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Leave It To Beaver 1957-1963
1957-1958 CBS Season 1
1958-1963 ABC Seasons 2-6

Season 1 1957-1958
Leave It to Beaver is a 1950s and 1960s family-oriented American television comedy about an inquisitive but often naïve boy named Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show has attained an iconic status in the United States, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-twentieth century.

Leave It to Beaver is a glimpse at middle class American boyhood. A typical episode features Beaver getting into some sort of trouble and facing his parents for reprimand and correction. It is unique in that the stories were told from the child's point of view. Beaver Cleaver was 7 when the series began, and his brother Wally, 12. Beaver was a typically rambunctious youth, more interested in pet frogs than in girls, but Wally, just entering his teens, was beginning to discover other things in life. The counterpoint between the two, plus some good writing and acting, lent the series its charm. Beaver and Wally's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, were your everyday 1950's parents, loving and wise, who did their best at trying to understand, support, and guide Beaver and Wally as they grew up.

This series was truly an original, and very much ahead of its time in that it showed the world through the eyes of a young boy, and sometimes dealt with rather controversial subjects. One episode dealt frankly with the subject of alcoholism; another showed how divorce can affect a child.

One thing that is not well-known about Leave It To Beaver is that it was the first American television show to be broadcast behind the Iron Curtain. (Those of you too young to remember the Iron Curtain - google it!) That would explain why Ward always wore a suit to dinner, and why June was always dressed perfectly, even when she was doing housework. It also explains why there are so many references to God, Sunday School, breaking bread, etc.

LITB never made it into the Nielson top 30, but it had solid ratings throughout it's six season run. The show received two Emmy nominations in 1958 for Best New Program Series of the Year and Best Teleplay Writing - Half Hour or Less (Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher) for the premiere episode, "Beaver Gets 'Spelled". Leave It to Beaver has been placed on Time's "The 100 Best TV Shows of All-Time" list. Wikipedia, www.sitcomsonline.com, www.tvguide.com, other sources

S01E01 Beaver Gets 'Spelled'
First aired: 10/4/1957
Beaver's teacher, Miss Canfield, sends a note home with Beaver and the other kids convince him that it's news that he's getting kicked out of school. So Beaver and Wally take steps to hide the note from Ward and June.

Cast: Hugh Beaumont (Ward Cleaver), Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver), Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver), Jerry Mathers (Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver)

Guest cast: Diane Brewster (Miss Canfield), Burt Mustin (Gus), Jeri Weil (Judy Hensler), Doris Packer (Mrs. Rayburn), Stanley Fafara (Whitey Whitney) , Ralph Sanford (Fats Flannaghan), Steve Paylow (Boy), Gary Allen (Man #1), Alan Reynolds (Man #2)
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S01E02 Captain Jack
First aired: 10/11/1957
Beaver and Wally send away for an alligator and they secretly keep it in the bathroom. When the alligator falls ill, the boys get some advice from Captain Jack, an owner of an alligator farm. However, keeping him a secret is going to be hard. The alligator is growing and they need a new place to keep him without June and Ward finding out. Edgar Buchanan guest stars.

This was originally to be the first episode after the pilot, but the show could not make it past the censors in time for broadcast as it showed a toilet in one of the scenes. !!!

Cast: Hugh Beaumont (Ward Cleaver), Barbara Billingsley (June Cleaver), Tony Dow (Wally Cleaver), Jerry Mathers (Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver)

Guest cast: Irving Bacon (Postal Clerk), Edgar Buchanan (Captain Jack), Penny Carpenter (Girl), Connie Gilchrist (Minerva)
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