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Jeebo

(2,343 posts) Thu May 5, 2016, 11:01 AM May 2016

Why do Wally and the Beaver have to share a bedroom? [View all]

In the opening-credits sequence on "Leave It To Beaver" there is a shot of the Cleaver house from the front. That is a BIG house with only four people living in it. There must be at least four or five bedrooms in that house. So, I always wonder, WHY do Wally and the Beaver have to share a bedroom? I would've been really pissed about not having my own room. -- Ron

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Why do Wally and the Beaver have to share a bedroom? [View all] Jeebo May 2016 OP

Because the producers of the show didn't want to create another set? malthaussen May 2016 #1

Sharing a room allows for a lot of dialogue,especially sarcastic Eddie Haskell remarks to "the Beav" virtualobserver May 2016 #2

Boys of that era shared a bedroom The Second Stone May 2016 #3

Indeed Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2016 #17

Because houses in the late 1950s and early 1960s were absurdly small by today's standards Recursion May 2016 #4

I live in one now. n/t Iris May 2016 #19

I couldn't have said it better myself. nt raccoon May 2016 #23

I lived in one about 5 years ago. Miles Archer May 2016 #27

Well, Ward had to have his "study" hamsterjill May 2016 #5

It's most every teenage boy's dream Kaleva May 2016 #6

There were hundreds of scenes of Wally and Beaver talking in their room lunatica May 2016 #7

Why does June Cleaver say this to Ward? hibbing May 2016 #8

The first case of sex abuse ever shown on television! lastlib May 2016 #16

Same reason the six Brady kids had to share one bathroom. DawgHouse May 2016 #9

The Bradys had three kids per bedroom. Until Greg turned 'hippie' and moved to the attic. Special Prosciuto May 2016 #12

Well, let's see now jmowreader May 2016 #10

I remember Ward's den being on the 1st floor, off the main entrance. Gidney N Cloyd May 2016 #18

They had their own bathroom upstairs. murielm99 May 2016 #11

"Leave It To Beaver" broke new ground by showing a toilet on screen. Coventina May 2016 #13

Now and then I watch reruns on Antenna TV. murielm99 May 2016 #14

Ward! Ward! Those noises are coming from the boys' room again! KamaAina May 2016 #15

Because June wanted a nice guest room. n/t Iris May 2016 #20

Ward and June had separate bedrooms. Also, June needed a room for her vast collection... greendog May 2016 #21

Back in those difficult times, MOST kids had a share a bedroom with one or more sibs. raccoon May 2016 #22

Spare room was for when Eddie Haskel stayed over. kairos12 May 2016 #24

A similar question can be asked of the Brady house. Orrex May 2016 #25

They never showed Wards man cave liberal N proud May 2016 #26