[3][6] The intended premiere, "Captain Jack",[7] displayed a toilet tank (which didn't pass the censor's office in time for the show's scheduled debut) and aired the week following the premiere. to leave sth. Let's see how well you remember this all-American classic. [2], A comparison of how children interact with their brothers and sisters on such 1950s situation comedy television programs as Leave It To Beaver and Father Knows Best with those on such 1980s programs as The Cosby Show and Family Ties found that children interacted more positively in the 1950s but were more central to the main story action in the 1980s. From October 1958 to June 1959 it aired on Thursdays at 7:30 pm (EST), with summer 1959 reruns airing at 9:00 pm. [2] Connelly told an interviewer, "If we hire a writer we tell him not to make up situations, but to look into his own background. The exasperated look that Ward and June get when something happens, Wally's comments, and the dealings with all the Cleavers friends are priceless.Wally's come backs of 'Aw, heck, Beaver', and 'Don't be a creep, or something.' However, they lived in another house prior to the start of the series. The still-popular show ended its run in 1963 primarily because it had reached its natural conclusion: In the final show, Beaver is about to graduate grade school into high school, but Wally was about to enter college and the fraternal dynamic at the heart of the show's premise would be broken with their separation. Leave It to Beaver is unique in 1950s television sitcom history for its extraordinary number of bathroom scenes. [50][51] Additionally, in almost every scene set in the boys' bedroom, the bathtub, shower curtain, or vanity can be seen through the open bathroom door. The show also aired on the digital TV network Retro TV from 2006 to July 2011, when Retro's rights to MCA/Universal product expired. Occasionally, when offenses are serious, punishments such as being grounded[38] are dealt the miscreants. Like several television dramas and sitcoms of the late 1950s and early 1960s (Lassie and My Three Sons), Leave It to Beaver is a glimpse of middle-class American boyhood. The Cleavers are the 1950's 'All-American Family' in this 'feel-good' family sitcom. 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Leave It To Beaver ran from 1957 to 1963, which is quite impressive. Though lyrics exist for the theme tune, an instrumental arrangement was used for the show's entire run. Scenes with children were usually filmed first, with adult actors having to wait until after 5:00 pm for filming.[2]. References to contemporary news issues or topics are infrequent. Her protection is frequently needed against the pernicious intrigues of Eddie Haskell, who engages in impulsive, selfish, disruptive, and malevolent schemes. Leave It to Beaver, episode 40: "Beaver's Poem". The word "beef" was also used at times (mostly by Wally) over the course of the show's run, meaning "disagreement" (as in contemporary hip-hop). An adopted son, a stepdaughter, wives, and another generation of sons join the loving family in later seasons. In the "Captain Jack" episode, Wally and Beaver try to hide a baby alligator they bought by keeping it in their bathroom's toilet tank. This house can still be seen at Universal Studios, though the original façade was replaced in 1988 for the following year's The 'Burbs and sat in storage elsewhere on the Universal lot. "Leave It to Beaver Money Maker Game" suggests one of the show's recurrent themes – Beaver's attempts to make money. Leave It to Beaver (TV Series 1957–1963) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. At such times, June and Ward are called upon to order Beaver to vacate his refuge. For crafty Eddie, each day is one more step toward the twilight of the adults, which will herald his ascension to neighborhood ruler.[45]. 295 likes. Leave It To This Beaver. Contemporary celebrities mentioned on the show include Rock Hudson, Tuesday Weld, Cary Grant, Sal Mineo, Frank Sinatra, Edd Byrnes, Tony Curtis, Sonny Liston, Cassius Clay, Bob Cousy, Chet Huntley, David Brinkley, Jack Paar, John Glenn, Bennett Cerf, Warren Spahn, Fabian Forte, Bobby Vinton, Frankie Avalon and others. [30] In the season three opener, the Cleavers are comfortably settled in their new home. When Beaver befriends the garbage collector's children his parents, especially June, initially express discomfort, but then come to see the importance of such friendships.