Leta Powell Drake Interview with Jerry Mathers and Tony Dow

[@larkpraise]

These two WERE brothers. Both are humble guys. I can see Tony’s class and gentle Kindness. He will be missed forever!

[@kurtb8474]

I guess Tony dealt with depression most of his life. Many years ago, I watched a special about the emotional problems of child actors who starred in those classic shows and Tony was among them.

[@pathough2100]

Yes Justess!

[@mandeljay]

“That was!” - Anne G.

[@cherixbiggs5819]

@@kurtb8474 Tony Dow made the show and he was playing himself. RIP one year ago yesterday. He and Jerry were like brothers in adulthood.

[@InTheServiceOfTheQueen]

Leave it to Beaver was the best show ever written. We still watch every night especially comforting during these times when there's seemingly nothing sacred, no family values in our society. Thank God for this show, the quality, the morals and family traditional values!

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Lol and this show is about The Beev getting divorced and custody...family values

[@kathypichey4306]

@@lastnamefirst4035 I t shows how to cope and how to raise children the right way with love, care,.values, and respect for others! So it's a wonderful show! GODBLESS YOU!

[@bigguccitrent603]

Rip Tony Dow. 24 years old and watch metv everyday. My dad loved this show . Wish I would’ve gotten into old shows like this when I was younger before he passed

[@Blake4625kHz]

I heard that 👊 I watch these shows with mines before bed when I force them off their devices 🤣 I realize it’s all scripted. But scripted well- it was. The shows are a glimpse into a past America where by in large and generally speaking, people were not so polarized , divided, and over emotionally charged on every effing issue under the sun 🤣 Back when the threats to the American dream were more from without than from within. Yeah maybe I’m being nostalgic, but sometimes when no one can see I weep to myself at what mines have inherited. I’m hoping I can train them up before the world do. Sorry 4 long comment I had a s**t load of coffee this morning 🤣

[@bigguccitrent603]

@@Blake4625kHz that’s facts bro. Shame what this world coming to

[@JadedAnon]

I loved the leave it to beaver show. Such a part of my life as a child. RIP Tony Dow. 😢

[@tw750]

I'm 61yrs old and still watch this show on METV. It brings back memories of some of the happiest and care-free times of my life. I always appreciated how "Leave It To Beaver" presented some very real life issues, such as Andy, the handyman, and his problem with alcohol, Beaver's friend that was put in the middle of his parents divorce, when Beaver's friend Richard gave the Police Beaver's name after breaking windows, etc. I felt the Producers were great at how well they presented these issues on a TV Comedy of that time period. It will ALWAYS be one of my favorite shows.

[@mdesapio]

Actually "Leave It to Beaver" was not syrupy at all. The humor was incredibly sharp and there was often subtle satire or social commentary present. The writing, performances, and production values were all top notch. "Leave It to Beaver" was easily the best family situation comedy of that era.

[@ronmccombs9133]

Well said,for many it was an escape to how we wished our families would have been.

[@plantsoverpills1643]

I do agree….as far as comedies go, it’s the only one where I can actually laugh during each and every episode. I especially laughed hard when Ward brought home the pickles and when he offered Beaver some, Beaver took a whiff and said….”what happened in there?” Honestly that kid can make me laugh. And I loved the little mannerism Wally had of rubbing his nose whenever he was in an awkward/uncomfortable situation…..Priceless!

[@blueskye6372]

@Michael. I agree. 👌🙂

[@nchevrea]

Agreed! Great humor!

[@kennethbumgardner4615]

I met Tony Dowel who was working at. Six. Gun Territory in Silver springs FL in. 196ss

[@roccosagaresesr1509]

I'm 65 years old and I still watch them today on all the reruns they were great and it brings back memories of a time in life where people were more family oriented and we didn't have much but enjoy life very much so and that's what the show does for me great memories thank you. Rocco senior

[@CharlesAnsman]

make America great again

[@marilynnjacobsen1077]

This show made me feel this was what a family should be like and it was just a funny great show.

