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It has become an icon of stable family life in a [[nuclear family]] (comprising only the parents and their children) and moral decision-making in a world of small human foibles and no great issues.

It has become an icon of stable family life in a [[nuclear family]] (comprising only the parents and their children) and moral decision-making in a world of small human foibles and no great issues.

The plot revolved around the life of Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver  (played by Jerry Mathers), a pre-adolescent boy living in an upscale, middle-class neighborhood in the innocent years of the 1950s. His teen-age brother, Wally, was played Tony Dow, his father, Ward, by  Hugh Beaumont, and his mother, June, by Barbara Billingsley.  Eddie Haskell was the teenage conniver who turns choirboy whenever he is in the presence of adults. Joe Connelly (1918-2003), a television writer was the main creator; his 8-year-old son was the inspiration for Beaver, and his 14-year-old son was the model for Wally.  The producer was [[Harry S. Ackerman]].  

The plot revolved around the life of Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver  (played by Jerry Mathers), a pre-adolescent boy living in an upscale, middle-class neighborhood in the innocent years of the 1950s. His teen-age brother, Wally, was played by Tony Dow, his father, Ward, by  Hugh Beaumont, and his mother, June, by Barbara Billingsley.  Eddie Haskell was the teenage conniver who turns choirboy whenever he is in the presence of adults. Joe Connelly (1918-2003), a television writer was the main creator; his 8-year-old son was the inspiration for Beaver, and his 14-year-old son was the model for Wally.  The producer was [[Harry S. Ackerman]].  

In its "Golden Age," television served as a kind of social training film; sitcoms like  ''Leave It to Beaver,'' ''Ozzie and Harriet,'' ''The Donna Reed Show'' and ''Father Knows Best'' were all prime-time staples that taught Americans newly arrived in the suburbs from city tenements how to act middle-class.   

In its "Golden Age," television served as a kind of social training film; sitcoms like  ''Leave It to Beaver,'' ''Ozzie and Harriet,'' ''The Donna Reed Show'' and ''Father Knows Best'' were all prime-time staples that taught Americans newly arrived in the suburbs from city tenements how to act middle-class.