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Tekkenn1234 · 12-12-2002, 08:58 PM

Which show do you like better? Father Knows Best or Leave it to Beaver?

DarleneIllyria · 12-12-2002, 09:24 PM

Leave it to Beaver

TVgen62 · 12-13-2002, 01:04 AM

..."Leave it to Beaver" is definitely funnier and more watchable! I'm realizing how many of the things the adults said that were either over my head or just funny on the surface when I was a kid. Ward and June REALLY had Eddie's number didn't they?

I forgot, until I caught it on TV Land one Sunday morning, how UNfunny "Father Knows Best" was. It was downright dreary!

Barnabas1 · 12-13-2002, 08:20 AM

I saw like 8 FKB's, and I almost went to sleep! So I guess Leave It To Beaver.

Stormtracker TF · 12-13-2002, 02:45 PM

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Originally posted by Jenny
Leave it to Beaver

Ditto! There's no contest between those two shows..LITB is the best!

Penny Lane · 12-13-2002, 08:06 PM

Comedy- wise, Leave it to Beaver .
Father knows best isn't funny and that's why I watch sitcoms! Wally and Eddie are hilarious!

oldshows · 12-14-2002, 11:44 AM

I haven't watched enough of FKB to make a good judgment on it. I can say the couple of episodes I have watched weren't that spectacular. As far as LITB, I can't handle more than two seconds of it at a time. So I would say there're both bad but I would say LITB is worse. At least FKB didn't drive me out of my mind. There's only 2 shows that have come from the 50's that are truly great: I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners.

bandito · 12-15-2002, 10:12 PM

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Originally posted by oldshows
I haven't watched enough of FKB to make a good judgment on it. I can say the couple of episodes I have watched weren't that spectacular. As far as LITB, I can't handle more than two seconds of it at a time. So I would say there're both bad but I would say LITB is worse. At least FKB didn't drive me out of my mind. There's only 2 shows that have come from the 50's that are truly great: I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners.

oldshows what do you hate about litb? i think its a really great show dont take me wrong im not saying that you should like litb thats your choice im just courious why litb drives you crazy

oldshows · 12-15-2002, 10:21 PM

It's just so ridiculous and boring.

Ian · 12-20-2002, 02:10 AM

Leave it to Beaver is a very entertaining show, it's a bit dated but highly rewatchable!

LucyFan · 12-20-2002, 03:09 AM

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Originally posted by oldshows
There's only 2 shows that have come from the 50's that are truly great: I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners.

I agree. I consider these to be the best from the 1950's.

*InThisMoment* · 12-22-2002, 11:19 PM

EASY! leave it to beaver its my favorite show!

W.J. Griffin · 12-23-2002, 09:32 PM

Another thing in "Leave It To Beaver"s advantage over "Father Knows Best" is the simple fact that the Cleavers were a bit more beliveable a family than the Andersons...particularly where the children were concerned. Beaver (and sometimes Wally) screwed up more or less on a regular basis...the Anderson kids, never, or, if they did, they were forgiven in a heartbeat.

But if you want to know which sitcom family from the fifties I felt was the MOST realistic, it would have to be the Gillises from "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"...Dobie was at odds with his father, his older brother, and his (sometimes) girlfriend Thalia Menenger...and you could really identify with Dobie and Maynard, something you couldn't do with Princess, Bud and Kitten (but you COULD with Wally, Beaver, Lumpy, Whitey and especially that no-good creep Eddie Haskell!!)

TVgen62 · 12-24-2002, 04:14 AM

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Originally posted by W.J. Griffin
...and you could really identify with Dobie and Maynard, something you couldn't do with Princess, Bud and Kitten (but you COULD with Wally, Beaver, Lumpy, Whitey and especially that no-good creep Eddie Haskell!!)

That's givin' em the business, W.J.!

blackbeard · 12-24-2002, 10:27 PM

Beaver hands down. I can laugh with beav and the crew but FKB was too serious for my tastes.

12-12-2002, 08:58 PM	#1
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12-13-2002, 01:04 AM	#3
TVgen62 My baby! <aawww> Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 02, 2002 Location: Earth Posts: 476	No contest... ..."Leave it to Beaver" is definitely funnier and more watchable! I'm realizing how many of the things the adults said that were either over my head or just funny on the surface when I was a kid. Ward and June REALLY had Eddie's number didn't they? I forgot, until I caught it on TV Land one Sunday morning, how UNfunny "Father Knows Best" was. It was downright dreary!
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12-13-2002, 08:20 AM	#4
Barnabas1 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 01, 2001 Posts: 4,598	Re: No contest... I saw like 8 FKB's, and I almost went to sleep! So I guess Leave It To Beaver.
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12-13-2002, 08:06 PM	#6
Penny Lane Butter Pie Forum Icon Join Date: Jul 03, 2001 Location: Beneath the blue suburban skies Posts: 50,933	Comedy- wise, Leave it to Beaver . Father knows best isn't funny and that's why I watch sitcoms! Wally and Eddie are hilarious!
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12-22-2002, 11:19 PM	#12
InThisMoment a starlit sky and you & me Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 02, 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 95,142	EASY! leave it to beaver its my favorite show!
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12-12-2002, 09:24 PM	#2
DarleneIllyria Gone Forum Star Join Date: Oct 15, 2000 Posts: 19,086	Leave it to Beaver

12-14-2002, 11:44 AM	#7
oldshows Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 10, 2001 Posts: 215	I haven't watched enough of FKB to make a good judgment on it. I can say the couple of episodes I have watched weren't that spectacular. As far as LITB, I can't handle more than two seconds of it at a time. So I would say there're both bad but I would say LITB is worse. At least FKB didn't drive me out of my mind. There's only 2 shows that have come from the 50's that are truly great: I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners.

12-15-2002, 10:21 PM	#9
oldshows Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 10, 2001 Posts: 215	It's just so ridiculous and boring.

12-20-2002, 02:10 AM	#10
Ian Member Senior Member Join Date: Nov 03, 2000 Posts: 1,234	Leave it to Beaver is a very entertaining show, it's a bit dated but highly rewatchable!

12-23-2002, 09:32 PM	#13
W.J. Griffin Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 29, 2002 Posts: 527	Another thing in "Leave It To Beaver"s advantage over "Father Knows Best" is the simple fact that the Cleavers were a bit more beliveable a family than the Andersons...particularly where the children were concerned. Beaver (and sometimes Wally) screwed up more or less on a regular basis...the Anderson kids, never, or, if they did, they were forgiven in a heartbeat. But if you want to know which sitcom family from the fifties I felt was the MOST realistic, it would have to be the Gillises from "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"...Dobie was at odds with his father, his older brother, and his (sometimes) girlfriend Thalia Menenger...and you could really identify with Dobie and Maynard, something you couldn't do with Princess, Bud and Kitten (but you COULD with Wally, Beaver, Lumpy, Whitey and especially that no-good creep Eddie Haskell!!)

12-24-2002, 10:27 PM	#15
blackbeard B.O.G. Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 05, 2001 Location: Constitution State Posts: 712	Beaver hands down. I can laugh with beav and the crew but FKB was too serious for my tastes.