[@tressabaker6514]

I'm 64 and still watch all the old re-runs! Most of the new shows are garbage!

[@brucejensen4490]

@@tressabaker6514 Agreed. I cannot relate to today's shows. Having my own DVD Collection on old shows has been my choice since 2005.

[@tressabaker6514]

@@brucejensen4490 I hear that! Agreed 100%!

[@really1669]

I NEVER MISS MY LEAVE IT TO BEAVER""" IM 58 and still watch them....❤

[@jeffrey9055]

I'm 62, and I watch the Beav every chance I get.

[@Bill032559]

@@jeffrey9055 And the same goes for me at age 60. We've got quite a big club out there, I'm sure!

[@donnajolivet6026]

I'm 58. I love it.

[@elaineigielski2088]

I watch Leave It To Beaver every days, now watching the whole series over again, I love it , it kind of brings peace to my day along with the chuckles.😂🤗😍

[@blah064]

Loved this show since I first watched it when I was 4 in 1963!!

[@terrythompson8462]

I watch this every morning @ 7:00am, on MeTv

[@SOCORROSILVA-in7px]

I remember seeing every single episode of "Leave it to Beaver" with Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Billingsley, Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers as Ward Cleaver, his wife June, his oldest son Wallace and his youngest son Theodore whose nickname is "Beaver" respectfully when I was much younger and boy did I enjoy watching it very much. Please do give me thumbs up if you enjoyed watching this clip of the interview with Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers very much. ©® May 04, 2021 @ 2:45 am ©®

[@cindy5372]

All around good wholesome show. That's why us older people appreciate this family show. These values are missing in the new sitcoms--never watch them Oldies but goodies, the best 👌 ✨

[@annward4149]

It's still showing....because it's the best show that hit TV in that time. And watching reruns is like seeing it the first time. You just never get tired of Wally and Beaver. Wally you did a great job on the show

[@ricksuton6605]

Best show growing up. Still watch it today.

[@miriamjewett5438]

What a great show. Loved it as a child and love it as an old lady. Lol

[@snake9911]

I always thought that Tony and Jerry did a great job playing brothers on TV. I still think that was a great 1950s TV family show.

[@susannaCdonovan23]

One of the best! Always humorous and entertaining. Boys were so cute!

[@snake9911]

@@susannaCdonovan23 That was a great 1950's TV show. It got cancelled in 1963, the year I was born. I watched reruns of it. I always enjoyed watching it. Wally had no problem with the girls. His friends couldn't keep a girlfriend for any reason. Thanks.

[@rdave7956]

Even tho Tony dow is gone. I believe that keep being brothers up until his death

[@Twinflame_4]

I started watching this show when I was 7 and I’m 30 now. I was I think around the same age Beaver was. RIP Tony Dow

[@victoriaromero3587]

I have all the leave it to beaver cds. I re watch them all the time. They were the best of the best!!!! I want to go back to those days! 🤗🤗🤗LOVE you guys!!!!

[@BrisLS1]

I feel 1000 years old. This interview was 20 years after my favorite show stopped, and now it's been another 40 years. When you grow up watching TV that was before your time, and you get older, then it's even more before your time.

[@doug9066]

I've always loved the Eddie Haskell character, he always cracked me up. This show was before my time as not born until 1967, but I watch every morning at 7am central time on Metv.

[@Dan.50]

NO syrup at all. This show was amazing and still holds up.

[@hoponpop3330]

The show was written through the eyes of a little kid who realistically didn’t grasp everything going on , Tony Dow once mentioned he was essentially an interpreter between the adult and child world. The show becomes more interesting when viewed in that context.

[@ImSPOTon]

Right before Tony Dows passing I had just completed watching the full six seasons. I always loved the show and saw it real time ( I'm OLD 😂) when it came out . But now I found myself really appreciating it even more for its great writing and casting . This was a quality show that has stood the test of time and whos characters have become even more endearing after the passage of time. What great acting fromy these boys ......a true classic. !!!

