The New Leave It to Beaver 

The continuing adventures of the "now adult" Beaver Cleaver, his family, and their friends.

Creator:

Brian Levant

Stars:

Barbara Billingsley, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers

4 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Barbara Billingsley	...	June Cleaver / ... 102 episodes, 1983-1989
Tony Dow	...	Wally Cleaver / ... 102 episodes, 1983-1989
Jerry Mathers	...	Theodore Cleaver / ... 102 episodes, 1983-1989
Kipp Marcus	...	Ward 'Kip' Cleaver / ... 101 episodes, 1984-1989
John Snee	...	Oliver 'Ollie' Cleaver 101 episodes, 1983-1989
Janice Kent	...	Mary Ellen Cleaver 101 episodes, 1983-1989
Frank Bank	...	Clarence Rutherford 101 episodes, 1983-1989
Eric Osmond	...	Frederick 'Freddie' Haskell / ... 101 episodes, 1983-1989
Ken Osmond	...	Eddie Haskell 101 episodes, 1983-1989
Kaleena Kiff	...	Kelly Cleaver 100 episodes, 1984-1989

Storyline

This show is the continuing adventures of the whole gang. Beaver and the gang are all grown up. Beaver is divorced and living with his mom with his 2 sons - Oliver and Kip. Wally has his wife Mary Ellen and daughter and his son Kevin. Eddie Haskell is still around and has his wife Gert and two sons (played by his real-life sons) Eddie Jr. and Freddie.

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Plot Keywords:

1980s | divorce | divorced father | single father | actor reprises previous role | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Eddie Haskell's sons were played by Ken Osmond's real life sons: Eric Osmond and Christian Osmond.

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Connections

Follows Still the Beaver (1983)

User Reviews

One of the few "New" shows to get it right.

During the plague of "New" shows in the 80s (The New Monkees, The New Gidget, The Bradys, etc.), this was probably the best. "Beaver" didn't focus solely on the original audience (like The Bradys did), nor did it ignore the original show (like The New Monkees) or try to recreate those characters as modern pop icons (like The New Gidget). No, "Beaver" gave fans of the original show a chance to see their old friends again (and they were still the same old characters) as well as using the characters' children to maintain the innocence and fun of the original show, drawing in a new, younger audience. "Still the Beaver" was a true family show: clean enough for kids, nostalgic and fun for adults. (And I was at the right age that Kaleena Kiff was my dream date, but I digress . ..)

Hopefully, the reruns will start soon, and this will become another classic. Ward was missed in the series, but his legacy lived on in his sons. In that and everything else, this show did very well.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 March 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

The New Leave It to Beaver

Filming Locations:

Colonial Street, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Telvan Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1