![]() ![]() Having to clean discs from each Shout! Factory season set was a pain in the hindquarters. I have not been able to test each of the cleaned discs yet, but the first disc I cleaned now plays without freezing. The residue will come off, but it sometimes required multiple cleanings. I had to bathe the discs in lukewarm water with a little dish soap and then wipe them dry with a microfiber cloth. I found this residue issue in every single Shout! Factory season set of Leave It To Beaver that I own, namely seasons 3-6. The other discs, 2-5, rarely have any such residue on them. It seems like something from the plastic case has transferred onto the disc playback surface, maybe? I am uncertain of the residue's source. These are 6 disc sets and the discs most affected are Disc 1 and Disc 6. It is very visible if you look at the discs in a well lit room. The day (October 4, 1957) that the first episode of the show aired, just happens to be the same day that the Soviet Union launched the first man-made object (Sputnik) into space.I started watching my Leave It to Beaver DVDs and I discovered that the season sets made by Shout! Factory contain discs covered in a heavy residue that interfered with playback. Tony Dow's mother, Muriel Montrose, was a stuntwoman in 1920s and early 1930s' Westerns. ![]() If you don't remember Richard Deacon as Lumpy's dad on the show, perhaps you'll find it easier to remember him as the producer (Mel Cooley) of the ficticious "Alan Brady Show" on the series, "The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)" or as Sheriff Masters on the series, "B.J. Twelve and one-half years later, he guest-starred on the series again on episode #435, "A Matter Of Seconds". Ken guest-starred on the very first episode of the TV show, "Lassie (1954)". He was shot three times in the line of duty. Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell) joined the Los Angeles Police Department as an officer after leaving the series. Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers declined to appear in cameo roles because the studio refused to accept Brian Levant, Richard Correll or Tony Dow as directors. and Frank Bank (Original Lumpy) played a character named Frank. Barbara Billingsley (Original June Cleaver) played Beaver's Aunt Martha, Ken Osmond (Original Eddie Haskell) played the father of his original role - Eddie Haskell Sr. In the 1997 theatrical movie, "Leave It To Beaver", several of the original TV series cast appeared in cameo roles. You may remember Harry as a regular on "Saturday Night Live" in the 1979//85 seasons. The was no Eddie Haskell in the pilot, however, there was a similar character whose name was Frankie played by Harry Shearer. Jerry Mathers and Barbara Billingsley were both in the pilot, however, Ward Cleaver was played by Casey Adams and Wally was played by Paul Sullivan. The pilot episode of Leave It To Beaver was lost for many years but was found in 1987. The reason stated for giving Theodore the nickname, "Beaver" was that when Wally was learning to speak, he couldn't pronounce Theodore. The first was located at 485 Mapleton Drive. They owned two homes during the series' run. The Cleavers lived in the town of Mayfield and the father, Ward Cleaver, worked as an accountant. ![]() Stephen Talbot as Gilbert Bates (1959-1963).Frank Bank as Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford (1958-1963).Rusty Stevens as Larry Modello (1958-1960).Sue Randall as Miss Landers (1958-1962).Diane Brewster as Miss Canfield (1975-1958).Jerry Mathers as Beaver (Theodore) Cleaver.As the years passed and Beaver got older, the stories naturally moved away from the little-boy premise until, in the final season, Beaver was about to enter his teens and Wally was ready for college. Miss Canfield and Miss Landers were Beaver's school teachers. Eddie Haskell was one of the more memorable characters, unctuous and oily to adults, but a bully to little kids. Larry, Whitey, and Gilbert (among others) were Beaver's pals, Eddie and Lumpy were Wally's buddies. The boys' parents were one of those nice, middle-class couples so often seen in this kind of program. ![]() Beaver was a typically rambunctious youth, more interested in pet frogs than in girls, but Wally, just entering his teens, was beginning to discover other things in life. Beaver Cleaver was 7 when the series began, and Wally was 12. Stories relate to the experiences of the two brothers. 211 Pine Street, Mayfield, the residence of the Cleaver family: Ward, an accountant his wife June and their children, Wally and Theodore (Beaver). ![]()
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