Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver was a situation comedy which ran on CBS from October 4, 1957 to 1958 and then on ABC from 1958 to June 20, 1963.

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Situation comedy - CBS - October 4 - 1957 - 1958 - ABC - June 20 - 1963

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The show centered around the life of a child named Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (played by Jerry Mathers). Many of the storylines revolved around Beaver's attempts (or refusals) to get along with his brother Wally (Tony Dow) and his parents Ward and June Cleaver (Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Billingsley). The episodes often portrayed a moral lesson, and today is often invoked as a symbol of those simpler times. The character of Eddie Haskell (Ken Osmond) became a cultural reference, recognized as an archetype for the behind-your-back rebel and insincere brownnoser, while the name of June Cleaver is often invoked as an archetypical suburban mother. The show ran for 234 episodes. A made-for-TV movie was completed in 1983 called "Still the Beaver". It featured the original cast except for Hugh Beaumont who died earlier. The reunion movie led to a series during the 1980s called the "New Leave it to Beaver". The house which was located on 211 Pine Street, Mayfield Ohio can still be seen at Universal Studios.

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Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver - Jerry Mathers - Wally - Tony Dow - Ward - June Cleaver - Hugh Beaumont - Barbara Billingsley - Eddie Haskell - Ken Osmond - Archetype - Suburban - 1983

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