Soooo cool seeing Jerry and Stephen together again, they both look great. Good memories of Leave it to Beaver. I still watch it today in my late 50's. When life was simpler!
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My brother and I, may he rest in peace, we never missed an episode of Leave It to Beaver. We never had a mother and father at home, so leave it to Beaver's family became our adopted family. It was always a moral to the story, and it shows how children should be raised in a wholesome family teaching respect for others. Missing so much in today's world. Thank you for the post today is February 22nd 2022.
My husband and I watch an episode or two every night before going to bed. Takes us back to that wonderful time growing up. Things were so much simpler and innocent in those days.
One of my favorite episodes with Gilbert was when they were playing in Ward's car making believe they were husband and wife and their kids were in the back seat and their imaginary daughter Linda got sick in the back seat. After all the playing around Beaver released the brake and the car rolled into the street causing a major traffic jam and Wally drove the car back into the driveway and got a traffic citation and ended up in court and Wally got a warning. Gilbert was my favorite wise guy friend of Beaver's. I was really sad when Ken Osmond and Frank Bank passed away. The show to me was still the best show of all time ever made. Nothing else can touch it for me. I'm glad to still be seeing it in MeTV in the morning and I hope the cast members are getting residuals from the reruns. Thank you.
YES! ~ That episode in particular is a gem. So funny, Gilbert playing the the wife. Very convincingly too. Reminds me another great one with Larry and Beaver doing the Cha-Cha to Wally's record. Too funny!
@@hifrombob2416 that was a good one for sure. I think a couple more that stick out is In The Soup and when Beaver drills a hole in the garage wall and runs away. What a great cast.
That's the sort of goofy thing I love about the show's humor, not only are they playing husband and wife but they make up a kid, then the made-up kid gets sick in the back seat - just great off-beat humor about how weird kids are.
Just a couple days ago I saw the episode where Gilbert dares to make a goofy face in the class picture, and bails on Beav at the last second, so Beaver's the only one making the stupid face in the photo. Funny stuff.
They had the photographer alter the picture by hiding his face with a big hair bow drawn in on the girl in front of him... a creative solution because it was too late to retake the photo.
And another moment I can always remember, is that one time where Gilbert tempts The Beaver to sneak him in the cinema (only because he spent all his money on a pogo stick he was too big for) to see Tony Curtis on the big screen, only to have the theater usher catch both of them, as if THEY were both trying to sneak in the theater, itself. Yeah, Gilbert was quite the troublemaker on the show, but he certainly wasn’t like that, outside of it.
I think many of us love Leave to Beaver reruns. It reminds us how simple things in life were, which brought us so much joy. It was all about family and value the time we spent together. My older brother and I growing up, spent alot a days playing and talking with each other like Wally and the Bev. I miss the days of ole.😔 Seeing Gilbert and the Beaver together again was an awesome treat. Thanks for the memories!
I think about those days. I was born in 61 so I was only 2 when the show went off in 63 but I started watching the re-runs later on when I was old enough to understand and that was a few days ago, LOL. I do miss the 60s and 70s much much nicer times.
Merv Griffin would have the greatest guests. Unfortunately Merv would constantly interrupt them. Like finger nails on a chalkboard. Irritated the Hell outa me.
@@spiff8862 someone liked when I left a post about this, so I'll repeat it. one time Hugh O'Brien was on w/ Merv, and he was allowed to play a little piano. he played 'love', the Lennon tune from 'plastic ono band'.
@@spiff8862 I agree with your comment 100%, I find Hannity, on Fox News the same way constantly interrupts. However I stopped watching Fox because they're afraid to tell the truth about the 2020 stolen election
My all time favorite Beaver show, where he climbed up the tall statute of the women holding the cup of hot soup in front of the restaurant to see if it were real soup or a fake steam machine. Off course, he falls in and the fire department had to rescue him with the whole town watching.
I have three favorite episodes and that is one of them. Another is the one with Jimmy Hawkins in which he plays the part of a clumsy wallflower named Dudley who is the butt of Eddie Haskell's jokes but instead turns out to be the really cool kid in the end when he plays the piano expertly at the party. Finally, the one where Eddie Haskell changes Beaver's report card. Gilbert's dialogue with Lumpy in this episode is priceless.
Both of them are just genuinely older versions of the same kids we grew up with. I've seen Jerry thru the years. He always comes across as a very nice, humble guy. This is the first time I've seen "Gilbert" Stephen since back in the day. What a pleasant, down to earth guy. Some iconic TV stars turn out not so good in real life. They fall on bad times or make bad choices....but some let it go to their heads and are just truly A-holes (like any profession.) Refreshing to see these guys turn out so well. Thanks so much for bringing them together and letting them talk!
