Leave It to Beaver

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Leave It to Beaver
Season one title screen
Genre	Sitcom, children's television series
Created by	Joe Connelly Bob Mosher
Starring	Hugh Beaumont Barbara Billingsley Tony Dow Jerry Mathers
Theme music composer	David Kahn Melvyn Leonard Mort Greene
Opening theme	"The Toy Parade"
Composers	Pete Rugolo (1957–62) Paul Smith (1962–63)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	234 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers	Joe Connelly Bob Mosher
Production locations	Republic Studios Universal Studios Los Angeles
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Revue Studios MCA TV Gomalco Productions (1957–1961) (seasons 1–4) Kayro Productions (1961–1963) (seasons 5–6)
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	October 4, 1957 (1957-10-04) – July 16, 1958 (1958-07-16)
Network	ABC
Release	October 2, 1958 (1958-10-02) – June 20, 1963 (1963-06-20)
Related
Still the Beaver The New Leave It to Beaver Leave It to Beaver (1997 film)
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Leave It to Beaver is an American television sitcom that follows the misadventures of a suburban boy, his family and his friends. It stars Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers.

CBS first broadcast the show on October 4, 1957, but dropped it after one season. ABC picked it up and aired it for another five years, from October 2, 1958, to June 20, 1963. It proved to be a scheduling challenge for both networks, moving through four time slots (Wednesday through Saturday evenings) over the course of its run.^[1] The series was produced by Gomalco Productions from 1957 to 1961, and then by Kayro Productions from 1961 to 1963. It was distributed by Revue Studios.

Leave It to Beaver never broke into the Nielsen Ratings top 30 in its six-season run. However, it proved to be much more popular in reruns. It also led to an unsuccessful 1997 film of the same name.