[@suzanneadamson1306]

Wholesome & everyone treated each other w/ Respect. Even Eddie's mischief was harmless & good natured.

[@Bill032559]

A timeless show in many ways, and at age 60 and after having seen each episode countless times, I still watch my DVDs and Me-TV reruns of it. Wish that the New LITB had been released on DVD too or was being telecast still.

[@nursenancy888]

I'm 64 and watched this show growing up in my Leave it to Beaver home, I record and watch this everyday! Love the old classics gives me a warm feeling inside! 🥰

[@boblafountaine9560]

Syrupy???? What an indirect way of making a condescending remark!! Tony handled it with class. best show on tv. I’m 66 years old and still love it to this day. I wish I hadn’t seen every episode just so i could watch one I hadn’t seen before.

[@gregkaz56]

Robert Lafountaine: There is one that you might have not seen. It"s title was Beavers" fortune. It was a promotion for U.S. savings bonds. I'm pretty sure you can find it on youtube.

[@gailgriffith6243]

Right! LITB is still excellent!

[@minivegana1355]

@@gailgriffith6243 It will be EXCELLENT FOREVER!!!!!!!!!❤

[@cynthiaennis3107]

Robert LaFountaine yeah... I couldn’t believe she made such a condescending remark! And Tony did handle it w/class! Loved that show! I never knew I was watching the reruns back then...I thought it was current...the series had ended before I was born. Great show-always a moral to the story! Loved that!

[@jeffreycoulter4095]

The interviewer needs to find a brain

[@ginastyler320]

Leave it to Beaver! My late husband introduced this to me and since we both watched and love it! A lot of laughter together, one of both of our favorite shows! RIP Tony Dow🙏🏻

[@southernman5839]

I loved the show . It had good values for kids and a lot of life lessons. Simple times but great!

[@pattycake9856]

Everyone use to tease me when I was a kid saying I lived a Leave it to Beaver life. My mother was a domestic diva and my father came home from work and did odd jobs around the house like Ward. My parents rarely disagreed ( at least in front of us ). It definitely was the good life. I watch the show everyday on MeTv. GB

[@suesmith776]

You were blessed!

[@pattycake9856]

Thank you, I know. GB

[@juliasewillfarmer6073]

Everyone I knew growing up lived similar to Leave it to Beaver the including myself. Mom stayed home doing housework, cooking, baking shopping. Dad went to work. We owned two homes and had three horses. Those were wonderful days.

[@mariaroldan4200]

I had a friend growing up, who said that her parents never argued! We, her friends, couldn’t believe it! I guess she wasn’t the only one. We argued, but love always won.

[@elizabethbuecher3222]

Always loved this show and still watch it. Fantastic show in all respects ❤️

[@dorothycastaneda8760]

I love leave it to beaver,some of the episodes are so touching and have life lessons in them.

[@barrygaynor1025]

Great show! Love Tony and Jerry.

[@brucegordon7248]

The interviewer calling the show 'syrupy' was in extremely poor taste. ME TV, and other networks are still carrying the show, and the episodes are still poignant and entertaining to this very day.

[@enriquesanchez2001]

She's an idiot and where is her syrup now? FORGOTTEN.

[@MartinisnOlives]

She was also out of touch. The show reflected the times - syrupy or not.

[@brucegordon7248]

@@MartinisnOlives I totally agree.

[@annetaylor9625]

My husband & I watch a couple episodes every night. It is so refreshing to see the moral character that they showed. It's extremely important for today's family.

[@cherixbiggs5819]

It is spectacularly funny! I play it on Peacock!!!

[@sainttrunks1982]

Miss Landers was the best looking TV Show Teacher Ever. 👩‍🎓🌹 💛

[@tomloft2000]

Helen Crump wasn't bad either.

[@SydneyGreenstreet1227]

Miss Canfield was even prettier.

[@sainttrunks1982]

@@SydneyGreenstreet1227 i disagree

[@digitalwasabi2]

Miss Crabtree from the Little Rascals was a honey bunny too.

[@NelsonVlog66]

Rest in peace, Tony Dow.

