Leave It to Beaver (1957)

Comedy · Family

An inquisitive and often naïve boy, Theodore 'The Beaver' Cleaver, has adventures at home, in school, and around his suburban neighborhood. The show also starred Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont as Beaver's parents, June and Ward Cleaver, and Tony Dow as Beaver's brother Wally. The show has attained an iconic status in the US, with the Cleavers exemplifying the idealized suburban family of the mid-20th century.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (10,720 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 ↑ +0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 6
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 6 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1957)

7.78 avg 40 episodes 7.1 → 7.5 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
0	It's a Small World	7.1	168
1	Beaver Gets 'Spelled'	8.0	402
2	Captain Jack	8.0	345
3	The Black Eye	7.9	305
4	The Haircut	8.2	324
5	New Neighbors	7.8	291
6	Brotherly Love	7.3	252
7	Water, Anyone?	8.2	288
8	Beaver's Crush	7.8	272
9	The Clubhouse	7.6	243
10	Wally's Girl Trouble	7.9	238
11	Beaver's Short Pants	8.2	267
12	The Perfume Salesmen	7.8	226
13	Voodoo Magic	8.2	266
14	Part-Time Genius	7.7	234
15	Party Invitation	7.8	247
16	Lumpy Rutherford	8.2	266
17	The Paper Route	7.7	216
18	Child Care	7.7	248
19	The Bank Account	8.7	291
20	Lonesome Beaver	7.4	214
21	Cleaning Up Beaver	7.3	206
22	The Perfect Father	7.7	205
23	Beaver and Poncho	7.8	237
24	The State Versus Beaver	8.4	222
25	The Broken Window	7.9	212
26	Train Trip	8.2	221
27	My Brother's Girl	8.0	240
28	Next Door Indians	7.3	192
29	Tenting Tonight	7.6	201
30	Music Lesson	7.6	188
31	New Doctor	7.2	194
32	Beaver's Old Friend	8.0	199
33	Wally's Job	7.3	194
34	Beaver's Bad Day	7.8	208
35	Boarding School	7.2	197
36	Beaver and Henry	7.6	197
37	Beaver Runs Away	7.8	212
38	Beaver's Guest	7.8	187
39	Cat Out of the Bag	7.5	191

Season 2 (1958)

7.86 avg 39 episodes 7.9 → 8.5 30 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Beaver's Poem	7.9	204
2	Eddie's Girl	7.9	221
3	Ward's Problem	7.6	186
4	Beaver and Chuey	7.9	229
5	The Lost Watch	7.8	190
6	Her Idol	7.6	197
7	Beaver's Ring	7.8	187
8	The Shave	8.2	218
9	The Pipe	7.8	204
10	Wally's New Suit	8.0	209
11	School Play	7.5	179
12	The Visiting Aunts	7.3	207
13	Happy Weekend	8.0	199
14	Wally's Present	7.8	189
15	The Grass Is Always Greener	8.4	240
16	The Boat Builders	7.8	186
17	Beaver Plays Hooky	8.0	209
18	The Garage Painters	7.7	188
19	Wally's Pug Nose	8.1	207
20	Beaver's Pigeons	7.7	187
21	The Tooth	7.8	173
22	Beaver Gets Adopted	7.9	200
23	The Haunted House	7.6	212
24	The Bus Ride	8.1	199
25	Beaver and Gilbert	8.0	200
26	Price of Fame	8.2	199
27	A Horse Named Nick	7.9	186
28	Beaver's Hero	7.9	184
29	Beaver Says Good-bye	7.9	183
30	Beaver's Newspaper	7.3	154
31	Beaver's Sweater	7.7	189
32	Friendship	7.9	177
33	Dance Contest	7.6	179
34	Wally's Haircomb	8.4	252
35	The Cookie Fund	8.0	197
36	Forgotten Party	7.4	181
37	Beaver the Athlete	7.5	183
38	Found Money	8.1	186
39	Most Interesting Character	8.5	195

Season 3 (1959)

7.93 avg 39 episodes 7.8 → 7.5 30 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blind Date Committee	7.8	230
2	Beaver Takes a Bath	7.8	189
3	School Bus	7.5	199
4	Beaver's Prize	7.9	197
5	Baby Picture	8.1	208
6	Beaver Takes a Walk	7.7	173
7	Borrowed Boat	8.1	207
8	Beaver's Tree	8.0	198
9	Teacher Comes to Dinner	8.7	263
10	Beaver's Fortune	7.6	169
11	Beaver Makes a Loan	8.1	186
12	Beaver the Magician	8.3	227
13	June's Birthday	8.2	201
14	Tire Trouble	8.1	180
15	Larry Hides Out	8.1	203
16	Pet Fair	7.4	178
17	Wally's Test	8.5	222
18	Beaver's Library Book	8.0	177
19	Wally's Election	7.7	192
20	Beaver and Andy	8.6	247
21	Beaver's Dance	7.8	192
22	Larry's Club	7.7	187
23	School Sweater	8.1	193
24	The Hypnotist	7.9	182
25	Wally and Alma	7.7	189
26	Beaver's Bike	7.7	184
27	Wally's Orchid	7.8	191
28	Ward's Baseball	8.1	199
29	Beaver's Monkey	7.4	187
30	Beaver Finds a Wallet	8.4	203
31	Mother's Day Composition	7.7	187
32	Beaver and Violet	8.2	214
33	The Spot Removers	8.0	197
34	Beaver, the Model	7.8	180
35	Wally, the Businessman	8.1	202
36	Beaver and Ivanhoe	7.5	180
37	Wally's Play	7.6	174
38	The Last Day of School	7.9	181
39	Beaver's Team	7.5	161

