Leave It to Beaver

Name: Leave It to Beaver
Genre: Comedy, Family
Cast: Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers

TV Series1957 – 196330m6 seasons · 234 episodes

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Inspired by the real life experiences of creators Joe Connelly and Bob Moshers own children, Leave It To Beaver follows the hilarious everyday adventures of young Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver and his older brother Wally. Whether at home, at school or playing around their suburban neighborhood, Beaver always manages to get himself into some kind of trouble, comically learning each valuable lesson life has to offer along the way. Alongside baseball and apple pie, Leave It To Beaver reigns supreme in the pantheon of Americana. Boasting 234 episodes, spanning six iconic seasons from 1957 63, no other series on television better exemplifies the purity of childhood and importance of family in America.

Creators: Joe Connelly Bob Mosher
Stars: Barbara Billingsley Hugh Beaumont Tony Dow

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E1Wally's Dinner DateSep 27, 1962 · 30mNot rated yet

E2Beaver's Football AwardOct 4, 1962 · 30mNot rated yet

E3Wally's LicenseOct 11, 1962 · 30mNot rated yet

E4The Late EditionOct 18, 1962 · 30mNot rated yet

E5Double DateOct 25, 1962 · 30mNot rated yet

E6Eddie, the BusinessmanNov 1, 1962 · 30mNot rated yet

E7Tell It to EllaNov 8, 1962 · 30m · After getting into trouble for staying out late on a school night, Beaver takes Eddie's advice to write a letter to the local newspaper advice columnist Ella to see if Ward and June are treating him unfairly.Not rated yet

E8Bachelor at LargeNov 15, 1962 · 30m · After getting into a fight with his parents, Eddie decides to adult enough to move out on his own. It doesn't take long for Eddie to start regaling his friends with stories about how he can now do whatever he wants, whenever he feels like it, ultimately causing Ward and June to worry that Wally and the Beaver will want to move out as well. However, it doesn't take long for Wally to see through Eddie's stories and works with his new landlady to try and talk Eddie to move back home with his parents.Not rated yet

E9Beaver Joins a Record ClubNov 22, 1962 · 30m · Beaver learns an expensive lesson when he joins a record of the week club, after ignoring Wally's reminder to return the postcards of the add-ons of extra albums of those he might not want to add to his growing record collection.Not rated yet

E10Wally's Car AccidentNov 29, 1962 · 30m · Wally finds himself in a bind when, asking Ward to borrow his new car, he accidentally breaks the headlight giving Lumpy's car a jump-start while Ward and June are gone for the weekend.Not rated yet

E11Beaver, the Sheep DogDec 6, 1962 · 30m · After making a disparaging joke to a classmate named Shirley, Beaver takes it personally when she calls him a sheepdog, due to how unruly his hair looks. Following several attempts to tame his wild hair, a desperate Beaver turns to Eddie Haskell for help in what to do next.Not rated yet

E12Beaver, the HeroDec 13, 1962 · 30m · After scoring the game winning touchdown, the normally bench-warming Beaver lets the fame go his head when everyone starts calling him a hero.Not rated yet

E13Beaver's AutobiographyDec 20, 1962 · 30m · Needing some help in finishing to write his autobiography, Beaver is able to convince his classmate Betty, who has a crush on him to write it for him. However, when she discovers Beaver and Gilbert were poking fun about her behind her back, she decides to add a lot of lies to his paper.Not rated yet

E14The Party SpoilerDec 27, 1962 · 30m · When an annoyed Beaver finds out that Wally doesn't plan on inviting him to his upcoming party, he takes Gilbert's advice to sabotage it as payback. However, when the day of the party arrives, Wally has a change of heart and invites Beaver to join in on the fun, causing him to panic while trying to find all the gag props he placed around the house.Not rated yet

E15The MustacheJan 3, 1963 · 30m · After finding out that his steady girlfriend started going out with a new boy at their high school that has a mustache, Wally takes Eddie and Lumpy's advice to grow a mustache, thinking it will make him more mature. However after doing so, Wally soon discovers that his newly grown mustache doesn't have the affect on Julie's opinion of him as he originally thought it would.Not rated yet

E16Wally Buys a CarJan 10, 1963 · 30m · When Wally informs his parents that he would like to buy his first car, Ward is reluctant to agree to go along with his son's plan, especially after Wally lets him know he already has a car in mind that he'd like to buy. It is only after Wally agrees to talk to Ward's insurance agent, that Ward agrees to the big purchase, but with a few conditions involved: Wally has to maintain his grades in school and Ward wants to make sure it runs safely.Not rated yet

E17The Parking AttendantsJan 17, 1963 · 30m · When Wally gets a job as a parking attendant for local family's wedding reception and asks Eddie to help him out, Ward and June are worried that things will go wrong. Their concerns seem to be well deserved when Eddie accidentally parks Mr. Rutherford's car in a no parking zone and it gets towed.Not rated yet

E18More Blessed to GiveJan 24, 1963 · 30m · After Beaver wins an expensive gold locket at booth at the carnival, Gilbert talks him into giving it to a girl he likes in class instead of either selling it for some quick money to Eddie or giving it to his mother. When the girl's father finds out about the gift, he makes her give it back to Beaver, resulting in June thinking that Beaver is the recipient of the gift.Not rated yet

