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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 full episode list
Release Date:
4 October 1957 (USA) more
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Plot:
The Cleavers are the 1950's 'All-American Family' in this 'feel-good' family sitcom. Parents Ward and June... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more
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Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 5 of 117)
Barbara Billingsley ... June Cleaver (235 episodes, 1957-1963)
Jerry Mathers ... Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver (235 episodes, 1957-1963)
Hugh Beaumont ... Ward Cleaver (234 episodes, 1957-1963)
Tony Dow ... Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver (234 episodes, 1957-1963)
Ken Osmond ... Edward 'Eddie' Haskell (97 episodes, 1957-1963)
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Series Directed by
Norman Tokar (93 episodes, 1957-1960)
David Butler (56 episodes, 1959-1963)
Norman Abbott (43 episodes, 1960-1962)
Hugh Beaumont (25 episodes, 1960-1963)
Earl Bellamy (4 episodes, 1960-1963)
Gene Reynolds (3 episodes, 1960)
Charles F. Haas (2 episodes, 1961-1963)
Anton Leader (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
Jeffrey Hayden (2 episodes, 1962)
 
Series Writing credits
Joe Connelly (233 episodes, 1957-1963)
Bob Mosher (233 episodes, 1957-1963)
Dick Conway (75 episodes, 1958-1963)
Roland MacLane (72 episodes, 1958-1963)
George Tibbles (14 episodes, 1958-1961)
Bob Ross (13 episodes, 1958-1962)
Katherine Albert (12 episodes, 1959-1963)
Dale Eunson (12 episodes, 1959-1963)
Mathilda Ferro (10 episodes, 1959-1963)
Theodore Ferro (10 episodes, 1959-1963)
Joseph Hoffman (6 episodes, 1961-1962)
Bill Manhoff (5 episodes, 1957-1961)
Mel Diamond (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
Ben Gershman (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
Fran Van Hartsveldt (3 episodes, 1958)
Phil Leslie (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
Hendrik Vollaerts (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
John Whedon (2 episodes, 1958-1959)
Richard Baer (2 episodes, 1958)
Ed James (2 episodes, 1958)
Jon Zimmer (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
Arthur Kober (2 episodes, 1960)
Kenneth A. Enochs (2 episodes, 1961-1963)
Wilton Schiller (2 episodes, 1961-1963)
Lou Breslow (2 episodes, 1961)
Allan Manings (2 episodes, 1962-1963)
Hugh Beaumont (1 episode, 1959)

Series Produced by
Joe Connelly .... producer (234 episodes, 1957-1963)
Bob Mosher .... producer (234 episodes, 1957-1963)
Dan Nathan .... associate producer (21 episodes, 1957-1958)
Harry Ackerman .... executive producer (20 episodes, 1957-1958)
 
Series Original Music by
Paul J. Smith (19 episodes, 1962-1963)
Pete Rugolo (18 episodes, 1962-1963)

Dave Kahn (unknown episodes)
Joseph Weiss (unknown episodes)
 
Series Cinematography by
Mack Stengler (142 episodes, 1958-1962)
Jack MacKenzie (42 episodes, 1962-1963)
William A. Sickner (38 episodes, 1957-1959)
Fred Mandl (6 episodes, 1962)
Ray Rennahan (3 episodes, 1958)
Ray Flin (2 episodes, 1960)
 
Series Film Editing by
Robert Seiter (100 episodes, 1959-1963)
Richard Belding (83 episodes, 1957-1960)
Eugene Pendleton (8 episodes, 1960-1961)
Marsh Hendry (7 episodes, 1957-1958)
Roy V. Livingston (4 episodes, 1958-1959)
Stanford Tischler (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
Danny B. Landres (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
Bud S. Isaacs (2 episodes, 1961)
 
Series Art Direction by
John Meehan (153 episodes, 1957-1962)
Alexander A. Mayer (18 episodes, 1961-1962)
Frank Arrigo (17 episodes, 1962-1963)
John J. Lloyd (11 episodes, 1958-1963)
Arthur Lonergan (5 episodes, 1960)
Howard E. Johnson (4 episodes, 1962-1963)
George Patrick (3 episodes, 1958-1959)
Lloyd S. Papez (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
Russell Kimball (2 episodes, 1963)
 
Series Set Decoration by
John McCarthy Jr. (99 episodes, 1960-1963)
Ralph Sylos (95 episodes, 1957-1963)
James Redd (82 episodes, 1958-1963)
James M. Walters Sr. (13 episodes, 1958-1963)
Perry Murdock (9 episodes, 1961-1963)
George Milo (5 episodes, 1957)
Julia Heron (5 episodes, 1961-1963)
Robert C. Bradfield (3 episodes, 1961-1962)
Glen Daniels (3 episodes, 1961-1962)
 
Series Costume Design by
Vincent Dee (13 episodes, 1958-1962)

Constance Edney (unknown episodes)
 
