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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; 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]]
'''"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 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 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]].