Leave it to Beaver

[countrygirl12]

Ward talks all the time about "going to the office" and "having a hard day at the office" and "working at the office" ...

I do not think I ever remember it ever being said what he actually does "at the office"  or what kind of job he has.  In the time frame of this show I was not aware that the majority of men worked office jobs.  But all these TV shows portray the men "working at the office".

[bretay]

Heard them say the office but never pain any attention to whether they ever said what he did..

[Nancy5]

CG you're right.  They all went to the office but what office?  The only old shows that I can remember who went to the office, Father Knows Best - He sold insurance, My 3 Sons - he was an engineer of some kind.  God this shows my age 😁

[countrygirl12]

CG you're right.  They all went to the office but what office?  The only old shows that I can remember who went to the office, Father Knows Best - He sold insurance, My 3 Sons - he was an engineer of some kind.  God this shows my age 😁

I was listening to Leave it to Beaver.  And he had a "hard day at the office" lol  Did none of these men do physical labor back then? haha

[Nancy5]

CG you're right.  They all went to the office but what office?  The only old shows that I can remember who went to the office, Father Knows Best - He sold insurance, My 3 Sons - he was an engineer of some kind.  God this shows my age 😁

I was listening to Leave it to Beaver.  And he had a "hard day at the office" lol  Did none of these men do physical labor back then? haha

Don’t think so, they all wore suits lol

[Donnamarg323]

If Beaver or Wally did half the stuff the kids do today the parents would be committed.

[gwilson31]

Ward talks all the time about "going to the office" and "having a hard day at the office" and "working at the office" ...

I do not think I ever remember it ever being said what he actually does "at the office"  or what kind of job he has.  In the time frame of this show I was not aware that the majority of men worked office jobs.  But all these TV shows portray the men "working at the office".

His actual profession is a bit vague. He works at a trust company with Fred Rutherford, Lumpy's father. His boss is Mr. Anderson, but the actual work he does is not specified.

[cadence4u]

Sequel series (1984–1989)
Its reception led to a new first-run, made-for-cable series, The New Leave It to Beaver (1984–1989), with Beaver and Lumpy Rutherford running Ward's old firm (where Lumpy's pompous, demanding father – played by Richard Deacon in the original series before his death in 1984 – had been the senior partner), Wally, who married his high school girlfriend Mary Ellen Rogers, as a practicing attorney and expectant father, and June having sold the old house to Beaver himself but living with him as a doting grandmother to Beaver's two young sons. Eddie Haskell runs his own contracting business and has two sons; eldest son Freddie (played by Ken Osmond's real-life son, Eric Osmond), who was every inch his father's son – right down to the dual-personality, and a younger son, Eddie, Jr., aka "Bomber" (played by Osmond's younger real-life son, Christian Osmond), who was often away at military school, but would periodically come home to visit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_It_to_Beaver

[countrygirl12]

Sequel series (1984–1989)
Its reception led to a new first-run, made-for-cable series, The New Leave It to Beaver (1984–1989), with Beaver and Lumpy Rutherford running Ward's old firm (where Lumpy's pompous, demanding father – played by Richard Deacon in the original series before his death in 1984 – had been the senior partner), Wally, who married his high school girlfriend Mary Ellen Rogers, as a practicing attorney and expectant father, and June having sold the old house to Beaver himself but living with him as a doting grandmother to Beaver's two young sons. Eddie Haskell runs his own contracting business and has two sons; eldest son Freddie (played by Ken Osmond's real-life son, Eric Osmond), who was every inch his father's son – right down to the dual-personality, and a younger son, Eddie, Jr., aka "Bomber" (played by Osmond's younger real-life son, Christian Osmond), who was often away at military school, but would periodically come home to visit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_It_to_Beaver

It still does not say WHAT his job is.  lol  I don't think I ever heard of the New leave it to beaver.  Not sure I would like it.  But that Girl Meets World is pretty good and it is a spin off of Boy Meets World and is about Cory as an adult and all his friends and their kids.

Btw, I did not think Mary Ellen Rogers was ever Eddie's girlfriend.  Only in Eddie's mind.  Didn't Wally date her some too?  Or at least like her?

[cadence4u]

Sequel series (1984–1989)
Its reception led to a new first-run, made-for-cable series, The New Leave It to Beaver (1984–1989), with Beaver and Lumpy Rutherford running Ward's old firm (where Lumpy's pompous, demanding father – played by Richard Deacon in the original series before his death in 1984 – had been the senior partner), Wally, who married his high school girlfriend Mary Ellen Rogers, as a practicing attorney and expectant father, and June having sold the old house to Beaver himself but living with him as a doting grandmother to Beaver's two young sons. Eddie Haskell runs his own contracting business and has two sons; eldest son Freddie (played by Ken Osmond's real-life son, Eric Osmond), who was every inch his father's son – right down to the dual-personality, and a younger son, Eddie, Jr., aka "Bomber" (played by Osmond's younger real-life son, Christian Osmond), who was often away at military school, but would periodically come home to visit.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leave_It_to_Beaver

It still does not say WHAT his job is.  lol  I don't think I ever heard of the New leave it to beaver.  Not sure I would like it.  But that Girl Meets World is pretty good and it is a spin off of Boy Meets World and is about Cory as an adult and all his friends and their kids.

Btw, I did not think Mary Ellen Rogers was ever Eddie's girlfriend.  Only in Eddie's mind.  Didn't Wally date her some too?  Or at least like her?

Practicing Attorney

[UGetPaid]

Wally, who married his high school girlfriend Mary Ellen Rogers...

Btw, I did not think Mary Ellen Rogers was ever Eddie's girlfriend.  Only in Eddie's mind.  Didn't Wally date her some too?  Or at least like her?

I think that's what the article said - that Mary Ellen was Wally's girlfriend.

[countrygirl12]

Wally, who married his high school girlfriend Mary Ellen Rogers...

Btw, I did not think Mary Ellen Rogers was ever Eddie's girlfriend.  Only in Eddie's mind.  Didn't Wally date her some too?  Or at least like her?

I think that's what the article said - that Mary Ellen was Wally's girlfriend.

I was thinking Wally dated her a few times.  She would not give Eddie the sleeze the time of day. haha  I did not remember Wally ever having a girlfriend. I watch it every day.  OR listen to it in the background.

[debidoo]

LOL you are right - when we used to watch that show all the time but it never occurred to me what kind of "office" he went to but then we were from a blue collar family.

[teresa3200]

I watched that when I was young, but haven't seen it in years.