[PawDaddy]

I was watching an episode of Leave It To Beaver the other night and Beaver was invited to an all girls birthday party. Beaver did not want to go, but Ward made him. During the party, Beaver slipped away from the girls and found himself in a den with heads on the wall. The girls father was sitting in an easy chair and invited Beaver to sit in the next chair. He asked the Beaver if he liked guns and he said, "yes!" The man then proceded to show Beaver his collection. Beaver got to hold a Sharps rifle(I believe) and also a Colt single action. He did not point either gun in an unsafe direction.

Back at home, Wally caught Beaver writing the girl a letter and took it away from him. He thought that the Beaver was sweet on the girl, but when he read the note it said, "Dear, whatever the girls name was, I would like to walk you home from school today. I want to see your father's guns again."

Has anyone else seen this episode? I thought that it was really neat!

[thumbtack]

Yes the Beav is very Pro Gun

[Mark Tyson]

How sad that our gun rights have been eroded since that time.

[BluesBear]

You have to remember that Leave It To Beaver was produced at a time when parents still taugh and instilled moral values in their children as did the schools.

[Hal]

Saw it!!!!
Great episode.
Leave it to Beaver always was very pro gun - pro hunting.

If you look real close you can sometimes catch a glimps of a rifle of some sort in the corner of Wally and Beaver's bedroom.


Jerry Mathers is listed with the SAS as being pro gun.

[c_yeager]

At the time i dont even think there was such a domestic group that could be clearly identified as being "anti". At least not without the general population laughing at them.

[STORMIN29]

I liked the episode where Beaver and Wally worked to get there Dad a hunting jacket. The last picture I saw of Beaver in a gun magagzine, he carried a derringer in 10mm.

[armoredman]

Jerry Mathers, AKA Beaver, is very pro gun.:D

[Captain Scarlet]

what ever happed to "WALLY"? his brother.

[Smoke]

what ever happed to "WALLY"? his brother

..he's probably doing time for finally beating the crap out of Eddie Haskell.

Smoke

[oweno]

and speaking of Eddie Haskell, as I recall, he became a cop in the LAPD, took one in the chest and was saved by his vest.

Great story, and it if isn't true, it should be.

[Mark Tyson]

and speaking of Eddie Haskell, as I recall, he became a cop in the LAPD, took one in the chest and was saved by his vest.

Kenneth Osmond did indeed suffer multiple gunshot wounds as an LAPD officer, forcing him to retire after 18 years on the force.

[4v50 Gary]

I remember that episode. I wish I was forced to go to some party like that when I was a kid.

[PawDaddy]

BluesBear,

I know that these shows were filmed in years past when things were more conservative. But, they are being shown TODAY!

I saw the episode in which Wally and Beaver bought Ward the hunting coat yesterday.

[BluesBear]

And I for one am glad they are still being shown. Perhaps people will once again year for the return to a sensible way of life.

I also like the episodes of the Andy Griffith Show that showed firearms in a good light. I especially like the one where Andy is dating the woman who ends up outshooting him in the skeet shoot.

[Parker Dean]

a derringer in 10mm.


:what:

[Iron Mike]

When those shows were being produced in the late 50's my friends and I would go to the local police range in Bayonne NJ with our .22 rifles and we would take a local bus to get there.No one would even raise an eyebrow when three or four kids with rifles would get on the bus....Those were different times

[MrAcheson]

what ever happed to "WALLY"? his brother.

Last time I checked Tony Dow (Gosh Wally!) was working behind the camera in Hollywood. I believe he has directed a bunch of different stuff from sitcoms to sci-fi.

[kentucky bucky]

What has happened to "Hollyweird". How did it start going down the tubes and taking most of the stars with it? Many of the old time stars were conservatives in their private lives and kept their politics to themselves. What the HE** happened?

[COK]

Things have changed so much , Like Iron Mike said , when I was a kid you could walk through my small town with a shotgun or rifle and no one noticed or cared. If the local policeman spotted you he was only interested in how the hunting was or if you were really getting to be a good shot with that thing, today they would have to call for backup.

[BluesBear]

MrAcheson is correct.
Tony Dow, who played Wally, had continued to act and guest star in a lot of TV shows. He has also produced and directed many tv shows.