I tell people that my childhood mirrored LITB, except I didn't get into trouble every week. I had two loving parents, a big brother, two best friends and neighbors that looked after you. Even the town where I grew up in, Burbank, California was similar to Mayfield. I'm 70 now and I have to tell you growing up in the late 50's/early 60's was the absolute Best Place to Be!
Gilbert still has that cute smile. It was awesome to see them together. Everyone made it into leave it to Beaver. One of my favorite things was way Ward talked to his boys how he gave them his advice on how to handle their problems. I get up every morning Monday through Friday 7am my time to watch Leave It To Beaver.
I love to watch “Leave it to Beaver” show on “METV” So comfort to watch respectful kids, children showing respect for their parents and elders and also one important thing, just to see a family sit down together for dinner. #youdontseethisoftenthesedays☹️
@@Koolazzmike Disrespectful children will disrespect ANYONE, regardless.🙄 Eddie and Lumpy choose peers to disrespect and knew when and where to draw the line.....#period
METV speeds up the rate at which the show is played *and* heavily butchers the content for time as well. You really should watch LITB on the DVD set, as they are uncut & complete episodes and played back at their normal pace.
Gilbert was about the worst of Beaver's friends for getting him into trouble. MeTV recently reran "The School Picture", where Gilbert was at his worst, talking Beaver into ruining their school picture but not doing it w/ him, leaving Beaver to look like a fool by himself.
I should tape some of those. haven't seen 7 AM since a brief trip to the bathroom. BTW, that episode where they show a toilet after getting their own crocodile, is not just historic, but hilarious! Ward gets bit by the thing. look at Beaver's reaction when Capt.Jack (Edgar Buchanan) describes what a croc will do to your finger ."he would SAW it off!" priceless TV. I'm still amazed that they dealt w/ alcoholism realistically, on the show where the painter needs a belt to keep from getting the shakes. ahead of it's time. this podcast should've been 90 min. at least. but I'll take it.
I bought all the seasons of leave it to beaver on U-TUBE and listen to them every day while I work. I miss those days of being a kid in the 60s and watching and listening brings me back. Thank God I was born then and not now.
Fantastic to hear from these two. I still watch the Leave It To Bever sitcom. I wish we could have those days back. Congratulations on the grandchildren guys. Be safe and well.
YES!! I Remember in the 70's when you'd hear some version of "I can't believe how depraved society is now! What's this world coming to?" The 70's were definitely not the 50's, but even if we could just go back THAT far.
Crying happy tears from an old boomer in California! Years ago when I was a film student at USC we got to make a movie at Universal Studios. How cool to walk up to the front of Beaver's house- and open the door to nothing! It was just a facade. But the outside of the house and the street looked just like on the show. The house exterior was used later in other shows and movies, such as Marcus Welby, M.D. Thank you for this interview. So great to see Beaver and Gilbert as grown-ups!
Stephen .for those who don't know is the son of long time actor Lyle Talbot, who did everything .Bob Cummings, The Beverly Hillbillies , Ozzie and Harriet ,etc
OMG! I know who Lyle Talbot was……oh, wow, I never connected the two of them as father and son! That is so neat to know! Thank you for sharing that information. Good actors in the same family.
I have met Jerry & Tony @ comicon in Providence & they were gracious & a blast to talk to. They were my "other" family & meant alot to me. I met Jerry in South Paris Maine @ old home days & 250.to 300 fans were there for a guy who hasn't been relevant for 50 years & the people still loved him & made ALOT of us happy to meet our adolescent hero, THANK YOU Jerry, Tony, Barbara & Hugh ( the boys really admired him) for making our lives BETTER! Bless you 🙏 🇺🇲👍
I felt like a bug on the wall during this genuine exchange by my childhood TV "friends," and the host knew to stay out of it. What a distinct pleasure.
It was off the air b4 I was born, but it's been my ABSOLUTE favorite since I first "discovered" it in the 1990's. My VERY close 2nd is a show that aired "in my time", but I was young & sent to bed before it came on TV: M.A.S.H. (honorable mention: ALL in the family). I've had no idea what's on TV since "Friends" & nothing looks appealing. Caveat: There was after "Friends" I liked: "Mike & Molly".But NOTHING comes close to the oldie 3 I mentioned.
I loved this video! Stephen is still really good looking and sounds the same! It was really enjoyable. I record all the Beaver episodes on my DVR everyday! Love the show!
I was born in 1958 so I didn't get to watch Leave it to Beaver in real time, but I watched all the reruns in the sixties and it one of my all-time favorites.
w/re-mastering, everything old is new again. if an old show that hasn't been re-mastered is on, it sticks out like a sore thumb. so re-runs have been given everlasting life. long live the BEAVER.
There was another hilarious line in the Teenage Forum episode that Stephan's Gilbert said that I still laugh about and that was "... gosh, Beav! I haven't seen Mrs Rayburn this mad since the time Angela Valentine wore that Jackie Kennedy wig to school...!"
