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Stepperry40 · 07-05-2022, 10:49 PM

Does anyone know if a Production date list still exsist for any of the seasons?

stevea · 07-06-2022, 08:22 AM

The Wikipedia episode list gives production numbers, but not dates. Putting the episodes in that order is a big change from network episode order.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...eaver_episodes

1960'sTVfan · 07-06-2022, 09:56 AM

In the 1980's there was a book published titled "The World According To Beaver", the book has a section which gives synopsis of all 234 episodes and it has the episodes in their production order.

Leave It To Beaver is one of those shows that I usually like to watch episodes in production order and not airdate order.

Here's just one example, the 6th season episode "The Clothing Drive" was the second episode produced for season 6 but it originally aired as the next to last episode of the season, followed by "Family Scrapbook" which was the final produced episode of the series.

Stepperry40 · 07-06-2022, 11:10 AM

Ok I’ll will look for the book.

stevea · 07-06-2022, 03:27 PM

Most stations played episodes in production order, until TV Land started the trend to network telecast order.

I did not know The World... had a list in production order--it starts on page 182.

There are other oddball things about network order, like Beaver getting the inspirational football player award when the football season had barely started. In production order that episode would have aired on November 29, not October 4 as it did on ABC in 1962.

Even odder: Beaver's Poem (which opened season 2 on ABC) was episode 36 produced, which would have placed it in season 1. In kind of a swap, Beaver Runs Away was episode 41, which should have placed it as episode 2 of season 2; instead, it was episode 37 of season 1.

1960'sTVfan · 07-06-2022, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by stevea

Even odder: Beaver's Poem (which opened season 2 on ABC) was episode 36 produced, which would have placed it in season 1. In kind of a swap, Beaver Runs Away was episode 41, which should have placed it as episode 2 of season 2; instead, it was episode 37 of season 1.

Yes I was going to mention this also, kind of an odd swap there. Quite strange.

07-05-2022, 10:49 PM	#1
Stepperry40 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 11, 2019 Location: CA Posts: 163	Production list Does anyone know if a Production date list still exsist for any of the seasons?

07-06-2022, 08:22 AM	#2
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,704	The Wikipedia episode list gives production numbers, but not dates. Putting the episodes in that order is a big change from network episode order. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...eaver_episodes

07-06-2022, 09:56 AM	#3
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,105	In the 1980's there was a book published titled "The World According To Beaver", the book has a section which gives synopsis of all 234 episodes and it has the episodes in their production order. Leave It To Beaver is one of those shows that I usually like to watch episodes in production order and not airdate order. Here's just one example, the 6th season episode "The Clothing Drive" was the second episode produced for season 6 but it originally aired as the next to last episode of the season, followed by "Family Scrapbook" which was the final produced episode of the series.

07-06-2022, 11:10 AM	#4
Stepperry40 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 11, 2019 Location: CA Posts: 163	Ok I’ll will look for the book.

07-06-2022, 03:27 PM	#5
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,704	Most stations played episodes in production order, until TV Land started the trend to network telecast order. I did not know The World... had a list in production order--it starts on page 182. There are other oddball things about network order, like Beaver getting the inspirational football player award when the football season had barely started. In production order that episode would have aired on November 29, not October 4 as it did on ABC in 1962. Even odder: Beaver's Poem (which opened season 2 on ABC) was episode 36 produced, which would have placed it in season 1. In kind of a swap, Beaver Runs Away was episode 41, which should have placed it as episode 2 of season 2; instead, it was episode 37 of season 1.