Do you remember....
Leave It to Beaver?
If not...... it was American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often naive boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver who was portrayed by Jerry Mathers. It followed his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood.
The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents,
June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally.
The show has attained an iconic status in the United States, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.
The show aired from 1957 -1963 and I was right around the Beaver Clever age. I still have to laugh at the miss adventures he would get himself into.
In a typical episode Beaver got into some sort of trouble, then faced his parents for reprimand and correction.
However, neither parent was omniscient......... indeed, the series often showed
the parents debating their approach to child rearing, and some episodes were built around parental gaffes.
The show was created by writers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher.
Veterans of radio and early television.... they often found inspiration for the shows characters,
plots and dialogue in the lives,
experiences and conversations of their.... very own children.
"Leave It to Beaver" is one of the first prime time sitcom series written from a child's point of view.
Just keep watching.. one after the other.... and you could binge watch all the episodes!
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
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