Yes. I always thought it was an inside joke that “Gilbert” tells Beaver that his being missing from the teenager television show is like “The Twilight Zone.”
I just realize this show helped me grow up into a decent parent and understanding how my boys felt when growing up. It showed me how we should strive for a family like them. Of course we are not perfect but this show taught how important values are and kindness to each other . We need this so much now. We need the family unit again.☹️
Thanks for the interview. Being born in 67, this television series has grown to be my favorite of ALL times! Fantastic actors, stories and everyone behind the show made it the best of the best. So cool to see Jerry and Stephen as adults and still as friends. I wish everyone that was involved in the show blessings of good health and happiness, I love you all greatly. God bless ❤️❤️
That episode where Beaver was on the taped panel show and Gilbert's Twilight Zone' reference is my very favorite! Just saw it on Me TV a few months ago! Great to see these two reunited!
I'm watching this for the first time just a few days after Tony Dow (Wally) passed away and that was so sad. Leave it to Beaver ended shortly before I was born but now that I'm in my upper 50's I know I have seen every episode atleast 10 times each. What a wonderful wholesome show that was. There will never be another show that can even get close to Leave it to Beaver. Thank you Mr Mathers and Mr Tolbert for the joy that show still brings.
What an amazing treat. Brilliant idea to get these guys together. I could have watched this for hours.. And what a brilliant host to just let things happen and step back and let these friends reminisce. This is a keeper.. Thank you so much for sharing with us this iconic moment..
Wonderful footage! THANKS so much for uploading for us to enjoy! Great host & it's marvelous to see Jerry & Stephen looking so good! Seem like a great couple of fellas (warm, friendly, humble & down to earth). Stephen's dad was the prolific stage, screen & TV actor Lyle Talbot (1902-1996).
thank you Bob, and you 2 guys! I can't tell you how much fun it is to see you 2 in real time, in apparently decent health .you were excellent actors, and we know how difficult comedy is.
Grew up watching the show and loved the wholesomeness of the show! speaking of which I also listen to WMEX as a kid too! back then it was Arnie Ginsburg !!
I grew up watching Leave it to Beaver ..my older brothers would occasionally call me Beaver if I goofed up something . great times ..its awesome to see Beaver and Gilbert's visit online..👍👍❤🍻
Thank you for sharing this. Love all the behind the scenes stuff. I could listen to their stories for hours. It would be great to see an interview with Robert "Rusty" Stevens.
I was a young adult when I first saw an episode of "Leave It To Beaver." I eventually watched all of the episodes via MeTV. The final episode of the series was a reflection of clips of older episodes as "Ward," "June," "Wally," and the "Beav" looked at a family photograph album. This was a great finish to a wonderful television series that will likely never be as good in programming ever since it ended. I enjoyed seeing and hearing Stephen Talbot for the first time in this Jerry and Stephen session. Thanks!
I moved to LA In 1966 from New Jersey and attended Notre Dame HS in Sherman Oaks for my senior year. Jerry Mathers was in a couple of classes with me and was a very quiet guy.
Yes, I get the feeling the writers just adapted the basic stories to the kids’ personalities. Maybe that’s why we are still hooked after all these decades.
Stephen Talbot sounds *exactly* like he did as a kid, trying to get Beav into trouble. I always thought he was a natural. I was a child actor in LA (a couple years younger than Talbot and Mathers) and understand how great it was to get on a series. I once saw Stephen from a distance on the lot and developed an awful crush on him! Talbot’s father was a movie actor of some renown who appeared as another dad in an early season of LITB. Stephen was part of a dynasty. Thanks for this guys. It’s like seeing old friends.
It's wonderful to have lifelong friends. Even if you only connect every few months, or even years, when you do reconnect, it's as though no time passed at all.
The absolute best TV show ever,never a bad episode and total class act Hugh, Barbara, Jerry Tony,Ken and Steve thank you guys for the best escape from this modern life crap these days!
So nice 2 see a show where parents are respected for beings parents not like future sitcoms where kids wisecracked and put parents down These parents were respectable and respected not shown 2 be buffoons 2 be made fun of like some were.Married with children 4 one example and even roseanne where kids gassed and wisecracked
I do not know if anyone remembers but Tony Dow was on the teenage soap opera "Never Too Young" in his later years. He is now fighting a battle with cancer Prayers and God's Blessings to a great actor.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Probably the EASIEST "interview" ever! lol The guys see each other and you can go make coffee ! :D The skin is a little older but they are still the same guys, same mannerisms. Loved it! Thanks!
