Characters whose jobs/occupations were never mentioned
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Characters whose jobs/occupations were never mentioned
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Re: Characters whose jobs/occupations were never mentioned
Ward (and co-worker Fred Rutherford) held management positions in the branch office of a major corporations. Ward had a private office and a secretary. He had meetings. He prepared reports for the "home office." The business Ward's company was in was never specified but we did get a picture of his duties and responsibilities. We also learned that Ward was a college graduate and had served in the Sea-Bees during World War II (Sea-Bees were recruited from the construction industry) so possibly he worked for a construction or engineering company.
rjaudiovideo said:
Ward (and co-worker Fred Rutherford) held management positions in the branch office of a major corporations. Ward had a private office and a secretary. He had meetings. He prepared reports for the "home office." The business Ward's company was in was never specified but we did get a picture of his duties and responsibilities. We also learned that Ward was a college graduate and had served in the Sea-Bees during World War II (Sea-Bees were recruited from the construction industry) so possibly he worked for a construction or engineering company.
Re: Characters whose jobs/occupations were never mentioned
The old trivia answer joke about "what was Ozzie Nelson's job?" (on the TV series)
was either 1) he didn't have one, or 2) it was never revealed.
Not to be confused with:
Dead or Canadian?
Lorne Greene.
Both.
The old trivia answer joke about "what was Ozzie Nelson's job?" (on the TV series)
was either 1) he didn't have one, or 2) it was never revealed.
Not to be confused with:
Dead or Canadian?
Lorne Greene.
Both.
Re: Characters whose jobs/occupations were never mentioned
Thelma Lou worked in an office in Mayberry, but what kind of office was never revealed.
The Beav and Lumpy Rutherford took over for their dad's in "The New Leave It to Beaver" at the company worked for. Iirc, Beaver was a bookkeeper or accountant, for the company. I don't believe the name or type of was ever mentioned, just that Beaver and Lumpy had basically taken over their father's old jobs.MattParker said:
Thelma Lou worked in an office in Mayberry, but what kind of office was never revealed.
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In the movie "Here Come the Nelsons" Ozzie worked in ad agency. In a few episodes of the TV "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" reference was made to his career as a band leader. In an interview, Ozzie suggest the scripts mostly took place on weekends (or evenings) when Ozzie, like most dads, was home. Unlike other shows, Ozzie's career was not part of the story line. Of course, Ozzie was a retired band leader whose current job was producing, directing, writing and starring in a TV sitcom.
oldiesfan6479 said:
In the movie "Here Come the Nelsons" Ozzie worked in ad agency. In a few episodes of the TV "Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" reference was made to his career as a band leader. In an interview, Ozzie suggest the scripts mostly took place on weekends (or evenings) when Ozzie, like most dads, was home. Unlike other shows, Ozzie's career was not part of the story line. Of course, Ozzie was a retired band leader whose current job was producing, directing, writing and starring in a TV sitcom.
Re: Characters whose jobs/occupations were never mentioned
All true about Ozzie's career. But what always amazed me was that Ozzie liked to lounge around his house on the evenings and weekends wearing a suit and tie.
I grew up in the 60s, and I can assure you that the father of the typical middle-class nuclear family never wore a coat and tie after leaving work, or at the dinner table.
MattParker said:
All true about Ozzie's career. But what always amazed me was that Ozzie liked to lounge around his house on the evenings and weekends wearing a suit and tie.
I grew up in the 60s, and I can assure you that the father of the typical middle-class nuclear family never wore a coat and tie after leaving work, or at the dinner table.
Re: Characters whose jobs/occupations were never mentioned
Kato Kaelin, but he was a "real" character! :
Kato Kaelin, but he was a "real" character! :
Re: Characters whose jobs/occupations were never mentioned
I remember seeing an interview years ago with Tony Dow (Wally on "Beaver") who said they dressed that way and had formal sit-down dinners because the producers wanted to show the USSR (among others) how great America was (presumably meaning 'rich' in a capitalist sense).
It was pretty typical for 50's and 60's era sitcoms/shows. I even remember seeing an episode of "Sheriff of Cochise County" (a rural county in AZ BTW) where the passersby on Main Street were wearing suits and dresses with hats and gloves. Obviously the producers had little idea what that part of AZ was really like.
Lkeller said:
I remember seeing an interview years ago with Tony Dow (Wally on "Beaver") who said they dressed that way and had formal sit-down dinners because the producers wanted to show the USSR (among others) how great America was (presumably meaning 'rich' in a capitalist sense).
It was pretty typical for 50's and 60's era sitcoms/shows. I even remember seeing an episode of "Sheriff of Cochise County" (a rural county in AZ BTW) where the passersby on Main Street were wearing suits and dresses with hats and gloves. Obviously the producers had little idea what that part of AZ was really like.
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Barney Rubble. He was said to be in some sort of "top-secret"
work, although Fred did get him a job repossessing furniture.
In the first "Flintstones" movie he was shown working with Fred
at the gravel pit (and, IIRC, he got an executive joh on the series
because he was related to Mr. Slate).
Barney Rubble. He was said to be in some sort of "top-secret"
work, although Fred did get him a job repossessing furniture.
In the first "Flintstones" movie he was shown working with Fred
at the gravel pit (and, IIRC, he got an executive joh on the series
because he was related to Mr. Slate).
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If it could be argued that Ozzie and Harriet was the first "reality" show, then it could be argued that Ozzie was at work in his "job" as a reality show host, thus wearing a coat and tie all the time made perfect sense!
If it could be argued that Ozzie and Harriet was the first "reality" show, then it could be argued that Ozzie was at work in his "job" as a reality show host, thus wearing a coat and tie all the time made perfect sense!
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