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This idyllic slice of 1950’s Americana, has become the ultimate portrayal of life in middle-class suburbia. The first sitcom to be seen from a kid’s point of view, Leave It To Beaver, focused on the adventures of seven-year-old Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (Jerry Mathers) and his 12-year-old brother, Wally (Tony Dow), and was remarkably fresh for its time. With the help of their parents, Ward and June Cleaver (Hugh Beaumont and Barbara Billingsley), Beaver and his group of tight-knit friends Larry (Rusty Stevens), Whitey (Stanley Fafara) and Gilbert (Stephen Talbot) navigated through all the things rambunctious kids can get into and eventually find a way out of. However, it was Wally’s friend, Eddie Haskell (Ken Osmond), who is one of the most remembered for his almost Jekyll and Hyde personality - slick with parents and adults then bullish with little kids like “The Beav”. While its tone reflected the innocence of the era, the series tried to have a realistic edge thanks to the show's creators, Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, who based most of the young characters on their own kids and other children they knew.
Premiered October 4, 1957.LEAVE IT TO BEAVER
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Jennifer Zaldivar |
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jennifer.zaldivar@tvland.com |
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