<![CDATA[How did the Beaver get his nickname?]]>Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Classic TV: The 50s

KrazeeforKittiez — 11 years ago(September 12, 2014 06:34 PM)

I see old reruns of LITB every morning and have yet to see how/when he got that nickname. I think it is funny the way they refer to him as the Beaver sometimes instead of just Beaver.
I had the chance to work with Michael Jackson who was as brilliant as they come.
Tommy Mottola

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It was revealed in the last episode.
When he was born, Wally could not pronounce Theodore and instead called him "Teeder". Ward and June changed this to "The Beaver".

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From his 2 front teeth.

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Theodore Beaver

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And to add to what everyone else said there is the most obvious reason that he got the nickname Beaver. It rhymes with Cleaver.
I would say it's not that unusual for a bunch of kids to give another kid a nickname that rhymes with his last name.
(knock,knock,knock) Penny (knock,knock,knock) Penny (knock,knock,knock) Penny

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I'm not sure why he thinks that was a lame explanation for the name. That's the exact way my older sister got her nickname. 50 years later we still call her that.

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Thank younow it makes more sense!
For the longest time, I thought it was because of his front teeth but then I noticed Wally's 2 front teeth were kind of big too.
I had the chance to work with Michael Jackson who was as brilliant as they come.
Tommy Mottola

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"When Beaver used to get nervous before a test, he would chew up his pencils. One time Ward said, 'If you keep that up, you'll turn into a beaver,'
That does sound more plausible.
I had the chance to work with Michael Jackson who was as brilliant as they come.
Tommy Mottola

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But I really can't see how a mispronunciation of Theodore comes out as Beaver.
I always thought it was a dumb explanation and felt the writers should have taken a few more minutes to come up with something more plausible, like, "When Beaver used to get nervous before a test, he would chew up his pencils. One time Ward said, 'If you keep that up, you'll turn into a beaver,' and that's when the name stuck!"
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Thank You!
I thought I had seen all the early episodes. It is one of those little things that aren't really important but . can't get it out of your mind. LOL
But I really can't see how a mispronunciation of Theodore comes out as Beaver.
I had the chance to work with Michael Jackson who was as brilliant as they come.
Tommy Mottola

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It was explained in the last episode that Wally Could not pronounce Theodore
correctly when his baby brother arrived and it sounded like Beaver & the name stuck

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