Very nice! It was great especially seeing Stephen Talbot embrace his past as Gilbert, since for years he refused to do anything associated w/ LitB. I remember watching a couple of his PBS documentaries back in the 1990s, and he even called into a local talk radio show to discuss 1 of them, and the host made no mention of his past acting career. The episodes that he mentioned at the beginning are 3 of my favorites: "Beaver Sees America", which was the last episode filmed before the finale, "Box Office Attraction", which had that "woman of the world" coming on to Wally, and my favorite LitB episode of all, "Beaver on TV", where Gilbert mentioned Rod Serling a few times. I thought it was great to have Stephen Talbot's character mention Rod Serling, since he made 2 "trips" to TZ himself: "Static", 1 of only 6 videotaped episodes where he played a boy who speaks w/ the main character about an old radio, and "The Fugitive", where he plays a friend of a crippled girl who had a space alien for a friend.
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Love these shows much better than what’s on now
Leave it to Beaver is better than any show thats out today! And its just not T.V...todays music sucks as well... Thank God for the old Happy Days! 🕊⛪➕
Understatement of the millennium!
Soooo cool seeing Jerry and Stephen together again, they both look great. Good memories of Leave it to Beaver. I still watch it today in my late 50's. When life was simpler!
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My brother and I, may he rest in peace, we never missed an episode of Leave It to Beaver. We never had a mother and father at home, so leave it to Beaver's family became our adopted family. It was always a moral to the story, and it shows how children should be raised in a wholesome family teaching respect for others. Missing so much in today's world. Thank you for the post today is February 22nd 2022.
Well said!!
if he's not in GOD , THERE'S NO PEACE
So many wonderful memories of watching Leave it to Beaver. Agree with so many of these comments!!
Yes you are right, we need better parents for children. No more drug addict parent's.
Thanks for dating your comment 👍🏼. 🗣I’m 68 and I watch the show every chance I get 😃‼️
My husband and I watch an episode or two every night before going to bed. Takes us back to that wonderful time growing up. Things were so much simpler and innocent in those days.
With the passing of Tony Dow, this was so nice to see, got alittle misty eyed watching this..
One of my favorite episodes with Gilbert was when they were playing in Ward's car making believe they were husband and wife and their kids were in the back seat and their imaginary daughter Linda got sick in the back seat. After all the playing around Beaver released the brake and the car rolled into the street causing a major traffic jam and Wally drove the car back into the driveway and got a traffic citation and ended up in court and Wally got a warning. Gilbert was my favorite wise guy friend of Beaver's. I was really sad when Ken Osmond and Frank Bank passed away. The show to me was still the best show of all time ever made. Nothing else can touch it for me. I'm glad to still be seeing it in MeTV in the morning and I hope the cast members are getting residuals from the reruns. Thank you.
Who's Linda?
One of our kids ya dummy
I love. The show still
YES! ~ That episode in particular is a gem. So funny, Gilbert playing the the wife. Very convincingly too. Reminds me another great one with Larry and Beaver doing the Cha-Cha to Wally's record. Too funny!
@@hifrombob2416 that was a good one for sure. I think a couple more that stick out is In The Soup and when Beaver drills a hole in the garage wall and runs away. What a great cast.
That's the sort of goofy thing I love about the show's humor, not only are they playing husband and wife but they make up a kid, then the made-up kid gets sick in the back seat - just great off-beat humor about how weird kids are.
Just a couple days ago I saw the episode where Gilbert dares to make a goofy face in the class picture, and bails on Beav at the last second, so Beaver's the only one making the stupid face in the photo. Funny stuff.
Lol, I remember that episode 🤣
They had the photographer alter the picture by hiding his face with a big hair bow drawn in on the girl in front of him... a creative solution because it was too late to retake the photo.
And another moment I can always remember, is that one time where Gilbert tempts The Beaver to sneak him in the cinema (only because he spent all his money on a pogo stick he was too big for) to see Tony Curtis on the big screen, only to have the theater usher catch both of them, as if THEY were both trying to sneak in the theater, itself.
Yeah, Gilbert was quite the troublemaker on the show, but he certainly wasn’t like that, outside of it.
I think many of us love Leave to Beaver reruns. It reminds us how simple things in life were, which brought us so much joy. It was all about family and value the time we spent together. My older brother and I growing up, spent alot a days playing and talking with each other like Wally and the Bev. I miss the days of ole.😔 Seeing Gilbert and the Beaver together again was an awesome treat. Thanks for the memories!
I watch the reruns every weekday morning on METV while having breakfast, a great way to start the day
I think about those days. I was born in 61 so I was only 2 when the show went off in 63 but I started watching the re-runs later on when I was old enough to understand and that was a few days ago, LOL. I do miss the 60s and 70s much much nicer times.
Absolutely! You "nailed it!" :)
This is great. Kudos to the host for just letting them talk. So often the hosts feel like they need to keep reminding everyone they are there.
True, True, and worthy of one more True!
@@stephenwilliams9923 very true.
Merv Griffin would have the greatest guests. Unfortunately Merv would constantly interrupt them. Like finger nails on a chalkboard. Irritated the Hell outa me.
