Family Scrapbook (Leave It to Beaver episode)

Infobox Television episode
Title =Family Scrapbook
Series =Leave It to Beaver


Caption =Jerry Mathers in "Beaver Gets 'Spelled".
Season =6
Episode =39 (in season 6)
Episode 234 (in complete series)
Airdate =June 20, 1963
Production =16190
Writer =Joe Connelly
Bob Mosher
Director =Hugh Beaumont
Guests =Pamela Baird
Madge Blake
Ken Osmond
Sue Randall
Rusty Stevens
(All guest stars seen in "flashbacks")
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"Family Scrapbook" is the final episode of the iconic American television series "Leave It to Beaver". It first aired on ABC on June 20, 1963. It was the 39th episode in the show's sixth and final season, and the 234th episode in the complete series.

Plot summary

The episode begins with June finding an old family scrapbook while housecleaning. She gathers the family together in the living room to glance through the book. Brief highlights from the series are replayed as the Cleavers reminisce over old photgraphs. Ken Osmond as Eddie Haskell, Rusty Stevens as Larry Mondello, Madge Blake as Mrs. Mondello, Pamela Baird as Mary Ellen Rogers, and Sue Randall as Miss Landers are seen in flashbacks from several episodes including "Beaver Gets 'Spelled", "New Neighbors", "My Brother's Girl", "The Shave", "Beaver Runs Away", "Larry Hides Out", "Teacher Comes to Dinner", and "Wally's Election". The episode ends with the teengage Cleaver boys playing with a wind-up toy and laughing like children. It is in the final episode that the viewer learns how Beaver got his nickname.

Cast and crew

"Family Scrapbook" stars Hugh Beaumont and Barbara Billingsley as archetypal suburban couple, Ward and June Cleaver. Along for the ride are Tony Dow as the couple's oldest son, Wally Cleaver and Jerry Mathers as their youngest son, Theodore "Beaver" Cleaver. All guest stars in the episode appear in clips from previous episodes in the series. The episode was written by the show's creators, Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, with series star, Hugh Beaumont directing.

ignificance

"Family Scrapbook" has claimed its place in television history as the first traditional prime time series finale. No other series prior to "Leave It to Beaver" had a special final episode except "Howdy Doody" in 1960 (which didn't use flashbacks and was not a prime time sitcom). Most series ended with a general story line episode not unlike any other episode in the series. [ [http://www.tv.com/leave-it-to-beaver/family-scrapbook/episode/81230/summary.html Leave It to Beaver: Family Scrapbook - TV.com ] ]

ee also

*List of Leave It to Beaver episodes

References

*Applebaum, Irwyn. "The World According to Beaver." TV Books, 1984, 1998. (ISBN 1575000520).
*Bank, Frank. "Call Me Lumpy: my Leave It To Beaver days and other wild Hollywood life ". Addax, 2002. (ISBN-10: 1886110298), (ISBN-13: 978-1886110298).
*Colella, Jennifer. "The Leave It to Beaver Guide to Life: wholesome wisdom from the Cleavers!" Running Press, 2006. (ISBN-10: 0762427736), (ISBN-13: 9780762427734).
*"Leave It to Beaver: the complete first season". Universal Studios, 2005.
*"Leave It to Beaver: the complete second season". Universal Studios, 2006. (ISBN 1417074876)
*Mathers, Jerry. "...And Jerry Mather as "The Beaver"." Berkley Boulevard Books, 1998. (ISBN 0425163709)

Footnotes

External links

* [http://epguides.com/LeaveIttoBeaver/ Leave It to Beaver, a Titles and Air Dates Guide]
* [http://www.tv.com/leave-it-to-beaver/family-scrapbook/episode/81230/summary.html Leave It to Beaver at TV.com]