Leave It to Beaver was a situation comedy which ran on CBS from October 4, 1957 to 1958 and then on ABC from 1958 to June 20, 1963 .

The show centered around the life of a child named Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (played by Jerry Mathers). Many of the storylines revolved around Beaver's attempts (or refusals) to get along with his brother Wally (Tony Dow ) and his parents Ward and June Cleaver (Hugh Beaumont , Barbara Billingsley). The episodes often portrayed a moral lesson. Today the show is often mocked for its bland, problem-free, Pleasantville portrayal of 1950s life, and is often invoked as a symbol of those simpler times. The character of Eddie Haskell became a cultural reference, recognized as an archetype for the behind-your-back rebel, while the name of June Cleaver is often invoked as an archetypical suburban mother.