[@joejackson73]

I hated to hear of Tony Dows recent passing. He and Jerry Mathers seemed to keep life in perspective and will always be a slice of Americana!

[@Steve.Cutler]

The show has never went off the air, ever since 1957. Not many shows can claim this.

[@ronaldhol9175]

The world has never been perfect , but old shows like Leave It To Beaver take you back to a time when the world was much saner then it is today and to a time when a lot things at least made sense . These days , not much makes sense at all and all we really have now is a lot of nonsense.

[@matrox]

Eddie was hillarious...he made the show LITB a success.

[@debbieleroy8146]

Never thought it was syrupy, very realistic, excellent writers

[@randybock82]

I'm surprised they didn't clobber her for that remark.😄

[@wptodd1290]

Who is this women to call our fav show syrupy !!! How rude and disrespectful !! She needs to resign

[@splender88]

Soon to be 60 years old watching this was normal for me as a child. The show did teach us how to handle some of life's issues but never got too serious. Never had to worry about being offended by anything.

[@evalu3260]

The boys still look good in this video !

[@pauljones2857]

I think parents are having a hard time finding something their kids can watch that is lovable friendly and family-orientated, that's why Leave it to Beaver is still so popular.

[@ptudor63]

Im 66 and still watch the show. Great show. Glad metv is showing it.

[@reinacoffee8557]

I miss them! Learned so much from watching the show.

[@patriciajohnson5251]

I love leave it to Beaver. When we had our cable i use to watch it. I still love to watch it. If i still had cable. I grew up watching it. I am 61 years old good show. Need more mens like Mr. Cleaver good father role.

[@AlsCollectibles]

Awesome! Love the show

[@mariemachado7428]

I love this show I watch it every morning

[@suziecue3027]

Excellent show.i watched every day. And now at 65 still watch it when I find it.

[@ChildrensWorld57]

I always watched them still do good looking guys God Bless You both 🤓

[@hertzair1186]

Syrupy???? The show was wittingly brilliant!

[@harleykingman]

GOOD OLE EDDIE HASKELL !! HE MADE EVERY SHOW HE WAS ON !!!

[@AmericanActionReport]

My cousin often called him Eddie Rascal.

[@cameltoeinspector6015]

LAPD'S Finest

[@elvicare35]

"Hey, Squirt!!!"

[@lindaplace5922]

One show i"ll never forget ..

[@foxonesplash]

There were a lot of lessons to be learned about life from that show. that is what I really like about it and always have. I am about 8 months younger than Jerry Mather and I remember that show very well. My kids have watched it and some of my grand kids as well. I think it was the best show of that type on TV back then and better that the trash sitcoms on TV for the past 20 years or more.

[@bobbydale1938]

Leave It To Beaver Show A True American Gem !! 😍 Thanks for your wonderful life Tony 😘😪

[@genefogarty5395]

Met Jerry and Tony many times over the years, they gave me so many laughs as a kid growing up in the '80s and I cannot tell people just how real these two guys were and are. I brought Jerry to tears when I first met him with stories of my crappy childhood and he was SO happy that he'd been a light in a the dark for me. I still have his home phone number and address, lol.

[@andylaico4154]

Phenomenally talented child actors!!

[@augustinecampbell7337]

Me and my wife still watch episodes every morning. RIP mr Dow and cast members who were passed on

[@garyjackson3894]

I loved the new one

[@RJ42997]

RIP Tony Dow

[@billbrimmer7047]

You can sense the great bond that continued between Jerry and Tony. I liked Tony telling this interviewer to “go back and watch the episodes again,” after she calls the original show “syrupy,”

[@edwardmeradith2419]

WOW! Worlds collide! I’m just seeing the whole series now, as a musician that worked a lot I hadn’t seen it BUT Leta Powell Drake! I played piano on her morning show at KOLN back in about 1980. She was gracious and quick 😘

[@ronaldflint4569]

Growing up in the 60s it was a big part of my life then and it still is today in reruns...

[@imbluz]

I really love , Jerry. Thank you for being you.

