List of Leave It to Beaver episodes

Leave It to Beaver is an American television situation comedy about an inquisitive and often naïve boy named Theodore "The Beaver" Cleaver (portrayed by Jerry Mathers) and his adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show was created by Amos 'n' Andy writers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher. The series comprises 234, full-screen, black-and-white episodes, excluding the pilot. The show was televised from October 4, 1957, to June 20, 1963.

The pilot, titled "It's a Small World", aired on April 23, 1957.[https://web.archive.org/web/20010419154452/http://www.geocities.com/alcus2/smallworld.html It's A Small World (Leave It To Beaver Pilot)] It featured Casey Adams as Ward Cleaver, and Paul Sullivan as Wally Cleaver. TV Land re-aired it on October 6, 2007, as part of their twenty-four-hour marathon to commemorate the show's 50th anniversary.[http://www.tvland.com/marathon/beaver/ Episodes of Leave It to Beaver Marathon - TV Land.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111061729/http://www.tvland.com/marathon/beaver/ |date=2007-11-11 }}

Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released seasons one and two of the series on DVD Region 1. The pilot episode is included on the season-one DVD. Shout! Factory released Season 3 on June 15, 2010, and the complete series set was released on June 29, 2010.[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Leave-Beaver-The-Complete-Series/13428 "Season 3 Still On Schedule, But a Short Delay for The Complete Series"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100307223911/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Leave-Beaver-The-Complete-Series/13428 |date=2010-03-07 }}

Series overview

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Episodes

=Pilot (1957)=

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|ShortSummary=Beaver and Wally collect 1,000 bottle caps thinking they can redeem them for a bicycle at the Franklin Milk Company. Mr. Baxter, a company executive, has heard nothing about such an offer and his call to the home office returns no information. Nevertheless, he sends the boys to a shop to select a bicycle at the company's expense. Mr. Baxter later learns no offer was ever extended and reclaims the bicycle. Ward buys the boys a new bicycle.

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Guests: Casey Adams (Max Showalter) as Ward Cleaver, Paul Sullivan as Wally Cleaver, Richard Deacon as Mr. Baxter, Diane Brewster as Miss Simms, Joseph Kearns as Mr. Fred Crowley, Russell Thorson as Man with Milk Bottles, Lennie Bremen as Milk Bar proprietor, Harry Shearer as Frankie Bennett, Tommy Randall as Frankie's friend, Tim Graham as Doc, Virginia Carroll as Nurse.

List of Leave It to Beaver episodes

Series overview

Episodes

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=Season 1 (1957–58)=

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