"Still the Beaver" (1985) TV series 1985-1989

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Plot:

This show is the continuing adventures of the whole gang. Beaver and the gang are all grown up. Beaver...

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

4 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Tony Dow	...	Wallace 'Wally' Cleaver / ... (102 episodes, 1985-1988)
Jerry Mathers	...	Theodore 'Beaver' Cleaver (102 episodes, 1985-1988)
Barbara Billingsley	...	June Cleaver / ... (102 episodes, 1985-1988)
Eric Osmond	...	Frederick 'Freddie' Haskell / ... (102 episodes, 1985-1988)
Ken Osmond	...	Eddie Haskell (101 episodes, 1985-1988)
Kipp Marcus	...	Ward 'Kip' Cleaver / ... (101 episodes, 1985-1988)
John Snee	...	Oliver 'Ollie' Cleaver / ... (101 episodes, 1985-1988)
Janice Kent	...	Mary Ellen Cleaver / ... (101 episodes, 1985-1988)
Frank Bank	...	Clarence 'Lumpy' Rutherford (101 episodes, 1985-1988)
Kaleena Kiff	...	Kelly Cleaver (100 episodes, 1985-1988)

Also Known As:

The New Leave It to Beaver (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Telvan Productions

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Married with Children: You Better Shop Around: Part 2 (#5.22)" (1991)

One of the few "New" shows to get it right.

During the plague of "New" shows in the 80s (The New Monkees, The New Gidget, The Bradys, etc.), this was probably the best. "Beaver" didn't focus solely on the original audience (like The Bradys did), nor did it ignore the original show (like The New Monkees) or try to recreate those characters as modern pop icons (like The New Gidget). No, "Beaver" gave fans of the original show a chance to see their old friends again (and they were still the same old characters) as well as using the characters' children to maintain the innocence and fun of the original show, drawing in a new, younger audience. "Still the Beaver" was a true family show: clean enough for kids, nostalgic and fun for adults. (And I was at the right age that Kaleena Kiff was my dream date, but I digress . ..)

Hopefully, the reruns will start soon, and this will become another classic. Ward was missed in the series, but his legacy lived on in his sons. In that and everything else, this show did very well.