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Bob's TV Treasures · 10-11-2009, 08:54 PM

Recently, I was viewing an episode of ARREST AND TRIAL called
A SHIELD IS FOR HIDING BEHIND (from the ARREST & TRIAL BOX SET).
Something in that episodes was VERY familiar. It was the 2nd LEAVE
IT TO BEAVER house. The family in this episode lived in the very same
house. Everything was identical(not intentionally), including the scenes at the front door (and
the address of 211). Inside, each room was set up and decorated the
exact same way. I'm sure few would notice this, but if you're a
LITB fan, it's very obvious. How odd to see another family living in the
Cleaver household. Rather disconcerting, actually.
Did the Cleavers move out without telling us?

Mark B. · 11-23-2009, 05:20 PM

The two series were in production at the same time, and I'm guessing both on the Universal lot. The show must have just borrowed the exterior AND interior sets for a day's shooting.

Perhaps the Cleavers were away on vacation and rented out the house!

Mark

comedyfreak · 11-26-2009, 09:31 AM

The second cleaver house was also used by the Marcus Welby MD star Robert Young.

TV_on_the_Porch · 11-27-2009, 03:20 AM

The two series were shot on the Universal lot, but not at the same time. Leave It To Beaver was canceled at the end of the 1962-63 season, Arrest And Trial premiered in September, 1963. The former LITB set was still part of the Universal Studios tour when I was there in 1973, so it's easy to believe everything was still just as the Cleavers left it after perhaps only a few months.

10-11-2009, 08:54 PM	#1
Bob's TV Treasures Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 12, 2004 Location: california Posts: 529	Beaver's house Recently, I was viewing an episode of ARREST AND TRIAL called A SHIELD IS FOR HIDING BEHIND (from the ARREST & TRIAL BOX SET). Something in that episodes was VERY familiar. It was the 2nd LEAVE IT TO BEAVER house. The family in this episode lived in the very same house. Everything was identical(not intentionally), including the scenes at the front door (and the address of 211). Inside, each room was set up and decorated the exact same way. I'm sure few would notice this, but if you're a LITB fan, it's very obvious. How odd to see another family living in the Cleaver household. Rather disconcerting, actually. Did the Cleavers move out without telling us?

11-23-2009, 05:20 PM	#2
Mark B. Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Aug 25, 2002 Location: Mayfield USA (Orlando, FL) Posts: 97	The two series were in production at the same time, and I'm guessing both on the Universal lot. The show must have just borrowed the exterior AND interior sets for a day's shooting. Perhaps the Cleavers were away on vacation and rented out the house! Mark
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11-27-2009, 03:20 AM	#4
TV_on_the_Porch anything good on? Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 879	The two series were shot on the Universal lot, but not at the same time. Leave It To Beaver was canceled at the end of the 1962-63 season, Arrest And Trial premiered in September, 1963. The former LITB set was still part of the Universal Studios tour when I was there in 1973, so it's easy to believe everything was still just as the Cleavers left it after perhaps only a few months.
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