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10-04-2011, 12:22 AM
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On This Date in 1957: A Boy Named Beaver Was Introduced
October 4th, 1957 - "Leave it to Beaver" debuted on CBS-TV
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10-04-2011, 02:09 AM
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....and all we couch potatoes are totally grateful! Who can imagine a world without the Cleavers, Eddie Haskell, Lumpy, and Larry Mondello?? Not me!!!
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10-04-2011, 06:03 AM
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Cheers!
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10-04-2011, 10:50 AM
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Yay, Beaver!!!
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10-04-2011, 11:15 AM
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...and the series was almost cancelled after its first season-
"LEAVE IT TO BEAVER", under the sponsorship of Remington Rand (manufacturer of typewriters and UNIVAC), premiered on CBS' Friday night schedule October 4, 1957 at 7:30pm(et)....directly opposite ABC's "ADVENTURES OF RIN-TIN-TIN" [for Nabisco], which had more kids and their families watching. In March 1958, the sponsor moved "BEAVER" to 8:30pm on Wednesdays...opposite NBC'S "FATHER KNOWS BEST" [for Scott Paper and Lever Brothers]. There just weren't enough viewers for Remington Rand to justify renewing the series on CBS for another season, and they dropped their sponsorship. Fortunately, Ralston-Purina {Purina Dog Chow} was interested enough to sustain the series on ABC's Saturday night schedule for the fall of 1958..and that's where it found its audience!
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10-04-2011, 01:46 PM
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I am so glad this entire series is available on DVD after years of waiting! Now I can visit Mayfield anytime I want to!
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