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Leave It to Beaver

Created by Bob Mosher

1957–1963

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.

First aired
4 Oct 1957
Episode length
30 min
Country
United States
Language
English
Writers
Allan Manings, Ben Gershman, Bill Manhoff and 13 others
Cinematography
Mack Stengler, Ray Rennahan, William A. Sickner
Editors
Marsh Hendry, Richard Belding, Stanford Tischler, Stanley Rabjohn
Executive producer
Harry Ackerman
Producers
Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly
Elsewhere
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Seasons · 234 episodes

  • Season 1

    1957

    The first season of the American television situation comedy Leave It to Beaver premiered on October 4, 1957 and concluded on July 16, 1958. It consisted of 39 episodes shot in black-and-white, each running approximately 25 minutes in length. This was the only season that the show originally aired on CBS.

  • Season 2

    1958

    The second season of the American television situation comedy Leave It to Beaver premiered on October 2, 1958 and concluded on June 25, 1959. It consisted of 39 episodes shot in black-and-white, each running approximately 25 minutes in length. This was the first season that the show was originally aired on ABC after the first season was televised in CBS.

  • Season 3

    1959

    The third season of the American television situation comedy Leave It to Beaver premiered on October 3, 1959 and concluded on June 25, 1960. It consisted of 39 episodes shot in black-and-white, each running approximately 25 minutes in length.

  • Season 4

    1960

    The fourth season of the American television situation comedy Leave It to Beaver premiered on October 1, 1960 and concluded on June 24, 1961. It consisted of 39 episodes shot in black-and-white, each running approximately 25 minutes in length.

  • Season 5

    1961

    The fifth season of the American television series Leave It to Beaver aired from September 30, 1961 to June 30, 1962 on ABC. It consisted of 39 black-and-white episodes, each running approximately 25 minutes.

  • Season 6

    1962

    The sixth and final season of the television series Leave It to Beaver aired from September 27, 1962 to June 20, 1963 on ABC. It consisted of 39 black-and-white episodes, each running approximately 25 minutes.

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