The New Leave It to Beaver
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The New Leave It to Beaver cast photo.
(Top row; left to right) Ken Osmond, Jerry Mathers, Janice Kent, Tony Dow. (Center row; left to right) Eric Osmond, Kipp Marcus, Barbara Billingsley, Kaleena Kiff. (Bottom row; front) John Snee. |
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| Also known as | ''Still the Beaver'' |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Written by | Al Aidekman Cindy Begel Joe Connelly Paul Diamond Michael J. DiGaetano Lawrence Gay Lesa Kite Brian Levant Dennis Snee |
| Directed by | Nick Abdo Bob Claver Roger Duchowny Jeffrey Ganz Steven Hilliard Stern |
| Starring |
Barbara Billingsley Tony Dow Jerry Mathers Ken Osmond Frank Bank |
| Theme music composer | Walter Murphy |
| Composer(s) | David Frank |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 105 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Nick Abdo Brian Levant |
| Producer(s) | Al Aidekman Cindy Begel Fred Fox, Jr. Lesa Kite Peter Ware |
| Editor(s) | Gael Chandler |
| Running time | 22–24 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Telvan Productions Universal Television Qintex Productions (1988-1989) |
| Distributor |
NBCUniversal Television Distribution Sonar Entertainment |
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| Original release | March 19, 1983 – June 4, 1989 |
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| Preceded by |
Leave It to Beaver Still the Beaver |
The New Leave It to Beaver (also known as Still the Beaver) is an American sitcom sequel to the original 1957–1963 sitcom Leave It to Beaver. The series began with the 1983 reunion television movie Still the Beaver, that aired on CBS in March 1983. The success of the television movie prompted the creation of a revival series, also titled Still the Beaver, that aired on the Disney Channel from 1984 to 1985. In 1986, the series was picked up by TBS where it aired until June 1989.
The New Leave It to Beaver is one of the rare examples of a television series revival sequel (not spin-off) that revolves around the characters from the original series. Other examples of this include The New WKRP in Cincinnati and What's Happening Now!!, as well as the sequel to Dallas and the two sequel series to The Brady Bunch.
The series focuses on Wally Cleaver (Tony Dow) and his younger brother, Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver (Jerry Mathers) as adults and with families of their own. The Beaver is divorced and living with his mother, the widowed June Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley), along with his two sons, Kip and Oliver. Wally Cleaver lives next door with his wife Mary Ellen, his daughter Kelly and later, his son Kevin. Hugh Beaumont, who played Ward Cleaver in the original series, had died in 1982. His character, Ward, died in 1977.
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