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'''''Leave It to Beaver''''' was an influential situation comedy that popularized the ideal of a [[nuclear family]]. It ran on [[American]] television which portrayed "a [[Utopian]] vision of a perfect American family, living in the perfect American suburb."<ref>http://goodtv.com/?cat=214</ref> 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 been popular and continue to the present day, and currently air on classic TV network [[MeTV]].  The 234 half-hour episodes are available on DVD.  

'''''Leave It to Beaver''''' was an influential situation comedy that popularized the ideal of a [[nuclear family]]. It ran on [[American]] television and portrayed "a [[Utopian]] vision of a perfect American family, living in the perfect American suburb."<ref>http://goodtv.com/?cat=214</ref> 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 been popular and continue to the present day, and currently air on classic TV network [[MeTV]].  The 234 half-hour episodes are available on DVD.  

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.