Whatever Happened to Ken Osmond - Eddie Haskell from TV's Leave It To Beaver

[@jdsundstrom]

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[@teetarquin7012]

Rest in peace, Ken. You were an icon to an entire generation. Gone too soon.

[@robinj.9329]

My wife and I still enjoy that show! The 1950's were really the Golden Age of television. So much of todays TV is just pure trash! R rated or worse! It's refreshing to just sit back and enjoy "Leave it to Beaver"!

[@kaladwarakanath5503]

Robin, you took the words right out of my mouth!

[@rickcrawford4981]

Right on Robin !

[@Flibbybibby]

Robin Jacobs Lawrence Welk thanks you.

[@freeguy77]

Of all the shows from the late 1950s and early 1960s, the only one I purchased the DVDs on is "Leave It To Beaver." Just in case MeTV (M-F 7a and 7:30a CT) removes LITB from its lineup, I can still see them on DVD anytime. No other show focusing on child actors was as good in capturing the youthful and innocent days of exploring the world and growing up as LITB.

[@tommysanfilippo3165]

What’s about when mrs cleaver said “Ward, weren’t you a little hard on the beaver last night”? That was pretty R rated.

[@hilohaianmolinere7168]

I am happy to hear how he turned out glad he survived being wounded in the line of duty. Heck of a stand up guy.

[@ralphedds1]

The best, hey I always knew their was something good in him lol.

[@printer5518]

Thank you for showcasing Ken Osmond, AKA Eddie Haskell. I was a big fan of the show, and it’s very refreshing to see a child actor that didn’t turn to drugs and alcohol, and actually became a real hero. Someone that is an inspiration.

[@jdsundstrom]

Ken is quite the inspiration!

[@dbcooper4171]

RIP Ken... We all have had an Eddy Haskell in our life, thank you for making me laugh.

[@penelopejeanrogers1723]

Of Course it wouldn't be the same without GOOD Ol' Eddie!

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Thank you Dave I've enjoyed all your videos. Glad to hear "Eddie" served his Country and the City of L.A. Again thanks for the memories.

[@jdsundstrom]

You're welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed the video, RGPB!

[@nancyjackson3377]

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[@nancyjackson3377]

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[@superjohnnicholson]

I believe it was Tony Dow who complimented Ken Osmond by saying he was probably the best actor of all the child actors on the show. He further clarified his statement by saying that Osmond was definitely playing against type. In other words, Ken Osmond was NO Eddie Haskell.

[@jdsundstrom]

Great comment, John. And...I am not surprised in the least to hear that Ken was playing against type.

[@freeguy77]

I also read about Tony saying Ken was the best actor of all the ones on the show. No doubt the Eddie character is one of the most famous of all the characters on television from the 1950s and 1960s, because he stood out against the sweet, ordinary goody-goody types that predominated on television with child actors and actresses.

[@Doris1888]

I Jerry Mathers said it also. Considered Ken Osmond one of the best comedians ever.

[@bobbynear]

Leave It To Beaver was a great classic sitcom, and the entire cast was wonderful. I enjoyed the character of Eddie Haskell because he made me laugh, and to this day I've known at least a dozen people like him. Ken Osmond was great in that role.

[@olskool3967]

I always loved June, in fact I met a girl named June in 75 and married her in 1981 and she is still with me, and sometimes she wears pearls and high heals just for me :) :) :) :)

[@jdsundstrom]

Your June sounds like a wonderful lady! What is that? 38 years? Holy cow! Congrats to both of you. 🙂

[@kaladwarakanath5503]

Does she, while cooking too? 😜😛

[@biancahotca3244]

81' wow! Took a long time until you married her : ))

[@Mark-yb1sp]

OLSKOOL You are a blessed man.

[@sheilamccullough2616]

🌝🌝🌝🌝

[@guymerritt4860]

Quite a guy.....obviously not obsessed with stardom and fame. That's pretty rare among the Hollywood crowd.