@@spiff8862 someone liked when I left a post about this, so I'll repeat it. one time Hugh O'Brien was on w/ Merv, and he was allowed to play a little piano. he played 'love', the Lennon tune from 'plastic ono band'.
@@spiff8862 I agree with your comment 100%, I find Hannity, on Fox News the same way constantly interrupts. However I stopped watching Fox because they're afraid to tell the truth about the 2020 stolen election
My all time favorite Beaver show, where he climbed up the tall statute of the women holding the cup of hot soup in front of the restaurant to see if it were real soup or a fake steam machine. Off course, he falls in and the fire department had to rescue him with the whole town watching.
I remember that episode lol👍🏻..I watch beaver every morning on metv. Great show
I remember that episode when I was a kid back in the 1960’s watching that! Boy am I old! LOL 😆
Beaver (from inside the cup): "There's no soup in here, Whitey. What a dopey kid!
Whitey (smirking): "Yeah, I'm a dopey kid alright."
Mine too 👍 I’m 65 and still watch lol
I have three favorite episodes and that is one of them. Another is the one with Jimmy Hawkins in which he plays the part of a clumsy wallflower named Dudley who is the butt of Eddie Haskell's jokes but instead turns out to be the really cool kid in the end when he plays the piano expertly at the party. Finally, the one where Eddie Haskell changes Beaver's report card. Gilbert's dialogue with Lumpy in this episode is priceless.
Both of them are just genuinely older versions of the same kids we grew up with. I've seen Jerry thru the years. He always comes across as a very nice, humble guy. This is the first time I've seen "Gilbert" Stephen since back in the day. What a pleasant, down to earth guy. Some iconic TV stars turn out not so good in real life. They fall on bad times or make bad choices....but some let it go to their heads and are just truly A-holes (like any profession.) Refreshing to see these guys turn out so well. Thanks so much for bringing them together and letting them talk!
couldn't agree more
I tell people that my childhood mirrored LITB, except I didn't get into trouble every week.
I had two loving parents, a big brother, two best friends and neighbors that looked after you. Even the town where I grew up in, Burbank, California was similar to Mayfield.
I'm 70 now and I have to tell you growing up in the late 50's/early 60's was the absolute Best Place to Be!
Gilbert still has that cute smile. It was awesome to see them together. Everyone made it into leave it to Beaver. One of my favorite things was way Ward talked to his boys how he gave them his advice on how to handle their problems.
I get up every morning Monday through Friday 7am my time to watch Leave It To Beaver.
I love to watch “Leave it to Beaver” show on “METV” So comfort to watch respectful kids, children showing respect for their parents and elders and also one important thing, just to see a family sit down together for dinner. #youdontseethisoftenthesedays☹️
Eddie and Lumpy "respectful" kids?!
@@Koolazzmike I’ve never saw showings of Eddie and Lumpy disrespecting their parents, adults or teachers. Did you? 🙄
@@way2blessed2bstressed52 no, but they were still disrespectful kids period. They're parents kinda knew what type of kids they were
@@Koolazzmike Disrespectful children will disrespect ANYONE, regardless.🙄
Eddie and Lumpy choose peers to disrespect and knew when and where to draw the line.....#period
We do the EXACT same thing! One of the BEST Channels ever!
I've been watching leave it to beaver my whole life, i will be watching it the rest of my life!
I still get up at 7 to watch on METV. Usually Beaver only got in trouble due to his friends, especially Larry Mondello!
Ms. Sorrentino , I’m 65 going on 66 and I STILL watch this show daily . It makes me remember when I was 10-11 years old and for an hour I am again .
METV speeds up the rate at which the show is played *and* heavily butchers the content for time as well. You really should watch LITB on the DVD set, as they are uncut & complete episodes and played back at their normal pace.
Gilbert was about the worst of Beaver's friends for getting him into trouble. MeTV recently reran "The School Picture", where Gilbert was at his worst, talking Beaver into ruining their school picture but not doing it w/ him, leaving Beaver to look like a fool by himself.
I should tape some of those. haven't seen 7 AM since a brief trip to the bathroom. BTW, that episode where they show a toilet after getting their own crocodile, is not just historic, but hilarious! Ward gets bit by the thing. look at Beaver's reaction when Capt.Jack (Edgar Buchanan) describes what a croc will do to your finger ."he would SAW it off!" priceless TV. I'm still amazed that they dealt w/ alcoholism realistically, on the show where the painter needs a belt to keep from getting the shakes. ahead of it's time. this podcast should've been 90 min. at least. but I'll take it.
@@shauntrailskinner9645 He had white blond hair.
I bought all the seasons of leave it to beaver on U-TUBE and listen to them every day while I work. I miss those days of being a kid in the 60s and watching and listening brings me back. Thank God I was born then and not now.
This is the best thing I have watching in ages! They both look great! Jerry and Stephen are actually still friends! I love it! What a treat.
