It showed the world through the eyes of a young boy, and sometimes dealt with rather controversial subjects. While most people lump in Leave it to Beaver with other family sitcoms, such as Father Knows Best, and The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, this series was truly an original, and very much ahead of its time. Beaver's teachers, Miss Canfield and later Miss Landers were seen frequently as well as Lumpy's father, played by Richard Deacon known for his role on The Dick Van Dyke Show. Beaver's friends include Whitey Whitney, Gilbert Gates/Bates/Harrison (inconsistent last name), Larry Mondello and Richard Rickover. Eddie was courteous to June and Ward but when the grown ups weren't around he was a bully to Beaver and his friends. Wally's friends included Lumpy Rutherford and the two-faced Eddie Haskell. Other characters were mostly friends of Wally and Beaver. (Examples: getting himself locked in the principals office, letting the bathtub overflow, letting the washing machine overflow, getting his head stuck in a fence at the park, constantly losing things (cats, change, etc.) His parents are your everyday 1950's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, who do their best to understand and support Beaver and Wally as they grew up. His older brother Wally, is just entering his teen years and often wonders out loud how Beaver could be so dumb to get himself into stupid situations. Beaver (who was 7 when the series began) is your basic everyday little boy who had a knack of getting himself into trouble at every turn. The series focuses on Theodore Cleaver (Beaver). What the average American family was like in the 1950's? I don't think so.

In episode #119 ( Beaver's House Guest ), the two boys are wearing their camp sweatshirts.

In episode #31 ( New doctor ): Wally, has a model plane. In several episodes, there are subtle references to the Soviet Union. Few people know that Leave it to Beaver was the first American television show broadcast behind the Iron Curtain - perhaps part of the reason for so many references to God, Sunday School, Breaking Bread, etc. ABC picked it up and ran it for an additional 5 years. In the fall of 1958, CBS dropped the series. Leave It to Beaver debuted in October of 1957 on CBS. Leave It to Beaver debuted in Leave It to Beaver portrayed the iconic postwar American family: June the perfect housewife, Ward the dad (what did he do for a living, anyway? And why did he always wear a suit to dinner?), big brother Wally, and of course Theodore ('The Beaver'), the good-hearted kid whose adventures propelled the show. Summary: Leave It to Beaver portrayed the iconic postwar American family: June the perfect housewife, Ward the dad (what did he do for a living, anyway? And why did he always wear a suit to dinner?), big brother Wally, and of course Theodore ('The Beaver'), the good-hearted kid whose adventures propelled the show.

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