This trait was spoofed in a TVLand promo for reruns of the series the lesson would 'enter one ear,' float around without making contact with the brain, and 'go out the other ear.'

Aesop Amnesia: An archetypal example of a main child character (especially Beaver) forgetting his lesson by the next episode.

The show is also notable for being one of the first to feature a clip-show finale. People always seem to dwell on the tract housing with white picket fences, or the fact that June Cleaver always wore pearls and high heels, even when doing the most menial tasks. Along with Father Knows Best, it is always invoked when looking back on 1950s culture and family life, whether as a matter of nostalgia, pop culture history, lighthearted parody, or scathing satire.

Probably the third-most famous sitcom of The '50s, behind I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners. The Film of the Series was released in 1997 was somewhat of a present day look at the Cleaver clan, but with more of an Affectionate Parody vibe. A reunion movie called Still the Beaver aired on CBS in 1983, which led to a subsequent series that aired on Disney Channel (then in its infancy), TBS and syndication, eventually being retitled as The New Leave it to Beaver. The series debuted on CBS in 1957, then after one season it channel hopped to ABC, where it ran until 1963. Parents Ward and June rounded out the family group.

He had an older brother, the Junior High-aged (also at the start) Wally. The archetypal 1950s American slice-of-life Dom Com, slightly unusual in that it focused on the youngest member of the Cleaver family, 8-year-old (at the start) Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver.

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