Two legends from one of the greatest shows in TV history.
Gilbert has the same voice
Here it is 2023 and still my favorite shows are Leave it to Beaver and the Andy Griffith Show. Honorable Mention: Seinfeld
Fantastic to hear from these two. I still watch the Leave It To Bever sitcom. I wish we could have those days back. Congratulations on the grandchildren guys. Be safe and well.
I was two when the shows went off the air. But these days I make up for it and watch then on Peacock TV, LOL. I've seen the whole series twice. 👍👍
YES!!
I Remember in the 70's when you'd hear some version of "I can't believe how depraved society is now! What's this world coming to?"
The 70's were definitely not the 50's, but even if we could just go back THAT far.
Crying happy tears from an old boomer in California! Years ago when I was a film student at USC we got to make a movie at Universal Studios. How cool to walk up to the front of Beaver's house- and open the door to nothing! It was just a facade. But the outside of the house and the street looked just like on the show. The house exterior was used later in other shows and movies, such as Marcus Welby, M.D. Thank you for this interview. So great to see Beaver and Gilbert as grown-ups!
It was almost like yesterday can't believe how the years
Have flown by !They look great !
Indubitably! They both look wonderful. And what great senses of humor & positivity!
That was Fun Listening To Those Two Reminisce About The Old Days ...
June 12 2023 (1718 hrs)
Classic .... this show will live for as long as time exists .. love those guys ..
Stephen .for those who don't know is the son of long time actor Lyle Talbot, who did everything .Bob Cummings, The Beverly Hillbillies , Ozzie and Harriet ,etc
Did not know that! I think Lyle played Lex Luthor in the Atom Man vs. Superman serial.
yep and Steve is an award wining documentary producer for PBS
Lyle Talbot he was also in Plan 9 from Outer Space.
OMG! I know who Lyle Talbot was……oh, wow, I never connected the two of them as father and son! That is so neat to know! Thank you for sharing that information. Good actors in the same family.
That was such a treat! I could listen to Jerry & Stephen shoot the breeze all day. I love that the host just let them talk too.
I have met Jerry & Tony @ comicon in Providence & they were gracious & a blast to talk to. They were my "other" family & meant alot to me. I met Jerry in South Paris Maine @ old home days & 250.to 300 fans were there for a guy who hasn't been relevant for 50 years & the people still loved him & made ALOT of us happy to meet our adolescent hero, THANK YOU Jerry, Tony, Barbara & Hugh ( the boys really admired him) for making our lives BETTER! Bless you 🙏 🇺🇲👍
I felt like a bug on the wall during this genuine exchange by my childhood TV "friends," and the host knew to stay out of it. What a distinct pleasure.
ditto
Really good. My husband and I watch Leave It to Beaver every weekday at 8 a.m EST. Love it.
This I already knew: Jerry Mathers remembers EVERYONE. A real neat guy!
LITB was my all time favorite show as a kid. It was great to watch these guys reminisce. Sharp memories! God bless them both!
It was off the air b4 I was born, but it's been my ABSOLUTE favorite since I first "discovered" it in the 1990's. My VERY close 2nd is a show that aired "in my time", but I was young & sent to bed before it came on TV: M.A.S.H. (honorable mention: ALL in the family). I've had no idea what's on TV since "Friends" & nothing looks appealing.
Caveat: There was after "Friends" I liked: "Mike & Molly".But NOTHING comes close to the oldie 3 I mentioned.
Still watching Leave it to Beaver on MeTv. I love this show.
I loved this video! Stephen is still really good looking and sounds the same! It was really enjoyable. I record all the Beaver episodes on my DVR everyday! Love the show!
Now, you just gotta Jerry and Larry Mondello together.
grew up watching this show in the 60's .....it's great to see them both together again....thanks for posting .......
I was born in 1958 so I didn't get to watch Leave it to Beaver in real time, but I watched all the reruns in the sixties and it one of my all-time favorites.
w/re-mastering, everything old is new again. if an old show that hasn't been re-mastered is on, it sticks out like a sore thumb. so re-runs have been given everlasting life. long live the BEAVER.
There was another hilarious line in the Teenage Forum episode that Stephan's Gilbert said that I still laugh about and that was "... gosh, Beav! I haven't seen Mrs Rayburn this mad since the time Angela Valentine wore that Jackie Kennedy wig to school...!"
Leave It To Beaver----- A Classic !!!!!
Gilbert was an Eddie Haskell in training.
Great to see them together. If I closed my eyes I could hear Gilbert like no time had passed.
Stephen is an award winning Documentary Producer in SF Bay Area. His story telling ability.. in any form.. is great.
I read about him, had no idea of his distinguished career and involvement with many shows I watched
Fantastic! I love these guys. They're like old friends! I must mention that Stephen is a Twilight Zone alumni being in two great episodes!