E19Beaver's Good DeedJan 31, 1963 · 30m · After being read the riot act for being inconsiderate by Ward, Beaver decides to do a good deed after befriending a hungry hobo named Jeff who is looking for someone to help him out with a bath and hot meal. Beaver soon finds himself in hot water when Jeff leaves the bathroom a mess and takes off on a job interview in one of Ward's best suits.Not rated yet

E20The Credit CardFeb 7, 1963 · 30m · After Eddie gloats to Wally that his dad let him get a credit card, Wally decides to ask his parents if he can get one as well, only to be disappointed when he gets told no. Later, when Wally drives his friends to and from a school function, the battery in his car dies and he asks Eddie to put it on his credit card and he will pay him when they get home. However, Eddie soon gets Wally into trouble when he uses the money to pay for something else and his father calls Ward about the outstanding debt.Not rated yet

E21Beaver the CaddyFeb 14, 1963 · 30m · When Gilbert and Beaver spend the morning working as caddies for a pair of competitive gentlemen, Beaver finds himself in a conundrum when he is asked to cheat in order for the man he's working for so a five hundred dollar bet can be won.Not rated yet

E22Beaver on TVFeb 21, 1963 · 30m · After Beaver is selected to be a panelist on a local television show that's popular with teenagers, his classmates and family gladly plan to watch the show when it airs. However, when Beaver misses the part when his episode will be airing the following week instead of live, every thinks he lied in order to skip school.Not rated yet

E23Box Office AttractionFeb 28, 1963 · 30m · When Wally develops a crush on the pretty new ticket taker at the local movie theater, June begins to worry. After asking her on a date, Wally soon learns that things aren't always how they appear when he asks her on a date and she turns out to not be as nice as he thought.Not rated yet

E24Lumpy's ScholarshipMar 7, 1963 · 30m · After learning that Lumpy got awarded the scholarship he was also in the running to receive at the college both boys will be attending, Wally decides to be a good sport and throw his friend a party to celebrate. However, when the school discovers that Lumpy failed a class, they threaten to revoke the scholarship. When Wally finds that out, he offers to help his friend out to improve his grades so Lumpy can keep the scholarship.Not rated yet

E25The Silent TreatmentMar 14, 1963 · 30m · Upset that June made him do a chore he promised to do earlier in the day when he wanted to go with Wally and Eddie to get a radio installed in his car, Beaver decides to give her the silent treatment. When the rest of the family notices the way Beaver treats June, they wonder how to get him to start talking to his mother without causing more problems.Not rated yet

E26Uncle Billy's VisitMar 21, 1963 · 30m · When Ward and June have the opportunity to spend the weekend at the lake with some friends, she's less than thrilled at the prospect of having Ward's Uncle Billy watching over the boys. Beaver however, sees this as the perfect chance to try and get away with things he normally wouldn't with parents around, only to discover that Uncle Billy can be strict as well.Not rated yet

E27Beaver's Prep SchoolMar 28, 1963 · 30m · As the school year is coming to a close, June's Aunt Martha arrives for a visit with some big news: she would like send Beaver to a prestigious prep school located in New England that 4 generations of the family has attended. Upon hearing Aunt Martha's request, June is unsure that Beaver would like to attend and is ultimately surprised that he would like to go after hearing about all the activities the school has to offer. However, he soon changes his mind after realizes he'll miss all of his friends and family if he decides to go.Not rated yet

E28Wally and the FraternityApr 4, 1963 · 30mNot rated yet

E29Eddie's SweaterApr 11, 1963 · 30mNot rated yet

E30The Book ReportApr 18, 1963 · 30mNot rated yet

E31The Poor LoserApr 25, 1963 · 30mNot rated yet

E32Don Juan BeaverMay 2, 1963 · 30mNot rated yet

E33Summer in AlaskaMay 9, 1963 · 30mNot rated yet

E34Beaver's GraduationMay 16, 1963 · 30mNot rated yet

E35Wally's Practical JokeMay 23, 1963 · 30mNot rated yet

E36The All-Night PartyMay 30, 1963 · 30mNot rated yet

E37Beaver Sees AmericaJun 6, 1963 · 30mNot rated yet

E38The Clothing DriveJun 13, 1963 · 30m · The Beaver is in a bind when he accidentally donates Ward's new suits to a clothing drive at school and has to find a way to get them from his school's principal.Not rated yet

E39Family ScrapbookJun 20, 1963 · 30m · While going through a cupboard, Ward and June come across an old family scrapbook and decide to reminisce with Wally and the Beaver.Not rated yet

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Barbara BillingsleyJune Cleaver Hugh BeaumontWard Cleaver Tony DowWallace "Wally" Cleaver Jerry MathersTheodore "Beaver" Cleaver

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Details

Premiered: October 4, 1957
Ended: June 20, 1963
Status: Ended
Network: ABC
Country of origin: United States
Language: English
Episode runtime: 30m
TVmaze ID: 2128