Actress Barbara Billingsley appeared in the pilot, every episode of the series, and in the show's spin-offs. Manners' teen daughter Margie (who becomes a romantic interest for Wally), and other unnamed women.

Manners (Beaver says she smells like gingerbread), Mrs. June has several housekeepers including Minerva, Mrs. Many of the later episodes feature brief 'after-school scenes' in which Wally breezes through the back door and regales his mother with a short teen-speak recital of his school day, the camera zooms in on June's amusingly-mystified countenance as Wally trots away with a snack in his hand. Her outside interests include social events such as weddings and her sons' school events. When the show opens, she is a full-time homemaker and mother, often seen tidying the house, preparing meals in the kitchen, or tending her family. When Beaver asks her about her life, she doesn't mention holding down any full-time jobs she merely indicates that she had a part-time job she was dismissed from when she messed up her books too badly. She grew up in the Mayfield area and spent summers in Riverside, a community a few hours away, with her Aunt Martha Bronson, whom she says 'practically raised her.' June attended boarding school, dated Ward in her teens, and attended college.

June Evelyn Bronson Cleaver ( Barbara Billingsley) is the wife of Ward Cleaver and the mother of two sons, Wallace (Wally) and Theodore (Beaver, the series' main character).

The Cleavers-from left: Hugh Beaumont (Ward), Tony Dow (Wally), Barbara Billingsley (June), Jerry Mathers (Theodore AKA 'Beaver').

In the opening sequence they were introduced in the following order:įile:Cleaver family Leave it to Beaver 1960.JPG The show's four main characters appeared in all 234 episodes. 2.3 Cleaver family, neighbors, and co-workers.2.1 Beaver's friends, classmates, and teachers.

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