[@BelievingRebel]

That’s a lovely tribute you’ve written, Mr. Sundstrom. (Said in Eddie Haskell’s voice 😉)

[@sandrasanders706]

Mrs. Cleaver:"Ok, Eddie, what is it?" She was always on to his garbage...lol

[@brianjanson3498]

lol

[@janfromnycsavesmoney8723]

Hahahahah

[@wlljohnbey1798]

Eddie used to crack me up... One of the highlights of a great show!

[@jdsundstrom]

Eddie was one of the reasons the show was so darn special!

[@lawrencesumblin3325]

Agree.

[@rickcrawford4981]

Leave it to Beaver - on my Mount Rushmore of favorite comedys ! 1 - The Honeymooners - 2 Amos and Andy - 3 Leave it to Beaver - 4 - Andy Griffith . I love Lucy has to be on here . I think these were the Best and funniest comedys. Of course I do have other favorites too .

[@glennbarrett7234]

Leave it to beaver, what wholesome show. My heart longs for those days growing up Eddie, Wally and Beaver I got to shake hands with Beaver, when was out here in the Seattle area a while ago

[@rickcrawford4981]

@@glennbarrett7234 your heart yearns for me those days ) I couldn't have said it better myself )

[@peterpiperman9542]

E: that's a very nice dress you're wearing today mrs. Cleaver. J: why thank you Eddie

[@louisedwards6681]

He was a smooth operator 😷🛌🔪🥑

[@Heavenzvoice]

Peter Piperman Lol.... yep, whenever he was up to no good that was his favorite compliment.

[@glennweaver3014]

Another good one Dave. Ken Osmond was really the opposite of Eddie Haskell according to Jerry Mathers in an interview. He was nice and polite to the younger cast members and would buy them ice cream and help them out on the set and off. All the "beat it squirt" and "Wally tell your creepy brother to get lost" and the conniving deviousness that had a wary June and Ward keeping a watchful eye on him, was a whole different persona. Ken played Eddie very convincingly. One of my top five all time favorite shows. Also glad to hear of his service to his country and the LAPD.

[@jdsundstrom]

Great comments, Glenn! Thanks for posting!

[@mikes6281]

Eddie was great character for his time, all time great.

[@jdsundstrom]

Totally agree, Mikes 62!

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

Great job on the reflection of Ken Osmond. I really loved his acting and all of the actors actually in that wonderful show! Thanks for your great videos Dave!

[@sexymama1966]

Eddie Haskell was definitely a smooth one! Mrs. Cleaver was hip to Eddie's schmoozing.

[@jdsundstrom]

Yep, it was near impossible to pull the wool over June Cleaver's eyes!

[@rkelsey3341]

Plus, she spoke Jive.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

To Mr. and Mrs. Cleaver, Eddie referred to Beaver as "young Theodore." To Beaver in private, "Little Jerk."

[@JudgeJulieLit]

@@rkelsey3341 Not until that Airplane movie.

[@janetyovonnestuckey2282]

😅😅😅

[@NHRACorvette]

Good stuff on this clip ... RIP Eddie

[@tncorgi92]

Eddie reminds me of a friend I had in high school. You never knew if he was being sincere or was just trying to butter you up.

[@jdsundstrom]

Until proven differently, I would always opt for sincere with those folks. 🙂

[@karenwomble2640]

I am 66yrs old,and a die-hard Leave it to Beaver fan forever.

[@starfisher87]

Me too, I think one of the best if not the best show evet

[@adammoore7059]

That's wonderful and your 66 year old butt stinks

[@rosebudd6317]

I'm not there yet but a Fan and still watch it on MeTv 😇😇😇👍👍👍

[@mattandrews6697]

Growing up back in that era was a treat! TV was a great form of entertainment! Shows had substance and a strong powerful message back then!

[@Jennifer2791]

When I was in my 20s I would come home from work and eat dinner while watching these reruns. The Eddie character was very entertaining to say the least, he played it very well! Hats off to him for his service!

[@jdsundstrom]

Totally agree, JJ Grif! Kudos to Mr. Osmond for his service!

[@captainamerica6525]

Eddie Haskell...a name that is known and understood even to this day. Great show!

