What is the name of the television sitcom series?
Q: What is the name of the television sitcom series?
A: The television sitcom series is called Leave It to Beaver.
Q: When did it first air?
A: Leave It to Beaver first aired from October 7, 1957 to June 20, 1963.
Q: Who are the main characters in the show?
A: The main characters in Leave It to Beaver are Jerry Mathers as "Beaver"; Tony Dow as his older brother Wally; Barbara Billingsley as his mother June Cleaver; and Hugh Beaumont as his father Ward Cleaver.
Q: What is the show about?
A: Leave It to Beaver follows Beaver's adventures at home, in school, and around his neighborhood. Writers Bob Mosher and Joe Connelly based Beaver's adventures on the exploits of their own children. In most episodes, Beaver would get into trouble and learn a lesson from his parents.
Q: How was the show received by critics and viewers?
A: Critics and television viewers adored Leave It to Beaver with Variety comparing it to Tom Sawyer. Websites like Time and Bravo placed the series at the top of their "best of television" lists. In 1999, TV Guide ranked Eddie Haskell number 20 on its "50 Greatest TV Characters of All Time" list.
Q: Was there a movie made based on this series?
A: Yes, a movie based on Leave It to Beaver opened in theaters in 1997 with the same name.
