Leave It to Beaver: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Leave It to Beaver
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1957-10-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 1963-06-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 2128

Cast and credited roles

• Barbara Billingsley — June Cleaver
• Hugh Beaumont — Ward Cleaver
• Tony Dow — Wallace "Wally" Cleaver
• Jerry Mathers — Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1957-10-04; final listed air date 1958-07-16; episode order: 39.
• Season 2: premiered 1958-10-02; final listed air date 1959-06-25; episode order: 39.
• Season 3: premiered 1959-10-03; final listed air date 1960-06-25; episode order: 39.
• Season 4: premiered 1960-10-01; final listed air date 1961-06-24; episode order: 39.
• Season 5: premiered 1961-09-30; final listed air date 1962-06-30; episode order: 39.
• Season 6: premiered 1962-09-27; final listed air date 1963-06-20; episode order: 39.

Source and licence

Adapted from Leave It to Beaver on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.