[@rwilliams101]

Very impressive. Way to go Ken. Thank you for serving your community!

[@1533ramsay]

Oh, to have moms look like June again. Here's to all the stay at home moms who put family first...👊🇺🇸

[@janetyovonnestuckey2282]

SO TRUE!!!!!

[@charleswhite5730]

My wife is about as close to June with all her loving. Ways . o what a blessing..we wouldn't be a family with out my wife. To all reading this please pray for my wife.

[@TnseWlms]

In one episode, June says to Wally, "You know, there are some women who are doctors and lawyers?"

[@lawrencesumblin3325]

That was back then. And heres to All moms who bust their butts to keep their families fed. cooked, cleaned, washed a load of clothes AFTER a long day at the job. A working mom was no less a dedicated mother than those who were fortunate enough to choose. Get over yourselves.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Right after feminine fashion.

[@Blue2crows]

What a great American hero. Thank you for your service.

[@melodyluvsherhobbies9454]

I always thought Eddie was complementing June to try and get on her good side. But she saw right through him. Lol

[@jdsundstrom]

Yep, that June Cleaver was a pretty smart cookie!

[@louisedwards6681]

She rolls her eyes

[@rickcrawford4981]

Your right Melody - to get on her good side ) not because he had a crush on her !

[@JudgeJulieLit]

* complimenting. But too her true and his wiseguy characters comedically complemented each other.

[@russellpottenger8584]

What an incredible character actor. Great memories of the show

[@jkoeberlein1]

My best friends mom used to call me Eddie Haskel. It wasn't until highschool that I horrified.

[@ronaldschild157]

I remember when the story broke LAPD officer Ken Osmond was shot in the line of duty. I couldn't recall the exact year, but it was in the early 1980's (You clarified that, Dave, with it being the fall of 1980). At the time, the black-&-white newsprint picture showed Ken in his police service uniform without a helmet or hat. He pretty much still looked like "Eddie Haskell" in that photo - except with a requisite cop mustache. Fortunately, he was not seriously wounded but did, indeed, take gun fire. I was unaware he served in the U.S. Army reserve, but did know he has been active for years with supporting veterans. That last bit about Ken's visit to a group of incarcerated men is a pleasant surprise. What a guy! A former child actor, and former law enforcement officer giving his time to help out some of the people he could have at one time put in that place. I will have to read his books for sure! Thanks again for doing what you do here on KZbin.

[@jdsundstrom]

Great comments, Ronald! And...you're welcome!

[@chadbaxter5578]

So cool! This gave me goosebumps. So awesome he is still doing great things. Also sad, the aging of the characters and unfortunately the loss of some characters makes you realize how short our time is and do enjoy everyday to the most!!! Thanks for posting. This was great. Honestly. Keep doing what you’re doing. We all enjoy it.

[@jdsundstrom]

Thanks for the kind words and encouragement, Chad. It really means a lot!

[@TheTeufelhunden68]

On the other hand, if our time wasn't so fleeting, would we really appreciate what we have. It's too early on a holiday for such musings. Happy 4th.

[@joegongora2200]

Eddie was the kind guy that was up something thing if the time was right or opportunity presented itself. When he would compliment Mrs Cleaver , everyone know it was a put-on. He didn't sound sincere when he would said it. But there were times that Eddie was cool & didn't rat out his friends. When on a certain evening Beaver messed-up Wally's jacket. 1st he had put fish later he spilled ink or paint. Beaver told Eddie what he did he did & when it was time to go to the party. Eddie convinced Wally to take another kind of jacket. He didn't rat Beaver out & Beaver no doubt was probably crapping in his pants. Eddie might've been a creep at times but he was the kind guy that had your back. That's great if his marriage lasted 50 Yrs, because nowadays most marriages end-up in divorce. The image of Eddie Haskell will always live on.

[@jdsundstrom]

Great comments, Joe!

[@robertdean6222]

Eddie had a crush on Mrs Cleaver, do ya blame him ???? She was a hottie lucky Mr. Cleaver

[@73challenger5031]

I always loved how the writers/creators of the show would always have Wally tell Eddie to "cut it out, Eddie!"

