The popular sitcom, which premiered on Oct. 4, 1957, caused a major stir due to a toilet being filmed for the episode — something that was extremely rare at the time, according to People magazine.

Though it got off to a rocky start and even changed networks after its first season, Leave it to Beaver became one classic television’s most beloved family series after it went to syndication. The ...

Family-friendly sitcoms were everywhere back in the 1950s-60s, and ones centered around families were particularly popular, with the likes of The Andy Griffith Show, My Three Sons, and The Munsters ...