While it's good seeing those familiar faces again, a little older and slightly wiser, but minus the deceased Hugh Beaumont, who is sorely missed, nothing comes close to this original series. The fire department and Ward help get him down, Ward realizing the Beaver may be under too much pressure. 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. It was re-released on DVD on March 20, 2007, as part of a 'Family Favorites 4-Movie Collection' (with The Little Rascals, Casper, and Flipper). The Haircut. CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA. Beaver looks forward to his first football game. The misadventures of a large family united when a widower and a widow marry. A nouveau riche hillbilly family moves to Beverly Hills and shakes up the privileged society with their hayseed ways. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. At first, Lumpy was the neighborhood bully who hounded Wally and the Beav, to eventually became one of Wally's closest friends. Following Leave It to Beaver, Osmond scored occasional roles on shows like The Munsters and Lassie, though he ultimately found himself too frequently type … "[2], Roger Ebert gave it 3 out of 4 stars writing, "I was surprised to find myself seduced by the film’s simple, sweet story, and amused by the sly indications that the Cleavers don’t live in the 1950s anymore. Leave It To Beaver S06E37 Beaver Sees America. Leave It to Beaver Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (Jerry Mathers) is June and Ward Cleaver's younger son and Wally's brother. Then the leaf vacuum explodes and throws dirt through the truck driver's window, causing him to slam on his brakes and have his sticky pies thrown about. Bachelor at Large. Beaver loses the money his father gave him for a haircut. A series gets an Average Tomatometer when at least 50 percent of its seasons have a score. It starred Mathers alongside Barbara Billingsley , … Beaver even goes so far as to refuse his father reading him a bedtime story and kissing him goodnight. View All Leave It to Beaver News . Leave It to Beaver (season 6) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The sixth and final season of the television series Leave It to Beaver aired from September 27, 1962 to June 20, 1963 on ABC. Beaver and Wally apologize then ride away. The first episode of "Leave It To Beaver" aired on October 4, 1957; the last episode was June 20, 1963. The Haircut. Episode 425 mins. With Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers. Tell It to Ella. The film was released on January 20, 1998 on VHS, DVD, and LaserDisc. Leave It to Beaver Season 6 View all. The movie was developed into a new series titled The New Leave It To Beaver. The misadventures of a TV writer both at work and at home. Leave It to Beaver was actor Tony Dow's first dramatic experience. By mid season, Beaver would start becoming more interested in girls. "[3], The film grossed an estimated $10.9 million in the United States and Canada against a $15 million production budget. Mathers played Theodore Cleaver on "Leave It to Beaver." 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. Following his graduation, he began working different jobs at State University of New York College and later went on to become a lecturer. It consisted of 39 black-and-white episodes, each running approximately 25 minutes. Inside the soda shop, Karen likes Wally and not Eddie. S6 E5 25m. June and Ward Cleaver’s first son Wallace “Wally” Cleaver was the one often getting … Beaver joins the football team and endures the practices, despite his disadvantage of being smaller than his teammates. Wally's License. S6 E8 25m. 15:22. The show might have its share of contradiction, there was a Violet Rutherford, Fred's daughter/ Lumpy's sister, who disappeared, leaving Lumpy the Rutherfordf's only "offspring," while Gilbert Bates introduced as the only child of his widowed father, to suddenly have a mother and sister in later episodes who never appear.Aside this being a comedy show, "Leave It to Beaver" does take time out for some tender moments. Stephen graduated from Wesleyan University in 1970, where he was an active protester of the Vietnam war. Beaver Joins a Record Club. Leave It to Beaver (TV Series 1957–1963) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Leave It To Beaver: The Late Edition: 5: Leave It To Beaver: Double Date: 6: Leave It To Beaver: Eddie, The Businessman: 7: Leave It To Beaver: Tell It To Ella: 8: Leave It To Beaver: Bachelor At Large: 9: Leave It To Beaver: Beaver Joins A Record Club: 10: Leave It To Beaver: Wally's Car Accident: 11: Leave It To Beaver: Beaver, The Sheepdog: 12 Seven men and women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm. Aside from Ken Osmond's ever so polite Eddie, who's well mannered in front of the adults and a "big mouth, wise guy" to his pals, there's Richard Deacon as Fred Rutherford, Lumpy's father; the charming Sue Randall as Miss Landers, Beaver's teacher; Burt Mustin as Gus, the fireman; Beaver's other friends including Stanley Fafara as Whitey Whitney, who appeared occasionally through the show's six seasons; Stephen Talbot as Gilbert, and Richard Correll as Richard Rickover. Surprisingly, the show ran for a total of four seasons, and included many of the original cast members’ real children as actors on the show. S6 E1 25m. The show premiered in 1957 and ended in 1963, according to … Fast forward to 1980; he released his first documentary,Broken Arrow, … (Note: † denotes actor who is known to be deceased.) Regardless of its age, "Leave It to Beaver" is harmless fun, good family viewing. During dinner that night, the boys try to cover up for the missing bike. "Leave It to Beaver" (1957-1963) is a family show set in the suburban town of Mayfield that focuses on the Cleaver family: Ward (Hugh Beaumont), father and accountant; June (Barbara Billingsley), wife and stay-at-home Mom; and their two boys, Wally (Tony Dow) a teenager, and their youngest, Theodore, better known to everyone as "Beaver" (Jerry Mathers). Directed by Hugh Beaumont. About Tomatometer. The misadventures of a suburban boy, family and friends. The clean-cut 1950s sitcom, about young 'Beaver' Cleaver, his brother Wally and their folks was a family favorite over its six-year run. Fishermen very much appreciate them. A family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely. Leave It to Beaver is a 1997 American comedy film based on the television series of the same name. One in particular line recited by Ward (Hugh Beaumont) to his wife, June, that stands out is, "The way to get your children's love is to first earn their respect." 