[@TheTeufelhunden68]

I was visiting my grandparents in Pittsburg years ago. It must have been in the seventies, as I was in single digits. I was up before everybody else, so I trundled down stairs and switched on the massive cabinet television. An old BW TV show came on, and within a few minutes, I was hooked. I don't remember the episode, but I remember Miss Landers. So not only was I hooked on the show, but I was in love as well. I am still a huge fan to this day. This was and is a very important piece of my childhood.

[@jdsundstrom]

Great comments, Roi! Thank you so much for sharing your memories!

[@craneoperator4]

Eddie Haskell made the show funny as well

[@hermannealjr1741]

It's a terrible thing to be typecast when you're trying to find work to make a living :-)

[@jdsundstrom]

True fact. That said, Ken has often said that Eddie Haskell was the best thing that ever happened to him and, if you look back at his life, you can see that he has truly made lemonade out of those lemons. 🙂

[@kenanacampora]

"Good morning Mrs Cleaver. Is Wallace available"? Love all of them. Hugh Beaumont was so great. Dont get hollered at.

[@kevindondrea144]

I always use his line, "Hello Mrs Cleaver" when I'm talking to my friends mothers on Facebook :)

[@getoffmylawn8986]

"Might I say that's a lovely ensemble, Mrs.Cleaver."

[@TheSickNeeds]

Imagine getting busted by Eddie Haskel and then rapping about it!

[@peterj5656]

R.I.P. "Eddie Haskell" May 18, 2020

[@digitaldeath1876]

Rip my heart truly aches🥺 They may come as good as Ken, but they don't come any better

[@HotOneRecordz]

My son has friends now who I call Eddie Haskel... Sneaky and 2 faced. Actually Eddie was a very good kid compared to the sneaks today. Lol

[@jdsundstrom]

If you think about it...was Eddie really all that bad? 🙂

[@louisedwards6681]

Really Man I know what you mean!

[@taotaostrong]

Thanks for this! And yes! Eddie definitely had a little crush on June. 😍🥰

[@jdsundstrom]

You're most welcome, TAO TAO! And...thank you for confirming my suspicion. 🙂

[@taotaostrong]

Thanks so much for your channel! You always generate positive feelings for your viewers, and I always end up smiling after watching. Thank you for your high quality, and good natured work! ♥️

[@TheTeufelhunden68]

Wow! Thanks. I never saw it that way. I always thought he was just a little apple polisher.

[@chrisk8187]

Dave, Absolutely not. Besides that was not the way his character was witten.

[@TheTeufelhunden68]

@@chrisk8187 I am not sure. I am thinking he may have a crush on her. Even by today's standards, she was hot!

[@theastewart6721]

Gotta love Eddie Haskell! Right squirt?? Lol. Just kidding around! Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@jdsundstrom]

You're very welcome, Thea!

[@mrtjohnson1963]

@@jdsundstrom Just had to love Eddie's laugh !!

[@elizabethbeatty8983]

When I was in high school (class of 1965) I had a boyfriend I was MADLY "in love" with whom my mom nicknamed Eddie Haskell & was she ever right! He was sooo charming & complimentary to my parents (who, btw, were not unlike Ward & June) but he was a baaad boy (for those days, anyway). Hence my TOTAL love & devotion. Wonder what ever happened to him ?!?! 😕

[@perrydowd9285]

As a little kid, Eddie Haskell represented everything intimidating about the big kids.😂🤣

[@camwilliams2827]

Im surprised they didn't try to spin Eddie off on his own series

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

Well, that's kind of what Still the Beaver became as the seasons went by. Eddie was the focal point of most episodes.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

@@Bigbadwhitecracker Subtitlable "Still the Hipster."

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

Kid in the neighborhood back in the '70s named Ennis - (I mention the last name only because, somehow, it always seemed so Haskell-like) - who would come over to play, but not before flattering my mother first. He would proceed to go crazy with my toys and break them. I don't think he meant to do any harm; he just had no filter on his actions once he started playing. He'd always rush out of the house before there could be any consequences for his actions. My mom always called him "Eddie Haskell."

