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BrandonS · 06-03-2003, 11:52 PM

Suppose you could walk into the TV screen and live in Mayfield for the rest of your life. The people, the era, the morals, and everything else. You could even get to know the Cleavers, since they would be there. What would you like the most about it, and what would you like the least.

Most: The atmosphere is so pleasant and the morals so simple and clear.

Least: It's a technology vacuum. No computers, no Internet, no color TV, no VCRs, and only a few TV channels, and I especially wouldn't want to be limited to their medical knowledge if I got really sick.

What would you like the most and least?

*InThisMoment* · 06-04-2003, 02:15 AM

Well...i'd love the way things were...and of course i could get to know the cleavers!

i wasn't around in the 50's so it would be really fun for me...i just think the fifties seemed like a fun time!

vze3t9q9 · 06-04-2003, 09:04 AM

I could get a date with Wally Cleaver. Stop at the malt shop and gab with the girls.

Mijada · 06-04-2003, 02:12 PM

It would be cool to go live in Mayfield. I don't think I would miss all the technology we have today because I could find plenty of other things to do. If I was married and had kids chances are I would be home with them so that would take up most of my time.
I would love to have a nice house and yard and not have to go to work, not have to worry about violence or drugs.
A life like that could only exist in Mayfield.

*InThisMoment* · 06-04-2003, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by vze3t9q9
I could get a date with Wally Cleaver. Stop at the malt shop and gab with the girls.

Sure Sounds Good To me!

AndreAA · 06-04-2003, 04:27 PM

i would love living in mayfield, but i would miss the new developments in medicine and computers.i don't think i'd be bored because their would be plenty to do like hang out with friends at the movies or malt shop.

Cashodeen · 06-04-2003, 10:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by vze3t9q9
I could get a date with Wally Cleaver. Stop at the malt shop and gab with the girls.

LOL, you took mine. That would be the good thing about living in Mayfield.

The bad:
Since the senerio is that we'd live there forever, that would be what I'd like the least. I wouldn't want to be stuck in one city for the rest of my life. Mayfield looks like a great place, but I would like the chance of living in big cities too. And since I know what its like living in our technology driven era now, the simplicity of life back then would bother me as well. Inadequate medical knowledge, no computers, and limited tv would bother me! Also, some "backwards" principles in society would bother me as well.

(Ohp, got to go! It's on NOW!)

bandito · 06-05-2003, 10:02 PM

Most - an easy layed back lifestyle.

Least - not have computers.

Cashodeen · 06-05-2003, 10:10 PM

Geez, could I say "bother me" enough in my last post? I was in such a hurry because the show was on, I didn't even realize what I was typing! Shucks, I also forgot to mention that, while some of the simplicities of life back then weren't the greatest, it would be neat to live an "easy laid back lifestyle," as banito said.

vze3t9q9 · 06-06-2003, 09:06 PM

Yes It would be different. As for tv I could make do with 3 or so stations. You seemed to know your neighbors. Althought woman today do much more than clean house.

There are new medical treatments. Gee if you think about it, polio vaccines were in the making then. But from where I live it really isn't much different. I did get the impression that State University where Ward went and Wally and pals were about to go seemed somewhat close by. Where I live It is an hour and half away. Not far but not in the area where a lot of 50's tv show colleges were. As for school teachers. Beaver had somewhat young teachers, other than Mrs Rayburn. In my day I didn't have a grammar school teacher under the age of 50. Yeah it would be neat! Other than new medical treatments I can't say today living is much better. Well people did smoke more.

desilu #1 · 06-08-2003, 03:20 PM

I would like it because people had morals back then. I guess thats
one thing that makes that era so glamourous. The whole scene from back just looks so much cleaner. People from this generation just don't care about the world they live in all the do is trash it.
To be honest with you, I wouln't miss the computers and cell phones either, that's what made life so simple. When families were closer and together more often.

Medical Tech. might be a problem but I can't think of anything else I would really miss. I think I could go back in time and fit in completely.

BrandonS · 06-09-2003, 12:09 AM

I really agree with you, desilu #1. The only fly in the ointment is the Cold War, but in the world of LITB, the Cold War is only a distant shadow, so that probably wouldn't spoil the fun of living in Mayfield, which is a kind of idealized 1950s small town.

gamblepudding · 11-20-2003, 12:01 PM

If I am a really good person in this life, I fully expect to go to Mayfield when I die. That would be heaven to me. I wouldn't miss any of the technology of today (nope, not even computers). I'd gladly trade it all in for that simpler life. And I'd spend a good deal of my time playing pranks on Eddie, just to offer up a little payback and watch him blame everyone else.

1954Boomer · 11-20-2003, 01:14 PM

Good topic, BrandonS! I am the same age as you by the way, 49! Noticed that on a different post.

It's a rather tough question. I definitely agree with you and others that in many respects life was a lot easier and simpler back in the late 50s and early 60s. Moreover, there was a level of morality not found in today's society. Pretty much anything goes today, in my opinion.

What I would miss: The major thing I would miss would be the major advances in medical technology. In the last forty years, great strides have been made in the medical field with regard to serious illnesses, such as cancer and heart disease.

Kind of miss: In terms of technology, while I truthfully wouldn't miss all the gagets and gizmos we have today, I must admit I would really miss computers the Internet! Let's face it, if it wasn't for the 'net, none of us would even know each other.

