Sitcom: Leave It to Beaver

Sitcom: Leave It to Beaver by ric gustafson



Leave It to Beaver premiered in 1957 and 1958 which was the first season after the run of I Love Lucy. It began as a pilot called It's a Small World and featured Jerry Mathers as the Beaver. Tony Dow played big brother Wally and his best friend Eddie Haskell was played by Ken Osmond. His father Ward was played by Hugh Beaumont and his mother June was played by Barbara Billingsley. The character of the Beaver was based on the show cocreator's son Ricky. His father gave pep talks when problems came up for the boys and mom had a softer presence. The point of the sitcom was to smooth a decade or so after a major war. The show reflected family life and the newfound habit of watching television.
This sitcom reflected it's time in history. This TV family portrayed a time in American life when life was simpler. The 1950's was the sitcom Leave It to Beaver.


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