It's a Small World is the pilot episode from the iconic American
television series Leave It to Beaver (1957â€"1963). The pilot
(originally proposed as Wally and The Beaver) was first televised
April 23, 1957, on the syndicated anthology series, Studio 57, without
a laugh track nor the series' well known theme song, "The Toy Parade".
It never aired as an episode within the series. Following its April
1957 telecast, the episode was subsequently misplaced and was feared
lost until a copy was found in a film vault in Illinois. After
rediscovery, it was aired as the third season premiere for the 1980s
TBS revival series The New Leave It to Beaver on October 4, 1987,
exactly 30 years after the original series officially premiered on
CBS. It was televised again in October 2007 as part of TV Land's 50th
anniversary celebration of Leave It to Beaver. It was released to DVD
in 2005. The series made its CBS debut several months later on October
4, 1957, with the episode, "Beaver Gets 'Spelled".Wally and Beaver
want a new bicycle. Frankie Bennett, a mischievous boy, tells them new
bikes can be had at a local dairy in exchange for 1,000 bottle caps
from the company's products. The boys collect the bottle caps, but, in
attempting to redeem them, learn they've been duped. Ward takes pity
on the boys and buys them a bicycle.Wally and Beaver want a new
bicycle. Frankie Bennett, a mischievous boy, tells them new bikes can
be had at a local dairy in exchange for 1,000 bottle caps from the
company's products. The boys collect the bottle caps, but, in
attempting to redeem them, learn they've been duped. Ward takes pity
on the boys and buys them a bicycle."It's a Small World" was filmed
with a single camera, in full screen black-and-white at Republic
Studios and the Universal Studios backlot. With some modifications,
the façade of the Cleaver house in the pilot became that of the
Cleaver house in the first two seasons of the series. Some decorative
elements (like the curtains in the boys' bedroom) would be retained
for the series. Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher wrote the teleplay with
Jerry Hopper directing the episode. Richard Lewis produced the
episode.A number of actors who appeared in supporting roles in the
pilot were later cast in recurring roles in the series. Diane Brewster
appears as Miss Simms, a secretary, with Richard Deacon as Mr. Baxter,
Miss Simms' boss. Brewster and Deacon would find roles in the series
as Miss Canfield, Beaver's second grade teacher, and Fred Rutherford,
Ward's co-worker and father of "Lumpy," Eddie Haskell's easily duped
henchman/bully. Other cast members include Russ Thorson as Man with
Milk Bottles, Leonard Bremen as Milk Bar Operator, Tim Graham as Doc,
and Virginia Carroll as Nurse. It's a Small World (Leave It to Beaver) Top Movies & Young Movies