13:24. With each passing season viewers got to see the show's new opening, watching the boys growing and maturing to young adults by season six. The acclaimed actor has been married three times. I couldn’t find a free clip of the finale, but you can re-watch the series for free on MeTV and the streaming service Peacock. While television of the 1950s and '60s had its share of family shows during its black and white age, including "Father Knows Best" with Robert Young and Jane Wyatt; "The Donna Reed Show" (with Donna Reed and Carl Betz); "Dennis the Menace" (starring Jay North); and later, the long running series, "My Three Sons" (1960-1972) with Fred MacMurray, it seemed unlikely that "Leave It to Beaver" would become the one sit-com to survive and continue to air on television, whether locally or on cable, decades after its concluding episode in 1963. When Ward urges Beaver to follow in Wally's footsteps and become the next Cleaver basketball star, Beaver tries out for the City Park basketball team. Stephen Talbot later became an independent screenwriter releasing his documentaries , Broken Arrow in 1980 While he was still serving as a lecturer, he ventured as an independent screenwriter. In the boys' bedroom, they get into a fight, which sends Beaver's new computer flying out the window. On the first day of school, five days later, Ward and June tell Wally to accompany Beaver for a few days while Beaver gets used to riding his bicycle to school. Leave It To Beaver S03E32 Beaver And Violet. But Beaver finds he lacks his older brother's talent for the sport and, afraid to disappoint his dad, doesn't tell anyone when he is cut on the first day of practice. Beaver agrees and the boy shows him some tricks before riding off with the bike. Through The Looking Glass A New York City attorney and his wife attempt to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville. Beaver is polishing his bike when a teenaged boy comes over and asks if he can show Beaver some cool bike tricks. Many in-jokes and sub-plots relating to the series are adapted for the film. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. [citation needed]. Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. This is a ranking and retrospective of the top ten episodes of Leave it To Beaver. However, Beaver continues to end up in one kind of jam or another. Here are some well-known faces from Sundance over the years, as they brought their early movies to the festival. "Summer Sneaks; Cut-Rate Comedy; 'Leave It to Beaver' producer Robert Simonds loves a good, cheap laugh. 41 of 45 people found this review helpful. S6 E9 25m. The Cleavers are the 1950's 'All-American Family' in this 'feel-good' family sitcom. I learned to recognize all kinds of beaver "signs". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The New Leave It to Beaver (also known as Still the Beaver) is an American sitcom sequel to the original 1957–1963 sitcom Leave It to Beaver. The misadventures of two single women in the 1950s and '60s. ‘WandaVision’ Series Premiere: What the Heck Is Going On, and More Burning Questions, How All in the Family Changed the TV Landscape, New WandaVision Photos Tease The Classic Sitcom Influence, Mother's Day Movies and TV Shows on Amazon Video, Join A Television Family: 1940-1959 Edition, Tad Dibbern . The aforementioned family comedy shows had its share of reruns before slowly disappearing to Limbo, replaced by newer programs to its Color- oriented viewers, but this innocent black and white show which was done on film and not on video tape and to date never colorized to attract younger viewers, still entertains as is. “Leave It to Beaver,” which chronicled the misadventures of a suburban boy, aired from 1957 until 1963. Many in-jokes and sub-plots relating to the series are adapted for the film. The series ran from 1957 to 1963 and has been brought back for a reunion series and a film. After school, Eddie asks Wally to come to the soda shop to see him flirt with Karen. A total of 234 episodes were produced,all in … Leave It To Beaver, Seasons 1-2 The first two seasons of Leave It To Beaver were filmed at CBS Radford, then known as Republic Studios. The movie opens with a bakery truck driving down the street, and Beaver and Wally riding together on Wally's bicycle, delivering morning newspapers. With Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow, Jerry Mathers. Eddie Haskell tells him that if he flatters his father by signing up for football, he will get it on his birthday. Beaver uses a concession stand to block the boy's way, causing the boy to fly across a judges' table of pies set up to be judged and into an entire cart of them. Beaver (Jerry Mathers) lands a job caddying at a posh country club. Beaver encounters the guy who stole his bike. At the Mayfield Festival, he again encounters the boy on the stolen bike and chases him. LEAVE IT TO BEAVER, (from left): Hugh Beaumont, Barbara Billingsley, Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow, (1963), 1957-63 / Everett Collection. (1957–1963). S6 E3 25m. This results in Ward completely losing all of his patience and grounding the boys. The only actor who didn’t return was Hugh Beaumont, who had died several years prior. Beaver loses the money his father gave him for a haircut. Parents Ward and June, and older brother Wally, try to keep Theodore ('the Beaver') out of trouble. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. CBS canceled "Leave It To Beaver" in 1959,but in the fall of that year the show moved to ABC-TV where it remained for the next four seasons from October 3,1959 until June 20,1963 producing an astounding 156 episodes. After the grounding, Beaver skips football practice and studies; and Wally spends time with Karen, who breaks up with him after reuniting with her ex-boyfriend, Kyle. S6 E7 25m. Episode 425 mins. 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