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15 charming behind-the-scenes pictures from 'Leave It to Beaver'
They were a family when the camera stopped rolling, too.
Beaver, Wally, June and Ward first moved in on October 4, 1957. The Cleavers were the perfect nuclear family, right down to the white picket fence. The clan immediately became friendly neighbors to all of us.
We previously shared some fascinating facts about Leave It to Beaver. Now let's take a peek behind the scenes to see Jerry Mathers, Tony Dow, Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont working on set. It seemed like a pure joy.
Image: The Everett CollectionMathers thinks, "Gee, I can do this director gig, too!"
Image: The Everett CollectionMathers sits atop a crate of prop books, and flips through one of them.
Image: The Everett CollectionSpeaking of prop books, we always wondered what all those titles were on the shelves.
Image: The Everett CollectionThere was nowhere to go but up.
Image: The Everett CollectionClimbing aboard a fire truck was every kid's dream.
Image: The Everett CollectionHanging out.
Image: The Everett CollectionThe show was popcorn-worthy entertainment even for the cast.
Image: The Everett CollectionCo-creator Joe Connelly (sitting) and director Norman Tokar (kneeling, right) go over a scene in 1958.
Image: The Everett CollectionWhat an all-American boy.
Image: The Everett CollectionMathers practices his right for an early episode. Spoiler alert: The punching bag wins.
Image: The Everett CollectionDow whittles the time away atop a fence.
Image: The Everett CollectionEven kids who couldn't tell time could figure out when Beaver aired.
Image: The Everett CollectionBeaver may have aired on a Thursday, but Mathers prefered a sundae on set.
Image: AP Photo/Lennox MclendonTed Turner, center, gets help putting on a sweater that was a gift from TV's Cleaver family in 1986. TBS had signed a deal to air The New Leave It To Beaver show.
Image: AP Photo/Damian DovarganesThe cast reunited to celebrate the 50th anniversary on September 27, 2007. Standing behind Mathers, Billingsley and Dow are Frank Bank (Lumpy) and Ken Osmond (Eddie Haskell).
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