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Wally Cleaver
The Cleaver family in the TV comedy, "Leave It to Beaver," Were the parents, June and Ward Cleaver, the older son, Wally, and the younger son, called Beaver by everyone except his teacher, who used his proper personal name, Theodore.
Beaver's mother June Evelyn Bronson Cleaver for all 234 episodes of Leave It To Beaver was played by the late Barbara Billingsley (December 22, 1915 - October 16, 2010) .
In the old TV show "Leave It To Beaver," Theodore Cleaver got the nickname "Beaver" because his real name was Theodore, which sounds like "Theodore Beaver." His older brother, Wally, initially called him "Beaver" as a mispronunciation of his real name. The nickname stuck and became his commonly used name throughout the show.
The female character (the mom) was June Cleaver and the male character (the dad) was Ward Cleaver. Beaver's real name in the TV show was Theodore, and he had a brother named Wally.