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Leave It To Beaver: Season 1

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Season Details & Credits

ABC | CBS | Season Premiere Date: September 30, 1961

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:
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Genre(s): Comedy, Kids

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Season 5 Episodes

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S5:E39. Un-Togetherness
Air Date: June 30, 1962
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S5:E38. Stocks and Bonds
Air Date: June 23, 1962
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S5:E37. Long Distance Call
Air Date: June 16, 1962

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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
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  S5:E39. Un-Togetherness
  Air Date: June 30, 1962
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  S5:E38. Stocks and Bonds
  Air Date: June 23, 1962
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  S5:E37. Long Distance Call
  Air Date: June 16, 1962
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  S5:E36. A Night in the Woods
  Air Date: June 9, 1962
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  S5:E35. Sweatshirt Monsters
  Air Date: June 2, 1962
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  S5:E34. One of the Boys
  Air Date: May 26, 1962
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  S5:E33. Tennis, Anyone?
  Air Date: May 19, 1962
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  S5:E32. The Yard Birds
  Air Date: May 12, 1962
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  S5:E31. Brother Versus Brother
  Air Date: May 5, 1962
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  S5:E30. The Merchant Marine
  Air Date: April 28, 1962
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  S5:E29. Beaver's Typewriter
  Air Date: April 21, 1962
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  S5:E28. The Younger Brother
  Air Date: April 14, 1962
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  S5:E27. Beaver the Babysitter
  Air Date: April 7, 1962
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  S5:E26. Lumpy's Car Trouble
  Air Date: March 31, 1962
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  S5:E25. Beaver's Laundry
  Air Date: March 24, 1962
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  S5:E24. Wally Stays at Lumpy's
  Air Date: March 17, 1962
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  S5:E23. Eddie Quits School
  Air Date: March 10, 1962
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  S5:E22. Three Boys and a Burro
  Air Date: March 3, 1962
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  S5:E21. Beaver's Fear
  Air Date: February 24, 1962
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  S5:E20. Nobody Loves Me
  Air Date: February 17, 1962
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  S5:E19. Beaver's Jacket
  Air Date: February 10, 1962
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  S5:E18. Beaver's Long Night
  Air Date: February 3, 1962
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  S5:E17. Beaver's Electric Trains
  Air Date: January 27, 1962
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  S5:E16. Beaver, the Bunny
  Air Date: January 20, 1962
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  S5:E15. Farewell to Penny
  Air Date: January 13, 1962
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  S5:E14. Ward's Golf Clubs
  Air Date: January 6, 1962
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  S5:E13. Beaver's First Date
  Air Date: December 30, 1961
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  S5:E12. Wally's Chauffeur
  Air Date: December 23, 1961
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  S5:E11. Beaver's English Test
  Air Date: December 16, 1961
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  S5:E10. Weekend Invitation
  Air Date: December 9, 1961
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  S5:E9. Beaver's Ice Skates
  Air Date: December 2, 1961
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  S5:E8. Wally's Big Date
  Air Date: November 25, 1961
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  S5:E7. Beaver Takes a Drive
  Air Date: November 18, 1961
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  S5:E6. Wally's Weekend Job
  Air Date: November 11, 1961
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  S5:E5. Beaver's Cat Problem
  Air Date: November 4, 1961
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  S5:E4. Beaver's Birthday
  Air Date: October 21, 1961
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  S5:E3. Wally's Car
  Air Date: October 14, 1961
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  S5:E2. No Time for Babysitters
  Air Date: October 7, 1961
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  S5:E1. Wally Goes Steady
  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