June 21, 2010: Panel Event
Leave It to Beaver: TV's Favorite Family
Monday, June 21, 2010
7:00 pm PT
Los Angeles
In Person
Jerry Mathers, “Theodore ‘Beaver’ Cleaver”
Tony Dow, “Wally Cleaver”
Ken Osmond, "Eddie Haskell"
Frank Bank, "Clarence ‘Lumpy’ Rutherford"
Additional panelists to be announced.
One of the first sitcom series to view life from child’s point of view, Leave it to Beaver is an American icon of the 1950s and '60s television era. The show featured the curious and naïve Theodore “Beaver” Cleaver, whose adventures at home, in school, and around his neighborhood lead him into trouble with his parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and his brother, Wally. Delighting in Beaver’s tendency for mischief, the show takes a humorous look at coming-of-age in mid-century America while showcasing a typical, middle-class family’s lifestyle. Leave it to Beaver aired for six seasons, documenting the growth of both boys while also openly discussing the challenges of parenthood.
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PaleyFest launches its inaugural pop culture summertime celebration featuring classic shows and stars of the 1950s, '60s, '70s, and beyond. Join us for cast reunions, rare archive screenings, and more. Share the classic TV experience with friends and fans June 15 to 21.
PaleyFest Rewind Tickets
All tickets on sale Friday, May 21, 2010:
To Members at 9:00 am PT
To General Public at noon
Special Screenings are free but please RSVP. Panel Event pricing varies; see individual pages for ticket prices.
Please note: Events and participants are subject to change.
Ive never heard any of those awful child actor stories that you read about regarding 60's 70's sitcoms.
are there any dark secrets your keeping?
I hope not.
Big Fan in Boston.
MrRich, June 22, 2010 at 8:29 pm
My grandmother was Madge Blake & she was just as sweet in real life as she was on screen. She didn't start acting until she was in her 50s~ Fanny Brice saw her at the Glendale Center Theatre & gave her the name of her agent... Her career took off then & she worked for nearly 2 decades until her death in 1969 @ age 69... 1950s & 1960s... Do you have any special memories of her?
Ali, June 21, 2010 at 7:58 pm
This is directed to all cast members what is your favorite episode of " Leave It to Beaver",and why and is it your favorite episode?
ez, June 21, 2010 at 5:57 pm
In articles that mention "Leave It To Beaver" it seems that the author often includes a subtle put down of the show as being unrealistic in its overly wholesome vision of the American family and American youth of the late 50s and early 60s. And that makes me mad, because I think that the interaction between Beaver and Wally or between either of them and Eddie, Lumpy, Whitey, Gilbert and the other peripheral characters was very close to real life, at least for me. When Wally would say to Eddie something like "If you do that again I'll slaughter ya" - that's the way the kids that I knew would really talk. And it wasn't all sweetness and light at all. Do you agree with what I am saying, and would you care to discuss that a bit?
Dana Doak
D L Doak, June 21, 2010 at 5:17 pm
I've read that the performers that played Miss Landers and Whitey had sad lives and died young. Why do you think this happened?
Speedy, June 16, 2010 at 8:59 pm