Who did it: Beaver Cleaver or Ritchie Petrie?

These Sixties sitcom sons never failed to entertain.

 

Jerry Mathers and Larry Mathews were two of the most famous kids in early 1960s America. Mathews played Dick Van Dyke's son, Ritchie, on The Dick Van Dyke Show and Mathers will forever be remembered as Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver from Leave it to Beaver.

On both shows, these precocious youngsters dealt with school bullies, adopted some unusual pets, and got into some hilariously sticky situations.

How well do you recall the exploits of Beaver and Ritchie? Try to guess who did what! And remember, the same specific thing could apply to both of them.

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  1. This boy tried to give himself a haircut and his brother only made it worse.
  2. This boy was so afraid of the dog his parents were taking care of that he hid in a kitchen cabinet.
  3. This boy got a baby alligator and kept it in the toilet tank.
  4. This boy played a bunny in a school play.
  5. This boy wanted to give his future son the middle name "Rat."
  6. This boy and a friend tried to smoke coffee grounds out of a fancy pipe.
  7. This boy learned one new word every day — including a bad one!
  8. This boy (briefly) had a pet duck named Stanley.
  9. This boy didn't want his classmates seeing his naked baby picture.
  10. This boy invited 60 kids to his birthday party and chaos ensued.
  11. This boy sold water to the neighborhood after the water main was shut off.
  12. This boy got beat up by a girl at school.

Who did it: Beaver Cleaver or Ritchie Petrie?

Your Result...

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103 Comments

irishluck0317 12 months ago
12/12 I had to guess two of the answers with Ritchie.
Shabs irishluck0317 8 months ago
Beaver didn’t get into a fight with a girl at school (if my memory is correct it was the paper boy who ended up being a girl). I got that one wrong.
JayBurd Shabs 21 days ago
Violet Rutherford gave him a black eye.
TinaMarieHaddadRhodes 16 months ago
12/12 You really lit up this Quiz. Great Job!
Steve2021 22 months ago
I missed 2 the "both" answers....
vinman63 29 months ago
I missed 12 I should have guess both. I thought it was only Ritchie because he was whiny like his mom.
MichelleMichelle 30 months ago
the answer to 12 should have been both. I mean didnt beaver get a black eye by violet rutherford.
The answer to 12 is both!
And Ritchie got beat up by Priscilla Darwell!
a1k9 31 months ago
11/12 I missed #7. I know these to shows like I know the back of my hand.
MadMadMadWorld a1k9 12 months ago
#7 where Ritchie started saying dirty words ("Mud, that's a dirty word!" --Ritchie; "A Word A Day" aired on Feb. 7, 1962) from a neighbor, that father was William Schallert and his real wife Leah Waggner. Schallert would be starting (Fall of 1963) as Patty Duke's dad for its 3-year run, to April 27, 1966.
Mopho 36 months ago
So Wally and Beaver were up in their bedroom getting ready to go get breakfast...
Wally: "I think it's time for us to start cursing"
Beav: "Gee Wally, that sounds great! What'll we say?"
Wally: "I'll say damn, and you say ass."
Beav: "Wow! Ok!"

They go downstairs and sit at the breakfast table.

June: (looking at Wally) "What do you want for breakfast?"
Wally: "Gimme some of those damn Cheerios"

June whaps Wally with a spatula and runs upstairs crying...

June: (Looking at the Beav) "Now, what do YOU want to eat?"
Beav: I dunno, but you can bet your ass it ain't Cheerios!"

Rim shot!!!
ncadams27 Mopho 31 months ago
Considering their sponsor was Ralston (Checkerboard Square) you bet your ass they would have them eating those damn Chex cereals.
Mukusthebadd1 38 months ago
Both, means that if you answer one of them, you're correct!
RichardStans Mukusthebadd1 36 months ago
When answering a multiple choice question, by definition, you must choose the best answer.
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