Theodore "the Beaver" Cleaver is the fictional title character in the
American television series Leave It to Beaver. Originally played by
Jerry Mathers, seven-year-old ("almost eight") Beaver is the son of
June and Ward Cleaver (Barbara Billingsley and Hugh Beaumont,
respectively) and the brother of 13-year-old Wally Cleaver (Tony
Dow).The Beaver prefers "messin' around" with his pals and reading
comic books to attending church or taking dance lessons. Most episodes
in the series feature the Beaver getting into trouble at home, in
school, or around the neighborhood and then receiving timely and
appropriate moral instruction from his father regarding his
misbehavior.The Beaver prefers "messin' around" with his pals and
reading comic books to attending church or taking dance lessons. Most
episodes in the series feature the Beaver getting into trouble at
home, in school, or around the neighborhood and then receiving timely
and appropriate moral instruction from his father regarding his
misbehavior.Leave It to Beaver was created by the writers Joe Connelly
and Bob Mosher, who found inspiration for dialogue and plot lines
among their own children. The Beaver was based on Connelly's son
Ricky.Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver was portrayed by Jerry Mathers in the
pilot, "It's a Small World"; the original series; the spinoff
telemovie, Still the Beaver; and the sequel series, The New Leave It
to Beaver. In the reunion telemovie and the sequel series, the Beaver
is a divorced father of two children living at home with his widowed
mother, June. In the 1997 feature film adaptation of the original
series Leave It to Beaver, the Beaver was played by Cameron Finley. Beaver Cleaver Top Movies & Young Movies