Meek paints Greene as Eddie Haskell; are Dem primary voters Ward and June Cleaver?
by George Bennett | May 18th, 2010Cold War Pop Culture Reference Alert!! Democratic Senate hopeful Kendrick Meek’s campaign is portraying billionaire primary foe Jeff Greene as Eddie Haskell, the sycophantic Leave It To Beaver character who regularly poured on the charm for Ward and June Cleaver before perpetrating some devious scheme or act of cruelty against his pal Wally’s younger brother, Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver.
If our memory of a couple hundred reruns of the show is correct, Meek is essentially asking Florida Democratic primary voters to be like Ward and June, who were generally wary of Eddie’s blandishments.
While perhaps the most memorable supporting character on Leave It To Beaver, Eddie Haskell (played by urban legend-spawning actor Ken Osmond) never got a spin-off show of his own. Meek’s campaign, however, has devoted an entire website to Greene.
Tags: Cold War sitcoms, Eddie Haskell, Jeff Greene, Leave It To Beaver
May 18th, 2010 at 1:49 pm
As long as we’re doing Leave It to Beaver comparisons, Meek reminds me of Beaver’s friend Whitey.
May 18th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
Former Miami Mayor, Maurice Ferre is by-far the most qualified candidate. Read more about his campaign and his solutions for Florida at http://ferre2010.com
May 18th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
This ad is a lesson in futility. Jeff Greene shorted the subprime mortgage market? Not an effective attack. There are much better ways to spin it.
May 20th, 2010 at 3:19 am
This is great post!! Thanks for sharing this.
May 20th, 2010 at 3:25 am
I love this Leave It To Beaver show! It is perfect for the whole family! There is the original Eddie Haskell, make token appearances.