Season 4 (1960)

7.75 avg 39 episodes 7.5 → 8.3 30 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Beaver Won't Eat	7.5	235
2	Beaver's House Guest	8.3	225
3	Beaver Becomes a Hero	7.9	180
4	Wally, the Lifeguard	7.7	190
5	Beaver's Freckles	7.6	184
6	Beaver's Big Contest	7.8	175
7	Miss Landers' Fiance	7.9	192
8	Eddie's Double-Cross	8.1	183
9	Beaver's I.Q.	7.6	167
10	Wally's Glamour Girl	7.6	180
11	Chuckie's New Shoes	7.3	169
12	Beaver and Kenneth	7.4	186
13	Beaver's Accordion	7.7	184
14	Uncle Billy	8.0	178
15	Teacher's Daughter	7.9	173
16	Ward's Millions	7.3	171
17	Beaver's Secret Life	7.4	164
18	Wally's Track Meet	7.9	165
19	Beaver's Old Buddy	7.3	168
20	Beaver's Tonsils	7.3	161
21	The Big Fish Count	7.9	177
22	Beaver's Poster	7.5	160
23	Mother's Helper	8.0	183
24	The Dramatic Club	7.4	164
25	Wally and Dudley	8.1	212
26	Eddie Spends the Night	8.2	186
27	Beaver's Report Card	8.2	166
28	Mistaken Identity	7.8	174
29	Wally's Dream Girl	7.7	179
30	The School Picture	7.8	179
31	Beaver's Rat	7.5	161
32	In the Soup	8.9	309
33	Community Chest	7.5	165
34	Junior Fire Chief	7.7	164
35	Beaver's Frogs	7.8	154
36	Beaver Goes Into Business	7.6	152
37	Kite Day	7.2	153
38	Beaver's Doll Buggy	7.5	171
39	Substitute Father	8.3	198

Season 5 (1961)

7.74 avg 39 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 30 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wally Goes Steady	7.9	212
2	No Time for Babysitters	8.0	213
3	Wally's Car	8.0	184
4	Beaver's Birthday	7.6	156
5	Beaver's Cat Problem	7.5	167
6	Wally's Weekend Job	8.5	201
7	Beaver Takes a Drive	8.1	205
8	Wally's Big Date	8.4	214
9	Beaver's Ice Skates	7.5	174
10	Weekend Invitation	7.7	176
11	Beaver's English Test	7.8	175
12	Wally's Chauffeur	7.9	186
13	Beaver's First Date	7.4	171
14	Ward's Golf Clubs	7.7	163
15	Farewell to Penny	7.8	192
16	Beaver, the Bunny	7.1	181
17	Beaver's Electric Trains	7.3	175
18	Beaver's Long Night	7.9	189
19	Beaver's Jacket	7.5	150
20	Nobody Loves Me	7.3	164
21	Beaver's Fear	8.2	201
22	Three Boys and a Burro	6.6	172
23	Eddie Quits School	8.0	186
24	Wally Stays at Lumpy's	7.7	161
25	Beaver's Laundry	7.7	158
26	Lumpy's Car Trouble	8.0	173
27	Beaver the Babysitter	7.5	178
28	The Younger Brother	7.3	150
29	Beaver's Typewriter	7.6	150
30	The Merchant Marine	8.0	162
31	Brother vs. Brother	7.7	162
32	The Yard Birds	7.8	162
33	Tennis, Anyone	8.0	179
34	One of the Boys	7.6	169
35	Sweatshirt Monsters	7.6	204
36	A Night in the Woods	8.4	207
37	Long Distance Call	7.7	195
38	Stocks and Bonds	7.8	168
39	Un-Togetherness	7.8	182

Season 6 (1962)

7.76 avg 39 episodes 8.5 → 8.0 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 6 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wally's Dinner Date	8.5	233
2	Beaver's Football Award	7.5	191
3	Wally's License	7.8	185
4	The Late Edition	7.6	190
5	Double Date	7.8	181
6	Eddie, the Businessman	8.0	189
7	Tell It to Ella	7.1	171
8	Bachelor at Large	8.0	187
9	Beaver Joins a Record Club	7.8	179
10	Wally's Car Accident	7.9	172
11	Beaver, the Sheep Dog	7.3	188
12	Beaver, the Hero	7.3	172
13	Beaver's Autobiography	8.1	181
14	The Party Spoiler	7.5	175
15	The Mustache	7.7	182
16	Wally Buys a Car	8.3	190
17	The Parking Attendants	8.2	189
18	More Blessed to Give	7.9	175
19	Beaver's Good Deed	7.5	172
20	The Credit Card	8.0	179
21	Beaver, the Caddy	8.3	202
22	Beaver on TV	8.0	208
23	Box Office Attraction	8.0	234
24	Lumpy's Scholarship	8.0	197
25	The Silent Treatment	6.4	184
26	Uncle Billy's Visit	8.1	201
27	Beaver's Prep School	6.9	177
28	Wally and the Fraternity	7.6	173
29	Eddie's Sweater	8.1	184
30	The Book Report	7.8	175
31	The Poor Loser	7.1	160
32	Don Juan Beaver	7.7	185
33	Summer in Alaska	7.8	177
34	Beaver's Graduation	7.5	174
35	Wally's Practical Joke	8.5	219
36	The All-Night Party	8.1	204
37	Beaver Sees America	7.7	198
38	The Clothing Drive	7.2	186
39	Family Scrapbook	8.0	241