Q 01/05

What is Beaver Cleaver's real first name?

A) Theodore

B) Timothy

C) Thomas

D) Terrence

Answer · why

A) Theodore

Theodore became 'Beaver', the show explains, because his brother mangled the name as a small boy and their parents reshaped his version into the nickn...

Q 02/05

In what fictional town do the Cleavers live?

A) Springfield

B) Mayfield

C) Fairview

D) Hilldale

Answer · why

B) Mayfield

Mayfield is never placed in any state. When filming switched from Republic to Universal after two seasons, the Cleavers moved too, into a bigger house...

Q 03/05

What set Leave It to Beaver apart from earlier family sitcoms such as Father Knows Best?

A) It was filmed in color

B) It took the kids' viewpoint

C) It was broadcast live

D) It had no laugh track

Answer · why

B) It took the kids' viewpoint

It took the kids' viewpoint: the writers drew plots and dialogue from their own children, and Barbara Billingsley said the Cleavers were ideal parents...

Q 04/05

Besides acting, what else was Hugh Beaumont, who played Ward Cleaver?

A) A high-school principal

B) A part-time lawyer

C) A dental surgeon

D) A Methodist lay minister

Answer · why

D) A Methodist lay minister

A Methodist lay minister, Hugh Beaumont earned a master's degree in theology in 1946 and became Ward only when the part was recast after the pilot.

Q 05/05

Which actor played Wally Cleaver?

A) Tony Dow

B) Paul Petersen

C) Billy Gray

D) Dwayne Hickman

Answer · why

A) Tony Dow

Tony Dow played the Cleavers' older son for the full 1957-63 run; a Junior Olympics diving champion, he won the part with almost no acting experience.