What I and most people would definitely NOT miss: Addressing another area, shows like LITB, Andy Griffith, Donna Reed, and Father Knows Best never discussed the racial hatred and prejudices for other segments of society that were prevalent during those times. In that respect that time period was certainly all not nice and rosey, to say the least.

hawaii five-o · 11-20-2003, 08:01 PM

I would hate living in a world that was just black and white. I would miss seeing color.

Otherwise, Mayfield would be a great place to live. No crime. No snow. Everyone is very pleasant to each other.

06-04-2003, 02:15 AM	#2
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06-05-2003, 10:02 PM	#8
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06-08-2003, 03:20 PM	#11
desilu #1 Lucy/Desi 4-EVER Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 23, 2000 Location: Battle Creek, Michigan USA Posts: 724	I would like it because people had morals back then. I guess thats one thing that makes that era so glamourous. The whole scene from back just looks so much cleaner. People from this generation just don't care about the world they live in all the do is trash it. To be honest with you, I wouln't miss the computers and cell phones either, that's what made life so simple. When families were closer and together more often. Medical Tech. might be a problem but I can't think of anything else I would really miss. I think I could go back in time and fit in completely.
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06-03-2003, 11:52 PM	#1
BrandonS Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 18, 2002 Posts: 8,824	Zap! You Now Live in Mayfield. Suppose you could walk into the TV screen and live in Mayfield for the rest of your life. The people, the era, the morals, and everything else. You could even get to know the Cleavers, since they would be there. What would you like the most about it, and what would you like the least. Most: The atmosphere is so pleasant and the morals so simple and clear. Least: It's a technology vacuum. No computers, no Internet, no color TV, no VCRs, and only a few TV channels, and I especially wouldn't want to be limited to their medical knowledge if I got really sick. What would you like the most and least?

06-04-2003, 09:04 AM	#3
vze3t9q9 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: ROCKCOVE Posts: 548	I could get a date with Wally Cleaver. Stop at the malt shop and gab with the girls.

06-04-2003, 02:12 PM	#4
Mijada Spencers mom Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 02, 2001 Location: eastern US Posts: 4,093	It would be cool to go live in Mayfield. I don't think I would miss all the technology we have today because I could find plenty of other things to do. If I was married and had kids chances are I would be home with them so that would take up most of my time. I would love to have a nice house and yard and not have to go to work, not have to worry about violence or drugs. A life like that could only exist in Mayfield.

06-05-2003, 10:10 PM	#9
Cashodeen Hi. Forum Star Join Date: Aug 30, 2001 Posts: 11,363	Geez, could I say "bother me" enough in my last post? I was in such a hurry because the show was on, I didn't even realize what I was typing! Shucks, I also forgot to mention that, while some of the simplicities of life back then weren't the greatest, it would be neat to live an "easy laid back lifestyle," as banito said.

06-06-2003, 09:06 PM	#10
vze3t9q9 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 31, 2003 Location: ROCKCOVE Posts: 548	Yes It would be different. As for tv I could make do with 3 or so stations. You seemed to know your neighbors. Althought woman today do much more than clean house. There are new medical treatments. Gee if you think about it, polio vaccines were in the making then. But from where I live it really isn't much different. I did get the impression that State University where Ward went and Wally and pals were about to go seemed somewhat close by. Where I live It is an hour and half away. Not far but not in the area where a lot of 50's tv show colleges were. As for school teachers. Beaver had somewhat young teachers, other than Mrs Rayburn. In my day I didn't have a grammar school teacher under the age of 50. Yeah it would be neat! Other than new medical treatments I can't say today living is much better. Well people did smoke more.

06-09-2003, 12:09 AM	#12
BrandonS Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 18, 2002 Posts: 8,824	I really agree with you, desilu #1. The only fly in the ointment is the Cold War, but in the world of LITB, the Cold War is only a distant shadow, so that probably wouldn't spoil the fun of living in Mayfield, which is a kind of idealized 1950s small town.

11-20-2003, 12:01 PM	#13
gamblepudding Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 18, 2003 Location: DFW, TEXAS Posts: 14	If I am a really good person in this life, I fully expect to go to Mayfield when I die. That would be heaven to me. I wouldn't miss any of the technology of today (nope, not even computers). I'd gladly trade it all in for that simpler life. And I'd spend a good deal of my time playing pranks on Eddie, just to offer up a little payback and watch him blame everyone else.

11-20-2003, 01:14 PM	#14
1954Boomer Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 18, 2003 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 482	Good topic, BrandonS! I am the same age as you by the way, 49! Noticed that on a different post. It's a rather tough question. I definitely agree with you and others that in many respects life was a lot easier and simpler back in the late 50s and early 60s. Moreover, there was a level of morality not found in today's society. Pretty much anything goes today, in my opinion. What I would miss: The major thing I would miss would be the major advances in medical technology. In the last forty years, great strides have been made in the medical field with regard to serious illnesses, such as cancer and heart disease. Kind of miss: In terms of technology, while I truthfully wouldn't miss all the gagets and gizmos we have today, I must admit I would really miss computers the Internet! Let's face it, if it wasn't for the 'net, none of us would even know each other. What I and most people would definitely NOT miss: Addressing another area, shows like LITB, Andy Griffith, Donna Reed, and Father Knows Best never discussed the racial hatred and prejudices for other segments of society that were prevalent during those times. In that respect that time period was certainly all not nice and rosey, to say the least.

11-20-2003, 08:01 PM	#15
hawaii five-o Book 'Em, Dano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 27, 2003 Location: At home, eating cereal straight out of the box Posts: 1,406	I would hate living in a world that was just black and white. I would miss seeing color. Otherwise, Mayfield would be a great place to live. No crime. No snow. Everyone is very pleasant to each other.