Yes. I always thought it was an inside joke that “Gilbert” tells Beaver that his being missing from the teenager television show is like “The Twilight Zone.”
I just realize this show helped me grow up into a decent parent and understanding how my boys felt when growing up. It showed me how we should strive for a family like them. Of course we are not perfect but this show taught how important values are and kindness to each other . We need this so much now. We need the family unit again.☹️
The sign of a great host. Just let the guests talk.
Thank you Beaver and Gilbert for a blast from the past! Love Leave it to Beaver.. To this day watching the Reruns. Miss those Days ❤
Thanks for the interview. Being born in 67, this television series has grown to be my favorite of ALL times! Fantastic actors, stories and everyone behind the show made it the best of the best. So cool to see Jerry and Stephen as adults and still as friends. I wish everyone that was involved in the show blessings of good health and happiness, I love you all greatly. God bless ❤️❤️
Gilbert still looks and acts like Gilbert. I kept expecting him to suggest Beaver do something that would get him into trouble.
Beaver had the worst friends in the world , but that’s why the show was great .
I was thinking the same
@@RWildekrav66 that's why he ended up in the coffee cup. 🤣
Soup bowl lol
@@jimk7882 was it a soup bowl? 🤣
That episode where Beaver was on the taped panel show and Gilbert's Twilight Zone' reference is my very favorite! Just saw it on Me TV a few months ago! Great to see these two reunited!
Came to America in 1959 at 7 years old, learned how to be an American watching this show. Never missed one. Great memories.
God, bless both these men and their families! 🤎🕊➕⛪
I'm watching this for the first time just a few days after Tony Dow (Wally) passed away and that was so sad. Leave it to Beaver ended shortly before I was born but now that I'm in my upper 50's I know I have seen every episode atleast 10 times each. What a wonderful wholesome show that was. There will never be another show that can even get close to Leave it to Beaver. Thank you Mr Mathers and Mr Tolbert for the joy that show still brings.
Ditto, very well said
What an amazing treat. Brilliant idea to get these guys together. I could have watched this for hours.. And what a brilliant host to just let things happen and step back and let these friends reminisce. This is a keeper.. Thank you so much for sharing with us this iconic moment..
That 24 minutes seemed no longer than 10 minutes. They could go on telling stories much longer and I’d be enthralled.
Enjoyed the interview! . Thank you guys. " Beev and Gilbert " !!!
I’m the same age as these guys and still never miss an episode.😊👏👏👏
Hard too see u two as grandfather's,. I still see u as little boy's 🥰
ITS INCREDIBLE TO SEE THESE FINE ACTORS, CONVERSEING SO MUCH I ENJOYED THERE ACTING THEN, ITS GOOD TO SEE THEM WELL AND DOING GOOD WITH THERE LIVES.
Could listen to them all day, how fun....thank you!
I watch these adorable guys every weekday morning on MeTv. I love it now more than I did back in the day.
Wonderful footage! THANKS so much for uploading for us to enjoy! Great host & it's marvelous to see Jerry & Stephen looking so good! Seem like a great couple of fellas (warm, friendly, humble & down to earth). Stephen's dad was the prolific stage, screen & TV actor Lyle Talbot (1902-1996).
thank you Bob, and you 2 guys! I can't tell you how much fun it is to see you 2 in real time, in apparently decent health .you were excellent actors, and we know how difficult comedy is.
and Bob is right about this show. it does stand alone. no other show seemed to be written from the vantage point of the kids.
Iam 59 and I watch it every morning
It’s so moving to see stuff like this God blessed everyone🤔
So wonderful to see Jerry and Stephen reminiscing after all these years! Love these guys! :) Thanks for posting!
Grew up watching the show and loved the wholesomeness of the show! speaking of which I also listen to WMEX as a kid too! back then it was Arnie Ginsburg !!
Two GREAT men I admired a lot!!!🙏Hurray for LEAVE IT TO BRAVER!!!❤👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
This is AWESOME! Need more stuff like this.....
I grew up watching Leave it to Beaver ..my older brothers would occasionally call me Beaver if I goofed up something . great times ..its awesome to see Beaver and Gilbert's visit online..👍👍❤🍻
This interview/reunion left me with the same heart warming feeling I had when watching the show. No even more so, thank you!
Great seeing this. Thank you guys. So many great memories.
Thank you for sharing this. Love all the behind the scenes stuff. I could listen to their stories for hours. It would be great to see an interview with Robert "Rusty" Stevens.
i heard that Rusty 'Larry Mondelo ' got killed in Veit Nam
If I ran into Talbot somewhere, even today, I would have recognized him right away as Gilbert.
Have had the pleasures of meeting Jerry Mathers & Tony Dow several times over the years. "Mrs. Cleaver" does indeed have very nice children!
Great interview. It’s fun to hear Stephen’s recollections.
