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Leave It To Beaver: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

ABC | CBS | Season Premiere Date: October 4, 1957

Starring: Tony Dow, Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont

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. Leave It to Beaver debuted inLeave 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. Leave It to Beaver debuted in October of 1957 on CBS. In the fall of 1958, CBS dropped the series. ABC picked it up and ran it for an additional 5 years. 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. In several episodes, there are subtle references to the Soviet Union. In episode #31 ( New doctor ): Wally, has a model plane. Look close, it,s a Russian bomber. With, the red star decals. In episode #119 ( Beaver's House Guest ), the two boys are wearing their camp sweatshirts. With the name Camp Chekov on it. Propaganda? Maybe. What the average American family was like in the 1950's? I don't think so. What ever, I guess it worked.

The series focuses on Theodore Cleaver (Beaver). 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. 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. (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.

Other characters were mostly friends of Wally and Beaver. Wally's friends included Lumpy Rutherford and the two-faced Eddie Haskell. Eddie was courteous to June and Ward but when the grown ups weren't around he was a bully to Beaver and his friends. Beaver's friends include Whitey Whitney, Gilbert Gates/Bates/Harrison (inconsistent last name), Larry Mondello and Richard Rickover. 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.

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. It showed the world through the eyes of a young boy, and sometimes dealt with rather controversial subjects. One episode ("Beaver and Andy") dealt frankly with the subject of alcoholism. Another episode ("Beaver's House Guest") showed how divorce can affect a child.

In 1985, Leave It to Beaver was in a full blown revival after a 1983 reunion movie, Still the Beaver, when a spin-off series, with the title of the reunion movie, was proposed. It later begin airing in syndication under the title, The New Leave It to Beaver and starred all of the original cast members except Hugh Beaumont who died on May 14, 1982.

First Telecast: October 4, 1957 Last Telecast: September 12, 1963

Episodes: 234 B&W Episodes
+1 Unaired B&W Pilot Theme Song:

"The Toy Parade" Written by: Melvyn Leonard, Mort Greene & Dave Kahn

Spin-offs: The New Leave It to Beaver

NOTE: All air dates have now been verified through TV Guide.

CBS Broadcast History

October 1957-March 1958----Fridays----7:30 p.m.
March-September 1958----Wednesdays----8:00 p.m.

ABC Broadcast History

October 1958-June 1959----Thursdays----7:30 p.m.
July-September 1959----Thursdays----9:00 p.m.
October 1959-September 1962----Saturdays----8:30 p.m.
September 1962-September 1963----Thursdays----8:30 p.m.

Nielsen Ratings:
(Top 30 or Better)

Never hit the top 30… Expand

Creator: Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher

Genre(s): Comedy, Kids

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E39. Cat Out of the Bag
Air Date: July 16, 1958
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S1:E38. Beaver's Guest
Air Date: July 2, 1958
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S1:E37. Beaver Runs Away
Air Date: June 25, 1958

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Brilliantaxe

Aug 22, 2017

This TV series always gave me a feeling like when you never want something to stop.
One thing that made this TV show so great is the series of events that Beaver and his family go through.
Another thing that I like about this TV show is that it always gets better the farther in the seriesThis TV series always gave me a feeling like when you never want something to stop.
One thing that made this TV show so great is the series of events that Beaver and his family go through.
Another thing that I like about this TV show is that it always gets better the farther in the series you are.
There are 6 seasons of Leave it to Beaver, so you dont need to worry about running out.
One thing that made me want to watch them all is to see what Beaver was up to every day.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: October 4, 1957
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 1962
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 30, 1961
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 1, 1960
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 3, 1959
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 1958
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 4, 1957
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  S1:E39. Cat Out of the Bag
  Air Date: July 16, 1958
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  S1:E38. Beaver's Guest
  Air Date: July 2, 1958
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  S1:E37. Beaver Runs Away
  Air Date: June 25, 1958
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  S1:E36. Beaver and Henry
  Air Date: June 18, 1958
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  S1:E35. Boarding School
  Air Date: June 11, 1958
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  S1:E34. Beaver's Bad Day
  Air Date: June 4, 1958
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  S1:E33. Wally's Job
  Air Date: May 28, 1958
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  S1:E32. Beaver's Old Friend
  Air Date: May 21, 1958
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  S1:E31. New Doctor
  Air Date: May 14, 1958
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  S1:E30. Music Lesson
  Air Date: May 7, 1958
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  S1:E29. Tenting Tonight
  Air Date: April 30, 1958
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  S1:E28. Next Door Indians
  Air Date: April 23, 1958
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  S1:E27. My Brother's Girl
  Air Date: April 16, 1958
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  S1:E26. Train Trip
  Air Date: April 9, 1958
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  S1:E25. The Broken Window
  Air Date: April 2, 1958
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  S1:E24. The State vs. Beaver
  Air Date: March 26, 1958
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  S1:E23. Beaver and Poncho
  Air Date: March 21, 1958
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  S1:E22. The Perfect Father
  Air Date: March 14, 1958
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  S1:E21. Cleaning Up Beaver
  Air Date: March 7, 1958
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  S1:E20. Lonesome Beaver
  Air Date: February 28, 1958
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  S1:E19. The Bank Account
  Air Date: February 14, 1958
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  S1:E18. Child Care
  Air Date: February 7, 1958
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  S1:E17. The Paper Route
  Air Date: January 31, 1958
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  S1:E16. Lumpy Rutherford
  Air Date: January 24, 1958
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  S1:E15. Party Invitation
  Air Date: January 17, 1958
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  S1:E14. Part Time Genius
  Air Date: January 10, 1958
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  S1:E13. Voodoo Magic
  Air Date: January 3, 1958
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  S1:E12. The Perfume Salesmen
  Air Date: December 27, 1957
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  S1:E11. Beaver's Short Pants
  Air Date: December 13, 1957
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  S1:E10. Wally's Girl Trouble
  Air Date: December 6, 1957
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  S1:E9. The Clubhouse
  Air Date: November 29, 1957
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  S1:E8. Beaver's Crush
  Air Date: November 22, 1957
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  S1:E7. Water, Anyone?
  Air Date: November 15, 1957
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  S1:E6. Brotherly Love
  Air Date: November 8, 1957
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  S1:E5. New Neighbors
  Air Date: November 1, 1957
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  S1:E4. The Haircut
  Air Date: October 25, 1957
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  S1:E3. The Black Eye
  Air Date: October 18, 1957
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  S1:E2. Captain Jack
  Air Date: October 11, 1957
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  S1:E1. Beaver Gets 'Spelled'
  Air Date: October 4, 1957
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  S1:E0. It's a Small World
  Air Date: unknown