Leave It to Beaver

Leave It to Beaver was a television show introduced in the 1950s that centered around the life of a child named Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver, his brother Wally, and his parents Ward and June Cleaver. The episodes often portrayed a moral lesson. Today the show is often mocked for its bland, problem-free, Pleasantville portrayal of 1950s life, and is often invoked as a symbol of those simpler times. The character of Eddie Haskell became a cultural reference, recognized as an archetype for the behind-your-back rebel.