Series Makeup Department
Florence Bush .... hair stylist (218 episodes, 1957-1963)
Jack Barron .... makeup artist (210 episodes, 1957-1963)
Robert Dawn .... makeup artist (6 episodes, 1959-1961)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dolph Zimmer .... assistant director / first assistant director (193 episodes, 1958-1963)
Will Sheldon .... assistant director (14 episodes, 1958)
Hilton A. Green .... assistant director (10 episodes, 1957-1958)
John Pommer .... assistant director (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
Ronald R. Rondell .... assistant director (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
Charles S. Gould .... assistant director (2 episodes, 1957)
James H. Brown .... assistant director (2 episodes, 1958)
Frank Fox .... assistant director (2 episodes, 1958)
 
Series Sound Department
William H. Lynch .... sound (155 episodes, 1958-1963)
Sam Caylor .... sound effects editor (56 episodes, 1961-1962)
Earl Crain Jr. .... sound / sound effects editor (41 episodes, 1957-1962)
Earl Crain Sr. .... sound (6 episodes, 1958-1963)
Robert R. Bertrand .... sound (3 episodes, 1961-1962)
Lyle Cain .... sound (2 episodes, 1960-1962)
Howard Fogetti .... sound (2 episodes, 1960)
Edwin J. Somers Jr. .... sound (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vincent Dee .... costume supervisor (205 episodes, 1957-1963)
De De Johnson .... dresses: Miss Billingsley (6 episodes, 1960)
 
Series Editorial Department
David J. O'Connell .... editorial department head / editorial supervisor (116 episodes, 1960-1963)
Richard G. Wray .... editorial supervisor (104 episodes, 1957-1960)
Richard Belding .... film editor (12 episodes, 1958-1959)
 
Series Music Department
Jack Wadsworth .... music supervisor (66 episodes, 1960-1962)
Michael F. Johnson .... music supervisor (47 episodes, 1959-1960)
Frederick Herbert .... music supervisor (33 episodes, 1958-1959)
Stanley Wilson .... music supervisor (32 episodes, 1957-1963)
Joseph E. Romero .... music supervisor (2 episodes, 1958)
Frank Morriss .... music supervisor (2 episodes, 1960-1961)

Mort Greene .... composer: theme music (unknown episodes)
Melvyn Lenard .... composer: theme music (unknown episodes)
 
Series Other crew
Richard Michaels .... script supervisor (2 episodes, 1960)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
It's a Small World (USA) (working title)
Wally and the Beaver (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
30 min | USA:30 min (234 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The house on Universal's backlot that was used for the exterior shots of the Cleavers' second home (in Season 3, after the move to ABC) was later used for the exterior shots of Marcus Welby's house. in "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969). more
Goofs:
Continuity: In "The Shave", June is holding a plate with Beaver's dessert on it. In the very next frame, she is still holding the plate but the dessert is gone. more
Quotes:
Ward Cleaver: I'm going to change my clothes and finish painting those trash cans myself; the boys ran out on the job.
June Cleaver: Well dear you can't blame them too much, they went over to see the big fire at the lumber yard.
Ward Cleaver: Fire?
June Cleaver: Yes, they couldn't resist it, and after all they are just boys.
Ward Cleaver: Tom Corton's lumber yard?
June Cleaver: Yes, it's been on the radio. Why, they've called out fire companies from all over.
Ward Cleaver: Well it must be quite a fire.
June Cleaver: Yes, it must be.
Ward Cleaver: June, I wonder if you'd go out to the garage and put those brushes in some turpentine, I won't be too long. (Rushes out the back door.)
[...]
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Veronica Mars: M.A.D. (#1.20)" (2005) more

FAQ

On what network[s] did Leave It To Beaver air?
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31 out of 34 people found the following review useful.
The Serious Side of Beaver, 4 June 2005
Author: Glades2 from Fort Lauderdale

During a recent TVLand "Top 10 Characters You Love To Hate" special, a well-known (under 40) female actress was quoted as saying that she believed sneaky Eddie Haskell to be the only character in the show that she remembered for resembling "a real person".

Though I'll agree that Ward and June might come across at times as being unrealistically conservative (for example, their sitting at home in their Sunday best for no reason) her comment was something I found hard to understand, since, Beaver was known to be the first show of it's kind to explore such teen issues as, alcoholism, divorce, and troubled teens.

It seems that many viewers also do not understand the significance of Ward's frequent reference (often shown as his sad remembrance) to his own harsh encounters with his strict Father, who made a point of "taking him out to the woodshed" to let Ward know "just what his Father meant", and how Ward, as a Father himself, deciding that he would not do the same when teaching his own sons right from wrong.

While the conservative side of the show might be a bit too much for some, in the end there is nothing wrong with that behavior either - it's a far better lifestyle than what we see in today's world, where parents sometimes see their children as a liability rather than a blessing.

Those who regularly watch Beaver know that while the corn does sometimes grow high in Mayfield, the trueness of the show's stories is what makes Beaver the timeless show that many still enjoy almost a half century after it's debut.

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