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chris jacob · 07-23-2000, 12:07 PM

does anybody think ward was to hard on beaver in almost every episode I do like that time beaver had so many things on his mind that he forgot about his friends birthday party and ward blew his top he wasa goood father but not very understanding

collins · 07-26-2000, 05:42 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by chris jacob:
does anybody think ward was to hard on beaver in almost every episode I do like that time beaver had so many things on his mind that he forgot about his friends birthday party and ward blew his top he wasa goood father but not very understandingI think that was the point; Ward wasn't perfect and he learned about fatherhood from his kids. That's probably why the earliest episodes were funnier; when Hugh Beaumont started directing, Ward stopped making mistakes.

07-23-2000, 12:07 PM	#1
chris jacob Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 06, 2000 Location: Hartford Posts: 753	Ward and Beaver does anybody think ward was to hard on beaver in almost every episode I do like that time beaver had so many things on his mind that he forgot about his friends birthday party and ward blew his top he wasa goood father but not very understanding

07-26-2000, 05:42 AM	#2
collins Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 11, 2000 Location: worcester, ma usa Posts: 20	[QUOTE]Originally posted by chris jacob: does anybody think ward was to hard on beaver in almost every episode I do like that time beaver had so many things on his mind that he forgot about his friends birthday party and ward blew his top he wasa goood father but not very understandingI think that was the point; Ward wasn't perfect and he learned about fatherhood from his kids. That's probably why the earliest episodes were funnier; when Hugh Beaumont started directing, Ward stopped making mistakes.