[@felixmadison5736]

We need 'Leave it to Beaver' now more than we ever have.

[@Serrafimo_Spang]

Eddie Haskell: "Hello Mrs. Cleaver, Hello Mr. Cleaver" America's Number 1 Suck-Up. Everyone had a friend like him. Unforgettable.

[@SOCORROSILVA-in7px]

This program certainly brings back plenty of fond memories of when I was much younger. There were plenty of lessons to be taught and we did understand them then and nowadays we do apply it whenever it is necessary. Please do paste only positive comments over here. ©® May 04, 2021 @ 2:50 am ©®

[@hs6404]

I love all episodes I have seen of Leave it to Beaver and its modern version as well.

[@hankhighsmith9050]

Calamity Kate, Lincoln Nebraska. I grew up in Detroit watching Leave It To Beaver as most people my age did at the time. I moved to Lincoln in the mid seventies and Leta Powell Drake was a local TV personality. I eventually met her twice, once at Dillard's and once at the grocery store.

[@KBB4eva]

Such a great show with real stories that I could relate to

[@warrior7350]

I am 47 years old and still watch it

[@s.mcdonald2434]

Best show on TV I still watch it to this day and Larry Mondello grinds my gears , other than that I love this show!!

[@joannlehning5517]

RIP Tony Dow. Praying 🙏 for ❤ your family and friends.

[@dorisgray6031]

Love the show

[@robynboone8256]

I loved the show!

[@lynettepalecek3141]

That was hilarious when Eddie showed up and teased Wally and Beaver- especially Beaver. 😅😅

[@lockedin60]

Most of the main characters as adults survived the hype of the show and maintained a more normal life. I do know that some of the secondary actors on the show had some difficulties later in life but I think for the most part they survived being stars in early TV history. It is sad to see someone who was bigger than life when the show was on the air leave us. But Tony's death was no different than my mother dying in June. It is just a part of life and the circle of life.

[@Imagodfollower]

You gotta luv em great show jmo R.I.P wally

[@barbaravogel3915]

Loved it

[@dashriprock3468]

This woman is a horrible interviewer, but Jerry and Tony were very gracious and professional...as they always are.

[@sandybeach123]

Agreed. I notice on You Tube that Tony and Jerry always remain classy and professional whenever they are involved with an interview or a general public encounter.

[@johnmeye]

You said what I was thinking

[@Michelle-pn9xt]

The woman did her job well.

[@chrisk8187]

I agree, not a great interviewer. Loved their show, although some of the predicaments were too painful watch due identifying so strongly with their "discomfort" that I had to literally leave the room.

[@lohst1672]

Dash Riprock she’s terrible

[@jeffzest8393]

My father wore a tie to dinner. No minorities in my elementary or junior high. One black in high school of over 500 students. Most every episode had a lesson. If syrupy, just not dysfunctional to the extent of beatings and swearing, although Wally often talked about “clobbering,” in a light- hearted way. I recall the Beaver getting into a fight.

[@birdlover6842]

I still enjoy the reruns.I find it entertaining, pleasant and a feel good show. It seemed like more of a drama with some comedic elements. I wish we had more tv programs like it out now days.

[@lillybloom1590]

Can you imagine this goofy woman saying to those two that the show was "so syrupy." How sick is that? How rude! She's probably never watched the show!

[@MeanMrTibbs]

Course not, if she be asking if the show was in black and white.

[@gailgriffith6243]

I thought the same thing! The show was and is excellent!

[@greatriffishere]

I'm actually glad she said that because she was being honest, but i think that the show was great!!

[@hemipower3308]

lilly bloom They are taping the interview in a cornfield so she does not have much to say about syrupy.These two are class guys and some people today Don’t know how to relate to guys with manners and respect.

