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It has become an icon of stable family life and moral decision-making in a world of small human foibles and no great issues. | It has become an icon of stable family life 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), | + | 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. |
==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
Revision as of 22:15, August 6, 2009
"Leave It to Beaver" was a popular situation comedy on American television, 1957-63. The weekly program, began on CBS on October 4, 1957; in October 1958 it moved to ABC. Syndicated reruns continue late into the night in the 21st century. The 234 episodes are available on DVD.
It has become an icon of stable family life 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.
Further reading
- Jerry Mathers, ‘’And Jerry Mathers as "The Beaver,"’’ (1998), memoir.