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Jerry Mathers once said that Tony Dow was more like the Beaver than he was
Tony Dow of ''Leave It to Beaver'' created a sculpture that was once in an exhibit at the Louvre
Matt Groening, creator of The Simpsons, wanted Eddie Haskell to have his own show — so he created Bart Simpson
Tony Dow was reportedly very well-behaved compared to his child star peers
Jerry Mathers wasn't recognized as The Beaver by other children
Barbara Billingsley thought it was important to always keep a good attitude
Unlike his ''Leave It to Beaver'' character, Ken Osmond was actually a nerd
How Leave It to Beaver and the Brady Bunch changed the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Ken Osmond's military commitment made it so he only appeared sporadically in later Leave It to Beaver episodes
Lumpy Rutherford was almost Archie Andrews
Tony Dow almost joined The Mickey Mouse Club... and Tarzan!
Barbara Billingsley once said that her ''Airplane!'' cameo never would have happened without June Cleaver
Ken Osmond once called Eddie Haskell ''insecure''
Jerry Mathers helped create an iconic scene in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Psycho'' while he was filming ''Leave It to Beaver''
Hugh Beaumont and Barbara Billingsley didn't get along, at first