[@jdsundstrom]

Yah, he does sound like a real "Eddie Haskell"! Thanks for sharing your memories of that scaliwag, Kevin!

[@ronaldschild157]

Today that kid would likely be diagnosed as O.C.D. and/or A.D.H.D. and loaded up with Adderall.

[@elizabethbeatty8983]

@@ronaldschild157 sad but true

[@dashoverton1963]

One of my favorite characters on Leave It To Beaver. He added an invaluable element to the show’s lighthearted comedy.

[@leonardcovarrubias5120]

Had the honor of meeting this man at a donut shop during his work for the LAPD got an autograph nice guy Glendale Winchell's......

[@kaycox5555]

Sounds like he is one terrific guy! Loved the show, each and every episode. Miss 'em.

[@tommyvette969]

Eddie was to me a light that shined bright for the SUCCESS of this program FUNNY funny guy.

[@rickywilliams7961]

Rest in Eternal Peace Ken Osmond.

[@ole812ellie]

He passed, poor, poor guy, victim of the modern age

[@justvisitingthisplanet725]

Oh, the places your channel takes me! Thank you!! 😊

[@jdsundstrom]

You're most welcome, JVTP!

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

C'mon people. June Cleaver was so hot. The majority of these early TV Moms were and by no accident..LOL! So happy to hear Ken didn't fall into the same situation that befell Stanley Fafara.

[@liner011f7]

Eddie was the show's best character.

[@frostroxie2740]

June was always complaining that Ward was hard on the Beaver some nights!!!😳

[@georgepenton808]

Even by 1958 that was an old joke.

[@frostroxie2740]

Only if you’re in your 70’s or 80’s.... but to a 12 year old today it’s f.a.s.....

[@fayeking75]

He was in the Army reserves? Wow instead of playing a hero....he was a hero.

[@timepoet77]

He became even more of a superhero when he joined the LAPD as a patrol officer. Getting shot at five times and surviving to enforce the law is no small feat.

[@thevoiceofthelordpastorkei7165]

Eddie Hasklell was the ONLY KID that acted like what we were really like back than other than whiteie and gilbert, Not walley or beaver! Lol Ken's performance on leave it to beaver was how 99% of us REALLY were and acted like back in the good old days!! Thanks Ken and thanks Dave for the video!👍 And just F.Y.I. Hugh Beaumont died too early and was a true Christian! Just saying! lol

[@cynthiaamitrano8915]

I think Ken Osmond has been the most followed cast member of Leave it to Beaver. I've seen shows and read many articles about him over the years even while he was still active in law enforcement. You loved to hate him as Eddie Haskell. I thought he was great and, yes, he was crushing on June Clever.

[@bradsmack1]

For whatever you (and everyone else here) thought of Ken's portrayal of Eddie, and of course, it was amazing, funny, and altogether original and landmark, there is no Eddie and all that he was without the writers putting words on a page and in his mouth! Of course, Ken had to breathe life into those words, and I'm willing to bet much of what was caught on screen was Ken's magnificent timing, sensibility, acting ability, and instincts, but mad props to the show's many writers!

[@cynthiaamitrano8915]

Of course, that goes without saying and should be understood. Do you think I'm an idiot?

[@bradsmack1]

@@cynthiaamitrano8915 I didn't until now. Your hostility is a little misplaced and hardly warranted. As much as you may think what I said should "go without saying," not a soul HAS said it, and as much as you assert that it "should be understood," it hardly seems like it has been, by you or anybody. Hence my comment.

[@rickcrawford4981]

Hey " how bout a shout out to Lumpy " he was pretty good too ! You know who I really loved together ? Beave and Larry mondalla ( can't spell ) Some of the funniest shows !

[@josephdodd5770]

Eddie Haskell have to be one of the greatest TV characters of all time

[@TheLenaweeTrekker]

I think Eddie had a crush on Beaver's mom. Who wouldn't, she's beautiful.

[@ctsfiddler]

i'm 67 and still watch the show all the time, Eddy makes the show.