[41]. [56] Stephen Talbot (Gilbert) was featured in two episodes of "Lassie" in 1959, "The Flying Machine" and "Growing Pains," and a third in 1960, "The Big Race." Unlike The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet, Father Knows Best and other sitcoms and domestic comedies of the era, the show would not focus on the parents, but rather on their children, with the series being told from the kids' point of view. This CBS show required "wall-to-wall" music, a term for productions that utilize musical "tag" pieces between scenes as needed. During the show's first run, merchandise including novels, records, and board games was generated for the juvenile market. [3], June remains calm amid household tumult, providing crucial guidance to her sons while shielding them from nefarious outside influences with a matronly force of will. In the Pine Street house, Ward has a den near the main entry, which serves as a setting for many scenes. Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. [4], In 1957, the radio, film and television writers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher developed a concept for a TV show about childhood and family life featuring a fictional suburban couple and their children. Norman Tokar, a director with a talent for working with children, was hired to direct most of the episodes for the first three years and developed the characters of Eddie Haskell and Larry Mondello. Ward often finds himself learning the most in the episode from something his sons, or sometimes his wife, do. In the New York Herald Tribune, John Crosby stated the show was "charming and sincere" and featured "the wonderful candor and directness with which children disconcert and enchant you". Leave it to Brian to screw up the one thing we asked him to do. And why did he always wear a suit to dinner? 01-428-207) May–July 1962. On what network[s] did Leave It To Beaver air? Then current Los Angeles Dodgers celebrity star Don Drysdale appears as himself in the 1962 episode titled "Long Distance Call". Throughout the show's run, it was shot with a single camera on black-and-white 35 mm film. Parents Ward and June, and older brother Wally, try to keep Theodore ('the Beaver') out of trouble. Unlike real life, these situations are always easily resolved to the satisfaction of all involved and the Beaver gets off with a few stern moralistic words of parental advice. After the move to Pine Street, the boys continue to attend the same schools, frequent the same hang-outs, and visit the same friends. In a typical episode Beaver got into some sort of trouble, then faced his parents for reprimand and correction. The show was distributed by MCA TV. Digital TV network Antenna TV picked the series up and ran it from October 3, 2011, to April 27, 2013,[66] when it moved over to MeTV[67] On January 5, 2015, the series moved back to Antenna TV, airing on weekday afternoons. They didn't want a big laugh; they wanted chuckles."[14]. In 2020 NBCUniversal launched their own streaming service Peacock which carries all six seasons. [22] The dance's promoter, Chubby Checker, is hinted at in the episode's fictional "Chubby Chadwick" and his fictional hit tune, "Surf Board Twist". The show acknowledges the greaser subculture[21] and, in the last season, "The Twist", a popular song and dance craze of the early 1960s. ), big brother Wally, and of course Theodore ("The Beaver"), the good-hearted kid whose adventures propelled the show. Wally and his friends perform a tepid version of The Twist at Wally's party in "The Party Spoiler". It's not a 'situation' comedy where you have to create a situation for a particular effect. The show has enjoyed a renaissance in popularity since the 1970s through off-network syndication, a reunion telemovie (Still the Beaver, 1983) and a sequel series, The New Leave It to Beaver (1985–89). Bravo ranked Beaver 74th on their list of the 100 greatest TV characters. That edition is now OUT OF PRINT. When I was young, way back in the 1960's I never really dug this show. To prove there's no soup inside a giant cup on a billboard, Beaver climbs up and accidentally falls in. From October 1959 to September 1962 the show was televised Saturdays at 8:30 pm, and during its last season (1962–63) the show aired Thursdays at 8:30 pm. While most of its contemporaries (i.e. This is the equivalent of the "needle-drop" library of prerecorded music that is still prevalent today. The series was still popular with audiences, but Jerry Mathers wanted to retire from acting at the end of the sixth year to attend regular high school. Series cinematographers included Mack Stengler with 122 episodes between 1958 and 1962, Jack MacKenzie with 40 episodes between 1962 and 1963, and William A. Sickner with 37 episodes between 1957 and 1959. The show has attained an iconic status in the United States, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.[1]. 1957–1963 ) for Beaver for successfully handling common childhood problems so far of `` It. I enjoy these early episodes when the Beaver was moved to Wednesdays at 8:00 pm opposite Train. 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