Leave It to Beaver News

When my children were young, we moved every couple of years, and with each relocation, my daughter, Tiffany, made the same request: 'Can we live in a neighborhood?' I never really understood this until the day she insisted I watch an episode of 'Leave It To Beaver' with her.

In the 1950s, TV portraits of dad were painted with idealism. Going back to Jim Anderson in "Father Knows Best," these white-collar dads wore a suit and tie to the office, came home to their well-behaved kids and talked about their day over family dinner.

Once upon a time, a memorable portion of Bill Cosby's stand-up routine was a take on Father's Day.

And when it premiered on radio, the title was one punctuation mark longer than the TV version: "Father Knows Best?" The original title was meant to be a question.

They've been reinvented many times on the small screen from primped, bob-haired homebodies to martini-swilling fashionista urbanites.

Bordetella hinzii just may be the Eddie Haskell of avian bacteria. Like the notoriously sneaky character from the iconic 1950s television show "Leave It to Beaver," B. hinzii has been causing trouble and dodging the blame.

If we listed only the "best'' TV dads, most of them would probably be from the 1950s.

Harris Poll did a recent online survey asking who is your favorite TV dad. 2,681 U.S. adults were surveyed between May 11 and 18, 2009.

Dear Mister David: I'm dying to know this answer, but not one person knows and some don't care.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 7-13: June 7: Singer Tom Jones is 69. Actor Ken Osmond is 66.

Boy, when the season ends, the networks slam down the shutters with the alacrity of DMV clerks at closing time.

The group "Keep SAG Relevant" today unveiled another video, this one from Rob Schneider "who wanted very badly to be in a 'Vote NO' video but was working out of town.

Brother Wally is a sculptor and real estate and business guy. Eddie Haskell, the annoying neighbor boy, spent 18 years as a Los Angeles motorcycle officer.

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America unveiled a new report today on medicines in the research pipeline for diabetes.

Full Story News Channels More National Broadcast News Under the "One World Sports" banner, the network has begun creating targeted destinations for fans of tennis, soccer, motor sports, golf and rugby, setting aside a night for each According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day ratings data, TNT averaged 3.48 million total viewers during the week ended ...

A new essay in a journalism industry magazine contends that middle-aged newspaper columnists are alienating young readers by making fogyish cultural references the young people don't understand.

Is Kate Gosselin TV's new model of motherhood? With Mother's Day just around the corner and Kate Gosselin being schmoozed up on CNN's Larry King Live Thursday night, I couldn't help thinking: Is this TV's new top mom? Has Kate Gosselin become the epitome of motherhood on television? I know, scary thought.

TV Moms have entertained us for over 50 years. From June Cleaver to the women of Wisteria Lane, TV Moms have come a long way.

Actor Lyle Waggoner is 74. Actor Edward Fox is 72. Actor Paul Sorvino is 70. Musician Jack Casady of Jefferson Airplane is 65.

Program Celebrates Four Year Anniversary With Appearances by Actor Jerry Mathers SPRINGFIELD, Ill., April 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 'Help is Here Express' bus tour will be stopping in Illinois the week of April 6th - April 10th at various cities throughout the state celebrating its fourth anniversary of helping more than 5.7 million ...