New Lit Beaver Ep 57, Aunt Martha dies, A Part of Life

[@Ronclown]

It's funny how you remember seeing the show when it was on but now that it's on youtube and you're seeing it again after this many years that you are finding episodes that you don't remember seeing before during it's first run

[@shettrick]

So true for me too!

[@bcrunch4232]

@@shettrick the saddest part is, the actress who played Martha in the original show also died in 1987.

[@MsJanetLouise]

@@bcrunch4232 what was the actress who played Aunt Martha's name?

[@bcrunch4232]

@@MsJanetLouise In the original show?

[@Elphaba1952]

Thanks for all of these great uploads!

[@mistercool3859]

The younger brother of John Snee (Mark Snee) and the younger sister of Kaleena Kiff (Juanita Kiff) played young Ollie and young Kelly, respectively.

[@sherrodtawanda7524]

This is a wonderful show it came on about two years before I was born once I started looking @:it ,there was know stop I still love Leave it to Beaver @ the age of 63 this was good family setting. Huge Belmont was a damn good TV dad out of them all Rest in Peace Ward Clever😊😊😊

[@25FADIII]

I watched this episode to pay a tribute to the memory of Ken Osmond Rest in Peace. 1943-2020. And now I have 96 more Beaver episodes altogether to go before I complete the whole entire Beaver Franchise.

[@raymondrodriguez6314]

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[@jenniferholzman119]

I thought he was alive when he was doing this show

[@25FADIII]

Yes, Ken Osmond was alive while doing New Leave it to Beaver. Osmond died last year, 31 years after the cancellation of the New Leave it to Beaver. I was paying a tribute to Ken Osmond last year, and since then I've seen all 235 original 1957-63 Beaver episodes, all about 101 1983-89 New Beaver episodes, and the 1997 film coinciding with the show's 40th Anniversary with Christopher McDonald and Janine Turner as Ward and June Cleaver respectively. On the 1997 film, Osmond, Barbara, Billingsley, and Frank Bank make cameos.

[@bradjames891]

All Beaver episodes of the franchise are so cheesy and yet so good.

[@raymondsolisjr.1262]

When I was 7, I had a huge crush on Kelly

[@randycurtis8467]

Very good shows

[@steve2474]

I'm slowly making my way through the NLITB episodes and I have to say that of the ones that I've seen so far, this one comes closest to capturing the spirit of the original series. A very touching episode with some light humor mixed in- the bit about the death and funeral of Oliver's pet gopher was funny (I could see Jerry Mather's giving the same perspective some 30 years earlier if he had to come to grips with the death of an older relative). One criticism is that Eddie Haskell was way over the top in obnoxiousness in this episode given the situation, especially at the funeral- to the point of not being believable. I wished they would have toned him down a bit for this episode. Kaleena Kiff really shined in this episode as did Tony Dow.

[@randycurtis8467]

This shows pretty good

[@everythingOKforever]

I-m surprised that Beaver didn't speak at the service as aunt Martha was his godmother and he was much closer to her than Wally was...

[@JZCRAZY]

at 9:25 , I love how Eddie wants to extend his condolences on the passing of Dear Auntie M. Then Mary Ellen says.."It was Aunt MARTHA! Then Eddie says.."Eh Big Deal. What's it matter now? Hey you got any Beer in the fridge?" LOLOLOL. That was perfect Eddie Haskell behavior. So funny!!! RIP Ken Osmond. You will be missed.

[@walterschivo9123]

Eddie knows how to bring life to a party at bad times at times. It was so funny, condolences to auntie Em!

[@oooh19]

I’m thinking what if Eddie was a female character would he have been as popular? Female characters are seen so much differently.

[@danny75461]

​@@oooh19 if Eddie was a female than she would prohably be like a late 1950s early 1960s version of Kimmy Gibbler from Full House.

[@oooh19]

@@danny75461 oh that tracks. also i love both Eddie and Kimmy. both have more square goody goody best friends and are way funnier and more memorable.

