Reference to the Beach & Surfboard. - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

eyefocus · 11-11-2002, 10:37 PM

By reading this message board, I feel fairly comfortable to assme that
the Cleaver's live in a Mayfield according to the HaskellGirl, which is an acutal
suburb in Ohio as with Shaker Heights.

Now, I am looking for the explanation of why the show through several
episodes make references to the boys going to the beach and
in the "Paperboy" episode, the dialogue mentions Beaver going
over to the paperboys house to join them going to the "beach" and
using their brand new "surfboard".

Cory

HaskellGirl · 11-11-2002, 10:43 PM

Well, we do have a beaches here, on Lake Erie. Having said that, I do think the writers thought basically "Smalltown, USA" when writing about Mayfield, and didn't stick to a strict scrip (say that 5 times fast

) regarding all the facts of the area.

BBF · 11-12-2002, 09:58 PM

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Originally posted by HaskellGirl
Well, we do have a beaches here, on Lake Erie.

That may be true, but can you actually SURF??? I'm serious. I don't know. The largest body of water near me is the Arkansas River...and you sure as HECK cant surf on it! But we do have lakes and stuff you can swim in around here with "beaches" but there is no surfing in Arkansas...Anyway...I've seen that there can be waves and stuff on the great lakes, so I was just wondering if it was possible to surf on them.

frani · 11-12-2002, 10:33 PM

Also, don't forget that the popular music of the day was the Beach Boys and all that surfing music. It was kind of a craze back then, so that might have had something to do with why they keep mentioning the surfboard.

DarleneIllyria · 11-13-2002, 12:02 AM

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Originally posted by frani
Also, don't forget that the popular music of the day was the Beach Boys and all that surfing music. It was kind of a craze back then, so that might have had something to do with why they keep mentioning the surfboard.

That does make sense. Some other show did that too. Of course my memory is having a brain fart and I can't remember which show did that. It does make sense though.

BrandonS · 11-13-2002, 01:05 PM

The Beach Boys' first single, "Surfin'" was in 1961, so they would only have been aware of them in the later seasons.

frani · 11-13-2002, 01:20 PM

Well, that makes sense then. Do you remember the first mention of the surfboard? I mean, was it before '61?

HaskellGirl · 11-14-2002, 11:42 PM

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Originally posted by BeaversBiggestFan

That may be true, but can you actually SURF??? I'm serious. I don't know. The largest body of water near me is the Arkansas River...and you sure as HECK cant surf on it! But we do have lakes and stuff you can swim in around here with "beaches" but there is no surfing in Arkansas...Anyway...I've seen that there can be waves and stuff on the great lakes, so I was just wondering if it was possible to surf on them.

Yup, you can surf on Lake Erie! You can surf on all the Great Lakes.

BBF · 11-15-2002, 02:47 PM

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Originally posted by HaskellGirl

Yup, you can surf on Lake Erie! You can surf on all the Great Lakes.

Wow! Just the thought of surfing on a lake... I mean I know they are BIG lakes...but still! Wow! LOL...When I was in Florida my cousin tried to get me to try to surf...HA! I got about 20 feet out and flipped over on the board...I knew i couldn't have stood up or anything, but I thought I could at least float around for a while...NOPE! I think I swallowed half the ocean when that happened...It made me SICK! Oh Gosh! ick! Ever since then I have been afraid to go back into the ocean.

HaskellGirl · 11-15-2002, 05:15 PM

It's called "fresh-water surfing", but I've never tried it! Or any kind of surfing for that matter!!

Leigh Ann · 11-16-2002, 01:46 PM

Also, the beach was metioned in the Mary Margert Matthews episode. Gilbert said he could teach Mary Margert how to water ski and Beaver got all upset...

11-11-2002, 10:37 PM	#1
eyefocus In Love With June Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 04, 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 73	Reference to the Beach & Surfboard. By reading this message board, I feel fairly comfortable to assme that the Cleaver's live in a Mayfield according to the HaskellGirl, which is an acutal suburb in Ohio as with Shaker Heights. Now, I am looking for the explanation of why the show through several episodes make references to the boys going to the beach and in the "Paperboy" episode, the dialogue mentions Beaver going over to the paperboys house to join them going to the "beach" and using their brand new "surfboard". Cory
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11-11-2002, 10:43 PM	#2
HaskellGirl Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Posts: 590	Well, we do have a beaches here, on Lake Erie. Having said that, I do think the writers thought basically "Smalltown, USA" when writing about Mayfield, and didn't stick to a strict scrip (say that 5 times fast) regarding all the facts of the area.

11-16-2002, 01:46 PM	#11
Leigh Ann Member Senior Member Join Date: Oct 15, 2002 Posts: 2,189	FYI Also, the beach was metioned in the Mary Margert Matthews episode. Gilbert said he could teach Mary Margert how to water ski and Beaver got all upset...

11-12-2002, 10:33 PM	#4
frani Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 445	Also, don't forget that the popular music of the day was the Beach Boys and all that surfing music. It was kind of a craze back then, so that might have had something to do with why they keep mentioning the surfboard.

11-13-2002, 01:05 PM	#6
BrandonS Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 18, 2002 Posts: 8,824	The Beach Boys' first single, "Surfin'" was in 1961, so they would only have been aware of them in the later seasons.

11-13-2002, 01:20 PM	#7
frani Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 09, 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 445	Well, that makes sense then. Do you remember the first mention of the surfboard? I mean, was it before '61?

11-15-2002, 05:15 PM	#10
HaskellGirl Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Posts: 590	It's called "fresh-water surfing", but I've never tried it! Or any kind of surfing for that matter!!