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The Dawn of Television Promised Diversity. Here’s Why We Got “Leave It to Beaver” Instead
Using original archival research and FBI blacklist documents, a new book pieces together the intersectional narratives that never made it…
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Jerry Mathers Explained Why ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Stayed a Black-and-White Show When Other Programs Went to Color
Find out why ‘Leave It to Beaver’ remained a black-and-white program when so many others were going to color. But…
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‘Leave It to Beaver’: Where Did The Cleaver Family Live?
‘Leave it to Beaver’ remains a popular streaming options more than 50 years after its final episode premiered, but does…
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‘Leave It to Beaver’: Producers Didn’t Want the Show to Be as Funny as ‘I Love Lucy’
‘Leave It to Beaver’ was meant to be funny, but show creators didn’t want it to be as comical as…
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‘Leave It to Beaver’ Actor Jerry Mathers Said His On-Screen Mom Was ‘as Nice as You’d Think She Would Be’
‘Leave It to Beaver’ star Jerry Mathers said that his TV mom Barbara Billingsley was just as wonderful as her…
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Hugh Beaumont and Barbara Billingsley didn’t get along, at first
They were lifelong friends, but not at first! It’s hard to remember, sometimes, that not everything is as it appears…
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The tragic story behind June Cleaver
Barbara Billingsley’s performance followed heartbreak in her personal life. Making the best of a bad situation is no easy feat.…
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Jerry Mathers went to college to prove that actors weren’t all dimwitted
The terms “actor” and “intellectual” are often thought to be mutually exclusive. However, just because someone makes a living as…
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Secrets From the ‘Leave It to Beaver’ Set Revealed! 10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Show
Leave It to Beaver was canceled after just one season on CBS in 1957, but luckily, ABC saw potential in…
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Leave It To Beaver’s Toilet Controversy Almost Flushed The Show Down The Drain
It’s astonishing to think of how far television has come in terms of what’s acceptable to air to the masses.…
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