[@jdsundstrom]

Thank heavens for MeTV!

[@benlee913]

I used to watch that show but can't today to wishy-washy I still check out combat Andy Griffith Show Gunsmoke movies like that

[@minivegana6516]

I love Eddie, BUT ofcourse Beaver is my #1!!!👍❤

[@maryannedelaney]

Another documentary well done. Thanks!

[@jdsundstrom]

Thanks Blackwood 5225!

[@douglasmontgomery2063]

What is with this bizarre phenomenon of people starting rumors that rock stars are former child actors? Alice Cooper was Eddie Haskell, Madonna was Cindy Brady, Slash was Eddie Munster, Marilyn Manson was the nerd from The Wonder Years, Janet Jackson was Penny from Good Times? Okay, that last one is actually true, but you get what I mean...

[@jdsundstrom]

I've got to say...I loved all of those rumors when I first heard them. Especially the Marilyn Manson one. That said, I think deep down, I knew that none of them were true.

[@wesleyhackney]

He was my all time favorite Beaver character! He grew up to be a great guy

[@lipstickprincess1]

YES!!! I used the term Eddie Haskell to describe someone just the other day😂😂😂 I loved that guy❣️❣️

[@flashgordon3715]

Dave, you sound just like Eddie.

[@jdsundstrom]

Oh dear!

[@justinamarina3774]

I didn't watch the show but he seems like a good guy, really.

[@jdsundstrom]

Yep. He is a really good guy.

[@chipcramer9031]

Great job. Thank you.

[@jdsundstrom]

You're welcome, Chip!

[@thomasfield2903]

No one mentioned Hugh Boumont even though he is dead he was still part of the show

[@bobfreeburg4706]

Mr. Beaumont was a fine actor, and a true GENTLEMAN. R.I.P.

[@bernicejustice5235]

I love leave it to Beaver, my favorite episode is when Beaver, got a haircut but there's other episodes where Eddie Haskell just bugged Beaver so much and just tried to get his 🐐 and try to egg him on😍😂🤗

[@BETTERWORLDSGT]

I liked the one where left home and tried to make it in his own apartment. He really didn't like it though and went back home.

[@ralphedds1]

I still watch it to this day, MeTv. 8 to 9 in the morning.

[@stevend.bennett427]

I still have the newspaper clipping when he got shot and was recuperating as an LAPD officer.

[@davidbarry8035]

As a child growing up in the 60's i was often compared to Eddy Haskell and would feel insulted and complemented at the same time.

[@jdsundstrom]

I totally get that! I would feel exactly the same way!

[@elizabethbeatty8983]

R u my old boyfriend Ron? 😂

[@marccanales2630]

Future vids: what ever happened to Whitey, what ever happened to Gilbert

[@JW...-oj5iw]

It's pretty subtle, but Ken's eyes show a kind happiness, or happy kindness in the majority of the photos of him, even in the few in which he isn't smiling. I had heard of him taking up the badge, but not about his taking bullets. Glad he survived. Hope the shooter didn't. Anyway, thanks for another dose of the good stuff. Even though I watched quite a bit of Leave It To Beaver, my strongest memory of Barbara is "I speak jive".

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

Knock yourself a pro, slick!

[@DragoBalboa]

"Airplane"....a hilarious movie, indeed. :-) !!!

[@alann5003]

Just hang loose blood, she gonna catch up on the rebound wit the medicine.

[@lucky43113]

Im surprised you never mentioned why June wore pearls. She wanted to hide a scar on her neck

[@jdsundstrom]

Yah. She called it her "hollow".

[@DrQuizzler]

I'm totally voting "crush"!! I'm glad YOU said it!! The eye contact and body language in those scenes where he compliments Mrs. Cleaver on her outfit or her hair tell the story. I've never heard Ken Osmond say it in so many words, but it's almost palpable how sincere the wiseguy flatterer seemed to become in those moments. btw, he should get extra kudos for essentially playing two parts as the same character.

[@jdsundstrom]

Great comments, DrQuizzler!

