https://www.metv.com/stories/hugh-beaumont-said-that-acting-in-leave-it-to-beaver-was-just-like-raising-his-own-children

Between playing Ward Cleaver and raising his own children, Hugh Beaumont was the father of all fathers.

Tony Dow explained how ''Leave It to Beaver'' took Wally out of the title (https://www.metv.com/stories/tony-dow-explains-how-leave-it-to-beaver-took-wally-out-of-the-title)

Dow was more central to the series than some gave him credit for.

Hugh Beaumont was a licensed preacher! (https://www.metv.com/stories/hugh-beaumont-was-a-licensed-preacher)

He was a father two times over!