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'''''Leave It to Beaver''''' was a popular situation comedy on American television which portrayed "a Utopian vision of a perfect American family, living in the perfect American suburb." [http://goodtv.com/?cat=214] The weekly program ran from 1957 to 1963; it began on [[CBS]] on October 4, 1957; the next season it moved to [[ABC]]. Revue Studios (the forerunner of what is now [[Universal Studios|Universal Television]]) produced the show in association with Gomalco Productions during its first four seasons, then with Kayro Productions in the remaining two seasons. Syndicated reruns of the show have continued into the present day and currently air on classic TV network [[MeTV]].  The 234 half-hour episodes are available on DVD. [[File:Beaver2.jpg|thumb|220px]]

'''''Leave It to Beaver''''' was a popular situation comedy on American television which portrayed "a Utopian vision of a perfect American family, living in the perfect American suburb." [http://goodtv.com/?cat=214] The weekly program ran from 1957 to 1963; it began on [[CBS]] on October 4, 1957; the next season it moved to [[ABC]]. Revue Studios (the forerunner of what is now [[Universal Studios|Universal Television]]) produced the show in association with Gomalco Productions during its first four seasons, then with Kayro Productions in the remaining two seasons. Syndicated reruns of the show have continued into the present day and currently air on classic TV network [[MeTV]].  The 234 half-hour episodes are available on DVD. [[File:Beaver2.jpg|thumb|220px]]

[[File:Jerry Mathers.jpg|220px|right|thumb|Later photo of Jerry Mathers]]

{{Image Thumbnail right|File:Jerry Mathers.jpg|220px|Later photo of Jerry Mathers}}

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 (born 1948), a curious and frequently naïve pre-adolescent boy living in an upscale, middle-class neighborhood in the innocent years of the 1950s. The setting is the fictitious town of Mayfield, state not identified. The Beaver's teen-age brother, Wally, was played by Tony Dow; his father, Ward, by Hugh Beaumont (1909-1982), and his mother, June, by Barbara Billingsley (1915-2010). Eddie Haskell, portrayed by Ken Osmond (1943-2020), was the two-faced teenage conniver who turns choirboy whenever he is in the presence of adults. Television writer Joe Connelly (1918-2003) 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 (born 1948), a curious and frequently naïve pre-adolescent boy living in an upscale, middle-class neighborhood in the innocent years of the 1950s. The setting is the fictitious town of Mayfield, state not identified. The Beaver's teen-age brother, Wally, was played by Tony Dow; his father, Ward, by Hugh Beaumont (1909-1982), and his mother, June, by Barbara Billingsley (1915-2010). Eddie Haskell, portrayed by Ken Osmond (1943-2020), was the two-faced teenage conniver who turns choirboy whenever he is in the presence of adults. Television writer Joe Connelly (1918-2003) 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,'' ''[[The Adventures of 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,'' ''[[The Adventures of 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.