[@teej783]

I've known so many Eddie Haskell types in the military.

[@carolynnunes3922]

Thank you for sharing these stories!

[@jdsundstrom]

You are most welcome, Carolyn!

[@amerlibmov]

Great Character. I think most young boys have a little Eddie in them.

[@noemihooks4723]

Lol I loved Eddie he remind me of that one friend we all had, brother or even the little bit of Eddie Haskell that's in all of us. =D

[@jdsundstrom]

Totally agree, Noemi! We all, from time to time, can be just a little bit like Eddie. 🙂

[@gdoumerc1984]

Eddie Haskell was my first introduction to the fast talking, wise cracking, think on your feet teenager. Such a natural talent.

[@rustyalcorta3643]

I thought he was handome...

[@oldramrod6317]

Ken Osmond: June 7th, 1943 - May 18th, 2020. Rest in peace, Eddie.

[@eljay345]

Thanks Dave!

[@jdsundstrom]

You're welcome, Lisa!

[@Dougout92]

Dave, Great update about Ken. Thank you. I worked with Ken on the LAPD DUI watch. I was there immediately after he was shot (twice in the vest and one shot into his belt buckle). Ken is a great guy who should have been picked-up in other movies. Ken, in my humble opinion was the star of the show- He was the early days "fonz.' Hollywood's loss was LAPD's gain. The shooting affected him deeply as he did retire after 18 years. Top Cops did a great story about the night of his shooting: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eabKmqp_Yq2giZo His wife Sandy is a wonderful person who is taking care of Ken, as he has certain health issues. Side note: When I was about 10-12 years old (approximately 1950), my Dad knew Norm Mathers, Jerry's Dad. We went bowling at Canoga Park Bowling alley one night. I remember Jerry was painfully quiet. Many years later I worked with Ken. A guy with great personality and humor. He was a great guy!

[@jdsundstrom]

Wow! Thanks for sharing, Doug! If you ever want to do a video with me and relate those stories via Zoom, I would be honored.

[@rosecopard7082]

I loved Eddie, they were all wonderful, but Eddie was good fun.

[@mikesecondo2254]

Yeah....we had one of those in our neighborhood back in the day!!!

[@jdsundstrom]

I think we all did, Mike!

[@mattfarahsmillionmilelexus]

Was he a motor cop? I'd have loved to get pulled over by him, I'd have framed the ticket!

[@garyklafta3411]

haskell got the business from his fellow officers.

[@jdsundstrom]

He sure did! But how can you blame them? He was such a goof!

[@DragoBalboa]

Ha, ha....well put, G.K. I got that!! And if he talked back to them, they probably told him to, "Pipe down, Eddie"!!! :-) !!!

[@debrawilliams7983]

Eddie was nice in a sneaky way! Loveable though

[@jacquestedcooper]

Love your videos. I think Leave it to Beaver was a very well written show and I still enjoy it today. The actors and writers from that show should be very proud of what they accomplished.

[@jdsundstrom]

Totally agree, jacquestedcooper! And...I'm glad that you are enjoying my videos. 🙂

[@rickcrawford4981]

Leaver it to Beaver was a well written show - glad you could see a hat ! I once read a review about - leave it to Beaver some years ago - and it said that it was one of the most beautiful written shows - showing life from a child's point of view ) And he was Right !

[@rickcrawford4981]

Ment to say .... you could see That !

[@jillibeens57]

Eddie was the spice that the show needed! :))

[@bluehelech]

I read Ken’s book a few years ago. An inspiring read and one I would recommend to any L. I. T. B. fans. Thanks for another winner Dave!

[@jdsundstrom]

I've heard it's good. I've added to it to my queue at our local library. Hopefully, I get my hands on a copy soon!

[@captainfart231]

RIP Ken Osmond🙏🏻 Died today at 76

[@robbiemayes8252]

I put you right up there with Fred Flix.enjoy what you do ,your voice is so happy.

[@jdsundstrom]

Wow! Up there with Fred Flix? That's quite an honor. I love that channel as well! 🙂

[@ohmeowzer1]

He's amazing and a American hero