

Howard · 10-19-2025, 05:16 PM

Only correction; the series ended in 1963, not 1964.

10-18-2025, 07:39 AM	#1
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,084	Hugh Beaumont's last scene as Ward Cleaver

10-18-2025, 08:14 AM	#2
vitoscotti Member Senior Member Join Date: Feb 14, 2017 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,084	HB showed the fighter he was how sick he was to still participate in the reunion and it sounded like he was doing some theater work. When I heard that his first stroke was in 1964 right after the show closed I thought that was inaccurate. Googling it it says the first stroke was in 1970. He was still a relatively young man at 61 when he had it. Nice touch Barbara Billingsley using her Airplane jive talk to the kids now adults. Both the reunion and her Airplane appearance were 1980.

10-18-2025, 11:35 AM	#3
Dude111 Forum Legend Join Date: Nov 05, 2013 Posts: 36,649	Ward was a g00d dad!!

10-19-2025, 05:16 PM	#4
Howard Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Apr 23, 2003 Posts: 254	Only correction; the series ended in 1963, not 1964.