That was a lot of fun!
I was a young adult when I first saw an episode of "Leave It To Beaver." I eventually watched all of the episodes via MeTV. The final episode of the series was a reflection of clips of older episodes as "Ward," "June," "Wally," and the "Beav" looked at a family photograph album. This was a great finish to a wonderful television series that will likely never be as good in programming ever since it ended. I enjoyed seeing and hearing Stephen Talbot for the first time in this Jerry and Stephen session. Thanks!
You both look phenomenal ! Thanks for all my happy memories of Leave it to Beaver💓
I moved to LA In 1966 from New Jersey and attended Notre Dame HS in Sherman Oaks for my senior year. Jerry Mathers was in a couple of classes with me and was a very quiet guy.
Great ! I hope Bob does many more of these .
It was fun watching the boys grow up, and I grew up right along with them.
Great reflection on the past. Well done.
Could pick out Stephen Talbot's voice in a heartbeat - very distinctive.
I noticed that too. Voice sounds the same now as when he was a kid.
Yes, I get the feeling the writers just adapted the basic stories to the kids’ personalities.
Maybe that’s why we are still hooked after all these decades.
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thank you...
Stephen Talbot sounds *exactly* like he did as a kid, trying to get Beav into trouble. I always thought he was a natural. I was a child actor in LA (a couple years younger than Talbot and Mathers) and understand how great it was to get on a series. I once saw Stephen from a distance on the lot and developed an awful crush on him!
Talbot’s father was a movie actor of some renown who appeared as another dad in an early season of LITB. Stephen was part of a dynasty.
Thanks for this guys. It’s like seeing old friends.
It's wonderful to have lifelong friends. Even if you only connect every few months, or even years, when you do reconnect, it's as though no time passed at all.
I love this ! Oh my goodness, Gilbert has the same voice ! I just love these guys and LITB ! I watch it every morning ! God bless you both !
Great memories! Still watch beaver every day at 60 years old ! Got the box set also ! Thanks you guys ! Your the best !
Gilbert was the perfect typical sixties kid. Just like I was at the same age and time.
This is a beautiful moment in time captured for future generations. This was marvelous. Thank you Mr. Katzen.
Thank you for sharing. Leave It To Beaver was my favorite childhood show along with Dennis the Menace and My Three Sons.
The absolute best TV show ever,never a bad episode and total class act Hugh, Barbara, Jerry Tony,Ken and Steve thank you guys for the best escape from this modern life crap these days!
This was just awesome! Thank You! One of my favorite shows growing up! I would love their autograph's! I'm a Baby Boomer...1954! Always Be Blessed!
Thanks I am 70 and watched from 1957.
So nice 2 see a show where parents are respected for beings parents not like future sitcoms where kids wisecracked and put parents down These parents were respectable and respected not shown 2 be buffoons 2 be made fun of like some were.Married with children 4 one example and even roseanne where kids gassed and wisecracked
Me too, Nick👍
My wife and I still watch every morning. LTB, Gunsmoke, M.A.S.H and Seinfeld are our islands.
THAT IS GREAT THEY HAD A REUNION.
Who the hell are the 8 fools who gave a thumbs down on this greatness?!?
Millenials or GenX'ers who HAVE NOT A CLUE...
I think they could make reading the phone book entertaining. (If we still had phone books that is.)
What a wonderful reunion! Thank you for putting this thing together.
I do not know if anyone remembers but Tony Dow was on the teenage soap opera "Never Too Young" in his later years. He is now fighting a battle with cancer
Prayers and God's Blessings to a great actor.🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Probably the EASIEST "interview" ever! lol The guys see each other and you can go make coffee ! :D
The skin is a little older but they are still the same guys, same mannerisms. Loved it! Thanks!
Very nice! It was great especially seeing Stephen Talbot embrace his past as Gilbert, since for years he refused to do anything associated w/ LitB. I remember watching a couple of his PBS documentaries back in the 1990s, and he even called into a local talk radio show to discuss 1 of them, and the host made no mention of his past acting career. The episodes that he mentioned at the beginning are 3 of my favorites: "Beaver Sees America", which was the last episode filmed before the finale, "Box Office Attraction", which had that "woman of the world" coming on to Wally, and my favorite LitB episode of all, "Beaver on TV", where Gilbert mentioned Rod Serling a few times. I thought it was great to have Stephen Talbot's character mention Rod Serling, since he made 2 "trips" to TZ himself: "Static", 1 of only 6 videotaped episodes where he played a boy who speaks w/ the main character about an old radio, and "The Fugitive", where he plays a friend of a crippled girl who had a space alien for a friend.
Rod Serling had connections to Binghamton in upstate New York.
OMG! Stephen Talbot STILL sounds just like Gilbert with that unique cadence to his voice! SO nostalgic!
These two are the last vestige of a time gone by and what a wonderful time it was.