TV series
Leave It to Beaver
Overview
An inquisitive and often naïve boy, Theodore 'The Beaver' Cleaver, has adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally. The show has attained an iconic status in the US, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.
Details
- First air date
- 1957-10-04
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 6 seasons
- Episodes
- 234 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Network
- ABC, CBS
- Production
- Kayro Productions, MCA Television, Revue Studios, Gomalco Productions, Kayro-Vue Productions
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Jerry Mathers as Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver
- Barbara Billingsley as June Cleaver
- Hugh Beaumont as Ward Cleaver
- Tony Dow as Wally Cleaver
- Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell
- Robert 'Rusty' Stevens as Larry Mondello
- Tiger Fafara as Tooey Brown
- Doris Packer as Mrs. Cornelia Rayburn
- Burt Mustin as Gus the Fireman
- Stanley Fafara as Whitey Whitney
- Jeri Weil as Judy Hensler
- Madge Blake as Mrs. Margaret Mondello
Creators and crew
- Bob Mosher - Creator
- Joe Connelly - Creator
- Harry Ackerman - Executive Producer
- Joe Connelly - Producer
- Bob Mosher - Producer
- Norman Tokar - Director
Seasons
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