Many coming-of-age sitcoms came out during the 20th century, but few were as influential, beloved, and remembered as Leave It to Beaver. The show launched in 1957 on CBS and quickly switched to ABC after Season One. The show followed Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver and his family.
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Beaver’s meddling personality and curiosity was the first time audiences got to see something from a child’s point of view; it even impacted other popular shows like The Wonder Years and Malcolm in the Middle. Leave It to Beaver remains a popular staple of pop culture to this day – more than half a century later.
Here are some behind-the-scenes secrets that will take you on a nostalgic journey.