[@bloofan06]

I loved Tony's reply

[@barbarabundy435]

I watch leave it to Beaver on ME TV everyday. I realize, however, that when the show started the first episode, season 1, Beaver was in second grade and seven and Wally was in eighth grade and 13. By the time the show ended Beaver was in 9th grade and Wally was in 12th grade. Beaver was graduating from 8th grade going into 9th grade, while Wally was graduating. So it was 6 years difference in their age in the beginning and by the end, I think there was only 4 years difference. I guess when you've seen a show as much as I have, instead of looking at the content of the show you start looking for other things.

[@j.d.schultzsr.9215]

Along with Sputnik 1, I got the first Leave It To Beaver episode for my 11th birthday. When I was a San Diego State student in the 70s, I watched the re-runs, and even bought a thrift-shop Sunbeam Brewmaster coffee pot, (just like June's) so that I could have a cup with Ward. Since it didn't have a polarized plug, I had to be careful not to touch the plugged-in metal pot and the faucet (ground) at the same time, or I could defibrillate myself with 114VAC. Even more exciting than the TV show!!

[@Inflec]

If you had to watch which way you plugged your pot in to avoid being shocked, it was defective.

[@servicarrider]

What a great show.

[@loisrader8089]

Best show ever. It was realistic for that time. I remember my mother used to do her house work in a dress and high heels.

[@LauraCampion-bs8gz]

Love this show!!

[@jasonlindsey9946]

Not since the passing of David Cassidy has the TV world experienced such a huge loss.

[@cathleanjohnson675]

Just lost America's favorite big Bro, RIP Tony Dow, forever Wallace "Wally" Cleaver..

[@renaschlener4919]

My favorite show

[@chrisiden1]

RIP Eddie Haskell/ Ken Osmond

[@debracraigkelly2508]

Best show ever loved it

[@RovingRoy]

It's a great show!!! Now, a lot of people were apparently miffed that Wally didn't marry Julie Foster. I didn't like Julie Foster. I thought her character was fake. Mary Ellen Rogers was more the girl next door type who I felt more drawn to. Also, another subtlety in the show was that Ward and June had great chemistry...you could tell that as a married couple, they were best friends and Ward's sense of humour was such a tease toward June. Ward was the moral force of that show, yet he was understanding and playful, too. He's of the best characters ever on TV.

[@rosalindbruno1816]

I still love this show.

[@bluntskull1280]

Tony Dow was the best one on the show

[@macwyll]

he certainly had a lot of the better lines, especially when he had to straighten out his parents!

[@elvicare35]

He's such a cool guy with great morals!!!!!!!!

[@westfield90]

I miss this America

[@ldchappell1]

"Leave It To Beaver" would have been as sweet as a powdered donut without Eddie Haskell. Eddie was involved in so many of those scripts. He was the reason Chewy ran from the house crying. He had Beaver upset when he pretended to be hypnotized. He was the reason Beaver sent away for the stereophonic accodian. He was the reason Mr. Rutherford's car was towed away. He was the reason a man confronted Ward about garbage on his vacant lot.

[@jbugs6283]

And then there was Larry, always leading Beaver into temptation.

[@ldchappell1]

@@jbugs6283 Larry was always guilt tripping poor Beaver. Like the time Ward gave Beaver a buck to get a school notebook and was supposed to bring back the change but couldn't because Larry was in debt and they took the whole thing. "Aw, come on Beaver! I'm your best buddy. You don't want me getting in trouble, do you?" Or the time Larry instigated the bigger kid. "Hey! How'd you like a punch in the nose!?" "Who,'s going to give it to me fat boy? You?" "No, but my best friend Beaver will take you on. He's not afraid of anyone are you Beav?" LOL 😆 One of my favorite episodes is the one where Beaver and Larry convince poor little Benji from across the street that Larry turned Beaver into a rock. That one really had me laughing. By the way, my name is Larry and kids used to tease me and call me Larry Mondello on the playground. My best friend in elementary school was just like Gilbert. I grew up in a town just like Mayfield but a decade later than Beaver. Jerry was born in June 1948 and I was born in March 1958. My parents were similar to Ward and June.

[@itsallinallston]

"The Beaver's BACK! "

[@HjCrawford]

Tony is still so dang handsome!!