https://www.metv.com/stories/tony-dow-said-that-wally-cleaver-would-have-become-more-outspoken-in-his-later-years

"I think probably Wally Cleaver would have gotten involved in all that stuff."

Tony Dow credited his parents and the producers of Leave It to Beaver for allowing him to live a normal childhood (https://www.metv.com/stories/tony-dow-credited-his-parents-and-the-producers-of-leave-it-to-beaver-for-allowing-him-to-live-a-normal-childhood)

Dow was able to live the best of both worlds.