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| − | '''"Leave It to Beaver"''' was a popular situation comedy on American television, 1957-63. The weekly program began on CBS on October 4, 1957; | + | '''"Leave It to Beaver"''' was a popular situation comedy on American television, 1957-63. The weekly program began on CBS on October 4, 1957; the next season it moved to ABC. Syndicated reruns continue late into the night in the 21st century. The 234 half-hour episodes are available on DVD. [[File:Beaver2.jpg|thumb|220px]] |
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. | ||
Revision as of 05:06, August 7, 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; the next season it moved to ABC. Syndicated reruns continue late into the night in the 21st century. The 234 half-hour 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.