Though it got off to a rocky start and even changed networks after its first season, Leave it to Beaver became one classic television’s most beloved family series after it went to syndication. The ...

The popular sitcom, which premiered on Oct. 4, 1957, caused a major stir due to a toilet being filmed for the episode — something that was extremely rare at the time, according to People magazine.

What was supposed to be the pilot episode of the beloved sitcom, which aired from 1957 to 1963, was shelved for a week after CBS pushed back against one of the plotlines. The episode, titled "Captain ...

Jeri Weil has revealed the truth behind why her “Leave It to Beaver” character abruptly left the beloved show 65 years ago. Weil, who portrayed Beaver Cleaver’s (Jerry Mathers) nemesis Judy Hensler on ...

Family-friendly sitcoms were everywhere back in the 1950s-60s, and ones centered around families were particularly popular, with the likes of The Andy Griffith Show, My Three Sons, and The Munsters ...

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Jeri Weil, who played Judy Hensler on the first three seasons of “Leave It to Beaver,” is opening up about her relationships with former castmates, Parade reports. In an August 2025 interview on “That ...

The set of "Leave It to Beaver" was just as squeaky clean as the 1950s sitcom. "Hugh Beaumont was basically a very nice man, but he was also a minister," Jerry Mathers, who starred as Theodore "Beaver ...

Leave It to Beaver fans may be surprised to learn that the pilot episode was pushed back a week because the network wasn't sure about the proposed storyline. The popular sitcom, which premiered on Oct ...