[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

The fifties were wonderful in real life as well as on TV, a true golden age in America. I remember when cars first got wrap around single pane windshields, built in A/C and tail fins, 45 rpm records and a whole lot more. Things really started to go down hill in the mid sixties after SAT scores peaked in 1965.

I am glad I grew up when I did, mostly in the fifties.

Growing in a true country store in the 50's and 60's was the best. That was the time of new soft drinks, candy and ice cream every week. We lived over the store and I can still remember the day the Zenith TV was delivered!

[Halibut]

It was true for me from 4 to 14 in a small Midwestern town in the fifties. Probably not so much for a black kid of the same age growing up in Mississippi or Alabama.

Good point, Ed. So much of history is filtered through the eyes of and passed down by the white majority, as well as academic elites. I'm looking forward to seeing the movie Selma next month for another perspective. The book and movie The Help similarly provided different insights.

[Topspinmo]

Good point, Ed. So much of history is filtered through the eyes of and passed down by the white majority, as well as academic elites"

So what are you saying everything written or made by the white majority is not the truth?


How did this turn Racial? So I mention TV show that involved white people now it RACIST! It's MAKE BELIEVE TV series and you had the option NOT to watch it if it was so Racial. Just Like Jefferson's, Cosby show, Andy Griffin show, ECT...these was also make believe TV shows.

So what makes you think the Movie truly what happen? WE believe what we want to regardless who written it down told story in there eyes.

[manaboutown]

It seems to me that the academic elites lean way to the left as does the mainstream media. Those are the the folks writing history, quite inaccurately I might add.

[chachacha]

of course life for our parents was not as idyllic as portrayed but we were shielded from all the decadence in the world by shows which gave us an ideal to which to aspire....same with the Cosby show for black families....now, unfortunately, tv has become a quagmire of all the dregs of society, murder, adultery, drugs, etc....very little uplifting programming. writers of today could take a lesson from the shows of the past.

[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by chachacha

of course life for our parents was not as idyllic as portrayed but we were shielded from all the decadence in the world by shows which gave us an ideal to which to aspire....same with the Cosby show for black families....now, unfortunately, tv has become a quagmire of all the dregs of society, murder, adultery, drugs, etc....very little uplifting programming. writers of today could take a lesson from the shows of the past.

Even the new "happy shows" are so dumb. Thank goodness for reruns!

[Topspinmo]

Beaver back on! Comcast channel 210, 3pm to 4pm week days.

[hulahips]

Yes we did have great TV shows growing up. Also Dennis the Mennis, make room for daddy and my favorite the little rascals

[tomwed]

When I was growing up I thought that all TV sitcoms were that way, very predictable. About as real as a Weekly Reader. They were neither funny or entertaining to me. All in the Family was a game changer. I felt like I knew those characters. In college that was the only show that people would gather in the dorm "living room?" to watch. It standing room only. The only other shows of Norman Lear's that I liked was Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and Fernwood Tonight. I thought they were game changers too.

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by LI SNOWBIRD

When Ward would tell June that he was going The Club" !

Ha Ha Ha......."Take it easy on the beaver tonight Ward".........My favorite recollection of "Leave it to Beaver".

[alanmcdonald]

Originally Posted by alanmcdonald

I have been watching the entire Leave it to Beaver series from the beginning over the last few months on Netflix streaming. I am now in late season 5. In those days a season was 39 episodes, so the 5 seasons total 195. And there were far fewer commercials then so each episode is almost a full half hour.

Unfortunately, Netflix does not have the last season 6 so I don't know how I am going to finish.

Netflix finally put up season 6 and I'm about halfway through.

[tomwed]

Bill O'Reily interviews Eddi Haskel. click here


You will never guess what happened to Lumpy.

[bluedog103]

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[gatherer47]

June to Ward-"Ward,don't you think we're being a little hard on the Beaver?"

[Bonny]

I loved Andy Griffith. Little Opie was always learning a lesson from his Pa !