Leave It to Beaver is a 1950s and 1960s family-oriented American television situation comedy about an inquisitive but often naive boy named Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show has attained an iconic status in the United States, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-twentieth century. One of the first primetime sitcom series filmed from a child's point-of-view, the show was created by Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, two radio and early television writers, who found inspiration for the show's characters, plots, and dialogue in the lives, experiences, and conversations of their own children. Like several television dramas and sitcoms of the late fifties and early sixties (Lassie and My Three Sons, for example), Leave It to Beaver is a glimpse at middle-class, American boyhood. A typical episode features Beaver getting into some sort of trouble and facing his parents for reprimand and correction.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | April 1957 | January 2005 | 8 |
| Season 1 | October 1957 | July 1958 | 39 |
| Season 2 | October 1958 | June 1959 | 39 |
| Season 3 | October 1959 | June 1960 | 39 |
| Season 4 | October 1960 | June 1961 | 39 |
| Season 5 | September 1961 | June 1962 | 39 |
| Season 6 | September 1962 | June 1963 | 39 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | October 1957 | July 1958 | 39 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 203 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 242 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Connelly | 148 | 04/23/1957 - 06/20/1963 | |
| Bob Mosher | 147 | 04/23/1957 - 06/20/1963 | |
| Dick Conway | 73 | 05/21/1958 - 05/30/1963 | |
| Roland MacLane | 73 | 05/21/1958 - 05/30/1963 | |
| Norman Tokar | 70 | 10/04/1957 - 05/28/1960 | |
| David Butler | 48 | 02/19/1959 - 05/30/1963 | |
| Norman Abbott | 37 | 04/02/1960 - 12/27/1962 | |
| Hugh Beaumont | 24 | 04/02/1959 - 06/06/1963 | |
| Dale Eunson | 12 | 04/30/1959 - 06/06/1963 | |
| George Tibbles | 12 | 10/23/1958 - 03/18/1961 | |
| Katherine Eunson | 12 | 04/30/1959 - 06/06/1963 | |
| Theodore Ferro | 6 | 06/25/1959 - 03/14/1963 | |
| Mathilde Ferro | 6 | 06/25/1959 - 03/14/1963 | |
| Joseph Hoffman | 6 | 05/27/1961 - 12/20/1962 | |
| Bill Manhoff | 4 | 10/25/1957 - 04/16/1958 | |
| Earl Bellamy | 3 | 01/17/1963 - 04/11/1963 | |
| Gene Reynolds | 3 | 10/15/1960 - 12/24/1960 | |
| Phil Leslie | 2 | 11/22/1957 - 02/14/1958 | |
| Norman Paul | 2 | 01/01/1959 | |
| John Whedon | 2 | 06/04/1958 - 01/08/1959 | |
| Lou Breslow | 2 | 05/27/1961 - 12/30/1961 | |
| Kenneth A. Enochs | 2 | 11/25/1961 - 04/11/1963 | |
| Keith Fowler | 2 | 01/01/1959 | |
| Arthur Kober | 2 | 10/08/1960 - 11/05/1960 | |
| Charles Haas | 2 | 11/18/1961 - 06/13/1963 | |
| Anton Leader | 2 | 06/17/1961 - 01/20/1962 | |
| Rick Vollaerts | 2 | 10/18/1957 - 01/10/1958 | |
| Fran Van Hartsveldt | 1 | 03/14/1958 | |
| Ellis Marcus | 1 | 02/25/1961 | |
| Jeffrey Hayden | 1 | 03/10/1962 | |
| William Cowley | 1 | 10/29/1960 | |
| Alan Lipscott | 1 | 01/07/1961 | |
| Ed James | 1 | 11/13/1958 | |
| Andrew McCullough | 1 | 10/22/1960 | |
| James Neilson | 1 | 04/02/1958 | |
| Edward J. O'Connor | 1 | 06/25/1960 | |
| David Levinson | 1 | 05/02/1963 | |
| Dann Cahn | 1 | 03/11/1961 | |
| Frank Gabrielson | 1 | 10/15/1960 | |
| Bob Fisher | 1 | 01/07/1961 | |
| Jack Patrick | 1 | 05/07/1958 | |
| Bretaigne Windust | 1 | 02/20/1960 | |
| William Gargaro Jr. | 1 | 11/29/1962 | |
| Jerry Hopper | 1 | 04/23/1957 | |
| Lydia Nathan | 1 | 11/29/1957 | |
| Peggy Chantler Dick | 1 | 10/29/1960 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gershman | 3 | 12/06/1957 - 01/17/1958 | |
| Mel Diamond | 3 | 12/06/1957 - 01/17/1958 | |
| Allan Manings | 2 | 06/23/1962 - 06/13/1963 | |
| Wilton Schiller | 2 | 01/21/1961 - 01/10/1963 | |
| Richard Baer | 2 | 10/30/1958 - 12/04/1958 | |
| Fran Van Hartesveldt | 1 | 01/31/1958 | |
| Raphael Blau | 1 | 05/13/1961 | |
| Clifford Goldsmith | 1 | 11/15/1957 | |
| Harry Winkler | 1 | 04/23/1959 | |
| Elon Packard | 1 | 04/23/1959 |
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