[@JAMES49442]

The scene with Lumpy contemplating his own death is creepy.

[@mistercool3859]

He did live many years after this episode aired.

[@oooh19]

Yeah but he passed. Also death is an uncertain thing we don’t know how much time we have

[@StellaWaldvogel]

Somehow I can't picture Aunt Martha making catty remarks about Beaver and Wally's wives. She'd have probably thought it, but she'd have considered saying it to be beneath her. The Itsy Bitsy Spider was a little hard to swallow, too. She was always exceedingly formal.

[@QueenCityHistory]

Wasn't aunt martha an old lady even back in the late 50s? June would've been in her 70s even here.

[@shettrick]

June and ward were roughly the same age as the actors who played them in the original show from 1957-63 - June about 42-48, and Aunt Martha coulda been in her late 50s/early 60s. Still/New Leave it to Beaver ran from 1983-89, so June woulda been about 62-68-ish. So, Aunt Martha coulda been late 70s/early 80s. Close enough to be believable for me,

[@MsJanetLouise]

@@shettrick Have they ever mentioned what happened to June's parents?

[@shettrick]

@@MsJanetLouise Not that I recall off the top of my head; not the parents of Ward either -- good question

[@steve2474]

Assuming that June Cleaver is intended to be same age as the actress that portrayed her, Barbara Billingsley was born in late 1915. One would assume that her aunt that raised her would be roughly 25 years older than her, which would have her being born in the early to mid 1890s. That would put Aunt Martha in her 90s for this episode, which is exactly what they mentioned.

[@walterschivo9123]

What would the age be for Kelly? 7 years ago would make her...5, and then she's around 12 in the 57th episode? Then the actress was like 14 when the show ended? I know in the last season she was hitting her teen years.

[@mamabear5597]

What season is this episode on

[@shettrick]

Very first few seconds of video and also the caption shows it was third season of series, the second under the revised name of New Leave it to Beaver on TBS

[@steve2474]

You know Uncle Wally, some of the things that Mr. Haskell says about women aren't that far off.

[@oooh19]

The Haskells are so much better imo

[@camwilliams2827]

Was she the original aunt Martha from the old show? I remember her being pretty old even then

[@805Bruin]

No, the actress died June of the year that the episode aired, so I can't imagine it would have been her. My guess is that the death of the actress may have been the inspiration for the episode.

[@camwilliams2827]

@@805Bruin thanks

[@sherrodtawanda7524]

No she was not the first Aunty Martha back in the day

[@cynic2all]

No, but Irene Tedrow did play "Mrs. Hathaway" in the season 2 episode :Visiting Aunts." She was the friend and traveling companion of Aunt Martha.

[@The-E-Dude]

The original Aunt Martha would have made Beaver and Wally's boys wear early 20th century suits, cap, and umbrella to school (lol).

[@bcrunch4232]

What exactly did Oliver do to the doll in the past?

[@walterschivo9123]

Something stupid that only boys do to their girl cousin's toys.

[@bcrunch4232]

@@walterschivo9123 oh.. did he rip the dress sleeves? Also I think in the 1997 movie, Barbara plays aunt Martha.

[@walterschivo9123]

@@bcrunch4232 No, Barbara always portrayed June Clever. Martha was portrayed by Irene Tedrow, one when Martha had died and two during the flashback of Ensign Cleaver when Ward and June met.

[@bcrunch4232]

@@walterschivo9123 oh sorry I didn’t mean in the show, the 1997 film is kinda like a modern reboot of leave it to beaver.

[@walterschivo9123]

@@bcrunch4232 You're right as I saw the trailer and there was Barbara playing Aunt Martha. They said that movie wasn't quite made right, but the scene of Ward yelling at the boys about breaking the computer was funny though.

[@simonmarshall19]

Aunt Martha never likes Ward or Kimberly at all .

[@julieletford5695]

I can understand why she didn't like Kimberly. But I loved Ward.

[@raymondsolisjr.1262]

Wally's wife is annoying