Though it got off to a rocky start and even changed networks after its first season, Leave it to Beaver became one classic television’s most beloved family series after it went to syndication. The ...

The popular sitcom, which premiered on Oct. 4, 1957, caused a major stir due to a toilet being filmed for the episode — something that was extremely rare at the time, according to People magazine.

Like many fictional municipalities, Leave It to Beaver’s Mayfield was never explicitly located, precisely because the show’s creators wanted viewers to feel like it could be their town. Some of them ...

Leave It to Beaver fans may be surprised to learn that the pilot episode was pushed back a week because the network wasn't sure about the proposed storyline. The popular sitcom, which premiered on Oct ...