There is also the Giant Dipper roller-coaster in Chippewa Lake, Ohio. Some other reasons some say Ohio is that Wally and his friends mention Route 7 which runs in eastern Ohio from Conneaut to Chesapeake (north of Huntington, WV). In another episode, a girl named Allison moves to Beaver’s school and says she is from Hamilton, a city about 30 miles north of Cincinnati. If that isn’t enough proof, an Ohio State pennant hangs on Eddie Haskell’s bedroom wall in the season one episode Voodoo Magic. Additionally, Larry Mondello’s Dad is always on business trips to Cincinnati, and Larry’s brother lives there. Ohio is the most popular guess because… Shaker Heights, Mayfield (and Mayfield High), Grant Avenue, 211 Pine Street can all be found in Ohio. Fan Observations as Proof where Mayfield MUST be located The author, Scott Hettrick, has graciously allowed us to do so. As for addressing the “Where is Mayfield?” question, I have asked a frequent contributor to the Leave it to Beaver Fan Club Facebook group if I could post his research on Mayfield here on our site.
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The above scenario can go on forever and I am very thankful that there are people who have done research on the subject of all the inconsistencies found in early television sitcoms that were written by numerous writers over numerous years, all from numerous backgrounds and various locations and believe it or not, some of the writers who have created such inconsistences, may never have even watched an episode of the shows for which they were writing a one-off episode.
It usually plays out something like this, “In today’s episode on METV, Richard Rickover told Beaver he couldn’t go home until he saw a New Jersey license plate, so obviously, Mayfield is not in New Jersey.”
I propose that this question, “Where is Mayfield?” is rarely asked, but it is answered, either in someone’s mind as they view the show, or done though Facebook threads in writing on a fairly regular basis.